National Geographic Channels International vice president Bryan Smith led a delegation to Taiwan last year to solicit documentaries. He laid it on the line to the audience, explaining that the National Geographic Channel's goal was entertainment. "Don't try telling audiences what they should or should not be watching.
去年國家地理頻道全球執行副總裁布萊恩・史密斯率團來台徵選台灣紀錄片，副總裁開宗明義對現場的應徵者表示，國家地理頻道是一個娛樂頻道，「不要試圖去告訴觀眾他們該看些什麼，而是要去思考當一個觀眾上了一天的班回家後，你如何能夠做到不讓他轉台。」