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Bob Wright Delivers Speech on Piracy

October 2, 2006

A Time of Reckoning Address by Bob Wright, Vice Chairman, GE, and Chairman and CEO, NBC Universal at a summit entitled Threatening Health, Safety, and Jobs: The True Cost of Counterfeiting and Piracy, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in …

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Ugly Betty Emerges as Top New Show of the Season

October 2, 2006

BURBANK, October 2: Ugly Betty, ABC’s adaptation of the Colombian novela Betty la fea, has emerged as the highest-rated new show of the fall season, delivering 16.1 million viewers and a 4.9 rating and a 14 share in adults 18 …

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NBC Universal Chief Dismisses Rumors of Early Departure

October 2, 2006

WASHINGTON, October 2: Speaking with reporters on Friday, NBC Universal’s chairman and CEO, Bob Wright, dismissed speculation that he is set to leave the company soon, saying that the rumors were created by the News Corporation-owned New York Post. One …

Cosgrove Hall’s Anthony Utley

October 1, 2006

October 2006 By Anna Carugati Cosgrove Hall Films is the Manchester-based animation studio that brought to life such beloved children’s shows as Postman Pat, Fifi and the Flowertots and Little Robots. While the studio specialized in high-quality animation, it mainly …

Dial M for Mobile

October 1, 2006

October 2006 As more and more viewers in Europe are watching TV shows and other content on their computers and mobile phones, a slew of companies are taking advantage of this trend. By George Winslow Mobile phones, computers and TV …

Taiwan Broadcasting System’s Yuan-hui Hu

October 1, 2006

October 2006 By Mansha Daswani The Taiwanese government is looking to radically transform the local media sector, which remains one of the most fragmented television markets in the region. Earlier this year, the government initiated the merger of two public-broadcasting …

Winds of Change

October 1, 2006

October 2006 The Netherlands’ prolific TV market has made it a preferred playground for many media companies. By Marlene Edmunds The tiny, densely packed territory of the Netherlands, with its 16.5 million people and 6.7 million TV households, has become …

An Eye on the Past

October 1, 2006

Producers are using different approaches to revisit historical events in a new slate of documentaries. By Bill Dunlap October 2006 “The only thing new in the world is the history you don’t know.” The truth of those words from former …

Far East Influence

October 1, 2006

October 2006 From martial arts and animation to documentaries and romance, Asian product is in demand. By Marlene Edmunds Asian programming is reaching more international audiences than ever before. This phenomenon is a product of both the global media economy …

ZDF Enterprises’ Alexander Coridass

October 1, 2006

October 2006 By Anna Carugati Alexander Coridass first joined ZDF in 1985, working in the legal and business- affairs departments. In 1993, he moved to ZDF Enterprises, the newly formed commercial arm of the German public broadcaster. Since then he …