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APRIL 2012/MIPTV EDITION
Publisher Ricardo Seguin Guise
departments WORLD VIEW
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GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
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A note from the editor.
By the International Academy’s Bruce Paisner. VIEWPOINT
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By Reed MIDEM’s Laurine Garaude.
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IN THE NEWS
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SPOTLIGHT
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MILESTONES
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New shows on the market. Starz’s Chris Albrecht. Seven’s Tim Worner. Andy Kaplan on 15 years of AXN. In the stars.
Executive Editor Mansha Daswani
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special report
UPFRONT
WORLD’S END
Editor Anna Carugati
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ALL THAT DRAMA
Editor, Spanish-Language Publications Elizabeth Bowen-Tombari
This special report on the new golden age of television includes interviews with Mad Men’s Matthew Weiner, Homeland’s Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, Boardwalk Empire’s Terence Winter, Downton Abbey’s Julian Fellowes, NCIS’s Mark Harmon and Gary Glasberg, Touch’s Tim Kring and Kiefer Sutherland, House’s David Shore, Person of Interest’s Jonathan Nolan, The Killing’s Piv Bernth, Revenge’s Mike Kelley, Borgia’s Tom Fontana, Missing’s Ashley Judd and Lilyhammer’s Steven Van Zandt.
one-on-one
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HOME BOX OFFICE’S RICHARD PLEPLER AND MICHAEL LOMBARDO
The premium pay-TV network’s co-president Richard Plepler and president of programming, Michael Lombardo, talk about their continual search for distinctive and genre-defining content. —Anna Carugati
FOX NETWORKS GROUP’S DAVID HASLINGDEN
As the president and COO of Fox Networks Group, David Haslingden oversees a broad portfolio that includes the FOX International Channels bouquet globally. —Anna Carugati
CHERNIN ENTERTAINMENT’S PETER CHERNIN
After his long, distinguished run at News Corporation, Peter Chernin established his own production company, which has already put itself on the map with hits like New Girl and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. 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.
—Anna Carugati
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World Screen
Editorial Assistant Marissa Graziadio Online Director Simon Weaver Production & Design Directors Meredith Miller Lauren Uda Art Director Phyllis Q. Busell Sales & Marketing Director Cesar Suero Business Affairs Manager Terry Acunzo Sales & Marketing Assistant Vanessa Brand
Contributing Writers Chris Forrester Bob Jenkins Juliana Koranteng Mihir Shah David Wood Copy Editors Grace Hernandez Susan Rae Tannenbaum
in conversation
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Executive Editor, Spanish-Language Publications Rafael Blanco
Senior Editors Bill Dunlap Kate Norris
on the record
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Contributing Editor Elizabeth Guider Special Projects Editor Jay Stuart
—Elizabeth Guider & Anna Carugati
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Managing Editor Kristin Brzoznowski
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Editorial Intern Haley Howell
Ricardo Seguin Guise, President Anna Carugati, Executive VP & Group Editorial Director Mansha Daswani, Associate Publisher & VP of Strategic Development
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