NEW YORK (Reuters) - The movers and shakers of the media industry love their music, movies and video games just as much as anybody. But how exactly do they spend their spare time?
At the Reuters Media Summit in New York this week, reporters asked each of them: "As someone in a position of power the in media business, what form of media do you consume? Are you a YouTube junkie? A serial MP3 downloader?"
Oddly enough, some executive don't partake of their own media as much you might think. And only two people mentioned the granddaddy of old-school media -- books.
Here is a sample of their responses.
RICHARD PARSONS, CEO AND CHAIRMAN, TIME WARNER
"I like music. I have iPods everywhere. I had the whole bunch of (the Warner music collection) files put on before we sold it. And I listen to (online service) AOL Music all the time. That's my form of relaxation. Jazz."
MEL KARMAZIN, CEO, SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO
"Music has never been that important to me. What Sirius channel I listen to the most in my top ten would not be a music channel. I would tell you there's business channels so I do an awful lot of stuff businesswise. I haven't been to a movie theater since, what, the 'Sound of Music'? I can't remember the last time I have gone out on a night and went to a movie theater. I love TiVo and have for a long time. I have on my TiVo all the 'Law & Order' (episodes), all of the Jerry Bruckheimer (shows, like 'CSI')."
JEAN-MARIE DRU, CEO, TBWA/CHIAT/DAY WORLDWIDE Continued...
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