Video Age International November-December 2007

V I D E O A G E • N o. 6 • N o v / D e c 2 0 0 7 Cover stories: Studios’ New Challenge: H ow b r oadb and c an elim inate the m iddlem an, r educ e p ir ac y and lower c osts T he F lor ida M edia M ar k et gets f ilm m ak er s m ov ing. I t’s what M iam i has to of f er f or now and it’s p r om ising NA T P E with f ewer U . S. studios and nada E ur op eans has to r einv ent itself — again! B ut ther e c ould b e p leasant sur p r ises! A sia T V F or um f ac es A m az ia in 20 0 8 : I t’s K ing . . . sor r y , H ong K ong v er sus Sk ull I sland . . . sor r y , Singap or e 4 . W or ld: M onac o’s Sp or tel, I ndia, China, U . S. L etter s. P lus, f am ous q uotes 8 . B ook R ev iew. Canadian liter atur e to f ilm . Y es, Canada has liter atur e and f ilm ! 1 0 . M I P CO M r ep or t. B ig Shots and B ig D eals M ak e f or a M er r y M ar k et. A ll wer e hap p y to sp end and m ak e lots of m oney 1 4 . T he A m er ic an F ilm M ar k et r ev iew is the usual m ix ed b ag — good and b ad. Still it m ak es f or a good r ead. 1 8 . A ntaly a F ilm F estiv al and M ar k et c onq uer s W est A sia b y k eep ing an ey e to E ur op e 28 . Calendar to swear and sweat b y 3 0 . M y 2¢ : T he m agic of I P T V and the lur e of elec tr onic sell- thr oughs V I D E O A G E • N o. 6 • N o v / D e c 2 0 0 7

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