Moonves. Tellem was the second woman in television history, after ABC's Jamie Tarses, to hold the top entertainment post at a major broadcast network. In 2003, she was named the third most powerful woman in entertainment by The Hollywood Reporter. From 2006 through 2008, Forbes magazine ranked Tellem 75th, 49th and 32nd, respectively, on its annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women. She placed third on Entertainment Weeklys 2008 list of the 25 smartest people in TV for restoring CBS's entire prime-time line-up quickly after the 100-day writers’ strike. Microsoft In June, 2012, reports surfaced that Microsoft was looking to hire Tellem to head the software giant's entertainment division, which included Zune and the company's Xbox and Xbox Live products. In September, 2012, Tellem joined the company as entertainment and digital media president, and set about putting together a team to develop series that would be available exclusively through the Xbox platform. She left the company when the studio shut down in October, 2014. Interlude In April, 2015, Tellem became executive chairman and chief media officer of Interlude, a technology company and creator of interactive music videos. Tellem had been an advisor and investor in the company, and had joined its board of directors in 2014. Awards and honors In 2006, Tellem was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame, in recognition of her contributions to the electronic arts. Two years later she received a National Association of Television Program Executives' Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award, which recognizes television professionals who exhibit extraordinary passion, leadership, independence and vision in the process of creating TV programming. Personal Tellem is married to former sports agent Arn Tellem, the vice chairman of Palace Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Detroit Pistons. The couple has three sons: Michael, Matthew and Eric. References External links The Paley Center for Media: Nancy Tellem, Television Executive, Biography 1953 births Living people American television executives American women in business American women lawyers 20th-century American Jews Paramount Global people CBS executives Women television executives Microsoft employees Presidents of CBS Entertainment Presidents of CBS, Inc. University of California, Berkeley alumni University of California, Hastings College of the Law alumni The CW executives 21st-century American Jews 20th-century American women 21st-century American women