Ex insider spills the beans about CBS’ 60 Minutes
Ira Rosen, of 60 Minutes fame, delivers excitement, workplace drama, and political intrigue in Ticking Clock: Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes (a 336 pg. book from St. Martin’s Press, (…)
May-June 2021
With regard to globalization, I’d argue that international TV content sales are a good thing, while international TV set sales are a bad thing. Television content is different from manufacturing. Even economists tend to agree on this matter.
A Refreshing Talk With ViacomCBS’s Dan Cohen
“In 2020 we did more than 600 deals, and the bulk were with local clients.” So began VideoAge’s Zoom interview with Dan Cohen, president, Viacom CBS Global Distribution Group, who (…)
Vivendi-Mediaset: The Chess Game To Win the European Streaming War
The story begins in 2016, when Vincent Bolloré decided that he wanted his French company, Vivendi, to rescue Silvio Berlusconi’s Italy-based Mediaset Premium, a pay-TV service that was in dire (…)
MIP-TV Between a Rock And a Hard Place
It’s hard to reconcile a TV market focused on generating content sales with the participation of a singer as one of its main speakers, or it having a football player (…)
April 2021
Is it important or necessary to be erudite? Why be pressured to know something today when that info may be different tomorrow? After all,the globe is still turningat the same speed as when it was created, even though our world seems to be moving at the speed of light.
Hollywood’s Exodus Put Displaced
Tribes at a Job Crossroads
The major U.S. studios have been reducing headcount since May 2020, when the full effects of the COVID-19 pandemic became evident. Warner-Media announced a 20 percent reduction in payroll. NBCUniversal (…)
Exhibitors Move To The Virtual
Podium To Share Their Insight
Like any trade show, NATPE Miami Virtual will ultimately be judged by the sales achieved, by the potential new clients found, and by the amount of new content available.
In order (…)
