Ratings in Canada Don’t Give “Numeris” to Ethnic Channels
Canadian television is currently tackling two major issues: Multilingual broadcasts and the rating system. In the midst of these issues, two old-fashioned media brawls have broken out. At stake, in (…)
NATPE at a Crossroads of Big Changes
During a quick trip to Miami to gather info for a preview of NATPE from the market base, VideoAge heard several assessments of three interlinked trade shows, as well as (…)
Los Altibajos de la Exportación de Contenido Latinoamericano
En 1986, la escena de la televisión latinoamericana comenzaba a surgir como una fuerza en el mercado de exportación (tanto que VideoAge lanzó una versión en español, VideoEra). En su (…)
Richard Milnes’ Story Is Full of Intrigue, Name Changes, and California Dreamin’
To paraphrase Dante’s Divine Comedy, “in the midway” of his career in the television content distribution business, Richard Christopher Milnes found himself in a “gloomy wood” of intrigue and secrecy. (…)
January 2019
In addition to serving food, restaurants also serve to measure the stature of entertainment executives. Restaurateurs are the first to recognize the execs’ positions and the first to acknowledge their power. Restaurant tables are the dining equivalent of corner offices with views of the park.
Selling TV Rights to 29 E.U. Territories Outside The E.U.
On weekends, French TV network TF1 broadcasts a series of documentaries called La France Inconnue (or The Unknown France), about the Dom-Tom territories, which stands for Départements et Territoires d’Outre-Mer, (…)
Book Review: Hollywood’s Big Picture Expands Out of Its Frame
“I loved that job.” That’s what Amy Pascal told The New York Times in June 2017 about her stint as chairman of Sony’s Motion Pictures Group. “I loved it so (…)
December 2018
CEOs could be visionaries if only Wall Street would let them risk failure. Right now, the Street rewards failure, but not visionaries. Vision is not just recognizing opportunities, though.
