Videoage International April 2019

MAIN OFFICES 216 EAST 75TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10021 TEL: (212) 288-3933 E-MAIL: admin@videoageinternational.com WWW.VIDEOAGE.ORG WWW.VIDEOAGELATINO.COM P.O. BOX 25282 LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 VIALE ABRUZZI 30 20123 MILAN, ITALY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DOM SERAFINI EDITORIAL TEAM ISME BENNIE (CANADA) ENZO CHIARULLO (ITALY) LUIS POLANCO CARLOS GUROVICH LEAH HOCHBAUM ROSNER SUSAN HORNIK (L.A.) GLENN HOULIHAN (U.K.) AKIKO KOBAYACHI (JAPAN) OMAR MÉNDEZ MARIA ZUPPELLO (BRAZIL) PUBLISHER MONICA GORGHETTO BUSINESS OFFICE LEN FINKEL LEGAL OFFICE STEVE SCHIFFMAN WEB MANAGER BRUNO MARRACINO DESIGN / LAYOUT CARMINE RASPAOLO PREPRESS CLAUDIO MATTIONI VIDEO AGE INTERNATIONAL (ISSN 0278-5013 USPS 601-230) IS PUBLISHED SEVEN TIMES A YEAR: JANUARY, MARCH/APRIL, MAY, JUNE, JULY, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER/DECEMBER. PLUS DAILIES BY TV TRADE MEDIA, INC. © TV TRADE MEDIA INC. 2019. 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, 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 The fact that I have attended 40 MIP-TVs is a reason to be pitied, not celebrated. As member of the “press,” I would probably be more appreciated if I were to go to the laundry room to “press” some shirts. Page 34 4. World: U.S. OTA, Netflix, Toy Fair, ... and something about nations’ self-notions 12. Book Review: Hollywood heroines: The on- and off-screen women who led the industry 32. Calendar of events and the airports-port of entry to attend those events Features Cover Stories Cutting costs and unleashing creativity: Artificial intelligence in the TV industry MIP-TV Preview: The good, the bad, and the usual Road to the L.A. Screenings: Facing new schedules, changes, and mergers 14. TCA History: Critics set the stage for the new U.S. TV season 18. NATPE Review: The Miami market’s present and future as reported in VideoAge Daily at NATPE 20. Some NATPE seminars of some interest 22. Artificial intelligence in dubbing: Almost there, but still a long way to go! 30. L.A. Screenings 2019 Updates and Calendar News