Interviews

October 2008 Channel 4 is a hybrid broadcaster, one that could only exist in the U.K.’s diverse television landscape. It is owned by the government, and as such its primary purpose is to fulfill its public-service remit, which requires that …

October 2008 With several popular shows, including Dexter, Californication and NCIS, generating considerable demand among international broadcasters, not to mention the mega-hit CSI franchise, CBS Paramount International Television’s president, Armando Nuñez Jr., is quite bullish about worldwide distribution opportunities. WS: …

October 2008 YouTube requires no introduction. Just about everyone who has a computer and Internet connection has either visited or uploaded their own clips to this extremely popular video-sharing site. Simply put, YouTube has revolutionized the way people view and …

October 20, 2008 President & CEO National Geographic Ventures The golden frame logo is one of the most recognized in the world. For decades, readers have associated it with National Geographic Magazine, and in recent years with its sister TV …

October 2008 Executive Producer and Head Writer The Bold and the Beautiful When The Bold and the Beautiful hit the airwaves in 1987, it brought a new look to soap operas. Slick and glossy, depicting the world of high fashion …

October 2008 Michael Eisner has indisputably been one of the dominant figures in the entertainment industry. He began as a page at the NBC studios in New York and was later hired by the programming department at CBS, where he …

October 2008 With its MTV Networks division constantly churning out programming that appeals to children, teens and young adults, and the Hollywood studio Paramount Pictures making movies for all age groups, Viacom is a content powerhouse whose product stretches across …

October 2008 Discovery Communications’ bouquet of more than 100 networks stretches around the globe to 170-plus countries and territories and reaches 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers. President and CEO David Zaslav is well aware of the value of Discovery’s many assets, …

Börnicke spoke to World Screen before his resignation in September 2008. After its launch, in 1991, Premiere experienced some difficult times establishing its presence in the extremely crowded German TV landscape, one with more than 30 free-TV channels plus two very …

April 2008 With its four networks—Canal J, Tiji, Filles TV and Gulli—Lagardére Active has become the dominant player in the French kids’ channel business. In the cable and satellite landscape, young viewers can start out by watching Tiji, progress to …