Will Prestige TV Change
with Streamers in Crisis?
Are we nearing the end of prestige TV? Many such headlines ran last year as a slew of the biggest shows on streamers and cable networks came to an end, (…)
Will Prestige TV Change
The Little Known Aspects
of Public Domain Films
For over 30 years Texas-based distribution company Reel Media International has distributed movies and series that have fallen into the public domain. That is, film and TV content that has (…)
Affiliates: An Inscrutable TV
Model Key to U.S. Networks
Since the beginning, the foundation of the U.S. television system has been broadcasting the programs nationally, which ultimately led to the creation of an affiliate-TV model. With that model, a (…)
The Weight of the Peso
on Argentina’s TV Biz
Would Argentina’s TV sector replace successful Turkish dramas with Chinese soap operas? Would Turkish companies accept the Chinese Yuan instead of the U.S. dollar for their novelas? Both scenarios could (…)
FAST Channels Everywhere:
It’s Easier Said Than Done
To explain the FAST phenomenon one could ask for comments from the top operators of these Free Ad-supported Streaming Television channels or just call upon the recently formed FAST Alliance. (…)
Public TV License Fees Are
Politicians’ Newest Target
The U.K. has come a long way from TV detector vans seeking out those who hadn’t paid their TV/Radio license fees, which, when they were introduced (in 1923 for radio (…)
Hollywood Strikes: The End
It was a drama that lasted 146 days. But finally, on September 24, 2023 the Hollywood writers reached an agreement that ended their strike against the major studios and streamers (…)
Markets at Crossroads in Miami:
NATPE or Content Americas
In 1988, the inventive U.S. baseball player and manager Yogi Berra said: “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
In January, the international TV industry will face (…)
The New Trend: Migrating
From Social Media to OTT
The world is being inundated by FAST channels and AVoD platforms. The former are based on a linear programming structure, the latter on an on-demand offering. Both are delivered via (…)
A Biography Explores How Warner
Brothers Shaped American Cinema
Today, Warner Bros., one of the longest running entertainment companies in the U.S., might be best-known for producing classic and contemporary movies and TV series that stand as cultural landmarks (…)
