December 2021
Let’s talk about the lives of retired film and TV executives who insist on living in the past, as well as the exciting existences of those who, while no longer on “active” duty, choose to live in the future.
MIP Cancun: Conquering
the Heart & Mind of LATAM
Although a number of anti-COVID health measures have been implemented at MIP Cancun, the health of the economy in Latin America is still worrisome. “Indeed, LATAM is going through difficult (…)
Inside Paramount+: The
Path To Make Money
During a 30-minute interview with the Wall Street Journal on Monday, October 18, ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish reported that Paramount Plus and ad-supported service PlutoTV have generated $983 million in (…)
Back In-Person MIPCOM Report:
The Bracelet Edition
This year’s four-day MIPCOM market should have been the 37th edition. But the 2020 event was canceled because of COVID. Therefore, the 36th edition took place recently. Its last full (…)
John Laing: Crisscrossing The World With a RoboCop Promo Under His Arm
It was a big mistake to ask John Franklin Scott Laing, the founding general manager of the Los Angeles-based Rallie LLC, how he managed to speak five languages since he (…)
November 2021
After dealing with the pandemic disaster that has plagued the world for more than 20 months, why is it that, this time around most of the international TV sector still can’t seem to fully return to business as usual?
U.S. Studios’ TV Divisions That Take On Presidents’ Personalities
The editorial task at hand was rather challenging for a TV trade publication. We were to determine whether the U.S. studios’ international content sales divisions tend to assume the personalities (…)
Streaming Strips the U.S. of its Leading TV Export Role
In a recent article, the Italian daily La Stampa reported that, since the advent of streaming, U.S. dominance in the international TV sales market has greatly diminished.
To drive the point (…)
Tokyo Olympics: How to Cannibalize FTA Coverage In Favor of Streaming and Lose Viewers
Despite all the viewer complaints about limited free-to-air TV coverage of the Tokyo Olympics from global viewers, to peruse the International Olympic Committee (IOC) website, one would believe that the (…)
