Diller has been a major force in American entertainment and business for more than half a century.

He helped reshape television decades ago by creating ABC's groundbreaking movie of the week,

went on to lead Paramount Pictures during a golden era of blockbuster filmmaking,

and later launched the Fox Broadcasting Company disrupting the TV landscape yet again. Today, his digital empire

spans travel, home services, and online dating with companies you know, like Expedia, Angie,

and Match under his umbrella. He's also known for his longtime marriage to fashion icon Diane von

Furstenberg. I recently spoke with Diller about his remarkable

journey and the surprising personal revelations in his candid new memoir, Who Knew? Barry Diller,

welcome to the News Hour. Thank you. This memoir, some 10 years in the making, spans decades of your

life at the center of entertainment and media. What

compelled you to write this book now? It's not now. I've been writing it forever, what seems like

endlessly forever, but it's really because I thought, I know something of my whole life has

been involved in telling stories. And I thought, this is just a good story if I can tell it and if I

could tell it true. So that's why I tried to do it.

And probably didn't even commit to publishing it until fairly recently. I thought I'd maybe never

publish it. But here it is. Really? Why is that? The idea of never publishing it?

Well, my wife, who's been her brand for her whole life, said, you know, this is going to be

enormously exposing. And for somebody who's been kind of private this whole life, why would you

want to do this? Maybe you should do this after you're dead. I said, well, guess what? After I'm

dead, I really won't have anything to do with it. And I'd rather have some agency here.

You know, in the beginning of the book, you really recount your rise from the mailroom at

William Morris to reshaping, ultimately, Hollywood and digital media.

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