The 30-year boom in unscripted content is being unsettled by several distant clouds. 1. Pay-TV sub fees have been the biggest driver of the factual TV boom. However, consumers are beginning to lose their loyalty to pay-TV as their #1 delivery system for video entertainment. Analysts estimate that US cab/sat distributors lost between 1.3 – 2.7 million …
France Television’s Ann Julienne and NHK’s Sayumi Hori. Last week’s Asia Side of the Doc was a memorable event. Senior-level decision-makers attended. There were lots of involved delegates from across the region. The backdrop was a huge city that is still reeling from last year’s catastrophes. Here are my “Big Five” Takeaways: 1.Tohoku Pitch The …
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By David Rosen Top experts and decision-makers recently came to New York to throw light on how the commercial TV business is adapting to the disruptive force called “social television.” I joined them at three conferences: The Social TV Summit focused on how the industry is responding to “out-of-the-box” changes. The Future of TV Forum …
The U.S. Home Entertainment industry is experiencing tremendous change. New online models are coming on fast. Who are the new players? What are the revenue models? And where are the opportunities for doc producers? We invited our valued, long-time colleague Al Cattabiani to share his year-end survey, including his three big Takeaways for the non-fiction …
The Google / YouTube behemoth recently gathered 150+/- video industry players to an exclusive strategic conference in San Bruno CA. The event: Tune In to YouTube 2012. We made inquiries about who attended. And which category of video industry professionals did we find was absent from the list? Women! Just look at the data: Of …
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For my first 20+ years of attending MIPs, a lot of the dealmaking was concentrated in the lounges of the Majestic and the other grand hotels along the Croisette. It seemed like the bars were packed with encampments of suits who fought to close deals for the platforms and channels that they were planning to …
How do network decision-makers cover reality TV pitches? A&E’s Stephen Harris shared his insights by responding to a memorable pitch from Craig ‘Burnie’ Burns at our 2011 Real Screen workshop. See last week’s post for the Setup, including Stephen’s filters We assembled our Case Study from notes taken at the workshop, as well as from later …
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The cable/satellite program distribution model is mature and under increasing fire from ‘over the top’ delivery options. Today: U.S. network distribution data for June 2011 versus June 2010: Who were the gainers and losers? And what does it mean? U.S. TVHH’s (‘000) 2011 2010 Change Category TBS 101,138 100,608 0.5% Entertainment CNN 100,988 100,370 0.6% …
U.S. Distribution. More Cord-cutting: What Does it Mean for Programmers? Read More »