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Air Travel In Our New Normal: Alitalia Vs. Delta

The problems started early on at Milan’s MXP airport. It all began at the check-in area — even before the check-in area, really — what with the confusing directions as (…)

By |October 27th, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Pedro Font: 1938-2020

Until recently, his age was a well-kept secret, but what was well known about him were his peculiarities and his ingenuity. Pedro Font (pictured above), whose full name was Pedro (…)

By |October 23rd, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|3 Comments

Below the Line “Trunk Protesters” in Milan

On October 10, Italian film and TV production workers protested against the hardships caused by the coronavirus and the lack of government incentives and guidelines that are bringing the sector (…)

By |October 20th, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Going to the Cinema in Milan Safely Amid COVID Threats

The Lombardy region of Italy — Milan in particular — has been greatly affected by the pandemic. Even though the number of people infected each day with COVID-19 in Italy (…)

By |October 16th, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

A+E Networks’ Line-Up Lights Up MIPCOM

Steve MacDonald, president, Global Content Sales and International, A+E Networks (pictured above), in his MIPCOM message to clients, reported to VideoAge that his company is presenting a catalog featuring 840 hours of content across (…)

By |October 12th, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

‘Variety’: Be Real, Upfronts Weren’t That Bad

The link found in the daily newsletter Media, Tech & Entertainment News was intriguing: “Inside TV’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Upfront,” Variety.

The article in the venerable publication that (…)

By |October 8th, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Back to Europe From The U.S. On the Same Ravioli Diet

By Dom Serafini

I’ve always been of the opinion that no good airline ticket should go to waste, so my current trip to Milan, Italy (where I was supposed to stay (…)

By |October 5th, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

All the TV Questions Fit to Answer in One Issue

Do you want to know how 2021 is going to shape up? Are you interested in learning why MIPCOM Live was canceled and switched to a virtual-only event? Do you (…)

By |October 1st, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

The New Windowing Game. And The Winner is…

Not long ago, programmers at TV networks owned by groups (be they basic cable, premium, or broadcast) decided what the best TV shows for their channels would be.

The programs were (…)

By |September 29th, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

The Primetime Emmys in Facts, Figures, $, & ¢

It’s difficult to count the number of TV shows that aired in the U.S. this past year that were nominated for the primetime Emmys because there were simply so many (…)

By |September 24th, 2020|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments