Pioneering format trend bodes well.(Eastern Europe Focus: Poland
Report)
Poland and Russia continue to be dynamic production environments.
There are similarities between the two markets and some of the same
formats have succeeded in both countries. But one of the . . .
TV must grow to become viable.(Eastern Europe Focus: Serbia
Report)
Serbia has been making slow progress in the E.U. statehood process,
and this slowness is mirrored in the television industry, particularly
with regard to broadcasting law. The Serbian Broadcasting . . .
Champagne and caviar for nouveau riche market.(Eastern Europe
Focus: Russia Report)(Interview)
Leonard Yanovsky first became involved with the Russian TV industry
in 1992, after recognizing the opportunities opening up in his home
country. Yanovsky was familiar with the TV business, having . . .
The Three Musketeers of Russkoe Televidenie.(Eastern Europe
Focus: Russia Report)
In Russia, local production continues to account for 90 percent of
primetime television. However, the opportunities for producers and
distributors are still vast.
The largest local players are . . .
Trade show success mirrors market's growth.(DISCOP
Dispatch)
It only took 15 years, but DISCOP organizers finally managed to
persuade their host hotel to open up the emergency stairs to alleviate
the crowded elevators and improve traffic flow.
At DISCOP . . .
Chavez's pet station, a ratings failure.(Latin America
Focus: Venezuela Report)
In late May, Venezuela's private television station Radio
Caracas Television (RCTV) was replaced by state-funded Televisora
Venezolana Social, or TVes (see VideoAge's May 2007 issue for . . .
Pay-TV trade show establishes triple-play.(Latin America Focus:
Brazil Report)(Conference news)
Brazil is well prepared to handle new technologies and prove to the
world that it can face convergence with confidence. At least that was
the idea conveyed at ABTA 2007, the 15th annual conference . . .
Trade show success reflects mart potential.(Latin America Focus:
Brazil Report)
Brazil is a difficult territory to penetrate; yet it is a vast
market with opportunities for international producers and distributors.
It requires personal attention, a large investment and a . . .
Scalamandre showcases Globo's Int'l Division.(Latin
America Focus: Brazil Report)
VideoAge was recently invited to visit the new Sao Paulo, Brazil
offices of Rede Globo, the largest TV network in Brazil and Latin
America, and the fourth largest in the world.
This visit . . .
The new Claxson, post-surgery.(Latin America Focus: Argentina
Report)
Buenos Aires-based multimedia provider Claxson has had a very
hectic year since deciding to sell seven of its 12 channels--Fashion TV,
HTV, Infinito, I.Sat, MuchMusic, Retro and Space--to Time . . .
Cable's Jornadas mix biz & tech growth.(Latin America
Focus: Argentina Report)
This year's Jornadas de Cable had two novelties: a change of
date and location. Due to Argentina's October presidential
elections, the cable and satellite organizing associations--Camara
Argentina . . .
MSOs storm in with day-and-date demands.(Cable vs.
Cinema)
At an industry conference last spring, Stephen Burke, president of
mega cable multiple systems operator (MSO) Comcast Corp., told an
audience that a number of studios were "very interested" in
the . . .
New U.S. TV season announced with a big bang at L.A.
screenings.
Studio executives never tire of asking some of the (increasing
number) of international buyers why they fly all the way to Los Angeles
to disparage the new U.S.TV season's slate--ITV's Jay . . .
All aboard for Cruise line entertainment: below-deck
entertainment is not what it used to be.(See Videos At Sea)
Cruise lines often brag about (no pun intended) blowing the
competition out of the water with the best live shows, best
destinations, and even best food (when it doesn't cause
gastroenteritis) ... . . .
"G" content, co-viewing make TV
comeback.(Programming)
There's a new buzzword in U.S. TV programming schedules:
families. In sharp contrast to the rapid evolution occurring with
digital distribution platforms, children's programmers are taking a
page . . .
Peace arch remains free of Canadian consolidation.(Company
Profile)
To an outsider, it would appear as though the Great White
North's entertainment industry is controlled by just a handful of
large players. Canada's CanWest Global (with Goldman Sachs) has
acquired . . .
German TV biz sees days of the locusts.(Territory)(Kohlberg
Kravis Roberts and Co. acquired ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG)(acquisition
German vice chancellor Franz Muntefering, a Social Democrat,
recently labeled large investment companies "locusts," and
since then, the moniker has stuck. The nickname stems from the fact . . .
A diary-tic taste of the Food Network.(TV Dinners)
Ever wonder what it would be like to be seated among a shocked
crowd at one of the Food Network's cooking shows when one of its
superchefs flamboyantly pours zabaglione on a pot au feu? Well, . . .
Place-shifting adds to TV networks' woes.(IPTV
Evolution)
Time-shifting technology has taken the TV world by storm and IPTV
has taken TV networks by surprise. Now, by marrying those two
technologies some entrepreneurs are introducing a third element into . . .
X-treme sports give Monaco market punch.(Sportel)
The success of the 18th annual SPORTELMonaco--the international
sports convention for television and new media executives, to be held in
the principality of Monte Carlo, October 15-18--was . . .
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