Interviews

April 2007 By Mansha Daswani Just two years ago, BitTorrent was the bane of Hollywood. The peer-to-peer file-sharing software developed by Bram Cohen in 2001 became, for some time, the easiest way to rapidly download film and television content online—albeit …

April 2007 The landmark deal in October 2005 between The Walt Disney Company and Apple’s iTunes Store that made television shows available for online purchase and download was a clear sign that television had changed forever. Disney has remained front …

April 2007 By Anna Carugati After becoming a billionaire through the sale of his company Broadcast.com to Yahoo!, Mark Cuban took a bet on television—not conventional TV, but high definition—and cofounded HDNet and HDNet Movies. As outspoken as he is …

June 2007 By Mansha Daswani Charles Falzon knows a thing or two about building a successful kids’ property. As president of Gullane Entertainment for many years, overseeing such properties as Thomas & Friends, Falzon led the delivery of more than …

June 2007 By María Teresa Alvarado Marcos Santana is recognized as an expert in the telenovela business. He spent two decades at Tepuy International, a leading producer and distributor of high-end telenovelas. In addition to its other productions, Tepuy distributed …

April 2007 By Anna Carugati Founded by former Vice President Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, Current is the first TV network created by, for and with young adults. In fact, since it launched, on August 1, 2005, Current has been …

June 2007 By Anna Carugati If you are looking for a modern-day Renaissance man, you need look no further than Robert Halmi, Sr. A tremendously prolific producer, he has made more than 200 movies and mini-series through his company RHI …

April 2007 By Anna Carugati As media companies large and small experiment with the new-media world, looking for the best and most remunerative ways of offering programming to viewers, NBC Universal has already found several. Beth Comstock, the president of …

By Mansha Daswani April 2007 NBC has been able to regain some of its luster among the coveted 18-to-49 demographic this year, and much of that turnaround is due to Heroes, a show about a group of ordinary individuals who …

May 2007 By Maria Teresa Alvarado Grupo Televisa is not only the market leader in free TV and pay TV in Mexico—it is also the largest producer of Spanish-language product in the world. It operates four free-TV channels that reach …