Recently added articles from Video Age International:
L.A. Screenings: present uncertain, future unsure.
Jun 01, 2008; Milano, Valerie ... This year, the U.S. TV network upfronts--the New York events that precede the U.S. studios Screenings in Los Angeles--began on Monday, May 12 in the midst of a rainstorm. Whether it s a sign of things to come remains to be seen. The fact is, though, that this year's upfronts and L.A ....
Telenovelas continue reign at DISCOP.
Jun 01, 2008; Somers, Erin ... The enduring popularity of telenovelas in Central and Eastern Europe will ensure that Latin soaps will again be a hot commodity at this year's DISCOP market, which has added the "East" moniker, considering that the DISCOP brand has now expanded into Africa with a market set for 2009. ...
Is there a future for program syndication?
Jun 01, 2008; Jenkins, Bob ... Is there a future for international program syndication in view of VoD and other digital marvels? That might seem like a peculiar question, but it is not as outlandish as it might first appear. Increasingly, major content producers are vertically integrating by owning their own ...
What stops formats from being made: money, tech.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Formats, it seems are everywhere. But are there some that cannot be done? And have there been any great ideas that were too difficult or just too much before their time? If it is true that money makes the world go round, then, for quite some time now, formats have been the ...
Canada airs TV fees to PM ear.(World)
Jun 01, 2008 ... A fight between Canada's cable industry and two of its national TV networks has landed at the country's Prime Ministers office, with both sides pleading their cases directly to Stephen Harper. Canadian TV networks CTV and Global want to start charging cable and satellite ...
CNN sued for criticizing China.(World)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Time Warner Inc.'s CNN and one of its commentators, Jack Cafferty, have been sued for $1.3 billion by a Chinese citizen and a U.S. citizen who claim they were defamed by remarks that the TV net said were aimed at Chinas government. The lawsuit--which asks for "$1 for every ...
Power PR firm launches Web TV.(World)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Up-and-coming media talents now have a chance to win major contracts, thanks to Edelman Studios, a new program created by powerful New York-based public relations firm, Edelman. On April 28, the company launched a branch that connects talented amateur content creators with big-name ...
Sarkozy-ing French TV.(World)(president Nicolas Sarkozy)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... In January, French president Nicolas Sarkozy announced plans for what some are now calling a "French BBC" by banning advertising on public television. In fact, last summer, Sarkozy's advisor even visited the U.K. to study the BBC. Media tycoons, including Martin Bouygues, owner ...
German B'caster loses revenue.(World)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Germany's largest private broadcaster, ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, which runs the Sat 1 and Pro7 channels, reported the biggest decline in revenue in company history. In the first quarter of 2008, the value of the company's stock plummeted 28 percent to 9.75 euros and earnings dropped 25 ...
Singapore TV fined for gay show.(World)
Jun 01, 2008 ... In April, Singapore's Media Corp TV Channel 5 was fined for airing a show that featured a gay couple and their baby in a way that "promotes a gay lifestyle," according to the city-state's media regulator. The Media Development Authority (MDA) fined the channel 15,000 Singapore ...
Spike Lee, Nokia in mobile movie.(World)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Nokia is teaming up with U.S. director Spike Lee to create a short film made up of videos shot on mobile phones. The film will be a collage of three five-minute videos, all pertaining to the theme "humanity." Lee, who recently directed Inside Man and When the Levees Broke, joined the ...
L.A. welcome U.K.'s colonialists.(World)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Tinseltown honored its British population during the last week of April, with its annual Brit Week celebration. For the second year in a row, the festival paid tribute to the contributions of Hollywood transplants from the U.K. Sponsored mainly by U.K.-based Virgin Megastores, the event ...
Regulators to bow to Murdoch?(World)
Jun 01, 2008 ... As he nears the completion of a deal to acquire Newsday from the Tribune Company, Rupert Murdoch seems poised to pose the first challenge to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) recently adopted media ownership rule. Even before the Newsday deal, Murdoch had been ...
Letters to the editor.(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2008; Berman, Andrew ... I enjoyed your article "Arrested Development" at MIP-TV. Excellent reading! Andrew Berman TMS Entertainment, Encino, CA I've been hoping to run into something similar to your magazine for years; detailed and professionally written and focusing on the ...
Famous quotes.
Jun 01, 2008; Sassoon, Vidal ... "The only place where success comes before work is in a dictionary." Vidal Sassoon ...
Hollywood drama behind the 1930s production code.
Jun 01, 2008 ... HOLLYWOOD'S CENSOR Joseph I. Breen & The Production Code Administration [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Today, the Production Code that policed morality in motion pictures from 1930 to 1968 looks like plain old censorship. By modern standards, the rules governing ...
Key acquisition executives.(L.A. SCREENINGS 2008)
Jun 01, 2008 ... ARGENTINA Artear: Walter Sequeira, Bernardette Del Mas Playboy: Ariel Taboada Telefe: Claudio Villaruel, Bernarda Llorente, Julian Rodriguez Montero AUSTRALIA Foxteh Stephen Baldwin, Jamie Campbell, Deb Darby, Duane Hatherly, Brian ...
Who's screening.(L.A. SCREENINGS 2008)
Jun 01, 2008 ... 20th Century Fox TV Distribution Fox Studios 10201 W. Pico Blvd., Beverly Hills Tel: (310) 369-8870 Adness Entertainment Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 914 Alebrije Entertainment Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1711 ...
2008-09 season's new series.(L.A. SCREENINGS 2008)
Jun 01, 2008 ... By International Distribution Company CBS PARAMOUNT INT'L TV 90210 (CW) Production Team: Gabe Sachs, Jeff Judah, Mark Piznarski Format: One-hour drama Contemporary spinoff of the Aaron Spelling classic. Harper's Island ...
L.A. Screenings PhotoPlay.(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fireworks' Diana Zakis and Saralo MacGregor screening at their Santa Monica, CA office. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CCI Entertainment's Federico Vargas [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DIC Entertainment's Dan Waite ...