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30. The PremiumsChris Albrecht Title: Chairman/CEO, HBO Age: 54 Years in Industry: 21 Years left in the industry: “39 (60 total years is a nice round number)” Matthew C. Blank Title: Chairman/CEO, Showtime Networks Inc Age: 56 Years in Industry: 30 Robert Greenblatt Title: President, entertainment, Showtime Networks, Inc. Age: 47 Years in Industry: 19 Years left in the industry: “2, then I retire to Fiji” Why them? Name a more buttoned-down media company than Time Warner. Yet through Michael Fuchs, Jeff Bewkes and now Chris Albrecht, HBO continues to set the standard for programming innovation. The winning streak that started with “The Sopranos” and “Sex in the City” has extended to “Deadwood,” “The Wire” and megahit “Entourage,” among others. Meanwhile, Showtime no longer exists in HBO’s shadow. Under Matt Blank and Robert Greenblatt’s expert direction, buzz-worthy “Weeds” and mini-series “Sleeper Cell” are bona-fide hits, turning Showtime into a vital destination for cable viewers (It’s no coincidence that Greenblatt helped develop little known projects like “Six Feet Under” and “The Sopranos” at HBO). Let’s hear it for the premiums! - MCA, CH Chris Albrecht Favorite restaurant: Il Gattopardo (NYC) Favorite city: New York Favorite line from a movie or TV show: “Mention it. Don’t insist.” Favorite song: “I Got the World on a String” Favorite movie: “The Godfather” Favorite piece of tech: Treo Least favorite piece of tech: Treo The world would be a better place if: “Everybody had HBO On Demand.” Matt Blank Defining career moment: “Leaving American Express in 1976 to take Allegheny Airlines twice a week to visit small cable systems in Western Pennsylvania to launch HBO.” Top personal achievement in 2006: “Showtime’s successful launches of ‘Brotherhood’ and ‘Dexter.’” Favorite city: New York City Three things I would take with me to a deserted island: “Mac notebook, iPod and Season 2 of ‘Weeds’.” Favorite movie: “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” Favorite sports team: New York Yankees Favorite piece of tech: BlackBerry Least favorite piece of tech: Universal Remote Control Robert Greenblatt I knew the cable industry was for me when: “My show ‘Six Feet Under’ got on the air.” Defining career moment: “Being involved in the development of ‘The X Files’ and ‘The Sopranos’.” Biggest cable surprise of 2006: “The success of ‘Broken Trail’ on AMC.” Top personal achievement in 2006: “Launching ‘Dexter’ and ‘Brotherhood,’ two of the most critically acclaimed shows on television.” Person other than my current boss who I’d most like to work for: Peter Chernin Favorite line from a movie or TV show: “Don’t fuck with me boys, this isn’t my first time at the rodeo.” Favorite TV show: “M.A.S.H” Favorite movie: “Tootsie,” “All the President’s Men” I wish cable would: “Keep pushing the envelope.” Favorite piece of tech: BlackBerry The world would be a better place if: “No one had BlackBerrys.” Click here to return to the 2006 CFAX 100 List |
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