Interviews

April 2008 Since its launch in 1988, YTV has become a powerhouse in the Canadian kids’ business. An active supporter of locally commissioned content, the channel has also been a significant acquirer of international programming over the years. Available in …

April 2008 Shanghai Media Group (SMG) has become a go-to partner for many international organizations looking to expand into the lucrative Chinese media market. Formed in 2001 after the merger of various Shanghai-based radio and television stations, the company is …

April 2008 As a child, Martha Stewart developed a passion for cooking, gardening and home-keeping. As an adult, she began a successful catering business, which led to her first book, Entertaining. She eventually founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, a multimedia …

April 2008 A gifted communicator, Professor Simon Schama has instructed, illuminated and inspired through his lectures and his books. He has taught history and art history in the most hallowed halls of higher education: Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard and currently at …

April 2008 As broadcasters around the world face increasing pressure to deliver ratings, they avoid taking risks on new ideas, preferring shows that have already been hits in other countries. This penchant for the tried and true has buoyed the …

April 2008 John Reith, the founder of the BBC, believed that broadcasting should be a public service that enriched the intellectual and cultural life of the people of the U.K. He established the famous trinity of aims the broadcaster should …

June 2008 CTC Media was founded in 1989 by the American entrepreneur Peter Gerwe. It was the year the Berlin Wall came down, marking the end of Communism. But the Russian television landscape was still operating under the Soviet system …

April 2008 Since 2004, Rede Record has been working overtime to take on TV Globo’s dominance in Brazilian media, particularly with its slate of drama productions. Its efforts have paid off, with Record gaining ground in the ratings and recently …

April 2008 A&E Television Networks (AETN) has created a number of brands that have resonated with viewers and consumers around the world, like The History Channel, The Biography Channel and Crime & Investigation Network. It also has the type of …

June 2008 The leading Brazilian broadcaster, TV Globo, keeps building on its success, not only in its domestic market but also internationally, through its content-distribution arm and a channel seen in five continents. Ricardo Scalamandré, the general director of Globo TV …