Interviews

October 2007 By Anna Carugati Back in 1982, long before British viewers even knew what a remote control was, Channel 4 hit the British TV scene with a fresh, sometimes irreverent, often innovative alternative to the more traditional program offerings …

October 2007 By Mansha Daswani The peer-to-peer global broadband platform Babelgum created quite a bit of buzz when it launched earlier this year, announcing a deal with the acclaimed director Spike Lee, who used the service to broadcast his previously …

December 2007 With its parent company based in Japan, Sony Pictures Entertainment was an early mover in Asia, launching the Hindi-language SET brand in India and rolling out the AXN action-adventure channel, among other networks, in addition to selling its …

December 2007 By CONTACT _Con-3F4A1850B c s l Mansha Daswani In the last few years, Dori Media Group has emerged as a significant force in the telenovela business. The company, headquartered in Israel, has been busy doing finished-program and format …

October 2007 By CONTACT _Con-3F4A1850B c s l Mansha Daswani Firmly established as one of Scandinavia’s leading production-and-distribution firms, Zodiak Television has spent the last year actively expanding its reach into new markets. It has set up a dedicated office …

December 2007 By CONTACT _Con-3F4A1850B c s l Mansha Daswani While most of the major U.S. media companies have spent the last year or so playing catch-up in the Asia Pacific, News Corporation has been busy extending its lead. The …

December 2007 By Mansha Daswani With its strategic location in Asia, Singapore is positioning itself as the region’s media capital, and leading that initiative is the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA). The regulatory body’s mandate includes bolstering the country’s …

October 2007 Greg Ricca joined Discovery Communications earlier this year when the company’s new president and CEO, David Zaslav, was undertaking a broad restructuring of the group’s operations. Ricca, who spent 20 years at Viacom building the global MTV franchise, …

October 2007 By Mansha Daswani Indian feature films have been increasingly popping up in the top-20 lists of box-office releases in the U.K. and the U.S. The Hindi-language movie business, dubbed Bollywood, has expanded well beyond the subcontinent, with a …

October 2007 By Anna Carugati Power is a leading European independent producer and distri­butor of high-quality, high-budget mini-series and TV movies. It is renowned for lavish productions with international casts, such as Henry VIII, which won an International Emmy award; …