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...
years focus purpose
What I've learned over the years is that focus and singular purpose is the best approach for businesses.
thinking years ideas
The idea of a company that's earning money, not losing money, that's not, let's say 'industrially endangered,' to have just cutbacks so they can earn another $12 million or $20 million or $40 million in a year where no one's counting is really a horrible act when you think about it on every level. First of all, it's certainly not necessary. It's doing it at the worst time. It's throwing people out to a larger, what is inevitably a larger unemployment heap for frankly no good reason.
ideas years entertainment
The entertainment business hasn't had a new idea in years.
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.
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.
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.
children community teeth
Hollywood is a community that's so inbred, it's a wonder the children have any teeth.