Comcast Chair & CEO BRIAN ROBERTS tops this year's "Power 100" list, with BROADCASTING & CABLE and MULTICHANNEL NEWS' Robert Edelstein writing that although the company "faces concerns of keeping up with technology, generational shifts and cord-cutting," Roberts "combats the negative by embracing the necessity of innovation." One quarter of Comcast's customers "are already enjoying the convenience of its X1 operating system." Roberts has "continued to set the tone for the industry's movement toward the future." Disney Chair & CEO BOB IGER, YouTube CEO SUSAN WOJCICKI, CBS President & CEO LES MOONVES and Time Warner Chair & CEO JEFF BEWKES round out the top five. Meanwhile, NFL Commissioner ROGER GOODELL comes in at No. 40, leading the way among sports league execs. Listed below are the top 10, as well as some others from the world of sports business
(BROADCASTING & CABLE, 12/21 issue).
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BROADCASTING & CABLE/MULTICHANNEL NEWS "POWER 100"
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RANK
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EXEC |
TITLE |
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1
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Brian Roberts |
Comcast Chair & CEO |
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2
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Bob Iger |
Disney Chair & CEO |
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3
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Susan Wojcicki |
YouTube CEO |
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4
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Les Moonves |
CBS President & CEO |
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5
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Jeff Bewkes |
Time Warner CEO |
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6
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Rupert Murdoch |
Fox Exec co-Chair & CEO |
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7
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John Malone |
Liberty Media Chair |
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8
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Tom Wheeler |
FCC Chair |
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9
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Richard Plepler |
HBO Chair & CEO |
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10
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Reed Hastings |
Netflix co-Founder & CEO |
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11
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David Zaslav |
Discovery Communications President & CEO |
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13
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James Dolan |
Cablevision CEO |
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24
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Steve Burke |
Comcast Exec VP/NBCUniversal CEO |
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25
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John Skipper |
ESPN President |
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40
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Roger Goodell |
NFL Commissioner |
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53
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David Levy |
Turner Broadcasting President |
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59
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Sean McManus |
CBS Sports Chair |
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65
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Randy Freer |
Fox Networks Group President & COO |
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66
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Mark Lazarus |
NBC Sports Group Chair |
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72
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Eric Shanks |
Fox Sports President & COO |
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79
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Adam Silver |
NBA Commissioner |
