The Entire D6 Interview With Time Warner’s Jeff Bewkes (3 of 4)
by Kara Swisher
Posted on July 23, 2008 at 2:35 AM PT
We’re posting all the interviews from the sixth D: All Things Digital conference that took place in late May.
Unfortunately, due to issues too complicated to go into, we have to post all the D6 interviews in several 15-minute parts (I know, I know).
But–as many readers have requested–they will all be available in their entirety over the next weeks in this column.
Here’s Part 3 of 4 of an interview I did with Time Warner’s CEO, Jeff Bewkes.
(I will be posting one video part of the discussion with Bewkes every day this week through Thursday.)
As you will see, Bewkes is a live wire, sassing me about the hard time I was giving him about the rough road AOL has had as a Time Warner (TWX) property.
In this video, Bewkes talks about the digitization of its HBO premium cable channel and also its television and movie businesses and the making of original content online.
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Comments
Mr. Bewkes doesn’t seem to have space in his perspective of TW to accommodate the notion that some his brands have lost their edge and therefore their appeal — and as a result that there is clearly room for improvement.
Listening to him explain his point of view reminds me why small creative new entrants will always have an edge on the bigger legacy players. Denial at TW creates opportunity for others.
Posted by David H Deans at July 27th, 2008 at 5:37 am