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3|Glenn Britt
BRITT WIT
Title: Chairman/President/
CEO, Time Warner Cable (left)
Number of Years in
Cable: 38
Education: AB, Economics,
Dartmouth; MBA, Dartmouth
I Watch TV Mostly: Live
Why Him? Never flashy,
but this ex-cable techie is
among cable's smartest and
operationally savvy CEOs.
Britt's focus on his company
and shareholders instead
of his ego has spelled success
for Time Warner Cable,
which recently reported
stellar results and plans to
buy back a whopping $4bln
worth of shares.
Stemming the Tide: Britt
was one of only five execs
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COCO COHORTS
Phil Kent
Title: Chairman/CEO, Turner Broadcasting System
Age: 60
Education: BA, Lehigh
Andy Heller
Title: Vice Chairman, Turner Broadcasting System
Number of Years in Cable: 25
Education: BS, Cornell University, School of Industrial Relations;
JD, Fordham Law School
I Watch TV Mostly: Live
Why Them? Funny how things go in
cable. Last year we pinned Kent and
Heller's year ahead on TV Everywhere,
noting Heller's role as Turner's point
man on the issue. A year later, all
anyone can talk about re Turner
is that tall, red-headed latenight
talk-show host and how
the division between broadcast
and cable really is fading.
That's fi ne for the soft-spoken
Heller, whose strength
has always been working
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tapped by President Obama
to join the Science, Tech,
Engineering and Math
(STEM) task force. Britt
took it further by launching
Connect a Million Minds,
a 5-year effort to address
STEM deficiencies.
Broadway Britt: Among
Britt's board memberships
is the Manhattan Theatre
Club. After his acting debut
with Matt Blank in that
Nurse Jackie spoof at the
'09 Cable Show, we'd like
to see him on stage. Break
a leg, Glenn!
Year Ahead: Britt faces
tough competition everywhere,
but Time Warner
Cable's financial strength
(bolstered by the planned
share buyback), as well
as its focus on innovation,
bodes well for '11.
On Your iPad: Mad Men
and MI5 episodes, email,
photos, Amazon books,
WSJ, NYT
3DTV is: Not ready for the
living room yet, but might
be once we can ditch the
glasses.
Favorite City for
Business: NY
behind the scenes to make things
happen. This time his job is to
make TV Everywhere more of a
reality than a concept.
Global Co Co: Of course there's
much more to Turner than Conan
O'Brien. Kent leads a global
media company that, in its 40th
year, operates 100 channels in 27
languages in 200 countries and
generates more than half of parent
Time Warner's earnings. And don't
forget the global ubiquity of CNN,
the animation properties, a slew of
sports or Kyra Sedgewick's best
actress Emmy for The Closer.
Year Ahead: Early ratings for Conan bode well for a
good year.
Andy Heller
What Should Cable do to Improve its Image with the
Public? Tout the fact that it is the best entertainment value
in America.
Favorite Non-Turner Shows: NCIS
Best Business Advice: " It's hard to learn anything if you are
the only one in the room talking. " - Jimmy Doolittle
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