Jeffrey Katzenberg

CEO
Dreamworks Animation SKG

Katzenberg runs DreamWorks, the largest animation studio in the world, which he co-founded with famed director Steven Spielberg and Hollywood megamogul David Geffen in October 1994. It has released a total of 18 animated feature films so far, including "Shrek," "Madagascar" and "Kung Fu Panda." Prior to co-founding DreamWorks, Katzenberg served as chairman of Disney Studios. He also previously served as president of Paramount Studios, where he was involved in such now-classic films as "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Saturday Night Fever," and "Grease." In other words, he brought you all your favorite movies in high school, and now he's making them for your kids.

Posts With Jeffrey Katzenberg

Will Zynga’s CastleVille Be Able to Top CityVille?

in Commerce on November 3, 2011 at 8:00 pm PT

Since Zynga launched CityVille nearly a year ago, it has dominated the top of the social games charts. Will Zynga’s newest ’Ville be able to top it?
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Film Titans Rush to Get Animated

in Media on July 8, 2011 at 7:00 am PT

DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.’s chief executive Jeffrey Katzenberg played down a decision by Paramount Pictures to launch a rival animation division—a move by its partner that adds to other new challenges for the animation powerhouse.

Zynga Gets Kung Fu'd Following DreamWorks Board Addition

in Commerce on May 20, 2011 at 8:41 am PT

Last month, Zynga added Jeffrey Katzenberg, the CEO and co-founder of DreamWorks Animation, to its board of directors, hinting at its aspirations to add more entertainment to its social games.

Zynga Appoints DreamWorks CEO to Board, But No ShrekVille in the Works

in Commerce on April 4, 2011 at 10:30 am PT

Zynga is beefing up its board of directors by announcing today that it has added Jeffrey Katzenberg, the CEO and co-founder of DreamWorks Animation.

Dreamworks Animation SKG CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg at D8: The Full, Uncut Video

in D8 on June 28, 2010 at 8:02 am PT

In his session with Walt Mossberg, Katzenberg spoke about the advent of 3-D, the future of the entertainment industry and his ideas on how Hollywood should adapt.

Full D8 Interview Video: DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg

in D8 on June 28, 2010 at 6:09 am PT

As promised, All Things Digital is posting the full videos from our eighth D: All Things Digital conference, held earlier this month. Here’s the interview with DreamWorks Animation SKG CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, the well-known Hollywood player whose company is at the forefront of digital animation and more.

Full D8 Interview Video: Demand Media's Richard Rosenblatt and ProPublica's Paul Steiger

in D8 on June 24, 2010 at 6:07 am PT

As promised, All Things Digital is posting the full videos from our eighth D: All Things Digital conference, held earlier this month. Here’s one of the most interesting pairings at D8–Richard Rosenblatt of Demand Media, the Google-savvy content engine, and former Wall Street Journal edit chief Paul Steiger of ProPublica, a nonprofit that produces hefty investigative pieces online and off. The debate over the future of journalism is a key one over the next several years, as new content models emerge and old ones wither.

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski at D8: Trying to Get U.S. Broadband Up to Speed

in D8 on June 2, 2010 at 1:15 pm PT

It has been a tough spring for Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski. In April, a federal appeals court found that the FCC had overstepped its bounds when it censured Comcast for violating its net neutrality principles and in so doing, called into question the agency’s authority to regulate the Internet. And in May, 282 members of Congress, from both political parties, petitioned Genachowski to suspend the FCC’s plans to reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service, a move that would put broadband under the agency’s purview and clarify its jurisdiction once and for all.
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D8 Video: DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg on 3-D TV

in D8 on June 2, 2010 at 11:23 am PT

For home theater aficionados these days, one question is top of mind: To buy 3-D TV or not to buy 3-D TV. DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg spoke about this during his D8 appearance today, saying that the industry doesn’t expect viewers to run out and replace their current TVs with 3-D versions, but does expect they will in the next few years.

DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg Live at D8

in D8 on June 2, 2010 at 9:02 am PT

“What’s better: A great 2-D movie, or the worst 3-D movie?” Stephen Colbert, host of “The Colbert Report,” put that question to DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg earlier this year, and while it was obviously a joke, it was also an entirely apt question for a guy who’s been beating the drum on 3-D for years now. In fact, you could say that Katzenberg is 3-D’s foremost evangelist.
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The D8 Site Is Now Live

in News, May 18, 2010 at 10:15 am PT

The D8 Site Is Now Live

in D8, May 18, 2010 at 10:15 am PT

Welcome Back, Steve: Apple CEO Jobs to Appear Onstage at D8

in News, April 27, 2010 at 5:01 pm PT

Viral Video: "Shrek Forever After" in 3-D (And Dreamworks' Katzenberg at D8!)

in News, April 7, 2010 at 2:26 am PT

Are You Ready for 3-D in Your Living Room? Hollywood Can’t Wait.

in Media, January 7, 2010 at 3:30 am PT