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Barry Diller is one of the most successful media titans in history. As CEO of Paramount Pictures, creator of the Fox Network and CEO of InterActiveCorp (IAC), Diller revolutionized the media industry.
His meteoric rise is a classic Hollywood success story. A college dropout, Diller’s ambition propelled him up the ranks of ABC network and into the Chairmanship of Paramount Pictures where he oversaw the classic television shows Laverne and Shirley, Taxi and Cheers. Following the success of a series of blockbuster movies, including Grease and Raiders of the Lost Ark, Diller left the studio to run the Fox Network overseeing breakout programming that turned the financially troubled network around. But Diller wanted to build an empire and set out to chart his own course. He later purchased a stake in QVC and went on to buy the Home Shopping Network.
While many of his contemporaries were indifferent to the Internet, Diller embraced it wholeheartedly. He founded IAC and purchased some of the web’s most prestigious real estate, including Match.com and Expedia. By 2005 Barry Diller was one of the highest paid executives with an annual salary of $295 million.
His meteoric rise is a classic Hollywood success story. A college dropout, Diller’s ambition propelled him up the ranks of ABC network and into the Chairmanship of Paramount Pictures where he oversaw the classic television shows Laverne and Shirley, Taxi and Cheers. Following the success of a series of blockbuster movies, including Grease and Raiders of the Lost Ark, Diller left the studio to run the Fox Network overseeing breakout programming that turned the financially troubled network around. But Diller wanted to build an empire and set out to chart his own course. He later purchased a stake in QVC and went on to buy the Home Shopping Network.
While many of his contemporaries were indifferent to the Internet, Diller embraced it wholeheartedly. He founded IAC and purchased some of the web’s most prestigious real estate, including Match.com and Expedia. By 2005 Barry Diller was one of the highest paid executives with an annual salary of $295 million.
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The Mailroom Mogul
With the help of Danny Thomas, the father of his good friend Marlo Thomas, Barry Diller started his career in the mailroom at The William Morris Talent Agency. He spent four years learning the business of Hollywood that propelled him to the top of the media industry.
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With the help of Danny Thomas, the father of his good friend Marlo Thomas, Barry Diller started his career in the mailroom at The William Morris Talent Agency. He spent four years learning the business of Hollywood that propelled him to the top of the media industry.
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Television
Diller revolutionized the television industry when he convinced his bosses at ABC to produce its own made-for-TV movies. The internal ABC productions saved the network millions of dollars. Diller, with the help of colleague Michael Eisner, went on to green-light original series including the hit Happy Days.
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Diller revolutionized the television industry when he convinced his bosses at ABC to produce its own made-for-TV movies. The internal ABC productions saved the network millions of dollars. Diller, with the help of colleague Michael Eisner, went on to green-light original series including the hit Happy Days.
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Films
Barry Diller took the helm of Paramount Pictures and proved how a "TV guy" could successfully run a major motion picture studio. Diller’s tough management style and a demand for perfection initiated a string of movie hits including Saturday Night Fever and Beverly Hills Cop.
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Barry Diller took the helm of Paramount Pictures and proved how a "TV guy" could successfully run a major motion picture studio. Diller’s tough management style and a demand for perfection initiated a string of movie hits including Saturday Night Fever and Beverly Hills Cop.
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