Recently added articles from Video Age International:
Tango to the tune of the L.A. screenings.
May 01, 2009; ... The L.A. Screenings are not only a vital part of the U.S. studio schedule, but also an important, albeit informal market for Latin American TV companies --one that is on par with NATPE in terms of significance. Last year's event saw roughly 35 (out of 81 total) Latin distribution companies ...
Forum Brasil to tackle Latin America mis-cooperation.
May 01, 2009; ... This year, the 10th annual Forum Brasil, which is considered to be one of the major TV trade events for the Latin American TV industry, will take place at the Transamerica Expo Center in Sao Paulo, a new venue located just a stone's throw away from the previous one (the Frei Caneca ...
Nets return to trusting pilots, hoping for more ad credit.
May 01, 2009 ... As L.A. Screenings 2009 rolls around, industry insiders are speculating as to which of the roughly 80 pilots that have been commissioned thus far will get picked up. But this time, around, the question is not limited to how many pilots the networks will pick up, but which types of shows ...
Argentine TV faces South Cone challenges.
May 01, 2009; ... The problem with Latin America's South Cone is not just the second consecutive paternity claim against Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo, but also a long list of challenges, least of which is the scandal that rocked Paraguay's capital city, Asuncion. Dominated by Argentina, ...
MSO puts subs on Internet diet.(World)
May 01, 2009 ... Time Warner Cable Inc., one of the U.S.'s largest cable MSOs, has proposed a new "consumption-based billing" system that it will test this summer to address the soaring usage of high-speed Internet. In its tiered-pricing trials, the company will offer basic service of one gigabyte of Net ...
SAG, studios in agreement.(World)(Screen Actors Guild)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... Following nearly a year of battle, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has finally reached a tentative agreement with U.S. studios for a new labor contract, putting an end to a war that has shaken up the entertainment industry during one of the worst economic crises in years. The ...
French download law rejected.(World)
May 01, 2009 ... French politicians have rejected a bill that proposed that people caught illegally downloading music three times would be cut off from the Internet. The legislation, which had been backed by French president Nicolas Sarkozy as well as France's film and record industries, would have set a ...
VideoAge stories syndicated int'lly.(World)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... When a news story appears in either our Video Age Issue, VideoAge Daily or VideoAge Online, it is possible that it will be syndicated in more than 16 other publications in the U.S., Canada, Central America and Europe. Stories are also being circulated by ...
Fox won't pay for 3D.(World)(three dimension)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... With the growing popularity of 3D films, Hollywood studios and movie theaters are now squabbling over who should foot the bill for 3D glasses. Thus far, it's been the studios forking over the money to theaters that use the technology. But Fox wants to shift the charge to exhibitors in time ...
RAI has new bosses.(World)(Radio Televisione Italiana)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... Italy's state-owned broadcast organization, RAI, has a new board, chairman, director general and deputy director general. The appointment of second-tier management, i.e., news directors and network chief, is currently in the works. The new upper management structure ...
Skype up in the sky for e-Bay.(World)(Skype Technologies S.A.)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... In 2005, e-Bay Inc. spent $2.6 billion to purchase Skype, a software application that allows consumers to make domestic and international phone calls and conduct teleconferences over the Internet. The thinking at the time was that an Internet calling and video service would help buyers and ...
TiVo's DVR to rewind Nielsen.(World)
May 01, 2009 ... TiVo, a firm that made it easy for viewers to fast-forward through commercials, has now revealed a plan to help stations sell them. The company will directly challenge Nielsen, whose ratings data provides the basis for most ad sales, with Stop/Watch Local Markets. The plan calls to ...
Piracy ruling does not scare pirates.(World)
May 01, 2009 ... In late April, a Swedish court gave four men behind the Pirate Bay torrent-tracking website a one-year prison sentence and awarded $3.6 million in damages to major U.S. studios and record labels, including Fox and Warner Bros. Although Pirate Bay is just one of the many websites ...
Famous quotes.(World)
May 01, 2009 ... A study published in 2006 indicated that "56 percent of all MBA students cheated ...
Mart Sans Les frills, but with plenty of thrills.(MIP--TV Review)
May 01, 2009 ... It was a wet MIP--wetter than usual--with more rain than most could bear. Despite the precipitation, it proved to be a good market--trimmed of the frills, but with its fair share of thrills. With fewer people looking for new gigs, most folks focused on the business at hand, except for ...
Altas y bajas registradas a traves de los anos.
May 01, 2009; ... Todo el mundo ha sido testigo de una America que en el 2001 comenzo la primera de las dos cadencias presidenciales de George W. Bush con la tragica y parcial destruccion de Wall Street v concluyo en el 2008 con la dramatica crisis en Wall Street. En ambos casos todo el planeta ha pagado ...
El secreto mejor conocido de Europa: AGICOA.
May 01, 2009 ... Ultimamente su presencia es sentida en todas partes, en MIPTV, lo fue en MIPCOM y en d AFM del ano pasado, pero es dificil de ser encontrado o visto. Podemos ver sus avisos publicados, pero los mismos no tienen informacion para contactarlos. No estan registrados en las guias de las ferias ...
Neutralidad en la Net.
May 01, 2009 ... En el American Film Market (AFM) del ultimo ano produjo mucho ruido la noticia de que el recientemente Presidente -electo- Barack Obama se haya pronunciado a favor de la neutralidad en la Net en los EE. UU. (Internet desregulada). Jean Prewitt, CEO de IFTA (Independent Film and TV ...
2009-10 network commissioned pilots.(Los Angeles Screening 2009)
May 01, 2009 ... ABC Comedy The Bridget Show A talk show host gives up her show for a guy, only to be dumped Canned About friends who are all fired from their jobs on the same day Cougar Town Centers on a newly single ...
Who's screening.(L.A. SCREENINGS 2009)
May 01, 2009 ... 20th Century Fox TV Distribution Fox Studios 10201 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles Tel. (310) 739-5079 * AETN International Mayra Bracer, Jeffrey McGraw, Sean Cohan, Christian Murphy Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1712 ...