Jason Kilar Quotes

The plate tectonics of media have shifted where NBC had to become a new media company from an old media company.

From the time I signed on to 'The Following,' things have already vastly changed in the entertainment world in general. It's an adjustment for me.

There's a real difference now in what you can get out of film and the rise of digital platforms.

Broadcasting's best days lie ahead as both an engine of local economies and as an integral part of tomorrow's technological world.

To say the Internet is the death of books and movies is like saying someone invented a new, more efficient kind of cup and it heralds the death of coffee - a new improved form of carrying something, which is essentially what the Internet is, should be helpful to our business.

We're going to see a lot of companies that have been portals of entertainment become producers.

When television came out, there was concern it would kill radio.

TV didn't kill radio, it just added something new to the mix.

There are literally tens of thousands of very good content providers in the world that don't distribute their content through TV channels.

As one of the first creators on YouTube, I've been fortunate to sit in the front row, witnessing the remarkable evolution of digital media. The experiences and knowledge I've been afforded are invaluable, and I'm excited to take that skill set, together with Endemol Beyond, to build a reliable, reputable business.

We saw simply distribution was changing, content, premium content, premium stars; we're going to be able to do more in the world as it evolves.

Television is obviously changing; the way we consume media is changing, so I think it's natural that we are going to try different styles.

Going from three TV channels to broadcast TV to cable to talk radio; obviously the online explosion has changed things.

I'm a great believer in new technology and I think new technology is very scary for newspaper companies.

Look, the media are trapped by changes in the technology and business of their industry.

We cannot escape that Hollywood is in the middle of a wave of technological change. The current angst over all the implications of new entertainment technology is nothing new.

If you could position the best platform media company around the world with the best content, we could get explosive growth.

Entertainment, really, is a dying industry.

'Content is King,' and with more screens needing entertaining content now than at any time in history, that statement is truer than ever.

As content creators, we're benefitting YouTube every day. YouTube couldn't do what they do without us, so do not underestimate your power.

The best businesses that all of us have in the entertainment business are cable content channels, which have a dual revenue stream.

Movable type seemed magical to the monks who were illuminating manuscripts and copying texts. Certainly e-books seem magical to me.

The original idea was to make it easy to publish content on the Web and find an audience. What we learned from publishers is that the thing they want the most is more readers and more revenue.

The stories about broadcast dying or it being overtaken by cable have stopped. Same goes for the stories about the Internet hurting our business.

New York's niche is content, and content is becoming more valuable. Just think about what is more valuable: MTV or the cable system that you use to get MTV? Howard Stern or the radio station you use to listen to him? Ultimately, technology becomes a commodity, and content - real, true branded content - becomes more valuable.