Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Barry Diller tells the origin story of one of the most transformative innovations in television history: the made-for-TV movie. At just 24 years old, working at ABC, he pitched the idea of making original movies for television — not reruns from theaters — when every colleague thought it was folly. He explains how he spent three years reading the entire William Morris file room as a teenager, giving him a foundational education in the entertainment business, and how ABC chairman Leonard Goldenson's unexpected support launched a format that would make Diller's career.
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Barry Diller tells the origin story of one of the most transformative innovations in television history: the made-for-TV movie. At just 24 years old, working at ABC, he pitched the idea of making original movies for television — not reruns from theaters — when every colleague thought it was folly. He explains how he spent three years reading the entire William Morris file room as a teenager, giving him a foundational education in the entertainment business, and how ABC chairman Leonard Goldenson's unexpected support launched a format that would make Diller's career.
#tv #movies #abc
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Episode debuted nationwide in 2026.
![Stephen A. Smith [Preview]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/koUnhh8BWlU/mqdefault.jpg "Stephen A. Smith [Preview]
More than 20 years after first interviewing him on a high school radio show, Graham Bensinger reunites with ESPN star Stephen A. Smith — this time with rare, behind-the-scenes access. Graham follows Stephen A. from the First Take studio in New York to the headquarters of Straight Shooter Media, and inside his private Miami home — a space he rarely opens to anyone. During their time together, Smith reflects on family loss, his ESPN firing and comeback, and his growing political aspirations — including why he says he’d only consider the presidency.
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