"We have some other shows that probably need to be replaced. This is an execution issue, and to me this is TV 101." Turner Broadcasting CEO Phil Kent during the Nomura U.S. Media & Telecom Summit on May 31, commenting on CNN's primetime ratings dive in which the net hit a 20-year low in total viewers in May "I happen to believe what they are doing is harmful both to our business and to theirs. It feels like a bite-the-hand-that-feeds-you approach, in my opinion." Walt Disney Co. chairman and CEO Bob Iger May 30 during the Sanford Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference in New York, commenting on Dish Network's ad-skipping DVR, Auto Hop, and the lawsuits resulting from it.
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