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On August 7, Joseph A. Flaherty Jr. passed away at the age of 87. Dr. Flaherty, who held a doctorate in physics, was the subject of a September 1984 front (…)

By Dom Serafini

A battle is rumbling in Hollywood between the film and TV industries.

In the past, film imposed the law, since it was considered the nobler art, while TV was (…)

This year, at NAB New York, expect to meet author Ken Auletta and CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus.

Organized by the Washington, D.C.-based National Association of Broadcasters, NAB Show New (…)

VideoAge is now at work on its September 2018 digital-only Issue. The edition was a big hit last year and, for this second annual digital-only Issue, VideoAge will examine Le Rendez-Vous, the content market organized (…)

Volume II of the International TV Distribution Hall of Fame is now available for purchase on Amazon after an initial print run was distributed at MIP-TV 2018 and at this (…)

A number of large U.S. studios are holding their post-L.A. Screenings, new season screenings at what is now known as NATPE Budapest International (or NBI), the newest in a long (…)

Rosario Ponzio epitomizes the golden era of Italian television: The period between 1979 and 1989 when Silvio Berlusconi’s TV channels dominated the national and international markets, and when RAI had (…)

In the U.S., a “reboot” is a television show in which only the idea is taken from an old series (example: Magnum P.I.). A “remake” is a modern version of (…)

Traditionally, Turkish TV exporters get paid in dollars, yet they now pay producers with devalued lira. Some analysts believe that this could represent a windfall for Turkish TV export companies. (…)

At least 10 major parties were held during the 12-day L.A. Screenings event, taking place at studio lots, in hotels, and at convention halls. These were in addition to various (…)