“Barry stirs the pot and he sees the future.”
NBC programming boss Ben Silverman, on why he’s leaving to join Barry Diller’s IAC Interactive Corp. . The two media honchos, who participated in Fortune Brainstorm Tech in California last week, are plotting a multi-media production company, which will be their third venture together. It’s been a bumpy two years since NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker brought Silverman on board. Still, says Fortune‘s Richard Siklos, NBC could be a backer or partner in the new venture. Sony could be involved as well.