Anthony D. Friscia: The “Ultimate” Studio Warrior
Tony Friscia is the “father” of the “ultimates,” a tool to guide content sales for the U.S. studios. His contribution was making the distribution business into… a business. Throughout his (…)
May 2018
Today, the corporate world tends to forget history in order to free itself from restrictions resulting from past experiences. A direct consequence, however, is that when a new crop of (…)
April 2018
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Alice Donenfeld: Film, TV Cartoon Buyers Were Her Superheroes
Marvel and DC Comics have something in common: superhero Alice Donenfeld. She first became familiar with the comics world through her husband, Irwin, who was the son of DC Comics (…)
Football’s Secret Trade Leverages TV Rights
Football’s Secret Trade: How the Player Transfer Market was Infiltrated (232 pgs., Wiley & Sons, 2017, $27.95) is an exposé of the increasingly complex financial transactions conducted by football (i.e., (…)
A Greek Tragedy in the Making For Europe’s AV
By Blair Westlake*
In 2015, the European Commission (EC) set in motion what film, TV producers, and broadcasters alike consider to be a serious erosion of their right to exploit content (…)
The Documentary: A Canadian Icon That Strives To Remain Relevant
Canada has a world-class reputation for its contribution to the documentary world, going all the way back to 1926, when the National Film Board of Canada’s first film commissioner, John (…)
New From the March Digital Edition: Let’s Talk MIP-TV Business With Market Director Laurine Garaude
MIP-TV is traditionally a whirlwind of activities. And this year promises to be even more hectic due to the addition of the new CanneSeries. But the market is (…)
March 2018
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