Friday, March 29, 2024

Interviews

Candace Bushnell

May 19, 2008

April 2008 WS: What sparked the idea for Lipstick Jungle? BUSHNELL: I started writing it at 44 and all the women I had as friends who were inspiration for Sex and the City—single women in their 30s—were now in their …

José Antonio Bastón

May 19, 2008

May 2008 In a keynote speech at MIPCOM last year, Emilio Azcárraga Jean, the chairman of the board, president and CEO of Grupo Televisa, stressed the importance of global partnerships as part of the Mexican media giant’s continued international expansion. …

Amy Pascal

May 12, 2008

May 2008 As co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), Amy Pascal not only runs the company, she is also responsible for overseeing all development and production activities at Columbia Pictures. She has overseen the hit Spider-Man franchise, the Oscar-nominated Surf’s …

Mark Kaner

May 12, 2008

May 2008 As president of Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, Mark Kaner manages some 125 people located in offices around the world, whose job it is to sell programming to broadcasters and pay-TV services worldwide, resulting in about $2 billion …

Hisashi Hieda

May 5, 2008

April 2008 Next year, Fuji Television Network celebrates its 50th anniversary of broadcasting in Japan. Over the years, the terrestrial broadcaster has become the country’s leading commercial network with a mix of drama, variety, sports, news and infotainment. Fuji has …

Christie Hefner

May 5, 2008

April 2008 Her father, Hugh Hefner, created Playboy magazine and made adult entertainment mainstream. Christie, the company’s chairman and CEO, took the globally recognized rabbit-head brand and gave it new life on TV and home entertainment, the Internet, mobile and …

Anke Schäferkordt

April 28, 2008

April 2008 Anke Schäferkordt is responsible for all the German businesses of the RTL Group and is president of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland (Media Group RTL Germany). This includes a bouquet of services: RTL Television, VOX, RTL II, Super RTL, n-tv, …

Aat Schouwenaar

April 28, 2008

April 2008 With production facilities in more than 20 countries on five continents, Endemol has become a leading producer of entertainment formats that can cross borders and captivate audiences. In fact, Big Brother, Fear Factor, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and …

Anne Sweeney

April 21, 2008

April 2008 Anne Sweeney is responsible for a media group that caters to all viewers, from the youngest, with Playhouse Disney and Disney Channel, up to fans of ABC Family and the ABC Network. Her priority is to find the …

Bonnie Hammer

April 21, 2008

April 2008 Under Bonnie Hammer’s leadership, USA Network has become the number one cable channel in the U.S. with hits such as Monk and Psych. SCI FI entered cable’s top ten thanks to the Stargate franchise and Battlestar Galactica. And …