Interviews

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2014 issue of TV Europe. British screenwriter Simon Donald wanted to make a film about a violent crime that takes place in an isolated community in the Arctic—until he told his friend Patrick Spence about the concept. Spence, who heads up Fifty Fathoms—a …

PREMIUM: Herbert G. Kloiber, Tele München Group’s (TMG) chairman, and Herbert L. Kloiber, the company’s managing director, speak to World Screen about the kind of programming that is best suited to today’s multiplatform world. WS: Tell us about your production business. What do you have in the pipeline? HGK: Our …

PREMIUM: Director-General Thomas Bellut explains to TV Europe how ZDF has been reaching out to younger viewers on the main channel and online. TV EUROPE: ZDF had strong ratings in 2014. What contributed to such good performance and how have ratings been so far in 2015? BELLUT: Indeed, ZDF was …

UKTV CEO Darren Childs tells TV Europe about what has been driving the television company’s growth. TV EUROPE: What has been driving UKTV’s growth? CHILDS: It’s been driven by the audience. One of the things we track and monitor is our share of commercial viewing—comparing ourselves to our commercial counterparts …

CEO Tim Davie highlights BBC Worldwide’s key accomplishments in the last year and sees potential for growth in several areas. WS: What has been some of BBCWW’s best-selling content? DAVIE: Core brands like Dancing with the Stars and Doctor Who have continued to go from strength to strength. In the …