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" It's hard for me to accept the argument that millennials are not watching TV. I'm not one to believe that our culture of TV consumption is changing dramatically. It's just how we consume and where we consume it that's changing. "

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" In this rapidly changing media environment, business transformations need to be closely linked to communications strategies. "

Nancy Dubuc

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Business

" We knew that bringing a level of entertainment value to the subject of history was the key to our success. "

" Obviously, there needs to be parity. I think as more women get to the top, we need to make sure that is the case. It is our responsibility. "

" We knew in our gut that History needed to be more than a timeline. "

Nancy Dubuc

Timeline

Than

" You can never rest on what you did yesterday; it's old. "

" At our core, we are a content company. That content has to be the very best. You can't be a company of this size and be doing what everybody else is doing. "

" You have to follow the consumer, and the consumer will be in control. "

Nancy Dubuc

You

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" When you meet a veteran, thank them for their service. "

" Writing a check is easy. The opportunity for real change happens when there's a person who comes to you with real passion to create a movement. "

" We need to get rid of bullying. We need to get rid of abuse. We need to get rid of harassment. We need to get rid of the casting couch. Instead, we need to build the bench. "

" There's still too much filler, copycat programming that's out there. We work so hard to pioneer new ideas, and then those ideas are just regurgitated by other networks. That's not good for anybody, I think. That's not good for our business. That's not good for our audience. "

" It's easy for the board to say, 'Well, add makeover shows.' The No. 1 show for women in the United States is 'The Walking Dead.' That's not a makeover show. "

" In Vice, I saw all of it in one. I saw a studio. I saw a content creator. I saw an agency. I saw a distributor. We want to learn from them. They're talking to a generation we're struggling to connect to as an industry. "

" My heart has always been in programming and marketing. "

" From Abby Lee Miller's intensity and her students' incredible performances to their devoted moms and its high drama, 'Dance Moms' has become one of the most compelling shows on television. "

" The best advice I give to young people starting out is choose your boss. Regardless of gender, I think it is important to have someone who supports you and lets you take risks without fear of failure. "

" I think we all have to ask ourselves, as leaders, do we have the right processes in place for complaints to be filed and for people to feel protected? "

" I interned at NBC News and had a great experience there in both New York City and Washington. After graduating, I got an entry-level production job at PBS in Boston. There, I developed the bug for programming and production. "

" When I stepped into the Lifetime role in 2010, I did a listening tour of what was going on for women in this country. There was such a parallel in Hollywood with women talking about how there are stories that are not getting made and that talented young women are not getting the opportunity to direct and write. "

" If you look at the coverage of female sports and athletics across any of the broadcasters that participate in league rights and/or sports programming, women are underrepresented, and it's a chance and an opportunity for Lifetime to support that movement and the importance of athletics and competition for girls and women. "

" In the media business and as a creative executive, if you don't take risks, you're dead in the water. Calculated risk taking is essential for success. No one said it was easy. "

" It's my job... to push people out of their comfort zones. But we got to have a reason to do it. We don't do it gratuitously. "

" I'm a big believer in picking your boss, not the job. Great people create great jobs. "

" Veterans' issues have always spoken to me. "

Nancy Dubuc

Veterans

Issues

" I'm enormously proud that I can do a deal with the National Women's Soccer League to showcase the power and passion of women athletes as positive role models, not only for my daughter but also for my son. "

" The beauty of the media business is all about what is next. You put your mistakes behind you. Learn from them and move on to the next project. Having some degree of success is integral to a risk-taking balance. "

" I would love to see more swings in areas that we haven't explored. I can't necessarily tell you what that is - I think you know it when you see it - but I think we've had a lot of the same-themed shows in broadcast, but those shows are still performing. "

" With a strong foundation in scripted programming firmly established by 'Army Wives' and 'Drop Dead Diva,' Lifetime is aggressively expanding its drama series development plate with powerful programs from creative auspices who have strong pedigrees in producing stand-out programming. "

" Lifetime never had any unscripted shows, really. It just had 'Project Runway,' which was a bit of an island. "

" If we can be changing some lives along the way, that's the holy grail on television. "