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Video Age International articles from February 1998
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Video Age International archives from February 1998
New AFM chief, tackles issues, adds pizzazz. (American Film Market Assn. Allen Frischkorn, Jr.)
February 1, 1998... As theatrical buyers and sellers hustled in from all corners of the globe to converge at Loews Hotel in Santa Monica for the American Film Market (February 26-March 6), the new president of the American Film Market Association, former...
European TV market counting its blessings; the Monte Carlo TV Market has its own way of doing things.
February 1, 1998... The Monte Carlo TV Market has its own way of doing things
It's time again for the Monte Carlo Television Market to return to the Loews Hotel in Monaco. The 20th annual market (February 23-26), together with the 38th annual Monte Carlo...
My two cents. (antitrust issues in US and Europe)(Editorial)
February 1, 1998... The recent round of corporate mergers and acquisitions has cast ample attention on antitrust issues in the United States and Europe. In the '50s, American economist John Galbraith said that the means to guarantee competition were ineffective. In...
Alliance finds "Room" for Norstar. (Alliance Communications Corp. acquires Norstar Entertainment Inc.)
February 1, 1998... Toronto-based Alliance communications Corp. continued its spending spree by acquiring Canadian distribution company Norstar Entertainment Inc. for roughly $10 million. Alliance, looking to bolster its international and domestic profile with the...
German pay-TV declared a monopoly. (Kirch Group and Bertelsmann)
February 1, 1998... Pending an investigation by the Commission, German companies the Kirch Group and Bertelsmann have halted the promotion and marketing efforts of Premiere, their joint venture in digital television. The commission, concerned about the possibility...
Hong Kong gov't asserts film force. (Hong Kong to put up Film Services Office)
February 1, 1998... Fresh off the success of last year's Filmart '97, the Hong Kong government plans to begin taking an active role in its film industry. Along with developing plans for a Film Services Office. the government will auction off a plot of land to...
No tiebreaker for Spanish soccer rights.
February 1, 1998... Breaking a pay-per-view blackout that has been in effect since September, an interim agreement has established a truce in the rivalry over broadcast rights to pay-per-view soccer matches in Spain. For the remainder of the season, soccer...
France welcomes the world. (government urges more use of the Internet)
February 1, 1998... Recording to Wired magazine, the future looks bleak for Minitel, the French-only network computer service. Wired reports that Minitel can presently be found in more than 14 million French homes and businesses, compared with the one million that...
Who the Devil Made it.
February 1, 1998... Today's cinema offers movies and films, but no more pictures. The distinction is unscientific but hard to miss: Unforgiven is a film. Red River is a picture; Eddie Murphy's Nutty Professor is a movie, Jerry Lewis' original is a picture. Pictures,...
Branding drives new Hollywood; thematic channels take a front seat.
February 1, 1998... In the new Hollywood, global channel branding has taken on an increased importance, and thematic channels are replacing movies as the steam in the entertainment industry's engine. According to international program consultant Russ Kagan,...
How the market came about - its aims and objectives. (Monte Carlo television market)
February 1, 1998... From the very beginning, the Monte Carlo Market has been a success, and in its ten year history little has changed to alter the original brief laid down by the market's organising committee.
Andre Asseo, delegate-general at Monte Carlo and one...
International TV dominated NATPE; domestic topics heated it up. (National Assn of Television Program Executives)
February 1, 1998... Domestic programming took a back seat at the recently concluded 35th annual National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) convention in New Orleans (January 20-22). Due to the new realities of the U.S. TV business, most...
Video-on-demand: the home video store?
February 1, 1998... Are videocassettes doomed to follow the path laid by vinyl and Beta? If the many companies now developing video-on-demand (VOD) systems have a say in the matter, the answer is a resounding yes. But not quite yet. The technology behind...
Promax: when in Rome. (television industry conference)
February 1, 1998... "All roads lead to Rome," declared PROMAX International President Jim Chabin, discussing the choice of location for this year's PRO MAX Europe. Following its inaugural last year in Barcelona, the conference that brings together television...
Sportelamerica: beyond Latin America.
February 1, 1998... Abandoning regional focus, market has broader plans
The second annual Sportelamerica, to be held March 16-18 at the Westin Resort Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, will mark a change in positioning by market organizers. While admitting that a...
Endemol branches out; plans to extend the company's reach across Europe are on track. (Endemol Entertainment)(Company Profile)
February 1, 1998... After only three years in existence, Dutch entertainment production company Endemol is well on its way to becoming a global content provider. Having established itself as the biggest independent production house in the Netherlands and gained...