Interviews

For years, Cartoon Network has been offering fun, sometimes goofy, always action-packed animated series attracting boys in droves, both to the linear channel and to the website. But in the last few months, following changes and additions to the schedule, …

October 2008   American Idol is the quintessential tentpole program. It took the country by storm, sparking “water-cooler” debates across the nation, becoming FOX’s highest-rated show and propelling the network to first place among the coveted 18-to-49 demographic. Cecile Frot-Coutaz, …

 October 2008 Carol Mendelsohn is the first to admit that she watched way too much TV when she was a child, but all those hours spent absorbed in story lines and characters have certainly paid off. As executive producer and …

October 2008 By Anna Carugati Just about every preschooler knows Thomas, Bob and Barney. They’re not passing acquaintances at the playground or relatives they see on weekends. Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder and Barney are among the top brands …

October 2008 In July, UTV Motion Pictures cracked the list of the top 20 film distributors in the U.S., thanks to the success of its hit Bollywood feature films. The studio, a division of the Mumbai-based UTV Software Communications, has …

December 2008 MTV was one of the first international channel brands to stake its claim in Asia’s pay-TV landscape. And it learned early on that the key to connecting with Asian youth was in delivering international fare with a healthy …

December 2008   Any conversation about Asia’s media industry would be incomplete without a mention of STAR. A pioneer in the region, having first launched in 1991, STAR now reaches more than 300 million viewers in 50-plus markets and has …

December 2008 The offices of the Media Development Authority (MDA) of Singapore were consolidated at one location this year, in a complex named Fusionopolis. The government-backed initiative was set up as a central hub for Singapore’s science, technology and media …

October 2008 This year, SUPER RTL not only celebrates its tenth year as the market-leading TV channel for children in Germany, it also continues on its path toward diversifying its revenues and successfully migrating its content to the online world. …

October 2008 The beautiful images and footage offered up by National Geographic’s magazine and channels adapt themselves easily to the type of short-form content that is ideal for websites and mobile phones. Add to that the factual accuracy that characterizes …