Leslie Moonves
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Chairman of Sony Corporation Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman of Universal Music Group Doug Morris, and CBS President/CEO Leslie Moonves are seen at the 2012 at the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Paul McCartney held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 10, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
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Predicated on how well our TV divisions are doing, and how bad our movie business is ... It's pretty basic. I know there is a way we can do it better.
I don't think it was the wrong strategy; it was the wrong films ... Our corporation hasn't missed many. [CBS Films] is in the very early stages. We've only released five films and three of them have broken even. But they aren't movies that I'm proud of. I am proud of the content on CBS and I'm proud of the content on Showtime. I often say this, the TV business is a much better business than the movie business.
I don't think it was the wrong strategy; it was the wrong films ... Our corporation hasn't missed many. [CBS Films] is in the very early stages. We've only released five films and three of them have broken even. But they aren't movies that I'm proud of. I am proud of the content on CBS and I'm proud of the content on Showtime. I often say this, the TV business is a much better business than the movie business.More quotes »
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