the moderator for our content creation panel, the editor in chief for television at variety cynthia littletonst of the family, the chairman and ceo of showtime networks incorporated, matt blank. amcpresident and ceo of networks incorporated, josh. and the co-chair of media networks and anne sweeney. >> thank you all for coming out. i really appreciate it. we were all talking backstage and listening to everybody that was speaking before us, it is a avary of new ways to watch programming, new ways for viewers to engage in programming and literally, i realized it boils down to those two things. programmingwatch and new ways for viewers to engage in programming. as programming how has this explosion of platforms and opportunities, how has that changed your job? how has it change the name of what -- nature of what you do? >> we all realized that the consumer has taken control and they're not giving it back. every new technology that comes forward is something that we have to integrate into the way we're thinking about distributing our content and also what happens to our content when it appears on

the moderator for our content creation panel, the editor in chief for television at variety cynthia littletonst of the family, the chairman and ceo of showtime networks incorporated, matt blank. the president and ceo of amc networks incorporated, josh. and the co-chair of media networks and anne sweeney. >> thank you all for coming out. i really appreciate it. we were all talking backstage and listening to everybody that was speaking before us, it is a avary of new ways to watch programming, new ways for viewers to engage in programming and literally, i realized it boils down to those two things. new ways to watch programming and new ways for viewers to engage in programming. as programming how has this explosion of platforms and opportunities, how has that changed your job? how has it change the name of what -- nature of what you do? >> we all realized that the consumer has taken control and they're not giving it back. every new technology that comes forward is something that we have to integrate into the way we're thinking about distributing our content and also what happens to our content

the moderator for our content creation panel, the editor in chief for television at variety cynthia littletonmily, the chairman and ceo of showtime networks incorporated, matt blank. the president and ceo of amc networks incorporated, josh. and the co-chair of media networks and anne sweeney. >> thank you all for coming out. i really appreciate it. we were all talking backstage and listening to everybody that was speaking before us, it is a -- a of new ways to watch dizzying a ray of new ways to watch programming, new ways for viewers to engage in programming and literally, i realized it boils down to those two things. new ways to watch programming and new ways for viewers to engage in programming. as programming how has this explosion of platforms and opportunities, how has that changed your job? how has it change the name of what -- nature of what you do? >> we all realized that the consumer has taken control and they're not giving it back. every new technology that comes forward is something that we have to integrate into the way we're thinking about distributing our content and also what

the moderator for our content creation panel, the editor-in-chief for television at variety, cynthia littleton♪ [applause] >> and now the rest of the panel. the chairman and ceo of showtime network's incorporated, matt blank. [applause] the president and ceo of amc networks incorporated, josh sapan. and the cochair of disney media networks, anne sweeney. ♪ >> thank you. good morning. thank you all for coming out, i really appreciate it. um, we -- just as we were all talking backstage and listening to everybody that was speaking before us, it is just a diying array of few ways to watch programming, new ways for viewers to engage in programming and literally as i'm trying to keep track of all the acronyms, i realize that it, essentially, boils down to those two things; new ways to watch programming, new ways for viewers to engage with programming. as programmers, how has that explosion of platforms and opportunities, how has that changed your jobs? how has it changed the nature of what you do? >> well, i think we all realize that the consumer has taken control, and tear not giving it back -- the

the moderator for our content creation panel, the editor in chief for television at variety cynthia littletonow the rest of the family, the chairman and ceo of showtime networks incorporated, matt blank. the president and ceo of amc networks incorporated, josh. and the co-chair of media networks and anne sweeney. >> thank you all for coming out. i really appreciate it. we were all talking backstage and listening to everybody that was speaking before us, it is a avary of new ways to watch programming, new ways for viewers to engage in programming and literally, i realized it boils down to those two things. new ways to watch programming and new ways for viewers to engage in programming. as programming how has this explosion of platforms and opportunities, how has that changed your job? how has it change the name of what -- nature of what you do? >> we all realized that the consumer has taken control and they're not giving it back. every new technology that comes forward is something that we have to integrate into the way we're thinking about distributing our content and also what happens to our