VideoAge International September 2018

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 September 2018 - VOL. 38 NO. 4A - $9.75 (Continued on Page 10) I l Lato Oscuro di Facebook , which can be translated as Facebook’s Dark Side (Imprimatur Publi- shing Company, 126 pages, 14 euro), by Italian journalist Federico Mello, is a brief Italian-language treatise examining fundamental questions posed by Facebook, the undisputed world leader of the Social Media revolution. Is the satisfaction of receiving a notification on Social Media addictive? Are there ethical and so- ciological implications if a company profits from this addiction? And, going over to the “dark side” for a moment, what if a company collects your habits and preferences and compares them with others in order Jornadas Marked byArgentina’s Bribery Scandal DISCOP in Zanzibar: Success for a big TV mart in a small pond MIPCOM spotlights “The Big Shift” of the TV business NAB Show in New York highlights sports and advertising My 2¢: You are not alone in not knowing anything Page 6 Page 6 Page 4 Page 3 T he 24th annual Le Rendez- Vous checks in to the seaside town of Biarritz for another five-day event, beginning on the evening of Sunday, September 9, 2018. This year, the content market of French TV product, held for the 12th consecutive year in Biarritz, will Le Rendez-Vous Under the Sign of “Efficiency” (Continued on Page 8) Facebook Created a “Dark” Social Media Precedent T he start of the 2018 edition of Argentina’s Jornadas Inter- nacionales , the major cable and satellite TV trade show in the South Cone, will coincide with court proceedings stemming from the biggest corruption scandal in the history of the South American country, the impact of which is so great that it encompasses the cable TV business as well. The 28th edition of Jornadas, otherwise known as the Inter- national Cable Television Days, will be held September 25-27 at the Hilton Buenos Aires. It’ll begin with conferences and, on September 26, will open its exhibition. This year’s Jornadas will be (Continued on Page 12) to keep you hooked on a process that generates revenue? These are just some of the many questions the book tries to answer. Facebook’s lax terms of service allowed user data to be exploited by commercial data aggregators precisely thatway, promptinghigh- profile scrutiny from lawmakers NAB Show New York is where go-getters in media, entertainment, finance and advertising connect and champion new content strategies. Experience a high-energy, high-touch showcase with 300+ exhibitors, more than 50 conference sessions, and a dozen networking opportunities giving you access to the insights and ingenuity shaping modern media. Co-located with Use code EMPOWER4 | NABShowNY.com Save $100 on a Conference Package: Post|Production Conference NYC TV2020: Monetizing the Future NYSBA Digital Leadership Academy Streaming Summit (all packages include the Core Package) Or get a FREE Core Package (access to Exhibits and on-floor programming) #NABShowNY OC TOBER 17–18 , 2 018 J AV I T S CON V ENT I ON CENT ER E M P O W E R