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By Dom Serafini

Finally, there’s some semblance of order — at least in the E.U. — for battery chargers. By the end of 2024, all mobile phones, tablets, and cameras will (…)

It was on many people’s mind: Will DISCOP Miami (now replacing NATPE Miami) be on a collision course with MIP Cancun? The answer is no, said Patrick Zuchowicki, founder and (…)

MIP Cancun is known for its LatAm marketplace, but the event’s panels of experts that touch on some of the industry’s most relevant topics are luring many attendees in this (…)

VideoAge‘s November Issue focuses on MIP Cancun, considered by many to be the premier TV market for Latin America. However, that was compared to NATPE, which had diminished in relevance (…)

“It feels good” to be back at a “live” AFM, said Chevonne O’Shaughnessy, co-founder and president of Los Angeles-based film production and distribution company, ACI. But “it’s slow,” she noted. (…)

By Dom Serafini

In October, Rome hosted two entertainment events that took place simultaneously but separately. The “first” was the Rome Cinema Festival. And the second was MIA: the International Audiovisual (…)

By Dom Serafini

There are several scenarios for the streaming-cinema debacle that are feasible.

First, the movie theaters could start producing their own movies, and, after a run in their cinemas, give (…)

The Miami TV market in January is alive and well. But it’s not NATPE Miami — it’s DISCOP Miami — and it comes courtesy of the folks who’ve already given (…)

By Dom Serafini

On the strength of my My 2¢ track record, I’m venturing to make a few predictions: Comcast will not be acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery. It’s simply too costly (…)

MIPCOM 2022 was hyped up as the “Mother of all TV Markets,” and even though it didn’t come close to the splendor that was MIPCOM 2019, it was much better (…)