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Special Report

RECORD TV

Their Faith Was Rewarded

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25 Years Setting Trends _/16 Can Okan, CEO of ITV Inter Medya

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GOLDEN GLOBES 2017 Surprising Winners and Snubs _/08

RCN Presents New Productions in Africa _/10

DISCOP DUBAI 2017 Where Culture Meets Contemporary _/14

David Lynn, New CEO of VIMN _/12

KANAL D Still Going Strong _/22

Telefe Sells ‘Sres. Papis’ Format in Eastern Europe _/25

TELEMUNDO INTERNACIONAL Telenovelas to Conquer the Screens _/24

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ECCHO RIGHTS Eccho Rights’ TV Trifecta _/26

Globo, First FTA Network to Offer 4k HDR _/34

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GOLDEN GLOBES 2017

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Neftlix’s ‘The Crown’ won for Best Drama Series (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Surprising Winners and Snubs at the Golden Globes FX was the night’s big winner in the TV categories, with awards for ‘The People vs. O.J. Simpson’ and ‘Atlanta’.

It was also a good night for ‘The Night Manager’ (AMC) and ‘The Crown’ (Netflix).

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n Sunday, January 8, the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards took place at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills (Los Angeles), in a ceremony hosted by Jimmy Fallon. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) awarded the best in movies and television, in a live ceremony that aired on NBC in the US and TNT in Latin America.

If there was one big winner in the TV categories, it was FX, which earned four of the top awards: ‘The People v. OJ: American Crime Story’ was named Best Miniseries and Sarah Paulson earned the Best Actress in a Miniseries award; while ‘Atlanta’ was named Best Comedy Series and Donald Glover won in the Best Actor in a Comedy Series category.

On the down side, HBO, which entered the night as the favorite with the most nominations (14 in total), including Best Drama (‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Westworld’), Best Comedy (‘Veep’) and Best Miniseries (‘The Night Of’), left empty-handed.

AMC also had a smashing night, courtesy of ‘The Night Manager’, a co-production with the BBC, which earned three statues: Best Actor (Tom Hiddleston), Best Supporting Actor (Hugh Laurie) and Best Supporting Actress (Olivia Colman).

On the digital side, Netflix’s period drama ‘The Crown’ was considered the Best Drama Series, winning against stiff competition from ‘Stranger Things’, ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Westworld’ and ‘This is Us’. In addition, Claire Foy won the Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her brilliant performance as Queen Elizabeth II.

INNUMBERS

PRODUCTIONS

RCN

2.3 million

unique users around the world currently consume 4K content and will grow to 189 million by 2021, says Juniper Research.

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billion dollars is how much will be spent globally on advertising on digital video in 2017, according to Strategy Analytics.

86.4%

of ad sales in Spain are covered

by Mediaset and Atresmedia, leaving only 13.6% for the remaining operators.

36,931,261

demand expressions made ‘Stranger Things’ the most popular Netflix show in 2016, says Parrots Analytics.

110

4K titles premiered in 2016, according to Digital Entertainment Group. In 2017, it could climb to 250.

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Presents New Productions in Africa

RATINGS

‘Miss Perfect’, Top-Rated New Show in Turkey Global Agency’s dating show, ‘Miss Perfect’, which the company presented at Mipcom, became the most popular premiere of the past TV season in Turkey. Premiered with a 5.1% share, the show gained new viewers with each new episode, to reach more than double by the fifth one, with 11.1%. This access prime dating show features a bachelor who must date four different girls in four dates. The dates are held in the house of the suitor and in the presence of a known bachelor. The other three suitors stand outside in a van, seeing and listening to everything. In the end, the bachelor must choose the girl he likes best.

APPOINTMENTS

A+E Networks Names New Managing Directors Patrick Vien, Executive Managing Director at A+E Networks

of video sales with revenues from downloads and subscriptions are digital sales, exceeding DVD and Blu-ray discs, says the ERA.

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In November, RCN made its way to Johannesburg to present its newest titles at Discop Africa, showcasing a varied slate. The Colombian network introduced the shows ‘Chica Vampiro’, ‘Las Vegas’, ‘Ruled by Love’, ‘La Luz de mis Ojos’ and ‘Pambelé’, covering a wide range of genres, from drama to comedy, suspense and passion. RCN ended a very successful 2016, boosted by the popularity of its productions like ‘Allá te espero’, ‘Celia’ and ‘Sugar’.

Edward Sabin, Executive Managing Director at A+E Networks

The company is bolstering its International executive team with the appointments of Patrick Vien and Edward Sabin to Executive Managing Directors, reporting to Sean Cohan, President, International and Digital Media. Patrick Vien joins A+E Networks as Executive Managing Director, International where he will have oversight of all of A+E’s businesses throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Edward Sabin is elevated to Executive Managing Director, International and will become co-head of international with Vien. He manages key relationships, partnerships, channels and digital media activities in Latin America and Canada; leads the company’s global strategic and operational teams; and heads up format programming and production. In his expanded role, Sabin adds oversight of Asia, Australia and New Zealand to his remit.

MARKETWATCH Netflix & Amazon drive Western European SVOD Netflix will remain the dominant force in Western European SVOD for the next five years. Amazon Video will provide a stiff challenge as Digital TV Research estimates that 15 Western European countries will offer Amazon Prime Video by end-2017.

Alibaba Sets Eye on Entertainment The digital media section of the e-commerce giant is planning to invest US$ 7.2 billion in entertainment over the next three years.

FORMATS

Keshet Unveils New Co-Production with Telefe From the partners that adapted the trailblazing interactive talent show ‘Rising Star’ and the explosive game show ‘Boom!’ in Argentina; Keshet International and Telefe present ‘Heart Beats’, a reality competition show that seeks to pair aspiring singers into music’s next power couple. Through a dedicated app, viewers will vote on live performances in real time as well as reshuffling the contestants into brand new musical and romantic couples each week. Viewers can also increase their involvement with the show through instant messaging, photo and video sharing, as well as entering competitions to win prizes in each episode of the series. Set to premiere on Telefe in daily pre-recorded episodes capped by 20 live weekly galas, the format is the result of the two companies’ co-development deal struck in 2015.

APPOINTMENT

David Lynn, New CEO of VIMN

Strong Start for New Ay Yapim Drama Distributed by Eccho Rights and premiered on ATV, ‘Heart Of The City’ is the third successful launch of the season for the Turkish producer, following ‘Insider’ and ‘Brave and Beautiful’. eOne Taps BBCWW Exec for Germany Entertainment One has named a Sales executive from BBC Worldwide to oversee its library in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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BBC One Dominates UK Ratings Ratings agency Barb says the network is the home of the most-watched shows in British television, owner of 31 of the 40 most popular shows of 2016.

TF1, Mediaset invest in Studio71 Two of Europe’s leading commercial broadcasters have taken a minority stake in Studio71, the multi-channel network owned by Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1.

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Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company

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Disney Confirms Independent OTT for ESPN ESPN announced the launch of an independent OTT platform, which will focus on minor sports, avoiding competition with the current ESPN linear offering.

The announcement was made by Disney CEO, Bob Iger, during the presentation of the company’s quarterly results, which showcased a 14.3 billion dollar revenue (9% higher than a year before) and earnings of 2.6 billion (4.6% more than last year).

Iger also noted the acquisition of 33% of BAMTech for US$ 1 billion. The company specializes on digital broadcasts and was created by the Major League Baseball for its own streaming platform. Through the agreement, BAMTech breaks ties with the MLB, while Disney will have the option to acquire a bigger stake in the future.

Named CEO of Viacom in December of last year, Bob Bakish has chosen his official successor for Viacom International Media Networks, the group’s international division, which he himself ran before becoming the company’s CEO. Bakish appointed David Lynn to the role, who was previously president of VIMN in the UK and also supervised Norther and Eastern Europe, a total of 30+ territories. Now Lynn will officially have oversight of all of Viacom’s media networks and related businesses outside the United States, content distribution, VOD and TV Everywhere platforms and affiliate relations. He will report to Bakish and be based in London, regularly visiting the company’s New York offices.

David Lynn, CEO of Viacom International Media Networks

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Culture Meets Contemporary Discop Dubai will offer the industry a new opportunity to meet with qualified buyers from over 100 fast developing countries in the MENA region, the Indian Subcontinent, Oceania and SouthEast Asia, for a 3-day agenda of meetings, premiere screenings and highlevel networking opportunities.

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Fast-developing world regions have been the defining feature of Discop markets since 1991,” said by Patrick Jucaud-Zuchowicki, founder of the Discop markets, this statement has never rung truer than it does now, on the heels of the first edition of Discop Dubai.

Located at the heart of one of the fastest-growing regions in the world, Discop Dubai will take place from January 29 through the 31, at the Madinat Jumeirah Resort, connecting key players driving multi-platform, multi-screen and television content business across the Middle East, North Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, Oceania and Southeast Asia.

A LAND OF OPPORTUNITY. Launching in a region that has a vast population featuring two hundred nationalities; Discop Dubai stands not only as a world-class destination

for business meetings, but presents “a new opportunity to meet with qualified buyers from the 140 fast-developing countries under our watch,” said the CEO of Basic Lead.

The organization expects the event to bring together 75+ global and major television content brands and 200+ qualified broadcasters, content distribution and other streaming services operating in countries that are within easy reach from Dubai; from South East Asia, the Indian Sub-Continent and MENA, as well as many other emerging countries seeking culturally diverse and high quality content.

“We know service broadcasters, digital, cable, mobile and streaming services operating in the emerging countries that are currently open for business and generate over 20% of all foreign sales; a number that’s growing,” he said.

ALL ABOUT MATCHMAKING. As part of its strategy to “re-position its markets clearly as 100% pure-play matchmaking programs, focusing on the emerging marketplaces of Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Middle East, the Indian Sub-Continent, Oceania and South-East Asia,” the organization will offer a 3-day agenda driven essentially by a market powered by pre-organized meetings and high-level networking opportunities.

To this end, Discop Dubai will feature improved meeting organization services under the expert control of a dedicated and rein-

The event is presenting The Format Day, a special workshop track dedicated to TV formats production and distribution, and to focus on adaptation opportunities across emerging markets; IP protection; and the emerging role of broadcasters as producers of original formats. Organized by FRAPA, the day will welcome all the major Turkish distributors as exhibitors.

In addition, as sales of Ramadan content surge in the countries covered by Discop Dubai, where Muslims represent the majority population, the 3-day market and screenings program will also showcase scripted and educational programming - especially Arabic and Turkish series - specifically available for the month-long Ramadan celebrations.

“This inaugural edition of Discop Dubai will serve as a ‘laboratory’ where we will test several initiatives that we will set up for the 2018 and second edition of Discop Dubai,” the executive said. “Setting up a special screening component specifically dedicated to Ramadan Content is part of our 2018 plan and we will already be screening a few original shows that will be made available for 2017 Ramadan programming.”

Zuchowicki also revealed the organization will set up focus-group sessions with a cross section of MENA producers and broadcasters to determine what the best formula is to organize an upfront event centered on original Ramadan content.

POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY AND THE FUTURE OF DISCOP. After one of the most complicated years in terms of the international geopolitical situation, the Discop organization has had to change its original plans for the future of the events.

forced team with the necessary linguistic and marketing skills to help buyers and sellers close deals.

“Discop Dubai will therefore be primarily focused on a strong market that will bring together major global and regional television brands with original content, adaptation rights and packaged TV channels,” Zuchowicki said.

“Discop Dubai will also feature a non-intrusive sidebar program that will offer a few panel discussions with expert speakers, company and marketplace presentations and screenings,” the CEO said.

Due to the recent tragedies in Istanbul and surrounding areas, the organization’s plans to be in a position in 2017 to offer these 4 Discop destination-based matchmaking programs “were shattered,” he revealed.

“We hoped things would get better in 2017 so that we could move the dates of Discop Istanbul 2017 to end of August, early September, but these plans seem highly compromised,” he said, announcing an official statement regarding the future of Discop Istanbul will be issued at Discop Dubai. ttv

“Fast-developing world regions have been the defining feature of Discop markets since 1991.”

“Discop Dubai presents a new opportunity to meet with qualified buyers from the 140 fast-developing countries under our watch.”

“Discop Dubai will be primarily focused on a strong market that will bring together major global and regional television brands with original content, adaptation rights and packaged TV channels.”

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WORKSHOPS, SCREENINGS, COCKTAILS AND MORE. Built for business, the Dubaibased event will also offer premiere screenings of upcoming TV and web shows, as well as high-end lectures and panels.

“In a perfect world, to service the 140 emerging countries under our watch, we need four markets a year and the right lineup of cities for our matchmaking programs is indeed Abidjan, Dubai, Istanbul and Johannesburg,” he said. “We had hoped to come up with a 2017 program that would have included these 4 relevant destinations for film and content television business and coproduction.”

Patrick Jucaud-Zuchowicki, CEO OF BASIC LEAD

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25 Years Setting Trends

By Carolina Mussio / @carolinamussio / cmussio@todotv.tv

What do you do if you’ve found guaranteed success in the international distribution business with your dramas? If you’re ITV Inter Medya, you celebrate your 25th anniversary by investing in other genres and building a catalog of feature films, as you seek to conquer the entire spectrum of content.

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Guess Who? Format

“We are planning to present our formats to some of the region’s most important production companies and TV channels at Discop.”

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wner of some of the international TV industry’s most popular dramas and one of the main promoters of Turkish dramas’ global success, ITV Inter Medya is never one to play it safe. Last year, the Turkish distributor increased its investments in feature films

and started developing, producing and selling reality and game show formats.

Ahead of Discop Dubai, Can Okan, CEO of ITV Inter Medya, spoke to ttv about the continuous success of its Turkish drama series and the results obtained with the original formats presented last year, and shared details about its initiatives and projects for

2017, year in which ITV celebrates its first 25 years in business.

What’s the importance of being present at a market like Discop Dubai? As you know, Turkish dramas are extremely popular and followed by millions of people throughout the MENA region. Until recently, about 40% or 45% of the total revenue in the sales of series was coming from this region. With an increase in the number of countries that Turkish TV series were sold to and the exponential growth of the Latin American market, this percentage may have dropped a little although prices are still on similar levels.

As Dubai is a major hub and since our company is operating in many countries in the region, Discop Dubai is a very important market for us.

What are your goals for the event? We will be launching the free TV sales of one of our most popular dramas entitled ‘Endless Love’.

The title’s first season will be broadcast on a major pay TV platform in the coming weeks.

In addition, we are going to continue the sales of some of our series that have been previously broadcast in the region such as ‘Black Rose’ and ‘In Between’, as well as the sales of our newest title ‘Hayat’.

As you know, in the past year, ITV Inter Medya has also started developing and producing formats. During the market, we are planning to present our formats to some of the region’s most important production companies as well as TV channels.

Can you share any details about this formats initiative? To be honest, we are quite picky when it comes to formats. For us, it is very important that all of our formats are innovative and original. We currently count nine formats in our catalogue. Among these, ‘The Box Challenge’, ‘Guess Who?’, and ‘Oasis’ are probably the most attractive.

‘Oasis’ is an action reality game show for which we are currently looking into Dubai and Abu Dhabi as potential cities to build a hub. This format features three main campgrounds; the desert, the sea and the oasis.

We hope to soon find some beautiful and practical spaces in the region.

CEO of ITV Inter Medya

“’Join Instant’ is definitely one of our most important formats.”

AND FEATURE FILMS TOO As if adding production and distribution of formats to their successful drama business wasn’t enough, ITV Inter Medya made another major addition to its slate last year, making greater investments in its film distribution business. “As the company will celebrate its 25th anniversary, 2017 is an important year for ITV,” said Can Okan, CEO of ITV Inter Medya. “Recently, we have been concentrating on the distribution of feature films to a greater extent, which was ITV Inter Medya’s core business at its foundation.”

The Turkish company has managed to build an extensive catalogue of movies that are not only box office hits in Turkey, but that feature many known actors, of whom some play parts in its most successful series. “This catalogue is growing day by day,” he said.

“In addition to that, we will continue to globally distribute Turkish drama series produced by some of the most important producers in Turkey as well as dramedy series, a new Turkish genre becoming more and more popular in the international market.”

Among these formats are ‘Timebox’, which features an interesting concept with some heavy drama, and ‘Lubdub’, a talent show in which the winner is determined through the use of a new technology.

We believe that our partnership with Secuoya Group, whose many formats have been

“We believe that high quality Turkish dramas will continue their popularity in the MENA region.” successfully produced in Spain and Latin America in the past, will broaden our company’s success and increase new deals.

We know that you have been working on a big project called ‘Join Instant’. Can you tell us more about this? ‘Join Instant’ is definitely one of our most important formats. It includes a second screen technology that we developed in partnership with BasBros Media. Using this technology, viewers at home can join the show by using their cell phones, tablets and/or computers. While this program has been broadcast in a small TV channel in Turkey for three seasons, we are currently finalizing a deal with an Indian TV channel reaching over 180 million homes and hope to soon go on air in India. Think of a show in which millions of people are competing against each other on TV and at home!

What do you think about the TV industry’s growth in the region? What opportunities does this bring for the company? We believe that high quality Turkish dramas will continue their popularity in the region and that the North African market will especially grow in favor of Turkish products. In addition, we think that this region will prove to be extremely fruitful for our format business.

What are your current projects in the region? Any deals or initiatives you could highlight? ‘Endless Love’, which has become a ratings hit in all the countries it has been broadcast so far, will also become a phenomenon among viewers in the MENA region. Besides that, we are working on the sales of the final seasons of ‘In Between’ and ‘Black Rose’ as well as of ‘Hayat’, a brand new dramedy that we think will be soon considered the new Turkish genre. ttv

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At last year’s Mipcom, ITV Inter Medya signed an agreement with Secuoya Group. Can you tell us more about the deal? We have indeed signed a distribution agreement for nine formats with Secuoya Group, one of the leading media companies in Spain. We will be presenting these formats, of which many have already been produced and broadcast successfully in Spain and in some countries in Latin America, to our clients.

Can Okan,

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Their Faith Was Rewarded

By Luis Cabrera / @luis_cabreram / lcabrera@todotv.tv

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A spectacular 2016 is Record TV’s latest accomplishment after deciding to take a leap of faith and invest in an unprecedented genre: biblical telenovelas. The Brazilian giant’s belief in that idea from 2010 has led its productions to conquer screens all across Latin America and expand its success to the rest of the world.

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“From the start, the goal was to develop a product that could offer values to audiences’ daily lives, prompting families to sit together in front of their TV and find the benefit, without sacrificing any entertainment,”

ooking back at the road traveled, Delmar Andrade, International Sales Director of Record TV, makes it seem simple: “Record TV identified an opportunity in the market and that made it invest in developing productions with these epic and biblical themes.” A closer look at the evolution, shows the adventure started by the Brazilian company was as bold and ambitious as it was successful.

Betting on epic productions based on biblical themes started with a series of miniseries which, in light of viewers’ and critics’ positive response, both locally and internationally, grew to become biblical telenovelas, a never-before-seen genre at the time.

In March of 2010, Record premiered the miniseries ‘Esther, The Queen’, based on the Book of Esther. It was the company’s first step in the new direction. Soon enough, they realized they had a major success, and increased its efforts and investments to develop more content in the new genre.

The first big hit was ‘King David’. Acclaimed in Brazil for its high quality, the 30-episode miniseries resulted in a major local success and made waves internationally, opening the door to the US through MundoFox. “For us it was more than surprising to see the audience’s response. It was a great joy, because ‘King David’ was created with great care and attention to detail,” Andrade said at the time. “With this impact, the search for our products increased greatly.”

‘King David’ was followed by two new miniseries, each with greater investment by Record TV, until the premiere of ‘The Ten Commandments’ in January 2015, the biblical telenovela that has made it to the top of the ratings’ chart in every screen in premiered on.

PROPHET ACROSS ALL LANDS. ‘Moses and the Ten Commandments’, the telenovela’s international title, made Record TV’s bet on biblical content pay off, catapulting the network to the top of the ratings’ chart in Brazil for many days. For instance, the production was the leading show in Rio de Janeiro for 21 days, with ratings that spiked to 32 points.

The situation repeated itself once again in Chile, where Mega had taken over the audience with its Turkish productions, until TVN premiered ‘Moses and the Ten Commandments’, winning the top spot on more than one occasion. The epic telenovela ended a few weeks ago, after 242 episodes, averaging a 13.0 rating that spiked to 20.

The epic production was also embraced in Mexico, where Imagen TV has just acquired it; Paraguay, where it airs on Telefuturo; Uruguay, airing on Canal 10; and in the US Hispanic market, with Univision seeing its audience increase by 64% in the timeslot following the telenovela’s premiere. In Portugal, ‘Moses’ joined its successor, ‘The Promised Land’, to become the highest-rated telenovelas of 2016.

The telenovela also scored excellent ratings in Japan, Peru, Costa Rica, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Mozambique and Cape Verde, among others.

The first season of ‘Moses’ has 176 episodes and the second has 66. In addition, Record re-edited the production in movie format, breaking box office records in Brazil, with over 11 million viewers.

The success of ‘Moses and the Ten Commandments’ is still ongoing around the world, but Record TV hasn’t taken too long to produce, premiere and distribute its successor, ‘The Promised Land’, which made its debut weeks ago on TVN in Chile, will premiere in Argentina on Telefe and was one of the standouts at Natpe Miami 2017. “’The Promised Land’ is a greater challenge than ‘Moses and the Ten Commandments’,” said Anderson Souza, Director of Drama at Record TV. “It’s a story that’s not as well known by the general public, but that also has great elements like war, battles and major events.”

HEARTFELT STORIES. Record TV has pulled out all the stops to invest and innovate in its biblical productions, learning new lessons

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The Promised Land Telenovela

The production, which follows the popular story of Moses during his encounter with God at the Sinai desert and his calling to lead his people to freedom, had an even more impressive role outside Brazil. “’Moses and the Ten Commandments’ opened important doors in the international market, from Argentina to Poland,” Andrade said. “To give you an idea: in Poland, two networks aired it, a broadcast TV and a pay TV channel, at the same time, both with excellent ratings.”

‘Moses and the Ten Commandments’ also made a splash in Argentina, where it succeeded from the very first day. With a 20.0 rating and 45% market share, it gave Telefe back its leading position in Argentina’s ratings race, a spot it had lost to the Turkish and Korean telenovelas offered by its competitors. ‘Moses’ was so important for Telefe that it decided to host a special event at the Luna Park stadium, to air the highly-anticipated parting-of-the-Red-Sea episode. On TV, the episode doubled its closes competitor’s rating, while over 6000 fans gathered at the Luna Park to watch in on a giant screen with the cast, as another 4000 waited outside the venue.

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with each new title, raising the bar more and more. From the criticized “fake beards” used in ‘Esther’, to gigantic sets and cities recreated specifically for each series, and even locations like the one in Angola to film ‘The Promised Land’, where each episode had a budget of US$ 200,000.

STORIES THAT PAVED THE WAY

But the production quality explains biblical telenovelas’ success only in part, the rest is product of the values that the stories portray.

“From the start, the goal was to develop a product that could offer values to audiences’ daily lives, prompting families to sit together in front of their TV and find the benefit, without sacrificing any entertainment,” said Delmar Andrade.

Esther the Queen

Samson and Delilah

(2010) – This ten episode miniseries based on The Book of Esther, was premiered in March of 2010. Written by Gabriela Durlo, each episode had a budget of US$ 150,000.

The series registered excellent results, with a finale that reached a 19.0 rating in Rio de Janeiro. MundoFox aired it in the US in 2013.

(2011) – Record TV upped the number of episodes in this miniseries to 18, investing close to US$ 3.7 million. ‘Samson and Delilah’ travelled to many countries, including the US. According to Ibope, the production averaged a 12.0 rating in San Pablo and 16.0 in Rio.

King David

The Miracles of Jesus

Record TV will continue traveling down the biblical telenovela path with ‘El rico y el lázaro’, the next major production within this unique genre, which has rewarded the company’s faith and originality with unprecedented success. ttv

(2012) – The miniseries confirmed Record was on the right path. Critically acclaimed, the series led the market share during 20 of its 30 episodes, dominating the conversation in Brazil during the first quarter of 2012. Its debut in the US in 2013 opened the door for the previous miniseries and its success catapulted it to the UK and Ireland.

(2014-2015) – With 35 episodes divided into two seasons, the series stood out from the bunch by telling different stories in standalone episodes. Its production quality was praised locally and internationally, winning an award in Argentina from the FyMTI.

Joseph from Egypt

Moses and the Ten Commandments

The Promised Land

(2013) – Record TV’s longest biblical miniseries with 38 episodes.

Its budget was US$ 8.7 million. Aired again in Brazil in 2014 and 2016. ‘Joseph’ had spectacular sets. Its premiere reached a 15.0 rating average in the country.

(2015-2016) – The world’s first biblical telenovela. Along 242 episodes and two seasons, with a budget of US$ 250,000 per episode, the telenovela was filmed in Brazil Chile, Egypt and Israel. It established audience record for Record TV and became an international success, scoring excellent ratings in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Portugal, Poland and the US, among others.

(2016-2017) – Record’s most recent biblical telenovela, ‘The Promised Land’ follows the story of Joshua, who leads the Hebrew people to conquer Canaan. The telenovela has 150 episodes in HD, shot in locations in Angola and Israel with a budget of US$ 200,000 per episode. Since its premiere, it’s averaged a 15.2 rating in San Pablo and 16.5 in Rio.

“Biblical and epic series, not religious, that we produce, are suited for the entire market.

Now we have an audience across the globe that’s looking for a thread of hope. When you provide a strong and striking message, it touches the audience’s heart, because we are all sensitive. They’re stories that make you think.”

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“The audience has embraced these telenovelas,” Souza said. “People are in need of a word of faith, quality programming that they can watch with their kids and offers a message of hope. This doesn’t happen only here in Brazil, but also overseas,” he said.

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Still Going Strong Having steadily conquered international audiences for some time now, Kanal D, one of the main promoters of Turkish dramas’ international success, believes there’s still plenty of room for the TV phenomenon to grow even further, mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia, where the company has already closed important volume deals.

By Luis Cabrera / @luis_cabreram / lcabrera@todotv.tv Wounded Love Drama

Kerim Emrah Turna,

SALES EXECUTIVE AT KANAL D

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“we have a special interest to grow our business in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia.”

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016 was a rough year for the global economy. However, Turkish dramas, the biggest international TV phenomenon of recent times, saw sales continue travelling down a comfortable path of success.

Kanal D, one of the most important companies behind the trend, is ready to break new records in 2017, armed with one of the most appealing titles in the genre.

“Despite all the global crisis, Kanal D was able to continue its growth in 2016,” said Kerim Emrah Turna, Sales Executive at Kanal D. “This year we’ll be expecting a growing interest in Turkish content. We are working on different projects to reach a larger audience on different platforms.”

Turna’s optimism is backed by the fact that Kanal D owns one of the most anticipated titles of the last Mipcom: ‘Wounded Love’.

The novel sees the return of de Bergüzar Korel and Halit Ergenç to the small screen, possibly the two most popular Turkish actors in the international market. The duo is known for their roles as Sherazada and Onur in ‘1001 Nights’, the most successful -and possibly most influential- drama, product of the first wave of Turkish dramas to travel overseas.

At Mipcom 2016, Kanal D hosted a screening of ‘Wounded Love’ with the presence of its leading actors. “They drew all the attention.

Our cinetruck was a first in Mipcom history, a 20-minute screening of ‘Wounded Love’ was held in the truck,” said Turna, adding the premiere in Turkey has resulted in notable ratings: “ During the first month on air, ‘Wounded Love’ took the first place 4 times on the rating charts.”

“2017 will be even more glorious, you 2091 can be Serie sure of that,” he said confidently.

Along with ‘Wounded Love’, Kanal D is arriving in Dubai with a mix of new and classic titles, including ‘Family Secrets’, ‘Crossroads’, ‘Flames of Desire’, ‘Sweet Revenge’, ‘War of the Roses’, ‘Matter of Respect’, ‘For My Son’, ‘Sunshine Girls’ and ‘Fatmagül’.

“There are also new ongoing Kanal D drama projects,” he said. “We have already started producing original series for our OTT platform, BluTV. Its projects are high quality productions for a more niche and sophisticated audience. The genres differ from crime and investigation, to reality.”

With high-quality productions as its motto, Kanal D is setting new goals for 2017.

“In 2016 we have reached more than 140 countries with our content,” he said. “Actually, there are no regions left that we would like to access. However, we have a special interest to grow our business in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia.

A recent example of this is a volume deal with one of the major pay TV platforms in Africa, Zap TV.” ttv

ADAPTING TO CHANGES INSIDE A CORE MARKET How was the company’s business in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during 2016? What are your latest deals? MENA is always one of the core markets for us and I believe it will always be. In 2016, even if the crisis appeared in the region, we have kept our presence by adapting ourselves to the market conditions.

How long have you been working on the region? What deals will you highlight during that period? We have been in the region for the last 10 years.

We carry one of the largest libraries, and most of our titles are being sold and getting amazing results.

What are the characteristics of the TV industry in MENA countries compared with other regions? In MENA there are a couple of big players and they mastermind and lead the whole region.

However, we can manage to be in the small markets as well in the region.

What content is the most demanded in the region? Any particular trends?

I believe ‘Wounded Love’ will be a spectacular title in the region. With its production quality, cast, acting, images, I believe it will impress and fascinate the MENA audience.

What new opportunities do you expect from this new event? What are your goals for Discop Dubai? I believe having one of the most influential markets in Dubai will be much effective.

It will unite both Balkan and MENA territories in one space and I believe it will be fruitful.

HEAD OF SALES, EUROPE, MENA & ASIA AT KANAL D

“We have been in the MENA region for the last 10 years. We carry one of the largest libraries and most of our titles are being sold and getting amazing results.”

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Ezgi Ural,

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Telenovelas to Conquer the Screens Telemundo Internacional is ready for Discop Dubai with a catalogue that combines series and telenovelas, to bring viewers compelling and highly entertaining stories that are guaranteed to keep them glued to the screen.

By Sofía Vanoli / @Soph_VB / svanoli@todotv.tv

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elemundo Internacional is present at Discop Dubai 2017 with a catalogue that combines high quality series and telenovelas that aim to reach a growing regional market in which, while viewers’ attention shifts to multiple screens, television still remains the most used media by consumers.

Spearheading the list of title is the telenovela ‘Lady Altagracia’ (‘La Doña’), which tells a story of revenge, betrayal and ambition, but also of redemption, justice and love through a woman named Altagracia, who lost her parents to a fatal car accident and suffered the abuse of a group of young men at a young age.

Years later she becomes a ruthless and ambitious woman, an unfeeling mother who abandoned her daughter and was able to amass a considerable empire; but there is one thing missing from her life: love.

And she finds it in Saul, an attorney who has also captivated Monica, Altagracia’s estranged daughter.

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The show, a Telemundo production filmed by Argos Television, stars Aracely Arámbula, David Chocarro, Rebecca Jones, and Danna Paola.

Other highlights in the distributor’s catalog include ‘Silvana Sin Lana’, which is centered on Silvana Rivapalacios de Villaseñor, a mother to three young girls and wife to one of the most influential businessmen in the city. Silvana’s life changes dramatically when her husband goes bankrupt and disappears without a trace, leaving his family homeless. Now, for the first time ever, Silvana and her family must learn what it really means to work to survive.

The company is also presenting ‘Vuelve Temprano’, a story about a family who is faced with the sudden loss of their child, an event that reveals that their seemingly perfect lives are not all they are

cracked up to be; and ‘¿Quién es quién?’, which tells the story of a pair of unaware twins with completely opposite lives who, by a play of fate, swap lives and learn some important lessons along the way.

As for series, the company is coming to the market with ‘La Querida del Centauro’, a drama about a woman named Yolanda who is incarcerated in a maximum-security prison where she meets El Centauri, one of the most important drug lords in the country. After she learns he lied to her, she decides to do everything she can to make him pay for his betrayal, including making a deal with an honorable detective.

The show, which is made up of 51 onehour episodes, is produced by Sony Pictures Television for Telemundo and stars Ludwika Paleta, Humberto Zurita and Michel Brown.

Last but not least, Telemundo is presenting ‘O Hipnotizador’, an HBO Latin America original production about a hypnotist who can put people into a trance and make them reveal their innermost secrets. He is a man of mystery, lonely and isolated, who suffers from perpetual insomnia, behind which lies a great secret.

With HBO’s quality imprint and high production values, the eight episode show stars Leonardo Sbaraglia, Chico Díaz, Juliana Didone, César Troncoso, Bianca Comparato, Chino Darín and Marilú Marini. ttv

“’Lady Altagracia’ is a Telemundo production filmed by Argos Television, starring Aracely Arámbula, David Chocarro, Rebecca Jones and Danna Paola” Aracely Arámbula Star of ‘La Doña’

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EVENTS

EXECUTIVES

The city of Cannes is hosting a new, ambitious TV event in 2018, as revealed to French newspaper Les Echos by the Mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard. According to the French politician, the new event will premiere in April 2018 and seek to be the TV equivalent to the Cannes Film Festival.

The festival will feature an international contest inspired by the Cannes Festival, allowing creators to pitch projects and find financing. Given the chosen dates, the event would take place as part of Miptv and could be co-organized with Reed Midem. Along with the festival, the city plans to inaugurate a college campus focused on storytelling, with a project incubator and a modern multiplex. It will invest a total of 30 million euros.

Mediapro announced the appointment of Laura Fernández Espeso as the new Head of International Content. From her new role, she will be responsible for the group’s international strategy, including co-productions, home and foreign productions, distribution (Imagina International Sales) and worldwide partnerships. She will report to Mediapro’s Head of Content, Javier Méndez. With over 15 years of experience in the audiovisual industry, she joined Grupo Imagina in January 2009, and since then has worked as Head of International Development and Head of Feature Films for Globomedia. She has extensive international experience in the production of movies, such as Woody Allen’s ‘Midnight in Paris’, ‘You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger’ and ‘Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona’.

Cannes Plans Ambitious TV Festival for 2018

Mediapro Appoints New Head of International Content

Laura Fernández Espeso, Head of International Content at Mediapro

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DISTRIBUTION

Telefe Sells ‘Sres. Papis’ Format in Eastern Europe The successful Telefe format ‘Sres. Papis’, premiered back in 2014, was acquired for broadcast and adaptation in six countries in Eastern Europe: Slovakia (Markiza), Czech Republic (CET 21), Romania (Protv SRL), Bulgaria (BTV), Slovenia (Pro Plus), and Croatia (Nova). All networks belong to the CME Group. The comedy already has a Chilean adaptation by Mega, which became the most-watched show of the year in Chile’s primetime.

Distributed by Telefe, ‘Sres.

Papis’ tells the story of three fathers who meet daily at their kids’ daycare and focuses on themes like friendship, father-son relationships, love struggles and the changes in social standards.

SOCIAL NETWORKS

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Facebook presented its financial results for Q2, 2016, surpassing analysts and investors’ expectations. With US$ 6.436 billion in Q2 revenues, Facebook grew 59% from the same period last year. Mobile represented 84% of its ad revenue. In addition, the social platform generated US$ 2.06 billion in net income in Q2, up 186% from the period last year (US$ 719 million). Facebook also added almost 222 million monthly users, growing 15%. By the end of June, 1.710 billion people use Facebook every month, and 1.1 billion use it every day. The number of mobile users rose 20% to 1.57 billion. And the average revenue per user was up 38.4% to US$ 3.82, topping expectations for US $3.58. “We see a world that is video first, with video at the heart of all of our apps and services,” said Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook. According to Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg, users are creating and sharing nearly three times more video on the platform than they did last year. Thus, video is the reason why people are spending more time on Facebook, which logically draws in more advertisers who are willing to pay more in order to stay in the game.

Mark Zuckerberg, Co-Founder and CEO of Facebook

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Eccho Rights’ TV Trifecta

ring Tuba Büyüküstün and Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, on Star TV. “The new Ay Yapim series are all amazing productions that are performing incredibly well in Turkey and attracting very strong attention in the world market,” says Fredrik af Malmborg, Managing Director at Eccho Rights.

By Carolina Mussio / @carolinamussio / cmussio@todotv.tv

The smashing premiere of Ay Yapim’s new drama, ‘Heart of the City’, in Turkey in early January marked the third ratings’ sensation for Eccho Rights this season, following the success of ‘Insider’ and ‘Brave and Beautiful’, poising the Turkish distributor for an excellent 2017.

‘Insider’ follows Sarp, who blames himself for the childhood disappearance of his little brother, and is still haunted by the loss. To atone for his mistakes, he joins the police academy. Just as he is set to graduate he is assigned to infiltrate the mafia syndicate run

by Celal. Tasked with uncovering the mob’s mole working within the police force, Sarp unwittingly finds himself once again searching for his long lost brother.

‘Brave and Beautiful’ is the story of Tahsin, the head of the Korludag family, a powerful man feared and respected by everyone in town.

He loves his beautiful daughter Sühan dearly but her sister-in-law sees her as a threat to inheriting Tahsin’s fortune. She plots to kill Sühan, but at the last minute a mysterious and handsome stranger appears to save her life, and steal her heart.

The three Ay Yapim dramas are all part of Eccho Rights’ catalog for Discop Dubai, along with two other hit dramas: ‘Bitter Sweet Life’, produced by Surec Film, and the internationally successful ‘Elif’ from Green Yapim, which premiered in mid-2016 in Colombia to excellent ratings.

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ccho Rights started the new year with the right foot. The Turkish distributor’s latest drama, ‘Heart of the City’, produced by Ay Yapim, premiered on ATV in early January to become an instant hit with local audiences.

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The series went straight to number one in the target AB demographic with a 15.29% market share and 6.59 rating. ‘Heart of the City’ was also a big success on social media, with the hashtag #BuŞehir among the top trending topics of the night with Turkish twitter users.

‘Heart of the City’ tells the story of Ali, who is raised at sea and is unexpectedly reunited with the city where he was born. He is traumatized by the murder of his mother as a child, and reluctant to return to Istanbul.

However a new love, and a deep personal history draw him far in to a town he thought he had left behind.

The new drama is the third successful Ay Yapim launch this season for Eccho Rights,

Hear of the City Drama

following the powerful success of ‘Insider’ on Show TV, starring Çağatay Ulusoy and Aras Bulut İynemli; and ‘Brave and Beautiful’, star-

‘Elif’ premiered on Kanal 7 in Turkey in 2014 and tripled the ratings for the channel. The Green Yapim drama tells the story of a young girl who is sent away to live on a farm by her mother. Her father owns the farm, but neither father nor daughter know that they are related. As time goes by, tensions rise and Elif finds herself in the middle of a family power struggle. ttv

ANOTHER WIN FOR AY YAPIM To add to the success of its dramas in Turkey, Eccho Rights has landed another Ay Yapim series in a new territory. This month, ‘Flight HS13’, based on the original format ‘The End’ by Ay Yapim and developed by Dutch producer Column Film, made its way to the UK. Acquired by Walter Presents, an acclaimed foreign language drama service, the series will premiere on Channel 4’s online digital channel later this year. Flight HS13 is the first example of a Turkish Drama script being successfully commissioned for remake in Western Europe. The series tells the story of Liv Kraamer, a woman devastated by her husband’s tragic death in a plane crash. But when it emerges he met another woman at the airport, and never boarded the flight, her grief turns to suspicion.

‘Heart of the City’ is the third successful Ay Yapim launch this season for Eccho Rights, following ‘Insider’ and ‘Brave and Beautiful’.

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APPOINTMENT

Louise Pedersen Returns to All3Media as CEO Louise Pedersen returned to All3Media International as Chief Executive Officer, in replacement of Steve Macallister. Pedersen previously spent ten years leading the super-indie distributor before making a move to Playground Television to set up their UK division in January 2015. Pedersen’s role at Playground Television has seen her focus on high end British drama alongside its co-production slate. During her tenure as All3Media International Managing Director, Pedersen was responsible for leading the growth of the business to become the sixth largest distribution business in the UK with a turnover of £49 million per year generated from 6750 hours of programming. Prior to joining All3Media International Pedersen spent 14 years at Carlton International as Sales Managing Director.

Louise Pedersen, CEO of All3Media International

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VIRTUAL REALITY

The VR Society is Born In an effort to accelerate the success of virtual reality content production, the Advanced Imaging Society (AIS) announced the formation of The VR Society, a new division within the parent association, backed by major players like Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., DreamWorks Animation, Sony Entertainment, Intel and Phillips. The new group will provide research, handson seminars, and best practice recommendations to help facilitate the creation of high quality VR content. “Our consumer research shows a remarkable public awareness and excitement for VR content and products,” said AIS and VR Society President Jim Chabin.

Chabin will serve as President of The VR Society, and entertainment veteran Mark Lieber will be the organization’s new Head of VR. The staff also includes Nick Urbom, SVP Marketing and Awards, Irena Cronin, Editorial Director, and AIS SVP, Karen Tobin

RATINGS

‘Kosem’ Is More than ‘Un diablo con ángel’ Since January 1, broadcast TV’s primetime in Chile has seen a constant battle between heavyweights. With Mega keeping a solid lead with its fiction series ‘Sres. Papis’, all other networks have prepared strong productions to fight for second place. TVN premiered its original series ‘Un diablo con ángel’ and Canal 13 bet on the Turkish telenovela, ‘Magnificent Century, Kosem’. And after a solid premiere, the Chilean fiction saw its ratings decrease, according to Kantar Ibope Media. On Monday, January 9, the Turkish drama averaged an 11.1 rating, allowing it to rise to second place in primetime; while TVN’s fiction fell to third place with 10.6 and CHV averaged a 7.2 rating with the return of ‘Minas al poder’.

Mega was the leader with a 23.8 average rating. Produced by Tims Productions and distributed by Global Agency, ‘Magnificent Century Kosem’ stars Ekin Koç and Anastasia Thsilimpou, and continues the story of ‘Magnificent Century’.

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EXECUTIVES

CBS Shakes Up Distribution Operations Leslie Moonves, Chairman and CEO of CBS Corporation, announced the appointment of Paul Franklin to the role of President of CBS Television Distribution (CTD). Reporting to Moonves, Franklin will oversee all operations for CDT. In addition, Armando Nuñez, who has led both CTD and CBS Studios International over the past 4 years (time in which CBS’ international income doubled), will now focus exclusively on the role of President and CEO of CBS Studios International. Paul Franklin comes from 20th TV, where he worked over the past decade as EVP and GM of Sales for 20th Television and MyNetworkTV. Under Armando Nuñez’ coordination, CBS Studios International became one of the company’s main growth engines. As a result of his management, CBS’ international income tripled over the last 8 years.

Leslie Moonves, Chairman and CEO of CBS Corporation

LISTINGS

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1000 Mile

ALARABY TELEVISION NETWORK IMG Studios, 5 Longwalk Road, Stockley Park Uxbridge, London, UB11 1FE Tel: +44 (0) 203 588 9043 Email: Rmosameh@alaraby,tv Website: Alaraby.tv Stand: 28

Executive attending

Khalid Abu Nawar, Business Development Deputy Manager

Siyaasat

DHX MEDIA

A25, First Floor, Virwani Industrial Estate Goregaon East, Mumbai 400 064, India Tel.: +91 98200 22731 Fax: +91 22 2668 0191 Email: cherian@berserkmedia.net Website: www.berserkmedia.net Booth: 20

207 Queens Quay West, Suite 550, Toronto, Ontario M5J 1A7 Tel.: +1 (416) 363-8034 Fax : +1 (416) 363-8919 Website: www.dhxmedia.com Booth: 28

Executive attending

Sophie Prigent, Territory Manager

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SIYAASAT

(Miniseries / TV Series / Drama – 42 X 60’) ‘Siyaasat’ is a royal political drama based on the book ‘The Twentieth Wife’ by Indu Sunderesan. It is a powerful love story between crown Prince Salim and the ambitious Mehrunissa. It is a riveting drama of politics, inter-personal conflicts, sabotage, grandeur and quest of power in 15th century India. The political twists and turns, the passionate love story and the race for power make for edge of the seat excitement.

A MOUTHFUL OF SKY

(Miniseries – 223 X 25’)

‘Alkashaf’ is a talent show that takes a fun and light-hearted trip around the UK to showcase the diversity of young Arab talent. Lara and Shadi present the show in their entertaining style with the help of clips filmed around the world and a number of talented young singers, actors, dancers, comedians, photographers and more. In its new format, the show is both a platform for young people and at the same time an opportunity to follow Lara and Shadi on their adventures, as they take advantage of being in London to introduce us to its main sites and uncover its hidden gems.

‘A Mouthful of Sky’ is the first series in English to be produced in India. The series deals with the lives, loves, ideals and aspirations of the post-independence generation of Indians, people in their mid-thirties who straddle the twin worlds of conventional Indian society as well as the urban westernized ethos. It tells a story of five MBAs who reunite 13 years after graduation to confront a macabre secret from the past which a group of ruthless enemies use to try to destroy them. Woven into this crime-thriller structure are sub-plots dealing with realistically portrayed urban Indians from various communities and their struggle to mix the inherent contradictions of their Indianness with their westernized outlook and language.

FOX NETWORKS GROUP CONTENT DISTRIBUTION 10 Hammersmith Grove, London W6 7AP, UK Tel: +44 (0) 203 426 7000 Website: www.fngcontentdistribution.com Email: contentsales@fox.com Booth: 33 & 34

Executive attending

Melis Hamamcioglu, Director, Content Distribution, Turkey, Greece, North Africa

TOP EXECUTIVE

Sophie Prigent, Territory Manager

Jacob Tomy, Manager

(Documentary / Factual – 30 X 25’)

The Lebanese series ‘Beirut Waw’ revolves around two streets in Beirut. Arab television audiences experience the events of the series, with the bustling atmosphere of “Hamra Street”, and “Street No. 2”, which is known for its popular neighbourhood ambience. Between these two streets, poet and writer Talal lives out his relationships and the vicissitudes of his life and thought. He comes into contact with intellectuals and learned people, and forges relationships in a dramatic way that is not without its satirical comedy moments drawn from the reality of life in Beirut.

TOP EXECUTIVE

TOP EXECUTIVE

ALKASHAF

(TV Series – 13 X 20’)

Executive attending

Jacob Tomy, Manager

(Documentary / Factual – 20 X 25’)

BEIRUT WAW

Legion

Berserk Media

1000 MILE

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. This is the journey of the Arab youth, who take a serious and inventive look at their future. The programme focuses on their experiences in order to help highlight the success of those who are working and inspiring others to move forward and turn their dreams into reality. ‘1000 miles’ is a documentary that depicts the extraordinary experiences of ordinary people, showing inspiring stories of people who are trying to bring about change in their countries and communities. The stories are personal accounts from the protagonists themselves, and will be motivating for everyone who wants to produce positive change in their own societies.

Pup Star

Magdalena Szwedkowicz, VP Sales, CEE & MENA

PUP STAR

(Family – 1 X 92’) Welcome to a world where dogs can not only talk - they can Sing! Tiny, a cute little Yorkie pup with a big voice, gets a chance to audition for the singing competition for dogs, “Pup Star.” After she earns a place in the finale, she’s suddenly dog-napped! But with the help of her new friend, Charlie, a retired rock-and-roller, she escapes. Together they leave on an incredible journey through some of music’s most iconic cities. Pup Star is part of the much-loved Air Bud franchise which includes 14 other films (43 total half-hours of content) starring a host of talking dogs and other animals.

AIRMAGEDDON

(Kinds – 26 X 22’) Master the skies, rule the world! From the creator of Robot Wars comes the next great arena competition series which pits four kids in head-to-head battle--in the sky! In each episode, four contestants assemble unique high-tech air drones and put their flying and problem solving skills, nerve and strategic thinking to the test. Over the course of three elimination rounds, they’ll have to maneuver through trenches, tunnels and high-tech gates, dodge blockades and projectiles, fly through smoke, fire and wind hazards and hit targets with precision. The last one standing will be crowned champion of the Airena! Who will rise to the top?

LEGION

(Drama - 8 X 60’) Created by Noah Hawley (‘Fargo’) and inspired by the character from Marvel’s X-Men comics, ‘Legion’ is the story of David Haller (Dan Sevens), a troubled young man who may be more than human. While institutionalised he meets Syd (Rachel Keller) and after sharing a startling encounter, David must confront the possibility that the voices he hears and visions he see may actually be real.

ATLANTA

(Comedy / Drama - 10 X 30’) Created by, and starring Donald Glover, this is an authentic, subversive and sometimes surreal millennial coming of age comedy, set in Atlanta’s rap scene. It has received rave reviews for being laugh-out-loud funny and beautifully produced and has just won two Golden Goble awards, one for Glover for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical, and one for Best TV Series Comedy or Musical.

SECOND CHANCE

(Drama – 36 X 150’) A big hit in its native Turkey, ‘Second Chance’ is an ambitious new drama series featuring some of the country’s leading stars. The story focuses on a woman who has everything in life that she could wish for - until her husband disappears without a trace. After losing everything she has ever owned, and fighting back for the sake of her children and elderly father, will hope – and courage – get her back her power? And will she find love once again?

Total Dreamer

Envy

Brave And Beautiful

Crush

Globo

GMA WORLDWIDE

Eccho Rights

Rua Evandro Carlos de Andrade, 160 / 7º andar, Vila Cordeiro 04583-115, San Pablo, Brasil Tel.: + 55 11 5112- 4559 Fax: + 55 115112-4018 Website: www.globo.com/licensing Meeting table: 15

10th floor GMA Network Center EDSA Corner Timog Avenue Diliman, Quezon City Philippines 1103 Tel.: (632) 333-7572 Email: gwi@gmanetwork.com Website:www.gmaworldwide.tv Meeting table: 35

Gamla Brogatan 26, 111 20 Stockholm, Sweden Tel: +46 8 55 60 93 80 Email: info@ecchorights.com Website: www.ecchorights.com Stand: 04 & 10

Executive attending

Rodrigo Vilela, Sales Executive Middle East, Africa & France

Executive attending

Executive attending

Handan Özkubat, Head Of Istanbul Office

TOP EXECUTIVE

Manuel Paolo J. Laurena, Senior Sales Manager

TOP EXECUTIVE

TOP EXECUTIVE

Rodrigo Vilela, Sales Executive Middle East, Africa & France

IMAGINA INTERNATIONAL SALES 10 Hammersmith Grove, London W6 7AP, UK Tel: +44 (0) 203 426 7000 Website: www.fngcontentdistribution.com Email: contentsales@fox.com Booth: 33 & 34

Executive attending

Melis Hamamcioglu, Director, Content Distribution, Turkey, Greece, North Africa

TOP EXECUTIVE

Fredrik af Malmborg, Managing Director

Roxanne J. Barcelona, Vice President

Esther Agraso, Sales Executive

BRAVE AND BEAUTIFUL TOTAL DREAMER

ENVY

This modern fairy tale tells the story of a homeless girl who dreams of helping out her family and finds her big chance of turning her life around in a fashion modeling contest - but the way to winning it and becoming a star will be a lot harder than she originally envisioned. A captivating romantic comedy about overcoming obstacles, ‘Total Dreamer’ wins its audience’s heart right from the first episode.

Two adopted sisters fight for the love of one man and the attention of their adoptive mother.

(Telenovela - 130 X 60’)

TIME AFTER TIME

(Telenovela - 100 X 60’) Livia and Felipe are in a forbidden love story doomed to end tragically. A century later, they both have a new chance to make their love real again. ‘Time After Time’ is an innovative romance set in two different eras in which characters hold the opportunity to make up for their mistakes, come to terms with the past and write themselves another story.

WOUNDED PAST

(Telenovela - 130 X 60’) When she was a young girl, Helô was harshly torn apart from the love of her life: Pedro, a straightforward romantic young man whose powerful family strongly believes the ends always do justify the means. Because she comes from a very humble background, Pedro’s parents set up all kinds of intrigues in order to prevent the couple from fulfilling their seemingly predestined love story. Twenty years later, all it takes is a casual encounter to spark that feeling again and have them fighting against not only Pedro’s family tricks, but also Helô’s mighty and unscrupulous husband.

(Melodrama - 45 X 45’)

DESTINED TO BE YOURS

(Romantic Comedy - 45 X 45’) Luningning is a spirited young DJ determined to save her rural community from people who want to steal their land.

MEANT TO BE

(Romantic Comedy - 45 X 45’) Billie’s life turns upside down when she meets four young men who all subsequently fall head over heels for her.

A WOMAN SCORNED

(Melodrama - 45 X 45’) In Rome and Emma’s marriage, unfaithfulness places their union in jeopardy. After a lengthy struggle, who will win the tug-of war between wife and mistress?

LOVE AND DEFIANCE

(Melodrama - 45 X 45’) In Love and Defiance, Rachel and Junjun, face the hardships of marriage and of raising a child very early in life. To add to their difficulties, they also have to deal with the dark secrets that have created a major conflict between their families.

(Drama – 103 X 45’)

Tahsin is head of the Korludag family, a powerful man feared and respected by everyone in town. He loves his beautiful daughter Sühan dearly but her sister-in-law sees her as a threat to inheriting Tahsin’s fortune. She plots to kill Sühan, but at the last minute a mysterious and handsome stranger appears to save her life, and steal her heart. But was it a coincidence that he turned up when he did, or was it all part of a bigger plan...?

INSIDER

(Drama series - 108 X 45’) Sarp blames himself for the childhood disappearance of his little brother, and is still haunted by the loss. To atone for his mistakes, he joins the police academy. Just as he is set to graduate he is assigned to infiltrate the mafia syndicate run by Celal. Tasked with uncovering the mob’s mole working within the police force, Sarp unwittingly finds himself once again searching for his long lost brother…

HEART OF THE CITY

(Drama / Series – 72 X 45’) Raised at sea, Ali is unexpectedly reunited with the city where he was born. He is traumatised by the murder of his mother as a child, and reluctant to return to Istanbul. However a new love, and a deep personal history draw him far in to a town he thought he had left behind…

BITTER SWEET LIFE

(Drama / Series – 100 X 45’)

(Quiz Show - Daily X 60’) It’s all about cash or getting crushed . Five heavy metal safe boxes hanging up in the air.

Each safe box shows an answer to a question.

Some are right, but some are wrong. Four contestants shall make hard decisions and decide where to place themselves. In ‘Crush’, in order to stay in the game, they’ll need to sacrifice each other. 7 rounds of questions. 1 big prig prize, but very heavy threats!

BOOM!

(Game Show – 9 X 30’) Explosively entertaining! ‘Boom!’ delivers fierce tension and light-hearted humor in quick succession, extending the experience from the studio contestants to the at-home audience. Viewers can play along via a fun, cool app, neutralizing their own bombs in the certain knowledge that one mistake and it’s Boom! for them!

RISING STAR

(Interactive Talent Show - 24 X 90’ S1 & 18 X 80’ S2) The music talent show that lets the viewer reach for the stars in real time! ‘Rising Star’ is a trailblazing interactive talent format that creates ‘Must See’ viewing by bringing together large audiences for a collective, active television experience. Hailing a new era in home entertainment, its inception marked a world first as the only talent show in which an unlimited number of viewers are able to determine the narrative in real time.

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When Hayat speaks out to protect her sister who is the victim of an attempted sexual assault, she loses her job at a prestigious school, along with her younger sister’s scholarship. Having to move to a state school, the two sisters now have to fight against the money-grabbing administration to win over the hearts and minds of the other teachers and students.

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Endless Love

Crossroad

ITV Inter Medya

Kanal D

Valikonagi Caddesi 26/3, Nisantasi, 34367 Istanbul, Turkey Tel: (+90 212) 231 01 02 Website: www.itv-intermedya.com Stand: Island 3

Dogan TV Center, 100. Yil Mahallesi 34204 Bagcilar, Istanbul, Turkey Tel.: +902124135666 Email: sales@kanald.com.tr Website: www.sales.kanald.com.tr Stand: Island 2

Executive attending

Ahmet Ziyalar, Managing Director Melissa Okan, Sales & Marketing Manager Beatriz Cea Esteruelas, Sales Executive

Executive attending

Alaa Elabasy, Sales Executive

TOP EXECUTIVE

TOP EXECUTIVE

Endless Love

(Drama – 120 X 45’ S1 / S2 TBA Available in HD) Two separate worlds lie on two sides of the road in a seaside neighbourhood of Istanbul.

Both too close and too distant from each other. What happens when two young people from these two worlds fall in love? Kemal is one of the three children of a middle class family that lives in the neighbourhood. His only aim in life is to make a living and survive.

It’s Kemal’s last year in mine engineering.

His dreams are restricted with the truth and he doesn’t believe in miracles. Especially in miracles like love.

HAYAT

(Drama - TBA Available in HD) Two distinct lives… One ruled by money and greed… Another by friendship and sacrifice… Brought together by the indestructible bridge of love. On the one hand is Murat, the handsome, cool, perfectionist young man who took over the responsibility of his family’s company at an early age while on the other hand is Hayat, the beautiful, joyful, yet clumsy young woman who lives to enjoy.

BLACK ROSE

(Drama 113 X 42’ S1 & S2 / S3 TBA Available in HD) The series that takes place in Halfeti Şanlıurfa is the story of two brothers in war. The oldest son of the family Kendal has always been jealous of his younger brother Murat and all he wants is to be the sole heir of the inheritance and the sole leader of the family, however Kendal doesn’t have a son that will continue his legacy, the only son he has is disabled, he has 2 wives and no sons. His brother Murat has 4 children. His first born is a boy whom he lives with his older brother and his wife whom he married religiously.

Karamella

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS 245 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA, 90210, USA Tel.: 310-449-3000 Fax: 310-586-8865 Website: www.mgm.com

Executive attending

Deblina Chakrabarty, Executive Director, Worldwide Television Distribution EMEA

‘Crossroad’ is the story of the Erguven family.

Evren Erguven was the owner of a hotel chain.

He was very rich and ambitious, however he made a faulty investment, and because of his greed he lost everything- in just one night!The bankruptcy not only affected Evren, but also his wife, who was known for managing charities, and his children Ates and Su.The only thing the family has left is part ownership of a modest hotel in Bodrum. The hotel was owned by Yildiz’s father, and after he passed away he left it to her and Faryali.

FAMILY SECRETS (Drama)

As the famous businessman, Kemal İpekçi is living an enviable life in İstanbul with his wife Suzan and his children, Mert and Çiçek whom he loves very much. An incident that happens to his son Mert, brings out that Kemal İpekçi has another family that no one knows in Adana. His youth love Nilgün and their twins Kadir and Hasret has been living in Adana out of sight. Kemal had to live a double life till then. But when the truth is revealed, Kemal will have to have a fight with unexpected issues to protect his incomplete love and children.

FLAMES OF DESIRE

(Series - 20 X 130’ HD) Bayram and his only friend, his blood brother, Salih, to forget their dispute between each other, agree to engage their children Melek and Kerem at an early age, continuing to live in different cities until their children reach the age of marriage. When his young boy, Kerim, graduates from College, they go to the encounter of Salih who lives together with his two girls Hülya and Melek. Salih is also faithful to the promise he gave, and with the arrival of Bayram, they confirm the marriage of their children.

Via Brenta, 11 - 00198, Rome, Italy Tel.: +36 0686323293 Fax: +39 06 86209836 Email: mb.fois@mondotviberoamerica.com Website: www.mondo-tv.com Stand: 25

Executive attending

Micheline Azoury, Head Of TV Sales

TOP EXECUTIVE Micheline Azoury, Head Of TV Sales

Deblina Chakrabarty, Executive Director, Worldwide Television Distribution EMEA

CROSSROAD (Drama)

Mondo TV

TOP EXECUTIVE

Ezgi Ural, Sales Manager

Can Okan, President and CEO

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Fargo

KARAMELLA FARGO

(TV Series / Drama / Comedy - 30 X 60’) Season 3 will air on FX in 2017. The show, which was nominated for 18 Emmys in season 2, will jump in time in season 3, taking place in 2010, featuring the trademark ‘Fargo’ tone of rich, layered characters, humor, and of course, murder.

VIKINGS

(TV Series / Drama – 69 X 60’) ‘Vikings’ revolves around the Norsemen who raided, traded and explored during the dark ages and follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok as he rises to become king of the Viking tribes.

THE HANDMAID’S TALE (Drama – 10 X 60’)

Based on Margaret Atwood’s classic novel, a young woman struggles for freedom in a futuristic society where women are forced into surrogate motherhood.

THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE (TV Series / Reality – 13 X 60’)

Hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger, the show pits actors, musicians, athletes and politicians against one another in business-related tasks, with the money they raise going to charities.

GET SHORTY

(TV Series / Drama / Comedy - 60’) Miles Daly works as muscle for a murderous crime ring in Nevada. For the sake of his daughter, he attempts to change professions and become a movie producer, laundering money through a Hollywood film. But instead of leaving the criminal world behind, he accidentally brings it with him to Los Angeles.

(Educational – 52 X 11’) The series is a cooking show for kids that selects in each episode a new dish from a different country and presents information related to nutrition. In addition to information on the location, history and culture of the country which the dish is selected from it encourages the kids to cook on their own and to try to prepare new dishes through which they are able to learn about different cultures.

KASSLAN

(Comedy Adventure – 104 X 11’) ‘Kaslan’, the loveable little 10-year-old boy likes nothing more than being lazy, but who knew being this lazy could get you in so much trouble! Either at school with his friends or at home with his family, Kaslan finds himself in all kinds of crazy day-to-day situations where the laziest solution isn’t always the right one.

The slapstick comedy and Kaslan’s boyhood innocence will have you in stitches as the adorable boy from Abu Dhabi creates all kinds of trouble for himself, all thanks to his laziness.

BAT PAT

(Comedy Adventure – 52 X 11’) The series follows the comedy adventures of Bat Pat and the Silver brothers Martin, Leo and Rebecca as they unravel mysteries and cross paths with supernatural creatures of the night that lurk, haunt, shriek and dig themselves up in every dark corner of their home in Fogville, a small town that seems to be the center of all things weird in the world. Bat Pat will prove that the supernatural isn’t always evil but just misunderstood. Our heroes will come to understand something important that puts a unique twist on the series: the supernatural “bad guys” are not really bad, but normal people whose actions are misunderstood by the more inhabitants of Fogville.

Taken

NBCUNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608 Tel.: +1 818 777 1300 Website: www.nbcuniversal.com Stand: 85, 86, 95 & 96

Executive attending

The Promised Land

Lady Altagracia

Record TV NETWORK Rua da Várzea, 240 - Barra Funda, São Paulo-SP, Brasil. CEP: 01140-080.

Tel: +55 11 3300-4022 Email: emendes@sp.rederecord.com.br Website: www.recordtvnetwork.com

Executive attending

Edson Pfutzenreiter Mendes, International Sales Manager

TOP EXECUTIVE

Maxim Mikhailov, SVP, Sales Liaison and MD, Corporate Russia Eliza Milbank , VP, Sales Liaison Dave Lipp, VP, International New Media

Kum Kum Bhagya

Telemundo Internacional

ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES

2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., 4th Floor Coral Gables FL 33134, USA Tel.: (786) 394-1210 Fax: (305) 774-7372 Email: Olimpia.DelBoccio@nbcuni.com Website: www.telemundointernacional.tv Stand: 50

18th Floor, Marathon Futurex, N M Joshi Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400013, India Tel.: +91-22-71061234 Email: zeecontent@zee.esselgroup.com Website: www.zeebollyworld.com Stall: 3 & 9

Executive attending

Executive attending

Tárec Ghattas, Sales Director, EMEA

Hasnaa Descuns, Sales, Syndication, MENAP

TOP EXECUTIVE

Delmar Andrade, International Sales Director

TOP EXECUTIVE

Melissa Pillow, VP of Sales, EMEA

TAKEN

Sunita Uchil, Chief Business Officer, Syndication & CRO International Ad Sales Nitin Michael, Deputy Vice President, Syndication - MENAP

(Drama – 10 X 60’) Executive producer Luc Besson (‘Taken’, ‘The Fifth Element’) delivers an action-packed, modern-day prequel to the international blockbuster ‘Taken’ franchise. Clive Standen (‘Vikings’) stars as Bryan Mills, a younger version of the iconic character from the ‘Taken’ films. A former Green Beret, Mills becomes swept up in quest for vengeance after he fails to protect one of those closest to him.

Recruited to join a group of CIA operatives, Mills begins to hone his deadly skill set as he dives headfirst into dangerous missions that test his courage and push him to the edge.

THE PROMISED LAND

CHICAGO JUSTICE

THE SLAVE MOTHER

(Drama – 13 X 60’)

(Soap Opera – 150 eps)

Powerhouse creator Dick Wolf delivers a captivating new installment to the hit ‘Chicago’ franchise. Just like their brethren in the ‘Chicago P.D.’, the State’s Attorney’s dedicated team of prosecutors and investigators navigates heated city politics and controversy headon, while fearlessly pursuing justice. As they take on the city’s high-stakes and often media-frenzied cases, they must balance public opinion, power struggles within the system, and their unwavering passion for the law.

JAMESTOWN

An epic soap opera that retells one of the most famous parts of the Bible: the story of Moses, from his birth to the arrival of his people in the Promise Land, through the Red Sea crossing and the encounter with God on Mount Sinai.

(Drama – 1 X 90’ / 7 X 60’ / 8 X 60’) From the producers of ‘Downton Abbey’ comes ‘Jamestown’, a gripping historical drama that follows a group of English women who travel to Britain’s first settlement in the New World.

They come with one purpose – to marry the men they’ve never met. ‘Jamestown’ is an emotional and brutal drama set against the hardships, chaos, highs and lows of establishing a new community in the Americas.

(Soap Opera - 150 eps)

LADY ALTAGRACIA

KUM KUM BHAGYA

Modern series featuring a mother who runs a marriage hall who tries to get her 2 daughters married, each who have distinctly opposite personalities.

Some stories are so striking they span generations. Such is the case of ‘The Slave Isaura’.

The life story of the light-skinned slave girl who was obsessively pursued by Mr. Leôncio, won the world through page and screen. But every story has a beginning, and none of her story would have come about without the characters and plot of ‘The Slave Mother’.

‘La Doña’, is a story of revenge, betrayal and ambition, but also of redemption, justice and love, which follows the life of Altagracia, who lost her parents to a fatal car accident, and who at a young age suffered the abuse of a group of young men. Since then, Altagracia becomes a ruthless and ambitious woman, an unfeeling mother who abandoned her daughter at a young age and uses her charms to amass an empire that allows her to impose law and take justice into her own hands.

Despite her considerable success, Altagracia is missing something: love. And, she discovers it for the first time when she meets Saul, an attorney who defends the victims of gender violence. But Saul has already captivated Monica, Altagracia’s estranged daughter. This cold woman will now be cornered by two feelings she had previously avoided: love for her daughter and love for a man.

MOSES AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

RICH IN LOVE

A historical costume drama set in 1236 AD, the program traces the story of the only woman to rule during the Sultanate and the Mughal period. She was a fierce warrior, rising to become an extraordinary leader

After Moses’ death, Joshua is the new leader of the Hebrews. He is an experienced warrior, gifted with courage, determination and a powerful faith. But it is no easy task to lead the people to its new destination. With his closest and trusted allies, Joshua must fulfill a difficult mission ordered by God: to command the twelve tribes of Israel in their conquest of Canaan, the promised land.

(Soap Opera – 66 eps / New Season)

THE MIRACLES OF JESUS (Series – 35 eps)

(Telenovela – 121 X 60’ HD) Silvana “Chivis” Rivapalacios de Villaseñor is the mother of three young girls and the wife of one of the most influential businessmen in the city. His bad business decisions and shady practices have left him in ruins, and he in turn has disappeared without announcement, leaving his family homeless. This is why Chivis, her mother and her three daughters have to rebuild their lives in a middle-class neighborhood where they will, for the first time, learn what it really means to work to survive. They’ll also learn how to enjoy life with all its good and bad.

(Family Drama – 140 X 60’ HD)

EK THA RAJA, EK THI RANI

(Once Upon A Time, There Lived A King & Queen) (Period Drama – 90 X 60’ HD) The true story of the Royal Family of Ameerkot.

In order to cope with the loss of the family fortune, the royal family arranges the marriage of their son, the prince with the daughter of the state’s biggest moneylender. The marriage causes a scandal, and sets off a chain of dramatic events within the family and the royal servants, causing them to change forever.

RAZIA SULTAN

(Costume Drama – 30 X 60’)

JODHA AKBAR

(Costume Drama – 226 X 60’) A 16th century love story about a political marriage of convenience, between a Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodhaa.

And the love that blossoms thereafter.

BHABHI JI GHAR PAR HAI

(His Neighbour’s Wife) (Comedy – 80 X 60’) This fun filled comedy show is set in the lively lanes of Kanpur where we introduce two distinctly different neighboring couples. The sitcom promises rib-tickling comedy while bringing forth human tendencies that the grass is always greener on the other side.

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‘The Miracles of Jesus’ is a series 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.

(Telenovela – 120 X 60’ HD)

INNUMBERS

TECHNOLOGY

428 million

homes across 200 countries will have an SVOD subscription by 2021, says Digital TV Research.

547 billion dollars is how much global ad sales will amount to in 2017, says GroupM.

100 million subscribers is how many Netflix will have by 2018, according to IHS Markit.

455

original shows were produced in the US in 2016, says FX Networks Research.

162 billion

dollars is how much revenue for virtual and augmented reality will be in 2020, says Data Corporation.

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256.75 million

interactions made ‘Pretty Little Liars’ the most social show of the year in the US, according to ListenFirst Media.

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BRAZIL

Globo, First FTA Network to Offer 4K HDR Globo is in tune with forefront technology and announces the launch of its first product in High Dynamic Range (HDR) version, providing images with greater definition of colors and contrast.

While Netflix (‘Marco Polo’), Amazon (‘Mozart in the Jungle’) and Vudu offered content in this format before, the launch marks the first time a free-to-air TV station does so. The classic ‘Dangerous Liaisons’, a hit on free-to-air television, was made available on July 18 in 4K HDR via GloboPlay. The launch set the beginning of content distribution in 4K HDR amongst free-to-air television stations worldwide. In addition to the miniseries, Globo will offer a compact of the Olympic Games opening ceremony in 4K HDR and other programs in the coming months via Globo Play. In addition to the miniseries, Globo offered the Olympics opening ceremony in 4H HDR, and will announced “other shows in the next few months.”

Nielsen Launches its Digital Content Ratings Nielsen launched its new metric, Digital Content Ratings, a tool that measures audiences across desktop and mobile devices for all content, including video, audio and text. This way, media agencies and advertisers can compare online audiences using similar metrics to television. The launch is part of the company’s Total Audience Measurement tool, designed to measure media consumption across all platforms in a consistent way. The syndicated clients involved with digital content ratings include A+E, ABC, BuzzFeed, Discovery, Mashable, Vice, Freeform, AOL, Gawker, Kik, PopSugar and TasteMade. “This is the next step in the transformation of measurement as we know it,” said Megan Clarken, Nielsen’s president of product leadership. The new ratings are similar to Nielsen’s Digital Ad Ratings, which are not a syndicated product because it’s specific for campaigns and have exclusive information about the brands. According to Nielsen, the Digital Content Ratings will help digital and television publishers monetize video launches, live coverage and other moments, while agencies and advertisers can incorporate that data into their media plans.

EVENTS

RioContentMarket 2017 Announces New Speakers The event has confirmed four more outstanding keynote speakers for the 2017 edition, which will take place on March 8-10 in Rio de Janeiro. Marie Jacobson, EVP of Programming and Production at Sony Pictures Television; Michelle Satter, Director of Feature Film Program at the Sundance Institute; Alon Shtruzman, CEO of Keshet International; and Perla Farias, SVP of Script Development for Telemundo Studios will share their experiences about the TV industry. The new speakers join John Dahl, VP and executive producer at ESPN Films and Original Content; Jarl Emsell Larsen, creator of the series ‘Oyevitne’; Carrie Stein, EVP of Global Production at eOne; Diego Buñuel, head of Documentaries for Canal+; and Alex Hirsch, creator of the animation ‘Gravity Falls’.