Leslie Moonves
Leslie Moonves
Leslie Roy Moonvesis Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corporation...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth6 October 1949
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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There are plenty of people who are willing to pay $2.6 million for 30 seconds on the Super Bowl and hundreds of thousands of dollars for 'American Idol.' There will be advertising dollars on the Internet. We're there as well. We win either way.
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Katie's someone we like a lot. But you know what? Katie's been at NBC a long, long time. We'll leave it at that.
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I'm sure there are things we can add, ... There will be synergies in production and potentially with our on-camera people. We like what they've done. We've watched it as it evolved, but I couldn't have predicted that it would become what it is now.
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This is an idea whose time has come. It's a scheduler's dream to have successful and critically acclaimed dramas ... comedies ... and reality series. We are going to have quite a schedule.
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Looking down the road, this was much better than keeping UPN alive.
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Before the start of the 2000 season, 'C.S.I.' wasn't supposed to be the hit. We all thought it would be 'The Fugitive.'
seemed shot
God, it seemed like we had shot somebody.
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I am very pleased that the separation is completed, and we start the new year with clear decks and tremendous focus and energy. Since the split, we announced a 14% increase in our dividend to demonstrate our confidence in our ability to generate strong free cash flow, a measure which showed double-digit growth for us during 2005.
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Steven Bochco has had the biggest hits of the '70s, '80s and '90s. And we hope with 'City of Angels,' it's the biggest hit of the new millennium.
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CBS Vision is a strategic way for us to get ahead of all the new technologies and challenges that are facing our industry, and to share our knowledge and these opportunities with our clients and partners.
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As a leading content creator we are committed to deepening our consumer's relationship with CBS brands and programming. This move underscores our strategy of offering best-in-class content on as many platforms as possible while seeking out new revenue streams.
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The bottom line, this is a venture that benefits many constituencies: from local stations to local communities, minority audiences to children, from Madison Avenue to Wall Street, and to the shareholders of the new CBS Corporation, Time Warner and the Tribune Co.. This is a great business and creative move for all three companies.
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I understand why creative people like dark, but American audiences don't like dark. They like story. They do not respond to nervous breakdowns and unhappy episodes that lead nowhere. They like their characters to be a part of the action. They like strength, not weakness, a chance to work out any dilemma.
coming historic
We're coming here with a pretty historic announcement.