Turkish Dramas To Circle The Globe On a New Channel
The Timeless Drama Channel (TDC) is a new venture from multinational group SPI International, which is headquartered in New York City, and operates a total of 16 offices around the (…)
African TV Market Shows Growth and Challenges
One of the cover stories in last month’s Issue of VideoAge covered MENA territories — the bread and butter of the upcoming DISCOP Africa event in Johannesburg, South Africa, which (…)
Friends and Enemies in the Ad Business Make for a Good Read
“Frenemy” is an American word originally minted in 1953, but which only recently entered the common vernacular, and indicates persons (or companies) that are friends and enemies at the same (…)
November 2018
First it was radio that was declared harmful to society (to children in particular). Then it was television that was blamed for mesmerizing kids (remember the term ‘idiot box’?).
Wall Street’s Growth Over TV’s Profits Mentality
Fracking, the technique to ex-tract oil and gas from rocks, has made the U.S. the world’s largest producer of natural gas, as well as an oil powerhouse that, according to (…)
TV Changes Are In the Air, But TV On the Air Is Still Hugely Popular
In his latest book about advertising, Frenemies, American media critic Ken Auletta stated that “mass audience is rare.” This could well be the case in the U.S., but it is (…)
Views from the Top on the Role of Publishing in the TV Animation Biz
To get international producers’ perspectives on the role of publishing in the children’s TV business, VideoAge contacted animation companies in Canada, Germany, and Italy.
VideoAge spoke with Kristin Lecour, vice president, (…)
Rosario Ponzio: Beating the Drums in Italy While Beating the Odds in L.A.
Rosario Ponzio epitomizes the golden era of Italian television — the period between 1979 and 1989 when Silvio Berlusconi’s private TV channels dominated the Italian and international markets and when (…)
