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By David Robb on Sep 26, 2017 12:21 pm

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Female executives and senior-level managers in the cable telecommunications industry have made “measurable progress” in employment opportunities since 2015, according to a new survey. It also found that the representation of minority professionals in the cable industry “exceeds the national benchmark at all levels” — except on boards of directors, where representations “is on par with the national benchmark at 15%.”

A summary of the survey found that the current proportion of female executives and senior-level managers at the 24 top cable telecommunications companies is “significantly higher (38%) than the comparable national benchmark (30%).” And among the 19 companies that also participated in both its 2015 and 2017 surveys, the percentage of female executives and senior-level managers increased by 5.5%.

The joint biennial survey was conducted by Mercer, the human resources consulting firm, for Women in Cable Telecommunications and the National Association for Multi-

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According to the survey, women make up 34% of the full-time employees among the top 24 companies, which together employ an estimated 67.5% of the cable telecommunications industry’s total workforce.

“Women are being recruited at higher rates than men and promoted at near equal or higher rates,” the survey found. “And while the turnover rate for women is higher than for men at every level, it has improved since 2015. Projections by Mercer indicate that if current workforce dynamics persist, the female population at the manager level and above is expected to remain flat over the next five years and increase by one percentage point in the next 10 years. This outcome could be improved if organizations are able to retain women at the same rates as their male counterparts.”

Said WICT president and CEO Maria Brennan: “There is measurable progress in a number of areas for women, specifically at the senior manager and executive levels, where the industry outperforms other industries. However, there is still work to be done. The key driver for women to achieving parity with men in other areas continues to be better employee retention. Though we are pleased to see improvements in this area in 2017 that results in projected growth over the next 10 years, improvement will be faster with better strategies and programs to improve retention. Overall, the survey underscores the need for WICT and the industry as a whole to remain resolute in our commitment to parity – not only as the right thing to do, it pays dividends for companies as well.”

The survey found that people of color made “gains at all levels” of employment across the 19 top companies that participated in both the 2015 and 2017 surveys, with the largest increase coming in the percentage of minority executives and senior-level http://deadline.com/2017/09/women-minority-cable-industry-executives-senior-managers-more-jobs-1202177325/ 2/3 10/11/2017 More Jobs For Female & Minority Cable Executives And Senior Managers, Study Finds - Deadline managers, which increased by 7.8% since 2015. It found that minority executives outpaced the national benchmark by nine percentage points, and that minority professional outpaced the national benchmark by seven percentage points.

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The survey, however, found that “promotion rates for professionals of color continue to be lower, though improvements have been made, while turnover rates remain higher than for their white counterparts across the responding organizations. However, due to significantly higher hire rates for people of color, the industry population is expanding. Projections by Mercer indicate that if current workforce dynamics persist, the population of people of color at the manager level and above is expected to increase by roughly two percentage points in the next five years and five percentage points in the next 10 years. This outcome could be improved if organizations are able to retain and promote people of color at the same rates as their white counterparts.”

Said NAMIC president and CEO Eglon Simons: “While there is evidence that our industry is committed to increasing multi-ethnic diversity, continued vigilance and commitment will be essential as we move forward. The lower rates of retention and lower rates of promotion being experienced by professionals of color threaten to undermine hard-fought gains. We should be encouraged by the increase in executives and senior managers of color. However, efforts to enhance advancement and retention will play a key role in improving these statistics. In addition, companies must determine the underlying reasons for poor retention and put programs into place for improvement.”

In 2015, the top five programmers for the employment of people of color were BET Networks, Discovery Communications, Disney/ABC Television Group, NBCUniversal and Turner. The top five operators were Bright House Networks, Comcast Corp., Cox Communications, Midcontinent Communications and Time Warner Cable.

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Prior to his current role, he served as chief digital officer, overseeing Fusion’s digital news operation.

Fusion TV is a part of the Fusion Media Group (FMG), which also includes such web original media brands as Gizmodo, Deadspin, Jezebel, Jalopnik, Kotaku, Lifehacker, Splinter, The Root, The Onion, The A.V. Club, and Clickhole, as well as FMG’s content development and production unit Story House Entertainment.

Eilemberg is founder and chairman of Animal Politico, Mexico’s leading political news platform and Pajaro Politico, the first news platform to launch exclusively on Twitter in Mexico.

He is the founder and managing director of the ABC Fellows program, and a 2014 visiting Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.

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A 12-year veteran of Viacom, Charlotte Castillo manages the strategic development, planning and creative direction for Viacom International Media Networks’s licensed intellectual property. She leads a team of 35 people around the world. Prior to Viacom, Charlotte was marketing and creative services director at Latina magazine, where she developed trade and consumer marketing initiatives, drove strategic partnerships with major Latino and women’s organizations, and spearheaded advertising/sponsorship- based relationships with companies including Chevrolet, Unilever and L’Oreal.

MIGUEL SANTOS General Manager, Myx TV

Miguel Santos, of the multicultural Asian-American entertainment network Myx TV, has 14- plus years of experience leading international broadcast media companies. Santos evolved Myx TV from a linear, music-based channel into a multiplatform entertainment network. Santos started his career with MTV Networks Asia, quickly rising up the ranks to be one of the heads of production and on-air promotions. http://www.multichannel.com/namic-s-annual-awards-now-rite-fall/415468 3/8 10/10/2017 NAMIC’s Annual Awards Now a Rite of Fall | Multichannel

JANET HAN VISSERING Senior Vice President of Development and Production, Nat Geo Wild

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NAVIN KAMATH Vice President of Account Management, Global Distribution, HBO

Navin Kamath is responsible for the strategic account management of several of HBO’s streaming subscriber and transactional partners. He oversees relationships with prominent digital accounts including Apple, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Roku and Fandango NOW. Kamath has helped launch both HBO Now and HBO Go on various platforms, devices, affiliate portals and applications. Kamath has worked in various capacities at HBO since 2006, managing HBO On Demand, Cinemax On Demand and affiliate online marketing.

HOLLY TANG Chief Financial Officer, Bravo and Oxygen Media

Holly Tang is responsible for Bravo and Oxygen Media’s financial oversight including the development of strategic and long-range plans. She identifies growth drivers and new revenue streams for the networks as well as plays a vital role in defining and building strategic initiatives. Based in New York, she reports to Frances Berwick, president, lifestyle metworks, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. Prior to joining Bravo, Tang was director of finance at Comedy Central, overseeing general accounting operations and budgets for programming, marketing, digital media and all ancillary businesses. Previously she held various positions at MTV Networks.

P. SEAN GUPTA Vice President of Strategy and Operations, BET Networks

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SAMEEL OSURI Senior VP, Global Content Operations, Discovery Communications

A 14-year Discovery veteran, Sameel Osuri has a wide range of experience across Discovery’s corporate, U.S. Networks and International divisions. He currently is responsible for content-related data, systems and financial analysis worldwide. Prior roles for Discovery include: CFO for the Discovery Channel Group, Domestic Distribution and Discovery Education; VP of finance for the U.S. division’s advertising-sales team; financial planning director for the International division’s global content team; and in corporate finance.

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Stephanie Jackson is responsible for overseeing the strategic national sales initiatives for TV and online at Food Network and Cooking Channel. Jackon’s role also requires her to develop strategic marketing partnerships to meet her client’s needs. Prior to her role managing the Food Network’s Los Angeles sales team, Jackson spent 10 years as a senior salesperson responsible for driving sales revenue. Earlier, Jackson worked in radio advertising sales for ABC Radio Networks under the Radio Disney brand.

TONY SONG Vice President, Ad Sales & Partnerships, AMC Networks

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TWYLA HUANG-DISIMONE Vice President, News Content Partnerships, Turner Ignite

Twyla Huang-DiSimone is responsible for harnessing the strength of Turner’s news brands to develop creative and innovative solutions for advertising partners. She is also responsible for developing brand positioning and a powerful voice in the marketplace for each of Turner’s multiplatform news brands: CNN, HLN and Great Big Story. Prior to joining the company in January 2015, Twyla held a number of leadership positions at both established and startup media companies, such as Advance Publications, Style Coalition, Condé Nast Digital and XO Group.

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Sep 26, 2017 05:47 PM ET WICT, NAMIC Surveys: Women, People of Color Make Gains at Senior Management, Executive Levels Employee turnover, internal promotion levels still need improvement

(http://www.broadcastingcable.com/users/thomas-umstead)By R. Thomas Umstead (/users/thomas-umstead)  (mailto:[email protected])  rtumstead (https://twitter.com/rtumstead)

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The cable industry added more women and people of color in senior level positions over the past two years, but turnover and promotion rates within the company ranks slid, according to new employment survey reports from Women in Cable Telecommunications and National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications.

According to the ndings of the WICT (http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articles-taging/wict)’s PAR Cable Telecommunications Industry Diversity Survey and NAMIC (http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articles-taging/namic)’s AIM (Advancement Investment Measurement) Workforce Study—which were revealed Tuesday morning (Sept. 26) during a joint WICT and NAMIC Town Hall meeting—women increased their ranks within executive and senior levels by 5.5% since the last survey, in 2015 (http://www.multichannel.com/news/cable-tv- conventions/wictnamic-women-minorities-gain-management-slots/394153). According to the 2017 survey, women are being recruited at higher rates than men and promoted at near equal or higher rates.

On the downside, the turnover rate for women is higher than for men at every level, but it has improved since 2015.

For more, go to multichannel.com (http://www.multichannel.com/news/multicultural/wict-namic-surveys-women-people-color-make-gains- senior-management-executive-levels/415506).

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Four stations are blacked out on U-verse, including WSFX (Fox) in Wilmington, NC, and WDBD (Fox) in Jackson, MS. Diversity Week Ahead: The industry will gather once again for Diversity Week, with a nice crowd shaping up for a roster of events that get underway Monday at the Marriott Marquis. WICT said it’s tracking for record attendance at its Leader- ship Conference and Touchstones lunch, with 780 already registered for the conference as of last Wednesday and more than 1000 on board for the lunch. Attendance for the 31st Annual NAMIC Conference is also on track for the organization’s goals, though leadership declined to provide specifics. A highlight of the week will be NAMIC and WICT’s release of their biennial workforce demographic surveys, which tackle not just representation of people of color and women, but trends such as turnover rates. 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The week’s festivities — which will include Women in Cable Telecommunications’ daylong Leadership Conference and Touchstones Luncheon today, the "Insecure" co-star Yvonne Orji (pictured) and National Association for Multi-ethnicity Sean “P Diddy” Combs are among those making in Communications’ s 31st Annual appearances at Diversity Week's 34th annual Conference on Tuesday and Walter Kaitz Foundation Dinner, where HBO will be honored as the 2017 Diversity Champion. Wednesday, and the annual Walter Kaitz Foundation fundraising dinner Wednesday evening — will be highlighted by a Tuesday morning Town Hall announcing the results of WICT’s PAR Cable Telecommunications Industry Diversity Survey and NAMIC’s AIM (Advancement Investment Measurement) AIM-PAR Workforce Survey. That research TALKBACK TRENDING http://www.multichannel.com/par-aim-surveys-highlight-diversity-week/415467 1/5 10/10/2017 PAR, AIM Surveys Highlight Diversity Week | Multichannel is geared to help companies determine the factors that influence the industry’s ability to Tom Stein recruit, retain and advance its workforce. "She should be red." ESPN Suspends Anchor Jemile Hill · Related: NAMIC’s Annual Awards Now a Rite of Fall Karl Bode Diversity advocates are hoping to build on results in the last report in 2015 that indicated "He's taking a hatchet to essential consumer..." modest increases for females and people of color in executives and senior-level managers, Angry Groups Target Dems Who but declines in the number of full time female employees and promotion rates for people of Voted for Pai · color compared to the 2013 NAMIC AIM report. Xeromaus "so...small market monopolies are good Other key Diversity Week events include: then?..." Clyburn: Subsidies Should Not WICT Leadership Conference Support Duplicate Providers · Journalist and author Katie Couric will open the annual WICT Leadership Conference, BooBoo65 which will feature as its theme “Level Up. Focus Forward,” WICT president and CEO Maria "Pai has been so politicized. I follow Brennan said. these..." Angry Groups Target Dems Who “We’ve seen so much of the industry evolving over the last two or three years, and part of Voted for Pai · that evolution is ensuring that the women inside of our universe remain focused,” Brennan View All → said. “We want to make sure women continue to advance, that they are leveling up and they are focusing forward for the good of themselves as well as the good of their organization and the industry.”

Actress, producer and director Trudie Styler will deliver keynote remarks at the organization’s Touchstones Luncheon, which will honor the 2017 Women of the Year, BBC America president and general manager Sarah Barnett and Comcast executive vice president and chief communications officer D’Arcy Rudnay.

Gretchen Carlson, the TV journalist and women’s empowerment advocate, will open the second day of the conference with a keynote based on her new book, Be Fierce: Stop Harassment and Take Your Power Back. The conference will conclude with the WICT’s “Pearls of Wisdom” series of mini-keynotes. RELATED STORIES 31st Annual NAMIC Conference There are no related stories The theme for NAMIC’s annual conference is “Diversity at the Speed of Change,” which reflects and captures the rapid innovation and change that has been going on in the cable business, according to NAMIC president Eglon Simons. SUBSCRIBE NOW “While we look at all the different changes and things that are going on within the industry, we can talk about diversity, advocacy and inclusion because that never goes away,” he said. “The conference brings a confluence of people — young and old — that must have their appetites and their knowledge expanded.”

Veteran journalist John Quiñones, host of What Would You Do?, will serve as the keynote speaker for the two-day conference, which will be highlighted by an impressive roster of industry business leaders and experts.

The conference will culminate with NAMIC Awards Luncheon, which will feature the organization’s 2017 Next Generation Leaders Awards. Also during the luncheon NAMIC will honor U.S. Tennis Association CEO and president Katrina Adams with the Mickey Leland Humanitarian Achievement Award.

The Walter Kaitz Foundation Dinner The 34th annual Walter Kaitz Foundation Dinner, which helps fund diversity-themed programs and organizations within the cable industry, will look to best last year’s fundraising mark of more than $1.7 million. To keep things lively, the dinner will feature http://www.multichannel.com/par-aim-surveys-highlight-diversity-week/415467 2/5 10/10/2017 PAR, AIM Surveys Highlight Diversity Week | Multichannel appearances by Sean “P Diddy” Combs and Insecure co-star Yvonne Orji, according to foundation officials.

HBO will be honored as the foundation’s Diversity Champion, an award given to organizations that act as catalysts for diversity throughout the cable industry.

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(USTA Chaiman, CEO and President Katrina Adams.)

Katrina Adams, chairman, CEO and president of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), will be the 2017 recipient of the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) Mickey Leland Humanitarian Achievement Award.

Adams, a Network Journal 2015 “25 Inﬂuential Black Women in Business,” honoree is currently in her second two-year term with the USTA and serves as chair of the U.S. Open; for the Harlem Junior Tennis & Education Program, she serves as executive director. Since Adams joined the program, the budget has grown from $150,000 to more than $1,000,000. Further, there has been an increase in participants – from 80 to 1,000 in one year.

“Katrina M. Adams’ personal and professional commitment to diversity and inclusion as head of the USTA and executive director of Harlem Junior Tennis & Education Program (HJTEP) is an inspiration to us all,” said NAMIC President and CEO Eglon E. Simons. “In addition, her trailblazing work advancing the concerns of people of color – in the sports and entertainment industries – makes her the quintessential Mickey Leland Humanitarian Achievement Award honoree.”

In addition to her work with the USTA, U.S. Open and HJTEP, Adams also appears as a contributor on CBS Sports Networks,’ “We Need to Talk,” the ﬁrst all-female sports show.

“It is a privilege to be the recipient of an award honoring and paying tribute to Congressman Leland’s legacy,” said Adams. “The path he set forth with his social justice advocacy work serves as a daily reminder of how truly important it is to continue my mission to engage, support, and positively impact youth and families of diverse communities so they may succeed through the sport of tennis and ultimately in life.”

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