Jeff Zucker
Jeff Zucker
Jeffrey Adam "Jeff" Zuckeris the current president of CNN Worldwide. He previously served as the President and CEO of NBC Universal. Zucker has also served as an Executive in Residence at Columbia Business School. In November 2012, Zucker was picked to take over as the President of CNN Worldwide in January 2013 after Jim Walton's tenure. Zucker oversees CNN, CNN International, HLNand CNN Digital...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth9 April 1965
CityHomestead, FL
CountryUnited States of America
Local television is a slightly different story. It is under much more pressure in the same way that all local businesses are, whether that's a local newspaper, local radio or local television. But I think television in the aggregate is actually in very good shape.
The television business is actually going through a tremendous transition, but I think at the end of the day, television is still paramount.
The cable model is just a better model. Dual revenue stream: advertising-supported and subscription-supported revenues.
I think it's the sign of a leader to step up and say, you know, when something's not working to have the guts to reverse it. And the worst thing you can do is to let that mistake linger.
CNBC is a very serious-minded financial news network, and what we've seen thus far from Fox appears to be not as investment-focused or financially focused, and that's good for us.
I've spent over half my life at NBC. This is the only place I have ever worked.
Analogue dollars for digital pennies.
It is a significant acknowledgment that the way people are watching television is changing and the model is quickly changing
In his long and distinguished career at NBC, Steve has touched virtually every aspect of this news division. And over the course of the past two months, he has already taken NBC News to great heights.
This is clearly one of the most ridiculous sweeps in modern American TV history,
If you were building a morning-show host from scratch, she would be the prototype. She has the perfect combination of news background and talk background. She's got intelligence, grace, humor and those are the qualities you look for when you're trying to fill this role.
In my opinion, what's right is charges be dismissed. He was acting in self-defense. He feels remorse for the family, but he was run down and chased for three miles.
This acquisition allows us to marry our on-air branded content with compelling new interactive functionality. From the 'Today Show' to 'Project Runway' to 'The Biggest Loser' to all the health & medical and lifestyles segments we do every day on every one of our owned and operated television stations, we will now be able to create a deeper, richer experience around our content for consumers across all emerging platforms.
This is an announcement that I couldn't be happier to be making.