The insane true story behind MTV

MTV Hitlist. MTV. MTV. MTV. MCD. MTV. You grew the company from zero to billions in revenue. Yeah. We were a high margin money machine. It was sort of the height of the cable TV revolution, which began to deteriorate in the early 2000s with the digital revolution. You helped create South Park, Chappelle Show, Stephen Colbert. Jimmy Kimmel on you got a start there. Bill Maher got his TV starred on Comedy Central. You're recruited by Steve Jobs. Same with Geffen, who is one of the most successful media business guys there ever is. You uh I think made an offer to buy Facebook. Is that right? Yeah, we were the first people. We went back and forth and we put a bit on the table and they turned us down. How big what was it? It was like one point seven million billion, excuse me. When you were like trying to spot winning people or creatives, was there like a common theme? Yeah, well.

I feel like I can rule the world, I know I could be what I want to I was trying to think of the way that I could introduce you. Tom helped found MTV. Which

important networks when I was raised. Like going home and watching TRL at like three three thirty was like the greatest thing ever. But then you also owned B H one. Comedy Central, which meant you helped create South Park Chappelle Show. John Stewart's um The Daily Show. The Daily Show Stephen Colbert. We had Jimmy Kimmel on and I mean he got his start there. Bill Maher got his TV start on Comedy Central. Yeah, it goes on and on and on. And then also

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