Video Age International articles from November 2000

Video Age International archives from November 2000

Divided Over the "Digital Divide" at the U.N. TV Forum.(disparity between rich and poor nations highlighted at United Nations forum)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... It looks as if "Digital Divide" can mean two different things. The United Nations is concerned about the digital divide among nations. But, organizers of the fifth annual United Nations World TV Forum are concerned with how digital TV will...

Int'l Council iEMMYs Hug the Internet.(International Council iEMMYs Nominee Festival)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... The second annual iEMMYs Nominee Festival, a two-day screening period prior to the 28th annual International Emmys Awards Gala, is set for November 17-18 at the University Club in midtown Manhattan. The International Emmys events are produced...

SPORTEL Claims Monopoly of Sports-TV Trade Shows.(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... Now entering its 11th year, SPORTEL has emerged as the leading sports-programming television market in the world -- bringing together broadcasters, cable and satellite services, distributors, acquisitions executives, producers, event...

Promoting Hype in Latin America: PROMAX.(PROMAX and BDA Latin America 2000 conference)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... As the Latin American TV market continues to expand and evolve into an important player on the international scene, this year's PROMAX & BDA Latin America 2000 conference takes on even greater regional significance as TV's creative...

My Two Cents.(pornography on the Internet)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... Pornography has moved from seedy alleys to Wall Street and Silicon Valley and has sneaked into respectable homes thanks to the Internet. But the Internet can thank the porn industry for its technological achievements. Here you have it,...

Hong Kong Pay-TV Race Heats Up.(five companies get licenses)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Hong Kong's government granted pay-TV licenses to five companies, allowing them to provide subscription cable or satellite-based TV broadcasts throughout the region. The five companies are the News Corp unit of Star TV, Hong Kong Network...

India Fights TV Piracy.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Hoping to stall video piracy, the Indian government has prohibited cable operators from transmitting films or TV programs unless they possess valid telecast authority from the copyright holder. The amended Cable Television Networks...

CEA Slaps U.S. Broadcasters.(Consumer Electronics Association)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) supports the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) efforts to hold the broadcast community accountable for promises made long ago -- promises to deliver digital television to American consumers. In...

Japan's Sat TV Biz Grows.(satellite television business)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... Japan's communications satellite (CS) broadcasting market is fast becoming a technological battle-ground. SkyPerfecTV! is Japan's only digital satellite multi-channel broadcaster, but that's expected to change as Japan's largest trading-house,...

USA Network Shows Its Teeth.(marketing campaign)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... USA Network has launched an aggressive marketing campaign tided "USA 3 in 1," which features the best of Universal's global brands on one channel: Studio Universal (feature films), Sci-Fi (science fiction) and Calle 13 (action and suspense)....

Russian TV Gets a Partner.(Anatoly Chubais, UES chairman, acquired two oher TV stations, Ren-TV and ORT.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... Russian utility company UES bought 70 percent of the shares in the Moscow-based TV station Ren-TV. Some believe the move is a sign that UES chairman Anatoly Chubais is attempting to gain more influence at a time when the Russian government...

JumpTV to Start Webcasting.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... JumpTV.com is considering sending TV signals over the web, which could become the latest Internet-based challenge to copyright laws. However, nothing is carved in concrete yet for the Montreal, Canada-based company. Fellow Canadian...

Pasante Starts MGM Latin Beat.(Mary Ann Pasante)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... MGM Worldwide Television Distribution established its first direct-sales operation for the Latin American region, appointing Mary Ann Pasante to serve as vp of Latin American Television Sales. To support this expansion, MGM will open a branch...

Book Explores Italy's TV by Explaining the Past.(Review)
November 1, 2000... Dom Serafini's new book, Veltroni e io ("Veltroni and I") focuses on three parallel tracks: digital TV in Italy (or the lack thereof), the failure of TV reforms that were promised in 1994 and the history of modern Italian television. In...

A Kosher Hollywood For All.(Review)
November 1, 2000... When one reads Neal Gabler's detailed history of how Hollywood was created, there is a subtle irony to be learned. The subtitle of An Empire of Their Own is the most significant -- How the Jews Invented Hollywood -- for its implication that an...

Dotcoms Get the Spotlight, Old Economy Gets the Dough.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Three events in one: MIPCOM Jr., MIPCOM and the premiering MIPNET. Reed-Midem, the organizers of the Cannes, France fall international audiovisual market, are kept busy creating more events to stimulate interest in the MIPCOM market that...

MIFED Morphs Into a Communications Market.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Let's count the ways MIFED wants to capture the industry's attention this year: * Milan Selected Screenings return after a successful premiere last year. * MIFED Awards celebrate the world's best distribution companies. * Cresta...

Sodano's Eagle Eye on the Financial Markets.(Giampaolo Sodano, Italian television executive)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Eagle Pictures is getting ready to hit the equity market on the Nuovo Mercato, the Milan, Italy, stock exchange for media and technology Companies. Eagle Pictures is the 14-year old company founded by brothers Ciro and Stefano Dammicco who,...

NATPE & Monte Carlo Bet on Non-Gamblers.`.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Once again, the winter markets of NATPE and Monte Carlo will be vying for the attention of international TV buyers and distributors. NATPE's 38th annual Conference and Exhibition heads to the desert gambling oasis of Las Vegas, Nevada from...