Without having read a page of their magazine, I’m a huge fan of The Hollywood Reporter. Solely due to their Roundtable discussions which they have so graciously shared it with the rest of the world on their webpage.

(Note: The Roundtable series involves some of the most talented & creative brains of our times having lengthy conversations about their works. Its a complete time-suck. Consider yourself warned!)

An important round-table discussion worth sharing is the one with Television Executives. Four senior executives from different broadcasters – each holding a unique space within the American TV industry – sat around a table (d’oh!) to discuss the changing nature of television. Here’s the entire one hour video:

For me, this discussion was such a revelation that I’ve watched it multiple times over the last few months. Today I revisited it again and spent the entire Sunday afternoon taking down 3 pages of notes. Starting with their names :

1. John Landgraf – President, FX Networks (from the corner painted “Basic cable”)
2. Ted Sarandos – Chief Content Officer, Netflix (representing the “Digital domain”)
3. David Nevis – President, Showtime Networks (coming in from “Premium Cable”)
4. Kevin Reilly – Chairman, Fox Broadcasting Company (from the “Network channels”)

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