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Cuestionamentos relativos al pago de derechos de exclusividad de TV paga en territorios de la UE 18. Desafíos y recompensas en el negocio de los canales internacionales de TV 4. World: Argentina, U.S. 6. Book Review: How McKinsey and a crew of consultants changed the business world forever 8. Mart Review: Good predictions met at MIP-TV. Scads of seminars did not disrupt meetings 36. Event planner and travel news 20. 2014-15 U.S. TV season pilots landing in Los Angeles 22. Who’s screening at the Century Plaza and on the studio lots 24. Indies’ new TV line-up for LATAM 30. L.A. Screenings Preview: More of the same, but much more in terms of new shows and indies RETNI N A T OI N A L ww w.Vide gAo .e org BUSINESS JOURNALOF FILM,BROADCASTING,BROADBAND,PRODUCTION,DISTRIBUTION May 2014 -VOL.34NO.4 - $9.75 (Continued onPage 28) Mexico is a big country full of TV giants: Think of Televisa’s Emilio Azcárraga Jean, Azteca’s Ricardo Salinas Pliego and Movil’s Carlos SlimHelu, theworld’s richestman. Among these giants stands the tiny but powerful IFT, or Federal Telecommunications Institute, created last year as part of a telecommunications and broadcast media overhaul initiated by the country’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto. IFT is now imposing restrictions and increasing competition by offering concessions for two new digital broadcast networks (from which Televisa will be excluded), Mexico:The NewTVBattle OfTheGiants Indie distributors tout new programs for buyers in L.A. Who’s screening inHollywood andwhere Commissioned pilots for the2014-15 network TV season Sección en Español: Canales, El pago de derechos Page24 Page22 Page20 Page13 El presidente de FOX Entertainment, Kevin Reilly, sorprendió a los críticos el pasadomesdeeneroenelTelevision Critics Association Winter Press TourenLosÁngeles,cuandodeclaró que sunetworkdará por terminada con la tradicional temporada de pilotos — que usualmente ocurre a principios de la primavera— en favordeunaproducciónanual. Con una lápida de FOX ilustrada Latemporada depilotosdeTV (Continuación a la página 13) TheOscarsWinBiginLATAM. ALoveAffairWithShowbiz Today, the Academy Awards (a.k.a. the Oscars) are one of worldtelevision’smostpopular live events and, outside major sporting events, likely the greatest show on earth. But this wasn’t always the case: it took 61 years to reach the TV success the show has now. From its first U.S. nationally televised awards in 1953— 25 years after itwas instituted inHollywood by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences— to today’s half billion worldwide viewers in 190 countries and territories, the golden statuetteexperienced itsowndrama just like the ones it honors. From controversies (like in 1993 when RichardGere denouncedChina and atthetimewastoldthathewouldnot be invitedagain),todisappointments (in 1991 Goodfellas lost to Dances with Wolves), to shock (in 1974 a streaker ran across the stage), to disrespect (in 1973 Marlon Brando refused the Oscar), to indifference (in 1971GeorgeC.Scottwatched the Oscars at home instead of accepting theaward). Nonetheless, one region of the (Continued onPage 32) CreatingContent thatDelivers. . HealthDayTV aaaMay_2014_FR.indd 1 5/6/14 8:37AM
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