Video Age International articles from September 2002

Video Age International archives from September 2002

Measuring quality, DTT biz models at Prix Italia.(television broadcasting industry trade show)
September 1, 2002... This 54th annual edition of Prix Italia marks the culmination of the renewal process that Prix Italia has been undergoing since 1999. At the same time, the Prix is ready for new adventures mindful of its strong international brand. First and...

Le Rendez-Vous: France TV showcase hits top mark.(French TV Screenings organized by TV France International )
September 1, 2002... From September 9-13, television program buyers from around the globe gather for deal-making, hand-shaking and fun under the Saint-Tropez sun for the eighth annual edition of the French TV Screenings, also known as the Rendez-Vous. Organized by...

TV France Int'l takes action abroad.
September 1, 2002... Founded eight years ago, TV France International (TVFI) is an association of French television companies created for the sole purpose of nurturing France's television production and sales organizations and assisting them in their continuing...

NATPE Day: Prix Italia's nuts & bolts.(National Association of Television Program Executives)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... The 54th annual Prix Italia, sponsored by RAI, Italy's public broadcaster, and held in Palermo, Italy, September 14-21, will focus on new digital TV technologies, emphasizing the financial models necessary to finally bring digital terrestrial...

My two cents.(a new way to market digital television service internationally)(Column)
September 1, 2002... At the 54th annual PrixItalia, the problems faced by digital terrestrial TV (DTT) throughout the world will be dissected and analyzed. At the conclusion, it is hoped that a viable solution (technological and financial, for both users and...

Court gives cable a victory over consumers. (World).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... In a ruling being seen as a victory for large U.S. cable operators, the U.S. Supreme Court chose not to hear an appeal for the reinstatement of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) limitations on the number of subscribers cable companies can...

U.S. recognizes Meucci as telephone inventor. (World).(Antonio Meucci)
September 1, 2002... It's now official: the inventor of the telephone was not Alexander Graham Bell, but Antonio Meucci, an Italian immigrant who died in poverty in 1889 in New York, after having been cheated out of the patent for the invention. Only recently did a...

PROMAX's new U.S. Ratings Roadshow. (World).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Executives from PROMAX spent July on the road meeting with local U.S. TV station members in the first-ever "Ratings Roadshow," a series of one-day events and mini-conferences set in four of the United States' hottest TV markets. PROMAX is...

Russian TV reaches U.S. shores. (World).(OlympuSAT launches Russian World Television)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Russian World Television, created for a Russian-speaking audience in the U.S., was lunched in August by OlympuSAT, an aggregate supplier of digital entertainment based in West Palm Beach, Florida. The service represents the very first...

Telenovelas spice up China. (World).(Encore International hosts "Jiayi" stars at Shanghai TV and Film Festival)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Encore International (EI) hosted two of the latest stars featured on its daily "Jiayi" at the Shanghai TV and Film Festival, June 9-11. EI, the Chinese arm of Liberty Media, maintains a long-standing programming agreement with China...

RaiTrade Screenings move to Sicily. (World).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... From the far north to the deep south. This year, the 9th annual RaiTrade Screenings, to be held October 2-4, moves to Taormina, a resort town in the southern part of Sicily. Last year, the Screenings were held in Portofino, an exclusive...

Globo's Clone replicating fast. (World).(Globo TV's telenovela "The CLONE")(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Globo TV's internationally successful telenovela, The CLONE, has recently been acquired by Artear, Argentina's premier terrestrial broadcaster, and is now being aired on every major Latin American station. The Clone is also broadcast in the...

Baldwin yaks for Gullane. (World).(Alec Baldwin to provide voice for Gullane Entertainment program)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Gullane Entertainment has announced that Alec Baldwin (pictured below) will be reprising his role as narrator for the children's animated series Thomas & Friends. Baldwin served as storyteller for the show once before, during the 1999 season,...

WAEA to go! TV in the air. (World).(World Airline Entertainment Association)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... When traveling, most people will watch whatever's on, because, on an airplane, there is no such thing as choice. But for executives at the World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA), choosing the in-flight entertainment is very important....

FBC's growing production slate. (World).(programming reaches 96 countries)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... In the past three years, Rome, Italy-based FBC has established a network of terrestrial, cable and satellite distribution for its TV programming, which now reaches 160 million TV households in 96 countries with an average weekly audience of...

Media, Politics, and the Tech Revolution. (Book Review).
September 1, 2002... Former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Reed E. Hundt, spent four long years under the Clinton/Gore administration shaping the future of telecommunications. Without most Americans realizing it, he was also shaping the future...

Fifteen prizes plus the Granarolo Special Prize.(Prix Italia competition awards best programming)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Prix Italia consists of 75 public and private radio-TV organizations, representing 45 countries. Members meet periodically and elect a chairman every other year. The current chairman is Frank Dieter Freiling of Germany's ZDE. Every year...