--- title: "9 Original Programming Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Original Programming quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Original Programming sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd6/billy-eichner-2900_better_society-would-be-a-lot-better-if-people_977938.jpg" --- > [Society would be a lot better if people watched Hulu's original programming and not just 'Mozart in the Jungle,' which everyone is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/society-would-be-a-lot-better-if-people-watched-hulu-s-original/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd6/billy-eichner-2900_better_society-would-be-a-lot-better-if-people_977938.jpg) > [The whole cable-TV original programming just changed the nature of television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anson-mount/the-whole-cable-tv-original-programming-just-changed-the-nature-of/) [Anson Mount](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anson-mount/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a74/anson-mount-18459_cable_the-whole-cable-tv-original-programming_22071.jpg) > [HBO is the original subscription video-on-demand company. We were repurposing first-run movies, and then we added original programming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bewkes/hbo-is-the-original-subscription-video-on-demand-company-we-were/) [Jeff Bewkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bewkes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56e/jeff-bewkes-34577_business_hbo-is-the-original-subscription-video-o_27093.jpg) > [There are not going to be hundreds of cable networks doing original programming; they won't be able to sustain the model.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-reilly/there-are-not-going-to-be-hundreds-of-cable-networks-doing-original/) [Kevin Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-reilly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b04/kevin-reilly-11200_cable_there-are-not-going-to-be-hundreds-of-ca_2542047.jpg) > [It feels like a totally different MTV now.Now they have all their own original series, and people are talking about going back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-elfont/it-feels-like-a-totally-different-mtv-now-now-they-have-all-their-own/) [Harry Elfont](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-elfont/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/harry-elfont-28944_different_it-feels-like-a-totally-different-mtv-no_1183694.jpg) > [Obviously with the onset of cable and satellite, there are more opportunities for programming and original programming, so it creates more opportunities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-michael-hall/obviously-with-the-onset-of-cable-and-satellite-there-are-more/) [Anthony Michael Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-michael-hall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dc/anthony-michael-hall-20521_actors_obviously-with-the-onset-of-cable-and-sa_2867379.png) > [When people look at the ratings and they're bad, I think people can get an idea of "Why would they even make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-aukerman/when-people-look-at-the-ratings-and-they-re-bad-i-think-people-can/) [Scott Aukerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-aukerman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/scott-aukerman-8951_cables_when-people-look-at-the-ratings-and-they_2650447.jpg) > [The expensive ones are for Starz. No. We decided, as part of our Encore strategy, to broaden and strengthen and help focus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-albrecht/the-expensive-ones-are-for-starz-no-we-decided-as-part-of-our-encore/) [Chris Albrecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-albrecht/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc9/chris-albrecht-37043_decided_the-expensive-ones-are-for-starz-no-we-d_2256232.jpg) > [And ultimately, it's good for all of us to have more original programming on the air. Business doesn't drive the creative. So,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-tassler/and-ultimately-it-s-good-for-all-of-us-to-have-more-original/) [Nina Tassler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-tassler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/041/nina-tassler-8152_air_and-ultimately-it-s-good-for-all-of-us-t_466507.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/original-programming/#itemlist", "name": "Original Programming Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Society would be a lot better if people watched Hulu's original programming and not just 'Mozart in the Jungle,' which everyone is watching, apparently.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Billy Eichner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/society-would-be-a-lot-better-if-people-watched-hulu-s-original/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd6/billy-eichner-2900_better_society-would-be-a-lot-better-if-people_977938.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd6/billy-eichner-2900_better_society-would-be-a-lot-better-if-people_977938.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd6/billy-eichner-2900_better_society-would-be-a-lot-better-if-people_977938.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Society would be a lot better if people watched Hulu's original programming and not just 'Mozart in the…” — Billy Eichner", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The whole cable-TV original programming just changed the nature of television.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anson Mount" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anson-mount/the-whole-cable-tv-original-programming-just-changed-the-nature-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a74/anson-mount-18459_cable_the-whole-cable-tv-original-programming_22071.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a74/anson-mount-18459_cable_the-whole-cable-tv-original-programming_22071.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a74/anson-mount-18459_cable_the-whole-cable-tv-original-programming_22071.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The whole cable-TV original programming just changed the nature of television.” — Anson Mount", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "HBO is the original subscription video-on-demand company. 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