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UbiQ, For Those Whose Deals Rely on Digital TV

The first annual UbiQ has just wrapped up at Paris’s Palais Brongniart building, site of  the former Stock Exchange, and VideoAge is ready to give you a straight-from-the-floor account of (…)

By |June 20th, 2012|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on UbiQ, For Those Whose Deals Rely on Digital TV

Licensing Show in Vegas Has TV Vibe$

Executives from the merchandising and licensing business –– for which television constitutes a large percentage –– representing 90 countries have traveled to Las Vegas to meet with retailers, manufacturers, brand (…)

By |June 13th, 2012|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on Licensing Show in Vegas Has TV Vibe$

Internet Content Rights: Need to Wait For The Big Check

With the television content distribution industry adding Internet and digital rights, we have to admit, we’re a little blurry on how it all works.

Irv Holender, of Los Angeles-based Multicom Entertainment (…)

By |June 7th, 2012|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on Internet Content Rights: Need to Wait For The Big Check

Laughing All The Way to The Bank for U.S. TV Nets

The L.A. Screenings are now officially over, and while some international deals are waiting to be finalized, we looked at some of the shows making waves for the new U.S. (…)

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Upfront And Upbeat: The New TV Season Shows Potential

Last Thursday marked the end of a busy, flashy and (hopefully) lucrative Upfront week.

As usual, the U.S. broadcast TV networks’ flaunted some their biggest stars, threw big parties (Fox’s, for (…)

By |May 23rd, 2012|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on Upfront And Upbeat: The New TV Season Shows Potential

A Look At The L.A. Screenings: Part 1

With the indie portion over and the studio sessions just beginning — putting us smack in the middle of the L.A. Screenings — we thought we’d offer you a report (…)

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An Upfront Look at the Upfronts: Nets Gaining TV Losses

With the U.S. network Upfronts starting next Monday, speculation is rife among industry members as to whether we’ll see increases, decreases or status quo advertising revenues.

Last year’s Upfronts saw a (…)

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Drama at the L.A. Screenings

In last week’s Watercooler, we focused on the comedies that the U.S. networks have commissioned for the 2012-2013 season. Now it’s time to get more serious. This week, (…)

By |April 30th, 2012|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on Drama at the L.A. Screenings

Economic Woes Lead to Boom in TV Creativity

We’ll all have to wait until mid-May to know exactly which of the dozens of pilots commissioned by each of the U.S. TV networks will be lucky enough to make (…)

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To Keep Passengers Content, Airlines Offer More Content

The Airline Passenger Experience Association’s 2012 TV Market Conference kicks off today in Brighton, England, bringing together buyers, sellers and intermediaries in the world of in-flight entertainment.

As the (…)

By |April 16th, 2012|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on To Keep Passengers Content, Airlines Offer More Content