Two Titans of TV and Film Go Deep
Jan24

Two Titans of TV and Film Go Deep

In the rapidly shifting and ultra-competitive media and entertainment landscape, you might be surprised to hear that the man who runs the Walt Disney Company doesn’t pay much attention to what the competition is doing.   That rather startling admission was revealed by Chairman and CEO Robert Iger, as he was interviewed by prolific Academy Award-winning producer Brian Grazer at the Hollywood Radio and Television...

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Taking Risks Still Pays Off: Ask Nancy Dubuc and Other TV Executives
Jun11

Taking Risks Still Pays Off: Ask Nancy Dubuc and Other TV Executives

Every year at the end of the season, the Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS) puts on a “State of the Industry ” event that caps off its newsmaker luncheon series in Los Angeles.   Leading executives Nancy Dubuc, president and GM of History and Lifetime networks, Gary Newman, chairman of Twentieth Century Fox Television, Rick Rosen, head of the TV department at William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, Lloyd...

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Reality Unexpectedly Intrudes on Reality Television’s Hitmakers
Apr30

Reality Unexpectedly Intrudes on Reality Television’s Hitmakers

It was event designed to give the deans of reality television even more time in the spotlight, so it seemed only fitting that a cold, hard dose of ear-splitting reality disrupted the proceedings at the Hollywood Radio and Television Society’s Unscripted Hitmakers luncheon last week at the Beverly Hilton.   In response, host and moderator Tom Bergeron uttered words that would not normally come out of his mouth on...

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