Video Age International articles from June 2003

Video Age International archives from June 2003

L.A. screenings split many different ways.
June 1, 2003... As usual, the Los Angeles Screenings (May 15-27) evolved in a multi-faceted context that made for a busy May for the U.S. TV industry: the upfronts in New York, affiliate meetings (excluding NBC), the cable financial association conference and...

Changes to winning DISCOP formula bring uncertainty.
June 1, 2003... DISCOP Program Showcase East, the market aimed at broadcasters and pay-TV operators from emerging television marketplaces, celebrates its 11th year in Budapest, Hungary, from June 26 to 28 at its traditional home-base, the Hyatt Regency Hotel....

Monte-Carlo TV fest focuses on formats.(a discussion of the 43rd annual Monte-Carlo Television Festival)
June 1, 2003... The 43rd annual Monte-Carlo Television Festival, a six-day event dedicated to celebrating the creative arts and featuring a three-day cycle of conferences, will take place in Monaco's Grimaldi Forum from June 30 to July 5, 2003. Last year's...

New TV market, same old prix, with a twist.(RAI's Prix Italia TV festibal is adding a market)
June 1, 2003... It is only logical that Prix Italia, the world's oldest TV festival, organized by RAI, Italy's public broadcaster, would evolve by adding a market. After' all, "there are 105 member broadcasters from 60 countries that enter 300 top-quality TV...

My two cents.(Europe should consider Latin America's model for producing serialized dramas)(Column)
June 1, 2003... I don't understand the reluctance of Europeans to accept the Latin American model of producing serialized dramas like telenovelas. Except for Portugal, no other European country makes the genre. There have been attempts at mass producing...

Film biz hits bottom in N.Y.(World)(film and television production drops in New York City)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Film and TV production has tumbled in New York City after a short burst following 9/11. Only a handful of films are presently in production in the Big Apple, with even fewer slated for the coming months. To complicate matters, a number of...

The (TV) battle for Alberta.(World)(CHUM Ltd. and CanWest are battling in Alberta)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Toronto's CHUM Ltd. is going head-to-head with Winnipeg-based CanWest over broadcasting in Alberta. CHUM wants to bring its cityTV "store-front" concept to Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and has committed to investing more than C$300...

Bidding war for Croatia's HTV.(World)(Croatia launches a tender for the Third Channel of Hrvatska Televizija)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... At the end of 2002, Croatia launched a tender for the Third Channel of HTV (Hrvatska Televizija), in what is purportedly the largest deal for the region since the privatization of INA, the state-owned oil and gas company. The...

Licensing show goes ethnic.(World)(Licensing 2003 International will include a seminar on multicultural marketing)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... This summer's Licensing Show--officially known as Licensing 2003 International--will feature a seminar on marketing in a multicultural world called "Diversity: The Smart Strategy in Licensing." The seminar will include a panel of...

STV gives clients "people meters".(World)(Slovak Television signs a deal to use electronic 'people meter' devices)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... After months of debates, Slovak Television (STV) has finally signed a contract to use electronic "people meters," devices that plug into regular sets and transmit data on what is being watched to researchers, who measure ratings. STV, the...

Germany's DSF changes hands.(World)(KarstadtQuelle New Media and Hans-Dieter Cleven reach a deal with KirchMedia on the full acquisition of DSF and Sport 1)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Germany's KarstadtQuelle New Media and Hans-Dieter Cleven have reached an agreement with KirchMedia on the full acquisition of the DSF television company and the Sport 1 online platform. KarstadtQuelle will acquire 100 percent of the shares...

From Hill-Tops to Set-Tops: John Malone's Wild Cable Ride.(a discussion of the career of John Malone)(Biography)
June 1, 2003... John Malone is both famous and infamous in television circles: over the course of three decades, the cunning, sometimes ruthless negotiator transformed a back-country antenna business into a sprawling cable empire and became one of America's...

U.K. digital terrestrial TV explained.(Road to the Future)(Digital TV Group director of communications Martin L. Bell discusses plans for digital terrestrial television in the U.K.)
June 1, 2003... Martin L. Bell, the director of communications at the Digital TV Group (DTG), a U.K. association of TV-related companies that operates as a technical clearing house, detailed for VideoAge the plans for digital terrestrial television (DTT) in...

2003-04 new season series.(L.A. Screenings 2003)(a list of new television programs)
June 1, 2003... BUENA VISTA INTERNATIONAL TV Hope & Faith (ABC) Production Team: Guymon Casady, Michael Edelstein, Emile Levisetti, Joanna Johnson Format: Half-Hour Comedy Two adult sisters who are opposites must live together, with Kelly...

Acquisition execs.(L.A. Screenings 2003)(directory)(Directory)
June 1, 2003... ARGENTINA Artear: Julian Rodriguez Montero, Walter Sequeira Cintelba: Marcelo Bandiera Premium: Blanca Ponce Telefe: Patricia Daujotas AUSTRALIA Foxtel: Brian Walsh, Ross Crowley, Les Sampson, Kim Vecera Network...

Who's screening in L.A.(a directory)(Directory)
June 1, 2003... ALFRED HABER DISTRIB. Park Hyatt Suite 1014 ALLIANCE ATLANTIS Ted Riley, Maria Sanchez, Irene Read, Rose Marie Vega, Stephanie Rockmann, Philippe Renouard, Vivian Miranda, Doug Smith, Robyn Posner Park Hyatt Suite 1021...

L.A. screenings 2003.
June 1, 2003... 1. Some of the hosts of the L.A. Screenings PrimeTime party: Televisa's Eugenio Lopez Negrete, Guillermo Ca~edo, TV Azteca's Marcel Vinay, Venevision's Marlo Costa. 2. At Universal's Latin Screenings: Dan White, Chris Philips, Jose...

Deciphering the DVD maze.(New Technology)(Industry Overview)
June 1, 2003... DVD, an important platform for video, audio and data content storage, is very young and as such is still evolving. There are a myriad of ways to create and play DVDs, and the technology continues to make it more complex. First, the basics:...

Let's do lunch.(directory of video industry conferences)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 1, 2003... Promax June 4-6 Los Angeles, California TEL: (310) 788-7600 FAX: (310) 788-7616 www.promax.org Cable 2003 June 8-11 Chicago, Illinois TEL: (202) 775-3669 FAX: (202) 775-3692 www.cable2003.com...