{"id":5267,"date":"2016-10-31T11:49:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T15:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/video-interview-with-mtgs-merrily-ross\/"},"modified":"2016-10-31T11:51:10","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T15:51:10","slug":"video-interview-with-mtgs-merrily-ross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/video-interview-with-mtgs-merrily-ross\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview with MTG\u2019s Merrily Ross"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: Merrily Ross, who has a wide buying remit as VP of formats and content development at Modern Times Group (MTG), met with <em>TV Formats<\/em>\u00a0to discuss what she\u2019s currently on the lookout for.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 690px;\">\n \t                <div style=\"padding-top: 56.2504%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video data-video-id=\"5165326309001\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-account=\"1120308147\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-player=\"default\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-embed=\"default\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-application-id \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"video-js\" \n\t\t\t\t\tcontrols=\"\"\n                    loop autoplay\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\"><\/div><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1120308147\/default_default\/index.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Ross has firsthand insights into the types of formats that are working best in today\u2019s market and, in particular, what\u2019s working well on the channels that she buys for. 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