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The 7 Media Innovators on ‘Forbes 100 Most Innovative Leaders List’
Netflix, Walt Disney, EA, Blizzard, Sirius, Charter, Comcast
Forbes released a list of 100 individuals that they thought are leading innovation in their respective American companies. While the list is being criticized, and rightly so, for its calculation metrics that has resulted in an all-male list (except one woman), here are the individuals and companies innovating in the media space.
The list starts with their rank in the 100-named list, followed by their name, company, the 12-months sales growth percentage and their company’s innovation premium.
Rank / Name / Company / Sales Growth % / Innovation Premium
5 / Reed Hastings / Netflix / 27.03% / 72.16
25 / Bob Iger / Walt Disney / 12.28% / 26.16
31 / Andrew Wilson / Electronic Arts / 1.91% / 30.47
38 / Robert Kotick / Activision Blizzard / -2.82% / 34.78
40 / James Meyer / Sirius XM Radio / 19.56% / 48.19
72 / Thomas Rutledge / Charter Comm. / 4.94% / 15.63
85 / Brian Roberts / Comcast / 18.27% / 8.78
Based on the list, Netflix is by far the most innovative media company with a ranking of 72.16 followed by Sirius XM Radio at…
