Welcome. And we are delighted to have all of you with this today. The committee gathers to examine this state of the television and video marketplace. Im glad to convened this hearing with my colleague, se senator cantwell, hours established panel of witnesses and thank them for appearing. The honorable michael powell, president and ceo of an cta the internet and television association. The honorable gordon smith, president and ceo of the National Association of broadcasters and our former colleague. Mr. David kinney, ceo of nielsen. Mr. Craig aaron, president and ceo of free press. Americans are living in the golden age of television. Weve never had more choices and access to video content. When viewers tend to be home at a certain time to watch their favorite show, they are gone. Television experience is moving away from dependence on fixed schedules, programming links and the confines of the Family Living room. With the development of overthetop technology, digital programming and s
Thanks britley ritz for that. Sorry, our lights are a little bright right there. Its almost like being outside, very bright. Im fredricka whitfield, good to see you. We begin this hour with the overseas kidnapping of an american nurse and her child. Alex was reportedly abducted thursday morning while serving in their Community Ministry in haiti. The two were taken from the organizations campus near portauprince. She is married to the director of the christian humanitarian aid group. Pa Paula Hancock is following the story for us. Reporter the charity did confirm the abduction and the details are quite disturbing. Remember, this was a nurse from New Hampshire, working for the charity. She was abducted along with her child and this was actually on what they call is the campus of this charity close to p portauprince. They said shes a deeply passionate person who considers haiti as her home and her passion. She works tirelessly to bring relief as she loves to serve the people of haiti in t
I began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . David when you graduated from college in 1981, you went to the university of pennsylvania. You then joined the company your father had started, comcast. At that time, it was a relatively small company. Did you ever, in your wildest imagination, think it would become the leading company in the Telecommunications Area . Brian we had about 20 million in revenues that year, and my father, when asked that question many years later would say, of course. And the reality is of course no way did either of us dream we would be lucky to be comcast nbc universal, sitting here with the kind of wonderful products and company we have. And i pinch myself every day. David did you ever say to your father, i dont want to join the company, i might do Something Else . What propelled you to want to join this company . Brian i
I began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . David when you graduated from college in 1981, you went to the university of pennsylvania. You then joined the company your father had started, comcast. At that time, it was a relatively small company. Did you ever, in your wildest imagination, think it would become the leading company in the Telecommunications Area . Brian we had about 20 million in revenues that year, and my father, when asked that question for many, many years later, would say, of course. And the reality is of course no way did either of us dream we would be lucky to be comcast nbc universal, sitting here with the kind of wonderful products and company we have. And i pinch myself every day. David did you ever say to your father, i dont really want to join the company, i might do Something Else . What propelled you to want to join this
I began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . David when you graduated from college in 1981, you went to the university of pennsylvania. You then joined the company your father had started, comcast. At that time, it was a relatively small company. Did you ever, in your wildest imagination, think it would become the leading company in the Telecommunications Area . Brian we had about 20 million in revenues that year, and my father, when asked that question for many, many years later, used to say, of course. And the reality is of course no way did either of us dream we would be lucky to be comcast nbc universal, sitting here with the kind of wonderful products and company we have. And i pinch myself every day. David did you ever say to your father, i dont really want to join the company, i might do Something Else . What propelled you to want to join th