October 2015
Suspense and surprise in movies and TV shows are now also controlled by MBAs, since it has been found that those two creative elements are a function of information economics (…)
Cool Screenings, Hot Series, Warm Blankets
As usual, the major U.S. studios will be staging L.A. Screenings encores at MIPCOM, following their 10-day run in Los Angeles last May and their recently concluded on-the-road international screening (…)
The Future of Television Revealed In Ten Steps
The future is coming like a German Panzer, but for some strange reason, few seem ready for it or ready to evolve with it. Indeed, no one can prevent it, (…)
Turkey: Report From A Television Market That’s Cooking Up A Storm
Turkish Airlines now has chefs onboard and Turkish airwaves are basking in newfound ratings gold. While many international TV territories cry poverty, Turkey is showing its prosperity, and MIPCOM’s Country (…)
Hoping For Summer Hits, U.S. TV Got Heat, Sweat
It’s been a tough summer for TV in the U.S. First off, the big media groups saw their shares fall, sometimes dramatically, as reported earlier by VideoAge.
And ratings, (…)
At Election Time, U.S. TV Stations Love PACs
Election season in the U.S. will mean big business for American local broadcast TV stations, but not thanks just to the presidential campaigns themselves.
According to an article in (…)
Words of Wisdom: My 2¢ on the TV Biz, Now in Audio Version
Nowadays, executives in the international entertainment industry not only can get agita from reading Dom Serafini’s “My2¢” editorials in VideoAge Monthly (…)
New U.S. Series’ Premieres Dates: Sept. 15- Nov.17
The new U.S. series are nearly here and, as usual, they’ll be premiering throughout September through November. Here’s a list of confirmed premiere dates.
Note: Everything premiering before MIPCOM (October 5-8) (…)
Media Groups Suffering From Cable-TV Woes
This week, the business buzz is all about U.S. cable TV networks and the problems they (and their parent companies) face from streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, which are (…)
To Some, Broadcast TV Is Still King
TVNewsCheck, a website that’s geared toward the broadcast community and is unabashedly pro-broadcast, recently published an article entitled “Broadcast Still Video’s Biggest, Best Platform.” The piece, (…)