MCN Podcast

Starz' Web Play

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PST

Starz Entertainment president and COO Bill Myers discusses next month’s shut down of the company's stand-alone, web-based movie download service Vongo as well as its push to get operators to distribute a similar online service dubbed Starz Play.

HBO Heats Up Summer With Documentaries

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST

HBO Documentaries & Family President Shelia Nevins discusses the pay network's strategy of airing weekly documentaries throughout the summer.

Baisden's TV Play

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST

Popular radio host Michael Baisden talks about his TV One Baisden After Dark latenight series, which recently launched its second season.

Young Viewers Dancing To MTV's Programming Beat

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST

MTV programming executive Tony DiSanto discusses the network's programming strategy in reaching its core 12-34 audience.

Young Viewers Dancing To MTV's Programming Beat

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST

MTV programming executive Tony DiSanto discusses the network's programming strategy in reaching its core 12-34 audience.

ESPN, TNT Score With NBA Playoffs

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST

TBS Sports president David Levy and ESPN senior director of progamming Doug White discuss the strong ratings returns for their respective networks' NBA Playoffs telecasts.

Streamlining the Workforce Watch

Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 PST

WICT CEO Benita Fitzgerald Mosley and NAMIC President Kathy Johnson discuss their decision to streamline the research process for their respective employment surveys.

Jeff Zucker, CEO, NBC Universal

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST

NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker promises a different "upfront experience" at the group's presentation at Rockefeller Center in May.

Matt Blank, CEO, Showtime

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST

Showtime CEO Matt Blank, interviewed by MCN’s Linda Moss, on how the pay TV service will re-program itself, as the output deals with its three major movie suppliers expire.

Jason Klarman, Oxygen Media

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST

Oxygen Media general manager Jason Klarman explains to MCN’s Linda Moss why Oxygen's color is yellow, but the network in its new incarnation is not.

Imus of The Storm

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST

Multichannel News executive editor Kent Gibbons speaks with RFD-TV founder and president Patrick Gottsch (pictured) and network COO Ed Frazier about the mostly rural home-distributed network and the impact RFD-TV's signing of controversial radio host Don Imus has had on the network’s carraige fortunes.

A Wilson Of A Different name

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST

African-American producer David Wilson, whose documentary Meeting David Wilson airs April 11 on MSNBC, talks about his encounter with white, North Carolina-born David Wilson, whose forbears enslaved the former Wilson's ancestors.

Wong: `Project Runway' Perfect Fit For Lifetime

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST

Lifetime president and CEO Andrea Wong discusses network acquisition of reality series "Project Runway."

Wong: `Project Runway' Perfect Fit For Lifetime

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST

Lifetime president and CEO Andrea Wong discusses network acquisition of reality series "Project Runway."

CNN's Klein Discusses "Black In America" Series

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST

CNN President Jon Klein discusses "CNN Presents: Black in America," the network's four-month on-air and digital initiative.

G4: All Men Are Not Equal

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST

G4 President Neal Tiles explains that today's tech-oriented young men in their 20s and 30s behave differently than their fathers did at their age and therefore require different marketing tatics to reach them.

Jack LaLanne, 'The Godfather of Physical Fitness'

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST

Jack LaLanne, 94, the man who helped create the fitness TV genre, goes one-on-one with MCN’s Kent Gibbons, discussing his lifelong commitment to physical fitness, his new book, ‘Fiscal Fitness,’ and the importance of both fiscal and physical health for people of all ages.

Joe Franklin, 'King Of Nostalgia'

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST

Joe Franklin, a radio and TV legend who hosted the first talk show in television history, shows he’s still on top of his game, snapping up off a steady stream of one-liners at a party introducing Jack LaLanne’s new book ‘Fiscal Fitness’ in New York City.

Stephen Arnold, 'Sonic Brand' Composer

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST

Texas-based composer Stephen Arnold has created "sonic brands," or identifiable audio segments, for cable networks including ESPN, The Weather Channel and HDNet. Here are some samples of his work – see how many you recognize.

Leslie Moonves, President and CEO, CBS Corporation

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST

CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves discusses how The Weather Channel "could fit" in with his company's programming assets during the 2008 Media Summit in New York City.

Robert Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST

Disney CEO Robert Iger, at the 2008 Media Summit, talks about the entertainment giant’s aggressive Web strategy and how online distribution can actually enhance the value of more traditional media outlets like television and movie theaters.

Benita Mosley, President of Women in Cable Telecommunications

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST

AFTER MOURNING: WICT President Benita Mosley on how her organization will rethink its revenue streams as the cable industry consolidates its events into two weeks a year.

Dana White, President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST

UFC President Dana White talks with MCN about recent developments, such as the mixed martial arts company's recent deal with Yahoo for online distribution.

Yankees Pitcher-Turned Commentator David Cone

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST

David Cone, who hurled a perfect game in 1999 and helped win four World Series, is back in pinstripes as an analyst for the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network. Following the YES press conference, Multichannel's Mike Reynolds asked Cone about the transition from playing the game to commenting on it.

BET And TV One Execs On Obama

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST

Black Entertainment Television vice president of news and public affairs Keith Brown and TV One president and CEO Johnathan Rodgers discuss their respective strategies for covering the Presidential primary season and the historic candidacy of Illinois Senator Barack Obama.