TRAVELERS HAVE RIGHTS
Lawyers have negotiated a $203 million settlement against British
Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways after passengers filed a class
action suit in the wake of the carriers' alleged participation in
anti-competitive behavior over fuel surcharges. The settlement will
provide $144 million for U.K. purchasers and $59 million for U.S.
purchasers who bought tickets from the airlines between August '04
and March '06, when the taro carriers exchanged information several
times over plans to increase fuel surcharges. Virgin Atlantic eventually
notified authorities of the illegal activity--and in doing so escaped a
penalty--while BA was fined last August.
RAI TRADE SCREENINGS
APRIL 2-4
Cagliari, Italy TEL: (39 06) 374-981 FAX: (39 06) 370 1343
www.raitrade.it
MIPDOC & MIP-TV
APRIL 5-11
Cannes, France TEL: (212) 370-7470 FAX: (212) 370-7471
www.miptv.com
NAB SHOW
APRIL 11-17
Las Vegas, U.S. TEL: (202) 429-3189 FAX: (202) 429-4180
www.nabshow.com
HOT DOCS
APRIL 17-27
Toronto, Canada TEL: (416) 203-2155 FAX: (416) 203-0446
www.hotdocs.ca
L.A. SCREENINGS
MAY 14-23
Los Angeles, U.S. TEL: (212) 288-3933 FAX: (212) 734-9033
www.videoage.org
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
MAY 14-25
Cannes, France TEL: (33 1) 5359 6100 FAX: (33 1) 5359 6110
www.festival-cannes.fr
NCTA CABLE SHOW
MAY 18-20
New Orleans, U.S. TEL: (202) 222-2430 FAX: (202) 222-2431
www.thecableshow.com
FORUM BRAZIL
JUNE 3-5
Sao Paulo, Brazil TEL: (55 11) 3138 4648 FAX: (55 11) 3257 5910
www.forumbrasiltv.com
BANFF WORLD TV FESTIVAL
JUNE 8-11
Banff, Canada TEL: (403) 678-1216 FAX: (403) 678-3357
www.banff2008.com
MONTE CARLO TV FESTIVAL
JUNE 8-12
Monte Carlo, Monaco TEL: (377) 9310 4060 FAX: (377) 9350 7014
www.tvfestival.com
LICENSING INT'L EXPO
JUNE 10-12
New York City, U.S. TEL: (212) 532-1660 FAX: (212) 951-6749
www.licensingexpo.com
PROMAX
JUNE 17-19
New York City, U.S. TEL: (310) 789-1509 FAX: (310) 788-7616
www.promax.tv
DISCOP
JUNE 18-20
Budapest, Hungary TEL: (33 1) 4229 3224 FAX: (33 1) 4229 3474
www.discop.com
COPYRIGHT 2008 TV Trade Media,
Inc. Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission.
Copyright 2008 Gale, Cengage Learning. All rights
reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.
NOTE: All illustrations and photos have been removed from this article.