{"id":4636,"date":"2012-12-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2012\/12\/06\/video-interview-ae-networks-bob-debitetto\/"},"modified":"2016-01-20T01:24:43","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T06:24:43","slug":"video-interview-ae-networks-bob-debitetto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/video-interview-ae-networks-bob-debitetto\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview: A&amp;E Network&#8217;s Bob DeBitetto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">NEW YORK:&nbsp;Bob DeBitetto, the president and general manager of A&amp;E Network as well as Bio., discusses with World Screen the range of dramas currently in development for A&amp;E and how they fit in alongside the strong non-scripted programming brands.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><!-- Start of Brightcove Player -->  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><!--\nBy use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C \nfound at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/. \n-->  <script language=\"JavaScript\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\/js\/BrightcoveExperiences.js\"><\/script>  <object id=\"myExperience2015639617001\" class=\"BrightcoveExperience\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"width\" value=\"480\" \/><param name=\"height\" value=\"270\" \/><param name=\"playerID\" value=\"72432197001\" \/><param name=\"playerKey\" value=\"AQ~~,AAAAAELGi7M~,mh3IsSBH7a-FyPx3_zZ-vAcs9nqLxmO7\" \/><param name=\"isVid\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"isUI\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"dynamicStreaming\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"@videoPlayer\" value=\"2015639617001\" \/><\/object>  <!-- \nThis script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon\nas the line is read by the browser. 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