Interviews

May 2007 By Anna Carugati Sony is one of the world’s best-known brands. The name conjures up images of TV sets, laptop computers, digital cameras, not to mention the ever-popular PlayStation. The Japanese media giant is also home to Sony …

April 2007 By Anna Carugati Are newspapers a dying breed? Many in the media world think so, claiming that in ten years’ time or even less, printed dailies will have disappeared; replaced, for better or for worse, by journalism on …

April 2007 By Anna Carugati Time Warner is the biggest media company in the world. It is the home of such renowned worldwide brands as Warner Bros., CNN, HBO, Cartoon Network, AOL and many more. Jeffrey Bewkes, Time Warner’s president …

April 2007 By Anna Carugati It’s one of the largest media companies in the world, but it’s not based in New York or Los Angeles or Tokyo or any other major metropolitan area. With headquarters in suburban Gütersloh, Germany, Bertelsmann …

April 2007 By Mansha Daswani In much the same way as the peer-to-peer site Kazaa revolutionized the music world and Skype shook up the telecommunications industry, the new online content platform Joost is looking to turn the television-viewing experience on …

January 2007 In 1993, Ricardo B. Salinas, one of Mexico’s most successful entrepreneurs, bought two national licenses and some run-down broadcasting equipment from the Mexican government. What resulted were Azteca 13 and Azteca 7, two networks that turned the Mexican …

January 2007 By Anna Carugati Visit just about any toy store and chances are you’ll see a whole range of Nickelodeon-branded products, from Dora dollhouses to SpongeBob SquarePants video games to Blue’s Clues toys and books. Leigh Anne Brodsky, the …

January 2007 By Anna Carugati It’s hard enough for a network to get one runaway hit in one season, but three is nearly impossible. Not for ABC, which has Desperate Housewives, Lost and Grey’s Anatomy, all produced by its sister …

January 2007 By Anna Carugati It seems that anywhere you turn these days you can see people enjoying content in some new—often portable—way. On laptops, cell phones, iPods, while on vacation, on public transportation, in doctors’ offices, and even at …

January 2007 By Anna Carugati Organizações Globo is a powerhouse in Brazil and its businesses stretch across numerous media, including the daily newspaper O Globo; radio; publishing; feature films; the pay-TV company Globosat; the cable operator Net Serviços; Central Globo de Produção, better …