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APRIL 2010/MIPTV EDITION
Publisher Ricardo Seguin Guise
departments PUBLISHER’S NOTE
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Editor Anna Carugati
Ricardo Seguin Guise reflects back on 25 years of World Screen.
Executive Editor Mansha Daswani
WORLD VIEW
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A note from the editor. GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
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By the International Academy’s Bruce Paisner. UPFRONT
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New shows on the market BEHIND THE SCENES
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House’s Hugh Laurie. IN THE NEWS
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Shine’s Elisabeth Murdoch. CREATOR’S CORNER
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industry trends
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DEMANDING VIEWERS
This special report on how on-demand is changing the way we do business includes in-depth interviews with News Corporation’s Chase Carey, RTL Group’s Gerhard Zeiler, Discovery’s David Zaslav, HBO’s Bill Nelson, Sky’s Jeremy Darroch,Tornante’s Michael Eisner, Liberty Global’s Mike Fries, Starz’s Chris Albrecht, Scripps Networks’ Ken Lowe, BBC’s Erik Huggers and Comcast’s Derek Harrar. —Anna Carugati
MARKET TRENDS
special report
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Endemol’s Tom Toumazis and Cathy Payne. 70
Shaftesbury’s Christina Jennings.
25 YEARS OF WORLD SCREEN THE SILVER EDITION
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one-on-one
WORLD’S END
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In the stars.
NEWS CORPORATION’S CHASE CAREY
The deputy chairman, president and COO of News Corporation talks about adapting traditional media assets in order to remain at the forefront of the digital world. —Anna Carugati
on the record
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Online Director Simon Weaver Art Director Phyllis Q. Busell Sales and Marketing Director Tatiana Rozza Sales and Marketing Manager Kelly Quiroz
Sales and Marketing Coordinator Cesar Suero
This commemorative special report features excerpts from our interviews with the media industry’s biggest names from the last 25 years.
E1’s John Morayniss.
Production and Design Director Lauren M. Uda
Business Affairs Manager Rae Matthew
—Anna Carugati
SPOTLIGHT
Editor, Spanish-Language Publications Elizabeth Bowen-Tombari Executive Editor, Spanish-Language Publications Rafael Blanco
NCIS’s Shane Brennan. IN FOCUS
Managing Editor Kristin Brzoznowski
RTL GROUP’S GERHARD ZEILER
Senior Editors Bill Dunlap Kate Norris Jay Stuart George Winslow Contributing Editors Lisa Haviland Grace Hernandez Bin Liu José Miguel López Spencer Sunshine Contributing Writers Dieter Brockmeyer Chris Forrester Bob Jenkins Elena Mora David del Valle David Wood
Overseeing a portfolio of 40-plus channels in 11 countries, RTL Group’s CEO is passionate about the resilience of broadcasting and the importance of high-quality content. WORLD SCREEN is published seven times per year: January, April, May, June/July, October, November and December. Annual subscription price: Inside the U.S.: $70.00 Outside the U.S.: $120.00 Send checks, company information and address corrections to: WSN INC. 1123 Broadway, Suite 1207 New York, NY 10010, U.S.A. For a free subscription to our newsletters, please visit www.worldscreen.com.
—Anna Carugati
in conversation
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AL GORE AND JOEL HYATT
Al Gore discusses his views on the media, democracy and today’s youth, and, with Joel Hyatt, talks about the latest developments at Current Media. —Anna Carugati
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