Video Age International articles from February 2000

Video Age International archives from February 2000

Dot Coms at NATPE: Cable Deja vu All Over Again.(National Association of Television Program Executives)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... I came, I saw, I didn't buy." This is how the U.K.'s ITV chief program buyer Jeremy Boulton described the recently concluded NATPE 2000 in New Orleans. This characterization was not only peculiar to international buyers, but also to the...

My Two Cents.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... I have discovered a new law of physics: The more I understand a subject, the simpler I can explain it to readers. Call it "Dom's principle"! Really though, this time it wasn't easy. The subject was simple enough -- develop a new model to...

Norwegian Hackers Crack DVD Code.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Late last year, a group of Norwegian programmers posted a program called DeCSS on the Internet. The program overrides the scrambling system built into DVD players and discs and enables movie files to be downloaded to the hard drive. Programmers...

Tivix Streamlines TV Distribution.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Tivix, a strategic Internet program distribution service, officially unveiled its website (www.tivix.com) at this year's NATPE convention and secured deals with Carsey-Werner and King World to distribute their programming online. The newly...

Letters.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... TO THE EDITOR We read [Video Age] and our favorite section is "My Two Cents," as well as articles covering market issues and directory contacts. Video Age is neither biased nor politically correct. The lead stories are interesting and...

The Godfather of Film: Coppola Rumbles Hollywood.
February 1, 2000... Reading through the list of actors, directors, producers and television executives with whom Francis Ford Coppola has worked could fill the pages in a Hollywood's Who's Who volume. He has directed Fred Astaire, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Diane...

Kid's TV Increases at All Levels.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The introduction of digital terrestrial television has created the opportunity for launching thematic channels, such as kids' channels, in all territories. This development ensures a growing demand for children's programs on the international...

New Tool for Indie Producers to Sell Pilots.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... There's no place like home. And for independent television producers, home is TV-Pilot.com, the first Internet website to allow independent producers to post their pilot productions online. Now, producers can present their pilots as streaming...

"Sundance" for Indie Producers.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... In a world where there are almost 300 film festivals featuring the work of independent producers, there has never been a conference or festival that has focused solely on the work of independent television producers, recognizing the finest in...

POISED FOR SUCCESS.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Video Age International sat down with the two principals of The Global Association of Independent Television (GAIT), Brian Nash and Joe Weber, to discuss the launch of GAIT and their visions for the future. VA: What led to the founding of...

Stephen J. Cannell to Receive GAIT "Lifetime Achievement Award".(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The Global Association of Independent Television (GAIT) will present prolific indie television producer Stephen J. Cannell with its "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the first annual GAIT Festival. The Emmy-award winning writer/producer has...

GAIT FESTIVAL BROADCASTS JUDGES.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The Global Association of Independent Television (GAIT) has announced the list of judges for its first annual GAIT Festival to be held September 5-8 at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles. The GAIT Festival is the...

SPORTELAmerica Stokes Virtual Ads.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Exhibitors at the fourth annual SPORTELAmerica, which takes place March 20-23 at the Wyndham Hotel in Miami Beach, will no longer be jockeying for space as the market will be expanding into a third exhibitors hall. According to Bill Vitale of...

Headless AFM Tackles New Technology.(American Film Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The biggest news at AFM 2000 may be the announcement introducing AFMA's new president. Allen "Mike" Frischkorn, Jr. resigned from the position last September, and AFMA has procured the services of an executive search firm to find a replacement....

Poland's Media Mogul: Zygmunt Solorz-Zak.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2000... Although the future of much of Eastern European's television does not shine too bright because of a major merger failure last year, one man in that business is "all smiles" at the start of the new millennium. Zygmunt Solon-Zak is head of...

Monte Carlo Bets On Formats.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The history of lucrative television format series can be traced to the 1960s when Paul Talbot of Fremantle first began hawking the Mark Goodson games (still popular today). "I've always said, 'We will do it better. It will be cheaper in the...

Kentopian to AMC.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Candace Kentopian joined the American Movie Classics Network as marketing manager in Santa Monica, California. Previously, she worked at NATPE handling advertising and trade promotions.

European TV Execs Meet at Moscow.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The Moscow International TV Market TeleShow 2000, May 17-19, will host leading TV stations, distribution and production companies from Russia, CIS and the Baltic States, as well as worldwide buyers and sellers at the International Trade Center...

CRTC Makes Titanic Blunder.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) renewed the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) broadcast license in the first week of this year but demanded that after 2003, CBC no longer air foreign blockbusters...