The Business Journal of Film, TV Broadcasting, Broadband, Production, Distribution
May 2013
Volume 33 No. 3
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The L.A. Screenings’ Fascinating History Helped, Challenged MIP
Even though it is difficult to pinpoint exactly when the L.A. Screenings started, some retired TV executives designate 1963 as the year in which Canadian broadcasters began making the trip to Los Angeles, not in May, but in …February. more»
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Residuals Are as Easy to Explain as Difficult to Calculate
Residuals have long been a source of contention be-tween the writers’, actors’ and directors’ guilds (unions) and the producers/studios that own (and exploit) TV and film content. And virtually every strike against the Hollywood studios in the last 50-plus years has been about residuals — initially about establishing residuals at all and, since 1960, about trying to fit new technologies into an existing residual system. more»
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Indies Ride the Screenings Tide
Though the buzz at the L.A. Screenings — which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year — is generally about the new fall U.S. TV season, the studios aren’t the only attraction in Hollywood, and VideoAge connected with a cross-section of indie companies to find out their plans for the L.A. Screenings and the programs they have on tap this year. more»
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My Two Cents
The 50th anniversaries of NATPE, MIP-TV and now the L.A. Screenings made me realize how little historical memory and industry-wide recognition surrounds the international program sales and distribution business. more»
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