Cnn interview with john stankey at&t biography

Not so long ago, John Stankey could hardly answer when asked to name a TV show or movie that he liked.

Cnn interview with john stankey at&t biography

But the 54-year-old head of AT&T’s entertainment group — who will run Time Warner, assuming AT&T’s $85.4 billion acquisition wins federal approval, as expected — says it became clear to him in the past year or two that he had to buckle down and watch some entertainment.

“I realized I had to spend more time getting exposed to what’s out there,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter in his first interview since he was tapped July 28 to run the to-be-renamed Time Warner.

“It’s part of my work routine.” But he still doesn’t seem to have much of a list of favorites. Looking for programs to watch with his wife of 26 years, he says he’s seen all of Downton Abbey and some of Showtime’s Homeland.

But his wife is way ahead of h