VideoAge International June/July 2018

12 June/July 2018 V I D E O A G E The L.A. Screenings Review It is clear that the Screenings, the U.S. studios’ favorite content sales extravaganza, will continue. The question is, inwhat new form? If this wave of studio con- solidations fully materializes by March 2020, the Screenings could disappear for Fox and CBS (or Paramount). This is becauseDisney and/or Comcast-NBCUniversal are planning to absorb the studio portion (and some other assets) of Fox, and CBS and Viacom will (with some hiccups along the way) most likely be re-merged. In the case of Fox, one of the deals will take an estimated 15 months to be finalized, followed by another year of transition. In the case of CBS, once it’s actually on its way, the deal is expected to be completed fairly quickly. All of these changes will affect the indie portion of the L.A. Screenings, which will not be able tostart at thebeginningof theweek of the Upfronts, but will have to be pushed two days later —assuming that Lionsgate doesn’t go through its ownmerger and that Sonywon’t be joining in on the merger-mania. All this means that it will be challenging for the indies to reserve their usual block of hotel rooms at the InterContinental in Century City, because they won’t know well in advance which days will work best. (Continued from Page 10) Esperanza Garay leveraged the L.A. Screenings to launch MGE, her new company in association with Chile’s Mega Group. LATAM companies were still well in evidence, as indicated by Record TV’s Delmar Andrade from Brazil. With NATPE’s involvement, nametag badges were made more acceptable. Zee Entertainment’s Sarah Coursey and Sunita Uchil Recognized standard of quality in AudioDescription With more than 20,000 television shows, feature films and LIVE shows completed, you can rely on us to deliver your project on budget and on time. Our technical expertise guarantees a top quality product, a commitment we’ve made to our clients for more than 14 years. Request a Quote info@descriptivevideoworks.com descriptivevideoworks.com Descriptive VideoWorks is committed to providing access to all forms of visual media