Name: Nick Weidenfeld Title: Director of program development for Adult Swim Age: 29 Big Break: Meeting Williams St. Studios Senior Executive VP in charge of Adult Swim Mike Lazzo while writing a story on the cartoon block for Esquire. Two…
Names and Titles: Mike Duffy, senior VP, development, RDF USA; Tim Duffy, VP, original programming, Spike TV Ages: 34 Twin brothers Mike and Tim Duffy are rising stars in unscripted programming production. Mike is heading up development on some new…
Name: Felicia Day Title: Actress-writer-producer Age: 28 Big Break: She had a recurring role in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Who knew?: Ms. Day was a concert violinist before becoming an actor. Felicia Day operates at the epicenter of the online…
Name: Brian Buchwald Title: Senior VP, local integrated media, NBC Age: 34 Big Break: Because he was named to the NBC Affiliate Futures Committee in early 2006, Mr. Buchwald was able to co-found the NBC broadband syndication marketplace that jumpstarted…
Name: Omid Ashtari Title: Agent Age: 32 Big break: Being hired at CAA in 2000 Who knew? He is learning to play the piano. There are agents and then there are agents. Creative Artists Agency’s Omid Ashtari is the latter….
You’d think the nation’s two oldest broadcast TV networks would agree where the future of the industry lies. You’d be wrong. NBC and CBS are at odds about how best to proceed at a time when the future of the…
The current turmoil in Iran is a timely example of the challenges and opportunities facing news organizations in the multi-media world. There’s information from a breathtaking array of sources – a consequence of the connectedness of the internet age – which is…
Jessica Simpson is returning to her reality roots. The pop singer, who shot to fame based on her performance in MTV’s "Newlyweds," has signed on to host a new VH1 docuseries dubbed "The Price of Beauty." RDF USA ("Wife Swap")…