Women in Entertainment 2010 - Power 100 List
8:45 AM PST 12/7/2010 by THR staffPresident of Disney/ABC Television Group leads The Hollywood Reporter's 19th annual list.
Disney/ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney tops The Hollywood Reporter's Women In Entertainment Power 100 list.
This is the second year in a row that Sweeney has held the top spot -- she shared the 2009 honor with Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal.
The top place was determined, among other criteria, by three financial measures: 1. Revenue generated for companies; 2. valuation of assets; 3. number of employees overseen.
And this is what put Sweeney solidly in first place:
-- Revenue at Disney Media Networks last year was more than $17 billion, up 6 percent.
-- Those same properties are valued at a staggering $61 billion.
-- She oversees 10,000 employees, far more than any other woman in the entertainment industry.
It also didn't hurt that when asked, "Who is the most powerful woman in Hollywood?" almost everyone THR contacted -- from high-level agents to producers and even rival executives -- named Sweeney.
Actress Angelina Jolie returned to the list at No. 26, while other personalities were honored for the first time -- television’s Judge Judy took 48th place, Twilight author Stephenie Meyer moved into No. 76. And the emerging Kardashian sisters rounded out the list in the 100th spot.
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- Items 11-20
- Items 21-30
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- Items 41-50
- Items 51-60
- Items 61-70
- Items 71-80
- Items 81-90
- Items 91-100
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Cyma Zarghami President, Nickelodeon/MTVNread more
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Frances Berwick President, Bravo Mediaread more
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Debra Lee CEO, BET Networksread more
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Laura Ziskin Producerread more
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Marion Edwards President, international television, 20th Century Foxread more
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Janice Marinelli President, Disney-ABC Domestic Televisionread more
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Hilary E. McLoughlin President, Telepictures Prods.read more
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Elisabeth Murdoch Chair/CEO, Shine Ltd.read more
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Linda Bell Blue Executive Producer, 'Entertainment Tonight' and 'The Insider'read more
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Cecile Frot-Coutaz CEO, FremantleMedia North Americaread more
