Nina Tassler
Nina Tassler
Nina Tassler is an American television executive, a graduate of Boston University, and has held the position of President of CBS Entertainment since September 2004. In February 2014, she was promoted to Chairman of CBS Entertainment, signing an agreement through the year 2017...
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I think, clearly, there is something in the zeitgeist, ... but for us, it was based on producing the best pilot scripts that we had. . . . We don't literally go out to the community and say, 'Because that particular show is successful on another network, please bring us that.' We encourage writers. We encourage producers. We encourage directors. . . . They don't necessarily look to develop only based on what's successful at other networks. They sort of listen to their own inner voice.
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The truth is, you can't sort of bottle and prepackage a show like Desperate Housewives. But I think the nice thing is, we know that audiences are making a commitment to serialized drama. And absolutely, we're going to continue to develop in that genre.
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We're going back to our original form. . . . We know that our audience loves that brand. We just tried something different, and we're going back to what I think everybody is really looking forward to.
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We're disappointed with the way some of our movies have performed.
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We see all this as an opportunity to enhance the network's marketing power and distribution so that more people see our hit shows. Philosophically, we know we need to get our programming to the audience -- where they are, when they want to watch it.
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We trust our producers to be creative in their storytelling and follow their creative path,
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We look to our audience to tell us when they've had enough.
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We like to call it scheduling Darwinism. Survival of the fittest.
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We like to call it scheduling Darwinism. It's survival of the fittest.
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Shes an incredibly multi-talented performer whose comedic skills and energy promise to deliver an Emmy Awards broadcast to remember.
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Survivor' is that rare television breed -- a show with seemingly endless audience appeal. Part of that is testament to a concept with inherent drama that features different faces and places; the other part is the ability of Mark Burnett and his talented team to inject new ideas and new wrinkles to keep the format fresh.
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I saw them in Spanish when I was a kid, because my grandmother watched them. Half of them I didn't understand, but they were a part of my experiences growing up.
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Our attitude is: There is something for everybody, and the audience seems to be onboard,