Interviews

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2012 issue of World Screen.   Nowhere is the phrase “The pen is mightier than the sword” more appropriate than in describing Armando Iannucci’s work. His political satire The Thick of It, for …

  This interview originally ran in the MIPCOM 2012 issue of World Screen.   Although businesses in Europe continue to be gripped by a sluggish economy, the RTL Group—the biggest TV and radio operator in Europe—holds several enticements for cost-conscious …

 This interview appeared in the MIPCOM 2012 issue of World Screen. MasterChef in the U.S. is just one cog in Gordon Ramsay’s ever-growing trans-Atlantic television-production machine. Indeed, there are several other shows—notably Boiling Point, Kitchen Nightmares and Hell’s Kitchen—that can …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2012 issue of World Screen.   Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs leads a team of agents who investigate crimes involving the Navy and Marine Corps. Mark Harmon, who has played Gibbs for nine …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2012 issue of World Screen.   When Chris Albrecht joined Starz LLC as president and CEO, in 2010, one of his main priorities was to produce high-end original programming. Having shepherded shows such …

  This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2012 issue of World Screen.   Last year, when the Fox Networks Group (FNG) was restructured, David Haslingden was tapped as president and COO of this unit of News Corporation, which has …

This interview originally appeared in the NATPE Budapest 2012 issue of World Screen.   With operations that span four continents and include free TV, pay TV, radio and production businesses, Modern Times Group (MTG) is an international broadcast group whose …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2012 issue of World Screen.   Australia’s Seven Network recently accomplished something most other networks around the world never have: it had the top ratings in every demographic in every week of the …

  AXN first launched in Asia in 1997 and has since rolled out feeds in India, Latin America and much of Europe. Its successful programming mix of high-quality, high-energy entertainment, featuring the best U.S. series and blockbuster movies, quickly expanded …

  This article originally appeared in the MIPTV 2012 issue of World Screen.   Passionate engagement—that is what HBO wants from its subscribers. A key component in eliciting such viewer loyalty has been the variety of the slate of original …