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Reflections and projections. (Insider: College Basketball).
We love lists so much at this time of year, it's kind of surprising nobody ever puts together a list of the year's top lists.
Something like: 1. Roger Ebert's 10 best movies of 2002; 2. ESPN's top 10 SportsCenter moments; 3. The FBI's 10 most wanted. 4. Google's top 20 searches; 5. Debbie DeCourcy's top five ways to combine chocolate and peanut butter in a Christmas cookie.
Most year-end lists mark a place in history. They are an ending. As we barely are a third of the way into this season, it is no time for mere reflection. So this list of the game's five most noteworthy trends of 2002 looks backward and forward at once:
* 1. The emergence of ...
- New free German TV channel launched.(Tele 5 Channel introduced by Tele Munchen,...
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest May 1, 2002 700+ words
...Tele Munchen and has agreed a multi-year licensing, beginning with 300 hours of programming in 2002. Tele Munchen is the biggest programme rights holder in Germany after KirchMedia, but it has reduced its interest in the broadcast market in recent years...
- US POWERS GLOBAL CINEMA BOOM : France passes billion euro milestone.(Brief...
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest May 1, 2002 700+ words
...Eurozone area. Although growth was lower than achieved by other big markets in Europe, it was still about double that achieved...nationally since 1993. Germany is close to being the second biggest value market in Europe, and with France cooling off this year...
- Standards group agrees on MPEG-4 licensing. (Law & Regulation).
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest July 1, 2002 700+ words
MPEG LA, licensing body that represents companies holding patents on emerging digital video technology, has reached final licensing terms for MPEG-4 technology. MPEG LA (www.mpegla.com)--whose members include Philips, Sony, Microsoft...
- Apple releases new digital video software. (New Products & Services).(Brief...
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest July 1, 2002 700+ words
Apple Computer has released the final version of its QuickTime 6 digital media software. Release of QuickTime...contrasting with Apple's support of open-standards MPEG-4. Final version of QuickTime 6 is available from Apple's website in versions...
- Pop-up ads move to television. (Advertising).(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest July 1, 2002 700+ words
...advertising market, former looks set to grow as a percentage of the overall figure. Prime-time 30-second spot on the biggest US networks costs between $100,000 and $200,000, but viewers are paying less attention to them and advertisers are beginning...
- Cinema concessions: an essential luxury: evaluating popcorn for the big screen....
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest July 1, 2002 700+ words
This is the first time that Screen Digest has studied the cinema concessions market. There is very little hard data publicly available on the subject, which is the reason for attempting to model market sizes. If any subscribers have any comments on the figures or assumptions presented in this
- DVD rental windows open in UK.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest June 1, 2002 700+ words
...experimenting. EV, one of UK's leading independents and sixth biggest video rental distributor in 2001, is trying out a 10-week...carried trade price of 35 [pounds sterling], but under new plan big theatrical performers will cost more--between 50 [pounds...
- BBC causes digital video controversy.(automatic episode recording on...
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest June 1, 2002 700+ words
...broadcasters, so reaction is unlikely to affect future similar initiatives. However, subscribers may be given choice of automatic recording. In final moment of irony, programme started late, so TiVo failed to record last few minutes of sitcom.