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When FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) decided to expand into the kids’ and family programming sector, the company tapped former Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures Television executive Sander Schwartz to head up the new division. As executive VP and head of children …

With entertainment behemoths like Idols, Got Talent and X Factor, and a game-show catalogue that includes such hits as Family Feud and The Price is Right, FremantleMedia has placed its formats in nearly every corner of the globe. Rob Clark, …

  This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM ’09 issue.   Earlier this year, Endemol announced that it was acquiring the Southern Star Group from Fairfax Media. Endemol saw in the Australian production-and-distribution company an attractive library of 14,000 hours, …

Nearly everyone is familiar with Monopoly, Twister and Transformers—all popular brands from Hasbro. Not everyone knows that Hasbro, today a leader in the toy industry, was founded in 1923 by the brothers Henry and Helal Hassenfeld as a textile company. …

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM ’09 issue. Executive VP, Alternative Programming NBC and Universal Media Studios Paul Telegdy is known for his expertise in trans-Atlantic co-productions. When he worked for BBC Worldwide America, he oversaw the sale and …

Starz, LLC, consists of two main businesses, Starz Entertainment and Starz Media, and through them it provides a variety of content to consumers on several platforms: theaters, traditional linear TV channels, DVDs, and on-demand services on TV and via broadband …

Executive VP & Chief Creative Officer, International Production Sony Pictures Television With its acquisition of the Dutch outfit 2waytraffic, Sony Pictures Entertainment ramped up its international-production initiatives. As executive VP and chief creative officer of international production for Sony Pictures …

ABC’s new hit drama FlashForward was recently picked up for a full season. In the ABC Studios production, executive produced by Jessika Borsiczky, David S. Goyer and Brannon Braga, the world’s population is given a glimpse of their future and …

NBC Universal last week unveiled five refreshed global channel brands under the renamed Universal Networks International division, following a multi-million-dollar investment in repositioning the services for worldwide audiences. The company has revitalized the branding on each with newly designed logos …

He started helping out in the kitchen of his father’s restaurant when he was just a schoolboy and by the age of 16, Jamie Oliver knew he wanted to be a chef. He found his way to television completely by …