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May 2012
Volume 32 No. 3
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Development: The Necessary Evil of the U.S. TV Business
The U.S. television business model is so unique that no other country has been able to duplicate or replicate it. Basically, this is because it doesn't make any business sense. Would any other TV industry be willing or able to spend more than $500 million a year on development to come up with shows that have an 80 percent failure rate? And this is after having invested $240 million to produce pilots, and accumulating some $1.2 billion in deficit per season. more»
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Ranking Latin America’s Biggest TV Markets for Independent Latin American Companies
Latin American companies have always had a large presence at the L.A. Screenings. In fact, it’s one of their two biggest annual TV events, and many take the opportunity to unveil new productions there. But which countries represent the most enthusiastic and lucrative buyers for them?
VideoAge set out to answer that question, as well as to discover how individual country sales compare to those made to pan-regionals, and what type of programming sells best internationally. more»
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With Wi-Fi Onboard, Passengers May Bypass In-flight Entertainment
In the past airlines used to charge for entertainment and serve free food. Today, they offer mostly free entertainment and charge dearly for food and beverages. Their business model has clearly changed, or perhaps they're adapting to what people now perceive as entertainment, or what they're willing to pay extra for. more»
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My Two Cents
In New York City, at the age of 18 and in the early 1900s, the young man who became the brain behind RCA and the father of NBC, “general” David Sarnoff, could not explain his work in the emerging wireless field. So, when his mother Leah pressed him about the nature of his work, Sarnoff used to say, “I’m a plumber,” which made her very happy and proud. Obviously, plumbing was a prized and pricey business even then. more»
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To us at VideoAge, television is more than an industry; it is a universe of stars (vice-presidents) superstars (CEOs) and quasars (chairmen) from the world of politics, regulations, sociology, psychology, finances, production, distribution, ratings, broadcasting, cablecasting, satellite, piracy, new technology, etc., including the good ’ole days.
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