# Anne E. Droste

> Anne E. Droste is a Los Angeles media executive and the founder of Droste Media Group whose career traces the business history of pay television: from selling one-channel service to unwired hotels and high-rises, to helping Game Show Network win carriage, to leading western affiliate sales at Showtime and distribution and marketing strategy at Universal Sports Network. Her record is less about what appeared on the screen than the patient, relationship-driven work that made those screens available to millions of homes.

- **Role:** Founder at Droste Media Group
- **Organizations:** Droste Media Group, Universal Sports Network, Showtime Networks, Game Show Network, News Talk TV, SelecTV, TelStar, Meredith Broadcasting, PBS Kids, The Documentary Channel
- **From:** Grand Rapids, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Business Administration, Western Michigan University
- **Known for:** Helped Game Show Network secure carriage agreements with every major multiple-system cable operator within a year, according to her 2002 industry profile., Oversaw affiliate sales and marketing during a period when Game Show Network grew from 35 million to more than 50 million U.S. household subscribers between 2001 and 2002., At Showtime, guided affiliate sales during a year in which the premium network added more than five million subscribers, according to Cablefax in 2014.

## Career timeline

- **1982-1984** — Director of sales at TelStar in Chicago, selling programming to hotels and high-rises served by satellite dishes.
- **1984-1986** — Vice president of affiliate relations at TelStar in Los Angeles.
- **1986-1989** — Vice president of operations at SelecTV in Los Angeles.
- **1989-1994** — Director of special markets at Showtime in Los Angeles, selling service to non-cable providers including hotels and wireless operators.
- **1994-1996** — Vice president for the Western region at News Talk TV.
- **1996-1998** — Vice president for the Western region at Game Show Network.
- **1998-2000s** — Promoted to senior vice president of sales and affiliate relations, later distribution, at Game Show Network.
- **2004** — Droste Media Group was registered in California as a media-advisory business with Anne Droste listed as a member.
- **2007** — Named senior vice president and general manager of Showtime Networks' Western Zone, overseeing major cable, satellite and telecom accounts.
- **2014** — Led distribution and marketing strategy for Universal Sports Network, then available in 65 million homes.

## Achievements

- Helped Game Show Network secure carriage agreements with every major multiple-system cable operator within a year, according to her 2002 industry profile.
- Oversaw affiliate sales and marketing during a period when Game Show Network grew from 35 million to more than 50 million U.S. household subscribers between 2001 and 2002.
- At Showtime, guided affiliate sales during a year in which the premium network added more than five million subscribers, according to Cablefax in 2014.
- Led distribution and marketing strategy for Universal Sports Network when it reached 65 million homes.
- Received a WICT Leadership Award in 2015, as listed on her LinkedIn profile.
- Was named among the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Cable in 2011 and 2012, as listed on her LinkedIn profile.

## Latest updates

- **2015-11** — Her LinkedIn profile lists a 2015 WICT Leadership Award.
- **2014-11** — Recognized for executive leadership while leading distribution and marketing strategy at Universal Sports Network.
- **2014-02** — Cablefax profiled her work in Showtime affiliate sales after a year of subscriber growth exceeding five million.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anneedroste

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