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| Jeff Zucker |
Barry Diller is trying to create a TV experience for the
future, through IAC’s backing of streaming Internet service Aereo. Jeff Zucker,
CNN’s new president, is trying to reinvent a cable network whose best days have
been in the past.
In a wide-ranging conversation at the Wall Street Journal's D: All Things Digital
Confab guided by
Walt Mossberg, Diller contended that Aereo is not trying to kill the business
of broadcast networks, but rather spur a movement to a more open distribution
of programming. Diller also reiterated that buying Newsweek was a mistake, and
that it belongs in the hands of a company that focuses exclusively on
publishing.
Zucker, for his part, answered tough questions about
reporting inaccuracies and a focus on what some in the news business consider
to be fluffy news events as CNN looks to boost ratings. (Zucker’s comments
start at 10:00 minutes into the video.)
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