One of the hardest things to do when you launch a channel is find a voice.

We’re lucky in that channels like Science, Animal Planet and Discovery are essentially universal in terms of their appeal. If you wake up in Moscow and put on the Science channel, it doesn’t feel like an American channel, it feels like their channel.

If you look at the heritage of the cable business, if you can own a niche, you have a good chance of succeeding.

Cable is a niche business. If you can own a niche, that can be a very strong business.

I talk to Oprah several times a week, and I see the side of Oprah that’s having the time of her life. What she‘s getting to do with OWN is build a team to create a brand from nothing.