MIP Africa: A New Market
That Bets on Proven Formula
A new TV market is coming — thanks to RX Africa, part of the RX Group that includes RX France (which organizes, MIPTV, MIP China, MIPCOM, and MIP Cancun), and (…)
MIP Africa: A New Market
Hot Summer For French TV: New Services, Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures
The Americans are coming, and will be bringing the Paramount+ streaming service to French viewers later this year as part of a long-term partnership with Vivendi’s Canal+ Group.
The Canadians, though, (…)
L.A. Screenings Are Back:
Studios, Indies, Buyers
So far, over 45 exhibiting companies — some with multiple suites — have confirmed that they will be setting up shop at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel for the indie (…)
Book Review: Time-Traveling
Across Marvel Comics
Pop culture author Douglas Wolk offers a deep dive into the awe and wonder of Marvel Comics for freshly acquainted fans and superhero junkies.
Where does one begin in the (…)
Play-by-Play of the First In-Person
Post-Pandemic MIPTV Market
MIPTV 2022 kicked off on Monday, April 4 under sunny skies — although frigid temperatures (which continued for the all three days of the market) made things colder than usual (…)
With Non Fungible Tokens, it’s
VCR Déjà Vu All Over Again
Could the various Non Fungible Token (NFT) controversies in Hollywood become a redux of the infamous fight between Universal Studios and Sony Betamax? In 1984, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (…)
Discovering the Deeper Side of the NAB Show with Chris Brown
In advance of the in-person return of Las Vegas’s NAB Show, to be held April 23-27, 2022, VideoAge asked Chris Brown, executive vice president and managing director of the Washington, (…)
The L.A. Screenings Are Back:
2022-2023 Pilots In Consideration
For the new broadcast TV season, the U.S. networks are looking at 36 new pilots at the Upfronts in New York City (to be held May 16-19), of which 24 (…)
The Age of the Agents,
But Success Takes Time
Talent agents in Hollywood and around the world began to be appreciated again in 2015 following the debut of the French TV series Dix Pour Cent, (which translates as “10 (…)
Streaming in Russia Is a
Matter of Rubles and Sense
This story was published in January 2022, prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In Russia, there are currently 11 major streaming platforms. But for the purposes of this report, VideoAge (…)
