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By Alberto Barbera*

Today, movies are offered in forms and lengths that have very little to do with [requirements] that were developed over time. Lengths typically vary between the canonical 90 (…)

The August/September edition of VideoAge is now online. This digital issue is circulated worldwide through all VideoAge platforms, MIP Africa connect.me platform, and The Daily Television in Latin America.

Among the stories (…)

By Dom Serafini

On June 6, 2024, Informa, the U.K. publishing group, announced that it was closing its TBI TV trade magazine after more that 35 years of publication. Two months (…)

By Dom Serafini

RAI, the Italian state broadcast organization, is again in turmoil. Its top management is in a tug-of-war with the majority coalition and with the opposition parties. I personally (…)

The surprising stunt performed by Tom Cruise in the otherwise boring closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, reminiscent of his Mission: Impossible movies, was meant to highlight the passing of (…)

At first, the French — Parisians in particular — were unhappy about their government spending 9 billion euro (U.S.$9.82 billion) to stage the 2024 Paris Olympics. They also objected to (…)

The call to Cape Town, South Africa is getting louder. An early July official list of MIP Africa participants indicates some 70 buyers and 60 distribution companies. Including all other (…)

By Dom Serafini

ESPN stopped carrying soccer (football), and most would agree that this should be viewed as a loss. Indeed, it is incomprehensible how the world’s most popular sport is (…)

Today, in order to see some creativity in TV spots, we have to wait for the Super Bowl, the annual final extravaganza for American football. And, indeed, many viewers tune (…)

By Dom Serafini

We all watched the spectacular opening ceremony of the XXXIII Summer Olympiad in Paris on Friday, July 26, 2024, which was rendered even more cinematic by the pouring (…)