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Special report

Executives Maker of Stars _/22 Ynon Kreiz, CEO - Maker Studios

ASIA TV FORUM 2014

Shaping the Future of Asian TV _/14 Q&A

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ATF: the Bridge to Asia _/10

Yeow Hui Leng, Senior Project Director - Reed Exhibitions

Malaysia Steps into the Global Market _/27

Dato’ Sri Abdul Rahim Mohamed Radzi, Secretary General - Malaysian Ministry of Communications and Multimedia

Gallery

DISCOP AFRICA 2014

November 5-7, Sandton Convention Center, Johannesburg, South Africa _/18

Next Generation Technology _/24 P. Jayakumar, CEO - Toonz Entertainment Sun TV Breaks the Mold _/28 Kavitha Jaubin, Cluster Head, Kids Channel - Sun TV Network Ltd The World Catches DramaFever _/30 Hyun Park, Vice President, Licensing and Business Development - DramaFever Corp

LATAM Executives Martha Contreras _/20 Sales Director, Asia - TV Azteca Xavier Aristimuño _/20 SVP, International Business Development & Digital Media - Telemundo Internacional Estefanía Arteaga _/21 Sales Executive for Eastern Europe and Asia - Caracol Televisión RAPHAEL CORREA NETTO _/21 Executive Director of International Business - Globo

CONTENT WITH AR Gallery: DISCOP Africa 2014 _/18 Video Report: Ynon Kreitz _/22 Video Report: P. Jayakumar _/24 Video Report: Vlad Ryashin _/26 Video Report: Dato’ Sri Abdul Rahim Mohamed Radzi _/27

Article

Mata Hari: Behind the Scenes _/26

Listings

ATF 2014 _/31

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OTT

Sony Launches Online Pay TV Platform Called PlayStation Vue, Sony’s cloud-based TV service will debut on PS4 and PS3 before making its way to iPad and other Sony and non-Sony devices, offering 75 channels from some of the industry’s biggest players during the beta phase.

Sony Network Entertainment announced the launch of its highly-anticipated cloud-based TV service: called PlayStation Vue, the service will begin with an invite-only beta preview for select PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 owners in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia.

“Everyday TV is about to become extraordinary with our new cloud-based TV service, PlayStation Vue,” said Andrew House, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and Group Executive in charge of the Network Entertainment Business.

“PlayStation Vue reinvents the traditional viewing experience so your programming effortlessly finds you, enabling you to watch much more of what you want and search a lot less.”

The new service had been announced in CES this past January, and will start by offering 75 channels from top companies such as CBS, Fox, NBCUniversal, Discovery Communications, Viacom and Scripps Networks.

“PlayStation Vue brings the best of live TV and a robust catalog of the latest content, always keeping you connected to what’s popular, new and trending. Today’s announcement builds on the historic success of PlayStation®4 and demonstrates what our company is capable of when we embrace disruption and stay true to gamers,” House said.

The final subscription cost for PlayStation Vue was not part of the announcement but it will be offered on a monthto-month basis with no contracts and no penalties for cancellation.

INNUMBERS 2.89 billion

people in China will watch audiovisual content on more than one device by 2020, with India reaching 2.34 billion.

1 billion

dollars will be invested by Chinese company Xiaomi to develop its online TV offer.

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out of every 3 households in the Middle East & Africa region will have access to digital television by the end of 2014.

PREMIERES

Record TV Brings Big News for 2015 The Brazilian producer is planning an eventful 2015, presenting the second season of ‘Miracles of Jesus’, which will feature 14 new episodes directed by João Camargo, the same director who led the series’ first season and also directed ‘Samson and Delilah’. In addition, Record TV will have the debut of the first biblical telenovela that tells the story of Moses and the Ten Commandments. Guillherme Winter will play the role of Moses, with Gisele Itie as his wife. The plot was written by Vivian de Oliveira, the same author who wrote ‘Joseph from Egypt’, ‘King David’ and ‘Esther, The Queen’, and directed by Alexandre Avancini, responsible for ‘Sins…’, ‘Joseph from Egypt’, ‘Jackpot!’ and ‘The Law and the Crime’.

6.8 billion

dollars will be grossed by Hollywood studios in 2015 through films on VOD platforms, said RBC Capital Markets.

61%

of TV viewers in the US stream content weekly; 72% for Millenials, says a study conducted

by Crackle.

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11.32 billion

people in 2020 will watch TV and video content on more and more devices as TV Everywhere takes off, says Digital TV Research.

NEWS FINANCES

Disney Boasts Record Results The Walt Disney Company reported earnings for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 27, 2014.

Revenues for the year increased 8% to a record US$48.8 billion, net income for the year increased 22% to a record US$7.5 billion and EPS for the year increased 26% to a record US$4.26 compared to US$3.38 in the prior year. “Our results for Fiscal 2014 were the highest in the company’s history, marking our Robert A. Iger, fourth consecutiChairman and Chief Executive Officer ve year of record The Walt Disney Company performance,” said Robert A. Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company.

Studio Entertainment revenues for the quarter increased 18% to US$1.8 billion, and operating income at Cable Networks decreased US$10 million to US$1.3 billion. In addition, Consumer Products revenues jumped 7% to US$1.1 billion, and Parks and Resorts revenues for the quarter increased 7% to US$4.0 billion.

ADAPTATION

‘The Voice Kids’ Goes to China China’s biggest online video company, Youku Tudou, has picked up exclusive rights to produce the children-based talent show ‘The Voice Kids’ format in China from Dutch producer John de Mol’s Talpa. ‘The Voice of China Kids’ will retain the classic format, including blind auditions, battles and professional coaching, and because it is based on an Internet platform, there will be opportunities for viewers to interact with the show across multiple screens. The project will be operated by the company’s Tudou division. “With the huge success of ‘The Voice of China’ , I believe ‘The Voice of China Kids’ will receive massive attention and generate a huge amount of buzz for the Chinese audience,” said de Mol. “We’re excited to bring this worldwide hit format to China, and its integration into the Youku Tudou media and entertainment ecosystem will add further appeal beyond its already great interactive, participatory quality and unique design,” said Yang Weidong, president of Tudou, in a statement.

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ATF:

the Bridge to Asia

Now in its 15th edition, the Asia TV Forum is presenting a 4-day conference lineup featuring some of the biggest names in the industry, relevant panels, networking sessions and tailor-made content for Asian producers through the ATF Animation Lab and MIPAcademy. “To tap on the dynamism of the new Asia and build bridges with Asian professionals, ATF is a must-attend event,” says Yeow Hui Leng, Senior Project Director at Reed Exhibitions.

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“ATF is on track to deliver more content and buyers, attendees can look forward to a bigger and better market this year.”

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s one of the most dynamic and rapidly evolving regions in the world, Asia’s entertainment industry offers countless opportunities for content buyers and sellers worldwide. In this scenario, the Asia TV Forum stands as a must-attend tradeshow in the year’s calendar of events. This year, as ATF celebrates its 15th anniversary, the event is packed with more attendees, a larger marketplace and some of the biggest names in the industry who will participate in a 4-day conference lineup. Yeow Hui Leng, Senior Project Director of Reed Exhibitions, shares all the details of this year’s exciting agenda, designed

to “build bridges with Asia and shape the future of Asian television.”

What are your main goals and expectations for this year’s Asia TV Forum? ATF is on track to deliver more content and buyers, attendees can look forward to a bigger and better market this year. We will also be featuring big names at the 4-day conference this year, including tailor-made content for Asian producers through the ATF Animation Lab and MIPAcademy.

This year, ATF will be part of the Singapore Media Festival (SMF). SMF brings together

Yeow Hui Leng,

4 complementary events: ATF, ScreenSingapore, Asian Television Awards and Singapore International Film Festival under a single umbrella. The events are expected to bring in more TV and film professionals from around the world to Singapore this December, the bigger attendance will definitely facilitate more business possibilities and new relationships.

Senior Project Director - Reed Exhibitions

“The essence of ATF is all about building bridges with Asia and shaping the future of Asian television with the industry.”

The essence of ATF is all about building bridges with Asia and shaping the future of Asian television with the industry. We are confident that these goals can be achieved with our exciting line-up of content at this year’s ATF. How many attendees are you expecting this year? From which regions? This year, we are expecting 5,000 international TV and film executives from over 60 countries, and a 4-day conference featuring over 70 speakers.

We are also expecting bigger attendance from China, Japan, South Korea, India, Thailand, as well as from developing markets such as Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar.

50% of our buyers are expected to come from Southeast Asia, 40% from North Asia and 10% from South Asia.

What are the main events in this year’s agenda? ATF 2014 will present a 4-day of conference, including a pre-market conference on December 9th. We will also have a big Asian keynote who will be opening the conference on the first day.

The other Asian keynote that has been announced is Ma Dong, Chief Content Officer of IQIYI in China, who will share his thoughts on the dynamic digital landscape in the country.

We will also be featuring a Format keynote by Alon Shtruzman, CEO of Keshet International from Israel. Alan will speak about the rising format business in Asia and Keshet’s plan for the Asian region.

The producer of ‘Mr Bean’, Tom Beattie, Head of Animation and Children’s Programming at Tiger Aspect Productions (UK) will deliver the Animation keynote. Tom will speak about the process of transforming a live-action legend into an animation icon.

On the market front, you can definitely expect more big brands and studios participating this

Building on the success from last year, ATF Animation Lab returns bigger this year. A total of 10 commissioners (7 commissioners in 2013) will be reviewing submissions from the regional producers. We are excited by the quality of the submissions and expect to facilitate more meetings this year.

What can you share about this year’s MIP Academy and Animation Lab? The introduction of last year’s MIP Academy was welcomed by regional producers, and it is back with more punchy content this year. Held in collaboration with Miptv and Mipcom, MIPAcademy gives Asian producers greater insight into developing original content with universal appeal. Some of the sessions include “Creating a Bible Format,” “How to Draft the Perfect Treatment,” “How Do You Prolong a Successful & Long Running Format? The 10 Golden Years of Real of Real Variety,” “Localising Asian format: Insights on how Japanese Formats are Adapted for Thailand,” “Delivering Stories in the Digital Age,” and many others.

How has the market evolved over the years? ATF is celebrating its 15 anniversary edition this year. The market is shaping up well and attracting bigger attendance every year. We spend a lot of time gathering market intelligence to ensure we keep up with the industry and bring in new buyers to the market, especially from new markets such as Myanmar.

Participants will have the opportunity to hear from renowned format experts such as Kim Tae-ho, Producer at Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC); Park Joon Hwa, Producer and Director at tvN, CJ E&M, South Korea; May-yi Lee, Director of Factual Content and Production at National Geographic Channels Asia; and Tim Crescenti, President of Small World International Format Television.

Also new at MIPAcademy this year is the 1-on1 Format Sessions. It is a series of 30-minute pre-arranged closed door consultations with Alexis De Gemini or Tim Crescenti.

The essence of Animation Lab is still pitching.

New this year, ATF will introduce “Up Close with Commissioners,” which will allow producers to get a glimpse into each commissioner’s programming plans for 2016 and 2017.

Attendees are demanding for knowledge and new inspirations, thus we have been investing a lot of resources in the last 3 years to better our conferences and curate more business matching activities.

And lastly, what makes ATF a mandatory event for industry players to come to?

What opportunities does the Asian market provide? ATF is an important and proven market in Asia. It features a quality market with a good variety of international content combined with a unique niche of buyers from across the Asian territories. The Asian region is rising in economic importance with fast growing middle class consumers who are willing to spend on quality entertainment content. If you are interested to tap on the dynamism of new Asia and build bridges with Asians, then ATF is a must-attend event on your calendar. ttv

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In addition, we have curated a market leaders’ panel discussion this year featuring top notch speakers such as Zubin Gandevia, President, Asia Pacific and the Middle East at FOX International Channels; Robert Gilby, Managing Director of The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia); Ricky Ow, President of Turner International Asia Pacific; and Jonathan Spink, CEO of HBO Asia. These media leaders will give their projections for 2015, and share their thoughts on the new challenges that they foresee.

year, and a better variety of content from Asian countries such as Japan. Attendees can also look forward to a new market layout this year.

We will still be at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, but we will be moving the market and majors’ hospitality suites from levels 1 and 3 to level 5 of the convention centre. The layout on level 5 allows us to put everything on one floor, and makes business networking more efficient. This new space also offers an exclusive immaculate view of the Singapore skyline and will definitely provide a more pleasurable business experience for all attendees.

MARKETWATCH

NEWS

HBO Asia Premieres ‘Grace’ The four-part horror mini-series premiered in October as the channel’s second original series made in the region.

Alibaba Ready for Expansion CEO Jack Ma said the Chinese online giant will use its network of sales platforms to help boost its film business and expand its non-box-office revenues.

BSkyB Buys into Sky Deutschland The UK pay TV operator will own an 87% stake in its German counterpart Sky Deutschland after the completion of its takeover of the German company.

A+E Plans Originals Push in Asia A+E Networks Asia will expand the original offering on its female-skewing Lifetime channel to three or four series a year, matching the output of sister-station History.

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Bob Mauro to Lead TV Academy The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the group behind the daytime, sports and news Emmys, has appointed Bob Mauro as its president.

DHX Launches Online Platform in China DHX Media signed a deal with China National Television to launch a local online platform aimed at kids.

APPOINTMENT Carlos Santos Named Head of Content at Venevision Productions PAY TV

Malaysia

Sees Rewind’s HITS Entertainment company Rewind Networks has landed a new carriage deal with a Malaysian pay TV operator to expand the reach of its HITS channel. The Kuala Lumpur-based Astro is now offering HITS to its subscribers, enabling viewers to watch a range of classic TV content from CBS Studios, NBCUniversal and 20th Century Fox. The network is offering fan-favorites such as Cheers and Seinfeld, along with several US dramas, such as ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘Law & Order’ and ‘Star Trek - The Next Generation’. This marks the the fourth such deal for HITS following its launch last year on StarHub in Singapore. The channel is currently also present on Indovision in Indonesia and SkyCable in the Philippines.

Content will be offered with Bahasa Malaysia and Simplified Chinese subtitles, with series including ‘Mork & Mindy’, ‘M*A*S*H’, ‘The X-Files’ and ‘The Cosby Show’ also available.

Venevision Productions, a Cisneros Media production house, has named Carlos Santos as Director of Content & Artistic Development.

The accomplished Mexican actor and director with over 25 years of experience will be based at Cisneros Media’s stateof-the-art production studios in the heart of Miami and report directly to the EVP of Operations, Juan Carlos Sosa. “Among Carlos Santos , his new responsibi- Head of Content - Venevision Productions lities, Carlos will oversee the design and development of stories and scripts, as well as the talent and casting departments, in addition to supervising the artistic direction of our productions,” Sosa explained. “Carlos comes as part of the renewal process of the company’s talent, which I initiated immediately upon my appointment as head of the studios at the end of the past year.” An alumnus of Televisa’s Center for Artistic Education (CEA), Carlos has participated in a number of theater companies and has worked for some of the most important Spanish-language television networks in the United States and Mexico.

FORMATS

FremantleMedia Expands Across Asia FremantleMedia International has sold a ground-breaking 25 formats to seven different Asian markets within the last year. The breadth of formats represented by the deals range from talent and singing shows through to gameshows, dating and fashion formats. The latest deal sees the ‘Got Talent’ franchise, which is co-owned and produced by Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia, sold to Laos broadcaster LNTV3. It was concluded by Haryaty Rahman, FMI’s VP International Distribution and Home Entertainment. Ms Rahman has been the architect of a range of deals that has ensured that ‘Got Talent’, ‘Idols’ and ‘The X Factor’ in Myanmar and Cambodia, became the first ever international talent or singing formats to have entered these markets. She has also successfully worked with broadcasters in the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan to bring Asian audiences some of the world’s best-loved titles like ‘Hole in the Wall’, ‘Family Feud’, ‘Total Blackout’, ‘Project Runway’, ‘The Noise’ and ‘Take Me Out’.

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ASIA TV FORUM 2014

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Shaping the Future of Asian TV Presenting three days of conferences and events, the 2014 Asia TV Forum and Market will shed light on the ever-evolving demands of the Asian TV market; providing the perfect platform for buyers and sellers to do business, learn about the latest trends in content production and distribution, and get a glimpse of the future of TV, today.

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ocated in the fast-paced and techsavvy Asian region, the Asia TV Forum and Market (ATF) stands as the only entertainment market in Asia that brings the heartbeat of international content sellers and Asian buyers together.

Held from December 9th through the 12th at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, the event welcomes entertainment industry executives from all over the world to buy, sell, finance, distribute and co-produce content across all platforms; providing a place for them to tap into the region’s key entertainment segments.

“It’s where the best minds and best ideas meet, where the future of Asian television is shaped.”

AGENDA. This year, ATF is offering four days of comprehensive full-day conferences and events, designed for the entertainment content industry. Reed Exhibitions is presenting an exciting line-up for the 2014 ATF conference programme, which will see a number of C-suite leaders of the TV industry shed light on the ever-evolving demands of the Asian TV market.

“With a strong line-up of renowned industry leaders sharing at the ATF 2014 conference, the sessions will provide delegates with an opportunity to learn from and interact with top-of-the-class industry professionals,” said Ms Yeow Hui Leng, Senior Project Director of the Asia TV Forum & Market and ScreenSingapore, Reed Exhibitions.

To kick-start the pre-market conference on December 9, Alon Shtruzman, CEO of Keshet International (Israel) will deliver the format keynote session “Keshet International Looks East.” During the session, he will outline the company’s plans to build on its initial Asian successes and integrate further into the region with new collaborations, focusing on merging traditional television viewing with second screen extensions to generate increased viewership, advertiser participation and social commentary across all screens.

Attendees can also look forward to hearing from Nicholas Wodtke, Vice President, Media Solution Center, Samsung Electronics (Southeast Asia & Oceania).

Speaking about the panel session, Robert Gilby said: “Growth is right here in Asia. The rapid transformation in digital landscapes and newer business models are changing the way we look at the industry today. This is a good time to come together as an industry, and the discussion panel at ATF will allow attendees and speakers alike to learn from each other’s experience in managing businesses in Asia.”

Another hot topic covered at the ATF 2014 conference would be over-the-top (OTT) content.

At the “Asia’s Growing OTT Market - Where is it Heading?” panel, Takayuki Hayakawa, General Producer, Worldwide Production and Sales, International Department at FUJI Television Network (Japan) and Vincent Martin, Executive Vice President at Dailymotion (Asia Pacific) (Singapore) will explore the need for OTT, and the cost effective and beneficial routes going into 2015.

CO-LOCATED EVENTS The 2014 Asia TV Forum is held in conjunction with: ASIAN TV AWARDS: Launched in 1996, Asian Television Awards (ATA) is the Asian TV industry’s most significant and celebrated event, recognizing excellence in programming, production and performance. Determined by an expert panel of over 50 judges from across the region, the results are tabulated and audited by international auditing firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers, with the winners only announced during the Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner in December.

SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. Founded in 1987, the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) focuses on showcasing international films and providing a global platform for the best of Singapore cinema. Over the decades, it has grown to become an iconic event in the Singapore arts calendar. With its focus on ground breaking Asian cinema, this prestigious event is known for its dynamic programming and commitment to the development of a vibrant local film culture.

SCREENSINGAPORE. ScreenSingaore is Asia’s freshest big screen event converging international distributors, filmmakers, producers, directors and Asian film buyers to buy, sell, finance, distribute and co-produce. The film market and conference provides the perfect edge to transform cinematic passion to real opportunity for the deal of a lifetime.

MIPACADEMY. On December 12th, ATF will host MIPAcademy, a 1-day event that targets format and factual producers from across the entertainment industry who wants to learn directly from international format experts.

Developed jointly by Miptv, Mipcom and ATF, and themed “Create Locally for the Global Markets”, the second run of MIPAcademy will focus on guiding producers in the development of unscripted & scripted format and factual production, and impart “A to Z” tips on how to produce a successful format and factual content.

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At the Kids Animation Masterclass, Tom Beattie, Head of Animation and Children’s Programming for Tiger Aspect Productions (United Kingdom) and the mind behind the renowned ‘Mr Bean: The Animated Series’, will provide insights into what it takes to transform a global live-action legend into a successful animated icon. Currently working on the second animation series for Mr. Bean, which is due to premier globally in 2015, Tom will speak about the production process, his experience in working with Rowan Atkinson and the global Mr. Bean phenomenon.

In addition, ATF 2014 conference delegates can look forward to gaining essential knowledge about regional trends at the “Focus on Asia’s Growing Content Business - Market Leaders’ Discussion Panel”, which will feature speakers Robert Gilby, Managing Director, The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) (Singapore), Ricky Ow, President, Turner International Asia Pacific Limited (Hong Kong SAR) and Jonathan Spink, CEO, HBO Asia (Singapore). They will each deep dive into growing opportunities in various territories, expected challenges in the years ahead, and their analyses of the entertainment business around Asia. The session will be moderated by Virat Patel, Managing Director Asia, Venture Consulting (Singapore).

SpecialReport With a strong line-up of renowned industry leaders sharing at the ATF 2014 conference, the sessions will provide delegates with an opportunity to learn from and interact with top-of-the-class industry professionals.

ATF IN NUMBERS The 2014 Asia TV Forum will welcome:

The Asia TV Forum and Market is the only entertainment market in Asia that brings the heartbeat of international content sellers and Asian buyers together.

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This year, ATF is offering four days of comprehensive full-day conferences and events, designed for the entertainment content industry.

“The Acquisition Panel – What Do Buyers Want?” will feature highly sought-after buyers who will provide insight into new ideas and shows that channels are on the lookout for.

Panel speakers include Tracy Forsyth, Genre Director, Factual Entertainment and Entertainment, BBC Worldwide (UK); and Hyun Park, Vice President, Licensing and Business Development at DramaFever Corp. (South Korea).

The conference will also explore the expectations of international content buyers. At “The Power of Alliance – Exporting Asia’s Format Globally”, Liu Xichen, President & CEO, 3C Media (China), So Fujinuma, General Producer, Worldwide Production and Sales, International Department, FUJI Television Network (Japan) and Tim Crescenti, President, Small World International Format Television (USA) will tell of their experiences in developing alliances for exporting Asian formats to the international scene, and share thoughts on what global acquisition heads are looking for in these exports.

Separately, Myleeta Aga, SVP and GM India and Content Head Asia, BBC Worldwide (India), Vikram Channa, Vice President, Production and Development, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (Singapore), David Haslingden Owner and Operator of a network of television production companies comprising NHNZ, Beach House Productions and Northern Pictures (Australia) and Maria Kyriacou, Managing Director, ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) and Rest of World Production (United Kingdom) will speak on the growing consumer demands for factual entertainment in Asia.

“We are excited to welcome the Asia TV Forum’s strong roster of speakers, which complements the Singapore Media Festival’s (SMF) endeavour to become one of Asia’s leading international media events,” said Joachim Ng, Director (Industry Operations), Media Development Authority of Singapore. “With the strong

4,400 executives from 60 countries 88 content buyers 595 exhibiting companies 69 top speakers 16 official pavilions Content presented will come from:

66% from Asia 21% from Europe 7% from America 4% from Oceania 2% from the Middle East ANIMATION LAB This year, ATF will once again present the Animation Lab, a 3-day closed door pitching event dedicated exclusively for animation producers to pitch their animation projects and ideas to internationally renowned broadcasters, leading commissioners and financers.

Intended to help promote the region’s burgeoning animation industry, the program will seek to bring together Asian animation producers, who are seeking investment and funding opportunities, with international broadcasters and financiers, who are interested in both the growing animation talent and market opportunity of the region. participation from global industry experts, we are confident that SMF will serve as the choice platform for the leaders of creativity, content and commerce to come together and exchange new ideas and form fruitful partnerships.” ttv

Gallery tradeshows

DISCOP AFRICA 2014 November 5-7, Sandton Convention Center, Johannesburg, South Africa

One of the conferences held during the 2014 Discop Africa

Cocktail Welcome Party Discop Africa 2014

Jean-Luc Maertens (Euronews)

Alexandra Tullberg (Miramax)

Authorities of the Audiovisual sector of Cote d´Ivoirem with famous actor and actress (Cote d´Ivoire Pavilion)

Deniz Tüzün (Global Agency) and Gözde Destan (World Wide Entertainment)

Olivia Wang (Zoland)

Rumiko Nobuto, Akehiro Ikawa, Mayumi Akane and Miki Mori (NHK International & NHK World)

Berta Orozco (Caracol Televisión) and Melissa Pillow (Telemundo Internacional)

Jack Okell and Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy (Viacom International Media Networks)

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Discop Africa once again left behind a productive market with notable attendance from exhibitors and buyers. According to the numbers registered

by Basic Lead, the tradeshow welcomed over 250 exhibitors and delegates from 70+ countries, representing more than 1,000 companies that currently drive the broadcast and pay TV, online, mobile and content production industries in Africa.

Louis Mauran and Audrey Bigle (Fighting Spirit)

Delmar Andrade and Edson Pfutzenreiter Mendes (Record TV Network)

Marco Rosi, Guillermo Farré, Alima Diallo and Pierre Branco (Turner Broadcasting System)

Tanja Suttor-Ba, Petra Schneider and Antje Theine-Grill (DW)

Nisha Chothani, Prashant Chothani and Nikita Kacker (TravelXP)

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Saadia McConville, Mark Allen and Dayo Oluwole (Malaria No More)

Zhang Wencheng (SARFT, China), Cao Qiuxue, Philip Yang and Sunny Sun (CCTV)

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Azteca Steps in Malaysia

Martha Contreras,

SALES DIRECTOR, ASIA - TV AZTECA

After 18 years of uninterrupted presence on Asian TV, the Mexican company entered a new deal with Malaysian broadcaster Astro to produce a local version of ‘A Love to Remember’.

With its telenovelas and formats gaining air time in different territories, Azteca plans to keep pushing forward with production partnerships.

Xavier Aristimuño,

SVP International Business Development & Digital Media - Telemundo Internacional

“Asia is no different from other regions of the world,” says Xavier Aristimuño. “Getting to know the market takes time and determination; you need to always be present.” This constant effort has paid off for Telemundo Internacional, who has consolidated its presence in the continent and aims to keep on growing.

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“This adaptation of ‘A Love to Remember’ has been produced with high quality and we know it will be a success in the region,” she adds.

“Those who’ve worked for many years in Asia have based their success on listening, understanding and appreciating a region with values and cultures similar to Latin America’s,” he says.

strong partnership with Malaysian broadcaster Astro, deepened during the last Mipcom, gives TV Azteca solid foundation in which to build new business models in Asia, as it’s happening with the adaptation of ‘A Love to Remember’.

“Due to the success our telenovelas have found on the Astro Bella network, both companies decided to promote this genre even more by producing together for the first time,” says Martha Contreras, Azteca’s Sales Director for Asia. “We have an exclusive deal with them and a work relationship of many years, which has helped us explore new projects together.”

Azteca’s telenovelas and formats have been airing uninterruptedly on Asian television since 1996, an achievement that makes the Mexican company very proud and optimistic about the future. “Our plans include strengthening our alliance with other producers and broadcasters, as well as expanding our catalog in Asia Pacific,” she explains.

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During the last couple of years, several Azteca formats have achieved success in the continent, especially ‘La academia’ and ‘La academia kids’, both currently in production in many countries, including Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. Azteca has also “signed important output deals” for its telenovelas’ formats with many broadcasters, and is working on deals with OTT platforms and production partnerships in China and Indonesia.

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mixture of cultures and languages as the ones you find in Asia should be a huge obstacle to work around for most of the companies that look to sell their content in the region.

However, for players with Telemundo Internacional’s experience, it’s business as usual.

“Asia is no different from other regions of the world,” says Xavier Aristimuño, SVP International Business Development & Digital Media at Telemundo Internacional. “Getting to know the market takes time and determination; you need to always be present.”

That approach has worked out for Telemundo, who has consolidated its presence in the region -starting on the South, but extending later to the rest of the continent- presenting a “new generation of telenovelas about current affairs.” “We have also been witnesses of a rise in local production, and Asian producers’ increasing ability to detect quality scripts. This allowed us to develop new offers and business models.”

With that in mind, Telemundo is bringing a new format to Singapore: ‘I Am the Artist’; “a talent competition that’s revolutionizing the TV industry.” In addition, Telemundo is also presenting telenovelas such as ‘Les Miserables’ -an adaptation Victor Hugo’s famous novel- and ‘Acero, Woman of Steel’, among others.

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Expanding in Asia Growing from ‘Side to Side’

Estefanía Arteaga,

Sales Executive for Eastern Europe and Asia - Caracol Televisión

Caracol Televisión continues to expand its presence in the Asian market through a content catalog that includes both finished products and formats. This year, the distributor signed new deals in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Mongolia, among others.

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aracol Televisión has expanded its content’s reach in Asia significantly over the past few years. “We are very happy with the results we’ve obtained in countries like Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, India and Mongolia,” Estefanía Arteaga, Sales executive for Eastern Europe and Asia, said to ttv. Arteaga explained the company’s main goals will always revolve around generating more presence in a market as diverse as Asia. First through OTT platforms, reaching larger audiences in countries like Indonesia, Japan, China, Korea and Australia, which allows it to then enter broadcast and pay TV markets.

One of Caracol Televisión’s advantages as a content producer is that it also has the possibility to offer formats in the region. “In countries such as China, Korea and Vietnam, where the format is in high demand, having this option has allowed us to grow notably,” she said.

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ith a longstanding business in Asia, Globo comes to ATF without the need for introductions. “We already have products distributed and valued by our partners, and we are also choosing strong titles for next year, with quality high enough to satisfy the Asian market,” says Raphael Corrêa Netto, executive director of International Business at Globo.

Even as a well-known brand, with business all across Asia, Globo still sees room for improvement and that is its goal for ATF and the upcoming year. “We believe we have the potential to grow further,” he says. “The region’s channels have shown interest in investing more on telenovelas, and have reached out to us because of our productions’ quality.”

The current year has been another one of great success for Globo’s distribution business, with its content gaining ground in Mongolia, Indonesia and the Philippines. The telenovela ‘Life Goes On’ was the star of its catalogue, being purchased by Kompas (Indonesia) and ABS-CBN (Philippines).

Now Globo brings another big hit to Singapore: ‘Side to Side’, the telenovela that was chosen as the best of its genre during the International Emmy Awards in 2013. Globo’s catalogue also features ‘Brave Woman’, which was a huge hit in Brazil reaching 65% market share, and the film ‘Time and the Wind’, about two families at war.

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This year, Caracol Televisión signed new deals in the continent: in Thailand, it signed a first-look deal for ‘Primera Dama’, set to premiere soon; with Thai TV for ‘La Ronca de Oro’ (premiered in July); and will see the debut of ‘Pablo Escobar’ soon. In Vietnam and Laos, it landed a three-year volume deal for ‘Mariana y Scarlett’ and ‘El Secretario’. And it also premiered ‘El Cartel’ in Mongolia and will do the same with ‘La Ronca de Oro’ in Vietnam in 2015.

Raphael Corrêa Netto,

Even a GIANT CAN FIND room for growth and that’s Globo’s main goal in Asia for the next year. After enjoying success with many of its titles –most recently with ‘Life Goes On’- the Brazilian company is now looking to expand the distribution of its top productions, televenolas, films and miniseries, in the continent.

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Maker of Stars The emergence of short-form online videos gave new impulse to one of its leading players, Maker Studios, producer of some of the most popular YouTube videos around. Its CEO talked to ttv about the company’s current business, highlighting the recent agreement with Disney and its potential.

By Luis Cabrera

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Ynon Kreiz,

CEO - Maker Studios

“What started as a phenomenon of self-expression of user generated content in YouTube is now becoming mainstream.”

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hese days, there’s a new crop of celebrities, born not under the lights of Hollywood but on the vastness of the World Wide Web. And no one has a bigger collection of internet celebrities and hit shows than Maker Studios, the company that has recently been acquired

by The Walt Disney Company for a price tag of US$ 500 million.

important, because they control a lot of spending,” he said. “And this is really our core strength. We know how to reach millenials and that is what was so important for Disney to buy Maker: because we can find them in places where traditional channels can’t.”

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Why would a giant like Disney pay so much for a network of YouTube channels? “What we have seen over the last few years is the emergence of a new medium, of short-form online video content,” said Ynon Kreiz, CEO of Maker Studios, in an interview with ttv during Mipcom 2014. “While growth in most parts of television is flat or declining, short-form is growing at a double-digit rate in almost every metric we are looking at.”

With a healthy base of subscribers, that includes the much sought-after millenials (14-34 years olds), Maker Studios seems to be the best bet for connecting with a new generation of consumers. “The audience is moving from television to online, and this is really a very hard demographic to reach, but also very

Maker Studios produces videos for some of the most-viewed channels on YouTube, including Epic Rap Battles of History, the most popular series of the platform; and through Polaris, a Maker’s sub-network dedicated to gaming, they distribute content by Youtube creator PewDiePie, owner of the most popular and most-subscribed to channels on the planet.

“Maker was founded in 2009. Initially the company started on YouTube and a group of creative people, YouTube stars, got together to create their own platform,” Kreiz explained.

“The company has a very strong DNA of creativity and has evolved over the years to become one of the mains players in the space.”

“Over the last year and a half or two years we really accelerated our growth through technology and content verticals very clearly de-

fined for the consumer, and that is really why the company stood out at a time when Disney came in and decided to buy it,” he added.

Kreiz expects “quite a lot of things” to happen with Disney entering the business, particularly with more Disney franchises becoming shortform and extending Disney’s business into the medium. “You will also see Maker content, including our stars and talent, extend into traditional media,” the executive said.

“It’s really a combination of how we intend to work with Disney. We will have to adapt our content when we bring it to the Disney platform and likewise there will be a way to restructure or extend the Disney franchises into short form,” he explained.

The key for Maker is to keep leading the trend of this new medium of short form online video content. “What started as a phenomenon of self-expression of user generated content in YouTube is now becoming mainstream and is driven by a massive shift in consumption habits from linear television to online video in general, and short form video in particular, and is really part of the whole mobile revolution,” said Kreiz. “As mobile grows you will see more short form content that will be created and it will be more relevant for that medium.” ttv

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Starz to Launch International SVOD Platform Premium pay TV network Starz will launch its own SVOD platform in 2015, planning to reach several international territories.

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Netflix

Delves Into Family Live-Action

The company announced it will adapt the famous ‘Lemony Snicket A Series of Unfortunate Events’ books into series. The news was first revealed by Deadline, and confirmed by its VP of Original Content, who said the company acquired the rights to the popular books, developed as a film starring Jim Carrey back in 2004. “On the search for fantastic material that appeals to both parents and kids, the first stop for generations of readers is ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’. We are proud to start work on a series for a global audience that already loves the books,” said Cindy Holland, VP of Original Content for Netflix. The TV adaptation will be developed by Paramount Television -Paramount’s TV division, the same studio that took the book to the big screen- and Netflix. In addition to this new original production, the platform hired a social media agency in Australia, shooting rumors of a potential launch in the country. Ted Sarandos, Netflix COO, had said at Mipcom that both New Zealand and Australia are appealing markets for the Ted Sarandos, company.

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of Future Movies At a special presentation hosted in November, Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, revealed “Phase 3” of the company’s future production strategy: the lineup of movies the studio will develop until 2018. For starters, the studio will release ‘Captain America: Civil War’ on May 6, 2016; featuring Robert Downey Jr. and Chardwick Boseman as Black Panther. The African hero’s standalone movie, ‘Black Panther’, will then make its debut on November 3rd, 2017. “Black Panther and all of Wakanda is one of the most interesting characters in Marvel history,” Feige said.

After that, the other movies that will hit the big screen are: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 2’ (May 5, 2017), ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ (July 28, 2017), ‘Captain Marvel’ (July 6, 2018), ‘Inhumans’ (November 2, 2018) and ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ (May 4, 2018 -part 1- and 2019 -part 2-). ‘Ant-Man’ and ‘Avengers:Age of Ultron’ will debut in 2015.

KEYNOTES

Norman Lear to Deliver Opening Keynote at Natpe Miami

ITV returns to Downton Abbey UK commercial broadcaster ITV has commissioned a sixth season of Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning period drama ‘Downton Abbey’. eOne Launches Oz Drama Arm Canadian distributor and producer Entertainment One is opening a TV drama production arm in Australia and New Zealand.

BBC, Sony Alum forms China Prodco Former BBC and Sony Pictures Entertainment format specialist Arch Dyson has launched a production outfit to target broadcasters in China.

Netflix plans Sizeable Expansion US streaming giant Netflix is planning a “sizeable expansion” into new markets in 2015, its chief financial officer has said.

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Natpe President and CEO Rod Perth announced that Norman Lear, who is an American television and cultural icon, will serve as the opening keynote of Natpe Miami on January 20, 2015 at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach. Mr. Lear, now 92 years old and fresh off a seven state book tour for his memoir ‘Even This I Get to Experience’, has enjoyed a long career in television and film, and as a political and social activist and philanthropist. He brings six decades of leadership, creativity and timeless humor to kick off the 2015 market and conference. “It is nearly impossible to describe Norman’s impact in terms of both creaNorman Lear, tive television hits and catalyzing the national narrative about TV Director and Producer otherwise untouchable subjects,” said Perth. “For those of us who were in the business or just television viewers, his ability to combine humor and make all of us reexamine our own values, was without equal. He is very simply an American treasure and we are incredibly proud to have him as our keynote.”

ZDFE, Autentic light Spark in Asia Forthcoming documentary channel Spark Asia revealed plans to launch in Malaysia, Indonesia and South Korea next year.

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Next Generation Technology Celebrating 15 years in the market, Indian company Toonz Entertainment is currently rolling out an innovative strategy to continue growing on three distinct fronts. From new partners, new regions and even artificial intelligence, its CEO, P. Jayakumar, reveals the company’s plans for the future.

By Gonzalo Larrea

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reated 15 years ago when the animation industry was still in its first stages in India, Toonz Entertainment has become a true referent worldwide, boosting the content industry in the country.

Now, after signing deals all over the world and managing properties such as animated series ‘Wolverine and the X-Men’ (Marvel), TV series ‘Speed Racer’ and the movie ‘Magic Beyond Words’, among others, its CEO P. Jayakumar is ready to take his company to the next level.

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P. Jayakumar,

CEO - Toonz Entertainment

Twitter: @Gonzalolarrea glarrea@todotv.tv

To that end, and after defining a clear strategy, Toonz has taken a series of steps tp grow its business, starting with a notable acquisition: convinced it must increase its presence as a global distributor and stop depending on third parties, P. Jayakumar announced Toonz acquired Spanish company Imira Entertainment.

“We have been investing in shows for the past 15 years. We had a distribution division based out of India, which basically got us into Asian countries, but we never had big distribution on a global level. We’ve been using other partners but in this business you are at the mercy of third party players,” he said.

“Buying Imira, a company with 15 years of experience in the international market and a great reputation, now gives us this possibility and control over our products,” he added.

In addition to expanding its international presence, acquiring Imira allows Toonz to enter Latin America and US Hispanic; a region the executive believes will become “one of the world’s biggest influencers.”

“We bought Imira because one, they have 15 years of experience in the market and a great reputation. And second, because of their influence in Latin America. I think Spain and Spanish speaking territories including US, are one of the great growing influences in the world,” he said.

ves by the company involves making investments in artificial intelligence.

Still in its early stages, the company is setting up dolls that are capable of distinguishing where they are, measure the room’s temperature and speed, among other qualities, and using this information to interact with kids.

The plan now is to take these toys to the next level, making them capable of sensing emotions and acting accordingly. “We founded an independent company within our group called Toonz Innovation Lab, based in New Zealand, in which we work with a team of talented developers from Silicon Valley with vast experience working with companies like Apple to develop these products,” he said.

As of now, the company has invested over US$ 2 million in this initiative, and are expecting the product to be ready for release by the end of 2015. “We believe this technology will completely change kids’ world,” he said. ttv

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Last but not least, and aside from the traditional content business, one of the most interesting initiati-

“Buying Imira, a company with 15 years of experience in the international market and a great reputation, opens up opportunities and gives us control over our products.”

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“There are no other projects of such scale on Russian television. For the first time, we are trying out a new business approach aimed at international distribution.”

“This story can’t be singled out as simply French, German, Spanish, English or Russian. It’s European in general. The events are taking place in a number of countries. And that’s why I believe that it’ll be interesting for the people of all these countries.”

“The project is oriented at a broad audience. We believe that this film will be greatly appreciated by the viewers in Russia and abroad. We hope that all our efforts will be worthwhile! Women of all ages from all over the world are especially certain to love this story! While men, aside from the melodrama, can appreciate the adventures and erotic dancing, or rather the sensual part of the story with gorgeous women pleasing the eye. After all, this is the story of ‘Mata Hari’!”

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Founder, CEO and General Producer - Star Media Group

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PRODUCT DATASHEET Title: ‘Mata Hari’ Written by: Igor Ter-Karapetov and Oleg Kirillov Producer: Vlad Ryashin Production Designer: Igor Trushkov Director of Photography: Oleg Lukichev Episodes: 12 hours Language: English Locations: Portugal and Russia

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Malaysia Steps into the Global Market Dato’ Sri Abdul Rahim Mohamed Radzi, Secretary General of the Malaysian Ministry of Communications and Multimedia, spoke to ttv about the Asian country’s strategy to become a heavyweight player in the international content industry.

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“Malaysia is committed to becoming a global player in the creative content industry.”

What is Malaysia’s main goal in the international content market? Malaysia is committed to becoming a global player in the creative content industry. Malaysia would like to make its mark in the international arena, and is now part of several deals that have been finalized with foreign countries in the field of animation, documentaries and feature films.

arena. So the government has exhibited a national commitment by establishing the Film In Malaysia Incentive (FIMI), to attract foreign film producers to Malaysia, and establish the country as a destination for international filming.

and the National Film Corporation of Malaysia. But it doesn’t stop there.

We also have other creative contents. For example, we have finalized a deal with Azteca TV from Mexico, to adapt the Malaysian version of ‘A Love to Remember’. This is a good collaboration for Malaysia, because traditionally Latin telenovelas have been in the market for some time now. So, it’s all about collaborating with other countries to see what appeals to each audience.

Why is the government so interested in developing the country’s content industry?

We have realized that a country can only be advanced if they are on par with the global

We have also established the Pinewood Malaysia studios, with international standards, where we have been able to attract foreign investors to make films in Malaysia, like the series that has just been completed ‘Marco Polo’. This should give a kind of recognition, that Malaysia is a country that can offer incentives and opportunities for locally-made films abroad.

What other incentives do you offer? We have also approved a fund to assist the creative content industry, be it for animation, feature films or even to use YouTube as a media.

On top of this, the Malaysian government gives 30% tax rebate for foreign companies that produce films in Malaysia. Not only are they able to produce cheaper, it also promotes technology, new jobs, and sells Malaysia as a destination. ttv

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What other genres would you highlight apart from animation? Animation is a genre that has attracted a lot of interest and commitment from the government itself. We have a number of agencies under the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia, including The Multimedia Development Corporation

Secretary General - Malaysian Ministry of Communications and Multimedia

A Love to Remember Telenovela

ith the goal to continue expanding its footprint across the world, and backed by its government, Malaysia was present at Mipcom in October with a delegation of 55 companies, representing several genres. To find out more about the country’s strategy to become a heavyweight player in the international content market, ttv spoke to Dato’Sri Abdul Rahim Mohamed Radzi, Secretary General of the Malaysian Ministry of Communications and Multimedia.

What type of contents does the country produce? We are advanced in the field of 3D animation. We are able to attract the attention of foreign companies in the sense that we can export our content abroad. We feel that the creative content industry is an area in which we could benefit the world as we can relate to the different segments in terms of age, culture and backgrounds. We are still learning how to work with new technologies as a result of collaborations that we have established.

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Sun TV Breaks the Mold Through out-of -home activities and interactive content tailor-made for its viewers, Sun TV Network has broken the norm, pushing past the limits of the TV set to take its channels into audiences’ homes. Now, the company prepares to grow even further, taking its kids’ channel to new heights with new movies, Indian content and much more.

Cluster Head, Kids Channel - Sun TV Network Ltd

By Carolina Mussio Twitter: @carolinamussio cmussio@todotv.tv

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tanding as one of the largest media companies in India, Sun TV Network has launched numerous channels catering to different genres steadily over the years; offering everything from news to music, action, comedy, kids’ entertainment, classic content and movies.

“The success of the network can be attributed to its programming acumen. While the network is an exemplary for its variety on-air, each of these content is knit to suit the audience preference,” says Kavitha Jaubin, Cluster Head, Kids Channel at Sun TV Network.

It’s this attention to detail in its programming that has allowed the Indian company to boost its channels’ ratings notably in 2014, especially for its kids’ network: “It has been an exciting year for the kids network. Be it acquired content or in house shows, there has been sweeping change in the programming approach,” she says.

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This change includes more focus on feature films, which “have been prominent on the

Kavitha Jaubin,

channel as children enjoy movies as much as animated series,” as well as more local productions: “we have also stepped up Indian content as it has fetched substantial audience base, which surprisingly includes parents’ population too,” she explains.

“Prime consumers of entertainment have most often than never been identified as grown ups,” she says, and adds: “But now the trend has been paving way for new line of audience: children. With the potential in little audience being incredible, creators are investing resources in producing content most popular among them, meaning healthy action, comedy and educational content.”

And while making sure to provide high-quality content, custom-made for kids, Sun TV is raising the bar even higher, taking its channel well beyond the TV screen. “We have broken the norm of defining ourselves with mere television presence and have literally taken the channel to our audience’s homes,” she explains. “Routine on-ground activities has seen a

“Our prime concentration will always be on the on-air content and ensuring we handpick healthy entertaining content for our audience.” phenomenal addition to our viewers pool and this has added a feather to the ‘interactivity quotient’ that the channel has always been known for.”

For instance, the company recently launched a game show on its cluster called ‘Run Singoo Run’, a live interactive show based on the sensational technology of motion capture control, “a path-breaking concept in the Indian television turf,” she says. “Though we were edgy about adapting this complex technology for a children’s game show it has yielded encouraging response.”

As for the future, the executive predicts further growth, based on good content, interactive experiences and finding a connection with its audiences. “We hope to continue and enhance our success run,” he says. “Our recent experience shows that our audiences enjoy the feeling of oneness with our channel. This has largely been due to the out-of -home activities and interactive content we have tailor-made for them. We shall create more of such activities and better our product.”

“Our prime concentration will always be on the on-air content and ensuring we handpick healthy entertaining content for our audience,” she concluded. ttv Run Singoo Run Live Interactive Show

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The World Catches DramaFever Offering a library of more than 15,000 hours of content with English, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles, DramaFever’s online TV and movies streaming service has expanded from Korea to an impressive 12 different countries across America. And now, the company is ready to grow further, seeking co-production opportunities and partnerships in new regions.

Hyun Park,

Vice President, Licensing and Business Development - DramaFever Corp

By Carolina Mussio Twitter: @carolinamussio cmussio@todotv.tv

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set top boxes such as Roku, streaming adapters like Chromecast, and internet enabled TVs (Samsung TV).

Being available in these many devices and regions allows DramaFever to take content to vast audiences in a secure manner: “we provide a safe way to watch international content that you would otherwise not have access to.

Our content is 100% legally licensed and subtitled into these three languages,” he said.

“Because of our partnership with broadcasters and production companies, we are now the first consumption window for much of the content that we bring in,” Park said, and added: “we have the ability to subtitle and upload content within 24 hours of television broadcast in the local countries.”

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s one of the largest online video distributors of international televised content, DramaFever streams the world’s top movies, documentaries and TV shows on demand worldwide with professional subtitles.

The company started its international online content streaming service in the US in 2009, with 1,000 hours of old catalogue Korean dramas servicing 3,000 users who found it during its beta stage; and has grown to reach more than 22 million unique users a month in 2014 through DramaFever branded and partner platforms.

“2014 has been another 100% growth year for us in all of our key metrics: unique users, revenue and distribution,” said Hyun Park, VP of Licensing and Business Development at DramaFever. “We have a library of over 15,000 hours of professional content from more than 80 partners in 12 different countries; and service the North, Central and South American territory with our English, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.”

DramaFever’s content is currently accessible through PCs via dramafever.com, as well as native iOS and Android apps for mobile devices and tablets. The service is also available in

“We have grown to reach more than 22 million unique users a month in 2014 through DramaFever branded platforms and partner platforms.”

A MEDIA COMPANY. Apart from licensing and distribution, DramaFever now actively seeks co-production opportunities for dramas and movies. In the past 12 months it has co-produced two Korean dramas that have been distributed globally: ‘Heirs’ and ‘Tomorrow’s Cantabile’. “We believe this strategic business line will help us transition from a purely distribution platform to a media company,” he explained.

This year, DramaFever also created, produced and launched Doc Club, AMC Network’s online documentary channel. “As one of our most important investors, AMC has seen DramaFever’s ability to create and market vertical online platforms,” Park said.

As for the future ahead, Park has high hopes for the company’s expansion onto new territories and platforms, even more so following a recent deal with Softbank. “We were recently acquired

by Softbank Internet and Media, Inc. We hope that with their backing we can begin to take our service out of the Americas and into other strategic regions as well,” he concluded. ttv

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When the roulette of life leaves the rich poor and the poor millionaires, a wedding is just the start... The wedding march plays as the groom waits at the altar for his bride. Maria, the daughter of a poultry farmer, is about to marry Octavio, the favorite grandson of the famous designer Francesca Ferrara. This knight in shining armor stole Maria’s heart after returning her shoe and offered her a job as a designer in his grandmother’s firm. Not only has Francesca’s ex-husband and business partner passed away, but the astute Lucy Fer announces she is his widow and only heir. As a result of Lucy Fer’s fraudulent dealings, Francesca watches her empire crumble before her eyes. To add insult to injury, Expedito, Maria’s tight-fisted grandfather, buys up all the Ferrara’s assets, including their mansion. As if she hadn’t been humiliated enough, old Expedito has a proposition for Francesca: he will return it all provided she works at the poultry business and lives in his neighborhood for six months.

UN ESCENARIO PARA EL AMOR (Telenovela - 120 x 60’)

After the death of her parents Lourdes has to take care of her younger sister and in order to pay for her boarding school she takes a job as a dancer in a bar, whilst pretending to her sister that she’s a prestigious psychologist.

One day Lourdes meets Claudio, the love of her life. Believing Lourdes to be an important psychologist he confides in her to cure the trauma caused by the death of his twin brother and his mother’s constant blame for the death.

They fall hopelessly in love but Lourdes fears that Claudio will leave her when he realizes that she isn’t a psychologist, but a bar dancer.

Learn To Draw Season 1 and 2 (Kids, S1: 32 x 8’ - S2: 32 x 7’ or 3’)

‘Learn To Draw’ is the first season of the liveaction step-by-step drawing show from kids creativity guru Øistein Kristiansen. Each episode shows techniques, tips, ideas and inspirations to get kids drawing fantastic and creative cartoons regardless of drawing ability. In the second season, ‘Learn To Draw ABC’, Øistein and his friend Doodle show how a letter from the alphabet can come to life by being turned into a fun drawing! The drawings are funny, fresh and easy to follow regardless of drawing ability. With step-by-step demonstration and a friendly voiceover, Øistein draws and colours in animals, people, vehicles and other objects – all familiar to children.

Doctor What: Diagnosis Unknown (Format)

Four outstanding junior doctors must use all their medical knowledge, skills of observation and expertise in deduction as they are challenged to diagnose real-life conditions in this dynamic studio-based medical detective game show. Hosted by Doctor What, each week the junior doctors are presented with a puzzling case in the form of video re-enactments dramatizing the condition. From the clues, the doctors compete to determine a correct diagnosis that will only be revealed at the end of the show.

Real medical mysteries. Real doctors. No script.

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Martha Contreras, Sales Asia

FUGITIVES (40 x 60’)

Accused of a crime he didn’t commit, Julian Duarte is sentenced to 20 years in prison after Camila, the wife of his best friend, Ricardo Pradilla, was murdered. Even though his wife, Mariana, abandons him, what hurts him the most is not being able to see his son, Samuel, for whom he would sacrifice his life. His case falls into judicial limbo because all of the evidence points against him and the only witness of the crime disappears. Julian is detained in La Bendita, a prison for both men and women, separated only by a fence. In jail, he meets Esperanza, a woman sentenced to 20 years in prison for murdering her husband to protect her daughter from the abuses the child´s father put her through. Joined by pain and tragedy, a passionate love is born between them, capable of restoring the wounds they have. Facing the impossibility of a fair trial and the imminent risk of dying inside the prison, Julian and Esperanza decide to escape, determined to prove their innocence. However, their escape doesn´t turn out how they expected: Julian is able to break out but Esperanza is recaptured. Julian searches for her daughter, Micaela, just as he promised Esperanza, to give her a journal in which her mother tells her the truth about how she ended up in prison. This way, the two of them decide to travel around the country in search of the evidence that will prove their innocence.

KITCHEN TO FAME

(Reality/Cooking Competition - 30’ Daily) ‘Kitchen to Fame’ (KTF) is a reality show that sets out to find the country’s top new cooking celebrity. The series follows 14 cooks with no professional experience as they compete to win a kitchen makeover, a cash prize and their own cooking segment on the channel’s magazine show. The cooks enter the cooking academy for a maximum of three months where they live, study and master different cuisines from across the globe be it French, Asian, Italian or Mexican.

At the end of each week one cook is eliminated.

The format features 3 – 5 minute daily capsules where activities at the cooking center and the day’s recipes are broadcast, a 30 minute daily program showing the progress made by the contestants, their response to the various challenges, how they deal with the conflicts of living together on a daily basis and how they express all their feelings in “The Confessional”.

In the weekly program ‘Duel of Flavors’ contestants are evaluated in challenging tests and then eliminated by a panel of judges until three finalists remain to compete in the final show.

Viewers are able to interact with the show on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

SENIOR YEAR

(Telenovela - Youth/Thriller - 70 x 60’)

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Martin is a young and handsome man. Everyone thinks he is the ideal boy. He joins a very important school thanks to a scholarship program and lives at Benjamin’s house, the most popular guy in school who just happens to be in love with Celeste. Martin also falls in love with Celeste and he starts manipulating Benjamin who ends up all alone, unpopular and without any friends. Having stolen his whole life Benjamin now has to try and reclaim what belongs to him and take control of what’s been taken away from him by his new “friend”.

Ciega a citas

Caribbean Flower

Freshman Mom

Obscure Power

Dori Media Group

Globo

Latin Media Corporation

Record TV Network

Seefeldstrasse 133, CH-8008 Zurich, Switzerland Tel.: +41-43-817-7050 Fax: +41-43-817-7055 E-mail: sales@dorimedia.com Web: www.dorimedia.com / www. dorimediadistribution.com Booth: K20

Rua Evandro Carlos de Andrade, 160 / 7º andar, Vila Cordeiro 04583-115, São Paulo, Brazil Tel.: + 55 11 5112- 4286 Web: www.globo.com/licensing Booth: E28

8725 NW 18th Terrace Suite 405, Miami, FL 33172 Tel.: +1-305-715-0393/0316 Fax: +1-305-7150327 Web: www.latinmediacorp.net Booth: D10 (Malaysian Pavilion)

Rua da Várzea, 240 - Barra Funda, São Paulo-SP, Brasil. CEP: 01140-080 Tel.: +55 11 3300-4022 E-mail: emendes@sp.rederecord.com.br Web: www.recordtvnetwork.com

Executives Attending

Executives Attending

Executives Attending

Executives Attending

Pauline Ick, VP of Sales, Dori Media Asia

Junior Volpato, Sales Executive Asia/Oceania Roberto Cabrini, Sales Executive Asia/Oceania Veronica Ferreira, Marketing Coordinator

TOP EXECUTIVE

Farid K. Ahmad, Executive Director

TOP EXECUTIVE

TOP EXECUTIVE

Pauline Ick, VP of Sales, Dori Media Asia

‘Ciega a Citas’ is actually the story of a woman trapped, as usual, in a love triangle unconsciously. Lucia believes that she loves the presenter of a radio program, and she does not realize that the true love of her life is on the other side of the screen. The love which is not good for her, blinds her and the love that could make her happy is not even on her radar screen. But since she made a bet with her mother that she can find a boyfriend until her sister’s wedding, Lucia makes every effort to meet as many men as possible. At least statistically, one of them will have to win her heart. A remake of the successful Argentinean ‘Ciega a Citas’, winner of the prestigious Martín Fierro and Rose d’Or awards.

POWER COUPLE (Reality Format)

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An international and successful prime time reality format that puts love to the test like you’ve never seen before! The couple’s emotions, humor, tensions and love come into play. 8 couples move into a one villa for 6 weeks and each week they’ll have to face extreme challenges that will test how well they really know each other. In this game, couples who are confident in themselves and believe in their relationship can turn that into a lot of money, the winning couple’s relationship determines the size of the prize. ‘Power Couple’ is a new and different experience in the reality show genre bringing a lot of humor, emotions and love to the screen and not only intrigues and conspiracies! ‘Power Couple’ improved Channel 10 Israel’s average time slot ratings by 81% and SIC Portugal’s ratings by 48% against heavy competition.

TOP EXECUTIVE

José Escalante, Executive Director

Delmar Andrade, International Sales Director

Ricardo Scalamandré, Head of International Business

FRESHMAN MOM CIEGA A CITAS

Edson Pfutzenreiter Mendes, International Sales Manager

(Telenovela - 92 x 45’)

CARIBBEAN FLOWER (120 x 60’ HD)

Set in astonishing locations, ‘Caribbean Flower’ is an exhilarating story of love and adventure.

Cassiano and Ester, in love since their youth, fall victim to Alberto’s treacherous plot, an unscrupulous friend who successfully eliminates his rival and realizes his secret wish: to marry the young woman. Years later, to everyone’s surprise, Cassiano reappears. Presumed dead this whole time, he must now overcome the most difficult obstacles to regain the life and love stolen from him.

BRAVE WOMAN (140 x 60’ HD)

A moving tale of courage and resilience – this is the role that life has cast for headstrong Morena, a beautiful woman with spontaneous sensuality and great inner strength. In order to escape a human trafficking ring without jeopardizing her family’s safety, she will have to fight an arduous battle in which her freedom and her love are at stake.

TRAIL OF LIES (160 x 60’ HD)

Paloma is a willful woman whose newborn baby is kidnapped by her own brother, Félix, who plans to become sole heir to the family’s fortune. Bruno is an honest man who, during the same night, loses his wife and son in childbirth and miraculously finds Paloma’s child in a dumpster. Destiny will unite their lives in a plot of secrets, revelations, and disputes, with the unpredictable consequences of lives based on a dangerous and surprising network of lies.

Macarena Muñoz is forty years and wants to fulfill a dream: attend the university. She applies and passes the entrance exam. Her decision will divide the family: those in favor of her going back to school and those against it. Macarena goes back to school and to her surprise her teacher, is non-other than her first love from her teenage years. The doubts and confusion caused by this unresolved story and the conflicts at home due to her new college adventure jeopardize her marriage and stability. How can she finish her first semester under so much pressure?

SECRETS IN THE CITY (Telenovela - 101 x 45’)

In the summer of 1981 a series of crimes hit a famous resort city. Fourteen murders and violations frighten all citizens. These events will impact the lives of Inspector Ramiro Opazo and Journalist Javier Montes, together they will try to unravel the mysteries surrounding these mysterious murders of a city where fun and pleasure can be lethal. Ten suspects, three confessions and three death row inmates.

A spiral of confusion leads to an impressive execution by a firing squad. In a city that never sleeps, where everyone hides secrets, anyone can be guilty.

THE FIGHTER

(Miniseries - 30 x 45’) Based on the real life struggles of acclaimed boxer champion, Jhonatan Maicelo. The story begins with Maicelo’s origins before rising to fame. Maicelo grew up in the streets of his neighborhood helping those victims who were attacked by thieves. He was a form of superhero to them. He began building his reputation and fame, allowing him to start competing in boxing tournaments and reaching the Top Ten Rankings of the Boxing industry.

OBSCURE POWER

(HD Series – 12 x 50’) Year 2013. For everyone`s surprise, the national political climate suddenly became agitated after a long period of calm. Street protests spread throughout the country. Politicians, members of parliament, jurists, historians, journalists and the people itself try to understand what is happening. A panorama of Brazilian politics backstage. The series ‘Obscure Power’ is about power struggles, ambition, love affairs and betrayal, besides all great national questions, involving three generations of the same family`s members. What are the powerful true interests?

VICTORY!

(HD Soap Opera) On the quiet city of Petropolis, the young Arthur, who´s only 12 years old, falls from his horse at the Altacyr Ferreira Horse Ranch. After the incident, Arthur becomes paraplegic and not knowing how to deal with this new reality, Gregorio, his father and owner of the horse ranch, distances himself and starts avoiding his son. Arthur holds a grudge against Gregorio, even after finding out that he is not his biological father. He begins punishing his father by seducing the beautiful Diana, Gregorio´s daughter from his second marriage. Destiny, however, is stronger and Arthur unexpectedly ends up falling in love with the young jockey.

This intense and true love can be an obstacle to his goals.

MIRACLES OF JESUS

(HD Series – 1S: 18 x 50’) ‘Miracles of Jesus’ is the new release of Record TV Network for 2014 based on Bible stories.

Every week are narrated the difficulties faced by those before obtaining the blessings of Jesus.

Each chapter seeks to transmit teachings of love, hope, courage and perseverance of people who had faith and, therefore, conquered the “Miracles of Jesus”.

Mata Hari

I Am The Artist

Star Media 31, bld.1, Nizhnie Polya str., 109 382, Moscow Tel.: +7499 356 54 00/+7499 356 47 00 (Moscow) /+38044 390 50 60 (Kiev) Email: o.slavova@starmediafilm.com Website: www.starmediafilm.com

Executives Attending

Olesya Slavova, Head of sales Department Maria Grechishnikova, Head of International

TOP EXECUTIVE

My Heart Is Yours

Telemundo Internacional

Televisa Internacional

2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., 4th Floor Coral Gables FL 33134, USA Tel.: (786) 394-1210 Fax: (305) 774-7372 Website: www.telemundointernacional.com Email: Olimpia.DelBoccio@nbcuni.com Stand: K30

6355 NW 36th Street Miami, FL. 33166, EEUU Tel.: +1 (786) 265 2500 Fax: +1 (786) 265 2269 Web: www.televisainternacional.tv Booth: G-31

Executives Attending

It is late spring of 1942, and the Great Patriotic War is in full swing. A long way off from the front-line, at some God-forgotten junction, the Germans make an air landing operation in an attempt to get through to the Kirov railway and the White Sea - the Baltic Sea Canal. These aren’t just ordinary paratroopers. This is a team of seasoned and highly trained infiltrators, the elite of the Waffen-SS, superhumans. The only thing in their way is an anti-aircraft artillery unit of corporal Vaskov and five young women in training. It may seem like a fight of local significance, but the country’s main strategic transportation artery is at stake. Can the corporal and his “petite newbies” prevent Nazi sabotage and at what cost?

Toonz Animation India 731-735, NILA, Technopark Campus, Trivandrum, Kerala 695581, India Tel.: +91-471-3042500 E-mail: gulshan@toonzanimationindia.com Web: www.toonz.co

Executives Attending

David Guishan, Vice President- Distribution and Content Sales

TOP EXECUTIVE

TOP EXECUTIVE

David Guishan, Vice President- Distribution and Content Sales

Mario Castro, Director of Asia and Africa

Xavier Aristimuño, SVP of International Business Development & Digital Media

MY HEART IS YOURS

(Drama - 12 episodes)

(Feature Film – 90’)

Javier Páez, Sales Manager Asia

TOP EXECUTIVE

MATA HARI

The Dawns Here Are Quiet

Executives Attending

Yari C. Torres, Sales & Marketing Coordinator, Asia & Digital Group

Vlad Ryashin, General Producer, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors

Mata Hari. This exotic name has become a common noun to denote every lady spy. A name that has become a common noun to denote all “femmes fatales” who ruin lives using their charm, beauty and sex appeal to manipulate men. Our story is about transformation of a respectable mother and wife called Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod into the first striptease performer and great dancer Mata Hari and later into an international spy for famous agent H-21.

What was the cause behind such metamorphosis? And what caused the failure of this prudent and insidious sly? We will give answers to these questions by telling the life story of this great woman during her last seventeen dramatic years that fell on the time of the Belle Époque and World War I.

Lucky Fred

(Comedy – 150 x 60’)

I Am The Artist

(Format - 13 x 2 hr.)

The new groundbreaking talent competition...

On an innovative high-tech stage of colossal proportions, ‘I Am The Artist’ searches for that one-of-a-kind talent who can do it all… sing, dance, perform and captivate audiences with his/her charisma. Unlike any other competition, ‘I Am The Artist’ is designed to find and develop the next multi-talented performer. To do this, we take 100 social media influencers, who have the potential to reach millions from day one; five judges, celebrities who are also industry experts; one school; and one host, who is a complete talent him/or herself, to help pave the path towards success for The Artist. 120 will audition, 50 will make it to the first phase of preparation, 13 will be admitted to the School of Artists... but only 1 will be able to proclaim ‘I Am The Artist.’

Les Miserables

(Telenovela HD - 120 x 1 hr.)

LOS GONZALEZ

(Comedy – 26 x 30’) In 2015 the rules of comedy will change. A format that mixes fiction and reality is coming soon - a family that is not real, but behaves as if it were when they go out to perform hidden camera pranks with real victims. ‘Los González’ is a sitcom that stars a father who loses his job and learns that jokes not only make a good number of people laugh, but that they can also be business. And so he gets to work: he designs a website with hidden camera pranks that involve the whole family. The hidden cameras and three or four situations each show are integrated into the fictional plot, resulting in the most original comedy of the season.

(Comedy Adventure - S1: 52 x 12’ / S2: 52 x 12’) ‘Lucky Fred’ is a comedy featuring Fred, his extraordinary shape-shifting robot and his neighbour Braianna, who is really Secret Agent Brains. Together they will save the world and have a lot of fun along the way.

HTDT

(Comedy Adventure - 52 x 11’) ‘HTDT’ is a fast-paced show that is packed with hyper-kinetic energy. The high energy action sequences, crazy characters and non-stop humour ensure that there won’t be a dull moment throughout the show.

CLEO

(Comedy - 39 x 6’) Hi! My name is Cleo and I’m a playful and very puppy. I love to discover adventures in my everyday life. Irma is my best friend. She loves drawing pictures, roller-skating and taking care of me. When I grow up I want to be like Irma, but now I’m happy with her colourful braces.

RAT-A-TAT

(Chase Comedy - S1: 78 x 7’ / S2: 78 x 7’) Three mice, Charly, Marly and Lary share a roof with a house dog, Don. Watch Don’s desperate efforts to chase the trio and find peace at his own home.

BLACKIE & COMPANY

(Comedy Adventure - 26 x 11’) The norm at Liberty Farm is that nothing is even normal and that the farmers are always on the verge of discovering that the animals talk, sing, dance and have a social life as complex, imaginative and incomprehensible to adults as any group of kids.

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Inspired by a Victor Hugo novel. A woman accused of a crime she did not commit is persecuted by the man she loves. After returning to Mexico from the United States, where she spent eleven years in jail for falling in love with the wrong man, Lucia “Lucha” Duran wants to start anew.

But it is not easy: she cannot find a job, her family denies her, and most refuse to support her. But her love for Roxana, her adopted daughter, drives her. When it seems that her path is leading her towards happiness, Lucha is blamed for a crime she did not commit and will have to escape to obtain the evidence that proves her innocence to her pursuer, Daniel Ponce, the man she loves.

Ana Leal is an undeniably beautiful woman who is truly willing to get ahead in life. However, losing her home leads her to get a second job. In addition to working as a dancer, she will become the nanny of Fernando Lascurain´s children, a successful widower and father of seven “little kids” who have managed to make life impossible to dozens of nannies that have passed by their home. Nevertheless, there is something about Ana and she sympathizes with them and their pain for their mother´s loss. Over time, with affection, laughter and games, she will give joy back to them. Without realizing it, Ana will have everything she has always dreamed, honest love and a family.

But a beautiful woman named Isabela, who was “trained” to catch a millionaire, will stand in her way since she is not willing to let go of Fernando. The love between Ana and Fernando is inevitable, but they must have a strong heart that helps them overcome every entanglement that destiny has prepared for them…

LUCKY FRED

INNUMBERS 5 billion

dollars is how much China’s box office could yield in value potential for Hollywood studios by 2017 vs. approximately US$2.2 billion today.

59,000

new customers were added

by Germany’s national telco Deutsche Telekom for its domestic IPTV platform Entertain in Q3 2014.

104 million

people worldwide will be subscribed to Netflix by 2020 in the countries where it has already launched.

9%

is how much Nielsen claims that out-of-home viewing can lift ratings for TV shows.

236 billion

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dollars will be spent on global TV advertising in 2020, up by 38% (US$64 billion) from 2013, says Digital TV Research.

228 million

Smart TVs will be sold worldwide in 2018, according to a new report from Futuresource Consulting.

NEWS STREAMING

Hulu Orders new Series ‘Casual’, a new 10 part single-camera comedy is Hulu’s newest project for 2015.

The streaming service has made a straightto-series order for the show that is being produced by Jason Reitman, the director behind titles such as ‘Juno’, ‘Up in the Air’ and ‘Young Adult’.

“Jason Reitman uniquely blends comedy and drama in a way that touches the human spirit. We are honored to work with him to bring the next distinctive voice, Zander Lehmann, to television,” Craig Erwich, SVP and head of Content - Hulu said Craig Erwich, SVP and head of Content at Hulu. Produced by Lionsgate Television and written by Zander Lehmann, the comedy will explore the attempts at online dating from a dysfunctional family.

“We are big fans of Jason’s work, Zander’s scripts and their wonderfully perceptive take on contemporary family life,” said Kevin Beggs, the chairman of Lionsgate Television Group. “Working with Hulu has been a great experience and we’re excited about this latest expansion of our relationship.”

DISTRIBUTION

Telefe’s

‘Graduates’ Reach Greece Greek network Antenna TV premiered the adaptation of the Argentinean romantic comedy ‘Graduates’, distributed internationally by Telefe. The new series, locally named ‘Symmathites’, made its debut on October 17th and is now aired daily. The adaptation is produced by Ants Production Hub, and marks the return of a fiction series to Antenna TV’s primetime after more than 10 years. ‘Graduates’ was one of the most successful series in Argentina when it debuted in 2012. The original version was produced by Telefe, Underground and Endemol, and aired on Telefe’s primetime, reaching an average 24 rating and 47% market share, to become the leader in its timeslot and the highest-rated fiction series in Argentina in 2012. ‘Graduates’ was already sold in Panama, El Salvador and Nicaragua, and its format was sold in Chile, Colombia and now Greece. It’s been optioned in China, Holland, Poland, France and Germany.

ONLINE

The QYOU: First Pay TV Service for Online Video After launching with Beijing-based pay TV operator Star Times, The QYOU is to expand its services globally, offering the first international 24/7 pay TV service to bring high-quality internet video to television screens with on-air presenters and commercial free. The service is available for all pay TV platforms and supports both VOD and TV Everywhere apps, offering a programming that is a curated mix of high quality “produced-for-web” content from around the world, presented and contextualized by on-air presenters, known as Q-rators. The QYOU was founded and created by industry veterans Scott Ehrlich (Fox News, NBC Cable, Real, Divx), Curt Marvis (MTV, CinemaNow, Lionsgate), Les Garland (MTV, VH-1, The Box) and G. Scott Patterson (Lionsgate Entertainment, NeuLion, Engagement Labs), with extensive histories in both pay TV and digital content.