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A Letter to President Donald J. Trump to “Make Television Great Again”

Dear Mr. President:

After you “Make America Great Again,” can you please “Make Television Great Again?” We understand that from now on it’s “America First,” but can television be “Second?” We’ll (…)

By |February 21st, 2017|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Trump Card Played in Poland’s New TV Rules

Foreign media companies are not welcome in every corner of the world. Take France, for instance, which is notorious for limiting foreign ownership in the media. Now Poland (…)

By |February 14th, 2017|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

The U.S. TV Pilots Are Already on the Runway

While is it not yet known publicly which of the pilots will make it to our flat screen TVs until mid May, there are already 68 shows in contention among (…)

By |February 8th, 2017|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

L.A. Screenings 2017 Start at MIP-TV

Preparations for the L.A. Screenings will be the main focus of VideoAge’s MIP-TV (April) Issue. This year, the Screenings will be more (…)

By |February 1st, 2017|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

PBS: Fulfilling Local Needs of Citizens

At PBS, the U.S.’s public broadcasting system–whose 350 member TV stations combine to reach nearly 100 million American viewers each (…)

By |January 24th, 2017|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

NATPE Fights Badgeless People

At NATPE 2017, the 38th edition of the annual market (and the sixth in Miami Beach), NATPE’s two-year fight to eliminate or simply reduce the number of people attending the (…)

By |January 18th, 2017|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

At NATPE, It’s Midseason Time for U.S. TV

As is always the case, the U.S. fall TV season brought some hits (e.g. This is Us, Bull) and some misses (e.g. Conviction, Notorious). But, the TV schedules keep on (…)

By |January 10th, 2017|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Carlos Barba Joins Hall of Fame In Upcoming MIP-TV Issue

The U.S and Hispanic show business industry can be divided in two eras: BC and AC (Before Carlos and After Carlos … Barba). This statement could be considered hyperbolic, but (…)

By |January 3rd, 2017|Categories: WaterCooler|2 Comments

Will “Trumpism” Be Good For TV Biz? VideoAge Will Tell at NATPE

In Italy, they call the unexpected phenomenon “Trumpusconi, because, they say, TV magnate and real estate mogul Silvio Berlusconi preceded Donald Trump as head (…)

By |December 20th, 2016|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

NATPE Miami To Attenuate a Bumpy Ride Ahead

Together with over 320 exhibiting companies, VideoAge is preparing for NATPE Miami 2017, the premier TV trade show for LATAM and, increasingly, European TV (…)

By |December 13th, 2016|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments