Int’l TV Finds Warmth at Sunny Side of Doc
By Leah Hochbaum Rosner
Yes, Virginia, there is life after MipDoc. And it comes in the form of Sunny Side of the Doc, the international documentary market, which (…)
DISCOP Fueled by Eastern and Central Europe TV Growth
By Leah Hochbaum Rosner
Rather than expand vertically, DISCOP grew horizontally this year. In order to accommodate the increased number of exhibitors, organizers made new suites available (…)
Strolling Down Licensing Show Floor Is Becoming Easier
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
To attend the annual Licensing International show at New York’s Jacob Javits Center, participants used to have to prepare themselves for cab drivers’ attitudes, costly (…)
Marenzi Returns to a Revitalized MGM
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
Last month, almost 10 years to the day he left MGM, international TV executive extraordinaire Gary Marenzi went back to the roaring company to (…)
Banff: A TV Market Disguised as a Festival. Registration Fees a Problem
By Leah Hochbaum
The 28th annual Banff World Television Festival, which takes place June 10-13 at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alberta, is officially under way.
Interestingly, (…)
DISCOP Ride its Growth to Add a New Market
By Leah Hochbaum
More than 1,500 participants — a whopping 50 percent increase over last year’s numbers — will be in attendance at the upcoming DISCOP 2007 market, to (…)
L.A. Screenings: Not Yet Perfect For Indies, But What’s the Alternative?
By Leah Hochbaum
More than 1,500 international television buyers descended upon the City of Angels last week for the 43rd annual Los Angeles Screenings, and while they were there (…)
TV Forum: Trampoline For Entering Hard-to-Penetrate Brazil
By Leah Hochbaum
The eighth annual Forum Brasil international TV market, to be held May 30-31 at the Frei Caneca Expo Center in São Paulo, Brazil, will be attended (…)
IPTV: The “Cable By-pass” For The Strong At Heart
By Dom Serafini
The April issue of VideoAge touched upon several aspects of Internet Protocol TV, which, among other things, brought to light many misconceptions about IPTV. In many (…)
Linear TV Needs To Find New Business Model
By Dom Serafini
Is there a real need for “appointment television,” when technology and new viewers’ behavior have made it obsolete, and, in some cases, even risky? Yes, this (…)
