
“We are taking epic, audacious programming swings with much bigger budgets aimed at a broader audience; developed and produced with literally the very best storytellers in the world.” Courteney Monroe
By Valerie Milano
Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 8/22/16 –
Exec de Jour’ – Courteney Monroe (CEO of National Geographic Television Networks)
Tagline: Live Curious
Mission: To become the world’s leading destination for premium science, adventure, and exploration programming.
Franchise Players: The Story of God with Morgan Freeman, Startalk
Significant new programming: MARS, Gender Revolution w/ Katie Couric
Multi-platform profile – Not discussed
Hard Numbers:
NGC has ordered 20 more episodes of Startalk
Beginning this fall NGC will reduce its commercial load up to 50 %