Interviews

With our extensive slate of interviews this year, World Screen Weekly touched on every area of the media business, from the stars in front of the camera to the creatives behind the scenes to the executives in charge of exploiting …

The Modern Times Group (MTG) operates a portfolio of free-TV and pay-TV services in 33 countries. While many channel programmers view over-the-top services as disruptors of the traditional methods of delivering content to consumers, MTG’s Viasat Broadcasting has not only …

As the president of international television at Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, Marion Edwards is leading the studio’s expansion into the format business. She tells TV Formats Weekly about how she is mining Fox’s deep catalogue of dramas and comedies for …

  This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2011 issue of TV Asia Pacific.   The first half of this year has been a positive one for the Filipino free-to-air giant GMA Network, with double-digit ratings gains at its flagship …

  This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2011 issue of TV Kids.   Kinderkanal, also known as KI.KA, is a leading destination for children in Germany. Owned by the German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF, KI.KA has access to …

  This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2011 issue of World Screen.   As the president of NBCUniversal International, Jeff Shell is responsible for several businesses, including international TV production and distribution and global television networks. He must also …

  This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2011 issue of TV Asia Pacific.   Since bringing CNN and Cartoon Network to the Asia Pacific in the ’90s, Turner Broadcasting System has dramatically expanded and diversified its regional business. Once …

Russia is already the fifth-largest television advertising market in Europe. TV ad spending rose to about €3.1 billion last year, according to Aegis Media, up 15 percent from 2009, and the upward trend continues. There is indeed plenty more room …

  This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2011 issue of World Screen.   With a voice that is rich, deep, mellow, sometimes unsettling, always convincing, and smooth as a glass of good cognac, Jeremy Irons is a prolific and …

  This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2011 issue of World Screen.   On the Record: James Cameron   A list of the greatest feature film directors of all time would certainly include Orson Welles, Frank Capra, Cecil B. …