“Barry stirs the pot and he sees the future.”
NBC programming boss Ben Silverman, on why he’s leaving to join Barry Diller’s IAC Interactive Corp.. The two media honchos, who participated in Coins2Day Brainstorm Tech in California last week, are plotting a multi-media production company, which will be their third venture together. It’s been a bumpy two years since NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker brought Silverman on board. Still, says Coins2Day‘s Richard Siklos, NBC could be a backer or partner in the new venture. Sony could be involved as well.