MIPJunior 2013: your youngest VOD-consumers are 15 months old, but the parents pay for the content

The ubiquity of television even in a baby’s life is overwhelming. Before they can talk, infants are habitually tapping the tablets, interacting with media content. Conveniently, there’s no way of stop
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The ubiquity of television even in a baby’s life is overwhelming. Before they can talk, infants are habitually tapping the tablets, interacting with media content. Conveniently, there’s no way of stopping it, if you believe the industry supremos on the MIPJunior podium at the Carlton in Cannes.

At the Toronto Film Festival recently, most industry leaders – flown in from Hollywood and New York – were cautious about making VOD-related proclamations. They weren’t shying away from admitting a(n utter) lack of knowledge when it comes to figuring out the new market niche.

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László Kriston
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László is a film critic and journalist, originally from Budapest, who is very active on the international festival scene.