TVE Check-in—Turner’s Legg Talks About What’s to Come
By | January 22, 2013
As cable continues to make TV Everywhere strides, we checked in with TVE guru Jeremy Legg, Turner’s svp, business development and multi-platform distribution. “TV Everywhere has really moved from being a project to just the way business is done,” he said. He weighed in on where he thinks TVE is headed this year and what needs to be done.
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