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CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
EXPANSION PLANS
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Jason Sarlanis
President
Turner Networks, ID and HLN,
Linear & Streaming
HOMETOWN: Dix Hills, NY
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM:
The Rockford Peaches, IYKYK
I WANT 30 SECONDS IN AN
ELEVATOR WITH: My father.
I'd love more time with him,
even if it's just a quick ride in
an elevator.
Q&A
INDUSTRY TOP PRIORITY
FOR 2023: To ensure we
don't follow an era of Peak
TV with a period of Bleak
TV. It's critical that as the
financial model of the
industry course corrects, we
maintain a healthy appetite
for smart creative.
TV INTRO YOU WON'T
SKIP? " The Golden Girls. "
That theme song is engineered
to release endorphins
in me. ●
True crime programming continues
to boom and Sarlanis
continues to stretch the genre,
bringing creative storytelling
and buzzy pop culture
moments to TNT, TBS, ID,
Discovery+ and other Turner
touchpoints. His immersion
in the genre extends beyond
top-rated shows. He drove ID's
inaugural Domestic Violence
Awareness Month campaign,
" No Excuse for Abuse, " which
launched in October 2022, and
is the founding member of the
L.A. chapter of Warner Bros.
Discovery PRIDE.
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Larry Eby
EVP & COO
Vexus Fiber
HOMETOWN:
Sikeston, MO
I WANT 30 SECONDS
IN AN ELEVATOR
WITH: Adam
Wainwright, St. Louis
Cardinal pitcher. And
Jennifer Aniston-yes,
my wife knows.
As COO, Eby is intent on building high-quality
network services to best meet the needs of Vast
Broadband and Vexus Fiber customers. And the
markets those customers are in continue to grow,
with the Texas-based provider recently inking a
deal to build a citywide fiber-based network in
Albuquerque. Under Eby's guidance, the operator
is also rapidly expanding in Texas, recently lighting
up in Nacogdoches and Pampa. Eby came to Vexus
through Clarity Telecom, which he helped co-found
with Jim Gleason and Keith Davidson.
Q&A
BIGGEST ROADBLOCK IN FIBER EXPANSIONS?
Pole Attachments (period)
MY BEST IDEAS COME WHEN... I'm driving or
showering.
MY BIGGEST IRRATIONAL PHOBIA: All snakes are
bad. ●
FREE FOR ALL
Farhad Massoudi
Founder & Outgoing CEO
Tubi
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HOMETOWN: Los Angeles
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: Golden State Warriors
I WANT 30 SECONDS IN AN ELEVATOR WITH: Nelson Mandela
Delivering free premium content to users might sound crazy,
but under Massoudi's leadership Tubi saw nearly 30% revenue
growth in fiscal 1Q23 and a 45% rise in viewership yearover-year.
Fox Corp. acquired Tubi in 2020 and it has proven
so valuable it just announced plans to create a new Tubi
Media Group to house its digital standalone businesses- a
testament to everything that Massoudi built and delivered
on. He's sticking around through June as Fox gears up to
name a new CEO for Tubi Streaming.
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Q&A
PICKLEBALL OR TENNIS? Tennis
FAVORITE PLACE YOU'VE EVER VISITED?
Capetown, South Africa
LAST TV SERIES WATCHED: " Ted Lasso "
PODCAST OR RADIO OR AUDIOBOOK? Audiobook ●
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