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The Most Infl uential Minorities in Cable:
The Top 75
By Michael Grebb and Seth Arenstein
1. Dinni Jain
President, COO, Insight
Thanks largely to Jain's leadership,
Insight has enjoyed 5
years of basic sub growth.
Jain on cn/2: " It's a new
kind of news and information
network that we believe will provide
substantive, thorough and
timely information. Currently it's
a 24-hr all-weather channel...
This fall it will launch news and
political programming...There
are a lot of people who are
concerned about the world and
can see through fl uff on most
news channels and want more.
Our goal is to meet that need. "
has not developed online/TV
Everywhere standards. We, as
an industry, need to coral and
work quickly to do so. "
Ahn on T. Howard: " The
most fulfi lling part of being on
the T. Howard board is being
in a room full of distributors
and not being yelled at. All
kidding aside, playing a small
part in developing a pipeline
for minority candidates has
been a tremendous honor
and truly gratifying. "
needs to commit to change
that within 12 months no matter
how much effort it takes. "
ming to ensure that we provide
the best content, either with
originals or with our partners. "
3. Debra Lee
Chairman/CEO, BET Nets
Lee oversees one of the
world's most infl uential multiplatform
media companies,
which has posted record
growth on her watch.
2. Henry Ahn
EVP, TV Networks
Distribution, NBCU
Ahn's negotiating talents are
well known, even more so
after executing NBCU's 1st
authentication deal. He's
always key to Olympics deals.
and serves on the T. Howard
Foundation board.
On Authentication Deals:
" It's been challenging to provide
distribution rights on a platform
that's still in a nascent stage and
constantly evolving. Our industry
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Creating C-level Diversity:
" First, companies must put
more effort into bringing in minorities
and women at entry and
mid-level positions. Second,
companies need to be willing to
hire minorities and women as
laterals and let them grow into
positions if they don't have the
exact background necessary
for a particular job. Companies
need to support the excellent
management programs provided
by NAMIC and WICT so that
minorities and women can get
the training necessary to move
into management positions.
Finally, if a CEO looks around
his senior staff and doesn't
see women or minorities, he
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4. Jacqueline
Hernández
COO, Telemundo
One of the few Hispanic
women to hold a C-level position
in media, the increasing
clout of Telemundo-as well as
that of the Latino audience-
and her expertise should keep
Henandez one of the most
powerful media execs for years.
She's even got a cool Facebook
page.
6. Johnathan Rodgers
President/CEO, TV One
This cable good guy has not
only built a major cable network
in 6 years but recently added
impressive original programming,
including The Ultimate
Merger reality show with Donald
Trump. An NCTA board member
who frequently represents
cable's views in DC, Rodgers
is the driving force behind TV
One's public affairs slate, including
the excellent Washington
Watch with Roland Martin.
5. Cesar Conde
President, Univision Nets
Conde oversees Univision, TeleFutura,
Galavisión and Univision
Studios. He also works closely
with affi liate sales and marketing
to keep distributors happy.
On Growth: " Univision is about
growth, integration and innovation.
Our strategy is to serve the
U.S. Hispanic community by
offering a product that is 100%
catered to our audience in the
language they speak. We are
always exploring opportunities
and re-evaluating our programSeptember
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7. Rita Tuzon
EVP and General Counsel,
Fox Networks
Known inside Fox as Tony
Vinciquerra's right hand,
Tuzon is FNG's top-ranking
woman. She oversees legal
for all Fox programming, including
its cable properties.
Top Priorities: " These days
it's digital rights issues of all
stripes, obtaining appropriate
compensation for retransmission
consent from distributors
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