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The New NATPE Budapest Looks Much Like the Old One

NATPE Budapest featured two pre-market notifications. One was from the organizer, Toronto, Canada-based Brunico, stating that it would open on Monday, June 19, a day earlier than planned. The other (…)

By |June 22nd, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

AI-Created Content: What Could it Mean for TV

By Anna Beke-Martos*

The industry is abuzz with the seemingly endless opportunities Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers.

However, as there almost always is there’s a rub: Copyright does not protect machine-created works. (…)

By |June 19th, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Lunch With Verdiana Bixio to Launch Publispei’s Int’l Thrust

At the 60th annual L.A. Screenings, the Italians came back during the indie section of the event at the Century Plaza Hotel following many years of absence. One company making (…)

By |June 15th, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|2 Comments

A New Book About Madonna and Other Hollywood Stars of Abruzzo Origins

Italy’s tourism authority, together with the country’s foreign ministry, is preparing a major program called “Turismo delle Radici” (or Genealogy Tourism), which is set to unspool in 2024.

Contributing to the (…)

By |June 12th, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Directors Strike a Deal With Hollywood Studios

By Mike Reynolds

It appears that members of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) will not be picking up protest signs. After a meeting last Saturday with negotiators for the Alliance (…)

By |June 8th, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Inspecting AFM’s New Venue

Those who complained about the logistical difficulties of former AFM venue the Loews Hotel had better arm themselves with lots of patience for the market’s move to Le Méridien Delfina, (…)

By |June 5th, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Replacing Mass Media with On-Demand Media

By Dom Serafini

Can streaming replace mass media? Do we even want to replace mass media? The latter depends on a large number of people reading, listening, or watching something on (…)

By |June 1st, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Two TV Markets in Budapest: One VideoAge Issue

The Budapest TV market is scheduled to start in 19 days. The first one, that is. Yes, this year there are two Budapest markets, with the second one starting five (…)

By |May 30th, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

L.A. Screenings 2023: The End of a New Beginning

Today, Sony Pictures will sound the closing bell for the 2023 L.A. Screenings. The six-day event in which Hollywood’s major studios hosted screenings of the new U.S. TV season’s series (…)

By |May 25th, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

L.A. Screenings’ First Monday

The 60th annual L.A. Screenings ended on Saturday for the independents with screenings and a cocktail party hosted by Telefilms at the Century Plaza hotel. But Saturday was also the (…)

By |May 22nd, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments