Few executives have been as passionate on the subject of media deregulation as Bob Wright, chairman and CEO of NBC and vice chairman of General Electric. Wright, who has headed NBC since 1986, has argued that the rules governing TV station ownership are archaic and "silly." In anticipation of today's media ownership forum hosted by the USC Center for Communication Law and Policy, Wright spoke with The Hollywood Reporter Los Angeles TV editor Scott Collins about the outlook for regulatory changes and what that could mean for NBC and other media giants.

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