"Just go straight to streaming; just purchase what you want and legitimately pay for what you are going to be watching, and I think that’s probably how you have to look at it now."
Despite the subscriber loss, the company's quarterly revenue actually rose 1% to $2.16 billion, up from $2.14 billion compared to the same quarter last year.
"The advantage of being on for a long time is people feel they know you if you choose to share yourself with them. If you choose not to do that, then you're doing yourself a disservice. That prevents that special relationship between you and the audience."