Interviews

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM ’09 issue.   As one of the largest broadcasting companies in the world, TV Globo in Brazil faces a unique challenge: it wants to take advantage of all the advancements technology has to …

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM ’09 issue.   Neil Cavuto has covered some of the most important business stories of the last two decades, including the 1987 stock-market crash, the Enron scandal, and, more recently, the many failing …

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM ’09 issue. A rising star at Disney Channel, the 17-year-old Selena Gomez started performing at a very young age. Today, her series Wizards of Waverly Place, about an “ordinary” Manhattan family of wizards …

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM ’09 issue.     Lee Bartlett joined ITV from FOX Broadcasting last year, and as managing director of ITV Studios he is in charge of all of the broadcasting group’s British and international …

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM ’09 issue. In July 2008, India’s already crowded channel landscape welcomed a new player: Colors. A joint venture of Viacom and India’s Network18 Group, the channel set out to target viewers aged 15 …

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM ’09 issue. ESPN is the leading sports entertainment company, featuring a portfolio of more than 50 multimedia assets. It launched its flagship network in the U.S. in 1979, and quickly proceeded to roll …

  This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM ’09 issue.   A pioneer of the digital video recorder (DVR), TiVo helped revolutionize the television-viewing experience by giving customers the ability to record shows and play them back at a more …

  This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM ’09 issue.   Offering the best shows, from animated series featuring lovable characters in endearing story lines to documentaries about children in real-life situations, the Milkshake! block on Five has won the …

This article originally appeared in the NATPE 2010 issue.   The president of Fox Television Studios.   From the acclaimed U.S. cable series Burn Notice and Saving Grace to co-productions such as Mental, Fox Television Studios (FtvS), headed by Emiliano …

This article originally appeared in the ATF ’09 issue.   Earlier this year, FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) named Jon Penn as its CEO for the Asia Pacific. The move was part of the company’s shift toward a more regional structure, with …