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THE
S
CONTENT
LEADERS
Perhaps we should call these luminaries Content Leaders PLUS because they're adding value, finding
creative stories to tell, making smart acquisitions, shaking up the ad market and launching almost as
many streams as the Amazon River. They are experimenting with SVODs, FAST channels and addressable
advertising, while still continuing to feed the linear beast. If a plus sign is synonymous with positive value,
these execs get an A++.
1. A BIG YEAR, HUGE, IN FACT
David Zaslav |
President & CEO
Discovery, Inc.
Years in Media &
Broadband: 32
Education: BS, SUNY
Binghamton; JD,
Boston University
Law School
My personal
superpower
is: Drive and
determination
No single media executive has had a year quite like Discovery CEO
David Zaslav. In May, telecom giant AT&T announced it had made
a $43 billion merger of its WarnerMedia division with Discovery,
forming a new company valued upwards of $150 billion. With
media brands like HBO, HGTV, Warner Bros, TLC, TNT, TBS and Food
Network all under one roof, it would directly compete with Netflix
and Disney. In addition to the wealth of content coming from Warner
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(including entertainment properties like " Harry Potter, " " Game of
Thrones " and U.S. sports rights), Zaslav is committed to keeping
CNN intact and, in fact, " lean into news. " The deal is expected to
close by mid-2022, and Zaslav's new deal runs through 2027. Along
with that contract, Discovery gave Zaslav 14.8 million stock options,
valued at $190 million.
HOW HAS THE PANDEMIC FOREVER CHANGED
PROGRAMMING? We are at our best when we are closer to
real-life programming and that's what we did during the lockdown. We
had stars like Guy Fieri, Amy Schumer and the " 90 Day Fiancé " casts
shooting content from their own homes with their families, and our
viewers loved it.
MY COMFORT TV BINGE? " Entourage " was fun to re-watch and
a nice distraction during the pandemic. I also just watched " Mare of
Easttown " and was blown away.
YOUR PANDEMIC THEME SONG? " Here Comes the Sun " by
the Beatles. It speaks to the optimism that was never more important
than during the last year.
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
SUMMER? Reuniting with lots of friends and family. I'm excited about
spending more time with my wife, children and little granddaughter. ■
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