My two cents.
Recently, on a plane from Los Angeles to New York City I sat next
to a graphic designer who proudly vented that, in the past few years,
she had done away with her TV set, preferring instead to . . .
Conferences & events news.(Calendar)
ANTALYA GOLDEN ORANGE FILM FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 10-19
Antalya, Turkey
TEL: (90 212) 244 5251
FAX: (90 212) 292 0337
www.eurasiafilmfestival.com
MIPCOM JUNIOR
OCTOBER 11-12
Cannes, . . .
Assn. fights outboarding.(Conferences & Events News)
Recently, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based International
Association for Exhibition Management (IAEM) released a statement
condemning "outboarding." The practice is defined as the
"creation of a . . .
List of new shows shown and not shown in L.A.(U.S. TV
SEASON)
List as of September 19. Shows in blue were announced after the
L.A. Screenings.
CBS PARAMOUNT INT'L TV 90210 (CW)
Format: One-hour drama
Contemporary spin-off of the iconic drama.
The . . .
Latin film execs sought after by trade shows.(Florida Media
Market)
The month of October is becoming a bazaar of markets. It could even
be called a market extravaganza, if one considers MIPCOM Jr. and MIPCOM
(October 11-17) as the opening salvo in France, followed . . .
Beijing reignited sports on TV. biz will
benefit.(SPORTELMonaco)
In the wake of the recent, and by all accounts successful, summer
Olympic games in Beijing (despite early talks of various boycotts), gyms
and sport centers worldwide have reported record . . .
Whose rights are they anyway?(Production & Finance)
As the business of financing content becomes ever more expensive
and complicated, it becomes necessary to involve ever more partners. But
the more partners a producer involves, the more rights they . . .
Despite all, still the best place for global business.(MIPCOM
Preview)
It falls in the fall, right at the end of most buyers' fiscal
year, yet MIPCOM it still the industry's most important market. So
important that, like a hurricane, it is knocking out all the . . .
America's TV reaches outside its borders, fuels growth.(U.S.
International Channels)
As any traveler who's spent time flipping channels in a
foreign hotel knows, U.S. TV brands are everywhere and come in many
different languages. Thanks to a plethora of well-known series, . . .
P2P no longer means piracy 2 everyone.(Technology &
Television)
Some electronic media industry experts predict the ultimate vehicle
for all communications will be advanced peer-to-peer (P2P) technology.
P2P is a simple and efficient way to share files directly . . .
IPTV gets four U.S. players and much hope.(From Broadcast to
Broadband)
When Echostar, operator of the U.S.-based satellite TV service Dish
Network, announced last October that it would be launching ViP-TV, its
own version of an IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) . . .
YouTube: a shaper of professional TV?(Social Networks)
According to newspaper reports, YouTube--the world's largest
online video community with content made by professionals and amateurs
alike from every corner of the planet--has reached up to 350 . . .
Broadcast TV to broadband TV: the trend continues.(WiMax Reaches
the U.S.)
The conversion from TV broadcast to TV broadband is getting closer
with the advent of WiMax--the next generation of mobile broadband--which
is coming to the U.S. this fall. Increasingly, . . .
Economy cools expo. will Vegas move heat it up?(Licensing Biz
Buzz)
Despite the sorry state of the economy, business was booming at the
28th annual Licensing International Expo, a three-day conference for
merchandising rights holders that was held in early June at . . .
Novelas conquer hearts, wallets of TV subscribers.(Argentine
TV)
For many years in Argentina, subscription or basic cable-satellite
TV service, was considered "alternative television": TV that
viewers paid for if they wanted to see something different . . .
The new TV buzz word: buzz marketing.(Who'da Thunk
It?)
My digital video recorder (DVR) is chock full of programs and only
the "buzz" from my friends and family seems to be able to
convince me to start watching new broadcast shows. I zip . . .
Nickeled and dimed by hotels, airlines.(Un-glamorous
Traveling)
Most people in the film and TV business would gladly do away with
the "glamour" of traveling. Just imagining a stopover at
Heathrow or Dallas-Fort Worth airport is enough to make an . . .
Filmed ent. is more than just big biz for Europe.(Europe's
Film Commissions)
Film commissions are government organizations (national, regional
and local) set up to attract the production of movies, TV programs and
commercials to their respective locations. They offer . . .
TV takes a backseat at troubled trade show.(The Promax
Story)
McMahon, Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane and political activist
Jesse Jackson delivered keynotes at this year's 53rd annual Promax
BDA conference, which ended June 19 at the New York Hilton, . . .
Market's growing pains leave attendees glowing.(DISCOP East
Review)
The NATPE-ization of DISCOP, which was held in Budapest, Hungary,
June 18-20, has started showing its effects, now that U.S.-based market,
NATPE, has finally taken over, bringing its supervisory . . .
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