A cadre of top television executives shared how they dealt with the last 15 months of the pandemic during an hour-long conversation at the ATX Festival. Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content, HBO …
A cadre of top television executives shared how they dealt with the last 15 months of the pandemic during an hour-long conversation at theSarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content, HBO Max, Lisa Katz, President, Entertainment Scripted Content, NBCU Television and Streaming, Tina Perry, President, OWN, Karey Burke, President, 20th Television, Jana Winograde, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks and outgoing President, Original Programming, Starz Christina Davis gave tips about how they...
Aubrey said that she’s spent a lot of time this year thinking about people’s mental health. She said that she wants to ensure that her staff take a proper break and that listening is important. “I think there’s been a cultural change for the past year. When we come out of this, people are going to be more thoughtful when it comes to others, vacations, sick days and taking care of a child. I think that will be one of the best things to come out of this, we’ll all be more grounded and thoughtful,” said Perry.
Davis, who Deadline revealed earlier this week was leaving Starz, said that she’s taken a more “conscious approach” to anxiety, particularly having started her job during Covid. The group also highlighted the industry’s increasing push for diversity, particularly in light of the killing of George Floyd and the social movement that followed.
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