Barry Diller
Barry Diller
Barry Charles Dilleris an American businessman, who currently serves as the Chairman and Senior Executive of IAC/InterActiveCorp and Expedia, Inc. and the media executive responsible for the creation of Fox Broadcasting Company and USA Broadcasting. Diller is a member of the Television Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 1994...
believe promise internet
I absolutely believe the Internet is passing from its free days into a paid system. Inevitably, I promise you, it will be paid.
execution quarter results year
Results for the quarter and year are better than good; superb execution is the reason.
feat man media road roots similarly speaking
Terry's a thoughtful, intelligent man and he did not take his media imperialist roots to Sunnyvale. And that's what got him on the road to fluency, which he's mastered. That's some feat for an old-media dog, speaking as one who could be similarly described.
american-businessman proud seems steadily time
Sometimes it seems like there's more footnotes than text. This isn't something we're proud of, and over time we'd like to see our footnotes steadily shrink.
committee earliest financial legal meet prepared special
We are all prepared to meet with the special committee and its legal and financial advisors at your earliest convenience,
good-man very-good good-manager
I never thought I was a very good manager.
years focus purpose
What I've learned over the years is that focus and singular purpose is the best approach for businesses.
opportunity said great-opportunity
I've always said AOL is great opportunity for somebody.
vision want able
We want to be able to sell you anything, anywhere, any time you want it.
firsts transition publishing
I like businesses in transition, first of all. If ever there were a business in transition, it is publishing.
world want surprise
I don't want to set the world up for surprises.
children community teeth
Hollywood is a community that's so inbred, it's a wonder the children have any teeth.
reality world painful
This is a world in which reasons are made up because reality is too painful.
running world rooms
The world is changing. Networks without a specific branding strategy will be killed. I envision a world of highly niched services and tightly run companies without room for all the overhead the established networks carry.