Saluting John Laing in The Hall of Fame
The industry is all too familiar with TV executives who travel internationally to license TV shows to various stations around the globe. But John Laing is unique because he didn’t (…)
From Cannes to Cancun: Road to MIPCOM
The international TV distribution sector will soon complete four in-person “tours of duty”: Sportel Monaco in Monte Carlo (October 5-7), NAB in Las Vegas (October 9-13), MIPCOM in Cannes (October (…)
VideoAge’s New Audio For Podlisteners
Fans of podcasts and audio listeners, rejoice! The audio versions of the main stories from VideoAge‘s August/September 2021 Issue are now online, courtesy of our Canadian partner, Descriptive Video (…)
Participation at U.S. Trade Shows
Hindered by U.S. Government
By Dom Serafini
The international film and TV sectors are getting ready for several U.S.-based trade shows in the upcoming months. However, because of current U.S. travel bans due to the (…)
Take Computers Away From U.S. Meteorologists, Give Them Windows
By Dom Serafini
American TV meteorologists seem to be lacking one essential tool: windows. Yes, they seem to be without windows in their perfectly acclimatized, technologically furbished television studios. And we’re (…)
The Return of In-Person Markets: How and Why in “VideoAge”
August is a good month to publish an edition of VideoAge. In the summery northern hemisphere, entertainment companies have begun preparing for the fall trade (…)
Ethnic Media in the U.S. Needs to be Discovered
By Dom Serafini
The most powerful tool available for political campaigns in the U.S. is not being used:
Ethnic media. A New California Media (NCM) report called it “The Giant Hidden in (…)
Algorithms Mark FilmRise’s Hits
Fourteen film-TV executives from eight countries recounted their “Most Challenging” and “Most Enjoyable” experiences that have taken place during the span of VideoAge‘s 41 years of service to the entertainment industry.
This decades-long milestone will be celebrated with (…)
Money and Power at the HFPA: A Report
By Mike Reynolds
Over decades the 78-year-old Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has exerted incredible power, especially when it comes to other awards. Comments from Yahoo news stories about the HFPA, (…)
Will Critics Choice Awards Replace The Golden Globes?
By Mike Reynolds
Over decades the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has exerted incredible power, especially when it comes to other awards. Comments from Yahoo news stories about the HFPA, for example, (…)
