David M. Zaslav (born January 15, 1960) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Communications, a position he has held since January 2007. He was previously an executive at NBC Universal. Read full biography of David Zaslav →
If you look at the heritage of the cable business, if you can own a niche, you have a good chance of succeeding.
Cable is a niche business. If you can own a niche, that can be a very strong business.
One of the hardest things to do when you launch a channel is find a voice.
To this day, I'm a slave to CNBC.
People only watch six to eight to 10 channels, so if you want to be one of those channels, then you have to create content so strong that people have... →
If you could position the best platform media company around the world with the best content, we could get explosive growth.
I talk to Oprah several times a week, and I see the side of Oprah that's having the time of her life. What she's getting to do with OWN is... →
We're lucky in that channels like Science, Animal Planet and Discovery are essentially universal in terms of their appeal. If you wake up in... →
David M. Zaslav (born January 15, 1960) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Communications, a position he has held since January 2007. He was previously an executive at NBC Universal.