Steve Burke Quotations

I've had people accuse me of being too tough of a grader. But my job is to paint reality versus telling people what they want to hear.

Historically, NBCUniversal had brilliant people, but some of them didn't do a very good job of working together.

People in the movie division hate the people in the cable group... Ultimately, you work for NBCUniversal, not Bravo or Syfy.

The best businesses that all of us have in the entertainment business are cable content channels, which have a dual revenue stream.

The good news is people are watching more video than ever before; they're just watching in places that often aren't rated and aren't monetized.

There are movies and TV shows I wish we didn't make, sure, but we're in the business of creating things that are not all going to work.

You don't get a chance to buy a company like NBCUniversal unless it's not doing well.

You really can create a lot of value by putting content and distribution together, particularly if the content is cable content.

I'm a very competitive person... I've run 12 marathons! I kayaked around Manhattan 29 miles in October! I ran the Berkshire Hathaway 5K! And I want every part of the business to compete - and play to win.

People have more options to watch quality, professionally produced video than ever before, and they are using those options - whether it is DVR, Netflix or Hulu.

People would say, 'You can't say negative things about the company.' But you have no credibility if you can't tell people that they need to do better.

Hockey I think is going to change and evolve tremendously in the next two years,

We're all so busy with our families and work. There never seems to be enough time.

We work a lot against the no-huddle offense in practice. For whatever reason today, (the no-huddle offense) did cause some problems for us. But it wasn't something we were unprepared for.

We think this is a pioneering move. There is a coming future where time-shifting on multiple devices will become more prevalent.

The players knew their assignments. (Central Michigan) came out and made plays. We didn't.

ESPN is in such a league of its own, and has established such a strong brand, it would be impossible for us to compete with ESPN even if we wanted to, ... What we're trying to do with Outdoor Life is add to it and make it a better channel.

Offering a family tier to our customers is one more step in Comcast's efforts to provide a broad array of family-friendly programming.

once you get behind a sport, you can bring it to a new level.

This is about making (OLN) better than it is today.

A lot of these towns have been working together. Everyone's aware of the regional implications.

It's a unique opportunity, ... Hockey will change and evolve tremendously in the next two years with brand new technology.

If it happens, which I predict it will, I'm sure the rest of the industry will follow.