Poetry in motion at Abu Dhabi TV.(World)
In the 1980s, France's Antenne 2 (now France 2) found a
surprise domestic and international hit in Apostrophes, a little show
about books and writers. Now, thanks to a hit show about poetry on . . .
Bohm now SVP at NBC Universal.(World)
Pauline Bohm has been promoted to senior vice president, Marketing,
for NBC Universal International Television Distribution. Bohm, who is
based in Los Angeles, reports to Belinda Menendez, . . .
Ben Ammar goes to Italy.(World)
France-based Quinta Communications CEO Tarak Ben Ammar has acquired
control of Eagle Pictures, a leading Italian film distributor, in a deal
that is part of his strategy to establish a pan-European . . .
Apollo TV project out of orbit.(World)
Arbitron and TV ratings giant Nielsen Co. have put a stop to
Apollo, one of the most expensive and buzz-worthy market research
programs in history. The program's sole purpose had been to . . .
Sony, Sharp meet to build LCDs.(World)
Sony Corp. has announced that it will take a one-third stake in
Sharp Corp's new LCD panel factory in Tokyo. The plant, which will
cost $3.5 billion to construct, will be completed by March 2010.
. . .
Martha Stewart buys Emeril.(World)
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. "kicked it up a
notch" in late February when it bought the Emeril Lagasse
franchise. The acquisition, which cost the home-making mavens company
$45 million in . . .
Murdoch dishes out DirecTV.(World)
In February, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
approved an $11 billion deal between Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and
DirecTV Group Inc. The deal will allow Murdoch to exchange his . . .
Book exposes Spielberg's affair.(World)
Valerie Bertinelli's new book, "Losing It: And Gaining My
Life Back One Pound at a Time" (Free Press) chronicles much more
than just the actress's battle to lose weight. In her new
autobiography, . . .
WB sidesteps TV networks.(World)
Warner Bros. TV president Bruce Rosenblum recently told a group of
California's Stanford Law School students that studios like his
will soon bypass broadcast TV networks using broadband and . . .
Toshiba quits HD-DVD battle.(World)
Japan's Toshiba Corp has officially withdrawn from the
highdefinition DVD biz, conceding defeat in a vicious format war with
Sony. In February, the electronics giant announced that it would . . .
Petry chairs ATAS Foundation.(World)
Jerry Petry, executive vice president, Administration, NBC
Universal Television, West Coast, has been voted chairman of the Academy
of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation. Petry was elected to . . .
Africa: TV's last frontier. DISCOP Africa is ready.
There's a country that's more than twice the size of
California with a GDP of $300 billion, has one of the largest oil
reserves in the world, and has a population of 135 million who own over
32 . . .
L.A. Screenings in dollars & sense for Los Angeles.
Much attention has been paid to the fact that Los Angeles lost up
to $23 million a day during the Hollywood writers' strike. During
those trying times, consideration was also given to the . . .
Murdoch flock builds biz blocks.
For a man who has been married three times and changed nationality
once, Rupert Murdoch seems strangely keen on dynasty. And with a brood
of six children, one might be forgiven for thinking that . . .
WGA's Patric M. Verrone assesses the writers'
strike.
Pilot season is [the networks'] research and development, and
drastically reducing it would be a self-defeating move."
This was a statement made by Patric M. Verrone, president of the
Writers . . .
My two cents.(future of National Association of Television
Program Executives)
Let's talk about the future of NATPE. But before describing
how it is envisioned, a "Frank" (rather than a
"Joy") review of the current situation is in order.
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NATPE's . . .
Latin America TV distribution
directory.(television)(Directory)
ARGENTINA
America Video Films
Sales Contact: Claudio Braslavsky
Virrey Loreto 2426, 1426
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel: (54) 11 4787-9098
Fax: (54) 11 478-9094
E-mail: . . .
Problemas de rating.
El tema relacionado con la iniciativa de Nielsen denominada
"Live plus" es que nadie esta realmente seguro de que se trata
y que significa para ellos. En el mundo real de la calle todo . . .
Dia de los Independientes en los L.A. screenings.
En el desayuno anual ofrecido en MIPCOM por VideoAge, el Editor Dom
Serafini presento el Dia de los Independientes: Un dia completamente
dedicado a la proyeccion general de films, comidas, . . .
AFM shift created a vacuum being filled by Berlin's film
mart.(Film Fests & Markets)(European Film Market )
Whereas the Berlin Film Festival attracts high-wattage stars,
it's the concurrent nine-day European Film Market (EFM) where the
wheeling and dealing takes place. While actors and actresses vie . . .
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