Interviews

August 2007 Tokyo-born Masi Oka is recognized by millions for his role as the time-traveling comics enthusiast Hiro Nakamura on the hit NBC drama Heroes. As such, it may be a surprise to some that prior to his Emmy-nominated role …

April 2007 By Mansha Daswani MTV Networks International has been undergoing a fair bit of restructuring over the past few months, including redirecting resources to markets with strong growth potential. Among those is Japan, where Viacom recently took 100-percent control …

April 2007 By Anna Carugati What started as two adolescents dabbling in animation as a hobby has turned into the Academy-Award-winning studio Aardman Animations. Peter Lord and David Sproxton began their partnership in high school, when they sold an animated …

April 2007 By Anna Carugati From his very first film, Brooklyn Bridge, in 1981, Ken Burns established himself as one of the world’s foremost documentary filmmakers. He fostered his signature style using original prints and photographs, and produced an impressive …

April 2007 Back in 2004, Blake and Jason Krikorian, two brothers with years of experience in convergence technologies, founded Sling Media, with the aim of empowering consumers in the digital world. Sling Media’s first product, the Slingbox, has literally transformed …

April 2007 By Mansha Daswani As the president and managing director of Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Steve Marcopoto is in charge of overseeing the kids’ brands Cartoon Network and Pogo, the news network CNN, the movie channel TCM and …

April 2007 By Mansha Daswani Studies have shown that teens and young adults are increasingly consuming media on every platform possible, from watching clips on their cell phones to downloading full-length episodes online. As such, it’s no wonder that MTV …

April 2007 By Anna Carugati As the president and CEO of the Modern Times Group (MTG), Hans-Holger Albrecht sits at the helm of the top free-TV and pay-TV operator in Scandinavia and the Baltics and the biggest shareholder in Russia’s …

April 2007 By Anna Carugati Steven Levy is a senior editor and the writer of “The Technologist” column at Newsweek. He’s spent his entire career chronicling the digital revolution, which he believes is the biggest story of our time. On …

April 2007 By Anna Carugati When film enthusiasts go to a movie directed by Ridley Scott, they know they will be treated to a visual spectacle. He took the science-fiction genre to a new level with Alien and Blade Runner. …