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London Screenings Come to MIPTV’s Rescue

The success of the London Screenings, which closed on Friday, March 3, 2023 after a hectic five days at various London venues, might — in a strange twist of fate (…)

By |March 6th, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Winnie the Pooh Becomes the “Pooh Loser”

VideoAge‘s September 29, 2022 Water Cooler feature warned its international readers that a new, maniacal Winnie the Pooh was coming to theaters in a horror movie titled Winnie the Pooh: (…)

By |March 2nd, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

From the Disease of the Week to the Scandal of the Week

Years ago — specifically in the 1990s — U.S. TV screens were teeming with MOWs (or Movies of the Week) about one deadly disease or another, each one seemingly more (…)

By |February 27th, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

The ‘Yellowstone’ Saga: ‘1883’ to ‘1923’

On September 22, 2022, VideoAge‘s Water Cooler feature ran a piece about Paramount’s neo-Western drama series, Yellowstone, which was receiving rave reviews among politically and socially conservative American TV viewers. (…)

By |February 23rd, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

WGA’s Looming Strike Shakes Hollywood

By Mike Reynolds

With the Directors Guild of America (DGA) announcing to its membership that negotiations on a new contract wouldn’t begin until “later this spring,” it appears that the Writers (…)

By |February 21st, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Canada is Politely Kicking Ass

Canadians, tired of being blamed for bringing cold weather to the U.S., built a series of Hollywood billboards that use cheeky messages to celebrate Canadian filmmakers. A series of billboards (…)

By |February 16th, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Digital Media Facing Reality

Lately there has been constant whining from industry insiders about the fact that digital media, as a revenue mode, is suffering. According to several research companies, digital ad spending growth (…)

By |February 13th, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

The London Screenings at Three

A good number of the major U.K. and European distributors, as well as a good sprinkling of U.S. studios, will be screening their wares in London between February 27 and (…)

By |February 9th, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

The Box Office and ‘Pinocchio’ Output

In North America in 2022, 71 widely released movies generated $7.35 billion. This can be compared to the $11 billion generated in pre-pandemic 2019, which saw 110 movies be widely (…)

By |February 6th, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

The Trades’ War for Control of the NATPE Legacy

Last month, Content Americas successfully concluded its very first TV market in Miami. The event was viewed by many as being the heir apparent to the dearly departed NATPE. After (…)

By |February 2nd, 2023|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments