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Entertainment A-List
Entertainment A-List No. 1: 'Glee'
May 23, 2011
At a time when Twitter and word-of-mouth can boost a show's ratings, "Glee" leads the charge for scripted series, and marketers have taken notice in a big way.
Entertainment A-List No. 2: Ryan Seacrest
May 23, 2011
Ryan Seacrest's dual ability to understand marketers and what's newsworthy in pop culture has made him the most ubiquitous presence in entertainment -- not to mention one of the highest-paid.
Entertainment A-List No. 3: Bonnie Hammer
May 23, 2011
The woman who helped build cable's USA into the set-top-box powerhouse that it is today is setting her sights on other media fiefdoms.
Entertainment A-List No. 4: AMC
May 23, 2011
Despite the critical success of "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad," AMC was still missing a bona fide hit by cable-ratings standards -- until "The Walking Dead" came along.
Entertainment A-List No. 5: Carol Goll
May 23, 2011
Carol Goll is keeping the old-school celebrity endorsement deal alive, with a new-media twist.
Entertainment A-List No. 6: 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'
May 23, 2011
For a host on a network with no history of late-night programming, and one who has a challenging time slot, Jimmy Kimmel has shown he has staying power.
Entertainment A-List No. 7: Kimberly-Clark
May 23, 2011
"Light bladder leakage" has been around a long time, as have products to deal with it. But it was never exactly a subject of ordinary conversation or entertainment. So creating original branded content about it might seem absurd.
Entertainment A-List No. 8: 'The King's Speech'
May 23, 2011
"The King's Speech" once again proved the old Hollywood truism -- never count out Harvey Weinstein.
Entertainment A-List No. 9: BET
May 23, 2011
The year's breakout sitcom is not "$#*! My Dad Says" or "Raising Hope." It's BET's "The Game," which isn't even a new show.
Entertainment A-List No. 10: Funny or Die
May 23, 2011
According to Funny or Die CEO Dick Glover, the key to understanding his company's runaway success starts in the fall of 2008, when the markets took a precipitous dive that sunk the economy into one of the worst downturns in decades.
