Interviews

November 2007 By CONTACT _Con-3F4A1850B c s l Mansha Daswani In the run-up to this year’s fall season, one of the most buzzed about shows was NBC’s new Bionic Woman. The casting of British actress Michelle Ryan in the lead …

November 2007 United Artists (UA) was founded in 1919 by Hollywood legends Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and D. W. Griffith. Their aim was to encourage and support directors, writers, actors and producers and allow them to pursue their …

October 2007 By Anna Carugati Many of Viacom’s brands are household names around the world. MTV is synonymous with “cool” across countless countries and is widely recognized for having revolutionized tele­vision. Nickelodeon redefined children’s programming with the irreverent fun of …

October 2007 In the ’60s, the American television landscape was dominated by the three broadcast networks. The multichannel world was decades away and cable television served only to physically transport the signals of ABC, CBS and NBC and a few …

April 2007 Thanks to its slightly irreverent sense of humor and diverse animation styles, Cartoon Network Europe has established itself as an entertainment destination for children in more than a dozen countries across Europe. Since its launch in 1993, the …

April 2007 In January 2006, the French production and distribution company Marathon merged with Finhera to form the Marathon Group, whose businesses include Marathon Media, Télé Images and Adventure Line. Marathon specializes in live-action series, game-show formats, animation and documentaries. …

April 2007 Since its launch in 1997, Distraction has built itself into one of the leading independent format distributors in the world. CEO and president Michel Rodrigue has recently restructured the company into six main areas: Formats, Ready-to-Air, Library, Paper …

April 2007 MoonScoop Productions, formed in 2004 from the merger of France Animation and Antefilms Production, quickly became one of the leading animation houses in Europe. With series such as Titeuf, Funky Cops and the mega hit Code Lyoko, the …

June 2007 Through its varied subsidiaries, Dori Media Group (DMG) produces novelas in Latin America and in Israel and distributes them in more than 50 countries around the world. It owns and operates TV channels dedicated to novelas in Israel …

April 2007 STAR launched in 1991 with just five channels, but today it’s the giant of the Asian cable and satellite industry, with a portfolio of entertainment, news, music and sports networks that collectively reach more than 300 million viewers …