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Back to Europe From The U.S. On the Same Ravioli Diet

By Dom Serafini

I’ve always been of the opinion that no good airline ticket should go to waste, so my current trip to Milan, Italy (where I was supposed to stay (…)

By |October 5th, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

All the TV Questions Fit to Answer in One Issue

Do you want to know how 2021 is going to shape up? Are you interested in learning why MIPCOM Live was canceled and switched to a virtual-only event? Do you (…)

By |October 1st, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

The New Windowing Game. And The Winner is…

Not long ago, programmers at TV networks owned by groups (be they basic cable, premium, or broadcast) decided what the best TV shows for their channels would be.

The programs were (…)

By |September 29th, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

The Primetime Emmys in Facts, Figures, $, & ¢

It’s difficult to count the number of TV shows that aired in the U.S. this past year that were nominated for the primetime Emmys because there were simply so many (…)

By |September 24th, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

An Inside Look at SPI’s Present & Future Plans

SPI International is working on creating brand-new, innovative, and tailor-made products to fit the demands of ever-changing customer tastes.

As SPI is planning to continue its geographic expansion in the next (…)

By |September 21st, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

The Italian Eight Percent Tax Dilemma

When a distribution company in the U.S. licenses a program or a movie to any TV outlet in Italy, the content seller can take a reduced eight percent withholding tax (…)

By |September 16th, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Russia, China Want Their Own Internet

Russia wanted its own Internet as early as 2017, and now China is developing its own version of the Internet. It won’t be compatible with today’s world’s standards.

In addition to (…)

By |September 14th, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Rendez-Vous Biarritz Has Virtually 350 Buyers and 100 Sellers

Here we finally are at this newest edition of Rendez-Vous Biarritz (which opens today and will last until September 9, 2020).

It’s a very special and unique edition, because, for the (…)

By |September 6th, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Pedro Simoncini: 1923-2020

By Dom Serafini

Pedro Simoncini was involved with Canal 11, a local TV channel in Buenos Aires, from 1957 until 1993. In 1989, he used the channel as the flagship station (…)

By |September 4th, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Festival Directors Meet Live at the Venice Film Fest

Seven artistic directors of the principal European film festivals got together during the opening night of the 77th annual Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2020 in Sala Grande in the Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido, in representation of (…)

By |September 3rd, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments