World Screen’s Top Video Interviews of 2012

NEW YORK: With our extensive slate of interviews this year, World Screen touched on every area of the media business, from the stars in front of the camera to the creatives behind the scenes to the executives in charge of exploiting shows on every platform possible. Catch up here on some of our best offerings this year.

Matthew Weiner
The Mad Men creator, who has also worked on such series as The Sopranos and Becker, talks about how the show has advanced and improved the drama genre.

Gill Hay, Beverley McGarvey, Malcolm Dunlop and John Ranelagh
Top programmers from the U.K., Australia, Canada and Norway take part in the Acquisition Superpanel—What Do Buyers Want? session in the Grand Auditorium at MIPCOM 2012.

Sarah Wayne Callies
The Walking Dead star talks about the challenges the characters face and shares her thoughts on the show’s enormous fan base and place in pop-culture history.

Emilio Azcárraga
The MIPCOM Personality of the Year discusses with World Screen’s Anna Carugati on stage in the Grand Auditorium the company’s initiatives in the U.S. Hispanic market.

Gillian Anderson
The X-Files star speaks about her serial-killer-chasing character in the new crime drama The Fall and explains what attracted her to the role.

Adriana Cisneros de Griffin
The vice chairman and VP of strategy for the Cisneros Group of Companies discusses the ways in which she is maximizing new digital opportunities at the company.

Gale Anne Hurd
The Walking Dead executive producer talks about bringing Robert Kirkman’s popular comic books to the screen, and about making the tough decisions about which characters survive.

Josh Sapan
The president and CEO of AMC Networks sits down with World Screen’s Anna Carugati at MIPTV 2012 to talk about how AMC’s stable of hit original programming has had benefits beyond just ratings.

Ted Sarandos
Netflix’s chief content officer speaks about licensing programming for its U.S. and international platforms and the move into original series.

José Bastón
The president of television and content at Grupo Televisa mentions how co-productions are among the strategies being used to ramp up the company’s English-language output.

Emilio Romano
The president of Telemundo Media sits down with World Screen’s Anna Carugati at NATPE 2012.

Bruce Boren
The VP of Televisa Networks shares his plans for growth in the U.S., Asia, Europe and other territories.

Tom Weston-Jones, Franka Potente and Christina Wayne
The stars of Copper and the president of Cineflix Studios discuss the new 1860s-set series in a special panel led by World Screen’s Anna Carugati at MIPTV 2012.

Blanca Soto, Jessica Rodríguez and Carlos Sotomayor
The star of the The Talisman, the senior VP at Univision Cable Networks and the executive producer at Univision Studios discuss with TV Latina‘s Rafael Blanco how they envision the novela of the future.

Paul Verhoeven
The Dutch director explains the cross-media, user-generated movie called Entertainment Experience and talks about making films on both sides of the Atlantic.

Steven Van Zandt
The star of Lilyhammer talks about the show and his hands-on involvement in its production.

John Morayniss
The CEO of eOne Television provides some examples of innovative partnerships that eOne has done and the flexibility required when entering deals nowadays.

Gina Torres, Meghan Markle, Sarah Rafferty, Rick Hoffman and Doug Liman
The stars and executive producer of Suits discuss the characters and reflect on the success of the legal dramedy.

Ed Bernero and Rola Bauer
The creator/showrunner of the prime-time drama Crossing Lines and Tandem Communication’s president/partner share details of the new production.

Carl Beverly
The Elementary executive producer dishes out details about the new drama series focused on Sherlock Holmes.

Roma Khanna
The head of MGM Studios’ television group and digital shares insight into the process of mining the company’s rich catalogue for concepts that can thrive in the digital space.

Christina Jennings
The chairman and CEO of Shaftesbury talks about the company’s prowess in the digital arena and plans for continued growth in that space.

Jenny Bicks
The Big C’s showrunner speaks to the delicate balance of finding humor within the series’ dramatic subject.

Bob DeBitetto
The president and general manager of A&E and Bio discusses the range of dramas currently in development for A&E.

Fran Drescher and Peter Marc Jacobson
The co-creators of Happily Divorced share insight into their personal and professional relationship.

David Ellender
FremantleMedia Enterprises’ global CEO talks about the continued success for the company in the entertainment space and the relationships it has formed in the lifestyle arena.

Jens Richter
The managing director of SevenOne International speaks about the company’s aim of bulking up its English-language productions.