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FBN’s Liz Claman with Matt Blank, Showtime chairman and CEO, on Showtime’s transformation and newfound success.
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And it writing cable TV you locked in C channels and shows go front edgy hip to also grams.
Rarely DC that rehearse but one cable channels living proof.
But can make keep the trend going -- -- -- -- live at the national cable show box in the first on fox interview with the CEO of the channel making it happen list.
And that channel is show time -- of the C word.
-- Dexter.
CEO is about like who really.
Has been at the Helm to make this from the as a percent sorry -- an also ran channel 21 of the hottest premium channels.
And the statistics look good for you guys.
They look great list of those -- parents -- you and I hope you remember that this time last spirits those commitments new show homeland and it's going to be a gigantic hit.
And how name is Paul plant by the white pictures right up here cleric gains the big star lot of people are picking as their favorite show.
It is an assistant terrific for us an -- -- -- had that much.
So things are great attention.
Some great stuff about the ratings ratings this year has been wonderful growth the second season shamelessly -- we launched.
-- -- back in January that -- -- very anxious for the second season episodes coming behind.
The eighth season of weeds on July 1 and and homeland index during Enron not September.
So -- season of weeds and Dexter sevenths -- Iraq.
OK so let's say is they might be getting long in the tooth and that you've got to start thinking about what else in the pipeline.
We have a bunch of things in the pipeline a couple of terrific pilots.
We have a cloud -- -- none of this is this afternoon but -- masters -- about the lives.
A we'll ray Donovan -- we have driver Hollywood private -- -- I hope for both of those numbers things hopefully coming behind them.
Well showtime has just been.
Really Smart at meetings and -- programming suddenly now.
But companies like Netflix and original series you've got -- cult members don't work for you guys doing -- -- new black about women in prison.
Do you find yourself now competing for top writers and critics talent and creativity.
Just the opposite I think the success of our program is bringing people through some time that they know that.
If you got a shuttle launch and you can launch -- behind -- -- behind -- homeland behind it was that's terrific advantage.
And you don't -- have whenever we're asked about others doing original programming I think it's important to say that.
It's not a scarce natural resource.
There's thousands of people out there won't make and it's great show the real trick is making itself picking that -- wanted -- having been there that's something we've seen have been very successful.
Well about playing presiding over -- -- you guys that has been the only premium pay channel network to show growth.
Viewership seven years street analysts ridiculously -- will be looking forward to the masters and Johnson settled let's say are gonna pop pop pop up out of thank you very -- as you.
That's the length of showtime and you know that's what you see around here big ideas but.
I would I'd like this -- little bit with Matt you know there there is sort of the big battle to -- the talent you guys for the big shows everybody's got a favorite showtime shut down -- have.
