[The following is a transcribed phone conversation that Khan Manka, Jr. wanted posted on his Chairman’s Blog. Per his request, this is unedited – so I apologize for any unseemly language.] Hello from Cannes! Earlier today, I gave the keynote address at MIPCOM and now…
[The following is a transcript of Khan Manka, Jr.’s keynote address at MIPCOM 2012. A disclaimer: Mr. Manka arrived late and was unable to have his speech entered into the TelePrompTer so his prepared remarks were not given.] MIPCOM 2012 – KHAN MANKA, JR. KEYNOTE ADDRESS…
Herb Allen’s Sun Valley Conference – 2012 Day 1 – Day 2 – Day 3 Over the past few days, I have received several emails saying “Come on, Khan, you goddamned prick – where is your fucking write-up of Day 3 of the Herb Allen suckfest?…
Herb Allen’s Sun Valley Conference – 2012 Day 1 – Day 2 – Day 3 ————————- “One pill makes you larger And one pill makes you small And the ones that mother gives you Don’t do anything at all Go ask Alice, when she’s ten feet…
Good morning. This afternoon, I will be leaving for my house in the Seychelles and probably won’t return until after Labor Day. (Quick reminder: Labor Day is not a Holiday at Manka Bros. – this was my father’s thing for some reason and I will…
As I said last year (and every year), this town is dead until after Labor Day and it’s pointless for someone like me to still be here working. So… I’m leaving this afternoon for my house in the Seychelles and will return on September 7th….
… at least not until after the investigation of sexual harassment is complete. If it turns out he is completely innocent and didn’t do any of the fucked up shit that is leveled against him – I just may reconsider and offer Stevie Mac a…
So the idiots at Disney have decided to let Steve McPherson “resign”. (As an aside, my great friend Bob Iger is NOT included as one of the “idiots”. Bob, with whom I just had a truly bizarre week with at Herb Allen’s Sun Valley Retreat,…
Bob Iger and I are on different schedules. This morning, at about 4:30a.m.(!!), Bob Iger called me while hanging from his gravity bar. (He said he likes to hang upside down about two hours in the morning to get the blood flowing into his head.)…
Yesterday, I was shocked to learn that Oren Aviv was fired as President of Disney Motion Picture Productions. While I have never met Mr. Aviv personally, I have heard that he is an excellent cribbage player (and you all know how much I admire good…