Steve Burke
Steve Burke
Stephen B. "Steve" Burkeis an American businessman. He serves as the executive vice president of Comcast, and as president and chief executive officerof NBCUniversal...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth14 August 1958
CountryUnited States of America
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You really can create a lot of value by putting content and distribution together, particularly if the content is cable content.
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The players knew their assignments. (Central Michigan) came out and made plays. We didn't.
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We think this is a pioneering move. There is a coming future where time-shifting on multiple devices will become more prevalent.
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People would say, 'You can't say negative things about the company.' But you have no credibility if you can't tell people that they need to do better.
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People have more options to watch quality, professionally produced video than ever before, and they are using those options - whether it is DVR, Netflix or Hulu.
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I'm a very competitive person... I've run 12 marathons! I kayaked around Manhattan 29 miles in October! I ran the Berkshire Hathaway 5K! And I want every part of the business to compete - and play to win.
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You don't get a chance to buy a company like NBCUniversal unless it's not doing well.
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There are movies and TV shows I wish we didn't make, sure, but we're in the business of creating things that are not all going to work.
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The good news is people are watching more video than ever before; they're just watching in places that often aren't rated and aren't monetized.
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The best businesses that all of us have in the entertainment business are cable content channels, which have a dual revenue stream.
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People in the movie division hate the people in the cable group... Ultimately, you work for NBCUniversal, not Bravo or Syfy.
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Historically, NBCUniversal had brilliant people, but some of them didn't do a very good job of working together.
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I've had people accuse me of being too tough of a grader. But my job is to paint reality versus telling people what they want to hear.
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We work a lot against the no-huddle offense in practice. For whatever reason today, (the no-huddle offense) did cause some problems for us. But it wasn't something we were unprepared for.