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Amy L. Banse |
Amy Banse serves as President of Comcast Interactive Media (CIM), a division of Comcast Corporation that is responsible for developing and operating Internet businesses focused on entertainment, information and communication, including Comcast.net.
Since founding CIM in December of 2005, Ms. Banse has overseen the acquisition and development of all CIM’s properties. Fancast, CIM’s most recent venture, launched in January 2008, is the first online destination that enables users to watch, manage and find entertainment content wherever it is available – on Fancast, on television, online, on DVD or in theaters. Also in 2008, CIM acquired the social networking site Plaxo, and the popular e-mail newsletter DailyCandy. In 2007 the division launched a redesign of Comcast.net and acquired Fandango.com, a top movie and entertainment destination that sells movie tickets at over 15,000 screens. Also in 2007, Banse spearheaded negotiations with Yahoo! Inc. that resulted in a multi-year strategic partnership for online display and video advertising services on Comcast.net. Banse’s group also acquired thePlatform in 2006, the industry-leading provider of digital media publishing solutions over broadband and wireless networks.
Ms. Banse, joined Comcast in 1991 as an in-house attorney responsible for programming acquisition and most recently served as Executive Vice President of Content Development, where she oversaw the company’s investments in and the development of cable networks including E! Entertainment Television, The Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS , G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One and Comcast’s regional sports networks.
Ms. Banse serves as Secretary of the Board of Trustees for Women in Cable and Telecommunications (WICT) and is also a member of the Board of Trustees for Morris Arboretum. In 2007, she was named among the “Top 7 Programmers To Watch” and as one of the “Most Powerful Women in Cable” by CableWorld magazine. She also received “The Distinguished Alumni Award” from Springside School for Girls in 2007. In 2006, she was honored by Girls, Inc. as an outstanding role model for girls during their annual Celebration Luncheon. Banse has also been honored as a “Wonder Woman” of the cable industry by Multichannel News and Broadcasting and Cable’s “Next Wave” of industry leaders.
Ms. Banse has been a featured keynote in venues around the country discussing the opportunities and development in the communications and entertainment industry, most recently with appearances at the Museum of Television and Radio in March 2007 and as a featured keynote in October 2007 at the Web 2.0 Summit which explores the bounds of technology, communication and internet development.
Ms. Banse, received a BA from Harvard University and a JD from Temple University Law School. She and her husband and their four children live in Philadelphia.
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