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Showtime CEO Says Hit Series Help Validate Strategy: Video

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Monday December 17, 2012 @ 2:01pm PSTTags: Dexter, Homeland, Matt Blank, Showtime

“Everyone was writing our obituary” a few years ago when Showtime cut back on theatrical films and filled more air time with original shows, CEO Matt Blank tells Bloomberg Television today. But with shows such as Dexter and Homeland setting ratings records at the network, and movies becoming more ubiquitous, “they’re not writing our obituary anymore.”

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Matt Blank Channels His Inner Rock Star

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday July 29, 2010 @ 4:00am PDTTags: Bon Jovi, Matt Blank, Matt Blank Showtime Networks, Music, Rock 'n' Roll
Nellie Andreeva

I came across this story about Bon Jovi in the Daily Mail. It is accompanied by 2 photos illustrating the longevity of the New Jersey rock band. The caption on the first photo reads: Rock Gods: Bon Jovi at the Monsters of Rock Festival in Castle Donington in 1987. The … Read More »

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Matt Blank and David Nevins Discuss The Top Executive Change At Showtime

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday June 28, 2010 @ 3:11pm PDTTags: Cable TV, David Nevins, David Nevins Showtime, Matt Blank, Matt Blank Showtime Networks, Robert Greenblatt, Showtime, TV
Nellie Andreeva

Shortly after Showtime officially announced today that David Nevins will be the network’s new entertainment president, succeeding Robert Greenblatt, Showtime Networks’ chairman and CEO Matt Blank and Nevins got on the phone to discuss the change at the helm of the pay cable network. Blank confirmed that no one at … Read More »

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