MAIN OFFICES 216 EAST 75TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10021 TEL: (212) 288-3933 WWW.VIDEOAGEINTERNATIONAL.COM WWW.VIDEOAGE.ORG VIALE ABRUZZI 30 20131 MILAN, ITALY EDITOR-in-CHIEF DOM SERAFINI EDITORIAL TEAM SARA ALESSI (NY) ENZO CHIARULLO (ITALY) LEAH HOCHBAUM ROSNER (NY) SUSAN HORNIK (L.A.) CAROLINE INTERTAGLIA (FRANCE) CAROLINA MANCINI (ITALY) OMAR MENDEZ (ARGENTINA) LUIS POLANCO (NY) MIKE REYNOLDS (L.A.) MARIA ZUPPELLO (BRAZIL) PUBLISHER MONICA GORGHETTO BUSINESS OFFICE LEN FINKEL WEB MANAGER BRUNO MARRACINO DESIGN/LAYOUT CLAUDIO MATTIONI, CARMINE RASPAOLO VIDEO AGE INTERNATIONAL (ISSN 0278-5013 USPS 601-230) IS PUBLISHED SEVEN TIMES A YEAR,. PLUS DAILIES, BY TV TRADE MEDIA, INC. © TV TRADE MEDIA INC. 2026. THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF VIDEO AGE INTERNATIONAL ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT IN THE U.S., U.K., AND ALL COUNTRIES SIGNATORY TO THE BERNE CONVENTIO AND THE PAN-AMERICAN CONVENTION. SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO VIDEO AGE INTERNATIONAL, 216 EAST 75TH STREET, SUITE 1W, NEW YORK, NY 10021, U.S.A. PURSUANT TO THE U.S. COPYRIGHTS ACT OF 1976, THE RIGHTS OF ALL CONTENT DONE ON ASSIGNMENT FOR ALL VIDEOAGE PUBLICATIONS ARE HELD BY THE PUBLISHER OF VIDEOAGE, WHICH COMMISSIONED THEM This is an era defined as “unpredictable,” “dysregulated,” and “uncontrollable.” However, until TV trade shows like MIPCOM cease to exist, the industry can try to become Situationistic and be amused and bemused. Page 42 Cover Stories Trends, expectations, reality for the global TV gaming sector Special effects vs. visual effects in the age of AI Factual challenges and opportunities for international content distributors News 6. World: NAB New York to dazzle with the latest TV gear, while pondering the future 6. World: A Russian threat to the Europen Union’s television sector 8. World: An Italian film company story with an American ending 12. Content Americas Miami without NATPE, MIP Cancun with Content Americas 10. Book Review: Muskonomics: A new book about Elon Musk explains how he came to be 14. Market preview: Cannes is preparing for the biggest TV show on earth 18. Territories: MIP Africa poised to remedy a region under TV stress 24. Sports finances: The World Cup, the Super Bowl, and the search for endless revenue growth 26. The future TV promised us: Technology vs. behavior 30. Turkey: How to win the hearts and wallets of the world’s TV buyers 40. Calendar, news, and events: The passport control mess at most European airports Features
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTI4OTA5