Interviews

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2013 issues of TV Formats and World Screen. On the heels of the success of The Voice, which has been produced in more than 50 countries (and with finished-program sales to some 160 …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2013 issue of World Screen. Founded in 1895, France’s Gaumont is the world’s oldest movie studio. The company’s vice-CEO, Christophe Riandée, is relaunching its television division and leveraging the legacy, industry connections and …

Paul Dempsey, who as president of global markets at BBC Worldwide has responsibility for operations in all non-English-language territories, shares his outlook on the company’s businesses across Asia, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. WS: Why was the …

This interview appeared in the MIPCOM 2013 issue of World Screen. Today she is known around the world as Carrie Mathison, the brilliant but troubled and bipolar CIA agent in the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning Showtime drama Homeland, but Claire …

PREMIUM: Just Spee, the CEO of Endemol, talks to World Screen about managing the debt left over from the change in Endemol ownership two years ago, and looks ahead to numerous growth opportunities in several areas around the world. WS: …

This interview appeared in the MIPCOM 2013 issue of World Screen. Jeffrey Katzenberg, the CEO and director of DreamWorks Animation, shares with World Screen his vision of the future of entertainment and how digital media and technology are revolutionizing the …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2013 issue of World Screen. Known in the U.K. for his biting political satire on the BBC’s The Thick of It and its spin-off, the critically acclaimed film In the Loop, Armando Iannucci’s …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2013 issue of World Screen. Sumner Redstone, Viacom’s executive chairman and founder, famously said, “Content is king.” Never has this phrase been more apropos than in today’s digital world, as the media conglomerate …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2013 issue of World Screen.   To millions of viewers around the world, Ryan Seacrest is known in connection with American Idol. Yes, he is the host of what is arguably the most …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2013 issue of TV Europe.   There are many reasons why BSkyB is one of the world’s most successful pay-TV platforms: its vast range of movies and channels; the numerous ways subscribers can …