I grew up in Bristol, R.I. I had grandparents and great-grandparents nearby, and because I was the only grandchild until I was 12, I was the center of a lot of adult attention.
We aren’t afraid to take creative risks, which is the main ingredient in our recipe for change.
It’s easy for the board to say, ‘Well, add makeover shows.’ The No. 1 show for women in the United States is ‘The Walking Dead.’ That’s not a makeover show.
So much of our audience is on mobile and online platforms, but there’s something special, unique, and unexpected about engaging with such great content at the street level.
In the media business and as a creative executive, if you don’t take risks, you’re dead in the water. Calculated risk-taking is essential for success.
The directness of my mother is clearly in my voice. Her opinion is always a very strong opinion at the dining room table. I think she empowered me to have the same drive.
It’s my job… to push people out of their comfort zones. But we got to have a reason to do it. We don’t do it gratuitously.
Vice has a bold voice and a distinctive model in the marketplace. This channel represents a strategic fit and a new direction for the future of our portfolio of media assets.
It’s not enough just to put great television shows out anymore.
Shane Smith has led Vice from a fledgling magazine into a global media brand, and all of us at A+E are excited to work with him and his passionate and innovative team.
When you look at the increase in the number of scripted series and the number of unscripted hours, the pool of producers hasn’t grown at the same rate. So I think there’s a bit of a creative tax on the system.
I run a creative company, and the best way to support creatives is to make them fearless and willing to take big swings. That is an important part of our culture at A&E Networks.
I think the culture and DNA of our organization is to take risks.
The best advice I give to young people starting out is choose your boss. Regardless of gender, I think it is important to have someone who supports you and lets you take risks without fear of failure.
Successful shows will always generate great business deals in the future.
If we can be changing some lives along the way, that’s the holy grail on television.
We were an entertainment brand, and if we were going to compete in an era of incredible growth in the cable industry, I felt we actually needed to be entertaining.
We know romance novels are a huge thing. Can we do a romance novel show on our network? I’m not sure.
There is a lot of content out there for the female demographic.
Panna is focused on the intersection of premium video content and digital product to deliver great experiences. Given those are areas of focus for FYI, we are extremely excited to partner with Panna.
I love it when a man knows his place – right, ladies?
Celebrating failure is key. Half of what we do fails, at least.
From Abby Lee Miller’s intensity and her students’ incredible performances to their devoted moms and its high drama, ‘Dance Moms’ has become one of the most compelling shows on television.
We’ve always been for women, and we always will be for women. How we express that will be fluid over time as generations move forward.
We’re trying to create the connections of today that become the next generation’s memories of tomorrow.
We have a powerful portfolio of brands that are well-positioned for future growth, both domestically and internationally.
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