Richard Frank on working with Michael Eisner on the Paramount Television Group and learning how to work with writers
04:14
Richard Frank on his philosophy as a television executive
09:22
Richard Frank on dealing with backstage gossip and controversy
04:01
Richard Frank on his management style and the qualities he looks for in his team
03:36
Richard Frank on advice to aspiring executives
00:55
Tom Freston on his promotions at MTV - all the way up to President
00:43
Tom Freston on being one of 2 President of MTV Networks for a year
01:01
Tom Freston on Sumner Redstone hiring Frank Biondi and making Freston CEO of MTV Networks
02:02
Tom Freston on his management style
02:25
Tom Freston on running Paramount and CBS with Les Moonves; on the split of Viacom and becoming CEO of a public company; on getting fired by Redstone
05:36
Tom Freston on advice to aspiring television executives
00:46
Roger King on his desire to go into his father's business, and on his father's business philosophy
01:35
Roger King on the decision to take King World public
00:40
Roger King on creating and distributing The Roseanne Show, starring Roseanne, and on how King World dealt with failure
04:58
Roger King on the King World merger with CBS/Viacom, and on working with Sumner M. Redstone to make the deal
04:59
Roger King on what was different about King World that led to its massive success, and on working with his brother Michael King
01:41
Roger King on what attracts him to a project, and on his working style
02:29
Roger King on advice to an aspiring television executive
00:34
Roger King on the business of television syndication
04:12
Perry Lafferty on the importance of scheduling to programming a network
00:52
Perry Lafferty on the significant shows he programmed at CBS, including The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, M*A*S*H, All in the Family, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show
03:25
Perry Lafferty on the importance of made-for-television movies and miniseries on a network schedule
02:11
Perry Lafferty on the importance of a programming executive interacting with the creative community, and executives working with producers
04:11
Perry Lafferty on unusual pitches he heard as an executive
02:20
Perry Lafferty on casting being the most important element to a hit television series
01:45
Thomas Murphy on working with affiliates and dealing with talent at ABC
02:58
Thomas Murphy on the demographics of ABC dealing with programming
04:16
Thomas Murphy on his instincts regarding programming at ABC
04:00
Thomas Murphy on his personal success in business
02:06
Anne Nelson on being the first female CBS executive
02:29
Anne Nelson on negotiating talent contracts for CBS, and on how her department was organized
05:16
Anne Nelson on being promoted though the ranks of CBS business affairs, and eventually moving from radio to television
05:11
Anne Nelson on negotiating contracts for CBS in the 1960s, including for The Judy Garland Show and The Carol Burnett Show
05:26
Anne Nelson on her style of negotiation, and on the challenges of being a female in business affairs in her era
03:51
Anne Nelson on how contracts have changed since she started in the industry, and on working with Norman Lear
03:32
Anne Nelson on dealing with performers and contract disputes
03:25
Anne Nelson on dealing with unions and strikes
01:41
Anne Nelson on becoming director of talent administration at CBS, and on the retirement of Frank Stanton
02:42
Anne Nelson on being director of talent and program acquisition for CBS
02:00
Anne Nelson on the success of CBS during her tenure, and on working with Laurence Tisch
03:29
Anne Nelson on being senior director of business affairs at CBS, starting in 1989
05:04
Anne Nelson on advice to aspiring television executives, and on the then-current state of television
01:50
Bernie Oseransky on being an Executive in charge of production; on what that job entails; on the difference between that and Production Executive
01:17
Bernie Oseransky on being an Executive in charge of production on Hill Street Blues; on the challenges of that show and working within a budget
00:53
Bernie Oseransky on the difference between a comedy series and a drama series from a production point of view; on a typical production workweek
02:03
Herbert S. Schlosser on his philosophy of programming
02:23
Herbert S. Schlosser on his day-to-day duties as president of NBC, and on the issues he faced during his tenure
11:08
Herbert S. Schlosser on his managerial style as a television executive
04:20
Herbert S. Schlosser on the qualities he looked for when hiring a television executive, and on how he'd like to be remembered
01:40
Herbert S. Schlosser on advice to an aspiring television executive
01:12
Alfred Schneider on working in Standards & Practices at ABC
03:11
Alfred Schneider on the criticism he received over the course of his career and being the "conscience of the company"
01:19
Alfred Schneider on advice to aspiring Standards & Practices professionals
00:43
Alfred Schneider on advice to show creators in dealing with Standards & Practices professionals
00:32
Herbert F. Solow on becoming head of West Coast Daytime television for NBC
01:13
Herbert F. Solow the importance of an executive -in- charge, understanding the crew's various responsibilities
01:51
Herbert F. Solow on his proudest career achievement
02:05
Herbert F. Solow on advice he would give to an aspiring television executive
01:27
Frank Stanton on his day-to-day duties as the President of CBS
03:09
Frank Stanton on the people who followed him as CBS President
02:30
Frank Stanton on the creative aspects of being an executive
01:42
Frank Stanton on his most important decisions at CBS, and on the then-future of broadcasting
04:25
Frank Stanton on how he feels looking back over his time at CBS, and his hopes for the then-future of the network
04:33
Donald L. Taffner, Sr. on his management style
02:18
Donald L. Taffner, Sr. on negotiating a deal
01:51
Donald L. Taffner, Sr. on advice to aspiring television executives
02:22
Nina Tassler on her responsibilities as Vice President, Drama Development at Warner Bros. Television
02:10
Nina Tassler on her responsibilities and duties as President of CBS Entertainment and Chairman of CBS Entertainment
03:34
Nina Tassler on what she looks for when hearing a pitch for a television show
03:48
Nina Tassler on advice to aspiring television executives
02:25
Dean Valentine on the differences between working on the network side as a buyer, and on the studio side as a seller
07:27
Dean Valentine on his position and his responsibilities at NBC
06:13
Dean Valentine on his philosophy for family and children's programming
04:04
Dean Valentine on his frustrations as president of UPN, and on the Paramount/Viacom deal
02:33
Dean Valentine on programming ABC's TGIF Friday nights, and on Boy Meets World
04:36
Dean Valentine on advice to an aspiring television executive, and to a creator of programming
05:06
Susan Whiting on her rise from working in sales to becoming CEO of Nielsen
02:03
Susan Whiting on a typical work week for her as Vice-Chairman of Nielsen; on how her role has evolved over the years
02:56
Susan Whiting on her management style
00:44
Susan Whiting on being a female executive in the media world
01:26
Susan Whiting on advice to aspiring Research Executives
01:21
Lauren Zalaznick on completely rebranding VH1
06:02
Lauren Zalaznick on her programming strategy for VH1
02:40
Lauren Zalaznick on programming the Trio network
12:40
Lauren Zalaznick on the challenge of building on the success of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy as head of Bravo, and on shows she programmed early in her tenure there
05:24
Lauren Zalaznick on creating a marketing strategy when she started at Bravo, and on creating the logo
09:00
Lauren Zalaznick on the importance of casting strong personalities for Bravo's reality programming, and "fake" reality
06:57
Lauren Zalaznick on the importance of passion for one's occupation on Bravo's reality shows
01:45
Lauren Zalaznick on the Bravo audience demographics
02:33
Lauren Zalaznick on how Bravo's brand stands apart
06:10
Lauren Zalaznick on programming scripted series for Bravo
03:01
Lauren Zalaznick on what she feels is her biggest contribution to Bravo
02:22
Lauren Zalaznick on the challenges of taking over Telemundo, and bringing the World Cup to the network
04:12
Lauren Zalaznick on heading up the Oxygen network, and on The Bad Girls Club
04:25
Lauren Zalaznick on being President of NBC/Universal Women and Lifestyle Entertainment Networks
04:38
Lauren Zalaznick on targeting women as a demographic as President of NBC/Universal Women and Lifestyle Entertainment Networks
07:19
Lauren Zalaznick on her favorite parts and biggest challenges of her jobs at NBC/Universal
02:00
Lauren Zalaznick on what she has loved most about television and her jobs in it
02:10
Lauren Zalaznick on valuable advice she has received, and on her advice to aspiring television executives
02:47
Jeff Zucker on his management style as Executive Producer at Today
03:11
Jeff Zucker on the job responsibilities of being the President of NBC Entertainment
01:10
Jeff Zucker on dealing with shows that fail, and knowing when to take a show off the air
01:10
Jeff Zucker on his management style as the CEO of NBC Universal Television Group
01:54
Jeff Zucker on advice to aspiring television producers and executives
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