Highlights From A Very High-Profile Roundtable Of TV Titans

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According to Hollywood Reporter, Netflix, Inc.'s NFLX head of content Ted Sarandos and HBO's CEO Richard Plepler "jovially" met in new York City in late July which may have put an end to the rivalry between the two companies.

The two then joined A+E Networks' Nancy Dubuc, AMC Networks Inc AMCX's' Josh Sapan and NBCUniversal's Bonnie Hammer at a round-table gathering.

Here are some of the highlights from the discussion, as quoted by Hollywood Reporter.

Hammer: "We have wonderfully talented producers and suppliers, people like Sam Esmail [Mr. Robot] doing a great job, who all of a sudden hear what these guys [at Netflix] are paying and are coming in and going like this (puts hands out)."

Sarandos: "We're not competing against ABC sitcoms, we're competing against Pokemon Go, we're competing against the $200 million blockbuster movies."

Dubuc: " Look, not only do we have to find great shows and great creative, but we're also tasked as executives with finding new models for our businesses and ways to expand. Viceland is part of a broader initiative where we're part owners in Vice proper, and so it was a bigger conversation."

Sapan: "If you're in the jobs that we're in, you're paid to look at what's happening today, next week, next year and beyond because the businesses will go on. There wasn't streaming a short time ago, and now look at how predominant it is. So when you evaluate a piece of content today, particularly if you own it, it's probably misguided to take a time frame that's very short because you're going to blow it."

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Posted In: MediaA+E NetworksBonnie HammerJosh SapanNancy DubucnbcuniversalRichard PleplerTed SarandostvTV Studios
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