Poland Wins Big at Lengthy Int’l Emmys; Al “Bore” Disappoints
By Leah Hochbaum Rosner
Poland made history at the 35th annual International Emmy Awards, held at the New York Hilton on Monday night.
Hosted by U.S. stage and screen actor Roger (…)
Breaking a Taboo: Let’s Talk About Competition
By Dom Serafini
Have you noticed how the TV trade media never comment on each other in print? This brings to mind my first meeting with Bob Oswaks, who (…)
Old Media Is Gray, Not Dead
By Dom Serafini
Last spring, the Los Angeles Times ran a story titled, “Mainstream media in a digital panic,” explaining: “many of the people who direct mainstream newspaper and (…)
The U.S. and al-Jazeera: When Straight News Hurt
By Dom Serafini
What’s the story? Are Americans more afraid of propaganda or of straight news? If propaganda is the problem, then why is Fox News so popular? On the (…)
Blood, Sweat & Tears at MIPCOM and Nothing To Show For It
By Dom Serafini
The day started promisingly, i.e. without complaints. The schedule was relatively light: The routine morning editorial meeting, one seminar worth attending, a visit with a potential (…)
Dear Bill Gates: Save Your Charity Money; It’s Useless
By Dom Serafini
Among the billionaires who’ve announced plans to give away some of their fortunes to charity, is Los Angeles-based Eli Broad (who was unsuccessful in his bid (…)
Fare at the MIPCOM Fair — Murder, Mayhem and Martial Arts
By Leah Hochbaum Rosner
As MIPCOM approaches, TV executives the world over are readying themselves for at least four days of meetings, cocktail parties, panel discussions, deal-making, and of (…)
SPORTELMonaco: A Royal Market
By Leah Hochbaum Rosner
Sports are a big business these days and the upcoming18th annual SPORTELMonaco, the international sports convention for television and new media executives, proved this (…)
Film Fest Feast Heats Up With Montreal, Venice, Toronto
By Leah Hochbaum Rosner
It isn’t time for the Oscars just yet, but that’s just a trifling detail. September triggers the award blitz, with recent film fests wrapping in (…)
Mipcom Jr. Puts Kids in Cannes-Do Mode
By Leah Hochbaum Rosner
Mipcom Jr., the two-day market dedicated to children’s programming and merchandising, to be held October 6-7 at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes prior to MIPCOM, (…)
