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 (…)
Open Letter To Bruce Paisner, President & CEO International Academy
Dear Bruce:
As promised, here is a note listing the 10-point grievances I have with what is now called the International Academy (IA), and was formerly known as the (…)
Less Traveling, More TV Markets To Live Longer
By Dom Serafini
Complaints that there were too many markets used to run rampant. But, as soon as, first, the Monte Carlo TV Market, and, later, MIFED, closed down, (…)
MBA Son Advises Street-smart Father How to Go Out of Business
By Dom Serafini
This is the story of a small grocery store owner in Boston who prospered enough to send his firstborn to an elite business school. The old (…)
Catching Buyers’ Eyes at MIP is a Prelude to a Peek in Their Wallets
By Leah Hochbaum
As MIP-TV draws near, distribution companies are doing their best to ensure that their new or unsold product will be front and center at the international (…)
MipDoc: Ducking The Docs For The Talks?
By Leah Hochbaum
This year’s 10th annual MipDoc offers up a jam-packed conference program, consisting of everything from workshops on How to Pitch, All You Need to Know About (…)