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Written by Alex Simon Monday, December 19 2011 00:00

The Western Easterner…or Vice Versa

In the last two decades, China has grown into one of the world’s most powerful economic, social and political forces. By 2014, it’s expected to become the world’s second largest media market and, by 2020, the world’s second largest economy, thanks to a burgeoning middle class that currently numbers 115 million and growing.

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Written by Sherry Dean Curreri

Jumpstarting An Entertainment Revolution

Ben Silverman is aiming to boldly go where no media executive has gone before. Having left a two-year stint as NBC’s co-chair of entertainment, Silverman is looking beyond his roots as a successful television producer, show creator and high-powered international agent at William Morris and is in the process of creating a multi-dimensional “next generation” content company, building ideas for all distribution platforms.

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Written by Sherry Dean Curreri

Reality TC Creator & Producer

Scripted television has had to swallow a hard dose of reality ever since powerhouse producer Mark Burnett came on the scene with his mega reality hits Survivor for CBS, The Apprentice for NBC, and Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? for Fox.

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Written by Sherry Dean Curreri

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President and General Manager, History

Nancy Dubuc has transformed History. Now president and general manager of the cable network—which she has been helming since January 2007—Dubuc has creatively steered the network from one that only looked back in time to one that also shows history in the making. By launching testosterone-driven, tough-guy programming like Ice Road Truckers and Ax Men and powerful specials like “102 Minutes That Changed America,” which recently won three Emmy awards, Dubuc is responsible for green-lighting ten of the top-rated series and five of the highest-rated specials ever for the network. Under her, History’s Web traffic is up by more than 400 percent.

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Monet’s Palate 03 November 2009, 00.00 Alexis De Mond Connoisseur
Monet’s Palate
Fine Art DVD and Web Experience Impressionist painter Claude Monet left behind a legacy not only of painting but also of an exquisite lifestyle. Monet’s stunning garden at Giverny (about an hour outside of Paris), whic
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Chef: Conny Andersson 24 April 2006, 00.00 Alexis De Mond Chefs & Wine Makers
Chef: Conny Andersson
Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, a Four Seasons Property Chef Conny Andersson strolls through the Regent Beverly Wilshire’s THEBlvd restaurant, a fair distance from his less-than-illustrious beginning as a 16-year-old, t
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The Hockney Chronicles 23 June 2006, 00.00 Alexis De Mond Artists
The Hockney Chronicles
LACMA CELEBRATES DAVID HOCKNEY’S FORTY-YEAR CAREER WITH A VISUAL DIARY OF HIS LIFE For David Hockney, sharing is not just an expression of ideals and experiences on canvas—it gives meaning to the significance of sear
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A Message for the Masses 24 April 2006, 00.00 Alexis De Mond Philanthropist
A Message for the Masses
Ed Massey’s canvases are huge, but he gets a little help from some friends Along the western edge of Los Angeles’ Century City skyline rises a unique tower of color and light. To the Angeleno stuck in traffic on Olym
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Laddie John Dill 02 November 2009, 00.00 Alexis De Mond Artists
Laddie John Dill
Curator and artist Laddie John Dill is renowned for his creative crafting of light and material. But a recent show afforded him the chance to tip his hat to his more human influences. For Laddie John Dill, nepotism sho
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Into Plein Air 24 April 2006, 00.00 Alexis De Mond Galleriests
Into Plein Air
Santa Barbara painter and gallery owner Ralph Waterhouse sheds light on plein air painting As a plein air painter, Ralph Waterhouse finds his inspiration all around him. A lover of the countryside, he has found a specia
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Ralph Gilles 20 January 2010, 00.00 Alexis De Mond Createista
Ralph Gilles
President and CEO, Dodge Car Brand and Senior Vice President, Product Design 2009 was a watershed year for Chrysler, as Ralph Gilles well knows. With the bankruptcy declaration of the “old” Chrysler the creation of
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The Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, Miami 17 April 2007, 00.00 Alexis De Mond Hotelier
The Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, Miami
Art lovers may only know it for one weekend of the year, but the home of Art Basel Miami Beach has a lot to show beyond the art The Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, Miami has lived many lives over it’s 80-plus years. Desp
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