Barry Diller’s Honest
Look At His Own Life
The thing about memoirs is that it’s difficult to trust what any one person, successful or not, intelligent or not, qualified or not, has to say about his or her (…)
A LatAm Mart Where
Developments Shape Up
MIP Cancun will be taking place during a time of change for LatAm, with Argentina’s Telefe returning to its origins with its acquisition by Grupo Televisión Litoral, the Rosario-based company (…)
How a Broadcaster-Streamer
Uses Content & Technology
The entertainment sector the world over has a problem that even the most brilliant minds have not yet been able to solve. It is not making enough money with traditional (…)
U.S. TV Sports: Fan Economy
Changes Creating Upheaval
In the United States, major sports on television are going through a seismic transformation on many levels — from splintering TV rights to cross-brand acquisitions to financial disparities among franchises (…)
Use it Or Lose it:
Reversion of Rights
In recent years, key entertainment industry players have shifted their business models. Rather than selling the rights to their content in the various windows, many prefer to accumulate and stockpile (…)
Desi Arnaz: The Great Talent Behind I Love Lucy and Modern Television
Journalist and author Todd S. Purdum tells a well-researched and absorbing story of the life and times of Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born musical talent, businessman, and former husband to Lucille Ball.
Desi (…)
Toronto Film Fest Is Expanding
This year’s 50th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will be held September 4 to 14, 2025, two days of which will overlap with the Venice Film Festival, set to (…)
African TV Market: A
Review and Reality Check
OK, we’ve all heard it repeatedly for years now… Africa is the next big market. Africa is the next big market. The numbers certainly support that it could be. On (…)
Hollywood’s Star Power Still
Attracts International Buyers
All in all, an estimated 750 international buyers gathered at this year’s L.A. Screenings — a far cry from the over 1,500 recorded at Screenings held prior to the pandemic, (…)
Luxury Brands Should
Favor TV Advertising
Summer is here, but for most media executives in the northern hemisphere the memory of spring still lingers on due to the sheer weight of the spring editions of consumer (…)