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MIPCOM 2015 Could Have Been a Wash — But Wasn’t

On Saturday night, the Cote d’Azur was struck by the worst storm of the past 20 years, nearly paralyzing the whole region. MIPCOM-ers arriving after 11 p.m. on (…)

By |October 8th, 2015|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Prix Italia Reports On The Future of Innovation

After 67 editions, it is difficult for any international media event to be innovative and fresh, but Prix Italia keeps trying. The RAI-organized radio, TV and Web festival, concluded (…)

By |October 1st, 2015|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

A&E Evolution to A+E, A+E Studios and To Int’l Sales

COHANThis year, A+E  is celebrating its 20th year in the international TV business  — and will do so at a party (…)

By |September 25th, 2015|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

ATF Big on Trends, Seminars. Market Has Hopes

The 16th edition of the Asia TV Forum will take place December 2-4, with a pre-market conference on the first. About 4,500 are expected to attend from 60 (…)

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RAI’s Prix Italia to Air VideoAge’s “TV in 2030”

Prix Italia will preview VideoAge’s “The Future of TV in 2030,” for those who will not be at MIPCOM this October 5-8 to get the Issue (and those who can’t (…)

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Hoping For Summer Hits, U.S. TV Got Heat, Sweat

It’s been a tough summer for TV in the U.S. First off, the big media groups saw their shares fall, sometimes dramatically, as reported earlier by VideoAge.

And ratings, (…)

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At Election Time, U.S. TV Stations Love PACs

Election season in the U.S. will mean big business for American local broadcast TV stations, but not thanks just to the presidential campaigns themselves.

According to an article in (…)

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Words of Wisdom: My 2¢ on the TV Biz, Now in Audio Version

WoWNowadays, executives in the international entertainment industry not only can get agita from reading Dom Serafini’s “My2¢” editorials in VideoAge Monthly (…)

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New U.S. Series’ Premieres Dates: Sept. 15- Nov.17

The new U.S. series are nearly here and, as usual, they’ll be premiering throughout September through November. Here’s a list of confirmed premiere dates.

Note: Everything premiering before MIPCOM (October 5-8) (…)

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Media Groups Suffering From Cable-TV Woes

This week, the business buzz is all about U.S. cable TV networks and the problems they (and their parent companies) face from streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, which are (…)

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