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Patricia Jasin, VP of Azteca Internacional

A Modern-Day Apocalypse _/24 Delmar Andrade, Director of International Sales at Record TV

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Discop Puts the Spotlight on Emerging Markets ARTICLES

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DIGITAL _/8 TURNER, VIACOM TO LAUNCH SVOD SERVICE

NATPE MIAMI 2018

MISTCO _/12 THE AGE OF THE LAST EMPEROR

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GLOBAL AGENCY _/13 SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE KANAL D INTERNATIONAL _/14 CREATING NEW TRENDS INTER MEDYA _/22 SPREADING ITS WINGS CALINOS ENTERTAINMENT _/28 A KEY NAMED FERIHA

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TURNER, VIACOM TO LAUNCH SVOD SERVICE Turner International Digital Ventures & Innovation Group and Warner Bros.

Digital Networks announced an alliance to launch a new multi-territory movie streaming service called FlimStruck.

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n January 19, Turner International Digital Ventures & Innovation (DV&I) and Warner Bros. Digital Networks (WBDN) joined forces to launch a new multi-territory online streaming service devoted to feature films.

Called FilmStruck and launched in the UK, the new service is designed for the international market, making the most of the company’s strength, through a vast and varied catalog of movies and other productions. ”We are delighted to be taking this important step together as a joint company with Warner Bros. Digital Networks, after many years of collaborating in several other projects with Warner Bros.,” said Aksel van del Wal, EVP of DV&I. “FilmStruck will help us roll

out a shared vision of what we see as a clear need in the market for movie lovers around the world.”

The service will be based mainly on Warner Bros.’s and Criterion Collection’s vast library, as well as other local and global partners’, to offer a vast array of feature films, including mainstream, cult, independent, classic, art house, international and documentary films.

FilmStruck’s international expansion marks Turner’s development in the SVOD universe outside the US, as its first SVOD service in the entertainment industry.

Turner International now offers three international SVOD brands, with EI Plus in Brazil and the recently launched Nordic brand, Toonix, which offers OTT products featuring sports and kids&family titles.

”WE ARE DELIGHTED TO BE TAKING THIS IMPORTANT STEP TOGETHER AS A JOINT COMPANY WITH WARNER BROS. DIGITAL NETWORKS, AFTER MANY YEARS OF COLLABORATING IN SEVERAL OTHER PROJECTS WITH WARNER BROS.”

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ALLIANCES

Keshet and Woodcut Media Renew Programming Deal FOLLOWING on from the success of a deal struck back in January 2016, global distributor Keshet International (KI) and producer Woodcut Media have renewed their first-look distribution and development deal for another year, giving KI exclusive access to Woodcut’s new non scripted factual crime slate for worldwide distribution. With documentaries such as ‘Jo Frost on Killer Kids’, ‘Holloway: Women Behind Bars’ (both for Crime + Investigation) ‘Britain’s Most Evil Killers’, ‘World’s Most Evil Killers’ (for Pick) and ‘The Krays: The Prison Years’ (for The Discovery Channel), Woodcut’s crime programming slate has grown exponentially since it ramped up activities back in 2015 by expanding its team and hiring Jinal Patel as Executive Producer. Patel was previously Senior Commissioning and Acquisitions Editor at A+E Networks UK.

CALINOS SELLS ‘OUR STORY’ AND ‘THE BITTER LIFE’ TO CHILEVISION LAUNCHED at MIPCancun 2017 and aired in Turkey on FOX, Turkish drama ‘Our Story’ has been acquired in Chile by Chilevisión, along with Calinos’ other successful drama, ‘The Bitter Life’. ‘Our Story’ is the Turkish adaptation of British series ‘Shameless’, and stars Hazal Kaya and Burak Deniz. It tells the story of a young woman of humble origins who is forced to take care of her younger siblings since her father is an irredeemable alcoholic. ‘The Bitter Life’, starring Kenan İmizalıoğlu, Selin Demiratar and Oğuz Galeli, tells the story of Mehmet and Nermin, a couple in love looking to get married and get out of poverty through work.

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KANAL D DRAMA PREMIERES IN MEXICO KANAL D International’s Turkish drama ‘Forbidden Love’ has gained another international screen in Latin America this year thanks to Imagen TV. Premiered on February 6 under the local title ‘Amor Prohibido’, the drama airs on the Mexican network at 8:00pm. ‘Forbidden Love’, an Ay Yapim production, originally aired in Turkey back on 2008 on Kanal D with 70 ninety-minute episodes. The show is based on the novel of the same name by Turkish writer Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil, which was published back in 1899. Renowned Turkish actors bring the drama to life, including Beren Saat, Nebahat Çehre, Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ and Hazal Kaya, among others. The series had previously aired in Latin America and has a US Hispanic adaptation produced by Telemundo, which aired in 2012 under the local title ‘Pasión Prohibida’.

MARKETWATCH MENA ONLINE VIDEO REVENUES GROWING 22% Y-O-Y Digital share of the video revenue pie is projected to rise from 9.6% in 2017 to 17.3% by 2021 in the Middle East and North Africa region, according to a report commissioned by the Dubai World Trade Centre, DWTC. DORI MEDIA’S ‘THE MARGINAL’ TO PREMIERE ON UNIVERSAL CHANNEL Dori Media Group’s new deal with NBCUniversal International Latin America joins a long list of sales closed for ‘The Marginal’ in the US, France, LatAm, the UK, Spain, Portugal, Israel and Poland.

TANIN PRODUCTIONS CLOSES DEAL FOR ‘THE MONEY PUMP’ The Israeli company has sold the distribution rights for its shiny floor game show to Imagina International Sales, which will take it into new territories.

TVN TO ADAPT TURKISH DRAMA FROM KANAL D Chilean network TVN has acquired the adaptation rights for Turkish drama ‘Family Secrets’ (‘Babam ve Ailesi’) from Kanal D International.

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HULU, YOUTUBE TV OFFERS ADD UP TO 750,000 SUBS Offering major broadcast and pay TV networks and distributed in 80% of the US, Hulu Live has ranked up 450,000 subscribers, while YouTube TV has reached 300,000, according to data from CNBC.

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THE AGE OF THE LAST EMPEROR F The popular epic drama is ready to conquer the international market in 2018, starting with the MENA region during Discop Dubai 2018.

The historical series will be spearheading TRT’s vast catalogue, one which includes staples like ‘Resurrection: Ertugrul’ and classic love stories like ‘The Prisoner of Love’.

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The Last Emperor Drama

ollowing the sustained success registered by ‘Resurrection: Ertugrul’, now in its fourth season, it’s hard to blame TRT for once again betting big on an ambitious epic drama.

‘The Last Emperor’ premiered in Turkey early last year and has been a new hit for the country’s public broadcaster. Now, the story of Abdulhamid Han, the last man to rule the Ottoman Empire, is ready to conquer the international market. “’The Last Emperor’ is a strong historical drama that has done well in Turkey and has already received a lot of interest from around the world,” said Aysegul Tuzun, VP of Sales & Marketing at Mistco. “We are expecting to launch it in the MENA region this year.”

The Prisoner of Love Drama

In this regard, Discop Dubai 2018 presents a great opportunity to showcase the drama to one of the most important regions for the Turkish distributor.

Starring Bulent Inal and Ozlem Conker, ‘The Last Emperor’ tells the story of the last emperor of the Ottoman Empire, Abdulhamid Han, who ruled the Empire for a span of 33 years, between 1876 and 1909.

As the last Emperor and Caliph, Abdulhamid Han still sparks controversy and passions in Turkey and the Middle East, especially because of how his mandate ended, when he was deposed by the military uprising of the Young Turks to be replaced by his brother, Mehmed V. Produced for TRT by ES Flim ‘The Last Emperor’ has 150, 45-minute episodes and an impressive production, with a period recreation that includes not only the wardrobe, but also iconic buildings from the time.

SOLID ACROSS THE BOARD. TRT’s catalogue offers productions spanning all kinds of genres, which has powered Mistco to find business in new regions each year. In 2017, China became a valuable buyer of Turkish animation, powering the company’s presence in Asia.

Another example for last year: ‘Resurrection: Ertugrul’ was acquired in Russia to be broadcast on pay TV. “2017 was very pro-

Resurrection: Ertugrul Drama

Aysegul Tuzun,

VP Sales & Marketing, Mistco

“’The Last Emperor’ is a strong historical drama that has done well in Turkey and has already received a lot of interest from around the world.

We are expecting to launch it in the MENA region this year.” ductive for us,” said Tuzun. “We also closed a deal in Tunisia and entered the African market with two of our strongest titles: ‘The Prisoners of Love’ and the library title ‘To Better Days’.”

“Africa is a new market for Turkish titles and we are happy to expand TRT’s penetration there,” she added.

‘Resurrection: Ertugrul’ and ‘The Prisoner of Love’ are other two highlights from Mistco’s catalog for Dubai and both are being presented following a series of important deals signed across the globe, which fuels their international appeal. “’The Prisoner of Love’ has a very simple story, very international, one that is well received by audiences,” said Tuzun. “’Resurrection: Ertugrul’ is the top rated TV content in Turkey and its fourth season has kept the number one position the whole season”.

“We have sold the new season to many territories and in many instances the show is being broadcast simultaneously with Turkey”, she concluded. ttv

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SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE While the Middle East’s relationship with quality Turkish content continues to be strong, Global Agency is focusing on growing its business in Africa and India, where dramas and formats are starting to seed the markets for fruitful upcoming years. By Luis Cabrera / @luis_cabreram / lcabrera@todotv.tv

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he thunderous success that Turkish content has achieved in Latin America during the last five years has matched the steady, constant and long-standing accomplishments of companies like Global Agency in the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

best shows to have product-partnerships with,” he added.

“The Middle East has been in love with Turkish drama for almost 10 years, and as long as Turkey creates good quality products, they will always be buying, because Turkish drama always creates high ratings for the channels,” said Izzet Pinto, Founder & CEO of Global Agency, to ttv.

“Compared to Latin America, Africa and India still have quite low budgets for foreign programming,” Pinto pointed out. “That’s why, even though they are important regions for the Turkish industry, Latin America is our key buyer.”

Looking back at 2017, Pinto highlighted the successes of formats like ‘Shopping Monsters’ and dramas such as ‘Love for Rent’, which was licensed by MBC in the MENA region.

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Izzet Pinto,

Founder & CEO of Global Agency

Meanwhile, ‘Shopping Monsters’ has become a broadcasters’ favorite. “’Shopping Monsters’ is a daily-strip format, so when viewers are hooked they watch the entire week, creating great ratings for the broadcasters during the five days of the week,” explained Pinto.

“They also create great opportunities for sponsorships. Those types of formats do very well. So these two titles are two of the

“I think in the future they could buy more.

But if you look at the license fees, Latin America is incomparable. Maybe this could change in the far future but not shortly,” he added.

Recently, Global Agency was able to score two important sales in India. First came ‘Rivals of Law’, which aired in 2017, and then came ‘The Remix’, the show acquired by Amazon Prime to be produced in India.

‘The Remix’ is a format with 10 teams that have a DJ, singer, producer, and dancers, who face each other over 10-15 weeks. The show will start airing in March.

“When it comes to drama, India is a new market for us,” Pinto said. “We are going to have a remake of our hit drama ‘Game of Silence’, from Tims Productions. Two years ago we had a US remake for NBC and hopefully we will have success in India.” ttv

NEW SALES FOR ‘LOVE FOR RENT’ Global Agency announced new sales for ‘Love For Rent’ in late January. The dramedy was sold in Asia, and the MENA and CEE regions. MBC licenced the series for MENA, while 1TV licenced it for Afghanistan, PRVA for Serbia and BTV for Bulgaria. ‘Love For

Rent’ had also already been sold to Romania (ACASA), Albania (Tring TV), Greece (Star TV), Kazakhstan (Astana TV) and Macedonia (Sitel). The drama has been very successful internationally, especially in Macedonia, reaching a 50% audience share with its first episodes.

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“I think Latin America will always be the main buyer for Turkish dramas.

Africa and India still have quite low budgets for foreign programming.

That’s why, even though they are important regions for the Turkish industry, Latin America is our key buyer”.

According to Pinto, ‘Love for Rent’ was a true success. “It equaled our biggest productions, ‘Grand Family’ and ‘Bitter Sweet’,” said the executive.

A LONG BET. Discop Dubai 2018 presents a great opportunity for Global Agency’s growing focus on Africa and India, two challenging markets in which the distributor has gained ground in recent years.

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CREATING NEW TRENDS After restructuring its global business arm under Kanal D International, the distribution company of Dogan TV Holding keeps stringing success after success with shows like ‘Family Secrets’, ‘Innocent’, ‘Wounded Love’ and ‘Mehmed The Conqueror’.

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ews of recent sales don’t stop coming from Kanal D International. The company, the global business arm of Turkish media conglomerate Dogan TV Holding, went through a restructure earlier this year, but business kept going as always.

Kerim Emrah Turna, director of Sales & Business Development, Americas & Africa, is confident that there won’t be any slowing down in the future, product of the strength of Kanal D’s catalogue, which includes titles like the omnipresent ‘Fatmagul’, ‘Family Secrets’, ‘Innocent’, and new arrivals like ‘Mehmed the Conqueror’, ‘One Litter of Tears’, ‘Price of Passion’, ‘Tales of Innocence’ and the second season of ‘Wounded Love’.

‘Fatmagul’ has been an absolute success, particularly in Latin America, and was recently ac-

quired by Atresmedia in Spain. In its footsteps, ‘Innocent’ was sold to Colombia and Mexico.

“There’s a promising interest in ‘Innocent’ from Latin America,” said Turna. “I believe that interest will rise in the upcoming months.”

A GROWING PRESENCE. ‘Family Secrets’, meanwhile, made an even bigger jump, making its way to Africa, where Kanal D is building up a market for Tuskish titles.

“The ’ Family Secrets’ sale in Ghana follows the success of ‘Love’, licensed to the broadcaster TV3,” explained Turna. “They are among the first FTA broadcasters to trust Turkish content, and I guess they don’t regret their decision.”

“Over the last year we increased our presence in Africa and saw our titles being broadcasted in Ethiopia, Angola, MozamFamily Secrets Drama

bique, South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria”, he added. “Turkish drama is relatively new for the African viewers, but all the feedback is positive, and we hope to create there the same trend that exists in Latin America and the Middle East.”

Kanal D International also became the first Turkish company in South Africa behind the power of ‘Fatmagul’, which was also acquired

by Kenyan broadcaster Citizen TV. A collaboration between Kanal D International and Red Head Global has delivered some of Turkey’s biggest dramas to South Africa, resulting in series like ‘Fatmagul’ and ‘Matter Of Respect’ being licensed to the e.tv family of channels.

Creating trends is possible for Kanal D thanks to a powerful catalogue that has now added some attractive new titles like the aforementioned ‘Family Secrets’, a drama in HD about a rich family that sees their idyllic life shaken when they discover the father and provider has been living a double life with a second family.

STRONG AS EVER. Creating trends is possible for Kanal D thanks to a powerful catalogue that has now added some attractive new titles like the mentioned ‘Family Secrets’, a drama in HD about a rich family that sees their idyllic life shaken when they discover the father and provider has been living a double life with a second family.

‘Price of Passion’ is another title which creates a lot of anticipation product of its narrative. The title follows a hit-man, working for his criminal uncle, who crosses roads with a young and idealistic doctor. This encounter ignites something in each other and their blossoming relationship will be put to the test.

The historical drama ‘Mehmed The Conqueror’, its highest-budget drama to date, fol-

LOOKING WEST One of Kanal D’s main objectives this year is to keep expanding its influence in Europe.

While its dramas are already present in Western European countries like Spain, France and Italy, the goal is to continue moving west.

“After conquering Latin American countries, well-known drama ‘Fatmagul’ was licensed to Spain for the first time. The premium drama ‘Matter of Respect’, produced by D Productions, was licensed to France.

And at the end of 2016, romantic comedies ‘Sweet Revenge’ and ‘Love of My Life’ were already licensed to Italy,” said Ezgi Ural, director of Sales & Business Development for MENA, Europe & Asia at Kanal D. “Kanal D International is planning to penetrate new countries in Western Europe in the following months.”

lows the life of the Young Sultan Mehmed, a passionate strategist who aimed to reign the lands and oceans of East and West, and who fulfilled his aim overcoming the last empire of Rome.

‘Wounded Love’, on the other hand, is a known quantity: the series that reunited Halit Ergenç and Bergüzar Korel achieved its goals on the local and international market, with Kanal D International offering now its second season. ttv

AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE DIGITAL ARENA the way how Turkish TV shows are produced and we observe that already”, said the executive. “Some series on FTA channels have already started to change

their episode length.

Not only our customers but also the entire industry appreciated the way we have been producing these new dramas.” With the trend growing, Kanal D looks forward to add more titles like ‘Innocent’, the first original production for the platform. The eight-episode series has already being sold to different countries in Latin America.

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Kanal D is also staying ahead of the changes in the TV universe, moving forward with BluTV, their OTT service in Turkey, and producing content specifically for the platform. “With BluTV we are aiming to become the leading SVOD business in the region,” said Turna.

“Turkish dramas have great stories and are great productions, but they are produced in the math of free-to-air channels. “We believe that BluTV change

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DISCOP PUTS THE SPOTLIGHT ON EMERGING MARKETS Hosted on February 25-27, Discop Dubai 2018 will present an extended marketplace and revamped agenda of conferences and sessions, along with networking and pitching programs, designed to accelerate business with key players from growing regions such as the Middle East, Northern Africa and the Indian sub-Continent.

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DISCOP DUBAI 2018 IS EXPECTING TO WELCOME OVER 750 DELEGATES FROM THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET.

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esigned as an entertainment content market and co-production forum, with a focus on business in the Middle East, Northern Africa and the Indian sub-Continent; Discop Dubai 2018 will take place from the 25th to the 27th of February at the Intercontinental Dubai Festival City Hotel.

This year’s market is expecting to welcome over 750 delegates from the international market, with national regional pavilions representing delegations from India, Discop Dubai 2018’s Guest Country, as well as the US, France, Sub-Saharan Africa, Korea, the UK and Turkey.

As always, Discop Dubai will be presenting a three-day market driven by pre-organized face-to-face meetings planned ahead of time and on-site during the market itself.

And this year, running parallel to the Discop Dubai Market will be two highly valuable sidebar programs: the two-day Arab Format Accelerator and the one-day Next Gen conference program.

THE MARKET. Close to 200+ international, regional and local suppliers and producers of film, television and digital content, adaptation rights and packaged TV channels will be attending the event with more than 5,000+ movies, limited and episodic TV series, dramas, animated and educational content, formats, documentaries, and much more.

They will exhibit across a 4,250 square meter market floor inside the Intercontinental Event Centre, which will also have two floors dedicated to meeting tables and big stands; as well as regional, national and industry group umbrellas, housing smaller-sized and independent companies.

THE ARAB FORMAT ACCELERATOR. Open to delegates registered for Discop Dubai as content producers and sellers, the Arab Format Accelerator (AFA) is a two-day program dedicated to the adaptation of scripted and unscripted television rights for the Middle Eastern marketplace.

The AFA initiative will provide adaptation rights holders with an opportunity to “elevator pitch” original ideas as well as existing concepts for scripted and unscripted TV shows in a wide spectrum of content genres.

These pitches will be directed at key production, commissioning and marketing executives driving television business across the Middle East.

Co-organized with Arab Format Lab, a television content developer based in Dubai, Cairo and Djeedah, and chaired by Khulud Abu Homos, the CEO of Arab Format Lab, AFA is set to be a permanent fixture of Discop Dubai and will culminate with an awards ceremony, to take place on February 27th.

THE NEXT GEN PROGRAM. The Next Gen Conference will be running parallel to Discop Dubai, taking place on February 2527. Open to all registered delegates, the program will feature expert speakers from around the world who are ready to share their knowledge and expertise.

The overall agenda is specifically designed to give participants valuable, actionable information and tools, along with unparalleled connections. Sessions covered will include but not limited to co-productions, VOD and animation.

The highlights include conference that put the spotlight on the Middle East, Korea, MENA, Sub-Saharan Africa and of course, the Guest Country, India; as well as sessions about online content, animation across borders and new platforms.

RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE DISCOP DUBAI MARKET WILL BE TWO HIGHLY VALUABLE SIDEBAR PROGRAMS: THE TWO-DAY ARAB FORMAT ACCELERATOR AND THE ONE-DAY NEXT GEN CONFERENCE PROGRAM.

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SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICA

750+ DELEGATES ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND DISCOP DUBAI, INCLUDING:

200+ BUYERS representing broadcasters, pay TV and mobile operators, Telco, online platforms, closed-circuit networks and regional distributors.

150+ SELLERS representing global/ regional distributors of films, TV series, dramas, scripted and unscripted formats, documentaries, online and animation content, video games, and packaged TV channels.

150+ PRODUCERS

representing independent companies, mostly from the Middle East, and with small catalogs, projects in development and works in progress.

250+ VISITORS representing

advertising agencies, brands, governmental/financial institutions, influencers, and journalists.

THE EVENT WILL PRESENT A THREE-DAY MARKET DRIVEN BY PRE-ORGANIZED FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS PLANNED AHEAD OF TIME AND ON-SITE DURING THE MARKET ITSELF.

FIRST OF FOUR DISCOP MARKETS Discop Dubai 2018 stands as the first of four Discop markets to take place in 2018, designed as a response to the irrevocable shift of global entertainment and media industry attention towards new opportunities in emerging territories.

Following Discop Dubai (February 25-27), the organization will launch Discop Abidjan (May 29.31), Discop Zanzibar (July 11-13) and Discop Johannesburg (November 14-16). The four markets are expected to welcome 3,500+ delegates from 130+ countries, shaping

the new frontiers of entertainment content production and distribution business.

Two additional markets will be added in 2019: one in Lagos (May 1-3) with a focus on Nigeria; and one in Mumbai (TBD) with a focus on the Indian Sub-Continent.

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Based on the world’s growing interest in African content, especially from within the Middle East, Discop Dubai is excited to announce the first Africa Pavillion to take centre stage in the exhibition hall. This Pavilion will provide unique and powerful opportunities for African content producers and sellers, as well as for governments and other organizations looking to promote both content and co-productions.

To support the Africa Pavillion, two Africa-centric sessions will also take place at the Next Gen program: firstly, as an overall introduction to the Sub-Saharan marketplace, Basic Lead’s Buyers Research Manager Karl-Hills Boluwa will present a panorama of the diverse markets, content products and investment and production opportunities within the massive sub-Saharan region. Additionally, Karl will also present information on the kinds of Middle Eastern-themed entertainment content that African TV channels are looking for. A host of these channels have also been invited to take part in this event and will also be exhibiting at the Africa Pavilion.

ATTENDEES IN NUMBERS

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Ready for the Boom The deep transformation TV Azteca is going through under Benjamín Salinas’ leadership has taken one more step with the appointment of Patricia Jasin to reinforce its content distribution, an area the executive is vastly experienced in.

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

Patricia Jasin,

VP of Azteca Internacional

“This was my plan’s main goal: to make a deep cultural change. I wanted to reinforce the teamwork with the professionals we had and to have the best people possible working at TV Azteca, for which we’ve done a fantastic recruitment effort,” he said.

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Through that search for leading professionals, in January the company announced the appointment of Patricia Jasin to the role of Vice President of Azteca Internacional.

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ew Latin American companies had a 2017 as successful as TV Azteca did.

The Mexican giant reinvented itself across all of its divisions, following the vision of its CEO, Benjamín Salinas, and is now living a fantastic present that’s set to become a fruitful future.

As part of the multiple and profound changes rolled out by Salinas, the renovation of the company’s culture has been the number one priority. During his keynote at the last edition of Mipcom, the CEO said the changes “began from within, to produce better content and reconnect with audiences.”

ami. “It’s an ambitious goal that motivates me so much. And one of the things I think stand out the most in this new phase is the company’s collective efforts towards this goal.”

The executive, former CEO and founder of Fly Content LLC, has over two decades of experience in the industry, having worked in the international content distribution area through important international sales, acquisitions and content development for multiple platforms, as well as creating strategic alliances in multiple territories.

At Azteca Internacional, Jasin will report to another industry veteran, Alberto Ciurana, now general director of Content and Distribution at TV Azteca.

“Patricia Jasin has a vast trajectory in the industry, with great talent for sales,” said Ciurana at Natpe Miami 2018. “Now I can confidently say that we have the best team to create TV in Mexico.”

Jasin joined the company to take over the responsibilities previously held by Fidela Navarro, who as of last year took on the role of CEO of Dopamine, Salinas Group’s production company.

For Jasin, the moment she arrived at TV Azteca couldn’t have been more exciting. “It’s a very special moment in the industry, not just in general, but especially in Mexico, where we have an amazing activity. Mexico is going through an amazing moment of production and boom,” she added.

“I found a network that’s determined to increase its leadership and take the top spot, not just in Mexico, but around the world,” Jasin said to ttv at the last edition of Natpe Mi-

“So much will happen this year. The company is very motivated by the 25th anniversary and we are prepared for the best. We have big projects for the year ahead,” she concluded. ttv

Benjamín Salinas,

Alberto Ciurana,

CEO of TV Azteca

“This was my plan’s main goal: to make a deep cultural change. I wanted to reinforce the teamwork with the professionals we had and to have the best people possible working at TV Azteca, for which we’ve done a fantastic recruitment effort.”

General Content and Distribution Director for TV Azteca

“Patricia Jasin has a vast trajectory in the industry, with great talent for sales.

Now I can confidently say that we have the best team to create TV in Mexico.”

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SPREADING ITS WINGS

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

Inter Medya is soaring after a fantastic 2017, which ended strong with multiples deals for its leading titles, international awards and acclaim for its dramas and formats, and new territories and broadcasters joining the ever-growing business of a company that is synonymous with high-quality Turkish content.

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he long lineup of successes and accomplishments with which Inter Medya ended 2017 are the biggest incentive for the company to begin another positive year, which has already started on a high note thanks to the results obtained during the recent edition of Natpe Miami.

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The Latin American market has become enormously important for Inter Medya, generating good news and new initiatives that come from the growing interest for the Turkish distributor’s content catalog.

After closing 2017 with the International Emmy win for ‘Endless Love’, Inter Medya landed a series of deals for the ever-popular drama titles in its catalog during Natpe, starting with ‘Mrs. Fazilet and Her Daughters’ and ‘Broken Wings’.

“We presented ‘Mrs. Fazilet and Her Daughters’ at Mipcom, but many clients in Latin America don’t attend that market, so we presented it again at MIPCancun in Novm-

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ber, where we also hosted a screening and presentation for ‘Broken Wings’,” Beatriz Cea Okan, Sales Executive at Inter Medya, said to ttv in Miami.

“In two months it’s gotten excellent results and a fantastic feedback,” she added.

The latest deals announced for both titles in Latin America include sales closed with Wapa for Puerto Rico and the US; with Canal 1 for Colombia; with Pasiones for the US Hispanic market; and with Telefuturo for Paraguay.

In regard to the MENA territories, ‘Mrs. Fazilet and Her Daughters’ started the year with a bang, landing a deal for its broad-

cast on OSN, one of the region’s leading pay TV networks.

And over on the Eastern European market, the original territory for Turkish dramas, the series was sold to Kazakhstan, Georgia, Moldova, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina, Albania and Romania.

“We are proud that ’Mrs. Fazilet and her Daughters’ already found its way into more than 34 countries around the world only 3 months after its launch at Mipcom and there will be many other sales finalized soon,” said Can Okan, Founder and CEO of Inter Medya.

“Turkish dramas are increasingly popular and our company, with a variety of high

quality content, will continue to earn great success in sales in 2018.”

catalog as well,” Sibel Levendoğlu, Sales Executive at Inter Medya, said to ttv.

swer. In order to take the money home, they have to declare the exact amount of cash they have counted.

Produced by Avsar Film and aired in Turkey on Star TV, ’Mrs. Fazilet and her Daughters’ tells the story of a single mother and her two daughters, who live a modest life and dream of becoming millionaires.

In addition to ‘Money Monster’, Inter Medya’s non-scripted catalog features formats like ‘1 vs 10’, the quiz show produced by BKM and aired in Turkey on Star TV.

According to the company, since its launch, numerous buyers especially from Europe and Asia have expressed great interest in the implementation of the format.

A simple concept that combines intelligence with speed and talent, ‘Money Monster’ is a studio-based quiz show in which the contestants win as much money as they manage to count in 60 seconds, after each correct an-

“I believe the main reason behind these formats’ success is, above all, that they’re studio formats with a very high quality production that appeals to audiences,” Levendoğlu said.

‘Mrs. Fazilet and Her Daughters’ and ‘Broken Wings’ are expected to follow down the same path as ‘Endless Love’, which was sold in over 70 markets; and ‘Hayat’, the dramedy

“The goal in ‘Money Monster’ is to count money. Everyone likes money. We find things people like to do and are drawn to, that are also not too complicated or formats with complex executions, but rather simple and straightforward for the audience,” she added. ttv

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Can Okan,

Founder and CEO of Inter Medya

“We are proud that ’Mrs. Fazilet and her Daughters’ already found its way into more than 34 countries around the world only 3 months after its launch at Mipcom and there will be many other sales finalized soon.”

Beatriz Cea Okan,

Sales Executive of Inter Medya Money Monster Format

“There’s plenty of interest for Turkish movies, both for broadcast TV and cable, so we will be announcing news very soon.”

sold to India last year which, even before its premiere, had already conquered local audiences, generating millions of video views on Facebook and YouTube.

“After being presented at Mipcom and being highlighted as part of The Wit’s Fresh TV formats, we’ve had a lot of interest in ‘Money Monster’ and because of that, people have been asking about the other formats in our

Sibel Levendoğlu,

Sales Executive of Inter Medya

“I believe the main reason behind these formats’ success is, above all, that they’re studio formats with a very high quality production that appeals to audiences.”

The boom of Turkish TV content in Latin America is ready to extend to the big screen. Inter Medya and Tondero signed a distribution agreement of Turkish films for cinemas in Latin America.

Beatriz Cea, Sales Executive of Inter medya and Cecilia Gomez de La Torre, Associate General Manager of Tondero Distribución, confirmed the signing during the last edition of Natpe Miami.

For the first time, Turkish films will be released in theaters in Latin America.

After the great success of the Turkish series in Latin America, Cecilia Gómez De la Torre declared that this agreement will be the beginning of a new stage for the Turkish cinema and they trust that it will be a great success.

Beatriz Cea said she feels very proud and happy to collaborate with Tondero and Cecilia, who was one of her first clients to bet on Turkish dramas.

“There’s plenty of interest for Turkish movies, both for broadcast TV and cable,” she said. “It’s a new challenge, but we have very high hopes for it.”

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KEEPING IT SIMPLE. Scripted content weren’t the only ones in Inter Medya’s catalog to shine in 2017, year in which its formats also stole the spotlight in the international market, with titles like ‘Money Monster’ being chosen as one of The Wit’s “fresh formats” at Mipcom.

FROM THE SMALL TO THE BIG SCREEN

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A Modern-Day Apocalypse Brazilian giant Record TV continues to roll out its saga of biblical telenovelas, presenting its latest super production ‘Apocalypse’, which brings the story of the apocalypse to a contemporary setting, while already preparing its new project for 2019: ‘Jesus’.

By Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv

The new biblical super production is currently in its early production stages, according to the executive. The company is now working on the scripts, as well as searching for the right cast, locations and wardrobe.

The idea, Andrade explained, is to begin filming this major new drama by mid-2018, for it to reach Brazilian screens the following year. ‘Jesus’ would be another addition to Record TV’s long list of majorly successful biblical productions, following ‘Apocalypse’, its latest biblical drama set in a contemporary environment.

In regard to ‘Apocalypse’, Andrade said it’s received “great feedback” from buyers at Natpe Miami 2018, while the company’s sales continue to expand across Latin America, the US Hispanic, Europe and Africa.

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Director of International Sales at Record TV

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resent at Natpe Miami 2018, which took place on January 16-18 at the Fontainebleau and Eden Roc hotels in Miami Beach, ttv spoke to Delmar Andrade, director of International Sales at Record TV, who revealed the Brazilian production and distribution company is already working on a new super production to add to its biblical thread: ‘Jesus’, centered on Jesus Christ.

While Record TV’s focus at Natpe was mainly presenting its latest Biblical drama, ‘’Apocalypse’, the Brazilian giant’s international distribution division made use of the market to present ‘Jesus’, which will be ready to make its debut in 2019.

Premiered on November 21 in Brazil on Record TV, ‘Apocalypse’ was written by Vivián de Oliveira. Through 170 episodes, the telenovela imagines how the final book of the New Testament: The Book of Revelations or The Apocalypse of Saint John, might take place in modern times, with an ambitious and international plot set in Brazil, the US and Israel. “’Apocalypse’ is based on The Book of Revelations, but with a contemporary twist,” said Andrade. “It’s a very innovative story for the market.”

The series stars an international cast, featuring Juliana Knust, Igor Rickli, Sergio Marone, Paloma Bernardi and Juliana Silveira, among many others.

Produced by Casablanca Estudios for TV Record, the telenovela is directed by Edson Spniello and created by Vivián de Oliveira, responsible for international hits like ‘Moses and the Ten Commandments’, ‘The Miracles of Jesus’ and ‘Joseph From Egypt,’ among others.

“At Record TV we are very thankful with the market, which is already receiving our products with open arms. We also want to thank programmers for the constant praise we’ve gotten from them due to these contents; their plots and impressive quality,” he said.

In this regard, the executive spoke about the boom generated in Latin America for these telenovelas based on biblical texts, that still distance themselves from a religious approach.

“I THINK TELENOVELAS BASED ON BIBLICAL TEXTS -BUT WITHOUT RELIGIOUS SPEECH- HELP CONVEY A VISION OF THE WORLD WE LIVE IN.” ”The current international market is demanding content that’s believable and that adds value to audiences. I think telenovelas based on biblical texts -but without religious speech- help convey a vision of the world we live in. I think this is partly due to the success achieved by these super productions in the international market,” Andrade said.

“We will continue going down this path at Record TV, at least for the next five years, creating biblical telenovelas that also include all the ingredients that make a good drama: passion, hate, envy and solidarity,” he concluded. ttv

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A KEY NAMED FERIHA

The international success of ‘The Girl Named Feriha’ keeps piling up for Calinos Entertainment. The drama that conquered MENA and Latin America has already opened the doors to the Indian market and is now set to become a key title to aid Turkish content’s growth across Africa.

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

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here seem to be no doors that ‘The Girl Named Feriha’ cannot open. The drama has become a key component of Calinos Entertainment’s successful expansion around the globe.

After becoming a top drama all around Latin America, ‘The Girl Named Feriha’ opened the doors to India, which is now ready to welcome even more high-quality Turkish TV content.

“We are proud to be the first Turkish company to break into the Indian market,” said Ismail Dursunov, Deputy General Manager of the Turkish distributor. “After the phenomenal success of ‘The Girl Named Feriha’ in India, it was easier for the rest of the Turkish content to enter the market.”

“Currently we are sold out on the titles we distribute. We have even started negotiations on our next season’s titles. India is in our top five target countries,” added the executive.

This spectacular success is the goal that the company has also set for the African market, for which ‘The Girl Named Feriha’ is being dubbed into English. The drama will be airing in multiple territories.

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“Africa is a very crucial emerging market for us,” explained Dursunov. “We have set up a team especially for that region and we have started attending the markets there.”

Calinos understands that the work being done in Africa won’t be as rewarding on the short term as it has been in other regions, but they are confident that the investment will pave the way for better returns in the future.

“Although the current sale prices are not ideal, we expect that Africa will become a major market for us within the next couple of years,” said Dursunov.

Ismail Dursunov,

Deputy General Manager

“India is in our top five target countries. Currently we are sold out on the titles we distribute. We have even started negotiations on our next season’s titles.”

The work being done to empower the markets of Africa and India for Turkish content is not necessary on the Middle East, where Calinos has had sustained success for decades.

That streak did hit a bump in the road after the end of their long-standing partnership with ADMC, but the company has already bounced back thanks to the audiences’ demand for Turkish content.

“The viewership demand continued and we managed to reach the audiences through different channels,” explained Dursunov. “We are expecting new developments on this matter and we are also receiving positive feedback for our newest titles, ‘Our Story’ and ‘Woman’.”

For Dursunov, the bottom line is simple: “Distribution mediums can change, but there is one thing that doesn’t change and that is that content is king.”

“The better the content you create, the more people you reach,” he affirmed. “Thus, Calinos will continue its endeavour in giving its clients the best content available, as it has done during the past 20 years.” ttv

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DISTRIBUTION

ECCHO RIGHTS SHIPS TURKISH DRAMAS TO THE BALTICS SWEDISH DISTRIBUTION company Eccho Rights signed a deal with All Media Baltics to take 600 hours of Turkish dramas to the company’s channels in Lithuania and Leetonia. For Lithuania, the deal includes titles like ‘Phi’, produced

by Ay Yapim; ‘Cennet’, produced by Sürec Film; ‘Life of Secrets’, the most recent family drama from Most Production; ‘Gonul’, another Most Production original from 2015; and ‘Can’t Run From Love,’ from Erler Film. For Leetonia, ithe company has placed ‘Cennet’ and ‘Brave and Beautiful’, which is reaching its sixtieth international market. Eccho Rights had already closed the sale of ‘Gonul’ and ‘Winter Sun’ for TV3 in Leetonia, as well as the sales of ‘Brave and Beautiful’ and ‘Heart Of The City’ to its sister network in Lithuania. In addition, ‘Insider’ and ‘Elif’ have also aired in the region by BTV and TV1.

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Dori Media Acquires Globo’s ‘Rock Story’ FEATURED in Globo’s catalog for Natpe Miami 2018, the new drama ‘Rock Story’ was licensed to the Dori Media Group from Israel to be aired on Israeli pay TV channels Viva and Viva Plus, with subtitles in Hebrew and Russian. The series’ licensing to Israel reinforces the presence of Globo’s productions in the region, where viewers have a strong relationship with the Brazilian stories.

One of its long-standing partners, Dori Media has a history of licensing the Brazilian giant’s telenovelas, which include big hits such as ‘Brazil Avenue’, ‘Brave Woman’ and the 2015 International Emmy Award-winner ‘Empire’, among others. ‘Rock Story’ tells the stry of Gui (Vladimir Brichta, ‘Above Justice’), a washed-up rock star who needs to reinvent himself after witnessing his career and personal life fall apart.

PREMIERES

AZTECA PREMIERES GLOBAL AGENCY’S TURKISH DRAMA ‘MARAL’

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people in Spain are subscribed to a pay TV service as of 2017, says the Spanish National Market Competition Commission.

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new titles were acquired

by CDC United Network from Imagem Filmes, including films from Relativity, Lionsgate and Studiocanal.

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linear subscribers were lost by cable, satellite and IPTV operators in the US in Q4, 2017, says Evercore.

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of UK homes and businesses will have superfast broadband by the end of the year, according to the UK government.

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ON MONDAY, January 22, Mexico’s TV Azteca became the first broadcaster in Latin America to premiere the new Turkish drama, ‘Maral’, in the region. Distributed internationally by Global Agency, the drama airs at 8:30pm on Azteca Uno. Starring Hazal Kaya, known for her role in ‘I Named Her Feriha’, ‘Maral’ tells the story of a young woman who lost her parents in an accident when she was five years old and grew up to become the manager of one of the most important department stores in her city.

Produced by Acun Medya, ‘Maral’ originally aired in Turkey during 2015 on TV8. In addition to Mexico and Turkey, the drama has also been sold to countries like Afghanistan, Albania and Pakistan.

of the 9000 new programs aired in 2017 around the world were imported from other countries or local adaptations, says Eurodata TV Worldwide.

LISTINGS

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Kiri

Our Story

Burden Of Truth

ALL3 MEDIA INTERNATIONAL CALINOS ENTERTAINMENT Berkshire House 168-173 High Holborn - London - WC1V 7AA Tel: +44 (0)20 7845 4350 Fax: +44 (0)20 7845 4399 Email: international@all3media.com Web: www.all3mediainternational.com Booth: 22

Kavacik Mah. Ekinciler Cad. Necip Fazil Sok. Calinos Plaza No.6 Beykoz Istanbul-Turkey Tel: +90 216 999 49 99 Email: info@calinosentertainment.com Web: www.calinosentertainment.com Booth: Island 3

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Belinda Wango, Sales Representative (Africa)

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Kelly Shek, Sales Manager, EMEA South

EONE 45 Warren Street, London W1T 6AG Tel: 020 3691 8600 Web: www.entertainmentone.com Booth: 14

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Toby Melling, VP Sales, France, Middle East & Africa

TOP EXECUTIVE

TOP EXECUTIVE

TOP EXECUTIVE

Toby Melling, VP Sales, France, Middle East & Africa

Asli Serim Guliyev, International Sales Director

Kelly Shek, Sales Manager, EMEA South

Deep State

FOX NETWORKS GROUP CONTENT DISTRIBUTION 10 Hammersmith Grove, London W6 7AP, UK Tel: +44 203 426 7000 Web: www.fngcontentdistribution.com Email: contentsales@fox.com Booth: E1 – E2

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Melis Hamamcioglu, Director, Content Distribution Turkey, Greece, North Africa Nurfer Turan, Content Sales Operations Coordinator

TOP EXECUTIVE

Magdalena Szwedkowicz, VP Content Distribution, CEE & MENA

BURDEN OF TRUTH KIRI

(Drama - 4 X 60’) Kiri examines the abduction and death of a young black girl named Kiri, who is soon-tobe-adopted by her white foster family, and the trail of lies, blame, guilt and notoriety that follows.

RELLIK

(Thriller - 6 X 60’) Starting at the end, with a prime suspect caught, the series moves backwards in time through the string of gruesome murders, gradually unraveling the truth.

INNOCENT (4 X 60’)

Love, lust, jealousy and betrayal, and one man’s fight to rebuild his shattered life and a family’s struggle to find out the truth behind their loved one’s murder. With the culprit still unknown, Innocent is a tense thriller where we try to find the truth about a sinister crime.

CULINARY GENIUS USA (15 X 30’)

Gordon Ramsay is back with a dynamic, large scale culinary programme like no other - mixing a traditional cooking format with a compelling Japanese style gameshow.

GADGET SHOW (24 X 30’)

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Our presenter team anchor the best gadget content from around the world.

OUR STORY (Drama)

Filiz (Hazal Kaya) has been struggling to survive in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Istanbul while looking after her 5 younger siblings and her useless alcoholic father. Filiz thinks that there is no place for love in her life up until the day she meets Baris. He is in love with Filiz and will do anything to become a part of the family but his mysterious identity and dark past will put their relationship in danger. The show is an adaptation of the award winning TV series ‘Shameless’.

WOMAN

(Drama)

The show tells the story of Bahar, a young woman living alone with her two children. Bahar, who was abandoned by her mother when she was eight years old, suffers deeply again when she loses her grandparents too. Just when she thinks she is all alone in the world she met Sarp, who she falls madly in love with.

When Sarp unexpectedly dies Bahar is once again alone but the sudden appearance of her mother and extremely eclectic sisters open a door to unexpected events.

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: IT’S COMPLICATED (Romance - 45’)

Aspiring scriptwriter Aysegul experiences betrayals and hard times, but her life intersects with that of a handsome actor called Can. Although he is in love with another beautiful girl, no one knows what the future holds.

(Drama – 10 X 60’ - S1) ‘Burden of Truth’ is a ten-part serialised investigative drama about life-altering legal cases.

Executive Producer and star Kristin Kreuk (‘Smallville’, ‘Beauty & the Beast’) appears as Joanna Hanley, a ruthless, big-city corporate lawyer who returns to her small hometown for a case that will change her life forever.

THE DETAIL

(Drama - 10 X 60’- S1) ‘The Detail’ is a ground-breaking, female driven, serialized police procedural chronicling the professional and personal lives of three various ranking homicide detectives who work within the Metropolitan Police Service.

Detective Jacqueline Jack Cooper (‘Shenae Grimes-Beech’, ‘90210’) is a street-smart rookie with sharp investigative skills and a messy personal life which, if she can’t get under control, could jeopardize her career.

Her mentor, Detective Stevie Hall (‘Angela Griffin’, ‘Coronation Street’) is an experienced interrogator whose complicated family life teeters on the edge of full-blown implosion.

Overseen by their larger-than-life boss, Staff Inspector Fiona Currie (‘Wendy Crewson’, ‘Room’, ‘Saving Hope’), is the formidable head of the unit who works overtime to keep the weekly case board clear and the streets safe.

CAUGHT

(Drama - 5 X 60’ - S1) Based on the critically acclaimed novel, Caught is a stylish 1970s action thriller following convicted drug dealer David Slaney (‘Allan Hawco’, ‘Republic of Doyle’, ‘Frontier’), who, with the help of a corrupt cop, breaks out of prison and travels across the globe to hunt down his drug king-pin ex-partner.

DEEP STATE

(Conspiracy / Espionage Thriller – 8 x 60’) A brilliant new international espionage thriller starring Mark Strong (‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’) as an ex-spy brought back into the field to avenge the death of his son (who had followed in his footsteps) only to find himself at the heart of a covert intelligence war and a conspiracy to profit from the spread of chaos throughout the Middle East. A riveting, multi-layered drama with involving characters and a compelling storyline that unfolds across the UK, US, Iran, Lebanon and France.

IN ANOTHER LIFE (Drama - 38 x 60’)

Zehra attempts to elope to escape her strict upbringing but after dishonouring her family she is hunted down, beaten, and loses the baby she is carrying. In search of a better life she assumes the identity of a young woman who has been missing for seven years and is readily welcomed into her family. However, trapped in a mansion, she soon suspects the missing girl’s mother is hiding a terrible secret and even though her life is a bigger mess than ever before, Zehra vows to find out what happened to the girl whose life she is now living.

Evermore

Heart And Soul

I’m Alive

GLOBAL AGENCY

GMA WORLDWIDE

Abdı Ipekcı Caddesı, Park 19, K3, Nısantası, Sıslı, 34367 Istanbul, Turkey Tel.: 0090 212 240 57 69 Web: www.theglobalagency.tv Both: Island 1

Tel: +63 2 333 75 72 Email: gwi@gmanetwork.com Web: www.gmaworldwide.tv MT: 11

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Manuel Paolo J. Laurena, Senior Sales Manager

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Mıroslav Radojevıc, Sales Dırector

TOP EXECUTIVE

TOP EXECUTIVE

Roxanne J. Barcelona, Vice President

Mıroslav Radojevıc, Sales Dırector

EVERMORE

(Drama – 51 x 1’ - S1) Beautiful and kind hearted Sureyya is a talented musician. She leads a modest life living with her aunt, her only relative in the world.

Her unpretencious and humble life changes forever once she falls in love with Faruk Boran who is a wealthy and handsome business man with family roots in Bursa city. As he falls deeply in love with Sureyya, he proposes to her. Sureyya says yes. Their arrival is a great shock for his ambitious mother. She will not easily accept and welcome this stranger brought in by her son.

MOTHER

(Drama - 85 x 1’) When Zeynep was abandoned by her mother Gonul at the age of five, she was adopted by a rich woman called Cahide. Her real mother Gonul killed Zeynep’s father when Zeynep was a child and she was sentenced to prison. Even though Cahide has loved and raised Zeynep as her own child, Zeynep has grown up to be a lonely, introverted girl for being an orphan.

After graduating from college, she starts working as a teacher but she doesn’t like the position much because her nature is cold and distant. However, she meets little Melek at the class, a positive, hardworking and cheerful kid who has a lot of joy despite the physical and emotional violence she is exposed to at home. When Zeynep gets news about her trip, she stops by at Melek’s house to say goodbye.

She finds out that Melek was left to die in a garbage bag. This becomes a milestone for Zeynep. She accepts that she must be the savior of Melek.

The Pit

IMAGINA INTERNATIONAL SALES C/ Virgilio Nº2, Edificio 5, Ciudad de la Imagen, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain Email: info@imaginasales.tv Web: www.imaginasales.tv MT: 13

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Esther Agraso, Head of Sales

TOP EXECUTIVE

INTER MEDYA Kore Sehitleri Caddesi 16/1 Zincirlikuyu, 34394 Istanbul, Turkey Tel: (+90 212) 231 0102 Email: info@intermedya.tv Web: www.intermedya.tv Stand: Island 4

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Melissa Okan Miskavi, Sales & Marketing Manager Beatriz Cea Okan, Sales Executive

TOP EXECUTIVE

Esther Agraso, Head of Sales

Can Okan, Founder and CEO

HEART AND SOUL

(Contemporary Drama / Fantasy – 45 X 45’) Criselda dies but remains a spirit that only appears to her twin sister Crisanta. But their bond as twins falls apart when they both fall in love with Diego.

STAY WITH ME

(Contemporary Drama – 45 X 45’) Thea’s traumatic past haunts her when she tests positive for HIV. How can she conquer her inner demons and reclaim her life and her family?

MY KOREAN JAGIYA

(Contemporary Drama / Romantic Comedy – 67 X 45’) A Korean drama fan falls in love with a Korean actor hoping he will love her too. Is her dream too good to come true?

IMPOSTORA

(Contemporary Drama – 80 X 45’) A woman with a disfigured face goes under the knife to become beautiful, only to find out she will assume another woman’s life and identity.

A WOMAN SCORNED

(Contemporary Drama – 170 X 45’) A simple wife and a seductive office manager engage in a tug-of-war to win the heart of a widower/reputable pilot yearning for true love.

ANGELA

(Contemporary Drama / Fantasy – 90 X 45’) Angela and Lucille are half-sisters who both possess superpowers: one can heal with her touch while the other causes pain.

I’M ALIVE

(TV Series / Thriller – 13 X 70’) Second season commissioned. Inspector Vargas manages to find the most wanted killer but after a frantic chase he suffers a fatal accident. He awakens in an unrecognizable place where a strange man, “the Link”, informs him that there has been an error and he should not be dead. The inspector is returned to earth in another body to hunt down his murderer.

LA HERMANDAD

(TV Series / Thriller – 14 X 50’) Season 2 coming soon. Julio’s life is torn apart the day his family is murdered. In his grief, he starts a new life working as a psychologist at a police station. Through his therapy with troubled policemen, he will learn about the criminal organization that drew his family’s tragic destiny. From then on his journey of revenge will start with the deadliest weapon: the human mind.

RASPUTIN

(TV Series / Historical Drama – 8 X 50’) Grigory Rasputin was killed in December, 1916. And in February of 1917 the autocracy in Russia collapsed. By decree of the provisional government a state Commission is set up to investigate the murder. The investigator Henry N. Switten questions over a hundred and fifty people who witnessed the case. Bit by bit he collects not only information about that terrible night, but also about his life, filtering out all the rumors and speculation about his acts. Finally he has a grip about who really was Grigory Efimovich Rasputin.

THE PIT (Drama)

Çukur, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods of Istanbul, is ruled by the Koçova family. Although they are closely related to crime, the family has its own rules. One of these rules is the prohibition of drugs. But one of the upstarts is determined to break the ban.

First he tries to negotiate with the Koçovas but when his request is rejected he attacks the neighborhood and the family with his power.

Just as he thinks that he has put the family on their knees something unpredicted comes up.

Now the cards need to be dealt again.

BROKEN WINGS (Drama)

Zeynep, Emre, Cemre and their youngest sister Aysun are left alone in poverty after their father’s sudden death. Their only motivation in life is their mother Nefise, the only person who is going to do anything for their well-being and happiness. Becoming a mother at an early age, Nefise is trying her best to take care of her children and their needs. Still, her family will go through some hard times. In the meantime, her eldest daughter Zeynep remains distant to Ahmet and his feelings for her. After she starts working with him, she meets Onur and the fire of love begins to burn.

A family drama, Broken Wings shows us that even if things go bad and everything turns upside down, there is still light and hope.

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LISTINGS

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The City And The City

Price Of Passion

ITV STUDIOS GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT LTVC Upper Ground, London, SE1 9LT Tel: +44 (0)20 7157 3000 Web: www.itvstudiosge.com

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Greg Johnson, Executive Vice President, Distribution, Americas Rob Kaplan, Vice President of Sales, EEUU Craig Bohland, Vice President of Sales, Canada

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MISTCO

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EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Alaa Elabasy, Sales Executive MENA and Asia Deniz Cantutan, Sales Manager CEE & CIS and Baltics

Adapted from the extraordinary, critically acclaimed novel by renowned fantasy writer China Miéville, ‘The City and the City’ is a distinct and compelling thriller that will bend the mind as well as the senses. From the team behind global hit Victoria, this original new drama follows Inspector Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad as he investigates the murder of a foreign student whose body is found on the streets of Besźel. In an attempt to solve the case, Borlu comes to realise he has a personal connection to the crimes and must embark on an odyssey of the mind to find the truth he has always been seeking.

NEXT OF KIN

(Drama - 6 X 60’)

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New from Mammoth Screen, one of the UK’s leading production companies, is this gripping contemporary thriller starring Primetime Emmy Award winner and Golden Globe nominee Archie Panjabi (‘The Good Wife’) and renowned actor Jack Davenport (‘Pirates of the Caribbean’). In this fast-paced drama, written and created by Paul Rutman (‘Indian Summers’, ‘Vera’) and Natasha Narayan, whip-smart GP Mona Shirani (‘Panjabi’) lives a charmed life at the heart of a loving family in London. But she is left grief-stricken when her much-loved brother is brutally murdered whilst working for a medical charity overseas.

Tassabih Hassan, Content Manager (Content hub Mena.tv)

BIG WORLD

(Factual – 22 X 15’)

Ferhat is a hitman working for his criminal uncle. Aslı is a young and idealistic doctor.

One day, their roads crossed in the most unexpected way, Aslı is forced to operate on a man that Ferhat had shot. Then, Aslı had to marry with Ferhat to save her life. In the world of corrupt relationships and ambition of power, this two opposite people will get along through time and get closer to each other. However, Ferhat’s lifestyle is too dark to live an innocent love story. Wİll Ferhat and Aslı live happily ever after against all dangers waiting for them?

A documentary series that talks about unusual traditions from around the world.

TALES OF INNOCENCE

‘Yalla NY’ is a unique reality show showcasing the life of young friends from different Arab countries and the obstacles they face while searching for success in NY City.

A woman who commits a crime for the man she loves, Meryem; a prosecutor who can do everything for his career and power, Oktay; and Ahmet, whose eyes are darkened with revenge after he lost his lover. An accident on a rainy night changes these three of people’s lives. The man of justice Oktay needs power, the woman of power Savaş needs justice. She carries the burden of the two men’s sins until love comes in to the equation.

WOUNDED LOVE (Drama - 120’)

‘Wounded Love’ is the story of one of the most tragic heroes of his time; a hero who is condemned to face the ruination of his family while he can do nothing to stop. A woman who is doomed to make a choice between her family and her repressed womanhood. A story of a nation’s rebirth.

TOP EXECUTIVE

Aysegul Tuzun, VP Sales & Marketing

Heba Korayem, Client Director (Content hub Mena.tv)

Kerim Emrah Turna, Director of Sales and Business Development

PRICE OF PASSION

Beyza Nur Torun, Sales & Marketing Manager

TOP EXECUTIVE

TOP EXECUTIVE

Christina Covarrubias, Director of Sales, Latin America & USH

(Drama - 4 X 60’ - 5 X 45’)

The Prisoner Of Love

KANAL D

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THE CITY AND THE CITY

Big World

AMAL

(Drama – 13 X 60’) A deeply painful and personal event leads Amal to realize that for her and for the country the only way forward will be to establish a new political party.

YALLA NY

(Reality / Drama - 13 X 35’)

LADIES NIGHT

(Entertainment – 30 X 60’) Ladies night is a series for aimed at ladies.

BAYNA AL SARAYAT (Drama – 30 X 55’)

‘Bayn Al Sarayat’ one of the most watched Egyptian TV series in the 80’s. Perfect for nostalgic viewers, brings back classical Egyptian Stars in a compelling story from the Egyptian Countryside.

THE PRISONER OF LOVE

(Romantic Drama – 180 x 45’) Omer is a young, handsome and wealthy man who has no trust in women since his mother left him for another man. His sister Ayse is going through cancer and has 6 months left to live. Zehra is a poor, beautiful and naïve girl living in the suburbs. Her only wish is to get her sick father the right treatment in a hospital.

Ayse’s last wish is to see Omer getting married, and thus he arranges a contractual marriage with Zehra just to make Ayse happy. He offers Zehra money in exchange for the 6-month marriage play. As time goes by, Omer slowly realizes that Zehra is not who he thought she was, his hatred starts to turn into real love.

THE LAST EMPEROR

(Epic Drama – 150 x 45’) The story sheds light on the last 14-year reign of the strongest Ottoman Emperor in the 19th century, Abdulhamid Han, the most modern and innovator Sultan of all. He had many projects concerning the future of his state.

He even planned a Sub-sea Tunnel Project which was built in 2017. He was visionary and philanthropist. However; due to traitors inside the palace and even in Abdulhamid’s own family it was becoming impossible to achieve these projects. The brave Sultan Abdulhamid, had truly harsh times trying to get rid of all this darkness and reach light. The real story of real history.

RESURRECTION: ERTUGRUL (Epic Drama - 300 x 45’)

‘Resurrection: Ertugrul’ is a major production in terms of set, wardrobe and cast, with over 600 actors. In this great XIII Century story, Ertugrul is fighting to find a home for his tribe and the woman he’s in love with. One of the most successful Turkish series throughout its four seasons in Turkey, ‘Resurrection: Ertugtul’ continues to spark interest in the international market.

Robot Trains 1/Robot Trains 2

Belaventura

Untamed By Nature

Kumkum Bhagya (Twist Of Fate)

MONDO TV GROUP

RECORD TV

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Cp 14141 Mexico City, Mexico Tel: (+5255) 5166-2330 Email: jrico@tvazteca.com.mx Web: www.tvaztecainternacional.com

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Matteo Giannetti, Project Manager, Abu Dhabi Branch

Edson Mendes, Manager of International Sales

TOP EXECUTIVE

TOP EXECUTIVE

Micheline Azoury, Head of Aquisition & TV Sales

ROBOT TRAINS 1/ROBOT TRAINS 2

(3D CGI full HD – RT1: 32 X 11’ / RT2: 52 X 11’) The animation series deals with the growth of the five train heroes –Kay, Alf, Duck, Selly and Victor- from exciting adventures.

AMMOUNA

(2D Comedy - 104 X 15’) ‘Ammouna’ tells the story of a seven-yearold Emirati girl who is always keen to be the star of the school and home for her wit and leadership personality. She likes to play, play and experiment with new things, Saif and her adventures on the channel, and they always try to raise problems with her

CAPTA IN KHALFAN

(3D CGI Comedy - 26 X 11’) A series about Captain Khalfan, a top-ranking police officer, who is working hard to arrest and extradite criminals and bring them to justice. He collaborates with his colleagues in the criminal investigation team, lieutenant Mariam and assistant Fahman, to solve the case and solve the mystery.

KASSLAN

(Comedy 2D - 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 viewers in stitches as the adorable boy from Abu Dhabi creates all kinds of trouble for himself, all thanks to his laziness.

Delmar Andrade, Director of International Sales

Ramón Salomon, Director of Content Operations Andrés. R. Payá, Marketing Manager Jorge Berthely, International Sales Manager Yonatan Ornelas, Sales Representative for Latin America Melissa Pillow, Sales Representative for Europe, Turkey, Israel, US, New Zealand anda Australia Berta Orozco, Sales Representative for Spain, Asía, África, Mena and French Speaking Territories

(HD Telenovela - 150 X 45’)

APOCALYPSE

(HD Telenovela) A story of love, spirituality and redemption that deals with one of the most controversial issues in the Holy Bible: The end of Times. The first stage begins in New York in the 80s, centered in the meeting between four college students: Alan, Adriano, Deborah and Susana. Alan and Susana soon live their own love story while Adriano and Deborah are surrounded by a mysterious force, living in a miserable relationship. The second stage begins in the 90s with the return of Adriano and Deborah and their children Ricardo, where they meet up with old friends. The third stage brings the story to current times and the reveal of the antichrist.

THE RICH AND LAZARUS

(HD Telenovela - 170 X 45’)

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Nitin Michael, Territory Head, Syndication, MENAP Manjyot Sandhu, Syndication Lead, Europe Hasnaa Descuns, Syndication Manager, MENAP

TOP EXECUTIVE

Sunita Uchil, Chief Business Officer, Global Syndication and Production

Patricia Jasin, VP of TV Azteca International

UNTAMED BY NATURE

(Wildlife Docu-reality – 30 x 30’) Is a television series of wild nature, which deals with the endemic fauna of Mexico, narrated from a fresh, intrepid and original point of view with a message of conservation and care of our species. Our protagonist, the actor and naturalist Arturo Islas travels through the different states of the Mexican Republic going into their jungles, deserts and seas in search of the wonderful species of the Mexican fauna: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects and of a Interesting and interesting way to show them to the public.

BAD MAIDS

(Melodrama Series – 90 x 60’) Laura is a young journalist who suffers the loss of her mother at the beginning of the story.

Making a clean of her personal belongings, she discovers evidence that leads her to suppose that her biological mother was another woman. After an investigation, he realizes that his mother was a servant who worked at home for a while. Laura concludes that this woman arrived at her house sent by a domestic employee agency that has a dangerous reputation.

KUMKUM BHAGYA

(Twist Of Fate) (Romantic Drama - 1000 X 30’) The story follows the life of a mother who runs a marriage hall and lives with the hope of seeing her two daughters, Bani and Bulbul, happily married some day! The plot centers around Bani and Bulbul, two sisters their dreams, aspirations and their inter-twined destinies as seen from the eyes of a mother.

JAMAI RAJA

(The Son-In-Law) (Family Drama - 700 X 30’) ‘Jamai Raja’ is a story about a contemporary son-in-law, who despite being a jet-setting hotelier with a growing empire to tend to, takes it upon himself to repair the estranged relationship between his wife and his motherin-law. Life does not remain the same for this young man, when he decides to live at her mother-in-law’s place in order to bridge the gap between his wife and his mother-in-law.

KUNDALI BHAGYA

(Destined Love) (Romantic Drama - 150 X 30’) ‘Kundali Bhagya’ is an intriguing story about two young girls Preeta and Shrishti. They discover the existence of their mother - Sarla and their sister Pragya, after the death of their father. Amidst this journey of mixed emotions the girl’s cross paths with two rich brothers, Rishabh and Karan. The story will then introduce romance, drama and dispute in the lives of Preeta, Shrishti, Rishabh and Karan.

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Asher, Joanne and Zach are childhood friends.

Inseparable until both boys fell in love with Joanne. Beyond intrigue, betrayal and emotions, this love triangle will live on through the years to see Jeremiah’s prophecy come to life: the sons of Israel will be punished when Jerusalem is invaded by the King of Babylon: Nabucodonosor. The king, cruel and unscrupulous, will humiliate and enslave the Jewish people for more than seven years, until the destruction of the temple of Salomon and the fall of Jerusalem.

18th Floor, N M Joshi Marg, Marathon Futurex, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400013 Email: response@atl.esselgroup.com Web: www.globalcontenthub.net

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BELAVENTURA

This is a story set in the Middle Age in a beautiful and fictional land known as Belaventura.

Due to a historic dispute over the land, the region had been in war until the leaders signed a peace pact to turn it into one kingdom.

Outside the walls of Belaventura’s castles lives Pietra, a lovely young woman. On the other side is Enrico, a Lucky man who inherited a kingdom. The story is filled with emotions and transformations; where one will find in the other what they’re missing in their lives.

ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES

INNUMBERS 7.4 million

people are subscribed to the linear and OTT pay TV markets in Europe, according to research by Dataxis.

12%

of UK viewers’ individual viewing time in 2017 was devoted to catchup viewing on TV, says Eurodata TV Worldwide.

500,000

viewers watched the premiere of ‘Fatmagül’ in Spain, according to Kantar Media.

PRODUCTION

Netflix Announces 30 New Int‘l Originals for 2018 WHEN ANNOUNCING its financial results for Q4, 2017 back in January, which saw the streaming giant’s revenue grow 35% to reach an operating income of US$245 million, Netflix unveiled plans to “expand the original production initiative with over 30 international original series this year”, including projects from France, Poland, India, Korea and Japan. This decision came from the good results obtained from its international business in 2017, when it registered contribution profit of US$227 million in 2017, delivering its first full year of positive contribution profit in the company’s history.

During Q4, 2017, Netflix added a record-breaking 6.36 million clients outside the US.

18

merger and acquisition deals valued at more than US$1 billion and 3 worth over US$ 5 billion were done in the US in 2017.

10 billion+

pounds is how much the Premier League football rights are set to reach, according to Ampere Analysis.

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2.5%

is how much the North American box office haul declined in 2017, reaching US$10.68 billion.

DOCUMENTARIES

NHK WORLD TV PRESENTS NEW TITLES THE NEW YEAR began with new productions for NHK World TV, the Japanese group’s international network.

In January, NHK World TV premiered the new cooking show ‘Dining with the Chef: Washoku in Paris’, and the new edition of the art show ‘Expressions From the Obscure II’. In ‘Dining with the Chef: Washoku in Paris’, viewers get to follow chef Tatsuo Saito and singer-actress Yu Hayani in their discovery of the Japanese cuisine offered in the French capital. French chefs will prove their talent to prepare famous dishes like sushi and ramen, achieving great balance between traditional flavors, European influences and their own personal touch. The first part of the show, ‘Culinary Heritage’, premiered on January 3, while the second part, Change of Rules, premiered on January 12. In January, the network also premiered ‘Expressions From The Obscure II’, a one-hour show that presents a showcase of Japanese art in Nantes, France, including the piece by Marie Suzuki.

FORMATS

ARMOZA‘S ‘THE RUNNING’ PREMIERES IN SPAIN ARMOZA FORMATS’ unique talk show, ‘The Running Show’, premiered its Spanish adaptation on Movistar’s network #0 on January 21 at 10:00pm. Locally titled ‘El Running Show’, the format’s Spanish version is produced by Zanskar Producciones. ‘The Running Show’ (30’) is the fresh and fast-paced lifestyle show that combines the essence of a talk show with a highly-charged entertainment format. In each episode, our beloved host goes on the run joined by a variety of celebrity guests. Whether popstar, comedian, stylist, magician or relationship expert, they’ll all have to keep up with our hilarious host, as we find out all the juicy details, and enjoy their lifestyle advice and live performances. The only talk show that happens on the run, they’ll come across various challenging pit-stops along the way that will take the interview to a new level. The Spanish version’s guest stars include Andreu Buenafuente, Mercedes Milá, David Broncano, Jesús Calleja, Santiago Segura, chef David Muñoz, former swimming trainer Ana Tarré and psychologist Mamen Rodríguez.