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Challenges, Controversies, Pilots & New TV Sales Models

Dan Cohen opened up his books and his mind for VideoAge‘s April Issue, which is linked with the virtual MIP-TV event taking place April 12-14 in a place called cyberspace. (…)

By |April 8th, 2021|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Inspiring New Stories From ACI

Content buyers should check out Finding Love in Mountain View, an ACI INSPIRES original premiering on the Hallmark Channel in October 2021.

Founded by George Shamieh and Chevonne O’Shaughnessy, American Cinema (…)

By |April 5th, 2021|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

The Age of Censorship

By Dom Serafini

The late U.S. president Ronald Reagan used to tell and retell a joke about an American bragging to a Russian about the fact that he could pay a (…)

By |April 1st, 2021|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Taylor: “Stitching” Italian-Americans Together for Film & TV

Taylor Taglianetti is a 22-year old NYU graduate. A year before getting her film school degree, she founded the National Organization of Italian-Americans in Film and Television (NOIAFT) in her native (…)

By |March 30th, 2021|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

The History of the “Plus”: Premium TV’s Moniker

Today, every subscription streaming service worth its premium has added a + (or a Plus) after its name. The latest, Paramount +, launched on March 4. But where did the (…)

By |March 25th, 2021|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

What In-person Trades Can Be Expected in 2021

Last month, an audacious Orlando, Florida hosted a trade show with 5,000 participants. The event was jointly organized by three apparel industry organizations. The show was described as a “pilot” (…)

By |March 22nd, 2021|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Road to MIP: Q&A With Claudia Marra*

VideoAge: Considering that MIP-TV’s virtual event offers the best way to reach new and potential clients, how will you be taking advantage of the market?

Claudia Marra: In the last few (…)

By |March 18th, 2021|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

A Voice From the Past: Filippelli Recalls His Globo TV Days

From the late 1970s to the mid-1980s José Roberto Filippelli was a household name in the international TV industry. He first made a name for himself in Italy (mostly using (…)

By |March 15th, 2021|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Thinking Wholistically To Face a Challenging Future

By Dieter Brockmeyer*

The COVID-19 pandemic found us unprepared to face such a crisis. Nobody could have predicted anything even close to it. Although we probably should have since similar things (…)

By |March 11th, 2021|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Docs Bring Attention to Rare Disease

In order to publicize Barcelona, Spain-based Eva Giménez’s fight against DENT, a rare genetic disease that affects the kidneys, from which her son Nacho suffers, the documentary Eva’s Challenge (El (…)

By |March 8th, 2021|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments