Video Age International articles from November 2002

Video Age International archives from November 2002

International TV industry puts up 'for sale' sign.
November 1, 2002... Looking around, one might get the impression that the show biz industry is heading for the pawn shop, trying to get whatever it can for its devalued companies. Among those companies with a "for sale" sign out front are Germany's Kirch...

PROMAX joins the Jornadas.(Conference in Buenos Aires)
November 1, 2002... For the first time in its five-year history, the PROMAX&BDA Latin America Conference (November 12-13) will be raking place in Latin America. Unsurprisingly, the economy is the culprit behind this transformation, instigating the change of...

London Screenings dead, MIFED under pressure.(MIFED market in Milan, Italy)
November 1, 2002... The international film and TV industry has given the MIFED market an unprecedented vote of confidence by choosing to sidestep the once thriving London Screenings and instead concentrate all its sales and marketing efforts on MIFED, in Milan,...

iEmmys turn 30, get name change.
November 1, 2002... The International Emmy Awards (also known as the iEmmys) celebrates its 30th anniversary this November with its traditional International Emmy Awards Gala. As it has for the past few years, the Gala will follow, the annual iEmmys Festival, now...

My two cents.
November 1, 2002... The industry needs NATPE International. Take it from someone who has never been shy of criticizing the Santa Monica-based National Association of Television Program Executives. In the past, NATPE has made mistakes and VideoAge has dutifully...

Directors aim to end illegal editing. (World).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... A group of 16 eminent Hollywood film directors have filed court papers asserting that unauthorized editing violates trademarks and might also constitute false advertising. The move comes in response to a preemptive suit filed in August in...

RAI compares and wins. (World).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Recently, RAI, Italy's state-owned broadcasting organization, ran full page ads in major Italian newspapers comparing its performance throughout the years with those of other European public TV broadcasting organizations. Here are the RAI...

Japanese TV jumps the Great Wall. (World).(Fuji Television Network Inc. signs deal with China Great Wall, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Fuji Television Network Inc. has vaulted into the Chinese market by striking a deal with China Great Wall, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. Fuji's programs have been airing in China since...

Namibian TV zaps foreign shows. (World).
November 1, 2002... One didn't see many Namibian TV executives at the stands in the Palais or strolling along the Croisette during MIPCOM. The southern African country's president, Sam Nujoma, has reportedly banned all foreign shows from its small screens. The ban...

Watching what people watch. (World).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... BBM Canada, a Media Research company, has introduced a new device to Quebec, Canada that can measure a person's exposure to TV. The device, called a Portable People Meter and manufactured by U.S. firm Arbitron, stands apart from other...

Famous quotes. (World).(Arrogance and rudeness in Hollywood)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... "Displays of selfish, hostile behavior are increasingly common in Hollywood, and increasingly by small fry... It's not just celebrities anymore, but everyone -- even the people who service celebrities are arrogant and rude." From a New...

Biographical Risk: Linking Sean and Errol Flynn. (Book Review).(Book Review)
November 1, 2002... A recent dual biography tries to locate the origin of war photographer Sean Flynn's thirst for chancy adventure in the almost mythical shadow cast by his film star father, Errol Flynn. But Jeffrey Meyers' Inherited Risk: Errol and Sean Flynn in...

West Europe DVD market in euro & sense. (Market Research).
November 1, 2002... Western Europeans are spending record amounts of money on video software, according to a just-released study by U.K.-based Screen Digest. By the end of this year, spending will hit 11.1 billion euro, rising to 18.4 billion euro by 2006. ...

Fall TV market gets buyers happy. (MIPCOM Report).
November 1, 2002... Yes, last month's MIPCOM turned out to be better than last year's, and was therefore a good one. According to official figures, there were 2,720 buyers, an increase of over 40 percent from 2001, which, even after discounting the hype and...

Bruce Johansen outlines NATPE future. (Crisis in America).(Bruce Johansen, National Association of Television Program Executives)
November 1, 2002... Bruce Johansen, NATPE president, made an unscheduled appearance at the traditional VideoAge breakfast at MIPCOM, in Cannes, France, where more than 30 executives gathered to discuss the upcoming NATPE. The TV market is scheduled for Jan. 20-23,...

Prix Italia tackled Digital TV. (Sicily Calling RAI).
November 1, 2002... Palermo offered the best Prix Italia of the past few years. Last September, the itinerant Prix, sponsored by RAI, Italy's public broadcast organization, returned to the Sicilian capital after 12 years away. Over 770 participants (a 48 percent...

PBS' TV market presence is there, once deciphered. (U.S. Public TV).(At MIPCOM)
November 1, 2002... International buyers practically qualify for a gold star if they fully grasp the labyrinthine complexities of PBS' presence at the various international television markets. PBS is the U.S. public TV network made up of 349 non-profit local...

Let's do lunch.(Calendar of events)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... TOKYO INT'L. FILM FESTIVAL October 26-November 4 Tokyo, Japan Tel: (81 3) 3563 6305 Fax: (81 3) 3562 6310 www.riff-jp.net BROADCAST INDIA October 29-November 2 Bombay, India Tel: (91 22) 215 1396 ...