This Week on Link TV

Link's outstanding Bridge to Iran series is back this week! Bridge to Iran seeks to fill in the knowledge gap by giving Americans a unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary Iranians. A showcase of five documentaries by contemporary independent Iranian filmmakers living and working in Iran, Bridge to Iran shatters preconceived notions about a nation and culture that most Americans know little about. The series begins with President Mir Qanbar, a charming and offbeat look at a 74-year-old retiree running for office in Iran. And check out exclusive interviews with the filmmaker, after each film!

Much has been written about how recent advances in digital media and online delivery have dramatically changed existing media distribution systems.

A very useful new publication has recently been authored by well-known media consultant and innovator Peter Broderick. Entitled Welcome to the New World of Distribution, the text is a useful synthesis of Broderick’s recent work as a consultant to filmmakers. The text is very relevant to ongoing dialogues about new media rights and revenue returns, as well as moving into new areas like educational rights, home video, digital rights, and has an interesting approach of blending standard broadcast rights with video-on-demand (VOD), that has been a solid new source of revenue for some films.

In recent years, Broderick has done well to galvanize lucrative DVD sales for those filmmakers smart enough to identify a core target audience and to build from there using inexpensive plug and play fulfillment and marketing efforts. And he offers a smart approach of building hybrid strategies that deploy revenue-generating approaches tailored to the specific needs of each film.

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When Pepelo takes a long time to come home from a night out, the CYFS (New Zealand Department of Child, Youth, and Family Services) takes the two boys away to loving homes. Pepelo becomes ecstatic when his 'two useless sons' are taken away, but quickly realizes that they are crucial to his domestic purposes benefit. Will he get them back (his boys and his benefit)? New Zealand's first adult-targeted animated series, Bro'Town follows five teenagers through the "mean streets" of Auckland.