Formats: Unloved By The Law, Loved By Viewers
It is, perhaps, a revealing testament to the true nature of the television business that, despite the refusal of courts on either side of the Atlantic and Pacific to recognize (…)
Sports in All Television Forms is Going Through A Change — $50 Billion Worth of Change
Sports on television is big business worldwide. It has the most complex license fee structure of all TV content. Sports TV licensing is going through a structural change because of (…)
European Fiction Is Becoming An American Drama
The international television business was founded on the sale of U.S. dramas — initially feature films, but primetime TV drama quickly followed. So, it is no surprise that, from the (…)
4K Challenges For Above And Below The Production Line
Problems caused by 4K TV (which, as is known, is four times as sharp as HD) are beginning to show up with a 4K force, affecting actors, casting directors, make-up (…)
The Fate of U.S. FTA TV Rests in Two Actions
The future of free-to-air (FTA) terrestrial broadcasting in the U.S. will be shaped by the upcoming spectrum Incentive Auction, the “repacking” that will follow, and the next-generation DTTV standard.
The fate (…)
Mastering The 4K Lingo
Before reading any progress of 4K worldwide productions, we should be familiar with the lingo that we’ll be encountering, for example:
Full High Definition (Full HD video at 1920×1080 pixels) — (…)
La muerte de la TV por cable fue decretada prematuramente
Recientemente ha habido una gran cantidad de conversaciones acerca de la muerte de la TV por cable debido a la incursión de los servicios OTT (Over-The-Top), tales como Apple TV, (…)
U.S. Studios’ Windowing Preserves Content Value
To the Hollywood studios, markets such as NATPE offer an opportunity to explore how content can maintain value on multiple platforms. As a top-level studio executive explained: “The studios will (…)
Century Plaza Hotel Closes For Two Years. Indies’ L.A. Screenings Move to InterContinental
For the next two years, the indie distributors at the L.A. Screenings will return to the InterContinental Hotel, which is adjacent to the Century Plaza. The latter has been the (…)
NATPE Miami Set To Be A Record Market
Studios and the distribution business are once again taking center stage at NATPE Miami 2016; and digital media is again filling the role of buyers, on par with broadcasters.
With newly (…)