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Mobile Calling MIP

By Leah Hochbaum

For the last few years, MIP-TV has offered up a Mobile Village in Cannes, a place where TV companies can watch demonstrations and get explanations on (…)

By |March 20th, 2007|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on Mobile Calling MIP

Europeans Gearing Up For MIP-TV Outline Strategies

By Leah Hochbaum

With MIP-TV fast approaching, VideoAge caught up with some European firms to find out what they’re doing to make some waves at the market.

“What we’re (…)

By |March 14th, 2007|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on Europeans Gearing Up For MIP-TV Outline Strategies

Formats Help Comedies Become Universal

By Leah Hochbaum

Even when comedians speak your own language, sometimes you just don’t get the joke. Some even say that a common language divides the U.S. and the (…)

By |March 7th, 2007|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on Formats Help Comedies Become Universal

The Unstoppable Telenovelas — Now in Digital Form Near You

By Leah Hochbaum

Across the world, programming trends change like seasons — a winter of comedy makes way for a dramatic springtime, which turns like the color of leaves (…)

By |February 28th, 2007|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on The Unstoppable Telenovelas — Now in Digital Form Near You

Reality Television Hits High Octave

By Leah Hochbaum

NBC Universal’s new chairperson and chief executive Jeff Zucker made waves late last year when he announced that in an effort to cut costs, the (…)

By |February 21st, 2007|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on Reality Television Hits High Octave

Straight to DVD Goes Straight to the Bottom Line

By Leah Hochbaum

International pop star Justin Timberlake made his acting debut last year in crime thriller Edison Force. But the film, which also starred such stalwarts as Kevin (…)

By |February 14th, 2007|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on Straight to DVD Goes Straight to the Bottom Line

Is There a Future for Satellite TV?

By Leah Hochbaum

Satellite has long been the carrier of choice for niche channels, which are seeking the biggest possible audiences they can get. But the introduction of the (…)

By |February 7th, 2007|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on Is There a Future for Satellite TV?

Latin Programming Turns Up the Heat

By Leah Hochbaum

While the introduction of English-language telenovelas on the new MyNetworkTV hasn’t exactly been a resounding success in the U.S., the soapy series continue to dominate the (…)

By |January 31st, 2007|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on Latin Programming Turns Up the Heat

Mercifully, a Busy NATPE Leaves No Time For Panels

By Leah Hochbaum

Is NATPE still the place to be in January? VideoAge visited several exhibitors to find out if NATPE is indeed the weakest of the three major (…)

By |January 24th, 2007|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on Mercifully, a Busy NATPE Leaves No Time For Panels

Digital Media To Give NATPE a Boost

By Leah Hochbaum

Although TV executives have complained that most of the markets that were once considered can’t-miss events are now just relics of the industry’s forgotten past, most (…)

By |January 10th, 2007|Categories: WaterCooler|Comments Off on Digital Media To Give NATPE a Boost