JOSH SAPANPresident/CEO, AMC Networks

摘要

The freshly minted CEO of the newest publicly held cable programmer, AMC Networks, is a cable lifer. During his career, Sapan has been famous for starting and building channels, including Bravo, AMC, We-TV and IFC. Now he faces the chal-lenge of keeping a hot network hot, as AMC has faced battles with the producers of its three key series-'Mad Men', 'Breaking Bad' and 'The Walking Dead'. And instead of merely building networks, Sapan is embracing the challenge of finding new ways to generate revenue to pay for original programming, as a recent deal putting 'Walking Dead' on Netflix illustrates. PERRY SOOKChairman/President/CEO,Nexstar Broadcasting Group Retransmission cash is forecasted to total nearly $1.8 billion next year, and broadcasters have Sook to thank for much of that. The Nexstar chief showed a willingness to pull his signal for subscription-TV operators that did not pay for it way back in 2005,