New York, NY – November 7, 2006 – Rainbow Media’s Lisa Schwartz will be honored with a 2006 Liberty Award by the Philadelphia Chapter of Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT). The award will be presented tomorrow, Wednesday, November 8th, at the third annual WICT Greater Philadelphia Liberty Awards, held at the Park Hyatt in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
WICT’s Liberty Award honors chapter members who are leaders, innovators, bright, excellent, risk takers, team players with dedicated service to the cable and telecommunications industry. Awards recipients are nominated by industry colleagues and voted on by a committee consisting of Philadelphia Chapter WICT board members.
“A Liberty Award is a testament to Lisa’s character and success and I’m pleased to congratulate her on this well-deserved recognition of her contributions to WICT and to our industry,” said Josh Sapan, President and CEO of Rainbow Media Holdings, LLC.
Schwartz will be presented with a Liberty Award by Kim Martin, WE tv’s Executive Vice President and General Manager. The award ceremony keynote speaker will be Jessica Heacock, Executive Vice President, MTV and BET Networks Affiliate Marketing, Ad Sales and Finance. Other 2006 WICT Awards recipients include: Tina Waters, Senior Vice President, Customer Service Operations, Comcast Cable; Kim Woodworth, Senior Vice President, Comcast Spotlight; Jennifer Gaiski, Vice President, Content Acquisition, Comcast Cable (Chapter Board Member recipient); Grace Killelea, Vice President, Human Resources, Comcast Spotlight (receiving the Lucille Larkin Lifetime Achievement Liberty Award).
Schwartz is currently Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development for IFC Entertainment where she serves as the senior distribution strategist for the division and is responsible for creating, identifying and securing revenue-generating opportunities. Schwartz brings more than 20 years experience in sales and marketing to IFC Entertainment. Prior to her current position, she served as Senior Vice President, National Accounts and Advanced Services for Rainbow Network Sales, where she played a significant role in pioneering the introduction of IFC In Theaters and developed key strategies that maximized IFC Entertainment’s relationship with filmmakers and MSOs.
WHO:
Lisa Schwartz, Senior Vice President, Sales and Business Development, IFC Entertainment
WHAT:
Award recipient at the 2006 WICT Greater Philadelphia Annual Liberty Awards
WHERE:
Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue
Broad and Walnut Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
(215) 893-1234
WHEN:
Wednesday, November 8th at 2:00 – 5:00 PM
About Rainbow Media Holdings LLC
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC is a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC). Rainbow Media creates and manages some of the country’s most compelling and dynamic entertainment brands including popular national and regional television channels AMC, fuse, The Independent Film Channel (IFC), WE tv, and two FSN affiliated regional sports networks managed by Rainbow Sports Networks. The company also manages Mag Rack and sportskool, two original on-demand networks; VOOM HD Networks, the largest and most diverse suite of high definition channels available anywhere; IFC Entertainment, its film distribution, production and exhibition division; Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation, its advertising sales division; and Rainbow Network Communications, its full service network programming origination and distribution company.