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Interviews

Q&A: Hasbro Studios’ Stephen Davis

June 1, 2010

The Hub, a new joint-venture channel from Discovery Communications and Hasbro, recently announced its programming lineup. This service, which launches on October 10, wants to become a destination for children and their families by offering entertaining, empowering and enriching shows, …

NCIS’s Shane Brennan

June 1, 2010

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2010 issue of World Screen.   Seven seasons in, NCIS has quietly become American television’s top-rated drama. In September, CBS launched the spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles, which is the highest-rated of all the …

Video Interview: Cartoon Network’s Alan Musa

May 30, 2010

Alan Musa, the VP and general manager for the Middle East, Africa and Pan-Region at Cartoon Network, talks in this video interview about the plans for content creation in region, supporting Cartoon Network’s other productions outside the U.S.   Turner …

20 Years of Antena 3

May 24, 2010

This article originally appeared in the MIPTV 2010 issue of TV Europe. As the Spanish commercial broadcaster Antena 3 de Televisión celebrates its 20th anniversary, it faces the best of times and the worst of times. Of all the major …

Kevin Beggs

May 17, 2010

  President, Television Programming & Production Lionsgate   This interview was originally published in the L.A. Screenings issue of World Screen.   The leading independent in Hollywood, Lionsgate, has based its business on targeting niches that have been underserved by …

Video Interview: twofour54’s Wayne Borg

May 17, 2010

Wayne Borg, twofour54’s COO, talks in this video interview about what lies ahead for the Middle Eastern market.   The Middle East has emerged as a land of promise for many companies looking to expand their business or establish a …

Video Interview: Skywriter’s Kevin Gillis

May 11, 2010

NEW YORK: Kevin Gillis, CEO and executive producer of Skywriter Media & Entertainment Group, discusses the slate of kids’ properties the recently founded Toronto-based company is developing for the worldwide market in this video interview.   Starting up a new company …

Bill Nelson

May 10, 2010

This interview was originally published in the MIPTV 2010 issue of World Screen.   Long before the term “wherever, whenever viewing” became popular, HBO was anticipating its subscribers’ wants and needs. It pioneered on-demand television and multiplex channels as well …

Gerhard Zeiler

May 10, 2010

This interview was originally published in the MIPTV 2010 issue of World Screen.   With 45 TV channels and 31 radio stations in 11 countries, the RTL Group is Europe’s largest broadcaster. Every day, more than 200 million viewers across …

Jeremy Darroch

May 3, 2010

For more than 20 years, BSkyB has been offering its customers choice and a plethora of new services, starting with a bouquet of channels and an electronic programming guide, moving on to the famous red button that provided interactivity, and …