Charismatic leadership and why no one is a “natural seller”
Work is more fun when the skills you hone on the job are transferable. That is, you develop skills on the job that can help you with another job or even, another non-professional part of your life....
View ArticleMy Thoughts on Recent Discovery Exec Moves
Did you hear some people were laid off/had their jobs eliminated at Discovery nets? We heard last week, but out of respect for the afflicted and those remaining, we sat on it. C21 actually just picked...
View ArticleA New Year’s Prediction
When I am dealing with producers on developing their projects, it usually come down to a final question: How is this going to be funded? The answer is on this order: Cable networks, cable networks,...
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My Favorite Time of Year
To quote the Bing Crosby classic, “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas”. Yep, there are toys in every store. Not to mention mail order catalogs, websites, and 70% of the mass emails in my...
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Zoning Out, Tuning In: Pitch Writing Lessons From a Marathon Runner
Last year, on a whim, I signed up to take part in the NYC marathon. Not only was it to be my first marathon, I hadn’t done ANY running for thirty-odd years. As I started training, from the first...
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Diane Robina, Executive Vice President, Programming and Marketing for TV...
CABLEU.tv is honored to be able to talk to Diane Robina, Executive Vice President, Programming and Marketing for TV Guide Network. In this role, Robina is the lead executive charged with transforming...
View ArticleAndy Singer, GM at DIY
What are you working on at DIY right now that’s coming up and you’re excited about? We had a big year in 2010. Going from 2010 to 2011, we have a few shows that we are really excited about. We’re...
View ArticleRLTV’s Elliot Jacobson
CABLEU.tv is honored to publish this exclusive interview with Elliot Jacobson, Senior Vice President of Programming and Production for RLTV. At RLTV Jacobson is responsible for the design and...
View Article2CMedia’s Chris Sloan
2CMedia‘s Chris Sloan spoke to CABLEU.tv on a break from shooting the company’s new show Swamp Wars premiering on Animal Planet on June 12th. Chris describes his production company as boutique but...
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Discovery Channel’s Ratings vs. Disc. Communication’s Stock Price
Click on graph to see a larger version in a new window. Read analysis and chronology of events below graph. I love the way Google Finance can output a chronology of a company’s major press stories...
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