Video Age International articles from November 1999

Video Age International archives from November 1999

TV Will Have an Internet Based Standard.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... Studios-led ATVEF format to standardize world's television transmissions In the past, Video Age has often reported three basic facts: 1) The future for broadcast transmission of digital high-definition television (HDTV) has never...

"Peace and TV" Topic of the U.N. 4th Forum.
November 1, 1999... Television today is the form of communication that has the greatest impact on public opinion the world over. Therefore, the relationship between the United Nations and the world's media is indispensable, especially for an organization such as...

My Two Cents.(deregulation's effects on broadcasting and other industries)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... Regulations, government rules, deregulation... Who wants them and who dosn't? Regulations are desired by those who have lost their jobs as a result of the deregulation policies they once pursued This is always the case, unless the...

Digital Discussions at NATPE 2000.
November 1, 1999... NATPE's Bruce Johansen announced that the theme of NATPE 2000 will highlight the impact of the digital era. Suggested panel topics include sources of funding for multiplexing, programming for HD television and an HDTV consortium. Bill...

Internet Said to Replace ATSC-DVB.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... TV via Internet is here! Television Via Internet: Web-casting for Broadcasters is published in Italian, and has been available in Italy since July 1999. The book consists of eight chapters, including a comprehensive glossary of terms. Internet...

Top Dollars for Audience Erosion.(advertising still to bring high income for networks)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... Preliminary data shows that even a serious decline in viewership among America's major networks has not diminished their power to attract heavy advertising support. Despite the continued erosion in audience numbers, major television...

RTNDA Fights Broadcast Restrictions.(Radio-Television News Directors Association)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... The U.S.-based Radio-Television News Directors Association urged American lawmakers to reject Congressman Henry Hyde's "Culture of Violence" amendment to the Juvenile Crime bill (the bill proposed in the wake of the Columbine High School...

CBC on the Hot Seat.(Canadian Broadcasting Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... The CBC came under heavy fire by members of both the private sector and the public sector, including the Heritage Minister, Sheila Copps. Shortly before hearings began on the renewal of its license, critics called attention to CBC's plans to...

ITU Announces Standard for TV.(International Telecommunication Union)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... The International Telecommunication Union has adopted a new electronic production standard for TV programs. Using a "common image format" of 1,080 by 1,920 picture elements, productions can be either broadcast on television or projected onto...

Letter TO THE EDITOR.
November 1, 1999... Thank you for your important contribution to the 20th Anniversary of the Banff Television Festival. I have been in Europe this past week -- beginning our campaign for BTVF 2000. I do hope you will join us again next year in the Rocky Mountains...

Cable/Sat Rated by Survey.(J.D. Power and Associates research)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... According to the J.D. Power and Associates 1999 Cable/ Satellite TV Customer Satisfaction Study, cost of pay-TV services and actual program offerings were the two most important factors in deciding customer satisfaction. Quality reception and...

Radio Booms Across Canada.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... Canada's 1998 entertainment industry made more money last year and with fewer employees than they did in 1997, according to Statistics Canada. Overall, the industry jumped by 5 percent in 1998, posting $4.14 billion Canadian (US$2.7 billion) in...

Comic Twist for Cairo Film Fest.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... We want to go out of 1999 with a smile -- so we will celebrate comedy and open with a tribute to comedians of the 20th century," explained festival president Husseim Fahmy, concerning the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Festivities will...

Majani's Salsa Breaking Records.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... M6 Droits Audiovisuels (M6DA), a division of French broadcaster M6, is at MIFED with Salsa, a $6.5 million theatrical movie directed by Joyce Bunuel. According to M6DA's Bernard Majani, Salsa has already broken a few records. Indeed, it is the...

Mondo's Theatrical Animated Division.(announced at MIFED' 99)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Mondo TV executives (pictured below), announced at MIFED '99 their company's new production division for animated feature-length films. With eight new 90-minute titles on 35 mm film for theatrical release, Mondo TV has become one of the first...

Letter TO THE EDITOR.
November 1, 1999... On behalf of MAG/MULTIMEDIA/MEDYAPIM and everyone attached to our project in the television industry in Turkey, I would like to thank you and your magazine for your support. Mehmet N Karaca Istanbul, Turkey

A Facelift Could Rid MIFED of its Wrinkles.(Milan's film festival)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... But organizers may learn timing is everything In order to "keep up with the Joneses" -- namely the Marche du Film in Cannes and the American Film Market in Santa Monica -- the organizers of MIFED '99 promised that this year's market,...

In Search of the "Buzz" at MIPCOM.(Cannes television conference)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Shrinking industry trying to portray business as usual What's the buzz?" was the recurrent leit motif that was left unanswered and seems to have characterized the recently concluded 15th annual MIPCOM in Cannes, France. In certain respects,...

European Market Concerns Land Down Under.(Australian television production industry)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... Australian government remedies with tax shelter With domestic license fees covering only between 50 percent and 75 percent of production costs, Australia's television are production houses concerned about the weak European market. In...

Fort Lauderdale Fest Unearths Screen Gems.
November 1, 1999... Like snowbirds, international filmmakers are flocking to Florida as the 14th annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival runs from October 20 to November 14. For 26 days, films will be screened from Hollywood, Fla., to Boca Raton, in...

18 Countries Separated by a Common Language.(conference in Miami for Latin American broadcasters)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... Although most Latin American territories are frequently lumped together and considered one region with a common denominator (language), each market within Latin America is unique in its programming and promotion needs; hence, the growth of...

Int'l Council With TV Future in Mind.
November 1, 1999... With the multitude of changes occurring in the international television industry, the International Council of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) is poised to present the future of the business. The International...

Seven Reasons Standard TV Transmission.
November 1, 1999... As director of the Advanced Television Enhanced Forum (ATVEF), I talk with executives throughout the television industry and across the globe. Television programmers are rapidly adopting the ATVEF specification because it provides a...

Three Tears for Truffaut!
November 1, 1999... An encyclopedic tour through Francois Truffaut's life and filmmaking career, Antoine De Baecque and Serge Toubiana's Truffaut: A Biography (Alfred A. Knopf, pp. 462) is a sprawling work that, oddly, seems content to crawl. Though occasionally...

NY Film Market Going Tech.
November 1, 1999... The Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM), held September 17-24 in New York City, focused on selling, technologies and a stream-lined film and video showcase of 326 projects. "This year's IFFM was better suited to doing business," said...