Interviews

Between the new dramas and comedies produced for NBC’s re-vamped prime-time schedule, classic shows and some of the hottest hits in the U.S. cable market, Belinda Menendez, the president of NBC Universal International Television Distribution, has a wide variety of …

In the seven years since it was established, MarVista Entertainment has evolved from simply selling third-party programming to producing and distributing a wide variety of genres. Known as a leading supplier of TV movies and family fare, MarVista has built …

As managing director of content and production at BBC Worldwide, Wayne Garvie is responsible for securing the best possible programming, whether by investing in independent production companies or overseeing BBC Worldwide’s production activity. The company has wholly owned studios in …

  This interview was originally published in the MIPTV 2010 edition of TV Kids.   For 25 years the BBC has been providing children’s programming as a dedicated branded block—a block that was so successful it was spun off into …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2010 issue of TV Europe.   With some 20,000 hours of programming in its catalogue, encompassing entertainment, factual, drama, comedy and lifestyle, FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has something for just about any channel and …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2010 issue of TV Asia Pacific.   The past year has seen tremendous growth for Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific. In February, the company picked up a majority interest in the Hindi-language entertainment …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2010 issue of World Screen.   Canada’s Shaftesbury Films has long been known for its live-action youth programming. Over the last several years, however, it has made a name for itself in prime-time …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2010 issue of World Screen. Michael Eisner has overseen some of the most popular movies and TV series ever made, first during the early part of his career at ABC and Paramount Pictures, …

This interview was originally published in the MIPTV 2010 issue of World Screen.   A leader in catch-up TV, BBC’s iPlayer allows viewers in the U.K. to find and play programs from the past seven days and watch them online. …

  This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2010 issue of World Screen.   Liberty Global is the largest cable company outside the U.S., with operations in Chile, Europe and Australia, reaching some 15.2 million video subscribers, 6.7 million broadband …