Interviews

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2010 issue of World Screen.   Lionsgate is the leading independent studio in Hollywood. Co-chairman and CEO Jon Feltheimer has successfully bet on a number of factors that have led to the company’s …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2010 issue of TV Kids.   The German company Your Family Entertainment (YFE) focuses on high-quality programming for children and families. It also puts a premium on the creative force that can be …

  This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2010 issue of World Screen.   Since ancient Greece, audiences have been enthralled by competitions. Mark Burnett has taken that love for a good challenge to new levels, creating shows that feature …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2010 issue of World Screen and TV Real.  Fox International Channels (FIC), owned by News Corporation, operates 183 wholly and majority-owned pay-TV channels, and their related online, nonlinear and mobile extensions, across Latin …

This interview originally appeared in the October (MIPCOM) 2010 issue of World Screen. He’s a brilliant diagnostician, armed with a keen intellect, Machiavellian instincts, brutal honesty and oh, yes, an addiction to Vicodin. He’s Dr. Gregory House, the complex protagonist …

The National Geographic bouquet, including the flagship National Geographic Channel (NGC), NGC HD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Adventure and Nat Geo Music, has been rolling out worldwide for many years. The company has recently increased its focus on providing …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2010 issue of World Screen.   STROKE OF GENIUS: Bruckheimer threw his support behind a forensics procedural from an unknown writer—CSI is today TV’s most successful franchise.   Film and television producer Jerry …

Last year, FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) announced it was setting up a Children and Family Entertainment division, headed by Sander Schwartz. This year at MIPCOM, Schwartz revealed the unit’s first slate of programs, one that targets a wide range of demographics, …

This interview originally appeared in the AFM 2010 issue of World Screen. As co-chairman and CEO of Lionsgate, Jon Feltheimer has pursued the successful strategy of targeting audience niches that were not served by the major Hollywood studios. As a …

The creator of The 99, Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, talks to TV Kids Weekly about the property’s move to television. The world’s first superheroes based on Islamic culture and society, The 99, are headed to the TV screen, courtesy of Endemol …