Video Age International articles from June 2006

Video Age International archives from June 2006

L.A. screenings start monetizing for indies.
June 1, 2006... Something unusual happened at these L.A. Screenings: A few buyers actually asked VideoAge to e-mail them the complete list of independent companies actively participating at the Screenings. Granted, the request came only from a few buyers...

Where are the TV ratings going?
June 1, 2006... The answer to that headline is very complicated and now it seems the entire industry is looking outside itself for solutions. We often hear people saying: Because no ones watching traditional TV, we must do downloads, webisodes, podcasts,...

CEE market leverages mobile to get a lift: NATPE and DISCOP--a marriage made in heaven or, at least, Las Vegas.
June 1, 2006... The news is old, but it still resonates and sets the tone for the future: DISCOP--the only content market for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)--has been sold to NATPE, according to an announcement made by NATPE CEO Rick Feldman and DISCOP...

Licensors face digital challenge: toys vs. DVDs.
June 1, 2006... Is a highly digitalized world out there, and the 23,000-plus licensors, licensees and retailers attending the Licensing 2006 International show have taken note. With new mobile and distribution platforms garnering more attention within the...

Czech TV goes digital.(Czech TV)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Czechs can now bid farewell to analog broadcasting by 2012. It's been a long process, but finally; at the end of last month, the Czech Republics Chamber of Deputies approved amendments to a media law that will allow for the introduction of...

Report predicts Latin TV growth.(WORLD)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... According to a new 322-page, $1,995 report from Kagan Research, the tin American multichannel mart is growing, after experiencing a slump. The report, titled "Latin American Multichannel Markets," includes surveys of 19 Spanish-speaking...

Buenos Aires' TV mart starts early.(WORLD)
June 1, 2006... This year's ATVC Jornadas (convention days) will kick off a month earlier than usual--October 31-November 2--at the Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel and Convention Center in Argentina. The cable TV industry convention, which is sponsored by trade...

Fantasy films that are actually about something.
June 1, 2006... Joshua David Bellin, author of Framing Monsters: Fantasy Film and Social Alienation (2005, Southern Illinois University Press, 240 pages, U.S.$30), is clearly a fan of the fantasy film genre, which for him encompasses horror, science fiction...

Connecting beauty with business.(Banff TV Fest)
June 1, 2006... The Banff World Television Festival's 27th annual event--to be held June 11-14, in the picturesque Canadian Rocky Mountains--will build on recent success by becoming more of a world-fest than ever before. This year, Banff had over 1,000 entrees...

Key acquisitions executives.(L.A. SCREENINGS 2006)(Directory)
June 1, 2006... ARGENTINA Artear: Walter Sequiera, Bernadette Delmas Canal 9: Nadia Zimerman Claxon: Fernando Gaston, Mariano Cesar, Angel Zambrano Disney: Fernando Lagier, Carolina Lightcap Telefe: Patricia Daujotas, Axel Kuschevatkzy,...

2006-07 season new series.(L. A. SCREENINGS 2006)(Directory)
June 1, 2006... By International Distribution Company Buena Vista International Television Betty the Ugly (ABC) Production Team: Ben Silverman, Salma Hayek, Jose Tamez, Silvio Horta Format: Half-hour comedy An unattractive secretary is...

Who's screening.(L.A. SCREENINGS 2006)(Directory)
June 1, 2006... Alfred Haber Distribution Park Hyatt, Suite 1208 Alfred Haber, Robert Kennedy, Andrew Haber, Steven Weiser, Patricia Villagran Alliance Atlantis Century Plaza, Suites 1850-1852 Rose Marie Vega, Roberto Prieto America...

L. A. screenings 2006.
June 1, 2006... 1. Argentinean Ambassador Jorge Lapsenson, Rosa Lapsenson, Telefe's Alejandro Parra and Bernarda Llorente 2. Fremantle International's Sheila Aguirre 3. CBS Paramount International TV's Armando Nunez, Joe Lucas 4. Tepuy's Marcos...

The interest is high, the revenues are low.(Asian Mobile Video)
June 1, 2006... The future of mobile TV is being determined in places far, far away from Hollywood--like Inchon, China. Korean cellular operators installed receivers there in April, allowing users to watch mobile TV on subways. With the highest 3G penetration...

Analyzing the flip-flop crowd's digital shifts.(Promax Preview)
June 1, 2006... While much has been made of the dangers DVRs, iPods, Internet video streaming and mobile streaming cause TV stations' ad revenues, another quandary faces station executives--what the ubiquity of these new platforms will do to TV program...

Let's do lunch.(Calendar)
June 1, 2006... STREAMING MEDIA EAST MAY 23-24 New York City, NY TEL: (609) 654-6266 FAX: (609) 654-4309 www.streamingmedia.com BANFF WORLD TV FESTIVAL JUNE 11-14 Banff, Canada TEL: (416) 921-3171 FAX: (416)...

My two cents.
June 1, 2006... At night when I cannot sleep, thinking about all the money buyers will shell out for dinners at Ginza Sushiko during the L.A. Screenings, a recurring thought comes to mind: "As an industry, where are we going?" Well, we know men don't like to...