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In April, Documentaries Heat Up Worldwide

MipDoc concluded about a week ago in Cannes, but there’s little rest in store for documentary sellers and buyers, who will attend Canada’s Hot Docs, taking place from (…)

By |April 9th, 2012|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on In April, Documentaries Heat Up Worldwide

MIP-TV: The Good, The Bad and the Weather

First, we’ll start with the good news: Despite cold temperatures in the mornings, the traditional rain has held off, and MIP-TV attendees have actually gotten some sun.

Now, the (…)

By |April 4th, 2012|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on MIP-TV: The Good, The Bad and the Weather

M-Net Brings African Series to MIP

South Africa’s M-Net pay-TV channel is deep in the content sales business, too. We caught up with Mike Dearham, head of Sales and Library at the self-described “multi-channel Pan-African (…)

By |March 29th, 2012|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on M-Net Brings African Series to MIP

UbiQ: The New Digital-Focused Market on the Block

On June 18 and 19, Paris’s Palais Brongniart building (site of the former stock exchange) will play host to UbiQ, the first international Digital Entertainment Showcase.

According to a (…)

By |March 23rd, 2012|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on UbiQ: The New Digital-Focused Market on the Block

NAB’s “TV Trends: New Telenovelas” conference

On April 18, during the NAB show in Las Vegas, some of the telenovela industry’s most important players will take part in a conference entitled “TV Trends: New (…)

By |March 16th, 2012|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on NAB’s “TV Trends: New Telenovelas” conference

NABbing the Multi-Platform Trend

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show, which will take place April 14-19 this year in its usual Las Vegas location, has managed to change with the times. (…)

By |March 7th, 2012|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on NABbing the Multi-Platform Trend

Piracy Needs an Industry Solution, Not a Legislative One

While piracy is always a pressing issue in the entertainment industry, traditionally, during the time immediately following the Oscars, such illegal activities tend to increase.

We chatted with Robert Jacobs, co-chair (…)

By |March 2nd, 2012|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on Piracy Needs an Industry Solution, Not a Legislative One

Sundance TV Depends On Independents

Bruce Tuchman is the president of AMC/Sundance Channel Global, AMC Networks’ international division, a role he took over just a few months ago.

The New York-based Tuchman (…)

By |February 22nd, 2012|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on Sundance TV Depends On Independents

MediaHub a Testament to the Growth of TV in Asia

While in the West the number of new film-TV trade shows is leveling off, in the East, Middle East and Far East, that number seems to be increasing by the (…)

By |February 13th, 2012|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on MediaHub a Testament to the Growth of TV in Asia

Dogs, Babies, Betty White Ads Win Over Giants Game

Those of us in New York City are still basking in the glow of our Super Bowl champions, the New York Giants — who defeated longtime rivals the New England (…)

By |February 6th, 2012|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on Dogs, Babies, Betty White Ads Win Over Giants Game