ATF: Reduced Mart Expectation, High Conferences Interest
On November 17, organizers of the Asia TV Forum (ATF), which is set for December 1-3, 2021 in Singapore, sent a list of buyer and seller contacts that we at VideoAge (…)
MIP Cancun: Conquering
the Heart & Mind of LATAM
Although a number of anti-COVID health measures have been implemented at MIP Cancun, the health of the economy in Latin America is still worrisome. “Indeed, LATAM is going through difficult (…)
Inside Paramount+: The
Path To Make Money
During a 30-minute interview with the Wall Street Journal on Monday, October 18, ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish reported that Paramount Plus and ad-supported service PlutoTV have generated $983 million in (…)
Back In-Person MIPCOM Report:
The Bracelet Edition
This year’s four-day MIPCOM market should have been the 37th edition. But the 2020 event was canceled because of COVID. Therefore, the 36th edition took place recently. Its last full (…)
U.S. Studios’ TV Divisions That Take On Presidents’ Personalities
The editorial task at hand was rather challenging for a TV trade publication. We were to determine whether the U.S. studios’ international content sales divisions tend to assume the personalities (…)
Streaming Strips the U.S. of its Leading TV Export Role
In a recent article, the Italian daily La Stampa reported that, since the advent of streaming, U.S. dominance in the international TV sales market has greatly diminished.
To drive the point (…)
Tokyo Olympics: How to Cannibalize FTA Coverage In Favor of Streaming and Lose Viewers
Despite all the viewer complaints about limited free-to-air TV coverage of the Tokyo Olympics from global viewers, to peruse the International Olympic Committee (IOC) website, one would believe that the (…)
Welcoming The Return of
In-Person TV Markets
That MIPCOM 2021 was going to be an in-person event was announced by Reed MIDEM as early as December 2020. At that time the pandemic was raging with no end (…)
The Good and The Bad: 41 Biz Years Recalled By International TV Executives
We at VideoAge have been busy looking at our old covers to refresh our memories about both the good times and the challenging ones that the TV biz has faced (…)
Series Mania’s Back In Lille,
In-Person, In Action
This year, Lille, France will welcome the return of an in-person Series Mania International Festival, to be held August 26-September 2, 2021.
The festival, which focuses on development, production, and new (…)