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John Hendricks
Founder and Chairman
Discovery Communications
 
April 2005

WS: When you first started thinking about the Discovery Channel, what was your vision for it?

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WS: How important have the international channels been to the growth and the prestige of the company?

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WS: For a long time, the word "interactive" was bandied about quite a bit. What appealed to you about the thought of providing your viewers with interactive services?

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WS: As you come up with new ideas, and as technology advances, how does a company figure out what consumers want and, more important, what they are willing to pay for?

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WS: In the realm of interactivity and new technologies, what would you like to offer?

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WS: The advertising community has responded very well to your bouquet of channels.

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WS: Do you feel that television has lived up to its potential to inform and inspire and entertain, or has it fallen short?

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