Interviewed by Michelle Garforth-Venter at DISCOP 2013, Mo Abudu, CEO, Ebony Life TV talks about the long road to launching her channel and licensing the Desperate Housewives format from Walt Disney. The interview covers: her early career and what it taught her about doing things with others; the original show with MNet; the balance of local and international content on the channel; the number of people working on the channel; her views on production budgets; and the licensing of Desperate Housewives.