V I D E O A G E • N o . 2 • M a r c h / A p r i l 2 0 1 0 Cover stories: Comcasting NBC opens regulatory floodgate in the U.S. A perfect storm for the FCC L.A. Screenings preview: Comedies, cops and copycats are fall pilot trends in the U.S. As soon as money was shown to Canada’s CanWest, a deal that no one wanted turned hot, proving that “dumb pipes” are not content without content Indian TV has grown too fast by the billion. Growing pains are inevitable 4. World: U.S., U.K., Europe, Venezuela, India. Famous quotes, plus letters 14. Book Review: Canada’s TV is not complex. The way it is portrayed is 16. MIP-TV Preview: In exchange for some needed extra cash, market sold its sparkle 20. NATPE Review: With the Miami move, the market has nowhere to go but up — despite itself 24. FIFA Cup: South Africa to help make football popular in the U.S. 26. DTT transition: When the E.U. gets its “digital dividend,” what will it do with it? 28. Banijay: The house that Courbit built. France’s new TV powerhouse has powerful friends 32. Membership Rewards: The big business of film and TV biz associations 34. An analysis: To buy a company in Italy, please don’t bring cash! Plus, Spain and Italy team up for television of the future 36. Spain part dos: The land of opportunities 38. The new television language. Learning how to talk in the digital age 40. The big, bad picture: A tough 2009 reviewed in the pages of VideoAge 42. Company profile: Creating GK-TV from scratch with cash 52. Travel news, conference updates, market dates and more 54. My 2¢. The porno industry is fun no more. It’s going down alright, but the way of the record industry. Is there a lesson for television?
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