Video Age International March-April 2011

V I D E O A G E • N o . 2 • M a r c h / A p r i l 2 0 1 1 Cover stories: FremantleMedia’s Tony Cohen: A journalist with (tele) vision. The sad vision: “the middle ground is fast disappearing” Father & Daughter Teams: Sure Formula For Success. They are few around the world, but they’re good To find top executives in a tough business environment, companies turn to top job finders When award is not a word. The proliferation of awards is fast becoming a word for disaster 4. World: Cyprus, U.S., Turkey, Afghanistan. Famous quotes 10. Book Review. Talk ain’t cheap, but it can be fun: Talk shows with Dick Cavett 14. Corny but true for NATPE: Miami market marked momentous moments. It couldn’t have been said better 18. MIP-TV preview. A great market waiting to happen 20. L.A. Screenings preview. Looking ahead to a post-Charlie Sheen U.S. TV season 22. Laughs are serious business for Just For Laughs 24. Buying vs. local production: Who and what TV stations are buying in the age of selling 26. Micro-payments could offer macro revenues. No longer a case of analog dollars vs. digital pennies 28. Discop Africa. The bright side of the black continent: Africa’s continued television growth offers hope 44. Conference and event news with a bit of airline bytes 46. My2¢. NATPE’s elevator problems can be stopped by just pushing a few buttons

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