Interviews

October 2007 CBeebies’ mix of educational and entertaining shows has obviously delighted the preschool crowd in the U.K. In fact, the BBC’s service is the number-one children’s channel in the U.K., a country that has more than 20 channels targeting …

October 2007 In the 20 years it has been on the air, M6 has built up a loyal viewership by offering a mix of imported series and homegrown hits. It has often been the first among the French terrestrial networks …

October 2007 NBC Universal Global Networks is home to a number of international services: SCI FI, which specializes in science fiction; 13th Street with its action and adventure slate; the 24-hour movie channel Studio Universal; and Universal Channel, which offers …

October 2007 Programmers across Asia are well acquainted with the so-called Korean Wave—the trend has found Korean dramas popping up in prime time on broadcasters across the region. Many of these have come from the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), which …

January 2008 Almost two years after being acquired by a consortium that included Sony Corporation of America, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios re-established its worldwide distribution efforts in house. Ramping up its sales activities in 2007, the studio appointed distribution veteran Gary Marenzi …

January 2008 As Andy Heyward, DIC Entertainment’s chairman and CEO, likes to point out, he’s only had two jobs his entire life, both in the children’s business. The first was with Hanna-Barbera and the second with DIC, a company that …

October 2007 Now in its 28th year, Nickelodeon has given the world extremely successful children’s brands like Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants. Reaching some 470 million homes worldwide via channels, programming blocks, broadband services and international program sales, Nickelodeon …

January 2008 When BBC Worldwide was looking for someone to develop the BBC brand in the U.S. and build on the relationships and partnerships it had already established there, it sought an executive with extensive experience in the highly complex …

January 2008 As chairman and CEO of the Cisneros Group of Companies (CGC), Gustavo Cisneros sits atop a conglomerate whose businesses encompass media, entertainment, telecommunications and consumer products, reaching some 550 million Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking consumers in the Americas and …

January 2008 Throughout his career in television, Don Browne has always held a strong belief in the business potential of serving the U.S. Hispanic market. This dedication to the fastest-growing portion of the U.S. population reached its culmination in April …