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In today's Water Cooler, learn why MIA gives way to films in Rome: videoageinternational.net/20…

MIA Gives Way to Films in Rome

The 12th edition of MIA (Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo – International Audiovisual Market) took place October 19-23 in Rome, Italy, hosted at Palazzo Barberini, and drawing 2,800 film and...

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In today's Water Cooler, find out why U.S. journalists are seeking financial help: videoageinternational.net/20…

U.S. Journalists Seek Financial Help

California Governor Gavin Newsom (pictured above) signed a first-of-its-kind tax credit aimed at preserving local journalism. More than 180 news and media organizations had joined a campaign urging...

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In today's Water Cooler, read all about print news vs. online news: videoageinternational.net/20…

Print News Vs. Online News

Why do online news stories become more important after being published in print? And why are posts from "influencers" seen as more crucial than traditional online and print news? Online news has...

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In today's Water Cooler, read all about MIPCOM '26, which was memorable for the expected losses: videoageinternational.net/20…

MIPCOM ’26: Memorable for the Expected Losses

MIPCOM is still the biggest TV trade show on earth, though industry insiders claim that the actual turnout was around 8,000 rather than the official figure of 10,100.         Nevertheless, the...

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In today's Water Cooler, find out why MIPCOM Day One was full of known surprises: videoageinternational.net/20…

MIPCOM Day One Full of Known Surprises

Although it is only Day One of MIPCOM 2026, an early assessment is already possible (a more in-depth report will be published this coming Thursday in VideoAge's Water Cooler feature). For now, we can...

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In today's Water Cooler, read all about Conservatism's FCC problem: videoageinternational.net/20…

Conservatism’s FCC Problem

American Democrats accuse Republican President Donald Trump of using the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as a weapon to control broadcasters, violating the Constitution's First Amendment...

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In today's Water Cooler, find out all about knowing the present and picturing the future: videoageinternational.net/20…
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In today's Water Cooler, find out about an Emmy loophole for non-U.S. productions: videoageinternational.net/20…

An Emmy Loophole for Non-U.S. Productions

The 78th annual Emmy Awards ceremony was held on September 14, 2026, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and broadcast in the U.S. on NBC. It featured 41 main categories, plus many others that were...

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In today's Water Cooler, find out ways AI could actually kill humanity: videoageinternational.net/20…

Ways AI Could Actually Kill Humanity

By Giuseppe Persiani* Let me put my cards on the table: I build AI systems for a living, and I've just directed a film made entirely with generative AI. So no, I'm not a doomer. But the question...

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In today's Water Cooler, find out about rehearsing real intimacy: videoageinternational.net/20…

Rehearsing Real Intimacy: Why We Rehearse the Film

By Noel Alejandro* When people hear that we work with an intimacy coordinator, they sometimes imagine the sexual activity itself being choreographed movement by movement. That is not how we work....

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In today's Water Cooler, read all about the creative choices at A.I. Summit Budapest 2026: videoageinternational.net/20…

“Creative Choices”: A.I. Summit Budapest 2026

By Anna Beke-Martos* Following the historic Hungarian election in April 2026, many in the TV industry hope that NATPE will one day return to Budapest. In the meantime, the Hungarian capital was home...

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In today's Water Cooler, find out why U.S. broadcast is not protected by press freedom: videoageinternational.net/20…

Why U.S. Broadcast is Not Protected by Press Freedom

Republican U.S. President Donald Trump famously posted last year that American TV networks ABC and NBC “should pay up big for having the privilege of using the most valuable airwaves anywhere at...

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In today's Water Cooler, find out about why industry insiders are preparing for 14 international events over 82 days: videoageinternational.net/20…

Preparing for 14 Int’l Events in 82 Days

It’s going to be a busy fall for the international entertainment sector. The market portion of the Venice Film Festival (September 2-12) just wrapped, Toronto's TIFF market is underway (September...

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In today's Water Cooler, find out why 'VideoAge' is TV's best book reviewer: videoageinternational.net/20…

TV’s Best Book Reviewer

Very few of today's TV trade media publications feature a page devoted to book reviews. VideoAge is one of the few magazines that does so regularly. In fact, book reviews have been a staple of Vide...

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In today's Water Cooler, read why Italians are battling for FIFA's title, not the Cup: videoageinternational.net/20…

Italians Battle for FIFA’s Title, Not the Cup

It is interesting to see how two Italians are battling for control of FIFA, the international football federation. One, the disgraced incumbent president, is the Italian-Swiss Gianni Infantino. The...

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In today's Water Cooler, read all about the Trust Barometer's low world level: videoageinternational.net/20…

The Trust Barometer’s Low World Level

By Maricel Del Sol* The Trust Barometer, the 26th annual worldwide survey about the level of trust that people place on various means of communications, as well as on government and private institu...

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In today's Water Cooler, read all about FIFA’a Infantino Vs. UEFA, Other Football Federations: videoageinternational.net/20…

FIFA’a Infantino Vs. UEFA, Other Football Federations

UEFA, the European football federation, is standing firm, confirming its intention to boycott FIFA competitions if Gianni Infantino remains at the helm. "The boycott of FIFA competitions remains in...

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In today's Water Cooler, read all about MIPCOM: From "Cannes You Believe It?" to "Yes, You Can Believe It!": videoageinternational.net/20…

MIPCOM: From “Cannes You Believe it?” to “Yes, You Cannes!”

MIPCOM Cannes is coming up fast and participants seem to be ecstatic, if not anxious. Even though the fall market has seen a reduction in the number of participants — it went from 2016’s 14,000...

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In today's Water Cooler, find out why FIFA's Infantino lost football privatization: videoageinternational.net/20…

FIFA’s Infantino Loses Football Privatization

The FIFA-UEFA clash over FIFA's planned privatization of TV and other rights made Gianni Infantino reverse course. Infantino, president of FIFA, the Swiss-based international football organization,...

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In today's Water Cooler, read all about the end of America's monoculturalism: videoageinternational.net/20…

The End of America’s Monoculturalism

By Dom Serafini   In Italy in the 1960s, my father thought of all Americans as one big cohesive group, and, to him, they were better than any other people. They were richer, more worldly, more...

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