Videoage International March/April 2021

I N T E R N A T I O N A L www.V i deoAge.org THE BUSINESS JOURNAL OF FILM, BROADCASTING, BROADBAND, PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION March/April 2021 - VOL. 41 NO. 2 - $9.75 © ViacomCBS Inc. All rights reserved. The Good Fight First Wives Club Billions Rumble NCIS Kill Bill: Volume 1 A Quiet Place Part II Walker DELIVERING PREMIUM CONTENT Anywhere, Anytime, Anyway (Continued on Page 22) “I n 2020 we did more than 600 deals, and the bulk were with local clients.” So began VideoAg e’s Zoom interview with Dan Cohen, president, Viacom CBS Global Distribution Group (pictured at right), who spoke with VideoAge from his Los Angeles base, under the vigilant watch of Jennifer Weingroff, the Group’s vice president of Communications. Indeed, it’s been business as usual at the large U.S. studio that encompasses Paramount Pictures, local CBS TV stations, the CBS network, Showtime, and CBS All Access (now Paramount Plus), among many other units and di- visions, including distribution of Lives of Virtual Trade Shows Get LiveMake-Up My 2¢: Is it necessary to be erudite in today’s ever-changing world? TV critics found out that U.S. TV nets can be run from home Vivendi-Mediaset: The game to win the E.U. streaming war MIP-TV virtual between a rock and a hard place Page 26 Page 12 Page 10 Page 6 I t’s been just over one year since the coronavirus pandemic put a halt to business as we know it. The trade organizations and associations, in particular, have had to recalibrate their activities since program buyers, producers, exhibitors, seminar panels, and award shows have had to enter the virtual meeting place. Zoom, Skype, Google Meet, Cisco Webex, and other virtual meeting platforms replaced on-site meetings and markets over the past year. The industry was forced to adjust rapidly, but the hasty changes have also brought about some unexpectedly positive results. The New Season As Seen From Los Angeles (Continued on Page 14) Dan Cohen’s Model For Studio’s Content Sales A ccording to the latest report from FilmLA, the film office for the City of Los Angeles, over the last 37 weeks (since last February), the office has processed 5,533 film permit applications, spanning 3,789 projects. The number of film permit applications declined from Novem- ber 2020 through January 2021, (Continued on Page 20) Miramax’s movies. Cohen concluded a very re- freshing and all-encompassing interview with more business-as- usual assertions, reminding Video- Age ’s readers that “TV trade shows are still important, especially the L.A. Screenings, MIPCOM, and NATPE Miami,” and that he still May 2021 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 L.A. STUDIO ISSUE 2021