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
aspect coming pro public throughout
By the same token, I think news has more and more of a pro bono aspect to all the networks. When we do our election coverages throughout this coming year, it's not a money-maker for us. It is more of a public service situation.
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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.
home work-out proud
CBS is proud to have been the home of David Letterman since 1993. He is truly one of the great talents of our time, and we hope things work out.
may tvs profit
Broadcast TV is still the mothership and it will be for the foreseeable future. Audiences may be declining slightly but revenues are going up and profits are going up.
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The CW will be able to do in its first season something truly remarkable -- program already hit shows every single day of the week, shows ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the most-coveted young adult demos.
leave nbc
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.
biggest hits hope steven
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.
keeping looking
Looking down the road, this was much better than keeping UPN alive.
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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.
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With this move, our news division takes yet another giant leap forward. Katie is one of the best in the business. ... Seasoned broadcasters who are at once respected, charismatic and known throughout this country and beyond are increasingly important in this fragmented media landscape.
deal opened operated
If we opened up to non-O&Os (owned and operated stations), the deal would have been much more complicated.
seemed shot
God, it seemed like we had shot somebody.
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If the advertising model does come down slightly in the future, I think there's available resources to get the money back in other ways.