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Xavier Aristimuño, VP of Licensing at HBO Latin America Group
The Power of Relatable Stories _/30
Janel Downing, VP of Sales, Latin America at all3media International
Suplements Inside Turkey [35] Dramas [83]
Sony’s Holistic Strategy _/68 Formats [115] Kids&Teens [147]
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Local Stories with International Appeal _/110 Laura Fernández Espeso, Head of International Content at Grupo Mediapro
Alex Marin, EVP of Distribution and Networks at Sony Pictures Television Latin America
Reinvention and Evolution _/74
Patricia Jasín, VP of TV Azteca International
‘Narcos’ Leads the Way _/106
Vanessa Shapiro, President of Worldwide TV Distribution and Co-Production at Gaumont
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2018 EMMY AWARDS _/10 A MARVELOUS NIGHT FOR ‘THE MARVELOUS MS. MAISEL’
Passion Gets People Talking _/102
A+E NETWORKS _/16 A CORNUCOPIA OF CONTENT
Russia Bets on the Power of History _/134
VIMN - AMERICAS _/26 ’TO CATCH A THIEF’ ADAPTATION LANDS EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCER
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STAR MEDIA _/28 THRIVING IN ALL TERRITORIES
Nelson Sato, CEO of Sato Company Emmanuelle Namiech, CEO of Passion Distribution Julia Matyash, Director at Sovtelexport Distribution Company
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TRENDS _/99 INTRODUCING ESPORTS 2.0
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A MARVELOUS NIGHT FOR ‘THE MARVELOUS MS. MAISEL’ HBO and Netflix tied in nominations, ‘Game of Thrones’ made a comeback and broke records, ‘The Marvelous Ms. Maisel’ stood as the revelation of the night and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ fell short.
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he 70th edition of the Emmys saw a duel between HBO, which for the first time in 18 years wasn’t the most-nominated network, and Netflix, which stood as one of the biggest fiction creators in recent times. And although The American Academy of Arts and Sciences didn’t put either of them over the other one -they both tied with 23 awards each- Netflix left without winning any of the night’s major categories. This year, the best shows were HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ (Drama), Amazon’s ‘The Marvelous Ms. Maisel’ (Comedy) and FX’s ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story’ (Miniseries). With a new Emmy win, ‘Game of Thrones’ won in the Outstanding Drama Series cat-
egory for the third time after winning in 2015 and 2016. The adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s fantasy book saga continues to be the most awarded show in Emmy history, now tallying 47 awards. And actor Peter Dinklage also made history: he won the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award for the third time, and was nominated for all seasons of the show. In turn, Amazon’s comedy series ‘The Marvelous Ms. Maisel’ was the big winner of the night. Created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, the show gave its competitors no quarters, wining on eight categories including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Leading Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ (Hulu), which made history last year by becoming the first digital series to win Outstanding Drama, walked away empty-handed this year.
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FACEBOOK ROLLS OUT WATCH WORLDWIDE IN AUGUST 2017, Facebook launched Watch in the US, the video platform devoted entirely to original mid and longform content. The social media network materialized its decision to face YouTube and even streaming services like Netflix, gathering its shows and original series -for which it will invest a billion dollars this year- in one place. And in August of this year, Facebook announced the international launch of Watch. The free on-demand service will be “available everywhere” immediately, said Fidji Simo, Head of Video at the social network. “With the global launch of Watch, we are supporting publishers and creators globally in two critical areas: helping them to make money from their videos on Facebook and better understand how their content is performing,” the company said in a statement. In its first year in business, Watch has premiered many original titles from partners like Univision, CNN, Fox, ABC, BuzzFeed, Tastemade, ATTN and Condé Nast. And among the projects currently in development, one of the most anticipated -and ambitious, with a budget of US$10 million- is a 13-episode reality show about Cristiano Ronaldo.
DAYS AFTER the New York Times revealed details about Disney’s anticipated OTT platform, which will be launched in 2019, the company’s CEO, Bob Iger, shared his thoughts about during Disney’s quarterly results presentation. The executive said The Walt Disney Company’s main plans are now in the OTT world. “The launch of our direct-to-consumer product in late 2019 is the biggest priority for the company for next year,” he said, adding they intend to “walk before we run” with this new app. “It takes time to build the type of content catalog we want to build,” he said. With these words, he explained the new platform won’t compete against Netflix in terms of volume, since they won’t need as many titles given the quality of the ones they already own. “Since the app will offer content from Pixar, Disney, Marvel, NatGeo, Lucasfilm and ‘Star Wars’, we believe volume won’t be anywhere near what Netflix offers. He also confirmed the platform will cost less than Netflix. The new streaming service will join the recently launched ESPN+, as well as Hulu, which Disney owns a majority stake in. Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company
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AMAZON TO LAUNCH NEW AD-SUPPORTED VIDEO SERVICE AMAZON IS ON A MISSION to conquer the digital space. Already owning a subscription-based ad-free service, Amazon Prime Video, the digital giant is now reportedly seeking to get its share of TV ad dollars in the market. To this end, the company is planning the launch of an ad-supported video service. According to the reports, the new service would be available exclusively to Fire TV device owners, a very close concept to the Roku Channel, an ad-supported free video service for Roku streaming devices and smart TVs. Called Free Dive, Amazon’s new service would be developed by its movie and television information website IMDB, and offer older TV shows from major studios, thus acting as a complement and not a competitor for its Prime Video service. Amazon has an estimated 48 million customers who own a Fire TV device. The company is also increasing advertising during sports broadcasts, like European soccer league matches and NFL games in the US it licenses out for Prime. Both moves suggest Amazon is tapping into TV advertising, an uncharted territory for the e-commerce giant.
MARKETWATCH VH1 TO BECOME UNSCRIPTED NET IN UK Viacom International Media Networks is relaunching VH1 in the UK as a lifestyle and general entertainment channel. PBS LINKS WITH WALTER PRESENTS US pubcaster PBS signed a deal with global drama streamer Walter Presents to offer the latter’s library of non-English-language programming via Amazon. NETFLIX TESTS ORIGINAL CONTENT ADS BETWEEN EPISODES Described as “recommendations,” the streaming platform is testing ads for its original content in between TV episodes, which they clarify are not commercials and users can “skip them at any time.” ANDRÉS BADRA LAUNCHES CONSULTANCY FIRM ABBA The former general manager of Latina in Peru launched his new company ABBA, a consultancy firm that seeks to “discover, guide and support traditional media development in a digital ecosystem.”
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A POPULARITY RANKING OF THE TOP ORIGINAL SERIES Parrot Analytics and Guinness World Records will create a ranking of the world’s most popular original TV and digital series. Called “Officially Amazing”, the winners will be featured in the 2019 edition of the Guinness World Records book. PREMIER LEAGUE TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST PIRATE BEOUTQ The Premier League filed its own complaint against Saudi Arabian pirate app, beoutQ, to join those filed by FIFA, UEFA, ATP and Formula 1.
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YOUTUBE READIES 50 NEW ORIGINALS FOR 2019 THE SWITCH from YouTube Red to YouTube Premium announced in May of this year is starting to become much more than a simple name change, with ambitious plans from Google’s new platform to make a name for itself in the original production arena. Luke Hyams, director of YouTube Originals for EMEA, was present at the Edinburgh TV Festival and announced that YouTube Premium will launch up to 50 original shows in 2019, many of which will come from the international market. And some of them feature A-list names such as Kirsten Dunst with the dark comedy ‘On Becoming God in Central Florida’ (produced by George Clooney); Robert Downey Jr., who will narrate a docuseries about AI; Will Smith, with the special ‘Will Smith: The Jump’; and Jordan Peele, who’s developing an anthology sci-fi series called ‘Weird City’. The list is complemented by international shows, like the ones announced for Latin America, and the sci-fi drama ‘Origin’, produced in South Africa, which will be developed by Left Bank, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and star Tom Felton and Natalia Tena. As a reference point, since late 2016, YouTube had launched 65 shows and movies.
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VINCENT SADUSKY AND THE FUTURE OF UNIVISION
NAMED NEW CEO OF UNIVISION in May of this year, Vincent Sadusky held his first financial results presentation since he took over the Hispanic giant and took the opportunity to explain part of his strategy for the network’s future, which revolves around focusing on the company’s “core business”, meaning entertaining and empowering Hispanic audiences. “Despite a rapidly evolving media landscape, the company has a lot to be optimistic about and an incredibly strong foundation to build from. We provide unparalleled access to a coveted and fastgrowing consumer group with increasing buying power,” he said. His statement helps explain some of the recent steps he’s taken since taking over the media giant like the plans to sell Gizmodo Media Group (GMG) and The Onion, a wave of layoffs and the dismissal of key executives. As for the financial results, the company reported profits of 114.3 million dollars for the second quarter of 2018, up from the numbers recorded during the same period last year, when it closed with 106.1 million dollars. As the company explained, the increased profit was helped by a 3.6% decline in selling, general and administrative expenses. Earnings, in turn, closed at 749.8 million dollars, down 2% from last year. Propelling this trend was the advertising revenue down 7.3% to US$434.0 million. Non advertising revenue, including carriage fees and content licensing, rose 6.5% to $315.8 million dollars.
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SERIES MANIA ANNOUNCES 2019 DATES LAURENCE HERSZBERG, founder of Series Mania, announced the event will take place from March 22nd through the 30th, and the Forum from March 25th through the 27th. The decision to change the 2019 dates was made jointly with the Lille City Hall and the Hauts-de-France region. “In April of 2019, Lille3000, a multicultural organization, will produce their biggest tri-annual event,” Herszberg said. Lille3000 will take up most of the city’s theaters, as well as the main hotels. Series Mania, working in collaboration with the main cultural players in the city and the region, has decided to use the dates to harmonize with this important event in Lille’s culture.” In its first edition in Lille in 2018, Series Mania gathered over 56,695 attendees during the event. Another 2000 professionals from 39 countries attended the European Projects and Talent Forum, with a special focus on the development of premium European content.
ttv / A+E NETWORKS Whether it’s UFOs, renaissance fairs, knights, the Watergate scandal, martial arts, psychics or even Jesus Christ, A+E Networks’ catalog of series, formats, factual content and TV movies has it all and promises to be one of the most wellrounded offers at Mipcom 2018.
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porting thousands of hours of new content spanning series, factual, formats and TV movies, A+E Networks is arriving at Mipcom 2018 as a onestop-shop for programmers to find something that is sure to please their audiences.
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On the scripted side, the standout for this year’s event is ‘Project Blue Book’, from writer/director Robert Zemeckis: a thrilling series inspired by the real-life Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force’s investigation of UFOs. Already sold in an impressive 200+ territories, ‘Kinghtfall’ is another unmissable title in A+E Networks’ scripted catalog, the epic drama series that chronicles the actual events surrounding The Knights Templar, one of the most powerful entities in history. In its second season, the series will see an army of unimaginable power, led by the king of France, prepare to take down the Knights Templar forever.
Rounding out the scripted catalog, the company is presenting new series ‘American Princess’, about a New York socialite who suddenly becomes a runaway bride in the midst of a meltdown in a cosplay universe at a Renaissance Fair. On the factual side, A+E Networks is presenting several new series about major political events, such as ‘Watergate’, which chronicles the story of the Watergate scandal, from the first troubling signs in Richard Nixon’s presidency to his resignation and beyond; or ‘The Impeachment of Bill Clinton’, which focuses on the extraordinary sequence of events that divided Americans along party lines. Going back further in time, the company is presenting ‘I Knew Jesus’, an eight-part epic docu-drama which reveals Jesus Christ through the eyes of the
men and women closest to him. Last but not least, the factual catalog is completed with real-life stories in ‘Nightwatch Nation’, featuring first responders across America as they scramble to save as many lives as they can on the overnight shift; and ‘Forged in Fire: Knife or Death’, in which America’s most experienced bladesmiths, martial artists, and knife experts slice, stab, and chop their way through every blade-shattering challenge imaginable, to win the US$ 20,000 grand prize. As for formats, A+E Networks is coming to Cannes with a full slate including ‘Voices from the Grave’, in which hologram technology offers people facing their final days of life a chance to show their loved ones that death is not the end of their story; and ‘Seatbelt Psychic’, following a gifted medium posing as a ride-share driver who picks up
unsuspecting passengers, then surprises them with his ability to talk to their dearly departed. And if it’s game shows that the market is demanding, the company is presenting ‘Snap Decision’, where contestants must challenge their preconceived notions by making instant judgments about strangers seen in on-thestreet interviews; and ‘The Tower’, a strategy-based game show where close calls, ruthless cunning, and a bit of luck determine the final, big-cash winner at the end of the game. Last but not least, the company is presenting the TV movies ‘Jane Green’, a trio of emotionally truthful movies based on the internationally best-selling novels by Jane Green; and ‘No One Would Tell’, a gritty, star-studded remake of a cautionary tale, in which teen obsession turns to violence. ttv
‘KNIGHTFALL’ HAS BEEN SOLD IN 200+ TERRITORIES AND WAS GREENLIT FOR A SECOND SEASON FEATURING MARK HAMILL.
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DOPAMINE BETS ON NEW MODELS The independent Mexican producer -owned by Salinas Group- was launched at Mipcom 2017, where it announced its first project, ‘Mary Magdalene’, with SPT. In an interview with ttv, Fidela Navarro spoke about the company’s first months in business and shared details on the new series about Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, co-developed with Onza Comunicación in Spain; a multiscreen, multi-territory project. By Sebastián Amoroso @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv
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opamine, Salinas Group’s Mexican audiovisual producer, focused on creating, developing and producing original content for international platforms, was launched in the international market during Mipcom 2017, announcing its first 60-episode fiction project, ‘Mary Magdalene’, co-developed with Sony Pictures Television and presented at the LA Screenings.
advantage is that this allows you to cover huge budgets. Most multiscreen projects require a big investment and if that fell on only one window, it would be very hard, because we would break the networks’ financial balance and following distribution. The finished product wouldn’t be enough of an income. This has for something that isn’t an “original” for a digital platform, to be developed under a multiscreen model in Latin America.
In addition, during majors’ week in Los Angeles, Dopamine unveiled a major new fiction project: a series based on the life of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés (1485-1547), in co-production with Onza Comunicación in Spain.
And what are the model’s disadvantages? Broadcast TV, pay TV and OTT are not the same. At the end of the day, they have different schedules and audiences, different viewing models. Some have advertising, some don’t. Some edit their content, some don’t. And this forces you to work very carefully with the content for all the platforms to be satisfied. But ultimately one of the platforms will be the priority, depending on which one invests the most in the project.
What can you tell us about the new series based on Hernán Cortés? We have only been in business for seven months and we are already in a great process with ‘Hernán Cortés’. We are super excited about the story’s writing. It’s two, eight-episode seasons, which go deep into Hernán Cortés’ life from multiple perspectives. Cortés has a very innovative narrative structure, which is what I think new audiences require.
What is the negotiation like for the executive responsible for the commercial side? It’s difficult. I, for example, am fascinated by it, because I like to have that dialog with all the parties involved. But I admit that reaching an agreement and something that’s right for everybody is a slow, more complex process, than making an “original” and having one or two clients.
Is the production plan already defined? It will be filmed on location in Mexico and Spain early next year, to be finalized in the final quarter of 2019. It’s a multiscreen project between many territories. How has the experience of working with ‘Mary Magdalene’ been? We are very happy to have been a part of this co-production project with Sony. I think it will be a success because it’s really a step forward in the genre: the acting is fantastic, the narrative pace and the production quality... what we’ve invested is clear on screen. What role do producers have these days? Have they taken an unprecedented role in the industry? Totally. Producers used to work on command. Now, producers and developers, such as Dopamine for example, with the series about Hernán Cortés, develop the entire project. ‘Cortés’ is born with us, produced by us and it has a multiscreen premiere. But this requires this type of producer to have an executive who fully dominates the commercial aspect of it all.
What’s your outlook on the multiscreen model that’s now present in the market? The multiscreen model has advantages
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“IT’S TWO, EIGHT-EPISODE SEASONS, WHICH GO DEEP INTO HERNÁN CORTÉS’ LIFE FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES.” “IT WILL BE FILMED ON LOCATION IN MEXICO AND SPAIN EARLY NEXT YEAR, TO BE FINALIZED IN THE FINAL QUARTER OF 2019.” “‘CORTÉS’ IS BORN WITH US, PRODUCED BY US AND IT HAS A MULTISCREEN PREMIERE.” and disadvantages. One of the advantages is that the owner of the original idea, of the project’s rights, can keep them for the most part. That’s something that as a creator and as a producer, you can control. The other
Spain? Yes, not just Spain but all of Europe. The big challenge for Latin Americans is that we still haven’t made a strong bond with Spain. Another thing is selling or developing a multiscreen title, with a client that manages multiple territories. But when you talk about multiscreen, we mean it’s multiple windows. For instance, a simultaneous premiere on broadcast TV in Spain, Germany or in France, an OTT here or a cable network there. Multiscreen for Spanish fiction is a small market for America. It’s an interesting point. You have to take that leap, see who dares. Because it’s very complicated to manage. It takes a long time. You have to get many players involved. The multiscreen model is something we’ve accomplished in the Latin American industry with big series, but if we are talking about getting multiscreen series that are over a million dollars an episode, it starts to get complicated. ttv
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In what sense? Most producers and the way to approach broadcasters has traditionally been a very unilateral dialog. Now, with this addition of new windows around the world, when we talk about a multiscreen project, it’s a big task, and not every producer has people with the profile and the skills to do it.
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What do you think will be the next step for the model? I think the next and most complex step will be to reach a multiscreen deal between several territories beyond the two Americas, with Europe and Asia.
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Trend Creators HBO Latin America Group’s original productions are known worldwide for their notably high quality. And now, fully in control of their international distribution, the programmer aims to maximize their full potential, making the most of international audiences’ demand for premium content. By Luis Cabrera / @luis_cabreram / lcabrera@todotv.tv
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hile HBO Latin America Group presented its international distribution unit back in January, Xavier Aristimuño, VP of Licensing at the company, explained the project was in the works internally since he first joined the company in August of 2017. The reasons for creating a distributor of its own are clear: the premium content that HBO had been producing in Latin America over the past 15 years has notable potential, custom-made to suit modern audiences’ demands, even more so when considering the number of original productions is growing year after year. “Latin American content has been a creator of trends in different areas, so much so that in terms of production and quality of the scripts, it’s totally international,” Aristimuño said to ttv. “An example would be ‘The Bronze Garden’, to mention just one. The story is about a little girl who disappears and it happens in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which gives it a Latin American identity, but the story is truly international.”
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“[THE FIRST APPROACH] IS TO TEND TO HBO’S PARTNERS’ NEEDS AND SUPPORT THEM THROUGH MORE MARKETING. THE SECOND IS TO PRESENT AND PROMOTE THAT SAME CONTENT IN THOSE COUNTRIES WHERE WE ARE NOT PRESENT.”
Aristimuño is part of HBO LAG’s delegation for Mipcom 2018, which will showcase a spectacular portfolio of premium content, one that promises to become giant in the next few years as its international distribution makes way for more productions. “I usually say I don’t sell, I move quality content,” the executive said. “That’s how we’ve opened the door to new markets; focusing on searching for the ideal client, with audiences that can understand this type of content and enjoy it, and is in line with the network’s strategy of having a high-end product.” How have these first few months been for the new unit? It’s been more or less a year since we created the unit within the company. We want to make the most the work the team’s done across the company’s different divisions, such as marketing, finances, pro-
motion and production. We are all working together to boost our content even more all over the world, outside Latin America. All this, with two approaches: first, to tend to HBO’s partners’ needs and support them through more marketing, more information and content that’s becoming more and more successful every day on HBO’s many platforms around the world. And second, to present and promote that same content in those countries where are not present in. So it’s a double task. What’s the relationship with the different HBOs when it comes to distributing Latin American content. How are the windows organized? HBO has been distributing content in different regions of the world for years, with its own offices and all the important structure, both in cable and on its digital platform. Within HBO’s regular programming is the Latin American content that they acquire from us, something that’s been happening for a few years and that’s been increasing due to its success. Our first big client, the one that demands the most attention, is HBO. Then we continue to provide the same services in those territories where HBO isn’t present. How much did the market’s demand play a part in the creation of this new unit? I think this is a very interesting time because HBO Latin America has been producing content for 15 years, which have created trends because they’re sophisticated, surprising and top level. Broadcasters are looking for more content that’s premium, wherever it may come from. Content that can create an addiction in the audience, that drives them to watch the series with great interest, from beginning to end. It’s a great time for us because it allows us to see a growing demand for this type of content. We are getting more interest from more countries. We’ve seen audiences around the world becoming more and more interested in high-quality content. It’s something audiences demand, now more than ever.
They want complex characters, challenging scripts, high levels of production... it’s all part of a worldwide trend that works in our favor. Can you offer an overview of the portfolio you are bringing to Mipcom? We are closing a cycle with three of our series: ‘El Negocio’, ‘Mr. Ávila’ and ‘Magnífica 70’. At the same time, we have the fourth season of ‘Psi’. Of course we also have the second season of ‘The Bronze Garden’, but we are still promoting the first one. It’s a very relevant story for the markets. We are closing that cycle and beginning a new one with around 15 new Brazilian productions. This Mipcom will be an opportunity for us to present a number of new series and they will all be very surprising in terms of quality. I think it’s a continuation of what we know how to do, to which we’ve added a new theme: stories based on famous characters, such as Theodore Roosevelt (‘O Hóspede Americano’) or Santos Dumont (‘Santos Dumont - Mais Leve que o Ar’).
more every day, but unquestionably the success in terms of international distribution will lead to more resources that can be devoted to adding more projects. This is the essence of having created this distribution division within the company. You mentioned ‘The Bronze Garden’, what has the show already accomplished and what potential do you see for it on the international market? ‘The Bronze Garden’ is very sophisticated in the way it presents the story’s central mystery, which is far from the traditional crime genre. It has a certain mystic that makes it completely different. ‘The Bronze Garden’ has premiered simultaneous-
ly in over 50 international territories. My expectations are to add more countries because there’s still a long way to go for the series. The second season was written once again by the book’s author, Gustavo Malajovich. Does it require a different strategy compared to the rest of your shows? The strategy is different for many other series in our portfolio because they are new seasons of well-known series. For example, ‘Mr. Àvila’ has won an international Emmy Award and that’s a reference of high quality for our clients. The series also premiered simultaneously in several countries and we see a lot of potential for it in other territories. ttv The Bronze Garden Series
Are you already offering all these new series? Many of these new series will begin this year and they will mostly air between 2019 and 2020. They will air on HBO first and then as soon as they end there, they’ll be available internationally. The idea is to create awareness for new clients to think about what they’re interested in within their programming strategies. Do you think so much international demand will lead to the production of more and more series? Independently from distribution, HBO will continue to produce
“WE ARE GETTING MORE INTEREST FROM MORE COUNTRIES. WE’VE SEEN AUDIENCES AROUND THE WORLD BECOMING INCREASINGLY INTERESTED IN HIGH-QUALITY CONTENT.” El Negocio Series
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In this scenario, the executive said Sato Company is “the first aggregator for Netflix in Brazil and Latin America.”
Sato Company represents renowned producers like Lionsgate and Legendary, as well as major companies from Asia, Europe and LatAm, in Brazil and Latin America; working with movies, series, kids’ titles and formats, designed for a multiplatform environment. By Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv
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ato Company, a distributor based in Brazil, has a portfolio of contents and formats designed for broadcast TV, pay TV and cinema, in addition to being active in the licensing market. “We are a 360° company,” CEO Nelson Sato said to ttv. “We work with all types of contents but we stand out with movies from Lionsgate and Legendary for TV and OTT,” he said. “We also have telenovelas, series, animation and formats for several platforms across Latin America. And we also have global content,” he added.
“The most important thing is that when you have relevant content, whether it’s from Asia, Europe or Brazil, OTT platforms -which are very sensitive in terms of data analysiscan know what works and what doesn’t. The interest in local content, Asian titles or kids’ productions, has increased,” he said. For this edition of Mipcom 2018, Sato Company will be presenting movies like ‘La La Land’, ‘Wonder’ or ‘Hunger Games’, among others. “It’s a volume-deal for more than three years of premium content for Brazil,” Sato said. “We’ll have new content from Japan like ‘Tokyo Ghoul’, ‘Brave Storm’, ‘Death Note’ and the remastered Bruce Lee films for Latin America; as well as kids’ series like ‘Mofy’ or ‘Turminha Paraiso’, “all OTT phenomenon,” he concluded. ttv Bruce Lee Movie
Sato Company represents major producers like Lionsgate and Legendary, as well as Starz, TV Asahi, NTV, Shochiku, Toho, Funimation, Crunchyroll, Telefe, Snap Media and Glowstar Media.
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“WE WORK WITH ALL TYPES OF CONTENT.”
“Changes in the industry have happened very fast. A couple of years ago, broadcast TV and pay TV were the main windows, but now OTTs are taking on our business’ leadership,” Sato said about the current state of the industry.
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‘TO CATCH A THIEF’ ADAPTATION LANDS EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCER ‘Atrapar a un ladrón’, the adaptation of the Alfred Hitchcock classic, will be coproduced by Viacom International Media Networks and Viacom International Media Networks SWEMEA. It will be shot in Spain and Argentina, and will air in Latin America and Europe. By Sebastián Amoroso @sebamoroso samoroso@todotv.tv
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“The series ‘Atrapar a un ladrón’ is being negotiated with Viacom SWEMEA for Paramount in Southern Europe. It’s going to be a global version for Spanish-speakers.”
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iacom International Media Networks Americas’ (VIMNA) original series ‘Atrapar a un ladrón’, one of the many original fiction projects presented by the company at the 2018 LA Screenings, will be co-produced with Viacom International Media Networks SWEMEA (South West Europe, Middle East & Africa). “The series ‘Atrapar a un ladrón’ is already being negotiated with Viacom SWEMEA for Paramount in Southern Europe. It’s going
to be a global version for Spanish-speakers,” Darío Turovelzky, SVP of Global Content at VIMNA, said to ttv. ”We are putting the series together with Javier Olivares and we found a great alternative to create an important business within the Viacom group,” he added. The new series is an adaptation of the Alfred Hitchcock classic, ‘To Catch a Thief’, will be led by Spanish screenwriter and showrunner Javier Olivares (‘The Ministry of Time’, ‘Isabel’),
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and will be filmed on location in Argentina and Spain, with a cast of renowned Argentina and Spanish actors. “The series will air on the Paramount networks in Southern Europe and Spain (Paramount Network), Italy (Paramount Channel), and others. It will also air on Telefe in Argentina and Paramount Channel in Latin America,” Turovelzky said. The original ‘To Catch a Thief’ movie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1955) is part of Paramount Pictures’ library, owned by Viacom. In addition to ‘Atrapar a un ladrón’, the Viacom International Studios, which were launched in May during the 2018 LA Screenings, is currently producing fiction projects for Netflix, Amazon, Telemundo and Fox. “There are five projects that already have allies on pay TV and OTT. I can’t announce them yet, some of them are more confirmed than others, and some are in development.
We will have more confirmations at Mipcom,” he explained. Among the projects already announced are ‘Los Internacionales’, a co-production between Argentina, Colombia and Mexico, based on the bestseller La conexión Bogotá, with Mediapro; ‘R’, the first series by Argentine director Ariel Winograd; and the thriller ‘Morir
“THE SERIES WILL AIR ON THE PARAMOUNT NETWORKS IN SOUTHERN EUROPE AND SPAIN (PARAMOUNT NETWORK), ITALY (PARAMOUNT CHANNEL), AND OTHERS.” “THERE ARE FIVE PROJECTS THAT ALREADY HAVE ALLIES ON PAY TV AND OTT. I CAN’T ANNOUNCE THEM YET, SOME OF THEM ARE MORE CONFIRMED THAN OTHERS, AND SOME ARE IN DEVELOPMENT.”
de amor’, created by Erika Halvorsen and starring Griselda Siciliani, to be aired on Telefe and Flow, Cablevisión’s streaming platform. In addition, the list includes the super series ‘Ángeles caídos’, the suspense series ‘Medusa’ and the fantasy teen series ‘Dani Who?’. Telefe-Viacom has also been developing strategic original co-production alliances in Latin America, where they’ve struck deals with America TV in Peru (‘The Return of Lucas’), Ecuavisa in Ecuador (‘Eva’s Hell’) or América TV, Telefe and Mega for the co-production ‘12 Seconds’. ttv
VIACOM’S PLAN TO REACH US$ 1 BILLION first-window content. Not selling library content. We are applying what we learned with Paramount TV; where we are mining the library in search for IPs. We see this as a way to expand our brands towards other platforms and generate higher income.” As an example of this strategy, the executive highlighted the work done by Nickelodeon with Netflix, which will produce the 59-episode series ‘Pinky Malinky’ for the OTT platform. According to Bakish, MTV Studios and the VIMN Studios, presented in May at the 2018 LA Screenings, as well. The company highlighted the fact that the VIMN Studios are currently producing projects for Netflix, Amazon, Telemundo and Fox. In regard to the company’s OTT plans, the executive confirmed that Viacom is developing a direct-to-consumer platform, confirming what it announced back in February of this year. Back then, the launch date was established for September of this year. Viacom ended the second quarter of 2018 with a 4% decrease in income, reaching US$ 3.2 billion; and a 25% decrease in profit, to reach US$ 511 million.
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Since becoming the leader of Viacom two years ago, Bob Bakish has been looking for new formulas to revitalize the company’s business and adapt it to modern times. And now, during the company’s latest financial results presentation, the executive revealed a plan to earn US$ 1 billion by 2020. It’s a studio creation initiative already started with MTV, Nickelodeon and Viacom International Media Networks, which will now extend to brands like Comedy Central and BET. The idea, he explained, is to find intellectual properties within the company’s brands that can be exploited with new productions, both for Viacom and for third parties. “This studio initiative is backed by the combination of two things: third parties’ growing worldwide demand for quality episodic content and Viacom’s vast library of intellectual properties,” Bakish said. “The idea is to create new
ttv / STAR MEDIA With a vast portfolio that includes 350 titles -comprising genres like movies, TV series of different length and docudramas- Star Media is hitting its stride on the local and international market, with a focus on increasing its presence, both in sales and in coproductions. By Luis Cabrera @luis_cabreram / lcabrera@todotv.tv
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he international success of ‘Detective Anna’ has set the bar very high for Star Media, but with new content in its portfolio and many new co-production projects in the pipeline, the company is confident in being able to expand on what has already been accomplished. “‘Detective Anna’ was very well received, not only by the Russian audience, but by interna-
tional audiences as well,” Vlad Ryashin, General Producer at Star Media, said to ttv. “Every year the interest in Star Media’s projects is growing because we’re producing a whole range of genres and formats.” The mysterious dark detective story of ‘Detective Anna’ became a hit on Amazon Prime Video, with the supernatural powers and beauty of the protagonist seducing audiences in the US and Canada, while also providing Star Media with a lot of information about the changes in the international market. “About a year and a half ago we launched around 50 of our projects on Amazon. Now there are almost 80,” explained Ryashin. “Even though these projects are not dubbed in English but only subtitled, we’ve seen that foreign-speaking audiences don’t mind that and enjoy watching them.” All of this has bolstered Star Media’s desire to increase its presence in the international market, both in sales and co-production. One of the biggest candidates to follow on ‘Detective Anna’s success is ‘Richard Sorge, Master
Spy’, a dramatization of the life of one of the greatest spies of the 20th century. According to Ryashin, several European and Japanese networks have already expressed interest in it. On the co-production side, Star Media is developing new shows alongside companies from Germany, France, Israel and the US, among others. “One of the projects that we are co-producing will be delivered in the spring of 2019, it’s an 8-part crime series titled ‘The Pleasure Principle’, co-produced by three territories: Czech Republic, Poland and Ukraine. The Ukrainian block of shooting is just about to start in Odessa”, detailed the executive. The co-production deal signed with FremantleMedia will soon lead to the first new show. Although Ryashin couldn’t share a lot of details, he explained that it was a co-production between Star Media, FremantleMedia Poland and FMI. He added that it was a period drama, also about spies, with every episode following a “new and exciting mission taking place all over Europe in the 18th century.” “In the centre of the story there is a real historical figure: Sophia
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“About a year and a half ago we launched around 50 of our projects on Amazon; now there are almost 80. These projects are not dubbed, only subtitled, and we’ve seen that foreign speaking audiences don’t mind that and enjoy watching them.” De Witt, who was rumored to be one of the most successful spies of Catherine the Great”, detailed Ryashin. “We’ve commissioned 8 scripts and are currently at an advanced stage of a writers’ room in London. The shooting period is slated start in May 2019, and the series is scheduled to be delivered in the spring of 2020.” Besides these historical shows and period dramas, Star Media’s portfolio includes a very strong lineup of docudramas, defined by a style that moves away from “talking heads” in favor of reconstructing historical events with actors, alongside dynamic elements of information, like graphics and maps, with the help of a narrator. “Audiences all over the world appreciate that and we’ve already sold most of our docudramas to many networks in Europe, including the History Channel, to China and, of course, to the US and Canada, where they’re quite popular on major international platforms as Amazon”, he said.
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Finally, Star Media’s portfolio is also bolstered by the adaptations of international hits like ‘The Mentalist’, ‘The Closer’ and BBC’s ‘Dr. Foster’, the latter under the name ‘Where the Truth Lies’. ttv
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The Power of Relatable Stories Present at Mipcom, all3media International is displaying the full force of its catalogue with several new titles, ranging from drama to formats and a raft of factual productions, that intend to be an engaging and universal option for viewers around the world. By Sofía Vanoli / @Soph_VB / svanoli@todotv.tv
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hat makes all3media’s formats so successful? According to Janel Downing, VP of Sales for Latin America at the company, it all comes down to engaging and relatable content that can work well in multiple territories. In an interview with ttv, the executive goes through this year’s highlights, the new productions making their way to the international market and all that’s in store for 2019. What did 2018 look like so far for all3media in terms of content distribution? What would you highlight? One of the main highlights for us was Chile. Our first reality production in Chile was a real milestone for us since it was the premiere of our first Latin
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“ONE OF THE MAIN HIGHLIGHTS FOR US WAS THE PREMIERE OF OUR FIRST REALITY PRODUCTION IN CHILE.” “WE ARE GOING INTO THE FINAL QUARTERS OF THIS YEAR WITH A VERY STRONG DRAMA AND FORMATS SLATE.” Families at the Crossroads Format
American adaptation of a constructed reality format. Filmpool’s ‘Families at the Crossroads’ was acquired for local adaptation by Chilean national broadcaster TVN. As you know, Filmpool is the German-based sister company to all3media International so it marks the first commission in the region for the constructed reality genre, which is defined by its production technique, and which has proven to be highly successful in other regions like Central and Eastern Europe. In Chile, TVN has picked up 60 scripts for adaptation by producer Bowen DDRio, with the series set to launch later this year.
ttv / Q&A In ‘Families at the Crossroads’ each episode focuses on a gripping story of self-discovery, told through the eyes of a female hero. The stories are taken from true every-day events -such as those found in newspapers- and are recreated in a dramatized form of heightened reality that emphasizes the emotional aspects and highlights the heroes and happy endings. Following up on the success of 2018, what’s in store for the rest of the year looking at 2019? We are going into the final quarters of this year with a very strong drama and formats slate. Our Amazon co-produced dramas ‘White Dragon’ and ‘Informer’ have recently launched in the UK and will be premiering in the US later this year. ‘Informer’ is a gripping new thriller from Neal Street Productions, which follows a young second-generation immigrant coerced to go undercover for a counter-terrorism officer, while Hong Kong is the backdrop for Two Brothers Picture’s ‘White Dragon’, where Jonah Mulray discovers his wife was leading a dangerous double life after her untimely death. Also from award-winning Two Brothers Pictures is ‘Cheat’, starring Katherine Kelly and Molly Windsor, where a case of academic deception triggers a devastating sequence of events. Two of our big format releases are ‘Beat the Internet’, where contestants must correctly predict computer responses such as popular autocompletes and auto-generated suggestions, and ‘Flirty Dancing’, which gives the chance for two singletons to perform a dance together at their first meeting. This year you’ll be attending Mipcom, what new shows and productions are you taking to the market? And what are your expectations? I’m very excited to be taking our new entertainment format ‘The Circle’ to
the market this year. ‘The Circle’ is a revolutionary format that asks provocative questions about identity and social media today. All living in one modern building, a group of strangers compete to win a large cash prize but can only interact with one another through a social media platform called The Circle. The format’s market has been waiting some years for a truly original concept, and I believe ‘The Circle’ is it. This format has the potential to be the next ‘Big Brother’. This year has been a big one for adaptations, with several formats in your catalogue being adapted across different regions, are adaptations an aspect you’re focusing on? Format adaptations are always front and center of our strategy in Latin America. Up until now we have been most successful with very well-known factual entertainment formats such as ‘Undercover Boss’ (which has been seen on RCN in Colombia, Chilevision in Chile & TV Globo in Brazil) and ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ (which was seen on Banderiantes in Brazil, Chilevision in Chile and Telefe in Argentina). Now in order to keep up with market demand we are focusing more on scripted format adaptations and forming strategic partnerships with talented production companies in the region. What do you think makes all3media’s catalogue appealing to players especially in Latin America and Spain, where there have been multiple sales and adaptations? Through the breadth of our catalogue we cover the genres of factual, factual entertainment and drama, and because of the wealth of different and distinct producers that we represent, we offer many top quality and distinct series within each category. I think our extensive catalogue of award-winning factual entertainment is a real treasure trove of engaging and relatable content and so many of the titles have a huge appeal for a wide range of audiences throughout the world. ttv
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A VARIED CATALOGUE In addition to dramas ‘Informer’, ‘White Dragon’, and ‘Cheat’, all3media arrives at Mipcom with several other captivating titles like series two of ‘Agatha Raisin’, which will see the return of Ashley Jenson as the titular character as audiences continue to enjoy the antics of our
an amateur detective; and various other formats like ‘Extreme
Salvage Squad’, where a team tackles timecritical, dangerous salvage missions; and ‘Born Famous’, a new show from Studio Ramsay which sees the offspring of Britain’s celebrities discover what life might have been without the luxury.
LIAR, ANOTHER ALL3MEDIA HIT Formats and factual content has been a source of joy for independent distributor all3media International, but when it comes to dramas, the company is also a forced to be reckoned with. And at the tip of the spear we can find British critically-acclaimed thriller ‘Liar’, from Two Brothers Pictures. The show, fronted by Joanne Froggatt and Ioan Gruffudd, was acquired in multiple international territories like TF1 (France), Seven Network (Australia), HBO (Spain, CEE and Nordics), BBC Global (Africa, Benelux and the Middle East), SquareOne Entertainment (all German-Speaking territories), TVNZ (New Zealand), SVT (Sweden), 365 Media (Iceland), DBS Satellite (Israel) and TV3 (Ireland); and later on moved to Latin America, where the company closed a deal with OnDIRECTV for broadcast in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador; and with Brazil’s leading multichannel cable and satellite TV operator, GNT. Most recently, the show landed its first international adaptation after being commissioned in Italy by Mediaset, where a local version will be produced by Indigo Film under the title Non Mentire.
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FRENCH CONTENT FINDS NEW MARKETS
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Welcoming over 60 French distributors and buyers from Europe, Asia and Latin America, the 2018 edition of the RendezVous took place in Biarritz, France, from September 9th through the 13th, organized by TV France International. Por Rodrigo Ros @rodrido_ros rros@todotv.tv
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any announcements, deals and projects came out of the 2018 Rendez-Vous, organized by TV France International in Biarritz, France, from September 9th through the 13th.
This growth, which is not the same for every territory, is especially interesting in Latin America, where animation and documentaries are still the preferred genres for broadcast TV and cultural networks in the region.
The event welcomed 67 French exhibitors and more than 260 buyers from 60 countries, including a strong presence of buyers from Europe, Russia, Asia and even Latin America.
Among the announcements made at this edition is the sale of Federation Entertainment’s supernatural thriller ‘Premonitions’ to MVS TV in Mexico, which was acquired for a new pan-regional streaming platform.
“Thanks to the analysis we do every year we know that this has been one of the most important ones in terms of content sales. Animation and fiction are still the genres growing the most,” Hervé Michel, president of TV France International, said to ttv.
The sale is further proof of the success achieved over the last few years by Federation Entertainment, the company led by Pascal Breton, one of the four winner of the Miptv 2018 Medal of Honor.
THE 2018 RENDEZ-VOUS WELCOMED 67 FRENCH EXHIBITORS AND MORE THAN 260 BUYERS FROM 60 COUNTRIES.
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Meanwhile, HITN announced the launch of a new app, which will be aimed at kids. Erika Vogt-Lowell from HITN highlighted the quality of kids’ content, often distributed by small companies, that “fit the quality parameters we’re looking for, since we will be launching a new app for kids soon, with high-quality animated content.” In terms of sales, it was all about the good year French fiction has been having on an international level, finding success in many different platforms such as Netflix, and the interest they’ve gotten from many international networks. In this sense, one of the stars of the event was ‘Chronicles of the Sun’, the new daily drama by French networks group France TV Distribution, which was featured during an exclusive closing event for the 2018 Rendez-Vous. ttv
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A NEW WAVE OF DRAMAS
Even ten years after the international “boom”, Turkish dramas are still going strong. Up next, ttv offers an overview of some of the most eye-catching Turkish dramas to be showcased at Mipcom 2018.
HOLD MY HAND Distributed by Mistco
The compelling tale of a young girl who, after the untimely death of her father, ends up in the street taking care of her autistic brother. Things get more complex when Azra’s brother goes missing. “’Hold My Hand’ premiered on TRT this July and is the number one TV show on Sunday nights in all target groups,” pointed out Aysegul Tuzun, VP, Sales & Marketing at Mistco.
BROKEN LIVES Distributed by ATV
Two police women trying to cope with their past reunite after many years and together seek revenge and justice while building a new life. “This is the best casted Turkish drama of the new season,” assures ATV’s Ziyad Varol. The cast includes Hande Dogandemir, Funda Eryigit, Ozgur Cevik and Seckin Ozdemir, while the director’s chair is occuppied by Serkan Birinci, from ‘Orphan Flowers’.
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Distributed by Global Agency One of the newest dramas in Turkey, ‘Gulperí’ takes its name from the lead character: a mother who has suffered all her life, who is faced with the danger of losing her children after she is slandered following the death of her husband. A big local star, Nurgül Yeşilçay, plays the lead role in a performance that has already received many accolades.
PRICE OF PASSION Distributed by Kanal D
The series, also known as ‘Black and White Love’, is a modern take on “Snow White and the Hunstman”. The D Productions drama follows the life of Asli, a young and beautiful doctor, who, in danger, is forced into a marriage with Ferhat, a hitman working for his criminal uncle. Hayat Bazen Tatlidir İbrahim Çelikkol (‘Karadağlar’) and Birce Akalay (‘Bitter Sweet Life’) play the lead roles.
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Distributed by FNG Content Distribution One of the most anticipated shows of the new season, the first local adaptation of the number one US drama, ‘This Is Us’, promises to be a big hit in Turkey. The show, adapted by Medyapim for FOX Turkey, premieres this month. The first season follows the life of the Günes family, jumping between different moments, to reveal how even the tiniest events have a big impact in our lives.
STILETTO VENDETTA Distributed by Eccho Rights
The Ay Yapim production recently premiered its second season on Star TV, looking to build on what was a very strong first season. As teenagers, Arzu, Merve and Pelin played a cruel prank on Oya. Now she is back looking for revenge. “We believe it’s a universal story,” said director Ali Bilginr. “We’re showing a form of relationship between women that can be seen all around the world.”
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Distributed by Calinos Entertainment Even as sisters, the idealistic Zeynep and the ambitious Yildiz couldn’t be more different. A big but unethical opportunity comes Yildiz way, once that affects the lifes of both sisters. “It looks like ‘Forbidden Fruit’ will be the hit of the season. This series started broadcasting mid-season and its ratings went up to second place on Monday evenings in no time,” affirmed Ismail Dursunov, Deputy General Manager at Calinos Entertainment
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Distributed by Madd Entertainment This Medyapim drama is one of the most sought-after Turkish contents of the new season. In the drama, the talented Beren Gökyıldız (‘Mother’) plays Öykü, an 8 years old girl whose life changes dramatically when she becomes dependant on her fresh off jail dad, Demir, a man that only wish to get rid of her so he can become rich alongside his best friend.
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Distributed by Inter Medya The series, an Ay Yapim production, returned for a second season to follow on Yamac’s inner struggles, with the young man trying to balance his love life and the responsibilities he has towards his family and his neighborhood, after becoming the head of the clan. The show has already travelled to Chile, Afghanistan, Georgia and Irak, among other countries.
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A POWERHOUSE IS BORN In a move that will surely shake up the TV drama industry, two of Turkey’s leading production companies, Medyapim and Ay Yapim, announced the creation of a joint venture, Madd Entertainment, designed to take control of the international distribution of their own titles moving forward.
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he Turkish content distribution universe has become even more competitive with the introduction of Madd Entertainment, the joint-venture between Medyapim and Ay Yapim, two of Turkey’s leading production companies, responsible for some of most influential titles in Turkish drama’s international “boom” of the past decade.
Up to this point, titles like ‘A Girl Named Feriha’ and ‘Woman’, both from Medyapim, were distributed internationally by Calinos Entertainment, while Ay Yapim titles, like ‘Fatmagul’, ‘Endless Love’ or ‘Ezel’, have been in the hands of other Turkish distributors, like Inter Medya or Kanal D International. Those titles will remain in those distributors portfolios, but, starting in September 2018
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Founded in 2005, Ay Yapim is one of the youngest production companies in Turkey, but that hasn’t stopped it from becoming a huge player in the market. The producer has created some of the most popular titles of recent years, like ‘Fatmagul’, ‘Ezel’, ‘Forbidden Love’, ‘Black Money Love’ and the International Emmy Award winning ‘Endless Love’.
Meyapim is one of the most experienced and well-known production houses in Turkey. The company, founded in 1993, is responsible for titles like ‘A Girl Named Feriha’, ‘Mother’ and ‘Woman’, among others.
and moving forward, Madd will gather all the new output of both production houses under one roof.
of Strategy & Business Development and Ezgi Alkaç as director of Finance & BI, while Özsümbül leads a International Sales team that also includes former Kanal D executive, Deniz Cantutan, as a manager.
Both companies combined create over 400 hours of fresh content annually, most of it for Turkey’s prime time, which means a lot of high quality dramas. “Our catalog will focus on fresh titles, which are produced by Medyapım and Ay Yapım,” Özlem Özsümbül, International Sales Director at the new company, explains to ttv. “Our intention is to distribute new titles from Medyapım and Ay Yapım. All distributors will continue to work on the titles that they have in their catalog.” Madd, an acronym for Medyapim Ay Yapim Drama Distribution, is making its debut at an international event during this Mipcom with six new titles, including the dramas ‘My Little Girl’ and ‘A Litre of Tears’, two successful remakes from Medyapim, and ‘Phi’ and ‘Persona’, two new super series.
AN ALL-STAR TEAM. To have an immediate impact on the international market and ensure a very quick and smooth transition from producers to distributors, Madd went after some of the most experienced and wellknown executives in the Turkish TV industry. The new team includes Ateş İnce as Managing Director; Ayşe Matay as director of Project & New Business; Deniz Özkiliç as director
WHERE NO DIZI HAS REACHED BEFORE. Clearly, Madd Entertainment aims to become a one-stop-shop for the best drama productions in Turkey, and at the same time maximize the distribution potential of each of their titles, without neglecting new business opportunities like international co-productions. In a statement redacted to introduce the new company, Madd explains that part of the company’s vision is to “invest in the future of drama and collaborative productions with international partners,” presenting itself as a willing partner for co-productions and new partnership opportunities with global producers and broadcasters. “With Madd Entertainment, we would like focus on a more strategic level by figuring
“With Madd Entertainment, we would like to focus on a more strategic level by figuring out new opportunities in the content field. In addition to regular content sales, we would like to cooperate in various projects with global content players all around the world” “OUR MISSION IS TO DISTRIBUTE THE NEWEST CONTENT PRODUCED BY MEDYAPIM AND AY YAPIM, AND TO ESTABLISH STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARTNERS AND BE INVOLVED IN BIG COOPERATION PROJECTS WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR FOUNDERS.” out new opportunities in the content field,” explains Özsümbül. “In addition to regular content sales, we would like to cooperate in various projects with global content players all around the world.” Looking at its first portfolio it’s easy to identify Madd’s willingness to try new things. ‘Phi’ and ‘Persona’ seem to be two interesting bets from Madd; the company is looking for this content, labeled as super series, to be able to conquer those territories that haven’t been reached yet by the “dizi” fever. “Our mission is to distribute the newest content produced by Medyapım and Ay Yapım, and to establish strong relationships with partners and be involved in big cooperation projects with the support of our founders,” says Özsümbül. “We would like to be a part of different projects along the content value chain.” ttv
“OUR INTENTION IS TO DISTRIBUTE THE NEW TITLES FROM MEDYAPIM AND AY YAPIM. ALL DISTRIBUTORS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE TITLES THAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR CATALOG.”
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“Ay Yapım will contribute to the portfolio with two more titles: one features Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ and is named ‘Crash’ and the other one is an adaptation from WB’s ‘Falcon Crest’,” Özsümbül adds.
“Our team consists of experienced media professionals in their fields of advertisement and global content sales,” Özsümbül affirms. “They bring their know-how to the table. All of them have a global mindset and have years of experience in multinational corporations. The team is the most important asset nowadays. Therefore, we transferred top talents from other media companies.”
International Sales Director at Madd Entertainment
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SUCCESS BRINGS SUCCESS By Luis Cabrera / @luis_cabreram / lcabrera@todotv.tv
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What Calinos’ titles have been accomplishing locally has translated seamlessly into the international market. Once there, titles like ‘Woman’ and ‘Our Story’ keep attracting audiences, now bolstered by international acclaim. With ‘Forbiddden Fruit’, Calinos seeks to keep the streak going. “THE SUCCESS OF OUR SERIES IN 2018 ATTRACTED EVEN MORE INTEREST, ESPECIALLY FROM THE LATAM REGION. WE HAVE REACHED A GOOD VOLUME OF SALES AND DEALS THIS YEAR IN MANY IMPORTANT COUNTRIES.”
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ood local ratings sow the seeds for international success. This is a truth that applies to most TV content, but has been a key denominator of the most recent Turkish dramas, responsible for one of the most important trends in the industry during the past decade. After conquering MENA and LatAm, Turkish dramas are making strides in Western Europe and looking forward to increasing their foothold in Africa and the Far East, but, even now, it all starts at home, with Turkish audiences.
With titles like ‘Woman’, ‘Our Story’ and, most recently, ‘The Forbidden Fruit’, Calinos Entertainment has a strong lineup of locally successful titles that have been able to replicate their impact abroad. ‘Woman’ and ‘Our Story’ had been targeted by many Latin American buyers, seduced by their powerful stories, the pull of their stars (Hazal Kaya, from ‘The Girl named Feriha’, is the protagonist of ‘Our Story’) and the title’s proven results in Turkey and other countries. The same applies now to ‘Forbidden Fruit’, a title that Ismail Dursunov, Deputy General Manager of Calinos Entertainment, forecasts to be “the hit of the season”, after its mid-season local debut in FOX Turkey. Can you give us an overview of your 2018 so far? This year has been particularly successful for us; the success of our series at-
Ismail Dursunov,
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tracted even more interest, especially from the LatAm region. We have reached a good volume of sales and deals this year in many important countries. What shows would you highlight among the ones you are taking to Mipcom? It looks like ‘Forbidden Fruit’ will be the hit of
the season. This series started broadcasting mid-season and its ratings went up to second place on Monday evenings in no time. This Mipcom, we will focus on this series. Looking forward, the new series that we have acquired will begin broadcasting in January, therefore we are planning some special events for Natpe Miami and next Miptv. Can you share some comments about ‘Woman’s success, locally and around the world, during the last year? ‘Woman’ is a very universal story about a young mother, who is left to look after her children as her husband unexpectedly dies. She has to endure a lot of setbacks but the biggest surprise comes when we find out that her husband is actually alive. Each week the tension escalates, as viewers in Turkey impatiently await what will follow. ‘Woman’ is one of the very few titles that managed to get a 10 rating this season. It was broadcast in Mexico, where each week the rating increased steadily and is one of the most watched Turkish series in the LatAm region.
60 countries and has many fans around the world. We have closed deals in many countries and we expect that its success will continue and we will see high viewership ratings as we did locally. Turkish films seem to be gaining steam around the world. Do you agree with that statement? What titles would you highlight from your portfolio? Turkish films will find and secure their place in the market. Even though films have been sold to TV
platforms, the real success will come with theatrical distribution. We have many films in our catalogue. One of those films is ‘The Miracle’, produced by Boyut Film, which has been watched by more than 5 million people in Turkey and abroad. The sequel is being filmed at the moment and we expect to reach the same success in sales as the first one. We are also working on the Turkish remake of the French film ‘The Untouchables’, which we believe will be a boom like its original version.
And what has been the impact of ‘Our Story’? ‘Our Story’ is the local adaptation of ‘Shameless’ and deemed very favourable by the Turkish audience. It’s the story of a girl who has to look after her five siblings while dealing with her drunk father and falling in love for the first time. The show proved to be so successful that it was a leader for many weeks in all key demos. It stars Hazal Kaya, who many viewers recognize from ‘The Girl Named Feriha’, which we sold to more than Our Story Drama
What new territories is Calinos exploring or eager to explore in the upcoming years? Western Europe, Africa and the Far East are our target markets at the moment. ttv
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How do you feel Turkish dramas have been evolving since its international “boom”? How do we see this evolution among the titles in your portfolio? Actually this boom happened about 10 years ago and currently new markets are being explored. What the MENA region discovered ten years ago is what LatAm is discovering in the past couple of years and now the same is happening with Europe. We predict that the next regions where we would see a “‘boom” will be Africa and the Far East. We try to include titles in our portfolio which have been successful locally and have universal themes which adds to our success and growing sales figures.
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A BRIDGE BETWEEN CULTURES By Luis Cabrera / @luis_cabreram / lcabrera@todotv.tv
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Adding new territories each year, Inter Medya has spearheaded Turkish content’s advance around the globe. Recently, the company found new success in Spain with its acclaimed dramas and is now ready to do the same with its feature films. “WITH ‘BLACK MONEY LOVE’S VERY GOOD RESULTS, IT WAS EASIER TO SELL ‘ENDLESS LOVE’ TO SPAIN. IN ADDITION TO THOSE TWO SERIES, WE HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING THE SALE OF A NUMBER OF OUR FEATURE FILMS AS WELL.”
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elevision’s value as a cultural phenomenon is long past the point of contention. Even the fiercer old school intellectuals will concede on the big role that TV content plays as a cultural bridge between nations. As Turkey has witnessed over the past decade, the impact of their TV content’s internationalization is profound. Latin America is one of the latest regions to become enthralled by Turkish content, but it won’t be the last. “When it comes to Turkish drama sales, Latin America is currently one of our most important markets,” explains Can Okan, CEO & Founder of Inter Medya, a company that since 1992 has been one of the most successful Turkish content distributors around the world. “Our series and feature films achieve very good reviews and great success in Latin America because we believe that the audience often identifies itself with Turkish stories and actors,” the executive adds. “This is most likely due to the fact that certain cultural codes in various regions around the world are somewhat similar, and the Turkish culture is in a sense a bridge.”
That connection is not limited to the small screen, something that Inter Medya was fast to understand and act upon, closing a deal with Peruvian distributor Tondero for the big screen release of their Turkish feature films. “Our latest endeavor was to organize the premiere of ‘Kerem, hasta la eternidad’ in theaters in Latin America in partnership with Tondero,” details Okan. “For the first time ever, fans of Engin Akyürek, the lead actor, had the opportunity to meet him and watch the movie together with him at the galas. With its cinematic success in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Puerto Rico, the demand for Turkish movies in Latin America is increasing day by day.” A SPANISH CONNECTION. As cultural bridges go, there aren’t many that are shorter than the one that unites Latin America and Spain. Yet, Spain’s TV industry has proven over the years to be more difficult to crack. Now, Inter Medya has accomplished it with two of its main titles: ‘Black Money Love’ and ‘Endless Love’. “Both are very strong titles,” Okan says. “’Black Money Love’ is indeed the first of our series to reach the Spanish audience. With its very good results, it was easier to sell ‘Endless Love’ to Spain.”
“OUR LATEST DRAMA ‘INNOCENT’ IS A MINISERIES CONSISTING OF JUST 8 EPISODES OF 60 MINUTES EACH. THE FIRST SERIES WAS FEATURED ON TURKEY’S VERY OWN SVOD PLATFORM BLUTV, WITH IMMACULATE PRODUCTION VALUES.”
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“It’s a universal story about relationships, memories, love, neglect, crime and the human mind,” Okan comments. “We are certain that we can enter Northern Europe, as well as the Asian market with this series.” For this edition of Mipcom, Inter Medya is also presenting big series like the second season of ‘The Pit’, new shows like ‘Flames of Desire’, and formats like quiz show ‘19’. ‘The Pit’ follows a young man named Yamac, who comes from an influential family ruling over Cukur, a neighborhood in Istanbul. Torn between his love, his family, and his neighborhood, Yamac’s life is never going to be the same when he has to go back to Cukur to become the head of the family. Produced by Most Production, ‘Flames of Desire’ is a successful drama series that addresses the old tradition of two young people forced to marry. On the formats side, ‘19’ is a quiz show with a simple and attractive concept; 19 boxes, 19 questions and 19 seconds. Produced by Production House for Kanal D, the show offers contestants prizes as long as they manage to answer more questions than their rivals. A duel between two contestants, the one who correctly answers more questions than the other wins 100.000 dollars of prize money every day. The winner has the chance to earn more and more each week and continue to win up to millions. “In addition to those two series, we have been negotiating the sale of a number of our feature films as well,” the executive adds. Following a similar logic, the Hispanic community in the US was a target audience for the Turkish dramas that have done so well in Latin America. Inter Medya has recently sold ‘In Between’, produced by Koliba, to Hispanic network Univision.
The series focuses on the family of Ceved, a retired police officer, who lives with his wife in the outskirts of the city. One night, their son comes home and delivers some terrible news that changes their lives forever.
Lastly, the company is also presenting ‘Money Monster’, a game that combines speed, talent and intelligence, making contestants count money with the chance to win it if their final number is the correct one. ttv Flames of Desire Drama
“This is a great success for Inter Medya,” Okan celebrated. “As the demand for Turkish series is growing in this region, we hope to conclude further negotiations in other areas shortly.”
‘Innocent’ is an 8-episode title that premiered in Turkey on BluTV, Kanal D’s OTT platform. It was the first original Turkish series to premiere on a local SVOD platform. The series has “immaculate production values” and stars renowned Turkish actors like Haluk Bilginer, Nur Sürer, Ali Atay, Okan Yalabık, Tülin Özen, Bartu Küçükçağlayan and Serkan Keskin.
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The proliferation of new windows has empowered Inter Medya, which is already aiming to expand its footprint in Northern Europe and Asia thanks to titles like ‘Innocent’, a miniseries created for SVOD platforms.
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‘ELIF’ BECOMES THE LONGEST TURKISH DRAMA TO AIR IN CHILE AFTER 20 MONTHS ON AIR on TVN, ‘Elif’ became the longest-running Turkish drama to ever air in Chile. The story of the abandoned little girl came on top of other Turkish dramas like Mega’s ‘Karadayi’ and El Trece’s ‘Magnificent Century’, which have aired for 17 months in Chile. In addition, ‘Elif’ has also bested other long-running foreign shows in Chile like ‘Ugly Betty’ (14 months), or even Chilean production ‘Forgive Us Our Sins’, which is currently on its 17th month on Mega. Produced by Green Yapim and distributed by Eccho Rights, the Turkish drama is also one of the longest running dramas in Turkey with four seasons on Kanal 7 and more than 700 episodes aired between September of 2014 and June of 2018. This success has earned it a season five renewal, which will air in 2019.
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INTER MEDYA SELLS TWO TURKISH DRAMAS IN COSTA RICA TURKISH DISTRIBUTOR Inter Medya announced it sold ‘Broken Wings’ and ‘Mrs. Fazilet and her Daughters’ to Teletica in Costa Rica. The titles will air locally as ‘Alas Rotas’ and ‘La señora Fazilet’. Beatriz Cea Okan, Sales Executive at Inter Medya, said: “Following their immense success in Turkey, we are proud to see that both dramas are becoming worldwide hits, and as we negotiate in various territories, we see that interest keeps increasing.”Produced by Koliba Film, ‘Broken Wings’ tells the dramatic story of four siblings who are left alone in poverty after their father’s sudden death. ‘Mrs. Fazilet and her Daughters’, by Avsar Film, is about a single mother and her two daughters living a modest life but dreaming of becoming wealthy and respected.
AIRED IN OVER 60 COUNTRIES around the world, many of them in Latin America, Turkish series ‘Magnificent Century’ will add a new screen in the region with its arrival in Colombia. The drama will air on Canal Uno under the local title ‘El sultán’. ‘Magnificent Century’ is a Turkish drama produced in 2011 by Tims Productions and aired on Star TV. Its international distribution is managed by Global Agency. It stars Halit Ergenç as Suleimán and Meryem Uzerli as Hürrem, although in the last season Uzerli was replaced by Vahide Perçin. The series revolves around the life and the rise to power of Suleiman the Magnificent, the sultan with the longest reign in the history of Turkey. In Latin America it’s already been sold in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Chile, Panama, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Argentina, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Paraguay and Guatemala.
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‘THE YARD’ SOARS ON STAR TV IN TURKEY THE SECOND SEASON of Fremantle’s ‘The Yard’ premiered on Star TV as its number one show of the day with a 15.4% share, up 40% from the network’s prime time average share, and became the second highest-rated show of the day in Turkey. Set in a female prison in Istanbul, ‘The Yard’ boasts the same legendary characters as the Australian original, with action-packed stories of survival as the inmates are thrown together to tackle life behind bars. With unexpected twists and turns on top of the heartbreak, humour and divided loyalties of prison life, the series promises high stakes and edge-of-your-seat viewing as the characters attempt to survive on the inside.
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WHAT THE INDUSTRY NEEDS Ziyad Varol,
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ast month, ‘Lifeline’ came back for a second season and the record-setting show didn’t disappoint. In its premiere, ‘Lifeline’ once again lead all the demos with a 13.37 rating and a share that peaked at 38%. The show has been the highest-rated drama in Turkish television since 2012.
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ATV is clearly proud of what it has accomplished locally, but it’s also very excited about what the drama promises internationally. “‘Lifeline’ was launched at Miptv 2018 where it was the only Turkish drama selected in the Fresh TV conference,” remembers Ziyad Varol, Licensing and Digital Manager, Acquisition & Sales, Platforms for the Turkish company. “In this short time, the title has already been sold to twenty countries and has plenty of further deals ready to arrive soon.” A strong story, with dark and compelling themes, great acting and beautiful cinematography -it was filmed in the Black Sea region- makes ‘Lifeline’ one of the market’s most attractive dramas, worthy of its claim as premium Turkish television.
“‘LIFELINE’S SUCCESS COMES FROM COMBINING CONTRASTS IN AN EXTRAORDINARY WAY. CHARACTERS GREATLY MATCH WITH THE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AND THIS MAKES THE SHOW MORE INTIMATE.”
“It’s not easy to do business anymore if you don’t have any premium content,” Varol explains. “We are the number one TV channel in Turkey and, as such, we have a powerful catalog. Our strategy still is to have premium content; that’s what the industry needs”. Alongside ‘Lifeline’, ATV is arriving in Cannes with two new titles: ‘Broken Lives’ and ‘Foster Mother’, which join the catalog with a couple of other shows that have already conquered
Premium content is the name of the game and ATV’s strategy has been to become a synonyim with Turkish premium productions. At Mipcom, the distributor will be showcasing ‘Lifeline’, the record-setting drama that is now in its second season, alongside new titles like ‘Broken Lives’ and ‘Foster Mother’. By Luis Cabrera @luis_cabreram / lcabrera@todotv.tv
many territories, like ‘Orphan Flowers’ and ‘Love & Hate’. Can you give us an overview of your most important recent deals? Sales of ‘Love & Hate’ and ‘Orphan Flowers’ were very successful last year. ‘Love & Hate’ was sold to Mexico and it has started its Latin American journey. In addition to Mexico, it has entered into Romania, Moldova, Kazakhstan and Georgia. ‘Lifeline’ was launched at Miptv 2018 where it was the only Turkish drama selected in the Fresh TV conference. In this short time, the title has already been sold to twenty countries and has plenty of further deals ready to arrive soon. We have also expanded into the Spanish market for the first time in 2018 and licensed two of our series there. Turkish series are doing very well in Spain and we Foster Mother Drama
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“‘LIFELINE’ IS A PIONEER IN DARK AND COMPELLING STORIES. AUDIENCES HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED ‘LIFELINE’S INTENSE TASTE AND IT’S AS REMARKABLE AS RIDING A BICYCLE FOR THE FIRST TIME.” believe this success will continue and trigger other neighbouring territories as well.
lives and their strong feelings of guilt after they get involved in a crime.
What new shows would you highlight among the ones you are presenting at Mipcom? We have two brand new titles. One is ‘Broken Lives’ (‘Can Kırıkları’), which has the best cast for a Turkish drama in this new season. It stars Hande Dogandemir, Funda Eryigit, Ozgur Cevik and Seckin Ozdemir. The series has the same director as ‘Orphan Flowers’, Serkan Birinci, which is another successful and long-lasting series.
We are also presenting ‘Foster Mother’ (‘Aglama Anne’), which will make viewers question motherhood and the importance of family from a child’s perspective.
‘Broken Lives’ has two women protagonists who reunite after many years; both of them have an unfortunate past they are trying to cope with, and they have built a new life as they became police officers. The thing which reunites them will be revenge. Audiences will become witnesses of two police officers’ Broken Lives Drama
‘Lifeline’ has been the standout Turkish drama of the year. What makes this title so compelling? In the first quarter of 2018, ‘Lifeline’ held a ratings and share record in Turkey, and it has now started a new season with extraordinary ratings. ‘Lifeline’ became the leader in all categories with a 13.37 rating and 36-38% share. ‘Lifeline’s success comes from its ability to combine contrasts in an extraordinary way.
On the other hand, it takes place in the Black Sea region, the North side of Turkey, and the cinematography of the drama contains impressive wide shots of greens and blues. ‘Lifeline’ presents a lot of further sub-stories so it becomes unmissable.
Latin America is still growing as a destination for Turkish content. How do you see your business growing in the region? Are you anticipating new trends emerging? Are your working towards new business models in Latin America? There is still interest in Turkish content from Latin America, but it is not a “boom” like before. Because of overstocking problems, it’s not easy to do business anymore if you don’t have any premium content. Since we are the number one TV channel in Turkey, we have such a powerful catalog, so we’re still able to do business with major players in Latin America. Our strategy still is to have premium content; that’s what the industry needs. What new territories is ATV exploring or eager to explore in the upcoming years? Being a jewel in the Turkish TV market, ATV’s main focus is to broaden its presence and to bring more high quality series to audiences all around the world. So we’ll always concentrate on breaking the limits. The next target would be Southern Europe and Africa. ttv
“IT’S NOT EASY TO DO BUSINESS IF YOU DON’T HAVE ANY PREMIUM CONTENT. SINCE WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE TV CHANNEL IN TURKEY, WE HAVE SUCH A POWERFUL CATALOG.”
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Tahir grows up in a conservative family and he takes the risk of losing his family to protect Nefes from domestic violence. Nefes is tortured by her husband for years, but she never gives up; she holds on to life even after she loses her brother because of Vedat, her husband. Characters greatly match with the actors and actresses and this makes the show more intimate.
‘Lifeline’ has a strong, dark and compelling story. Do you think other shows might replicate this kind of storytelling after seeing its success? ‘Lifeline’ is a pioneer with a dark and compelling story. Audiences have already experienced ‘Lifeline’s intense taste and it is as remarkable as riding a bicycle for the first time. It’s easy to differentiate the quality of the original one when you already liked the taste.
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A MEGA HIT IN THE MAKING
One of the biggest news of the season in the Turkish TV industry was that ‘This Is Us’, the number one scripted drama in the US, was going to be adapted by FOX Networks Group in Turkey. With the title ‘Hayat Gibi’ and production by Medyapim, the series will premiere this month on FOX Turkey. By Luis Cabrera / @luis_cabreram / lcabrera@todotv.tv
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ho is going to play the villain? In the original version and after a lot of theories, that role (spoiler alert!) finally went to an “evil” CrockPot. What kitchen appliance, more common in Eurasia, will be taking its role in the new Turkish version? That is just one of the intriguing questions that FOX Turkey will address in the future while rising up to the challenge of being the first to adapt ‘This Is Us’, one of the highest-rated premiere dramas in the US during the last couple of years. The news of the adaptation made waves last September when it was announced that Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has licensed the scripted drama series to FOX Networks Group in Turkey. ‘Hayat Gibi’, as the adaptation is titled, is in the hands of Medyapim, one of the biggest content producers in Turkey. Besides being the producer behind hits like ‘A Girl Named Feriha’, ‘Woman’ and ‘Forbidden Fruit’, Medyapim is also responsible for many successful adaptations of international series, including ‘The Nanny’, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘Desperate Housewives’ and ‘Shameless’.
THE ADAPTATION IS CALLED ‘HAYAT GIBI’, WITH THE PEARSONS BECOMING THE GÜNES, AND IS PREMIERING THIS MONTH ON THE FOX CHANNEL IN TURKEY. The series is directed by Merve Girgin (‘That is My Life’, ‘Mother’, ‘Woman’), with Fatih Aksoy (‘Woman’, ‘Our Story’) serving as producer. The cast includes Songül Öden (‘Noor’, ‘Desperate Houseviwes’), Celil Nalçakan (‘For My Son’), Birkan Sokullu (‘Kurt Seyit and Şura’, ‘Flames of Desire’), Olgun Toker (‘Karadayı’, ‘Flames of Desire’) and Elçin Afacan (‘Insider’). Medyapim presents the series as “an authentic, emotional and multi-layered story of a family over the decades: five people laughing, loving, grieving, growing and ultimately celebrating life.” In ‘Hayat Gabi’, the Pearsons will become the Günes: Cem and Reyhan are expecting triplets, but when one child dies during child-
birth the young couple decides to adopt a baby left at the hospital. At 35, Beste, who has struggled with her weight since childhood has decided to take control of her life and lose weight. Mahur is looking for his biological father and Berk – the famous face of a major brand– has decided a change of career is needed. Whatever happens to these five people they all know one thing to be true; kindness will save the world and loving one person will be the beginning of everything. The narrative jumps between three timelines, following key moments in the family’s history, creating a story that reveals how even the smallest events have a major impact in our lives. Even through tragedy and heartbreak, ‘Hayat Gibi’ is a life-affirming story about the real meaning of family, compassion, friendship, love and fidelity. Fox Networks Group Content Distribution has acquired the distribution rights to the Turkish adaptation and will sell the local version internationally.
IT’S THE FIRST LOCAL ADAPTATION OF THE HIT DRAMA ‘THIS IS US’, WHICH HAS BEEN NUMBER ONE IN THE US AMONG SCRIPTED DRAMAS.
In the US, ‘This Is Us’ has become a phenomenon, reaching the number one spot in ratings in the key demo of Adults 18-49 not long after its premiere, in September 20th 2016. The second season of the series rose in total viewers from season one and the series received 19 Emmy Award nominations and two wins thus far. ‘This Is Us’ chronicles the Pearson family across the decades: from Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) and Rebecca (Mandy Moore) as young parents in the 1980s to their 37-year-old kids Kevin (Justin Hartley), Kate (Chrissy Metz) and Randall (Sterling K. Brown) searching for love and fulfillment in the present day.
Dorothy Crompton, VP of Format Licensing at Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution is overseeing the local adaptation’s production on behalf of TCFTVD, which will be set in Istanbul and will cover the season one US storyline. Still in pre-production at the time of this article, ‘Hayat Gibi’ is slated to premiere this month on the FOX channel in Turkey.
THE ORIGINAL HIT NAMED HAYAT Nothing more than a coincidence, but FOX Turkey already has a hit with “Hayat” in its name. It’s ‘O Hayat Benim’, internationally known as ‘This Is My Life’, a drama series that has been the bestselling title for FNG Turkey during the last couple of years. The drama, which aired from 2014 to 2017, follows Bahar (Ezgi Asaroğlu), a young girl who lives in Istanbul with her family and, because of their poverty, is forced to drop out of school to find work. In truth, she is adopted and the daughter of a very powerful and rich man. Once her real family comes looking for her, their adopter parents present her sister, Efsun, instead.
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As the ratings and Emmy Award nominations attest, the show has gathered many accolades, focusing on factors like the acting, the casting, the directing and, particularly, the script, that allowed the viewers to feel for the Pearsons as if they were their own family.
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her first true love Kadir and give up on a college education to become a teacher. She eventually marries Eyup, but his family doesn’t accept her, even after the couple has three beautiful children. With Eyup, Gulperi leads a happy life, until tragedy strikes: Eyup dies on a business trip. From then on, Gulperi’s life becomes a nightmare: she has to deal with the unwanted advances of Eyup’s brother, who turns violent. While defending
The drama ‘Gulperi’, the tale of a woman that had to deal with gender inequality all her life, is the leading title in Global Agency’s catalog. With a very relevant topic and the talent of Nurgül Yeşilçay in the leading role, ‘Gulperi’ promises big things in the international market.
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n a move that has been paying big dividends, Turkish dramas have been increasingly empowering women with their narratives during recent years, with stories that show female protagonists overcoming many difficulties, including those that are direct consequences of living in a male-lead society. Shows like ‘Woman’ or ‘Mother’, to name a few, have gathered local and international success, in a moment where audiences all around the globe are specially attentive for those themes and avid for strong female representation on screen.
Global Agency’s newest drama, ‘Gulperi’, aims to add another dimension to those narratives, taking full advantage of having an all-star cast, lead by the award-winning actress Nurgül Yeşilçay. Yeşilçay is one of the most prominent Turkish actresses of her generation. The 42-year old performer studied drama at the Anadolu University’s Theather Department, and has played leading roles in many plays and movies. On TV, the actress has
been part of shows like ‘Magnificent Century: Kozem’.
herself, she injuries him and is sentenced to jail.
In ‘Gulperi’, Yeşilçay plays the leading character of the same name; a poor but proud woman who has experienced a lot of suffering and hardship through her life, but still has the strength to fight for the love of her children, after the untimely death of her husband.
Once she gets out, her in-laws deny her the opportunity of being with her children. The fight to win them back and more importantly reconnect with them after such a long time, defines Gulperi’s character and is the motor behind the show’s narrative.
Gulperi had to give up on her dreams because of her father’s oppression. She had to let go of
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WHEN OPPOSITES ATTRACT The Kanal D International drama, ‘Price of Passion’, presents a modern twist on a familiar tale, when the lives of two people of very different backgrounds, and even more distant presents, become entangled in an unexpected way. By ttvmedianews.com
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ith a retelling of a classic tale and a new and modern take on a familiar trope is how ‘Price of Passion’ engages the audience. The show, introduced to buyers at the past edition of Mipcom, premiered in Turkey last year.
Emir Khalilzadeh is the drama’s director, while İbrahim Çelikkol and Birce Akalay play the two leading roles. In addition, ‘Wounded Love’, another standout in Kanal D International’s catalog, recently added a new key territory in Latin America. The Turkish drama that brings back together Halit Ergenç and Bergüzar Korel, known around the world as Onur and Sherezade from ‘1001 Nights’, arrived in Argentina. Telefe promoted ‘Wounded Love’ under the title ‘Mi vida eres tú’. However, no premiere date has been set yet, although it was expected to begin airing this month, after ‘Mother’ (‘Todo por mi hija’) comes to an end.
In ‘Price of Passion’, Ferhat is a hit man working for his criminal uncle. Aslı is a young and idealistic doctor. One day, their paths crossed in the most unexpected way, as Aslı is forced to operate on a man shot by Ferhat. Then, Aslı has to marry Ferhat to save her own life. In the world of corrupt relationships and ambition of power, these two opposite people will get along through time and get closer to each other.
‘Wounded Love’ takes place in Turkey during the Occupation Years, where none could tell friend from foe apart, and tells the story of a family torn up by a colossal war and their journey to find each other again. With its premiere in Argentina, the drama gets another Latin American screen. It also aired on Imagen TV (Mexico), Latina (Peru), Monte Carlo (Uruguay) and Mega (Chile). ‘Wounded Love’ is produced by O3 Medya for Kanal D and premiered for the first time in Turkey back in 2016 with tremendous success. This gave way to a second season which finished in June of this year. ttv
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TWO NEW EXECUTIVES TO BOLSTER ITS INTERNATIONAL DIVISION September saw the Turkish company add two experienced executives to its global business arm, Kanal D International, welcoming Ekin Koyuncu and Dilara Kervancıoğlu. Kervancıoğlu became the Head of PR, Marketing and Operational for Kanal D International, after working in different divisions of the company. “Kanal D International is known as a school for the international media business and I am sure that Dilara with her great potential will
bring us additional power to our operation. In a very short while we will announce some other changes within the team and will reach our final structure,” said Kerim Emrah Turna, Executive Director of Kanal D Interntional, after the promotion. Meanwhile, Koyuncu joined the team as the new Sales Executive for the CEE territories. “Ekin has been with A+E Networks’ Lifetime and MedyaVizyon, where she has held positions in sales and acquisitions. I am sure that with her experience and warm
Ekin Koyuncu,
Sales Executive for CEE for Kanal D International personality she will have a very positive communication with our clients in the CEE region,” Emrah Turna added.
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NOT JUST FOR ADULTS
The global success of TRT’s epic dramas, lead by ‘Resurrection: Ertugrul’, cannot overshadow the depth of Mistco’s huge catalogue, which includes new drama titles (‘Hold my Hand’, ‘Two Pars One Love’) and a thriving animation offering of high quality kids series, like ‘Momo’ and ‘Aslan’. By Luis Cabrera / @luis_cabreram / lcabrera@todotv.tv
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hen facing a catalog as big as the one TRT owns, it becomes difficult to grasp the depth of its offering. For Mistco, however, this is the reality that comes from being the sales agent for the largest Turkish TV network.
‘Ertugrul’ has been leading the way, but it’s not alone, even in its genre: ‘The Last Emperor’ is another historical drama that recently announced new sales to Uzbekistan and Pakistan. The series, based on the true life story of Abdulhamid Han, the strongest Ottoman Emperor in the 19th century, is airing its third season in Turkey.
“We are handling a huge catalog consisting of the best drama series with international plots; animation series for preschoolers and schoolers; documentaries about nature, wildlife and history; miniseries with great casts and touching scenarios; TV movies with famous production teams,” said Aysegul Tuzun, VP, Sales & Marketing at Mistco.
MODERN SUCCESSES. In a more modern vein, ‘Prisoner of Love’, a romantic drama, is also receiving positive feedback from different territories and looking to announce new deals very soon.
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The shinning star of the catalog is ‘Resurrection: Ertugrul’, an epic drama that has been the highest-rated Turkish series in its country for the past four seasons.
Aysegul Tuzun, VP, Sales & Marketing at Mistco
“AS THE HIGHEST-RATED TURKISH DRAMA, ‘RESURRECTION: ERTUGRUL’ IS STILL OUR DRIVEN CONTENT. EVERY SEASON THE PRODUCTION QUALITY IS INCREASING AS WELL AS THE PLOT’S STRENGTH AND THE SERIES’ REPUTATION WORLDWIDE.”
“The show is airing its fifth season now and every season its production quality is increasing, as well as the strength of the plot and the reputation of the series worldwide,” Tuzun highlighted.
One of the new titles for Mipcom 2018 is ‘Hold My Hand’, a series that premiered on TRT this July. “’Hold My Hand’ is the number one TV show on Sunday nights in all target groups,” Tuzun explained. ‘Hold My Hand’ follows two youngsters whose life became entangled: the beautiful Azra (Alina Boz, Hazal in ‘Broken Pieces’) and the wealthy Cenk (Alp Navruz, Sinan in ‘Mrs. Fazilet and Her Daughters’).
‘Resurrection: Ertugrul’s success has been constant all around the world and it keeps entering new territories, like it did with Canal Uno in Ecuador.
“We believe that the success it reached in Turkey will be reflected globally and the series will receive great interest from all around the world especially from Latin America,” said Tuzun. “Right after the launch of the show, there are deals we are about to close.”
“It is very pleasing to achieve these deals since the show is airing season 5, as mentioned, and still very successful all around the world,” the executive said, who teased “a big surprise” for fans of the historical drama genre in 2019. “We will announce it at the upcoming markets,” she said.
Another new drama is ‘Two Parts One Love’. This family drama has a “very emotional and entertaining story”, according to the executive. “TRT produces the best family drama series and ‘Two Parts One Love’ has proven to be one of them with its ratings result so far,” she added. “It is a great choice for the global
Momo Animation
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partners who are searching for fun on their screen.” TIME FOR KIDS. Although usually overshadowed in the news by their drama offerings, animations are one of the most sought-after content in Mistco’s catalog, product of having the whole array of shows from TRT Cocuk, TRT’s kids channel. “Since they are very international and entertaining, our animation catalog is receiving interest worldwide,” Tuzun said. “We are closing deals for both TV channels and streaming platforms very often.” The two new animation titles that Mistco will be launching at Mipcom are ‘Momo’ and ‘Aslan’.
‘Aslan’, meanwhile, revolves around the story of a young boy who stirs up trouble while inventing new things but always learns valuable lessons after each trial. “It is for the preschool age group and very appealing among children,” explained the executive. TRT’s animations have such a high standard that Mistco has been able to make them travel even to territories where there is a big tradition of local animated content for children.
In addition, empowering Mistco’s efforts are their deals with streaming platforms, like the one closed with Netflix for ‘Resurrection: Ertugrul’. “We have been making deals with many streaming platforms for various titles including not only dramas but also animation series since the beginning and even our most recent sales include a big VOD deal as well,” Tuzun explained. “Working alongside these platforms is very advantegous since we get the chance to reach more people via a streaming platform when compared to a TV station.” “TRT’s titles are projects which are produced with very high budget and incomparable quality, and it is very important for us to penetrate more territories.” she added. “Recently, we have closed deals with Africa, Pakistan and the CIS territory and now we will continue building up on these.” ttv
“WE HAVE BEEN CLOSING DEALS WITH MANY STREAMING PLATFORMS FOR VARIOUS TITLES INCLUDING NOT ONLY DRAMAS BUT ALSO ANIMATION SERIES SINCE THE BEGINNING AND OUR MOST RECENT SALES EVEN INCLUDE A BIG VOD DEAL AS WELL.”
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‘Momo’ takes its name from the show’s main character: Momo, the bunny. He is a very smart bunny gifted with a special ability of finding lost items. Momo and his friends go on adventures while searching for these items and improving their problem solving skills, getting to know more about their environment and finding out what things can be valuable while having lots of fun. “’Momo’ is a hit on TRT Cocuk and we truly believe that it will be loved just as much globally,” said Tuzun.
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A FOCUS ON ADAPTATION As one of the main exporters of Turkish dramas, which continue to be their star content, Eccho Rights’ offer is growing through new high-end European series, and the search for unique stories that can become franchises and be adapted in multiple territories. By Pina Mezzera / jmezzera@todotv.tv
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onsolidated in the distribution of Turkish productions around the world, Eccho Rights is going through “a very, very good year”, as described by its managing director, Fredrik af Malmborg. “I think we are the biggest exporter of Turkish dramas at the moment, with 24 hours a week in production, in addition to new seasons of series like ‘Stiletto Vendetta’, ‘New Bride’, ‘Prisoners of Love’ or ‘Elif’, and something new that we will announce very soon,” he said to ttv. The Turkish dramas distributed by Eccho Rights are present on TV screens all over Latin America. “We are now selling a package in Venezuela, which is a territory we still had left to open,” Barbora Susterova, Sales Director for the region, said to ttv.
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Far from noticing a drop in Latin American buyers’ interest for Turkish drama, the Swedish company sees quite the opposite. For instance with ‘Elif’, which is about to premiere its fifth season in Turkey. “At first, clients were frightened by 1000 episodes and now it’s the telenovela that’s been on air the longest in Chilean TV history. And practically every territory that acquired it is already airing the fourth season and are still interested in the new seasons coming next,” she said.
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Among Eccho Rights’ plans is to replicate this authentic phenomenon generated in Latin America in other regions. In this sense, a market that’s already begun to open is Spain, where Nova -Atresmedia TV’s TDT network- tried out ‘Fatmagul’ and it was a ratings’ sensation, so it continued with ‘Kara Para Aşk’ and is now betting on its third Turkish drama, ‘Ezel’, distributed by Eccho Rights, which in turn has several other titles in negotiation with the network. ADAPTATION AS A FRANCHISE. In addition to selling finished content, another road Eccho Rights has been traveling to open new markets for Turkish drama is local adaptation.
“I THINK WE ARE THE BIGGEST EXPORTER OF TURKISH DRAMAS AT THE MOMENT, WITH 24 HOURS A WEEK IN PRODUCTION.” Fredrik Af Malmborg, Managing Director of Eccho Rights
A recent success story is ‘El accidente’, the Spanish version of ‘The End’, which was produced by Globomedia for Telecinco and scored excellent ratings in prime time. “We continue to see a great demand for scripts to adapt locally and that’s where we are focusing,” Af Malmborg said. “We’ve developed around 20 adaptations over the last few years and I think the number will grow in the years to come.”
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“We continue to see a great demand for scripts to adapt locally and that’s where we are focusing.”
“We believe pay TV and SVOD platforms are the natural screens for European titles.”
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“But it’s hard to find new scripts,” he continued. “Franchises are being created, same as it happens in the entertainment industry, where one show has different versions in multiple countries.” The thriller ‘The End’ (‘Son’ in Turkish) is a good example of this: the Spanish version is joined by a Dutch and a Russian version, all distributed by Eccho Rights. THE CHALLENGES OF THE TURKEY-LATAM ROMANCE. When thinking about other means of collaboration between Turkey and Latin America, the subject of co-production quickly comes to mind, since over the last few years the industry has witnessed promising series co-production deals. However, none of them have become a reality just yet. “There have been attempts but it’s not such an evident co-production,” Af Malmborg said. “The Turkish lira is quite low now, so Latin America’s profit value has grown, so I think it will happen at some point. However, the Turkish style of production, with short times between script writing and filming, is hard to combine with Latin America’s, where production cycles are much longer,” he explained. Another challenge for Eccho Rights and its expansion across Latin America is Latin network’s programming strategies. Because while diversifying its catalog, the distributor has added series -not just Turkish, but also Russian, Scandinavian, Czech, etc.- that are shorter and more high-end, and aren’t having such an easy time finding their way into the market.
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However, the executive does find an interesting trend that could start to turn things around: “Several broadcast networks in the region are producing their own shorter content, such as miniseries and biopics, and creating short content slots to air them. We think this could open a window for shorter European productions to enter,” she concluded. ttv
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“It’s hard for them to air on broadcast TV, because since they are short stories, you can’t program them daily like you can with Turkish series. We believe pay TV and SVOD platforms are the natural screens for these European titles. In fact, we’ve already sold ‘El accidente’ to Directv in Latin America,” Susterova said.
LISTINGS Mipcom 2018
Lifeline
Forbidden Fruit
Stiletto Vendetta
ATV
CALINOS ENTERTAINMENT
ECCHO RIGHTS
GLOBAL AGENCY
Barbaros Bulvarı, Camhan No: 153, Balmumcu, Beşiktaş / Istanbul Tel: +90 212 381 28 48 Email: info@atvdistribution.com Web: www.atvdistribution.com Stand: P1.J2
Kavacik Mah. Ekinciler Cad. Necip Fazil Sok. Calinos Plaza No:6 Beykoz Istanbul-Turkiye Tel: +90 216 999 49 99 Email: info@calinosentertainment.com Web: www.calinosentertainment.com
Kungsgatan 48, 111 35 Stockholm, Sweden Mail: info@ecchorights.com Web: www.ecchorights.com Stand: P3.B1
Tel: 0090 212 240 57 69 Email: info@theglobalagency.tv Website: www.theglobalagency.tv Stand: R8. E17
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Nicola Söderlund, Managing Partner David Seton, Head of Marketing Handan Özkubat, Head of Istanbul Office Barbora Susterova, Head of LATAM and Iberia Nixon Yau Lim, Head of Asia Pacific, Petra Larsson, Sales and Acquisitions Manager CEE Karim Strandberg Blom, Drama Development Executive and Nordic Sales Liisa Helmi, Head of Business Affairs, Sales Manager Africa
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Metin Ergen, General Manager Mutlu Inan, Deputy General Manager Muge Akar, Content Sales Deputy Manager Emre Gorentas, Content Sales Deputy Manager Emir Duzel, Content Sales Deputy Manager Serra Batus, Content Acquisition Deputy Manager
Goryana Vasileva, Business Development Manager
TOP EXECUTIVE Ismail Dursunov, Deputy General Manager
TOP EXECUTIVE Ziyad Varol, Digital Manager Acquisition & Sales, Platforms.
LIFELINE
(Drama - 69 X 45’) Nefes was a child bride sold to Mustafa, a businessman from the Black Sea region. Captured by her husband, she has become the victim of violence along with her son. But when they travel to Istanbul for business, Mustafa’s young brother Tahir notices that Nefes is a victim of domestic abuse, however, there’s nothing he can do about it.
DON’T LEAVE ME
(Drama - 110 X 60’) Arzu is a middle-aged woman who has a happy life with her husband Cengiz and her two sons Tarik and Emre. However, when Arzu’s old friend visits them he will change their life forever thanks to one secret: she’s the only person who knows the truth about Tarik’s real father. She will use this secret to weasel her way into her happy life and arrange a marriage between her daughter Cansu and Emre. However, a game of deceit have Emre fall in love with Cansu’s maid Zeynep, and it will become a huge turning point for everyone involved.
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Gulperi
After police officer Leyla hears Cihan’s name in the news thanks to an accident that happens at one of his parties, memories from a distant past come back to haunt her. Years ago, she and her now partner were involved in the death of Cihan’s bother and now they both struggle with their conscience while they fight with Cihan and their own romantic life.
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Filiz has been struggling to survive in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Istanbul. She is the typical big sister, who has become the mother of the family and has to look after her 5 younger siblings and her useless alcoholic father. Filiz’s brothers are strong, upright, “diverse” children, a bit ridiculous from time to time, who have never learned to look after themselves. The 6 siblings will try to keep a positive and happy outlook on life, despite their drunk and off cast father.
Izzet Pinto, Founder & CEO
Fredrik af Malmborg, Managing Director
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OUR STORY
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FORBIDDEN FRUIT Yıldız and Zeynep are two sisters who are very close but have very different characters and life goals. Zeynep is a girl who complies with her ethical values, aims to have a successful career and strives for it; while Yıldız believes that she deserves more and considers happiness to be a marriage with a rich man that would save her from her low-income life. Yildiz’s life is about to take a new turn when she meets Ender Argun. Yıldız recognizes Ender Argun from the weekly tabloids, envies her and her life, and dreams of becoming the queen of Istanbul just like her, but she is about to get involved into a life altering chain of events that she had not even dreamt of.
Fahriye Senturk, Head Of Marketing Communications Umay Ayaz, Head Of Acquisitions Senay Filiztekin, Head Of Drama Acquisitions Senay Tas, Sales Director Ivan Sanchez, Sales Director Miroslav Radojevic, Sales Director Isil Turksen, Sales Director Deniz Tuzun, Sales Director Ekin Gabay, Sales Director Gozde Sergili, Sales Director
STILETTO VENDETTA
GULPERI
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The stylish hit Ay Yapim drama returns for a second season, picking up on the dramatic conclusion of the season one. As teenagers, Arzu, Merve and Pelin played a cruel prank on their best friend Oya, leaving her shamed, devastated and suicidal. Over the years the three remained close but didn’t hear aain from Oya again. When fate brings the foursome back together, a sequence of events is triggered that sees a shocking murder tear through the community.
If a mother’s heart is as deep as an abyss, how much pain could it endure? Gulperi has carried the weight of being a woman since she was born. She wasn’t sent to the school she wanted because she was a girl; she couldn’t wear the clothes she liked; and she wasn’t allowed to love someone of her own choosing. Even after getting married, she wasn’t allowed to love her husband the way she felt was right. And now, Gulperi, who has already lost all her joie de vivre for the sake of her father and her husband’s family, is faced with the danger of losing her children after she is slandered following the unexpected death of her husband.
CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE (Drama - 8 X 45’)
Reformed arms dealer Robert Kastell is determined to have his revenge on Anders Speths, a former colleague who tried to murder him 30 years ago. But the mission gets complicated when he finds that Anders’ daughter is in fact his own. Robert must now bring down Anders’ corrupt business while protecting his daughter from the inevitable fall-out.
DREAMING OF YOU (Drama - 32 X 45’)
Yagmur is a sweet young man who works in an elderly care home. His heart melts the day he meets Melek, the beautiful daughter of one of the residents. When her mother is forced to move back to the family home, Yagmur fears he will never see Melek again. But her mother likes Yagmur, and understands that he has a crush on her daughter, so she offers him the opportunity to come and work as a caregiver in the family home.
FINDING HOPE (Drama - 120’)
Veteran soldier Yılmaz chooses to start his new life in a remote and quiet island in Köyceğiz. This new chapter seems to be a life of solitude, but soon after meeting the joyful and beautiful Elif, he realizes that destiny has other plans for him. They fall in love and soon after, they get married to start a family together. However their marriage is shaken by several miscarriages. One day, a new born baby comes into their life and changes everything. Elif accepts the baby as a heavenly gift from God but Yılmaz knows in his heart that it is wrong.
LISTINGS Mipcom 2018
The Pit
Price of Passion
Hold My Hand
INTER MEDYA
KANAL D INTERNATIONAL
MADD ENTERATAINMENT
MISTCO
Tel: (+90 212) 231 0102 Email: info@intermedya.tv Web: www.intermedya.tv Stand: C16.D
DTV Haber ve Görsel İletişim A.Ş. Tel: 00 90 212 413 60 71 Email: sales@kanald.international web: kanald.international Booth: R9.A32
Esentepe, Kore Şehitleri Caddesi, No.5/3, Şişli, Istanbul Tel: +90212 2732434 Email: info@madd.tv Web: www.madd.tv Stand: P1-J69
Murat Reis Mah. Yeni Ocak Sk. No:45 34664 Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey Tel: +902166951300 Email: info@mistco.tv Web: www.mistco.tv Stand: P-1 N51
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Ahmet Ziyalar, COO Hasret Ozcan Mordeniz, General Counsel Bahar Toker Sarac, PR & Marketing Executive Nesrin Eyüpoglu, PR & Marketing Executive Beatriz Cea Okan, Sales Executive Sibel Levendoglu, Sales Executive Elena Pak, Sales Executive Pelin Koray, Sales Executive Lela Apa, Team Assistant
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Mikaela Perez, Sales Executive - Americas, Spain Selim Türkmen, Sales Executive - Western Europe, MENA, Africa Salmi Gambarova, Sales Executive - CIS, Asia and Australia Ekin Koyuncu, Sales Executive - CEE Dilara Kervancıoğlu, Operations Specialist
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. Drugs cannot be produced, used or sold in Çukur. But someone is determined to break the ban. First he tries to negotiate with the Koçova’s 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.
FLAMES OF DESIRE (Drama)
In effort to become friends again after a huge dispute Bayram, and his blood brother Salih plan to marry their children to one another. Their children are raised in different cities until they are of age to marry. However, the children have established a life of their own and shifted their love interests and goals into different directions.
PRICE OF PASSION (Drama - 96 X 45’)
Ferhat is a hit man working for his criminal uncle. Aslı is a young and idealistic doctor. One day, their paths crossed in the most unexpected way, as Aslı is forced to operate on a man shot by Ferhat. Then, Aslı is forced to marry Ferhat to save her own 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.
WOUNDED LOVE
(Drama - 168 X 45’) What lies beneath the most threatening truth that two lovers can face? What is the ultimate challenge that love can abide? On that stormy night the woman and the man yielded to their desires, giving into the demands of their bodies after so many years. They knew this wouldn’t last, they knew there might be no tomorrow for them. This is the story of a devoted mother who struggles to keep her family together during the most difficult times a woman can encounter. This is the story of one of the most tragic heroes of his times. A hero who is condemned to face the ruin of his family while he can do nothing to stop it; a father who is fated to be abandoned by his family and by his treasured love, because of a secret that he cannot reveal.
Beyza Nur Torun, Sales & Marketing Manager
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Aysegul Tuzun, VP Sales & Marketing
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Ateş İnce, Managing Director
Emrah Turna, Director International Content Sales & Business Development
Can Okan, CEO & Founder
THE PIT
Özlem Özsümbül, International Sales Director Deniz Cantutan, Sales Manager Ayşe Matay, Project and New Business Director Deniz Özkılıç, Strategy and Business Development Director Ezgi Alkaç Finance and BI Director
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My Little Girl
HOLD MY HAND
(Drama - 100 X 45’)
MY LITTLE GIRL (Drama)
‘My Little Girl’ is the tragic story of Öykü and her father Demir. Öykü is 8 years old and her life changes dramatically when she is abandoned by her aunt. The only person she can count on is her dad, who she saved from going to jail, on the condition that he takes care of her. But even though he accepts, his only wish in life is to get rid of her and become rich with his best friend.
ONE LITRE OF TEARS
Azra is a well-educated young girl who lived a perfect life until her father is found dead and she’s left alone in the streets with her autistic brothe by her step mother. Things get more complex when Azra’s brother goes missing.
THE PRISONER OF LOVE (Drama - 227 X 45’)
One wealthy man who has no trust in women since his mother left him for another man. One poor girl, who only struggles to find money for her sick father’s surgery. This is the story of how these two people end up in a contractual marriage while hating each other.
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THE LAST EMPEROR
‘One Litre of Tears’ is the story of an 18 year old girl who’s diagnosed with an incurable disease where the cerebellum of the brain gradually deteriorates. Based on a true story from a diary, the show emphasizes the importance of family bonds, greatness of pure love and power of faith.
The series sheds light on the real life story of the last strongest Ottoman Emperor, Abdulhamid Han. He was the most modern and innovator Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
PERSONA
(Thriller 12 X 60’) ‘Persona’ is the story of a retired judiciary clerk whose ordinary life changes when he’s diagnosed with Alzheimer. Before he forgets everything, he decides to get revenge for a dark incident that has plagued him for years.
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RESURRECTION: ERTUGRUL (Drama - 360 X 45’)
In this great story from 13th century, hero Ertugrul is struggling to find a home for his tribe and the woman he is in love with. Evident from its first-ranking position in Turkey for 4 seasons in a row, ‘Resurrection: Ertugrul’ can be said to be most successful Turkish drama.
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RELATABLE AND UNIQUE CONTENT FOR AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE Formats, factual, scripted and documentaries: Fremantle’s catalogue seems to have it all, and for this latest edition of Mipcom the company is presenting the bulk of its impressive slate with some new releases that promise “the best entertainment” yet. By Sofía Vanoli / @Soph_VB / svanoli@todotv.tv
Chadha that’s set in the early 19th century and depicts the lives of the Beecham family in their newly-bought house in Delhi, before British rule; and ‘Luminaries’ based on the best-selling Man-Booker prize winning novel.
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“We are extremely proud of this series; it has been a tremendous success. And I think this type of edgy drama, focusing more on the human element, has quickly become the latest trend coming out of Turkey and we have high expectations for the series in Latin America.”
Then there’s also a new documentary from the highly successful ‘I Am…’ franchise memorializing the life of actor Paul Walker, together with several other hit titles launched across the year like Elena Ferrante’s ‘My Brilliant Friend’; ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’, with Natalie Dormer; and ‘The Miracle’.
Other highlighted stories to come from Fremantle include ‘Beecham House’, a historical period drama from ‘Bend it Like Beckham’ producer Gurinder
FORMATS, FREMANTLE’S BUSINESS. Another major part of the company’s catalogue is focused on formats. “It’s been booming for years,” mentioned
remantle has enjoyed great success this year, and heading into this latest edition of Mipcom the company is promising a slate that “just keeps getting better”, according to Sheila Aguirre, EVP of Content Distribution & Format Sales for Latin America and US Hispanic, who spoke to ttv about the company’s current content offering.
An adaptation of the highly successful Australian prison drama ‘Wentworth’, ‘The Yard’ tells the story of a group of women in in a female prison in Istanbul through action-packed storylines of survival as the inmates are thrown together to tackle life behind bars.
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“At Mipcom global audiences can expect more of the industry’s best entertainment coming from Fremantle.” Aguirre, “and Fremantle is one of the pioneers and influencers behind this trend as noted in the success of global hits like ‘Idols’, ‘X-Factor’, ‘Got Talent’, ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’, ‘Take Me Out’, and the list goes on and on.” “We also have formats like ‘My Mom Cooks Better than Yours’, which is a highly successful format that has been commissioned in 30 territories and enjoyed widespread success in Peru, where it currently airs on America TV,” added the executive, who also mentioned there are currently great opportunities in Latin America to develop and coproduce content. So, for this market, the company is coming with a new special edition of ‘America’s Got Talent Champions’, featuring top ‘Got Talent’ contestants from across the globe; and a new emotion-packed dance format called ‘The Greatest Dancer’, which comes from Syco and Thames, creators of ‘X-factor’, ‘Got Talent’ and ‘La Banda’, that features a host of talent from across the world of dance as they give the performances of their lives. “I am certain this will be a top pick for Mipcom,” said the executive. “I think our entire slate of formats is unique and relatable, like ‘Eating with My Ex’, for example, so audiences around the world are going to love them.” ttv
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“At Mipcom global audiences can expect more of the industry’s best entertainment coming from Fremantle,” explained Aguirre. “We have intriguing stories, documentaries, emotion-packed formats and then, one of the features that Latin American audiences can look forward to is Turkish drama ‘The Yard’, which ranked as Turkey’s number one drama series,” she added.
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Sony’s Holistic Strategy In his new role as EVP of Distribution and Networks at Sony Pictures Television Latin America, Alex Marin spoke to ttv about the company’s strategies to increase its competitiveness in the market by consolidating its business units in the region. By Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv Under this new corporate structure, what is Sony Pictures Television’s strategy for Latin America? There’s been so much change in the market, many companies are buying other companies, and others are becoming more competitive. Part of the decision we made as part of this scenario, where you must compete in content production and distribution, is that our main mission will be to entertain international audiences, producing relevant content for them.
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In this regard, one of the decision taken during the first half of the year was finding a formula to consolidate the company’s different units which didn’t operate independently, but did have the necessary autonomy. There were points of contact and collaboration, but there wasn’t a mission to do things as one corporate unit.
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“OUR MAIN MISSION IS TO ENTERTAIN INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES, PRODUCING RELEVANT CONTENT FOR THEM.”
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ike Hopkins’ appointment in February of this year to the role of Chairman of Sony Pictures Television generated major changes in the company’s corporate structure, with the announcement of new regional directors. Alex Marin took the role of EVP, Distribution and Networks for Latin America and Canada, taking over for TC Schultz, who moved back to Los Angeles to take on the newly-created role of EVP, Network Operations, Programming and Strategy, reporting to Hopkins directly. In an interview with ttv, Alex Marin spoke about the company’s new strategy, based on original co-production as one of its priorities in the region.
Part of the idea is that, as the industry becomes more consolidated, it’s important for a company to have the maturity and the capacity to evaluate itself and determine where it could improve and be more competitive. What we determined is that one of the best ways to become more competitive is finding formulas to work better internally. And what has the equation for this new formula been? For the life cycle of a brand or product to be considered as a whole, instead of by windows. For that product to be considered in a more holistic way. The idea here is that, when you combine each area into one unit, the transactional costs between them get eliminated and the product’s total value becomes much higher for the simple fact that it’s been done as a whole. Could you share a specific example? Think about the premiere of a movie like ‘Venom’. What could be done to make sure the movie is on everyone’s mind when its premiere date approaches? The idea is to
maximize any investment we make in the product. If we take Tom Hardy on a promotional tour across Latin America, it’s worth it for the broadcast TV network that acquired the movie for that window to get the chance to interview him locally, so he can announce when the movie will reach that screen. Or during the movie’s launch, Canal Sony could dress up like Venom.
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“THE BEST WAY TO BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE IS TO FIND FORMULAS TO WORK BETTER INTERNALLY.”
I’m speaking in general, without knowing exactly what we will do. But that’s the concept: having a more valuable strategy for the products. If we launch the transactional or the DVD for ‘Hotel Transilvania 3’, what will we do to make sure everyone knows that’s already available for home viewing?
What can you tell us about the distribution of ‘Mary Magdalene’, the big co-production project announced with Dopamine in Cannes last year? It’s a project that’s very advanced on the commercial side. I can say ‘Mary Magdalene’ has already been sold in multiple territories. I can’t say much about the production because it’s barely in the filming stage.
These past few weeks, some of the original co-production projects that SPT announced at the LA Screenings have premiered... Yes, we are very excited with these original series’ commercial potential, as well as buyers’ and viewers’ interest in them. We already premiered ‘El rey del valle’ on Claro Video and the second season of ‘Rosario Tijeras’ on Azteca 7 in Mexico. We are also filming ‘La Guzman’ for Imagen Televisión in Mexico and Telemundo in the US, among other projects. Deadly Class Series
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What role do independent producers play in Latin America? I think they have a big challenge. When there’s a good story, it’s worth telling it. The problem is that not everyone has two, three or four good stories in a row. And that’s part of the problem when you’re an independent producer, because sometimes you have to survive on one story alone. I’ve always seen this as an opportunity for good stories to come out and for those that aren’t, to fall short. What will Sony Pictures Television be launching at Mipcom 2018? For us, this is an important moment of the year. For instance, we already premiered ‘Alpha’ and ‘Venom’. In October we will premiere ‘Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween’ and ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’, with Claire Foy in November; and ‘Holmes and Watson’ in December. And in terms of series, we are already pre-producing ‘L.A.’s Finest’ and ‘Deadly Class’. ttv
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With the second season of ‘Rosario Tijeras’ premiered on TV Azteca in Mexico and TNT in Latin America, the Mexican series based on the colombian production by the same name is seen as a potential franchise for Sony Pictures Television, TV Azteca and Turner LatAm, who are already working on new seasons. “We are developing more, continuing with this process. There’s interest in a third season and the idea is to have a very strong franchise,” Ana Bond, SVP and General Director of International Production at SPT for Latin America, said to ttv. The series stars por Bárbara de Regil, José María de Tavira, Fernando Ciangherotti, Mario Loria and Verónica Langer, among others.
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THE ARGENTINE EXPERIENCE The following interview with ttv goes into the challenges and initiatives of one of the leading producers in the region, which has alliances with major players like Disney, HBO Latin America, Turner Latin America, FOX Networks Group Latin America and Netflix. By Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv
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ounded in 1994 in Argentina, Pol-ka Producciones is one of the most renowned independent producers in Latin America. The company, founded by Adrián Suar and Fernando Blanco, and owned by Clarin Group, is responsible for Argentine network El Trece’s successful titles. Over the past couple of decades, Pol-ka has consolidated its position in the region through local and international projects for companies like The Walt Disney Company, HBO Latin America, Turner Latin America, FOX Networks Group Latin America or Netflix, among others. “For years we’ve been positioned in the international market,” Roberto Lorenzi, General Manager of Pol-ka Producciones, said to ttv. “We were pioneers because we went from working for a client who pays a fee, to a co-production model aimed at raising
the level of local and international production,” he added. In addition to its series for El Trece like -Simona’ or ‘Mi hermano es un clon’, the production company has co-developed successful projects like ‘Violetta’, ‘Once’, ‘El puntero’ or ‘Puerta 7’ through strategic, multi-window alliances. “Instead of paying for everything, we diversified the costs,” Lorenzi explained. “Pol-ka is known for owning the IP. We have a great catalog of series and strips. Now we need to increase that volume and based on these strategic alliances, we will continue to produce at a high level and share the rights,” he added.
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CONTENT PRODUCTION IN ARGENTINA. “The Argentine market is more complicated. Smaller,” he said. “As always we are working for El Trece and co-producing with foreign producers. Luckily we did well with our projects and we are now working with most of the main clients out there, like HBO, Netflix, Turner, FOX and others”. The Latin American country is going through another intense economic crisis with high levels of inflation that greatly affect the audiovisual industry in general. “While the exchange rate works for us in terms of competitiveness because on the costs are down, there’s also Argentina’s economy exploding towards a place nobody was expecting. So we are waiting for the costs to rise with the added element that 70% of our cost structure is workforce (technicians, actors, etc.). With the levels of inflation and the pressure there is now, it could act against part of the
improvement in the exchange rate,” he said. FLEXIBILITY IS A MUST. In this context, flexibility is a key word for the production company, which currently has around 300 employees. “The idea is to move alongside the production. Pol-ka has a structure of 300 employees, and it has grown to 750 to then come back down to 300,” he said about the flexibility margins allowed by work laws and agreements in Argentina which, he said, “should be updated at some point.” “We need support because the agreements are very old. A lot is being done but they are still very hard to change and the context isn’t helping,” he explained. The company is now headed to Mipcom 2018 with its most recent fiction titles for El Trece in Argentina: ‘Simona’ and ‘Mi hermano es un clon’, the latter currently on air. ttv
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES ‘Puerta 7’ is Netflix’s second fiction project in Argentina: a thriller created by Martin Zimmerman (‘Ozark, Narcos’) and produced by Pol-ka Producciones, set to premiere worldwide in 2019. “This is a project we’ve been co-developing with Netflix. We are very happy and hope to announce new joint projects in the future,” Lorenzi said.
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CANADA ON A GLOBAL SCALE As one of the main drivers for the growth of Canada’s local audiovisual industry, the Canada Media Fund has also made strides in finding co-development partners and alliances around the world, making Canada a standout player in the international market and a coveted partner for co-production. By ttvmedianews.com
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CMF SAYS GOODBYE TO MAURICE BOUCHER In September, Valerie Creighton, CEO of Canada Media Fund, shared the news of the untimely passing of Maurice Boucher, CMF’s Director of Marketing and Communications. “An elegant and consummate professional, Maurice was a valued member of the CMF family. He was respected and admired by his team and industry colleagues both here at home and internationally. We will miss his steady hand and ironic humour, which got us through many ups and downs during his all-too-brief time with us,” she said. An experienced marketing and communications professional, Boucher joined the CMF team in 2012 to lead its corporate communications, promotional strategies, government and public relations. He was instrumental in developing strategies to elevate the profile of Canadian content and promote the various CMF programs and initiatives with stakeholders.
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Valerie Creighton, President and CEO at Canada Media Fund
Canada has co-production treaties and MOUs in place with more than 50 countries around the world.
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evoted to fostering, developing, financing and promoting audiovisual production in Canada for all platforms, and making Canada a standout player in the international market, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) keeps working hard to elevate its local film, TV and digital market to a new level. And having invested millions of dollars in production incentives in Canada, this year the CMF has also devoted its efforts to finding new partners and allies around the world, opening its doors to multiple co-development deals around the world.
In 2018, CMF has added several countries to its list of allies for international co-production, starting in February, when the organization signed a two-year deal with Film Fund Luxembourg to establish a dedicated incentive for the codevelopment and coproduction of audiovisual projects between Canadian producers and Luxembourger producers. Then in March, CMF, Proimágenes Colombia, the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce and the Government of Colombia through the Ministry of Information Communications and Technologies of Colombia, announced the renewal of the Canada-Colombia Codevelopment Incentive for Web Series or Other Digital Media Projects. “The CMF is pleased to continue this productive working relationship with our Colombian partners,” said Valerie Creighton, President and CEO, CMF. “This program has seen enormous interest by producers in Canada and Colombia.” The initiative has since received over CAD$235,000 (US$ 179,800) for four interactive digital media projects. March also saw the renewal for a three-year term of the Canada– Wallonia Digital Media Incentive for Multiplatform Projects,
signed between CMF and Wallimage. The incentive encourages the co-development and co-production of digital media projects involving producers in both countries. Later in June, the Canadian organization and the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) announced a new agreement to establish a Production Incentive for fiction, documentary or animation series produced in collaboration between Mexican and Canadian producers, to continue strengthening the bonds between Mexico and Canada. That same month, CMF and the Danish Film Institute renewed their incentive for the co-development of digital media projects between Canadian and Danish producers. July was a major month for CMF in the international arena, with three renewals for co-production alliances with key territories around the world. First, CMF and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland reopened the Canada-Ireland Co-development Incentive for Audiovisual Projects, now in its third consecutive year. In addition, CMF also renewed its co-production and co-development incentive for digital media projects between Canadian producers and German producers based in Berlin-Brandenburg with Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg for an additional two years. Lastly, CMF and the National Film and Video Foundation in South Africa, announced the renewal of an agreement to establish a dedicated incentive over three years for the co-development of television projects between Canadian producers and South African producers. These new alliances join the long list of international deals the CMF holds with numerous partners around the world, which now reaches close to 60 partners, as well as its international website EyeOnCanada and the many programs it’s currently developing in Canada. ttv
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Reinvention and Evolution TV Azteca International is arriving in Cannes this year with a vast offer in terms of content solutions, featuring biblical series ‘Mary Magdalene’, in coproduction with Sony Pictures Television; the successful talent show ‘The Academy’, and other original content; along with sports and technological development for content.
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“WE ARE COMING TO CANNES VERY STRONG, NOT ONLY IN TERMS OF CATALOG, BUT ALSO WITH A BUSINESS VISION THAT’S ALL ABOUT INNOVATIVE ALTERNATIVES.” ”’MARY MAGDALENE’ IS A BIBLICAL SERIES WITH A VERY RESPECTFUL STORY IN TERMS OF HISTORY, BUT ALSO VERY CONTEMPORARY.”
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a reinvention for TV Azteca, with an absolute leadership in the local market. And as its international division, we are aligned with this local strategy and success. That’s why we are coming to Cannes very strong, not only in terms of catalog, but also with a business vision that’s all about innovative alternatives.
In an interview with ttv, Patricia Jasín, VP of TV Azteca International, shared details about the catalog offered by the international division of the network, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
What are these alternatives? We believe an international distributor’s role today goes beyond being a content provider. We understand we are a business option that includes multiple options. We are a business solutions provider, and these include content, formats, tech development and digital content, and co-production alliances with multiple partners.
How is TV Azteca International arriving at Mipcom 2018? This year has been very intense on a local level. We are in the middle of
What new original titles will you be presenting? In terms of series, we’re presenting ‘Mary Magdalene’, a co-production between
THE 15 YEARS OF TV AZTECA
Dopamine and Sony Pictures Television. TV Azteca International has the rights for Europe, Asia and Africa; and Sony has them for America. It’s a 60-episode biblical series, with a very respectful story from the history aspect, but also very contemporary, giving Mary Magdalene a place she didn’t have at the time. It’s a super production starring María Fernanda Yepes and Manolo Cardona. The casting is amazing. For a docu-reality we have ‘Mundo Metro’ (15x60’), focused on the universe of the metro in Mexico City. It’s an original production for AZ Mundo from our pay TV networks catalog. We are not only distributing the finished product, but also the format to be developed in other cities with metro systems. Lastly I would highlight the international distribution of five football teams from Mexico’s first division. To date we only handled distribution in the US Hispanic market. Now we are distributing in other non-traditional markets, where we’ve gotten a lot of interest. For example, we just signed a deal with a pan-regional MENA operator. And in terms of digital development and expansion? TV Azteca has decided to not have its own OTT. The strategy is to be aligned with the main OTT players, not just with content, but also with our linear pay TV networks. And in regard to digital development, we have a very active digital area that’s developing innovative content, which support everything that’s on TV Azteca’s screens and where we see important results. For example with ‘The Academy’, in addition to all the informative content, we have an app where you can access the reality 24/7. The six concerts that have taken place to date have been a local Trending Topic. This year TV Azteca is celebrating its 25th anniversary. What does that mean for you? It’s a very special year, not only because of the 25th anniversary celebrations,
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“WE HAVE A VERY ACTIVE DIGITAL AREA THAT’S DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE CONTENT, WHICH GOES IN LINE WITH EVERYTHING ON TV AZTECA’S SCREENS.” but also because of this new brilliant phase the group is going through in TV. Experiencing this phase with the group and the industry in general is extremely gratifying. There’s a situation now where competition is interesting. Foreign players who are producing in Mexico demand increasingly high production standards that will definitely translate to all markets in Latin America. ttv Mary Magdalene Biblical Series
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On August 2, 1993, TV Azteca began broadcasting in Mexico and brought back commercial competition to the country’s broadcast TV. Since then, TV Azteca has become a true powerhouse in Mexican and Latin American media, and now has its eyes set on the next 25 years under Benjamín Salinas’ leadership. “25 years ago we embarked upon a journey with a clear goal; to be a world-class, competitive TV company, that was committed to its audience, to its people and to Mexico,” Ricardo Salinas, the network’s founder, said. “Today, Benjamín Salinas has given a new dimension to Mexican broadcast TV. To face audiences’ growing demands in light of new information and entertainment technologies, since his arrival as CEO of TV Azteca, he established the “Reinvention and Evolution” of our network, aimed at the cultural change and the rethinking in the way we develop content. This strategy makes us the preferred network in thousands of homes in Mexico and the world, as well as new generations. With Benjamín and the entire team’s commitment, this company will make it even further and we will continue to be on the cutting edge of creating an inclusive future through TV,” he added. Since 2015, TV Azteca has been led by Benjamín Salinas, who upon his arrival promised a reinvention that would take the network to the highest level. And through these three years he has met a solid part of his goals, with the development of solid fiction series and investments on entertainment formats. As he explained to ttv, his goal is to reach a 40% share by 2020, which seems to be closer and closer to reality: it grew from 28% in 2015 to 35% in 2018. “We will continue to revolutionize the way we entertain and inform Mexicans. Together we will do more. Thanks to content development and our improved broadcasting capacity, we’ve captivated massive audiences who back TV Azteca’s growth with higher ratings and time spent on our screens,” the CEO said.
APPOINTMENT
CAMILA MISAS JOINS TELEVISA AS CREATIVE DIRECTOR
COLOMBIAN EXECUTIVE Camila Misas was appointed to the role of Creative Director at Televisa on June 25. Before arriving at the Mexican company, she worked as VP of International Production at Sony Pictures Television (SPT). Prior to that she held Creative and Production roles in Colombian independent production companies Teleset and Si Hay Ideas.
Camila Misas, Creative Director of Televisa
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STARZ PLAY LAUNCHES IN SPAIN, ITALY AND FRANCE
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LIONSGATE is joining the digital trend with full force, announcing plans to continue with the international expansion of its SVOD service, Starz Play, in new territories. The platform first made its way in the international market in May, when it was launched in the UK and Germany through Amazon Channels. And now, the service is arriving in Spain, Italy and France, where it will offer branded channels featuring hit series like ‘Vida’, ‘Sweetbitter’, ‘Boss’ or ‘Survivor’s Remorse’. The news comes after Lionsgate announced positive financial results for first quarter, reporting Starz gained 300,000 subscribers in the US, reaching 23.8 million, with boosts in the OTT and MVPD areas. In addition, its media networks segment revenue grew by 3% in the first quarter to US$354.9 million, due to strong OTT growth.
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DOPAMINE OPENS REGIONAL OFFICES IN SPAIN
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EUROPE TO DEMAND LOCAL CONTENT QUOTAS FROM OTTS LOOKING TO PROTECT the local audiovisual industry, the European Union is set to approve prior to the end of this year, a new regulation that will see OTT platforms like Netflix and Amazon devote at least 30% of their catalogue to local content, as explained by Roberto Viola, head of the European Commission department that regulates communications networks, content and technology. According to Viola, the UE is just in need of the final vote in order to approve the new regulation. “It’s just a formality,” he explained. The new set of rules states that every OTT platform operating in Europe will have to devote at least 30% of their catalogue to local content, in addition to financing the production of local series and movie whether it’s by acquisitions, productions or by financing national funds. They will also have to give local content even more visibility within their respective sites. According to Viola, while platforms like Netflix are already close to reaching that 30%, the idea is to force other platforms to up their investments in Europe.
DOPAMINE, audiovisual company owned by Salinas Group, announced the opening of its new regional offices in Madrid, Spain, which will serve Europe, Asia and the Middle East, broadening the company’s international reach. The offices’ main goal will be the development of new businesses, which will help identify new opportunities globally, providing Dopamine with a unique international reach, like no other production company in the Americas or Europe. They will be led by José Miguel Barrera, Chief of International Business Development of Dopamine, who will be in charge of identifying new opportunities and business models in order to contribute to the company’s growth.
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Latin American media’s current status has accelerated premium content production among several players who support the business under a multi-screen joint-venture model. The following report gathers opinions and outlooks from key programming, production and distribution executives about this new era of content development and broadcasting. By Sebastián Amoroso @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv
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THE INDUSTRY’S NEW CONSUMPTION HABITS MULTI-SCREEN BROADCASTS BOLSTER THE CONTENT, GENERATING TRUE CULTURAL HITS THAT ERASE THE BORDERS BETWEEN PLATFORMS AND MARKETS.
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he TV and audiovisual content industry in Latin America is evolving. New business models are being changed due to the arrival of new mobile platforms, second screens and of course, the explosion of OTT SVOD services in the region, with Netflix in the lead. The changes imply redefining users’ video consumption habits. Audiences and consumers have become more selective, demanding higher quality standards and thus, premium content. Audiences have also been segmented notably. Of course, the market is now filled with carriers, and the media concentration and consolidation create a new scenario, while convergence creates new Franken-media that oscillate between traditional and new. And that’s what the most interesting thing about the new industry is: its evolution. Amid this changing scenario, independent producers have taken on a new role, which is growing and becoming more important, even if some already predict their bubble will soon burst. The truth is linear TV networks (broadcast and pay TV), digital platforms, distributors and producers have found common ground under the idea that premium content is king. These joint-ventures have grown through dividing the high costs of production that premium content demands, with high creative and technical standards, and a multiscreen distribution. Over on the programming side there’s also new formulas that interact with modern audiences’ demands and their new consumption habits, such as binge-watching or binge-racing. And in light of these new types of viewing habits, linear TV -particularly broadcast TV- is taking risks with new programming formulas adapted to them. At the same time, as part of these premium alliances, multi-screen broadcasts increase these products’ lifespan, generating real cult phenomenons that erase borders between markets and platforms.
JOINT VENTURE AS A NEW BUSINESS MODEL. In this new industry, the co-production model is giving way to a strategic alliance model to standarize multi-screen premium content production in the region, especially for fiction series.
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Some of the region’s most recent examples include ‘Hasta que te conocí’, ‘El marginal’, ‘El César’, ‘Money Heist’, ‘A Rooster for Esculapio’, ‘The Lobbyist’, ‘Luis Miguel, the series’, ‘Selena’s Secret’ or ‘Mary Magdalene’, among others.
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Andrés Badra,
Founder and CEO of ABBA
Darío Turovelzky,
SVP of Global Content at Viacom International Media Networks Americas (VMNA)
Fidela Navarro, CEO of Dopamine
Alex Marín,
EVP of Distribution and Networks at SPT Latin America
This new business scheme includes all types of players: producers-distributors, distributor-producers, independent producers, linear TV (broadcast and pay TV), SVOD OTT and multi-territory distributors, which split the rights and the exclusivity based on their investment.
César’ and the thriler ‘Selena’s Secret’ for Disney Media Distribution Latin America (DMDLA), among others alliances and projects in the region, there is “more competition and more productions. The level of production is growing and very interesting projects are being developed in the region.”
“The market continues to get more fragmented at full speed. Ad dollars continue to drop and split among the leading players,” said Andrés Badra, founder and CEO of ABBA.
“I think it’s a time to take advantage and join forces to reach higher production budgets and create content with a higher quality than what we’re used to,” he added.
“Faced with a situation like this that’s common and global, it will be imperative for a business model to back these strategic alliances, associations and joint ventures. It’s a battle but not or survival, but rather to land the best partner for the game,” the executive said.
In addition, Ana Paula Valdovinos, VP of Production and Development at Telemundo International Studios, responsible for titles like ‘The Inmate’ -US Hispanic adaptation of Argentina’s ‘El marginal’-, said the strategic alliance model is here to stay.
Darío Turovelzky, SVP of Global Content at Viacom International Media Networks Americas (VMNA), agrees with this industry diagnosis. “Today, a business model that works for this type of series is strategic alliances.”
“Co-production is starting to make sense for everyone, but not only on the financial and economic side, but also because you share know-how and the experience each potential partner can bring to the table,” she said.
VMNA currently has several fiction projects in development, including the series ‘To Catch a Thief’, the adaptation of the Alfred Hitchcock classic by Paramount Pictures, together with multi-screen partners.
And on that same note, Fidela Navarro added that new players and new regions can also be added to the mix. “I think the next and most complex step is to achieve a multiscreen distribution between several territories beyond the Americas, with Europe and Asia. For example, a simultaneous premiere on broadcast TV, OTT an pay TV worldwide, in Spain, Germany or France.”
The independent producer is also starting to play a role in this Premium business scheme and its growth in the region has been exceptional. Yet, not all independent producers will survive in such a dynamic and competitive market. “This type of producers need an executive who dominates the commercial aspect very well,” said Fidela Navarro, CEO of Dopamine, responsible for the super series ‘Mary Magdalene’ with Sony Pictures Television (SPT). “When we talk about a multi-screen project, it’s an important task and not every producer has people with the profile and the ability to do it,” said the executive who’s now working on a series based on Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.
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Meanwhile, Alex Marín, EVP of Distribution and Networks at SPT Latin America, group that in addition to being partners with Dopamine also has several alliances and fiction projects in the region, agrees with this analysis and sees beyond the initial boom. “When you have a good story, it’s worth telling it. The problem is that not everyone has two, three or four good stories in a row. It’s an opportunity for the good ones to see the light and the bad ones to sink,” he said.
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VP of Production and Development at Telemundo International Studios
According to Francisco Cordero, CEO of independent producer BTF Media, responsible for biopics such as ‘Hasta que te conocí’, ‘El
All the while global SVOD platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime are also looking to create their own originals in the region. “We are working with Latin American productions to identify that special story that’s unique, truly local and offers a different perspective, really drawing in local audiences,” said Pablo Iacovello, director of Content Acquisitions at Amazon Prime Video for Latin America. Prime Originals in the region include ‘Diablo guardián’, ‘Un extraño enemigo –premiered on October 2nd- and the biopic project ‘Maradona, Blessed Dream’, based on the football star’s life, co-produced by BTF Media, Dhana Media and Raza. “A few months ago we announced the production of a new series based on the life of Diego Maradona which we believe audiences all over Latin America will love,” he said. NEW PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCES. Audiences’ new viewing habits have prompted broadcasters to experiment with new programming formulas, especially for linear TV -mainly broadcast TV-, following digital consumption patterns. These habits shaped by a high level of content consumption are based on the possibil-
ity to access and watch entire seasons of TV shows: the now popular binge-watchers and binge-racers. In this scenario, premium multi-screen programming can generate emblematic examples like the ones detailed in this report. “Everything is somewhat unstable these days and going through an experimental phase. I believe there’s an intersection between premium platforms and broadcast TV, but they don’t necessarily overlap,” said María Iregui Rodríguez, VP of Networks at RCN Television in Colombia. Jimmy Arteaga, President of Programming, Production and Promotion at Wapa TV in Puerto Rico and Programming Adviser and Consultant for Canal 1 in Colombia, added that success is now about each window’s singularities, but rather the content’s quality. “Series work when viewers find them appealing. This has to do with the producer’s ideas and the programmer’s patience to be able to offer it in the perfect timeslot,” he said. But the truth is that today, linear TV programming models can be too old for certain types of content and premium users’ experience. “There are times when a series’ broadcast is not in tune with today’s viewing habits that allow you to watch two or three episodes in one night. At Telefe we ask ourselves what would happen if we get more in line with this consumption trend,” Darío Turovelzky said. An example of this experience for the Argentine network was the successful programming strategy used for ‘Sandro de América’, which was aired as a marathon for binge-watching. The Telemundo network in the US also took a similar approach with its premium series ‘The Inmate’, aired as an “exclusive 13-night event.” Another example worth mentioning is the premium content programming strategy based on expanding titles across many platforms and generating a boomerang effect.
The series’ second season, produced again by Underground and Dori Media, premiered this year reaching record numbers on TV Publica in Argentina and becoming one of the highest-rated premiere of the year, which later premiered on Netflix. A third season has already been confirmed.
This boomerang effect is an example of how premium content can be boosted from many different windows and even through traditional programming models. Another recent example is ‘Money Heist’, the fiction series that aired on Antena 3 in Spain as just another show on Spanish TV. And yet, when it made its way to Netflix, it became another cultural phenomenon among audiences in Latin America, which demanded a third season from Vancouver Media. “In addition to producing content for third parties like Netflix, Amazon or Movistar, one of the goals for our new company, Atresmedia Studios, is co-production. Latin America plays a key role. We set out to create Spanish-language fiction for it to travel to Latin America as co-productions,” said Sonia Martínez, director of Fiction at Atresmedia. This new modern-day programming shift also affected Argentine premium series ‘The Lobbyist’ by El Trece, Turner Latin America and Cablevisión-Flow, which aired on broadcast TV on El Trece and scored modest results. However, the complete first season of the series produced by Pol-ka producciones was the most demanded on Flow, Clarin Group’s streaming platform. Lastly, Globo has also delved into the new era of programming with premium Brazilian series such as ‘Jailers’, ‘Under Pressure’, ‘Above Justice’, ‘The Hunger’ or ‘Supermax’, which aired on its broadcast TV services (Globo), pay TV (Globosat) and SVOD (Globoplay). “We develop specific broadcasting strategies for each of our titles to air on linear TV, OTT or both at the same time, always focusing on what pleases audiences the most,” said Angela Colla, director of International Sales at Globo. “We believe in experimenting with several programming options for each production’s unique dynamics,” she added.
Pablo Iacovello,
Director of Content Acquisitions at Amazon Prime Video for Latin America
María Iregui Rodríguez,
VP of Networks at RCN Television
Jimmy Arteaga,
President of Programming, Production and Promotion at Wapa TV in Puerto Rico and Programming Adviser and Consultant for Canal 1 in Colombia
Juan Parodi,
CEO of The Magic Eye
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Director of Fiction at Atresmedia
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This approach was used, for instance, with Argentine series ‘El marginal’, whose first season aired on public TV completely unnoticed. And later when it was acquired by Netflix, regional audiences’ demand for it turned it into a cult series.
“Without Netflix, ‘El Marginal’ would’ve stopped after its second season. It’s a matter of windows, and a programming and distribution equation,” said Juan Parodi, CEO of The Magic Eye, independent producer responsible for ‘Sandro de America’ and the upcoming Mexican series ‘Mojado’.
IS A MULTI-SCREEN RATINGS SYSTEM NECESSARY? Among the elements that define and differentiate linear TV from SVOD platforms is the presence and absence of advertising, respectively. Another key characteristic -as previously mentioned- is users’ consumption experience and the number of premium content hours available.
Angela Colla,
Director of International Sales at Globo
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LATAM’S PAY TV NUMBERS Eric Jurgensen,
President and CEO of Jurgensen Media Group
Pay TV: 90,259,179 subscribers Penetration: 51% DTH: 46% CCTV: 54% GVA: US$ 21 Mutiscreens: 253 Live networks: 624 Movies: 294,955 Series: 53,993 Source: Multi-Platform and Pay TV Market (BB – 2018)
Gustavo Grossman, Corporate Networks VP
However, the most important element that differentiates windows is the methods used to measure their ratings. Linear TV’s ratings numbers are open to the public, while digital platforms keep theirs a secret.
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NEW FORMULAS THAT INTERACT WITH CONTEMPORARY AUDIENCES’ DEMANDS ARE BEING EXPLORED IN THE PROGRAMMING AREA.
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MULTI-SCREEN BROADCASTS BOLSTER THE CONTENT, GENERATING TRUE CULTURAL HITS THAT ERASE THE BORDERS BETWEEN PLATFORMS AND MARKETS.
In light of these two different parameters, how can one know which titles are successful? “We can’t compare broadcast TV to Netflix. Broadcast TV is measured and audited minute by minute. Netflix isn’t,” said Eric Jurgensen, President and CEO of Jurgensen Media Group. “What would I do? I would first air it on broadcast TV and open it to live online digital TV (simulcast). And we are trying to have it measured through Ibope. I wouldn’t expand the rights to SVOD simultaneously, I would wait a while,” he said. For HBO Latin America, which has linear and non-linear windows such as its streaming platform HBO Go, these models complement the potential of premium series like ‘Sr. Ávila’, ‘El negocio’ or ‘El hipnotizador’. ”There are many benefits for linear TV networks. First, with this model you can reach more audiences, bolstering the networks and the productions. In addition, by extending the content’s availability immediately, you create more opportunities for audiences to feel closer to the brand, since you tend to their different viewing needs,” said Gustavo Grossman, Corporate Networks VP. Darío Turovelzsky added that it’s necessary for there to be multi-screen ratings to promote premium content development in the region. “Holistic measurements are important because for a project to be profitable you
need to know how it performed. If you take ‘A Rooster for Esculapio’s numbers on Telefe, TNT and Flow, there’s an interesting universe to find advertisers; since they are three different platforms and three different owners, it’s more diverse,” he said. But of course, it all depends on who financed the project and thus who gets the first window. “There isn’t a formula, that’s what TV is,” said Alex Lagomarsino, CEO of MediaBiz. However, he added, “series’ natural place is SVOD and then broadcast TV. That has to be reflected in each one’s investment, in relation to the commercial benefit: first window, biggest investment. Broadcast TV can’t live or compete with SVOD. They complement each other.” So, who will survive in this new ecosystem in Latin America where so many new players are added, especially digital giants like Amazon Prime, YouTube Premium, Apple or The Walt Disney Company’s imminent OTT platform? “Everyone will have their place in the next ten years,” said Andrés Badra. “Traditional, lineal, ad-supported TV will probably reinvent itself to survive and continue growing at a more conservative rate, with 30% of the ad market,” he said. “Big companies from the OTT or digital world like Netflix, Amazon Prime or Hulu; telcos and OTT will go through the motions and learning process of producing content at such immense scales with non-traditional partners,” he added. So the question is, he said, “how much time do consumers actually have to watch content? That’s where the battle for people’s time will start and everyone will have their space, even if it’s tiny or niche. But only a few who join forces will rule due to their offers’ relevance and global omnipresence.” In this context, Lagomarsino believes being flexible enough to adapt and having premium content will be the keys to survive in the industry in the near future. “I think the problem isn’t today, but rather the future, when digital players like Amazon and Netflix find their place on one side, with pay TV networks offering their own platforms like Play and Go, and broadcast TV; and then audiences stand on the other side. Will they acquire several SVOD services or choose an aggregator? How and when will they consume content?,” he said. “As with every competition, the pieces fall into place as time goes on. That’s why alliances, strategies, flexibility to adapt and finally content, will make the difference,” he concluded. ttv
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TURNER LATAM ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO ‘FALCO’ FALCO, the Mexican adaptation of German drama ‘The Last Cop’, produced thanks to a deal between Spiral International, Colombian production company Dynamo (‘Narcos’) and Red Arrow International, continues to add broadcasters in the region. Both TNT and TNT Series acquired the show for the whole of Latin America, thus joining Amazon Prime Video and Telemundo. The drama made its debut in July throughout Latin America and later in August on TNT. Distributed by Spiral International, ‘Falco’ stars Michel Brown (‘Centauro’s Woman’, ‘Hidden Passion’ and ‘Mr. Ávila’) alongside Hoze Meléndez, Marina de Tavira, Enrique Arreola, Karina Gidi, Danae Reynaud, Mauricio García Lozano, Manuel Poncelis, Juan Carlos Colombo and Fátima Molina, among others. It tells the story of detective Alejandro Falco who, after being in a coma for more than 23 years, wakes up to find a completely different world.
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‘EL MARGINAL 2’ ENDS WITH RECORD RATING AND POTENTIAL NEW SEASON’ AFTER EIGHT EPISODES, the second season of ‘El marginal’ ended on September in Argentina, setting a new ratings record with its final episode. According to Nielsen Ibope, the series’ eighth episode reached a 10.9 rating, its best number to date. The series kept its growing results trend, improving practically on a weekly basis from its previous episode. In total, ‘El marginal 2’ averaged a 9.4 rating throughout the eight episodes. And these numbers, plus a cliffhanger of a final scene, leaves the doors open for more episodes to continue the story and a potential renewal for a third season. ‘El marginal 2’ is produced by Underground and distributed internationally by Dori Media Distribution. The series was sold to multiple territories and platforms, and has been adapted in the US Hispanic market as ‘The Inmate’ by Telemundo International Studios. The second season premiered on Netflix on September 28.
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‘LUIS MIGUEL, THE SERIES’ LANDS NEW LATAM SCREEN BROADCASTED between April 22 and July 15 of this year on Telemundo in the US and Netflix in Latin America and Spain, ‘Luis Miguel, the Series’ continues to travel across international screens. Sources from Televisa confirmed to ttv that the show has been acquired by the Mexican company for a 2019 debut. Thus, Televisa joins Canal 13 in Chile as the second broadcast TV channel in Latin America to bet on the hit show. ‘Luis Miguel, the Series’ is a Gato Grande production in collaboration with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios. It has Mark Burnett, Carla González Vargas and Pablo Cruz as executive producers and Daniel Krauze as scriptwriter. It was directed by Humberto Hinojosa. Mexican singer and actor Diego Boneta stars as Luis Miguel, accompanied by Oscar Jaenada as his father Luis Rey; Camila Sodi as his true love; Paulina Dávila as his first girlfriend; and JuanPa Zurita as his brother Alex. It’s internationally distributed by MGM.
AMAZON’S MARADONA SERIES CASTS LEADING MEN AMAZON PRIME VIDEO has unveiled the first images of ‘Maradona, Blessed Dream’, showcasing the actors who will play the Argentine football star across three stages of his life: Nicolás Goldschmidt (‘Supermax’), Nazareno Casero (‘Historia de un clan’) and Juan Palomino (‘Magnífica 70’) -in that order on the photo- will play Maradona from youth to adulthood. The company also announced actresses Laura Esquivel and Julieta Cardinali will play his wife of more than 10 years, Claudia Villafañe. The original Amazon Prime Video fiction is produced by BTF Media, Dhana Media and Raze. It was shot in Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, Italy and Spain, and follows the football idol’s triumphs and challenges.
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Disney Expands Biopic Universe By Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv
In addition to its thriller ‘Selena’s Secret’, about the events surrounding Tex-Mex singer, Selena Quintanilla’s murder, DMDLA is moving forward with the development of new biopics, including ‘Monzon’, ‘El Rey’ and ‘Secretos confesables’, in addition to the global distribution of ‘Maradona, Blessed Dream’ from Amazon Prime.
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hile Disney Media Distribution Latin America (DMDLA) started producing local series back in 2005 with the adaptation of ‘Desperate Housewives’ as ‘Amas de casa desesperadas’, more than a decade later -and with extensive experience in fiction adaptation- DMDLA has begun its original biopic universe. The first product was ‘Hasta que te conocí’ (13x60’), the successful series based on the life of Mexican singer Juan Gabriel, co-produced with TV Azteca, Telemundo and Turner Latin America; developed by BTF Media, Somos Productions and Juan Gabriel himself; which was a distribution and ratings success. The second project in the biopic arena was ‘El César’ (26x60’), series based on the successful and troubled life of Mexican box-
er Julio César Chávez, which also featured Space (Turner Latin America), TV Azteca and Telemundo, with production by BTF Media.
rarás, I said: ‘Let’s do it!’,” Fernando Barbosa, SVP of Distribution and Production at DMDLA, said to ttv.
This year, DMDLA launched its thriller ‘Selena’s Secret’ (13x60’), the third project by BTF Media, alongside Moconoco and Latin We, based on the bestseller by journalist María Celeste Arrarás, about the tragic events surrounding Tex-Mex singer, Selena Quintanilla’s murder, premiered in September on TNT (Turner Latin America) and soon to air on TV Azteca in Mexico and Telemundo in the US.
“The feeling on set has been spectacular. The cast has done a phenomenal job. Maya Zapata plays Selena and the editors even thought real images of the singer had been used. We are immensely grateful with our producer who has made these hits,” Leonardo Aranguibel, Director of Production at DMDLA, said to ttv.
“The book ‘Selena’s Secret’ was offered two or three times to Univision. I think Telemundo had it as well at some point and it went back to Univision, but they never developed it... When the project arrived at my desk through Luis Balaguer and María Celeste Ar-
MONZÓN, “EL REY”, JULIO IGLESIAS AND MARADONA. The next biopic, which is already in development, is ‘Monzón’ (13x60’), a series based on the life of Argentine boxer Carlos Monzón, produced by Pampa Films in Argentina and the Space network (Turner Latin America) as its first window in 2019.
ttv / DRAMAS / DISNEY MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LATIN AMERICA However, during the 2018 LA Screenings in May, DMDLA announced new and ambitious biopic projects for the next few years, featuring characters like ‘El Rey’, based on the life of Mexican singer José Alfredo Jiménez; and ‘Secretos Confesables’, based on the life of the quintessential Latin icon: Julio Iglesias.
Fernando Barbosa,
SVP of Distribution and Production at Disney Media Distribution Latin America
“The book ‘Selena’s Secret’ was offered two or three times to Univision. I think Telemundo had it as well at some point and it went back to Univision, but they never developed it... When the project arrived at my desk through Luis Balaguer and María Celeste Arrarás, I said: ‘Let’s do it!’”
Leonardo Aranguibel, Director of Production at Disney Media Distribution Latin America
“The feeling on set has been spectacular. The cast has done a phenomenal job. Maya Zapata plays Selena and the editors even thought real images of the singer had been used. We are immensely grateful with our producer who has made these hits.”
Francisco Cordero, CEO of BTF Media
“Maradona is a product that’s thought for global audiences. We will be filming in Buenos Aires, Naples, Barcelona and Mexico City; because part of the narrative arch is the famous “Hand of God” in the 1986 World Cup.”
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‘El Rey’ (13x60’) is co-produced by DMDLA, Kenio Films, No Vale Nada and Cinemat in Spain. “’El Rey’ is the story of José Alfredo Giménez, perhaps the greatest popular Mexican music composer of recent times and author of the hit song “El rey”, probably the best-known Mexican song in the world,” Aranguibel said. Meanwhile, ‘Secretos confesables’ (13x60’), is a story based on the memoir by Alfredo Fraile -Julio Iglesias’ friend and manager-, co-produced with Cinemat. “We are very excited about this new project and thankful to our friends at Cinemat, who brought us the project and were the ones who made the connection with Alfredo Fraile. We didn’t define how many hours it’s going to be, but it will be at least thirteen,” Barbosa said. “‘Secretos confesables’ is going to be a super production about the legend, the crooner, the biggest playboy and entertainer of the past century. The man who’s sold the most records in the last few decades and made the phrase “Latin playboy” a thing around the world,” Aranguibel said. Lastly, DMDLA also announced it will be the global distributor for the biopic ‘Maradona, Blessed Dream’, a co-production by BTF Media, Raze and Dana Media for Amazon Prime Video, filmed on location in Argentina, Mexico, Spain and Italy.
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“The Maradona series is a completely international product. Amazon will have the worldwide exclusivity for twelve months and then we will own its international distribution for all linear platforms,” Barbosa said. “It’s the story about the greatest football player of the past decades, known for having a hard life with many problems both in and out of the court, which we believe is going to be a great success,” Aranguibel added.
LATAM ADAPTATION OF ‘WHAT WOULD YOU DO?’ Dinsey Media Distribution Latin America (DMDLA) also has a vast track record in format adaptation in Latin America, with local versions of ‘Extreme Makeover’ or ‘The Amazing Race’, to name a few. During the DMDLA screening at Burbank studios, the group announced the local adaptation in several markets of ‘What Would You Do?’, the ABC News format. “We will produce ‘What Would You Do?’ (‘¿Y tú qué harías?’) by ABC News for all of Latin America and several markets, which promises to be an evergreen, long format,” Leonardo Aranguibel said. “It’s also a format that connects us through the sensitivity and social responsibility that we all want to see in our screens.”
Francisco Cordero, CEO of BTF Media, shared a few details about the production with ttv, which will have 20 episodes split up into two seasons. “Maradona is a product that’s thought for global audiences. We will be filming in Buenos Aires, Naples, Barcelona and Mexico City; because part of the narrative arch is the famous “Hand of God” in the 1986 World Cup,” he said. ttv
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JESUS,
RECORD TV’S NEW BIBLICAL TELENOVELA The new Biblical telenovela written by Paula Richard, directed by Edgard Miranda and starring Dudu Azevedo, stands as the star production in the Brazilian network’s international distribution division’s catalog for Mipcom 2018. By Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv
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nnounced back in Natpe Miami 2018, ‘Jesus’, Record TV’s new Biblical telenovela, written by Paula Richard, directed by Edgard Miranda and starring Dudu Azevedo, premiered on July 24 at 8:45pm in Brazil, reaching an average 18.8 rating in Goiánia. The story is written by Richard (‘Lia’) together with a team of writers made up by Camilo Pellegrini, Joaquim Assis, Larissa Oliveira, Meuri Luiza, Natalia Piserni, Natalia Sambrini, Rodrigo Ribeiro and Vitor de Oliveira, with collaboration and research by Irene Bosisio. “I did plenty of research and studying. I had to read the Bible again, study it. I read over 28 books from various authors and different sides. I watched every movie imaginable about Jesus’ life. I lived and relived all those stories to tell Jesus’ version in the best way possible, from a different perspective,” Edgard Miranda, director of ‘Jesus’ and also the successful Biblical drama ‘The Rich and Lazarus’, said to ttv.
The production, directed by Miranda with the tech team from production house Casablanca, was filmed from June 26 through July 6 in Ouarzazate, 197 km from Marrakesh (Morocco, Africa) as the main location. Many scenes were filmed at the Atlas Studios, one of the main film studios in the world, close to the Sahara desert. The Atlas Studios facilities are located in a region with temperatures that easily go above 40°C, where other major film productions such as ‘Lawrence of Arabia’, ‘Gladiator’ and ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ were filmed, as well as HBO’s hit series ‘Game of Thrones’. Filming for ‘Jesus’ featured 71 professionals including cast, directors and Casablanca’s tech crew, although that number only represents a third of the entire team who worked on filming the telenovela in Brazil. Around 70% of the team were from Morocco and 150 local extras were hired to be a part of the scenes.
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‘JESUS’ WILL BE PRESENTED AT MIPCOM 2018 Record TV’s new Biblical drama will be its international distribution arm’s big bet for Mipcom 2018. “’Jesus’ will be formally introduced in Cannes,” said Delmar Andrade, director of International Sales at Record TV. “The international market is already searching for this production with great interest. We’ve signed two deals in important international markets. We can’t talk about our strategy, however, we expect ‘Jesus’ to reach a lot more territories than ‘The Ten Commandments’,” he concluded.
Delmar Andrade
Director of International Sales at Record TV
“The international market is already searching for this production with great interest. We’ve signed two deals in important international markets.”
BIBLICAL MINISERIES ‘LIA’ ALSO ARRIVES IN CANNES Prior to the ‘Jesus’ premiere, Record TV presented ‘Lia’ in Brazil, a 12-episode Biblical miniseries which replaced the contemporary Biblical drama ‘Apocalypse’. The new miniseries is an adaptation of the Bible’s Book of Genesis (29 to 36), written by Paula Richard with Caudia Valli, Larissa Oliveira, Meuri Luiza and Natalia Piserni; with collaboration by Irene Bosisio and consultancy by Maurício Santos. It’s directed by Argentine director Juan Pablo Pirez, and stars Pazinato (Lia), Graziella Schmitt (Rachel), Felipe Cardoso (Jacob) and Thais Muller (Zilpa), among others. The telenovela also demanded a major shipment of wardrobe, including 85 suitcases with costumes for all the actors. “Atlas Studios really is like Disneyland for any director, because they have a vast knowhow. Everything you wish for they build very fast with a very professional team. All the major epic and Biblical series you can imagine, from Netflix to older ones, were filmed there. So that’s a major thing. We arrived at locations we’d already seen in other movies and series. ‘Game of Thrones’ was shot there,” Miranda said. Dudu Azevedo leads ‘Jesus’ star-studded cast, which also features Guilherme Dellorto and Michel Bercovitch (Joseph), Juliana Xavier and Claudia Mauro (Mary of Nazareth), Mayana Moura (Satan), Rafael Gevu (Jhon), Petrônio Gontijo (Peter), Guilherme Winter (Judas Iscariot), Gabriel Gracindo (Mathew), Day Mesquita (Mary Magdalene), Iano Salomão (John the Baptist), Jéssika Alves (Mary of Bethany), Dani Moreno (Martha), Bárbara Borges (Livona), Manuela do Monte (Laila), Valentina Bulc (Salome), Paulo Gorgulho (Herod), Nicola Siri (Pontius Pilate), Ronny Kriwat and Eucir de Souza (Caiphas), André Gonçalves (Barrabas), Giuseppe Oristanio (Joseph of Arimathea) and Vitor Novelo and Ernani Moraes (Nicodemus). “We’ve had an alliance with Casablanca since ‘The Rich and Lazarus’, when we set out to create a Full CG telenovela, with interior 3D locations. Now ‘Jesus’ is more realistic. The first 15-20 episodes were filmed in Morocco, so that realistic theme had to carry on in the Rio de Janeiro locations,” the director explained. “The idea is for the audience to think we are still in Morocco and Casablanca is doing an excellent job with that, with an even greater level of difficulty because we didn’t want to show the 3D, quite the opposite,
Edgard Miranda, director of ‘Jesus’
“Atlas Studios really is like Disneyland for any director, because they have a vast know-how.” we wanted the audience not to feel like it was 3D,” he added. Record TV, which is celebrating its 65th anniversary this year, currently has 10 Biblical titles available, divided among telenovelas and miniseries: ‘Samson and Delilah’, ‘King David’, ‘The Story of Esther’, ‘Joseph from Egypt’, ‘Moses and the Ten Commandments’, ‘The Promised Land’, ‘The Rich and Lazarus’, ‘Apocalypse’, ‘Lia’ and ‘Jesus’. The Biblical fiction franchise has achieved excellent results in almost every country in Latin America and the US Hispanic market. “We believe we will reach the same international success as with ‘The Rich and Lazarus’. I directed both telenovelas, but I think ‘Jesus’ is infinitely better in every way,” said the director. “We are telling the story of the most important man in the world and we are doing it very fondly. We’ve reached episode 60 and we are maintaining the quality standard. Audiences who enjoyed ‘The Rich and Lazarus’ will be very surprised with the story of ‘Jesus’,” he concluded. ttv
LISTINGS Mipcom 2018
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Selena’s Secret
CBS STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL 7800 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036 Tel: 323-575-5460 Fax: 323-575-5469 Web: www.CBSSI.com Stand: R7.E2
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Barry Chamberlain, President, Sales Javier Avitia, EVP, Legal & Business Affairs Guy Petty, EVP, Digital Media Robert Schildhouse, EVP, Business Development Stephen Tague, EVP, Client Relations, London Cece Braun, SVP Finance & Sales Strategy Teri Fleming, SVP, Marketing Paul Gilbert, SVP, International Formats
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GAUMONT
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Henri Ringel, VP, Sales Media Distribution Gustavo Sorotski, Director, Digital Distribution Leonardo Aranguibel, Director, Production Media Distribution Fabiola Bovino, Senior Manager, Marketing Barbara Lorenzo, Manager, Contract Administration Media Distribution
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Fernando Barbosa, SVP, General Manager, Distribution and Production Latin America & US Hispanic Market
Armando Nuñez, President, CEO, CBS Studios International
(Drama - 13 X 60’) From Emmy Award winner Dick Wolf and the team behind ‘Law & Order’, comes a fast-paced drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. These first-class agents bring all their talents, intellect and technical expertise to tenaciously investigate cases of tremendous magnitude, including terrorism, organized crime and counterintelligence, in order to keep New York and the country safe.
A MILLION LITTLE THINGS (Drama - 13 X 60’)
They say friendship isn’t one big thing, it’s a million little things and that’s true for a group of friends from Boston who bonded under unexpected circumstances. Some have achieved success, others are struggling in their careers and relationships, but all of them feel stuck in life. After one of them dies unexpectedly, it’s just the wake-up call the others need to finally start living. Along the way they discover that friends may be the one thing to save them from themselves.
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(Drama - 13 X 60’) This fierce, funny, feminist reboot of the original series centers on three sisters in a college town who discover they are witches. Between vanquishing supernatural demons, tearing down the patriarchy, and maintaining familial bonds, a witch’s work is never done.
El Chapo
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Eilat
Leora Nir, CEO, Dori TLV Jonathan Paran, CEO, Dori Media Darset Givon Snir, CEO, MeMeMe Studios Carolina Sabbag, VP Sales, Dori Media Distribution Pauline Ick, VP Sales, Dori Media Distribution Maria Perez Campi, Director of Sales, Dori Media Distribution Argentina Camila Premet, Sales Manager, Dori Media Distribution Argentina Tali Fink, Director of Acquisition, Dori TLV Einat Borovich-Naim, Marketing Director, Dori Media Group
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EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Nicolas Atlan, President, Animation and Family Gene Stein, President, Television, US Isabelle DeGeorges, President, Television France Terry Kalagian, SVP, Creative Development, Animation & Family Jean-Baptise Lère, Head of Production, Animation Cecilia Rossignol, VP, International TV Sales, Scripted Laura Laas, VP, International TV Sales, Animation Mathilde Rottier, VP US & Canada TV Distribution Ezequiel Olzanski, VP, Latin America TV Distribution & Co-Production
Nadav Palti, President & CEO
SELENA’S SECRET
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(Drama / Series - 13 X 60’) The revealing story behind the tragic death of Selena Quintanilla, The Queen of TexMex. This powerful new series is based on the bestseller ‘El Secreto de Selena’ (‘Selena’s Secret’), written by journalist and three time Emmy Award-winner María Celeste Arrarás, who had exclusive access to those involved in the story and led an extensive investigation into the circumstances which surrounded her homicide.
MONZÓN
(Biopic / Drama - 13 X 60’) The series revolves around the life of the great Argentine idol who in 1988 was convicted of murdering his last wife and mother of his youngest son. It is the life of the greatest world boxing champion of the medium weights, which included artists, politicians, figures of the international jet set, friends of the night, his children and his women. This is the story of the man, the boxer, the first great Argentine star in international boxing, the first Argentine celebrity to be sentenced to prison for the murder of a woman. This is the story of Carlos Monzón, the man who didn’t know how to escape violence.
Vanessa Shapiro, President of Worldwide TV Distribution and Co-Production
EILAT
(Teen Adventure / Drama - 50 X 30’) At the eternal vacation city, a group of teenagers from all over the country, from different backgrounds and social classes, meet at the most prestigious hotel in Eilat for one summer that will change their lives forever.
EL MARGINAL 2
(Crime / Drama - 13+8 X 45’) Set three years before season 1, the show follows the Borges brothers as they get imprisoned and become involved in a war of power with El Sapo, a bloody prisoner who rules San Onofre. An alliance with Patricio - a doctor locked up for a crime he didn´t do - is the difference between life and death.
EL CHAPO
(Drama Series - 34 X 60’) From Univision’s Story House Entertainment, ‘El Chapo’ explores the true-life story of drug kingpin Joaquín “el Chapo” Guzmán. One of the world’s most notorious and ruthless criminals, “el Chapo” used submarines, airplanes and a network of tunnels to supply the vast majority of the American cocaine industry. A gripping world of wars with rival cartels, assassinations, daring prison breaks and systemic corruption, sure to appeal to audiences everywhere.
NOX
(Drama Series - 6 X 60’) In the darkness beneath the city, retired cop Catherine Suzini is forced back into action when her daughter Julie disappears into the underground tunnels of Paris. Along with the help of Raphaël, her daughter’s partner, Catherine chases every clue and uses all her instincts to navigate this terrifying maze of basements as she races against time in a hellish descent into the depths of the city.
My Brother Is A Clone
Zumba
Jesus
The Wedding Guest
POL-KA PRODUCCIONES
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Ave. Americas # 65 – 82, Bogota, Colombia Tel: (57-1) 4269292 Fax: (57–1) 4269300 / 9309 Web: www.rcnventasinternacionales.com Booth: P1-F26
Rua da Várzea, 240 - Barra Funda, 01140-080 São Paulo-SP, Brazil. Tel: +55 11 3300-4022 Email: emendes@recordtv.com.br Web: www.recordtvnetwork.com Booth: P-1.G22
Bonpland 1281 2nd Floor, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel: +54 11 4773 8826 Email: dcoifman@snaptv.tv Web: www.snaptv.tv Executives Attending:
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Luciana Egurrola, International Sales
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Lina Maria Waked Esquivel, Executive of International Sales
Edson Mendes, International Sales Manager
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Manuel Martí, Head of Development and International Production
Diana Coifman, VP Sales & Distribution
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Maria Lucia Hernandez, International Sales Director
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Delmar Andrade, International Sales Director
Ariel Tobi, CEO
MY BROTHER IS A CLONE (HD - 120 X 60’)
Scientist Alejandro Figueroa secretly develops a method that allows human cloning and when his daughter loses her fiancé on a plane crash he uses science to get her pregnant with Renzo. However, he uses part of Renzo’s genetic material to create the first human clone: Mateo. As a result of genetic manipulation, Renzo is born intelligent but with no heart, while Mateo is born with a huge heart and not much intelligence. When Alejandro is about to die, he tells Renzo he has a brother, which prompts him to look for him in an effort to get him out of the way and keep his grandfather’s fortune.
SIMONA
(HD – 120 X 60’) Simona dreams about becoming a successful singer. She is fun, daring and has a lively and pioneering spirit: which is why she doesn’t hesitate to her adoptive mother as a maid at the Guerricos’ house after she has to quit due to health problems. There, she bumps into Romeo, the eldest nephew of Diego Guerrico, who she hasn’t seen since she was a child. Swept along by the memories and the problems that will arise while living under the same roof, they will start falling in love with each other.
ONLY YOU
(HD – 225 X 60’)
JESUS
THE WEDDING GUEST
Alberto “Beto” Perez was born with no father and no money; his mother fought every day to give him what she could. He was bullied in school, and bullied by life every time he tried to win, but his biggest talent could never be silenced: dancing. Beto Perez is the creator of Zumba, one of the most successful and revolutionary companies in the world of fitness, with more than 20 million followers. This is his story.
For the first time the story of the man who changed mankind will be told in its entirety. A fascinating story that could never be completely told in movies or miniseries, ‘Jesus’ will show little-known passages and stories of the characters who lived with him. We will experience what the people of that time felt, their pains, their sufferings and their conflicts.
Adam and Allison were college sweethearts. Adam is heartbroken when she breaks up with him and then finds himself in the odd predicament of being a “dear friend” who’s been invited to her wedding a year and a half later. At the rehearsal dinner, he is introduced by another friend as the guy who dated Allison “...literally, right before Aaron”, the groom, started dating her.
(Series - 60 X 60’)
HEART’S DECREE (Series - 131 X 60’)
‘Heart’s Decree’ is a story which takes place in a successful family law firm with lawyers who are experts in family law, experienced in separations, divorces, couple´s conflicts and family problems in general. This group of lawyers will face in their personal lives similar situations than those of their clients
HEART’S DECREE: SEASON 2 (Serie - 80 X 60’ - S2)
In the second season our experts in family and penal law will deal with the construction and consolidation of their new law firm following the liquidation of Cabal, Ortega, Domínguez y Asociados. The arrival of new prestigious lawyers allowed them to establish their new law firm who will face this new beginning, leaving the moments of crisis behind and facing their personal and romantic lives.
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APOCALYPSE
(HD Telenovela) A story of love, spirituality and redemption portraying one of the most controversial topics in the Bible: The End of Times. The first phase begins in New York in the 1980s, centered on the meeting of four university students of different nationalities: Alan, Adriano, Deborah and Susana. The second phase begins in the 90’s with the return of Adriano and Deborah and their son Ricardo to New York, where they reestablish contact with the old couple of friends Alan, Susana and his son, Benjamin. The third brings the story to the present day. Benjamin is a man of excellent character, who lives a happy marriage with Zoe, the love of his life, and has become a prestigious scientist. Ricardo will enter the scene to usurp the revolutionary scientific discoveries made by Benjamin. He, who has always been in love with Zoe, will use his rival’s studies in a perverse plan of world domination that will bring his true identity: the antichrist.
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IF YOU SAW HIS HEART (Drama - 86’)
Cast out of his insular community, a damaged and down on his luck man teeters between a life of crime and the path to redemption.
EL DESCONOCIDO
(Original Mini-Series / Drama - 5 episodes) The show tells the fictional story of El Cholo Adrián, the right hand of notorious drug dealer El Chapo Guzmán, who runs the most famous cartel in Mexico. The action-packed drama follows El Cholo’s origin story, who was born to a family of drug dealers in a small town in Sinaloa, son of legendary narco El Cobra. The series follows his rise to power within the cartel and his flourishing friendship with El Chato, his tragic love story and his capture alongside El Chapo.
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Juan has been married to Ingrid “Polaca” for twenty years; he has five children and works as an orchestra conductor. His life is well-organized until his wife tells him that she needs some time apart. Felix, his best friend, lends him an apartment, where Juan meets his neighbor Aurora, to whom he feels immediately attracted. However, there is only one problem: Aurora is his best friend’s lover.
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LISTINGS Mipcom 2018
Mary Magdalene
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Mary Magdalene
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EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
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Ramón Salomón, Operation Content Director Andrés R. Payá, Marketing Jorge Berthely, International Sales Berta Orozco, Sales Representative for Spain, África, Mena, Asia, and French Speaking territories Melissa Pillow, Sales Representative for: Europe, Turkey, Israel, US, New Zealand and Australia
Keith Le Goy, President, Worldwide Distribution & Networks Wayne Garvie, President, International Production Paul Littmann, EVP, Global Digital Distribution Mike Wald, EVP, Distribution, Content Strategy and Management Flory Bramnick, EVP, U.S. Distribution, Syndication, Cable Sales and Advertiser Jason Spivak, EVP, U.S. Distribution, Home Entertainment, Pay TV and SVOD Sales Thanda Belker, EVP, Distribution U.S. Pay TV, SVOD Alexander Marin, EVP, Distribution and Networks, LATAM and Canada John Rossiter, EVP, Distribution and Networks, CEEMA Mark Young, EVP, Distribution and Networks, Western Europe Ken Lo, EVP, Distribution and Networks, APAC Malvika Prabu, Head, Networks Licensing Syndication – Sales
TOP EXECUTIVE Mike Hopkins, Chairman
Ricardo Costianovsky, CEO Bruce Boren, CEO, THR3 Media Group Juan Parodi, Director The Magic Eye Humberto Delmas, Sales Manager Alfredo Andreotti, Sales Manager Alejandro Carballo, Sales Manager Mariana González Pistiner, Marketing
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‘Mary Magdalene’ is a biblical melodrama that recreates the life of a passionate and independent woman living in a time of great oppression.
LA GUZMAN
(Dramatic Musical Bio-Series - 60 x 43’) To tell the story of the life of Alejandra Guzmán is to discover a world full of adrenaline, rebellion, love, addiction, and Rock n’ Roll.
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(Drama and Action - 60 x 60’) The series revolves around Mariana, a beautiful young woman who, after the murder of her parents, becomes a professional thief. Her days alternate between danger, passion, and vengeance.
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EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Amanda Cordner, Senior Director, New York Guillermo Borensztein, Vice President, Buenos Aires
TOP EXECUTIVE
TOP EXECUTIVE
Tomás Darcyl, President
Lauren Marriott, Vice President, London
Patricia Jasín, VP TV Azteca International
MORIR DE AMOR ADRIFT
MARY MAGDALENE
Based on a true story of survival, a young couple’s chance encounter first leads them to love and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.
‘Mary Magdalene’ is an epic melodrama recreating the life of a passionate woman during oppressing times. A woman different from the rest, one who will challenge the laws of a corrupt society entirely run by men.
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DEMENTIA
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MARY MAGDALENE
VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS
A reporter decides to admit herself into a psychiatric hospital to solve her grandmother’s murder. Once she discovers the truth, leaving will not be easy.
(Drama - 8 X 60’)
Telefe’s Spanish drama suspense thriller follows a young widower who becomes a merciful serial killer of women with terminal illnesses in order to redeem his guilt for not having been with his wife during her last days alive. His persecutor is a young woman and, whilst both of them have renounced love, they find the pull of attraction between them reawakens desires.
TRENDS
INTRODUCING ESPORTS 2.0
Once an activity confined to a niche of gaming aficionados, international gaming tournaments and millions of fans and users around the world have made eSports a playground of new advertising opportunities and revenue streams, poised to become a billion-dollar industry. By ttvmedianews.com
“As entertainment executives readily admit, it is becoming increasingly difficult to identify and build an audience of loyal, engaged consumers with highly desirable demographics,” noted Patrick Perez, author of the TDG report. “That’s one of the reasons why there is so much excitement around eSports.”
In fact, the industry reached a global audience of 557 million people in 2017 and generated revenue of US$905 million, according to a report from The Diffusion Group. And the report’s projections indicate that the numbers will only continue to grow, reaching US$1.6 billion by 2022.
To get there, the eSports industry is learning to speak the language of established sports business models, and consequently ”seeing huge rights deals completed and, in one case, a platform acquisition worth nearly a billion dollars,” the analyst explained.
If the earlier part of the decade was about proving the feasibility of various eSports models, then the latter part has been about growing assets, land grabs, and creating a sustainable business.
Take, for example, recent activity by Activision Blizzard and its
Overwatch League, which announced the addition of numerous OWL franchises for its 2019 season; a list that now includes Atlanta, Guangzhou, Toronto, Paris, Washington D.C., Vancouver, Hangzhou, and Chengdu. As well, battle royale games like Fortnite Battle Royale and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) have grown in popularity and profits. Fortnite announced in June that it had 125 million players, with PUBG claiming 400 million players across all platforms, including 50 million sales on Windows and Xbox One. Separately, eSports will be included in the Asian Games as a demonstration sport. If all goes well, it will be pitched for the
But the reach of eSports is not confined to PCs and game consoles. Mobile publisher Tencent recently announced that downloads for its mobile PUBG passed the 100 million market, including both iOS and Android platforms. Fortnite surpassed that milestone in its first three months, reaching 100 million downloads on iOS, and recently launched on Android, circumventing the Google Play store, to reach 15 million downloads in just 21 days. Thus, a number of factors make eSports ripe for solid growth during the next decade: the oncoming 5G rollout, faster computers, new business models/ revenue streams, new measurement tools, and most importantly, mainstream acceptance, from fans as well as advertisers and sponsors. As explained by Perez in a few words: “Welcome to eSports 2.0.” ttv
“THE ESPORTS INDUSTRY IS LEARNING TO SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF ESTABLISHED SPORTS BUSINESS MODELS. CONSEQUENTLY, WE ARE SEEING HUGE RIGHTS DEALS COMPLETED AND, IN ONE CASE, A PLATFORM ACQUISITION WORTH NEARLY A BILLION DOLLARS.”
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eSports, which comprise competitive, professional video gaming tournaments staged before an audience, online or in person, have been silently exploding out of the mainstream eye for years, but are now capturing companies’ attention throughout the interactive entertainment and gaming space.
2022 games as a medal-worthy sport.
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June 19-21, Ciudad de la Cultura, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
The second edition of Conecta Fiction in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) welcomed the most relevant players from the Latin American TV industry, along with executives and talent from all over Spain, with an increase in attendees from other countries in Europe. Conecta Fiction has become a mandatory event in the yearly calendar to establish bonds between two naturally-linked regions.
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Passion Gets People Talking One of the strongest factual and unscripted content players in the market, Passion Distribution is arriving at Mipcom with a thriving international catalog focused on access-driven documentaries, health and well-being content, and above all, stories to provoke global audiences. By Sebastián Torterola / @storterola / storterola@todotv.tv
‘Emma Willis: Delivering Babies’, ‘The Sex Testers’ and ‘Dr Christian: 12 Hours To Cure Your Street’, Passion continues to target audiences’ interest in health and well-being content. “Thought-provoking documentaries continue to feature prominently in our content mix. The fascinating ‘Cruel Cut’ and ‘The Trouble With Women’ do not shy away from tackling cultural issues and extraordinary human stories. ‘Machinery Of War’ explores technological advancements and innovations of weaponry and military technology, satisfying both engineering and history enthusiasts,” Namiech says. Passion Distribution also bets high on access-driven documentaries. A good example of this is the company’s partnership with one of Britain’s most traditional content producers. “We are delighted to have partnered with BBC
Studios to offer viewers an unprecedented glimpse of diplomatic going-ons with ‘Inside the Foreign Office’ at increasingly uncertain times,” the executive explains. LATIN AMERICAN ROADS. Passion also aims to extend its Latin American footprint by continuing to add strategic partners in the region. Chile, for instance, was the first country to commission a local version of talent show ‘Drag Race’, which was broadcast by Mega. “In our experience, the Latin American market is vibrant, fast growing, high-end and aspirational. From our perspective it has also been ground-breaking, pioneering with local adaptations of our formats,” the executive states. Namiech sees a large growth in investment of local productions in the region and a focus on shiny floor and reality formats. In this context, Passion is positioned as an attractive partner for local players along the continent. In her own words: “Our strategy is to work with local broadcasters and producers to provide them with formats that fulfill their audiences’ needs and of course, wherever possible, provide broadcasters with shows that have neutral Spanish versions available.” In this regard, pan-regional broadcasters remain key business partners for Passion Distribution in the region. Among recent deals, Niamech mentions NBC Universal’s acquisition of Canadian lifestyle series ‘Where To I Do’, seasons 1 and 2. “Key markets we have recently focused on are Brazil, Mexico and Chile, markets that have been consistent in their appetite for Passion’s factual entertainment content,” she concludes. ttv
“THOUGHT-PROVOKING DOCUMENTARIES CONTINUE TO FEATURE PROMINENTLY IN OUR CONTENT MIX” Emmanuelle Namiech, CEO of Passion Distribution
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aving built successful relationships with some of the world’s most talented producers, Passion Distribution has the commitment of bringing to market thought-provoking factual content. Whether singles or series, the company specialized in unscripted content as a way of reaching commercial success through a combination of information and entertainment that “gets people talking,” according to CEO Emmanuelle Namiech. That is why some of the keywords for Passion’s content are: unique insights, compelling stories, extraordinary people and human relationships. With these concepts in mind, the distributor is returning to Mipcom with a solid factual entertainment slate. Headed by shows such as
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TELEFILMS BECOMES A ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR LATAM OPERATORS Major Hollywood movies in Latin America and Spain, and original films and series production in Mexico, and soon in Brazil. Tomás Darcyl spoke to ttv about the group’s new lines of business. By Sebastián Amoroso @sebamoroso samoroso@todotv.tv
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“WE WILL SOON PREMIERE ‘SI YO FUERA TU’, THE MEXICAN REMAKE OF THE BRAZILIAN MOVIE, AS WELL AS OTHER PROJECTS CURRENTLY IN PRE-PRODUCTION,”
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elefilms Group continues to expand and consolidate its business of representing international rights to Hollywood blockbusters in Latin America and Spain. “This is the company’s core business,” Tomás Darcyl, president and CEO of Telefilms, said to ttv. The company is enjoying an excellent year in which it’s also developing its original TV production business in Latin America, following the launch at Natpe Miami 2018 of THR3 Media Group, led by Bruce Boren in Mexico. “We are going deeper into our lines of business. Our core business is still Hollywood for Latin America and Spain. We are getting
better and better in that area. We had an excellent run at the Cannes Film Festival and we are now preparing for the Toronto Film Festival and the American Film Market,” he said. In this regard, Telefilms is betting on an annual lineup of 35 to 40 movies in the US and Latin America through its film distributor Diamond Films, headquartered in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Mexico; and for over a year now, also in Spain. “We are growing stronger in terms of film distribution, with more market share,” he said. “We are leading the independent distribution business in Latin America with movies that are more commercial and have big-
“We will soon premiere ‘Si yo fuera tu’, the Mexican remake of the Brazilian movie, as well as other projects currently in pre-production,” Darcyl said. In regard to original TV production in Mexico, THR3 Media Group is moving forward with the development of the series ‘Santo, el enmascarado de plata’ and the teen comedy ‘Nini’, and is preparing to produce new comedy shows, which will be announced soon. “Before the end of the year we will announce a similar project in Brazil, featuring movies and TV series, which will give the company an important boost to become an unmissable one-stop-shop for any operator in Latin America,” he concluded. ttv
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ger budgets, blockbusters; and occasionally a prestige title,” he explaiend. In terms of original production both in film and TV, Telefilms is still betting on interesting projects mainly in Mexico, and now also in Brazil.
Telefilms has the intention of producing around five feature films a year in Mexico, a market where it successfully premiere the film ‘¿Qué culpa tiene el niño?’, and where it recently launched ‘A ti te quería encontrar’, which gathered almost a million viewers.
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“Before the end of the year we will announce a similar project in Brazil, featuring movies and TV series.”
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“There’s been a growing explosion in production that we couldn’t have predicted a few years ago, which is now a strong area that will soon become the second side of our core business,” he said.
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‘Narcos’ Leads the Way By Carolina Mussio / @carolinamussio / cmussio@todotv.tv
Best known in Latin America as the creators behind the internationally-successful series ‘Narcos’, Gaumont is now looking for projects and talent to partner with in the region to create big event series that can coexist with the Netflix hit, and already has several projects in the works.
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stablished as a leading producer in France, Gaumont was able to make a name for itself in Latin America through ‘Narcos’, the original series offered on Netflix worldwide, which is now just weeks away from premiering its fourth season. The series currently stands as the first of many the French company wants to produce in Latin America, as it continues to search for new partners and projects to co-develop in the region, that can mimic the Netflix drama’s unprecedented success.
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“We feel the time is right given the growth the region is currently experiencing and we want to get involved as early as possible and secure good partners to co-develop, co-finance and eventually co-produce and then distribute content,” said Vanessa Shapiro, President of Worldwide TV Distribution and Co-Production at Gaumont, who spoke to ttv about the company’s plans and initiatives in the region. The fourth season of ‘Narcos’, which is set in Mexico, will premiere this upcoming November 16 on Netflix. What are Gaumont’s expectations for the new season? ‘Narcos’ fans everywhere are looking forward to the new season which moves away from Colombia -where ’Narcos’ spent the first three seasons- to Mexico, exploring the origins of the modern drug war by going back to its roots, beginning at a time when the Mexican trafficking world was a loose and disorganized confederation of independent growers and dealers. Seasons one through three were a hit with audiences around the world and season four will continue to deliver all of the same ele-
“WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING VERY SOON OUR FIRST LATIN AMERICAN CO-PRODUCTION DEAL FOR AN 8-EPISODE DRAMA SERIES WITH SEVERAL ADDITIONAL PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE.”
ments people have come to expect from the show: outstanding performances, high production values, and engaging, binge-worthy storylines.
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This brand of storytelling, based on a series of actual events and played out over multiple seasons, has proven to be a winning formula with the global audience.
“LATIN AMERICA IS THE NEXT LOGICAL STEP FOR GAUMONT, AND PART OF OUR OVERARCHING GOAL TO CREATE QUALITY LOCAL LANGUAGE CONTENT THROUGHOUT THE REGION GIVEN THE EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF TALENT AND RICH STORIES WITH MASS APPEAL.”
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Continuing with the development of original local productions, what are Gaumont’s plans in the region? What opportunities are you looking for? Latin America is a major focus for Gaumont for TV production, and our expansion there is led by Ezequiel Olzanski, Vice President, Latin American TV Distribution and Co-Production, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Latin America is the next logical step for Gaumont, and part of our overarching goal to create quality local language content throughout the region given the extensive amount of talent and rich stories with mass appeal. We are looking for projects and talent to partner with to create big event series that can coexist with ’Narcos’ in order to further expand our offering. These could be dramas or comedies, across many genres such as crime procedurals, but all of which will have international themes that appeal to a global audience. We feel the time is right given the growth the region is currently experiencing and we want to get involved as early as possible and secure good partners to co-develop, co-finance and eventually co-produce and then distribute content. Generally speaking, what’s your outlook on Latin America regarding the development deals that could happen in a near future? Given the rapid growth the region is currently experiencing, we are quite optimistic about the potential to ramp up our Latin American production development slate. We have a dedicated person on our team who is constantly sourcing and read-
“WE ARE LOOKING FOR PROJECTS AND TALENT TO PARTNER WITH TO CREATE BIG EVENT SERIES THAT CAN COEXIST WITH ’NARCOS’ IN ORDER TO FURTHER EXPAND OUR OFFERING.” Latin American co-production deal for an 8-episode drama series with several additional projects in the pipeline. ing scripts and treatments in order to identify exciting new, high potential projects. We are in a proactive position with Ezequiel in the market and are ready to make deals, option deals or co-develop and co-finance. And what about stories? Is Gaumont looking for original stories in the region? Original IP is always optimal, yes, however we do not limit our opportunities as overall we are looking for impactful, relevant and relatable stories. These are what audiences want and that is what we strive to deliver. What new project are you working on for Latin America? What’s its current status? We will be announcing very soon our first
What can you tell us about the distribution of Gaumont’s library? With the opening of our new office in Argentina we have increased our presence in the territory, and distribution in the region is a priority. Most recently we licensed the slapstick animated series ’Furiki Wheels’ to Nat Geo Kids, which debuted on the channel in September. What’s Gaumont presenting at Mipcom 2018? Gaumont has picked the linear international distribution rights to ‘El Chapo’ from Univision’s Story House Entertainment inclusive of the digital rights in the U.S. We are also finalizing and strengthening relationships for the TV linear rights for our series ‘Narcos’ with partners around the world. ttv
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The distributor announced it has picked up distribution rights to all three seasons (34 x 60’) of ‘El Chapo’ from Univision’s Story House Entertainment, a division of Fusion Media Group (FMG). Gaumont will represent all international distribution rights to the series inclusive of the digital rights in the US. “Following the success of Gaumont’s series ‘Narcos’, ‘El Chapo’ clearly demonstrates the worldwide audience’s fascination with the lives of the world’s most powerful drug lords,” Shapiro said. ‘El Chapo’ explores the life story of drug kingpin Joaquín “el Chapo” Guzmán, one of the world’s most notorious criminals, over a span of three decades from 1985 when he was a low-level member of the Guadalajara Cartel, his rise through the Sinaloa ranks to become a cartel kingpin, and his ultimate downfall. He was a cunning, ruthless criminal whose submarines, airplanes and vast network of tunnels helped supply and fuel the vast majority of the American cocaine industry. ‘El Chapo’ tells not just the story of a cartel, but some of the governmental and institutional corruption that allows it to thrive. Marco de la O stars as the drug kingpin alongside Humberto Busto as Attorney Conrado Higuera “Don Sol”; Juan Carlos Olivas as “El Güero”; Alejandro Aguilar as Toño; and Tete Espinoza as Chío. The series was created by Silvana Aguirre Zegarra, who is also the series’ showrunner, and Carlos Contreras.
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TONDERO CELEBRATES 10 YEARS
so many lessons and achievements. But it also represents a new starting point to continue growing with new challenges and goals, with big international challenges and co-production projects,” she added. “’Magallanes’, one of our first co-productions, was awarded worldwide. We also managed to keep ‘Locos de amor’, our first musical film, in theaters for thirteen weeks,” she revealed.
Peruvian entertainment company Tondero is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year with expansion plans in markets such as Mexico, Colombia and Spain, where it will focus on film co-production and distribution, as well as developing original TV series.
Tondero represents more than 80 Peruvian artists and has also produced many important shows and concerts, such as ‘Nubeluz 25 años’, ‘Mentiras. El musical’ and ‘Av. Larco’; and concerts by Christian Meier and Gian Marco, among others.
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In 2016, the company founded Tondero Distribution, a new company that’s responsible for local and international distribution of films, documentaries,
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his year, Peruvian entertainment company Tondero is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a strong investment in original production and co-production, as well as plans to expand in territories like Mexico, Colombia and Spain. The anniversary celebrations were the perfect occasion to go over the company’s trajectory, including major Peruvian box-office hits such as ‘Asu Mare’, ‘Locos de amor’, ‘A los 40’, ‘Lusers’, ‘El gran León’, ‘Av. Larco. La película’, ‘Siete semillas’ or ‘Soltera codi-
ciada’; as well as movies like ‘Magallanes’, ‘Casa dentro’, ‘El elefante desaparecido’ and ‘Solos’, awarded at major international festivals. “The company started in 2008 representing artists and it quickly began a rapid growth, producing standout shows, theater plays and concerts. And 2013 marked a before and after in Peruvian cinema with ‘Asu Mare’, the highest-grossing Peruvian film in history, with over three million viewers,” Cecilia Gómez de la Torre, general manager of Tondero Distribution, said to ttv. “This anniversary is a celebration of the road travelled, with
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“We will soon produce our first original series for different platforms.” series and telenovelas, led by Cecilia Gómez de la Torre. “In two years we reached important goals. We’ve attended the world’s most important tradeshows and premiered movies in theaters in over fourteen countries, airlines in five continents and platforms as big as Netflix, Hemisphere, HBO, FOX and iTunes, among others; creating strategic alliances to promote national production,” she said. Tondero’s next step is all about expanding internationally. Because after working on major film co-productions in Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Mexico and Spain; Tondero is getting ready to continue expanding in these markets. “Tondero is preparing to open offices in Colombia, Mexico and Spain. And we will soon produce our first original series for the platform,” she revealed.
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“We believe it’s an extraordinary time in our industry to generate unique content. The doors for development are now open and Tondero is actively present to be a part of these changes,” she concluded. ttv
‘ENTRUSTED’ PREMIERS IN LATAM Announced back in January during Natpe Miami, the partnership between Turkish distributor Inter Medya and Peruvian distributor Tondero began with the August 9th premiere of the Turkish film ‘Entrusted’ (‘Çocuklar Sana Emanet’) under the local title ‘Kerem, hasta la eternidad’. The film made its debut in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Puerto Rico and Bolivia; and its star, Engin Akyurek (‘Fatmagul’) was part of a promotional press tour backed by the Latina (Peru), Mega (Chile) and Telefe (Argentina) networks.
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Local Stories with International Appeal With a firm eye on consolidating its business in Latin America, Spanish group Mediapro is taking over the region as co-producer and distributor of a raft of new productions that bet strongly on local stories with an international appeal, that can easily cross borders and captivate audiences from all over the globe. By Sofía Vanoli / @Soph_VB / svanoli@todotv.tv
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magina International Sales, the distribution arm of Spanish group Mediapro, has been enjoying a successful year that’s been all about adaptations, partnerships and the production -through Mediapro- of important international productions that are poised to conquer the international market. “Both the group and the distribution arm have seen a tremendous growth this year,” Laura Fernández Espeso, Head of International Content at Grupo Mediapro, explained to ttv. “Some of our sales highlights include the acquisition of ‘I’m Alive’ by CBS, which is working on a US adaptation alongside prestigious scriptwriter David Wilcox; the sale of ‘Side Games’ to Sky Mexico; the premiere of ‘Lifeline’ on Channel 4 in the UK; and the countless partnerships that have been announced by the group in the production arena,” the executive added. Among these partnerships is the ambitious international deal with Viacom International Studios, with which the group has already collaborated on kids & teens show ‘Noobees’, which premiered this September and has already reached 25 countries on Nick Play.
Laura Fernández Espeso, Head of International Content at Grupo Mediapro
Expanding on this deal, both companies will be working on ‘Los Internacionales’, an adaptation of Nahuel Gallotta’s book La conexión Bogotá that’s expected to reach the small screen in 2019. The show will follow the journey of several Colombian bands of international thieves that moved from Bogota to
“BOTH THE GROUP AND THE DISTRIBUTION ARM HAVE SEEN A TREMENDOUS GROWTH THIS YEAR.”
Argentina, from where they planned heists in several countries around the world. “With deals like these we expect to consolidate our strong presence in Latin America, hopefully closing more deals, and working on productions with our offices in Colombia and Argentina,” explained the executive, who also highlighted the importance of the region as part of a key territory for the company’s strategy and the several fiction and entertainment projects, both completed and in the pipeline, which are being produced alongside local producers and are an important part of the Imagina’s sales catalogue for the international market. “One of these big projects in Latin America is ‘Side Games’, which in addition to being a show that offers a captivating storyline and an very high-quality production element, is also a show that has become and undisputed success with audiences since its premiere on July 15 on OnDirectv and Directv Play,” said Fernández Espeso. In fact, shortly after its release ‘Side Games’ became the pay TV network’s number one show of the month and, in spite having some strong competition, it managed to increase the primetime share by 55% when compared to its timeslot predecessor. Also available on Directv Play for on-demand viewing, the show is already one of the Top 15 titles. Overall, the football drama is expected to become one of the most watched series of 2018 on the pay TV platform and the expectations for its future are high. For Imagina, which recently took the series to Mexico, this is just the start and they expect the production to have a long and very successful international journey ahead.
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Produced in collaboration with Directv Latin America, it’s a compelling story inspired by “El fútbol no es así”, a book by current LaLiga president Javier Tebas and Pedro Torrens which explores the darker side of professional football. Its eight episodes follow Mariano Hidalgo, a successful businessman who wants to become the president of the club he loves without suspecting how risky that adventure will be for everything he has built up throughout his life. “’Side Games’ has been a success, and it’s one of our many ventures in the region in an aim to produce content with that can cross borders,” explained the executive during the interview. “We’re in a constant process of development and production for a lot of interesting projects, in collaboration with top local and international talent, which we’re expecting to launch in the market very soon.” As for the shows making it to this year’s edition of Mipcom, Imagina is highlighting several big-name shows like the aforementioned ‘Side Games’; thriller crime series ‘I’m Alive’, based on a cop that comes back to life in another body after being killed on duty; long-running series ‘To Serve and Protect’, which follows two policewomen at the heart of a rough neighborhood; and ‘Betrayal’, a drama that takes a look at a seemingly perfect family which will suddenly start to fall apart. DRAMA MEETS ENTERTAINMENT. In addition to dramas, Imagina International Sales is taking the opportunity to focus on another one of its catalogue’s strong foundations: entertainment and formats, a genre in which the company boasts titles like ‘Photobombers’, ‘The Look’ and new series ‘Forever or Never’.
“Out of our entertainment lineup for Mipcom I would like to highlight ‘Forever or Never’, which is one of the new shows we’re bringing to the market. It’s a brilliant entertainment production in the form of a fating show that will surprise viewers because it will take contestants to the future so that they can decide their present,” explained Fernández Espeso.
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Joining it will be ‘The Look’, a Mediapro production in collaboration with Gazul Producciones and Communication Hits and Live where eight celebrities will team up with eight expert stylists to learn the craft from scratch in the hopes of creating the perfect hair and the perfect makeup; and ‘Photobombers’, produced again by Mediapro in collaboration with Phileas Productions. The show, which made its debut at Miptv this year, takes audiences deep into the art of photobombming as the first comedic panel-show to ever focus on this peculiar activity. In it, five contestants will have to complete a series of fun challenges set by two comedians in the titular role of the Photobomber Masters, in order to become the best photobombers in the country.
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“Looking ahead at 2019, we have this slate of new shows to offer, and new seasons of several of our shows like ‘I’m Alive’ and ‘Locked Up’, so we’re very excited about that. And we’re also excited about beginning to shoot one of our most ambitious fiction projects in Europe, ‘The Paradise’, in collaboration with Finnish network YLE and The Head,” concluded the executive. “We have a very exciting journey ahead.” ttv
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TO THE BEAT OF ITS OWN DRUM Endemol Shine Boomdog has merged the freedom and advantages of being an independent producer, with the support and expertise of global powerhouse Endemol Shine North America, to develop a catalog of high-end productions and find a privileged place in the international market. By Carolina Mussio / @carolinamussio / cmussio@todotv.tv
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“Being independent allowed us to create our own personality, and a business philosophy suited to our reality and our market.”
aunched as an independent producer in Mexico, but still backed by international audiovisual powerhouses Endemol Shine North America and Endemol Shine Group, Endemol Shine Boomdog combines the best of both worlds: the freedom to work as a strong standalone unit while taking advantage of the group’s combined expertise. “Being independent allowed us to create our own personality, and a business philosophy suited to our reality and our market,” Alejandro Rincón, CEO of the Mexican producer, said to ttv.
“And being a part of this group allowed us to take our knowhow to an international platform and learn from the experience in other markets that used to be very distant from us, and are now just a phone call or email away,” he added. In this new scenario as an independent producer, one of the genres Endemol Shine Boomdog has invested in the most are biopics about iconic characters like Nicky Jam, Selena or Menudo, an area the company is innovating in through unique stories. “We choose our stories trying to convey a message, to learn and grow. It’s not just about recreating an artist’s life as a documentary, but rather finding that element that truly surprises viewers,” he said. “Everyone dances to Nicky Jam’s music, but only a few know about Nick Rivera Caminero’s sacrifices and struggles. It’s a story that has a particular message for the Latin audience, while also being universal,” he added. “We hope audiences watch ‘Nicky Jam: El Ganador’ and can judge its quality for themselves.” And when it comes to genres, entertainment formats is an-
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other area where the Mexican producer truly shines, having created shows like ‘MasterChef Mexico’, ‘Family Food Fights’, ‘All Together Now’, and many more, which the executive believes are so successful because of how they connect with audiences. “The Hispanic market loves to watch shows as a family and that’s the key behind these formats, they all bring something new to the families watching, whether it’s getting together to cook their favorite ‘MasterChef’ recipe or getting up to sing along with ‘All Together Now’,” he said. Complementing its selection of biopics and formats, Endemol Shine Boomdog is now seeking to strengthen its scripted division, where it has already developed outstanding series like ‘El Vato’ or ‘El Clan’, and seeks to grow even more through new projects and initiatives. To this end, the company recently announced the appointment of Leonardo Zimbrón as its new Head of Scripted, “one of the most coveted film and TV producers in the country”, who joined the company as part of its “commitment to generating the highest-quality content possible,” Rincón said. “We believe we are about to start a new era in the Hispanic fiction market. “We love to be a part of that change and we want to contribute to bringing stories that engage audiences and challenge their points of view,” he said. Part of these changes in the industry have to do with the rise of online platforms and services, where the company has been able to sign deals with major digital players, with ‘El Vato’ and ‘Nicky Jam’ making their way to Netflix, and ‘LOL: Last One Laughing’, with Eugenio Derbez, on Amazon Prime Video. “2018 has been a magnificent year of growth, work and sacrifice,” the CEO said. “We are confident the future will be all about learning from all that work and growing even more,” he concluded. ttv
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NETFLIX PRESENTS THIRD SPANISH DRAMA, ‘ELITE’ AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL PREMIERE of ‘Cable Girls’, its very first Spanish original, the hit of seasons two and three of ‘Paquita Salas’ -an Atresmedia series that later became an Netflix original- and other exclusive series like ‘Money Heist’, ‘Velvet’ and ‘Locked Up’, which also hail from Spain, Netflix premiered its third Spanish original: the eight-episode drama ‘Elite’, directed by Ramón Salazar and Dani de la Orden, which brings together ‘Money Heist’ actors María Pedraza, Miguel Herrán and Jaime Lorente. The series is set in Las Encinas, the country’s most exclusive school and the place where the kids of Spain’s elite are sent to study. There, three lower-class students have been admitted after their public school fell to ruins and was forced to relocate its students. However, what they quickly viewed as luck turns to be an intriguing nightmare as the clash between those who have it all and those who have nothing to lose creates a perfect storm that ends in a mysterious murder. Produced by Zeta Audiovisual and shot entirely on 4K, all episodes launched globally on the platform on October 5.
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INSIDE BILLIONAIRE JEFFREY KATZENBERG‘S NEW TV TWO YEARS AFTER selling Dreamworks to Comcast for US$ 3.8 billion, renowned US executive Jeffrey Katzenberg is back in the saddle with a new initiative that seeks to revolutionize the world of mobile video. Called New TV, the platform is developed by his company WndrCo and has already amassed over a billion dollars in funding. Among the first investors stand heavyweights like Disney, 21st Century FOX, Warner Bros. and Entertainment One, which collectively have invested 200 million dollars, according to CNN. The news network also revealed Sony Pictures also reportedly invested in the platform, as well as funds and companies not related to the entertainment industry. But what is New TV? According to initial reports, the platform is described as “the Netflix of mobile services.” It’s a platform 100% focused on mobile devices, which will offer a variety of vertical content, from news to sports and entertainment, through a subscription. According to Bloomberg, the platform will offer premium content, whose production could cost between five and six million dollars an hour, with 15-minute episodes. Jeffrey Katzenberg, Founder of New TV.
ALEX MARÍN TAKES ON SPT LEADERSHIP IN LATIN AMERICA THE ARRIVAL OF MIKE HOPKINS as new Chairman of Sony Pictures Television (SPT) continues to generate changes in the company’s inner structure, which now has new regional directors. Alex Marin is now in charge of Distribution, Networks and Home Entertainment for Latin America and Canada, as confirmed by SPT to ttv. Other regional appointments include Monica Veiga and Nathascha Rengifo named regional directors in LatAm outside Mexico and Brazil, which will be led by Ramón García and Jefferson Pugsley, respectively. In addition, TC Schultz is returning to Los Angeles in the role of EVP, Network Operations, Programming and Strategy, reporting directly to Mike Hopkins. Alex Marin, new regional director for Sony Pictures Televison in Latin America and Canada
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TELEVISA PICKS UP ‘THE FASHION HERO’ FOR LATAM BEAUTY WORLD SEARCH, the production company behind ‘The Fashion Hero’, announced a raft of new international broadcast sales for the first Brooke Hogan-fronted series. Televisa will air the series in all territories across Latin America (except Brazil) whilst cable network Lifetime in Turkey has also acquired the show. The series has also been picked up by Bulgarian channels Nova and Diema Family, PRVA Life and PRVA Max in Serbia and Montenegro, Sitel in Macedonia, FederalnaTV in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Prime in Kosovo and Síminn in Iceland. These new deals are the latest in the global roll out of ‘The Fashion Hero’ series and format following deals with VOD platforms Amazon Prime Video in 19 territories, Tubi TV, Vudu Movies On Us, global afro urban platform TRACE Play and TRACE TV and cable channel RTL2 in Hungary.
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‘WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?’ RETURNS TO TV ADAPTATION
CANAL 13 READIES CHILEAN VERSION OF ‘WHEEL OF FORTUNE’
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ACCORDING TO CHILEAN MEDIA, Canal 13 will locally adapt the classic format ‘Wheel of Fortune’ under the title ‘La rueda de la suerte’, hosted by Diana Bolocco. Reports indicate the Chilean network has already began casting potential contestants. ‘Wheel of Fortune’ is a US format premiered for the first time in 1973. It’s been adapted in multiple territories, including Chile, which aired an adaptation on Canal 13 from 1978 to 1979. The show’s premise is to have three contestants compete on a word puzzle similar to the classic hangman, and win money as they move along. It’s distributed by CBS Television Distribution.
TWENTY YEARS AFTER its original premiere in 1998, ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ is officially returning to the UK on ITV. Following 7 anniversary episodes premiered in May of this year, which drew in 6.1 million viewers and reached a 31% share, the network announced a new 10-episode season, which will premiere in 2019. Same as the specials, the new season will be hosted by ‘Top Gear’ host, Jeremy Clarkson. Created by Sony Pictures Television, the format gives audience members the opportunity to win a million euros if they can answer 15 questions correctly. The new version will keep the classic option “Ask the Audience” and add the new “Ask the Host.”
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‘GUESS MY AGE’ MAKES STELLAR SPANISH DEBUT ‘EL CONCURSO DEL AÑO’, the local adaptation of the French format, premiered on Cuatro in Spain, growing the network’s share by 326% and even surpassing its competitor, ‘Wheel of Fortune’ on Antena 3, on key demos. The Spanish version is produced by Bulldog TV and hosted by Dani Martínez. In each episode, two participants try to guess the exact age of seven strangers based only on their physical appearance, and compete to win a big cash prize. But every mistake means subtracted money, so they must sharpen their sight and intuition to the fullest. Originally titled ‘Saurez-vous deviner mon âge?’ the French format was produced by Flab Prod (Vivendi Entertainment) and aired in 2016 by the C8 network with great success: it doubled the network’s average rating and tripled it in the 15-34 target.
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THE STRONGEST VOICE IN FORMATS New versions of ‘The Voice’, titles scoring high ratings in new regions and brand new talent competitions are just some of the highlights from Talpa Media’s expanding catalog, which continues to solidify the company’s presence as the masters of formats in the international market. By Carolina Mussio / @carolinamussio / cmussio@todotv.tv The Voice Senior Format
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hether it’s ‘Utopia’ becoming the longest-running show ever on Dutch Television, the success found in new regions like Asia or the continuous expansion of the ‘The Voice’ franchise, 2018 has proven to be a fruitful year for Talpa Media’s formats.
some very strong leads we expect to close soon,” he said.
“It has been a busy year so far, with quite a few highlights,” said Maarten Meijs, who was recently appointed COO of the company and joined its board of directors.
Also the US Hispanic market has long been a valuable region the format, with ‘La Voz Kids’ on Telemundo and from next year ‘La Voz’ as well.
Perhaps one of the most notable highlights of the year were the new milestones reached by the internationally successful ‘The Voice’, most notably its seniors’ version, which just finished its first season in the Netherlands.
But ‘The Voice’ is just one of dozens of formats in Talpa Media’s catalog, most of which are licensed to multiple territories around the world. “We create content with a global appeal and a local relevance. Our formats are always evolving and are being adapted for local markets,” Meijs said.
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The show consisted of just 4 episodes and scored stellar ratings each week in all age demos. “People genuinely enjoyed the warm and positive vibe of the show,” the executive said. “This proves again that the trend of featuring elderly in TV formats is working really well. Our formats ‘Around the World with 80-yearolds’ and ‘The World According to 80-year-olds’ have also scored well and have been picked up by several other territories,” he added. “And we’re bringing one more format around the elderly, a dating format called Golden Boys,” he revealed. Since its debut ‘The Voice Senior’ has been licensed to over 7 countries currently, “and
In addition, ‘The Voice’ and ‘The Voice Kids’ continue to go from strength to strength in key markets such as Mexico, Colombia and Brazil, and ‘The Voice’ will be returning to Argentina in October after a 6-year pause.
In this regard, the executive highlighted the success found in Asia in the game show category, with recent commissions for its fastpaced game show ‘Divided’, and the good performance registered by ‘5 Gold Rings’ and ‘The Next Boy/Girl band’. To continue building its strong catalog of entertainment formats, the company will “continue to work on the whole ‘The Voice’ franchise”, while also focusing on its newest format, ‘House of Talent’.
“Our newest daily reality show ‘House of Talent’ that launched recently in the Netherlands, targets the young and hard to reach audience with music, social and reality TV elements across all different platforms,” he said. “The strength of this format lies in the strategic multi-channel approach; every channel creates its own ripple effect that amplifies the other channels, resulting in a massive reach and fanbase amongst youngsters,” he added. Last but not least, the company is preparing the October launch of a brand new dance competition, ‘Dance as One’. “This show sets out to find the best dance group in one of the most challenging disciplines: synchronized dancing. The format has a few nice gimmicks that make it really easy to judge the dance crews for people watching the show at home,” the executive explained. Both ‘House of Talent’ and ‘Dance as One’, in addition to ‘The Voice Senior’ and ‘Golden Boys’ will all be showcased at this year’s Mipcom in Cannes. “We have high expectations for this market and are very excited to showcase our broad range of formats,” Meijs said. “From ‘The Voice Senior’ to ‘Dance as One’, we’re launching formats from multiple genres targeting different audiences,” he concluded. ttv
“FROM ‘THE VOICE SENIOR’ TO ‘DANCE AS ONE’, WE’RE LAUNCHING FORMATS FROM MULTIPLE GENRES TARGETING DIFFERENT AUDIENCES.”
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Kelly Wright, VP of Distribution and New Business at Keshet International
Music, Drama and Cooking Merge in Keshet’s Catalog says: ‘Hey, are you a family in here?’ ‘Do you like to cook?’ So it gets two different families from the same neighbourhood to compete in a cooking competition, with professional chefs. It’s a good cost-effective way to do cooking outside of the studio, still on a very scalable budget,” she added.
Kelly Wright, VP of Distribution and New Business at Keshet International, spoke to ttv about the Israeli company’s new titles for Mipcom 2018, which after acquiring several international productions is now presenting a catalog with a variety of genres and formats.
There’s also ‘Showdown’, an ambitious music talent show from Israel that completed a first, successful season in the country on Keshet’s Channel 12. ‘Showdown’ is a mix of talent show with reality and celebrities. The idea is to get two famous local musicians and celebrities who are known for having a public dispute. Each one will have to search for talents across the country and train them to face each other.
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ith offices and production hubs in Los Angeles, London, Hong Kong, Tel Aviv and Mexico City, in addition to recent acquisitions of international producers like the UK’s Greenbird in March of 2018, it’s no wonder Keshet International’s catalog presents an impressive variety that few could’ve predicted when it was launched in 2012.
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The days of exclusively presenting Israeli dramas and formats are definitely in the past for the company, as proven by the content catalog it’s presenting at Mipcom 2018. Among the new formats stands UK production ‘Playlister’, created by Tuesday Child, an independent producer part of Greenbird Media. “This is a really fun show, because it’s a new, fresh and a very urban way to do a musical gameshow. We’ve all seen ‘Name That Tune’, ‘Killer Karaoke’ and different variations, but this is more a traditional -but very modern way- to do a top of the chart musical gameshow. We are very excited because happy and entertained musical shows work very well in Latin America”, Kelly Wright, VP of Distribution and New Business at Keshet International, said to ttv.
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VP of Distribution and New Business at Keshet International The company has already produced a pilot for the show and is awaiting the green light to begin its broadcasts in the UK. Another standout is ‘Chef At Your Door’, a German cooking format that brings the action to viewers’ homes. “Since ‘MasterChef’ was launched in Latin America about three or four years ago, cooking shows are really taking off in some territories. So, we have a cooking show called ‘Chef At Your Door’. It’s being produced across Europe, and it comes from Tresor, the new production company that we acquired in Germany last year,” Wright said. “It involves a host that basically goes around a neighbourhood, and knocks on doors and
“Imagine Kanye West and Taylor Swift, who have a very long standing feud, and they come from different musical backgrounds. That’s exactly the profile we are looking for. So we take two people who are very different, with different musical styles, different personalities and who have very passionate fans and you create a show around them and allow them to use their creativity and their musical style to help influence the next generation of talent,” she explained. The format aired for 21 episodes in Israel and became a ratings’ hit. Lastly, the executive highlighted the number of dramas they are taking to the market, such as the anticipated ‘Prisoner Number One’, its first Mexican original, which will air in the US on Telemundo; ‘Alone’, its first Spanish series, a thriller developed with Sr. Mono for which they already have scripts for the first episode and the entire series’ Bible; and youth series ‘Bandolero’, developed with Campanario Entertainment. The catalog is completed by two projects currently in development in Latin America: a Biblical drama in Brazil which will air on multiple screens, and a political thriller in Argentina, produced with Naim Media Group, which already has one screen confirmed and not yet announced. ttv
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Michelle Wasserman, VP, International Business at Endemol Shine Latino
Pulling Out the Big Guns in Cannes Endemol Shine Latino currently has 29 formats on the air in the region, on top of the content produced by Endemol Shine Brazil and Endemol Shine Boomdog in Mexico, and the catalog distributed by Endemol Shine International, making the group’s offer for Mipcom 2018 one of its largest and most varied to date. By Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv
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”WE WILL FINISH THIS YEAR WITH MORE THAN 40 FORMATS AIRED IN THE REGION IN COUNTRIES WHERE WE DON’T HAVE LOCAL OPERATIONS.”
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ndemol Shine Latino currently has 29 formats on air across the region, not to mention the original content produced by production companies Endemol Shine Brazil and Endemol Shine Boomdog in Mexico, which include a dozen additional shows, on top of those distributed by Endemol Shine International. Michelle Wasserman, VP of International Business at Endemol Shine Latino, spoke to ttv about the group’s initiatives in the region, its successful brands and their performance in exotic destinations for producing
big shows, such as Uruguay or Paraguay, and the group’s upcoming formats. How would you describe Endemol Shine Latino’s current business in Latin America and the US Hispanic market? Somebody once described Endemol Shine as “the king of formats.” I think it’s a name that still describes the group’s consolidated position in the region, which it’s held for years now. We will finish this year with more than 40 formats aired in the region in countries where we don’t have local operations. Add that to the US, Mexico and Brazil. There are currently 29 formats on air in the region, not to mention the original productions developed by
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our producers in Brazil (Endemol Shine Brazil) and Mexico (Endemol Shine Boomdog), which would include a dozen additional shows, on top of the finished content distributed by Endemol Shine International. How has Endemol Shine Latino been able to expand so much across Latin America? Through its different local operations, distribution arms and local partnerships, the group has proven it’s a solid company, consistent in the creation of new productions and business opportunities, and has generated content that’s registered notable results and engaged loyal viewers. Our presence is precisely the result of that track
record in content and the professionalism with which our team of representatives in the region manages its assets: content, relationships and what comes from that.
Michelle Wasserman,
These are some of the numbers that represent Endemol Shine Group: 120 companies around the world, Endemol Shine operations in 23 countries, 5500 hours of finished programs, a base of 4,321 formats and 2.7 billion online monthly visits. And we are only a part of that. But in our region that part translates to major scales and dimensions, and we are proud of the work we do in Latin America.
“THERE ARE COUNTRIES LIKE PARAGUAY, ARGENTINA, THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND COLOMBIA THAT ARE CONSIDERING NEW VERSIONS. WE DON’T RULE OUT ‘MASTERCHEF: THE PROFESSIONALS’ AS AN OPTION.”
Formats like ‘MasterChef’ have revolutionized the region’s broadcast TV screens, with adaptations in markets deemed impossible due to their size, such as Uruguay or the Dominican Republic. Has this been Endemol Shine’s biggest format since the disruptive ‘Big Brother’? Endemol Shine’s catalog has many “big formats” or “big stories”. It’s true that ‘MasterChef’ has been disruptive in the region and that it’s had a domino effect. Uruguay and the Dominican Republic, as well as Paraguay, are a clear example of how this type of big shows can be done in countries whose production scale is far smaller than the format’s original country, but still developing an adaptation with great professionalism, high production standards and the quality that this type of show demands. Uruguay in particular is an interesting example... Local production competed with other international adaptations. Still, the Uruguayan version has made history on local TV, making social media explode, reaching never-before-seen ratings and generating other business streams that left the show behind to become a consolidated brand, present in newspapers, supermarkets, cleaning products, books and home appliances, and even making its way to packaged foods. Now in its fourth season currently on the air and a ‘MasterChef: The Professionals’ version, there’s still plenty of room for growth. Meanwhile in Colombia, ‘MasterChef’ has become the highest-rated show on its network, engaging an audience that’s loyal to the brand. The country has produced the traditional version, as well as the junior and celebrity versions.
What’s your outlook on the Latin American industry’s transformation? We have to consider that there are audiovisual groups that are currently thinking about projects
new versions. We don’t rule out ‘MasterChef: The Professionals’ as an option.
that can complement each other, be exploited and coexist across different platforms, but when this doesn’t happen, it’s all about negotiating windows that work for the main platforms and are used according to each one’s investments. Where does Endemol Shine Group stand in this new digital ecosystem? It’s very interesting to see, for example, what Endemol Shine Brazil has done with ‘MasterChef’ on social media. Starting from a broadcast TV show, but with a brand that could be used in a 360 way, they generated a digital channel for the series in which -in addition to offering reruns of the TV episodes- original content was created to complement the series on TV. That created a loyal fanbase and led to an explosion on social media. The YouTube networks amassed almost 2 million followers, while the Facebook accounts surpassed that number. It’s interesting to see what the group as such can generate. That’s only a fraction of the 2.7 billion online views the group’s content currently has. ‘MasterChef: The Professionals’ has premiered in Brazil and Uruguay in LatAm. What opportunities do you find for this version in the region? There are countries like Paraguay, Argentina, the Dominican Republic and Colombia that are considering
What will Endemol Shine Latino be presenting at Mipcom 2018? We are bringing the big guns. Our hot picks are led by ‘Family Food Fight’, the cooking show created in Australia. This time more focused on reality, where two families from different cultures compete not only against each other, but must also overcome the differences that come up within each family among different generations. We also have ‘All Together Now’, the successful talent show by Remarkable Television, part of Endemol Shine UK for BBC One. The second season will be developed in Brazil in 2019 after tremendous success in 2018, giving us the chance and the challenge to have other Latin American versions developed in San Pablo. We are already in conversations with two of the countries that commissioned the format, because given the format’s production scale, it makes sense to think about a production hub. In terms of new titles we have ‘The Talent Project’, a format where singing will be the focus; and ‘Lego Masters’, the new format in which 8 couples of amateur contestants made up by one adult and one child compete against each other to create amazing Lego designs. Lastly, our offer includes new branded content that provide a snapshot of the many opportunities that can come from creating alliances with different brands. We have the reality ‘Cabello Pantene’, in which 10 young women from different ethnic groups and regions will live in one house and overcome challenges involving their hair; and ‘Maestro Cervecero’, a competition that will test contestants’ abilities and passion for beer. ttv
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Pay TV and digital platforms are also looking for new genres, such as stand up, docu-realities and talent shows. We are currently working on those genres in Mexico and Brazil, and on pay TV with different platforms that will be announced in due time. In some cases they coexist with broadcast TV channels and the windows are added after.
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(Entertainment - 11 X 90’) ‘Dance Revolution’ is the innovative prime time dance show that welcomes dancers from all styles and ages to compete and, for the first time on TV, with the help of state-ofthe-art technology, be judged with a 360˚ shot of their most spectacular “Revolution” moment. The dancers’ performances and the breath-taking “Revolution” moments will decide the four finalists, who will showcase their talent in hopes of becoming the Best Revolution Dancer and winning the $100k grand prize.
Laurens Drillich, President, Endemol Shine Latino
Enrique Juarez, Vice President, Content Sales, Latin America and US Hispanic Luis Gadea, Director, Content Sales Latin America Joao Fonseca, Associate Director, Content Sales Latin America Carolina Lozano, Senior Manager, Content Sales Latin America
TOP EXECUTIVE Prentiss Fraser, EVP and Managing Director, Content Distribution
FAMILY FOOD FIGHT (Format)
DANCING WITH THE STARS JUNIORS
The prime time singing competition where for the first time on TV, the 4 finalists are announced in the 1st episode! Selected by 3 top music judges, only the best will make the final 4 and live like VIPs from the start. But they shouldn’t get too comfortable… because in every episode, new hopefuls will try to steal a seat from one of the final 4. Anyone can become a contestant at any time via submissions on the dedicated app, but only the most talented will be able to challenge them! Who will win the audience’s hearts and defend their seat? And in the season finale, who will be crowned the winner when the final 4 battle against each other?
TOP EXECUTIVE
TOP EXECUTIVE
Avi Armoza, Founder & CEO
(Entertainment - 90/120’)
Talento FOX
BBC STUDIOS LATIN AMERICA/US HISPANIC
TOP EXECUTIVE
THE FOUR
Family Food Fight
The world’s most-loved dance format just got a whole lot…smaller. This fresh take features, new, younger hosts and judges, plus celebrity kids paired up with a new generation of dance superstars. These pocket-sized pros, aged 9-13, are paired up with older mentors from the regular show and take on themes such as “Songs From the Year I Was Born” and “Disney Night”.
While six food-loving families go head-tohead in the kitchen in the battle for supremacy, only one will walk away with the title of The Nation’s Number One Food Family. Cooking a range of family favorites and varied cuisines for the judges, the challenges will see the families of four dish-up all-time favorite feasts, cater for special occasions, feed an array of special guests and recreate recipes by some of the country’s best-loved chefs. Pitted against each other, but united by the universal language of food, our six teams will pull together as only families can, cooking with love to bring Family Food Fight to life.
ALL TOGETHER NOW (Format)
Emotions run high as the hopefuls step out onto the stage to sing in front of a carefully selected studio chorus a handpicked cast of 100 great singers, and it is these 100 that decide each contestants fate. If any of The 100 like what they hear, they don’t just vote with a button or turn of a chair they can stand up and join in. The more that join in, the higher the contestant scores and only the highest scorers remain in the competition.
TALENTO FOX
(Entertainment - 13 X 60’) A new, high profile, competitive reality show, searching for the next big singing star. A major prime time event series, it combines all the very best elements of talent shows into one incredible series: spectacular staging, a live audience, awesome musical performances, a judging panel comprising international names and a wide range of unique participants from different walks of life – all in search of a dream. Featuring judges Lali Esposito, Diego Torres and Wisin.
The Greatest Dancer
The Perfect Couple
Showdown – Aviv/Eyal
My Family Dances The Best
FREMANTLE
INTER MEDYA
KESHET INTERNATIONAL
RCN TELEVISIÓN
1 Stephen Street, London, W1T 1AL Tel: +44 207691600 Email: general.enquiries@fremantlemedia.com Web: www.fmscreenings.com Booth: Croisette 11
Tel: (+90 212) 231 0102 Email: info@intermedya.tv Web: www.intermedya.tv Stand: C16.D
12 Raul Valenberg Street, P.O.B. 58151, 6158101 Tel Aviv, Israel Tel: +972 3 7676031 Email: info@keshetinternational.com Web: www.keshetinternational.com
Ave. Americas # 65 – 82, Bogota, Colombia Tel: (57-1) 4269292 Fax: (57–1) 4269300 / 9309 Web: www.rcnventasinternacionales.com Booth: P1-F26
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Ahmet Ziyalar, COO Hasret Ozcan Mordeniz, General Counsel Bahar Toker Sarac, PR & Marketing Executive Nesrin Eyüpoglu, PR & Marketing Executive Beatriz Cea Okan, Sales Executive Sibel Levendoglu, Sales Executive Elena Pak, Sales Executive Pelin Koray, Sales Executive Lela Apa, Team Assistant
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Sheila Aguirre, EVP, Content Dist & Format Sales Latin America, Caribbean & Hispanic US Millie Siqueira, Sales Manager Latin America, Caribbean & Hisp. US
TOP EXECUTIVE
Jens Ritcher, CEO FremantleMedia International
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
TOP EXECUTIVE Can Okan, CEO & Founder
Kelly Wright, VP of Distribution and New Businesses Gary Pudney, Asia Chief Atar Dekel, Chief of Global Coproductions Anke Stoll, Director of Acquisitions and Coproduction Nicola Andrews, Sales Senior and Commercial Director Sebastian Burkhardt, SVP Acquisitions and Digital Limor Gott Ronen, VP Marketing and Communications Rebecca Edwards, Director of Communications
TOP EXECUTIVE
THE GREATEST DANCER (Format / Entertainment)
‘The Greatest Dancer’ will feature a host of talent from across the world of dance as they give the performances of their lives in the search for The Greatest Dancer. From ballet to jazz; hip hop to Bollywood; the show is open to anyone. Expect dramatic auditions, incredible challenges and remarkable live performances as dancers from across the nation swing, swirl and sashay onto the stage each week in the hope of being crowned the winner. The format has been commissioned by BBC One (UK).
Keren Shahar, COO y President of Distribution
THE PERFECT COUPLE The show presents a luxurious house in the Caribbean with 9 double rooms and one amazing suite, plus 11 men and 11 women ready to choose their partners and enjoy the house. But in this luxurious estate, there is no place for everyone! Only the winners of the “Key Challenge” will get to choose a partner and pick a room. The rest will have to sleep outside! However, if the losers manage to seduce the key holders, they might still be able to spend the night in one of the rooms.
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SHOWDOWN – AVIV/EYAL (Talent Show - 21 X 75’)
‘Showdown’ sees two of Israel’s most popular and controversial performers, Aviv Geffen and Eyal Golan, take their well-known rivalry to another level in a battle to discover Israel’s next great singing talent.
Lina Maria Waked Esquivel, Executive of International Sales
TOP EXECUTIVE
Maria Lucia Hernandez, International Sales Director
MY FAMILY DANCES THE BEST
(Format / Dance Competition - 65 X 60’) RCN Televisión in partnership with Spanish production company Señor Mono presents a format that brings together the best of entertainment in a single show as 20 families were selected from more than 1,800 to dance and perform in settings that any professional dancer would envy or desire. ‘My Family Dances the Best’ is an ambitious production that mixes Colombian talent, deep life stories, and the best in dancing technique. During each episode the contestants will dance to the limit, with performances of their dancing abilities to reach a grand finale where only one family takes the title of the family that best dances in Colombia and win the equivalent of one hundred thousand dollars.
PLAYLISTERS
(Quiz Show)
(Music gameshow - Pilot)
In this quiz show, your knowledge is the only limit! There are19 boxes, 19 questions, 19 seconds, a duel between two contestants and 100.000 dollars every day for the one who correctly answers more questions than the other!
An addictive and engaging music game show where you can’t help but play along and sing along, as three couples compete for a chance to win the grand prize.
MONEY MONSTER
(Game Show / Format)
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A combination of speed, talent and intelligence…How fast can you count? We offer you a limitless amount of cash! It’s totally up to you! After each correct answer, you have the chance to win as much money as you count. With each question, the value of the bills on the table increases. The one who manages to answer 10 questions correctly will get the chance to count the most valuable bills!
LISTINGS Mipcom 2018
The Launch
House Of Talent
The Academy
SONY PICTURES TELEVISION TALPA
TV AZTECA INTERNATIONAL
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Familie de Mollaan 1, 1217 ZB Hilversum, The Netherlands Tel: +31 35 5333111 Email: sales@talpa.tv Web: www.talpa.tv Stand: C16.B
Periférico Sur 4121, Col. Fuentes del Pedregal, 14140, Mexico, CDMX Email: jrico@tvazteca.com.mx Web: tvaztecainternacional.com Stand: R8-B10
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Ramón Salomón, Operation Content Director Andrés R. Payá, Marketing Jorge Berthely, International Sales Berta Orozco, Sales Representative for Spain, África, Mena, Asia, and French Speaking territories Melissa Pillow, Sales Representative for: Europe, Turkey, Israel, US, New Zealand and Australia
Keith Le Goy, President, Worldwide Distribution & Networks Wayne Garvie, President, International Production Paul Littmann, EVP, Global Digital Distribution Mike Wald, EVP, Distribution, Content Strategy and Management Flory Bramnick, EVP, U.S. Distribution, Syndication, Cable Sales and Advertiser Jason Spivak, EVP, U.S. Distribution, Home Entertainment, Pay TV and SVOD Sales Thanda Belker, EVP, Distribution U.S. Pay TV, SVOD Alexander Marin, EVP, Distribution and Networks, LATAM and Canada John Rossiter, EVP, Distribution and Networks, CEEMA Mark Young, EVP, Distribution and Networks, Western Europe Ken Lo, EVP, Distribution and Networks, APAC Malvika Prabu, Head, Networks Licensing Syndication – Sales
TOP EXECUTIVE Mike Hopkins, Chairman
Ingrid Akkerman, Head of Licensing and Branded Content Annelies Noest, Director of Formats and Global Network
TOP EXECUTIVE
(Reality – 60’)
Unsigned artists from every music genre compete for the chance to record a brand new song and launch themselves to the world.
VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS 1111 Lincoln Road, Floor 5, Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA Tel: +1.305.604.5366 Email: programsales@vimn.com Web: www.b2b.viacom.com Stand: R7.N7 Booth: R7.K5
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Amanda Cordner, Senior Director, New York Guillermo Borensztein, Vice President, Buenos Aires
TOP EXECUTIVE
TOP EXECUTIVE
Lauren Marriott, Vice President, London
Patricia Jasín, VP TV Azteca International
HOUSE OF TALENT (Reality Show - 25’)
‘House of Talent’, is a daily reality show that starts where other talent shows stop…with the launch of the professional careers of eight powerful musical artists. They have to build a large and engaged fanbase, perform throughout the country and release a new track every 6 weeks. Which artist’s popularity will spiral sky-high? Who is able to make money with their talent? (Talent Show - 4 X 70’)
THE LAUNCH
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Maarten Meijs, CEO
THE VOICE SENIOR
In this new spin-off of the worldwide successful talent show ‘The Voice’, it is now the turn of the seniors! And they will prove that you are never too old to shine.
GOLDEN BOYS
(Dating - 6 X 40’) ‘Golden Boys’ is a special dating show for those who are “not so young anymore”. Each episode we follow one old-school Casanova (70+) in his quest for love. Which woman is his Mrs. Right? And, is he also her Mr. Right? Will love blossom? One thing is certain: when it comes to love, it’s never too late!
DANCE AS ONE
(Talent Show - 8 X 70’)
F/TTV Magazine / Formats
True Love Or True Lies?
‘Dance as One’ sets out to find the best dance group in one of the most challenging disciplines: synchronized dancing! Twenty dance crews from all genres within the dance scene compete against each other at the highest level.
TRUE LOVE OR TRUE LIES? THE ACADEMY
(Format - 10 X 60’)
The best musical concept for television, format that has attracted audiences from countries such as Mexico (12 seasons) Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia (13 seasons) and Central America (2 seasons).
A show with a twist, this reality format follows loved-up couples as they compete for a minimum £50k cash prize. As not all of the relationships are real, the couples have to figure out who the ‘liars’ are amongst them. Maya Jama is set to host the series with UK talent Danny Dyer providing provocative commentary as the voiceover.
(Format)
COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST OF BRUCE WILLIS (Comedy - 1 X 120’)
During the roast of international film superstar, Bruce Willis, contestants try to outwit and degrade (roast) their opponents, to win a championship belt. Confirmed Roasters include Edward Norton and Cybill Shepherd.
ttv / ACQUISITION
COMCAST REACHES THE SKY By ttvmedianews.com
In late September, Comcast outbid 21st Century FOX in a blind auction to acquire Sky and later bought FOX’s 39% stake in the operator, becoming the majority stakeholder of the pan-European pay TV company. What does this major deal mean for the international pay TV industry?
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fter several months, a long list of offers and an important bidding war, Comcast will finally take control of pan-European pay TV broadcaster Sky. The US conglomerate, owner of networks like CBC, NBC, Universal and CNBC, outbid 21st Century FOX on Saturday, September 22nd in a blind auction ordered by British regulators in order to put an end to the dispute. The winning offer was 17.28 pounds per share, valuing Sky at 30 billion pounds (US$ 39 billion). FOX’s final bid had been of 15.67 pounds per share.
The company, which has 23 million subscribers, was seen as both groups as a necessary element in their fight to compete against digital giants like Netflix and Amazon. “This is a big day for Comcast,” said Brian Roberts, President and CEO of the company. “This acquisition will help us expand inter-
President and CEO of the Comcast Corporation
nationally and grow our subscriber base rapidly, efficiently and significantly,” he added. Following the acquisition, Less than a week after losing the race to acquire pan-European satellite operator Sky to Comcast, 21st Century Fox announced the decision to sell its stake in the company to the telecommunications giant. Comcast had offered 17.28 pounds per share this Saturday and FOX currently owns 39% of them, meaning the operation will give the Rupert Murdoch-owned company (acquired by Disney) income of 11.6 billion pounds (15 billion dollars). And, as it was to be expected, less than a week after losing the race to acquire Sky, 21st Century Fox announced the decision to sell Comcast its 39% stake in the company, meaning the operation will give the Rupert Murdoch-owned company (acquired by Disney) income of 11.6 billion pounds (15 billion dollars). With this decision, Ruper Murdoch puts an end to his obsession to acquire all of Sky, a goal he had been chasing for almost three
decades since the company was founded and which he was close to achieving in 2011, when it was frustrated by the scandal of the illegal eavesdropping on News of the World, head of the News Corporation, owned by the Murdoch family. For Comcast, this means achieving its goal of having a majority stake in Sky. “In light of the number Comcast has agreed to pay for Sky, Disney and us have decided to sell Comcast our 39% stake in Sky,” FOX said in a statement. “We congratulate Comcast on its acquisition.” In a separate press release, Bob Iger, CEO of Disney, said the sale will help the company “substantially” reduce the number they’ll have to pay for FOX (71.2 billion dollars) and focus on producing high-quality content for the direct-to-consumer platforms. All that remains is to figure out what the future holds for Hulu, the OTT platform Comcast owns 30% of and Disney 60%. Following this deal, the logical thing would be for Comcast to grant Disney its share. ttv
COMCAST’S WINNING OFFER WAS 17.28 POUNDS PER SHARE, VALUING SKY AT 39 BILLION DOLLARS.
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With Sky’s acquisition, Comcast is adding a pay TV operator to its portfolio with business in Ireland, the UK, Germany, Austria and Italy, and an OTT with operations in Spain; not to mention ambitious plans in the original production front.
Brian L. Roberts,
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Snap Media Eyes
Premium Series Co-Production in Mexico Snap Media revealed the first major step the company is taking after being acquired by Hemisphere Media Group: the creation of a production company in Mexico from which it will generate co-production alliances with Latin networks and platforms to distribute content in the US. By Sebastián Torterola / @storterola / storterola@todotv.tv
The Unknown Hitman Series
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few months after being acquired by Hemisphere Media Group, changes and evolution are in order for production and distribution company Snap Media, led by Ariel Tobi. In an interview with ttv, the executive shared the company is beginning to work “very closely” with Hemisphere’s president and executive director Alan Sokol and VP Jim McNamara. Snap Media’s essence remains the same, but complemented by Hemisphere’s competitive advantages.
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How did the new era with Hemisphere begin? It’s been an unusual year; we focused on acquisition. One of the milestones is the appointment of Diana Coifman to strengthen the distributor’s sales. We started working with Turner in the distribution of some contents and we were also able to enter the Brazilian market, which had proven to be very hard due to Brazil’s economic crisis. We have the intention to grow the distribution company by acquiring new titles and establishing strategic alliances with other film distributors. In addition, there will be a strong investment in content, trying to provide a mainstream twist to the catalog for it to focus more on theatrical. And in terms of production? We are setting up a production company in Mexico. It’s a project we have to launch and develop; it’s still in the ground stages, but it will receive a lot of investment. Now that we finalized the alliance between Snap and Hemisphere, we are in the process of looking for scripts and fiction projects. What can you share about the project in Mexico? Hemisphere currently has a Mexican content production like and that’s
‘SR. ÁVILA’ SERIE
“WE ARE SETTING UP A PRODUCTION COMPANY IN MEXICO. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING FOR SCRIPTS AND FICTION PROJECTS.”
something we have to work on. But premium content will come along with this new producer. One of the keys is that it will be backed by Hemisphere both in terms of investment and the group’s platforms and networks, such as Cine Latino and Pantaya in the US, and Wapa in Puerto Rico. As a producer we will have a unique competitive advantage, which will be US networks’ interest in co-producing content with Latin America. We work with networks and platforms that are complementary to Latin America’s networks and platforms. That’s our main strength. We have a lot of ongoing negotiations with very strong groups that we will announce soon. What markets are you aiming for with this new producer? The intention is to co-produce with Latin American platforms and networks, and hold the rights for the US. All these contents will eventually end up in the distributor’s catalog. In addition, there are plenty of productions that will be acquired by Cine Latino and Pantaya in the US, for which we will be offering our distribution services. What type of contents are you planning to produce? It will be short-format premium series, with high budgets, which is what’s being consumed today. We are very fond of comedy, an unexplored universe. Through Cine Latino, Pantaya, Pantaleón and all their alliances; Hemisphere is working on Mexican comedy, which is a strong genre that we would also like to explore. In addition to the networks, you also mentioned platforms. What’s it like to produce and distribute content in the new TV scenario? We are all experiencing the transition first-hand, which is already complete. Now a new TV model is being established, in which traditional and pay TV networks are trying to find their place. Television is ruled by platforms. The change was abrupt, it happened in only two years.
And there’s no turning back? I think it’s irreversible, yes. Because new generations don’t watch linear TV. Kids who are now 10 to 15 years old will be the ones who’ll decide what will be consumed. Those millions of kids in the new generation which currently
What will those future platforms’ positioning depend on? The monthly share of time people devote to entertainment is growing. We will all have subscriptions for music, two or three for video, something transactional... TV will be consumed entirely on demand. What seems strange now is that we’ve always consumed what someone else wanted us to. Another thing that must not be confused is everyone likes broadcast TV’s genres. One might think that new generations only consume fiction series. But Netflix has incorporated non-fiction content like game shows and quiz shows that kids watch. What they don’t want is someone imposing their schedule. If the content is good and you know how to deliver it on the platforms where they are, then they’re happy to watch. But don’t force them to sit at a certain hour and tune into a network. What stage is Purga -the on demand horror service you launched a year agoon? Purga has been placed on standby, because we considered all the challenges we had with Hemisphere this year and decided to prioritize other projects. Purga began as a success among consumers as we tripled our expectations. The problem, returning to the idea that there still isn’t a proper VOD industry, was monetary. There are issues with banking across the region, because it’s low and there is still a lot of financial fraude. With Purga with had no problems in terms of content, but there wasn’t a consistent way to charge for the service, it had to be negotiated with collecting agencies. There isn’t an SVOD in Latin America that doesn’t have issues with this. What is the company presenting at Mipcom? Our distributor always distributed, and will continue to distribute, US movies in Latin America. Productions from Mexico will be added in the future, but the distributor must have its independent strategy and catalog. In regard to Mipcom, we will continue our alliance with MarVista, present at their stand in Cannes. There aren’t major changes as of now in regard to previous markets: we are including original content from Hemisphere, such as the new series ‘The Unknown Hitman’, which was a hit on Netflix. The merger will happen slowly and by Natpe we will have a clearer strategy. ttv
Ariel Tobi,
President at Snap Media
“THE INTENTION IS TO CO-PRODUCE WITH LATIN AMERICAN PLATFORMS AND NETWORKS, AND HOLD THE RIGHTS FOR THE US.” “THE PROBLEM WITH THIS NEW TV PARADIGM IS THAT NETFLIX AND AMAZON ARE PULLING OUT THE BIG GUNS AND SHAPING THE VOD BUSINESS.” TTV Magazine/133
The problem with this new TV paradigm is Netflix and Amazon are pulling out the big guns and shaping the VOD business. But having them succeed doesn’t mean a VOD business doesn’t exist as an industry. If tomorrow you launch an SVOD, you’ll do terribly. It’s just the two of them for now. I think culturally there will be a generation that will consume VOD and then there will be an industry there, and all types of content will be consumed. But that’s at least five years away.
don’t lead TV but consume it, will lead it in the future. And they never learned to watch linear TV. I call them “on demand natives”, because they don’t know what traditional TV is. When that generation becomes the key demo, VOD could be transformed into an industry like linear television was for 70 years.
ttv / Executives
Russia Bets on the Power of History Historical productions and period pieces have always captivated audiences, and Russia Television & Radio is combining its country’s rich history with high-budget recreations and compelling storylines to present a slate of new dramas that are sure to become big hits. By Sofía Vanoli / @Soph_VB / svanoli@todotv.tv
Matyash, Director of Sovtelexport, the distribution arm of Russia Television & Radio, during an interview with ttv. “In this sense, we will present a new catalogue that contains the best projects of the most successful local productions. Historical costume dramas, adaptations of the most known Russian masterpieces, entertainment series, documentary films of different genres. Every buyer can find a special appealing programming in our catalogue,” she added. One of the highlighted titles in the company’s lineup is ‘Godunov’, a big budget historical drama about one of the most mysterious figures in Russian history: Boris Godunov. Across 16 episodes, the show will take viewers deep into 16th century Russia, where the mysterious death of the rightful heir ends the rule of the ancient dynasty and gives way to a power struggle that ends with Godunov as the new Russian tsar.
Julia Matyash,
Director at Sovtelexport Distribution Company
“EVERY BUYER CAN FIND SPECIAL APPEALING PROGRAMMING IN OUR CATALOGUE.”
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ussia Television & Radio is arriving at this year’s Mipcom with several new titles that bet on Russian history and lavish, high-budget recreations to captivate viewers and buyers alike, in an effort to bring the best the country has to offer to audiences around the world. “Our goal has always been to introduce top Russian TV products to the world,” said Julia
Matyash, who also emphasized the appeal of a story that has it all: drama, deceit, murder, ambition and history. “Then we’re also bringing ‘Desperate Wives’, a modern drama about strong women who would risk anything for the happiness of their families,” she added. It follows four Russian women -a teacher, a ballet dancer, a nurse and a housewife- who find themselves on the brink of extreme poverty in turbulent 1990s and must do whatever it takes to earn a living, including buying goods abroad, dragging heavy bails and even getting into Turkish prison. “The zest of the series is the magnificent recreation of the atmosphere of 90s in Russia,” explained Matyash. And for those looking to for a more current view of everything that Russia has to offer, Russia Television & Radio is also bringing the new film ‘Megapolis’, a documentary special about Moscow, a city that became the main tourist destination in 2018 thanks, in big part, to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Filmed as a love letter to Moscow, the documentary shows how the biggest city in Europe has been evolving by comparing what it was like and what it has become thanks to complex filming techniques that captured the streets, buildings and city panoramas to offer a glimpse at what living in Moscow is truly like.
“This is a series that’s very unique, and that can be seen in the historical authenticity, spectacular costumes and great cast,” said
Other titles in the catalogue include ‘The Maze’, a modern melodrama that follows Marina, a woman that will have to go through many trials, until the mazes of fate will deliver her to a long-awaited motherhood; and ‘Viner Takes it All’, with “the queen of sports” Irina Viner, an outstanding athlete and coach whose life has been about overcoming and teaching her pupils, the Olympic champions Alina Kabaeva, Yana Kudryavtseva, Margarita Mamun the same: to overcome themselves. ttv
Desperate Wives Series
Godunov Series
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Amazon Originals Premiere in LatAm Pablo Iacoviello, Head of Content Acquisitions for Latin America at Amazon Prime Video, spoke to ttv about the group’s Prime Originals strategy for the region where this year it launched productions such as ‘Diablo guardián’ and ‘Un extraño enemigo’, and is preparing the new biopic ‘Maradona, Blessed Dream’. By Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv Falco Series
co TAO; ‘Un extraño enemigo’, starring Daniel Giménez Cacho; and the comedy series ‘LOL: Last One Laughing’, hosted by Eugenio Derbez. There’s also the highly-anticipated biopic ‘Maradona, Blessed Dream’, a co-production between BTF Media, in association with Dhana Media and Raze. Pablo Iacoviello, Head of Content Acquisitions for Latin America, spoke to ttv about the digital giant’s local production strategy and new initiatives for Latin America.
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What are Amazon Prime Video’s content acquisition goals? Prime Video’s goal is to offer clients the best option of what and when to watch content, and our mission is to provide movies and series on Amazon Prime Video that clients will love. On an international level, a way to make Amazon Prime Video unique and stunning for our clients is through our Prime Originals, which include award-winning series like ‘Goliath’ and ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’, along with fan-favorites like ‘American Gods’ and ‘All or Nothing’, based on the Manchester City football club.
“WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CREATORS ALL OVER THE WORLD ON LOCAL AND GLOBAL PRIME ORIGINALS TO FIND OUR CLIENTS’ NEXT FAVORITE SERIES.”
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igital giants such as Netflix, Amazon, YouTube and Apple are increasing their market shares in Latin America through a local production strategy based on working with local producers and distributors. And when it comes to Amazon’s SVOD service, Amazon Prime Video, the goal to grow its Prime Originals brand in Latin America has been evident with the premiere of its first productions: the series ‘Diablo Guardián’, developed with Televisa’s prod-
What about the strategy with Latin American content? In Latin America we are excited to add locally relevant original content for our clients in Mexico and the region. Our content catalog includes the suspense drama ‘Diablo Guardian’; ‘Un extraño enemigo’, starring Daniel Giménez Cacho; and ‘LOL: Last One Laughing’, hosted by Eugenio Derbez, which will also premiere this year. We believe audiences in the region will love these captivating stories, as well as the exciting projects we have ready for the near future.
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In addition to growing our successful original local series offer, Amazon is committed to offering out clients the best in licensed content, which includes exclusive,
Pablo Iacoviello,
acclaimed series like ‘Mr. Robot’, ‘This is Us’ and ‘The Good Doctor’, along with a catalog of films from major studios like Telefilms, Lionsgate, Ledafilms and Corazón Films, who present movies like ‘Valerian and the City of A Thousand Planets’, ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ and ‘Todos los saben’, exclusively to Amazon Prime Video every month.
Head of Content Acquisitions for Latin America at Amazon Prime Video
“WE ALSO ANNOUNCED THE PRODUCTION OF A NEW ORIGINAL SERIES BASED ON THE LIFE OF DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA, WHICH WE ARE SURE AUDIENCES IN LATIN AMERICA WILL LOVE.”
Which genres does the company focus on the most? We believe the best stories can come from anywhere and offering Prime Originals and licensed titles allows us to take the best stories to clients all over the world. We want to offer the best selection and more options, and ultimately we want titles that clients will love. To find those stories, we begin with the client and work our way backwards, listening to what our clients want to watch and then looking for partnerships that allow us to bring those unique titles to our service. How many productions are now available on Amazon’s library for Latin America? To date, we’ve doubled the size of out catalog, offering hundreds of movies and series, and we’ve presented audiences in Latin America with award-winning original series such as ‘American Gods’, ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams’, ‘The Tick’, ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’, and more. What about original content? We believe there are relevant shows and movies around the world that clients everywhere will love: ‘The Grand Tour’, ‘The Man in the High Castle’ and ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’ are excellent examples of shows clients everywhere have said they want to watch. But we also believe not all countries are the same and that some territories focus more on localized services or local content that others. What are the goals in the region? We are working on productions in Latin America and everywhere in the world to try to identify that special story that’s unique, truly local and offers a different outlook to draw in local audiences.
Amazon’s Prime Originals in LatAm have been produced in Mexico so far, will other territories be added? We are very excited
with the recent launch of ‘Diablo Guardián’ in Mexico, starring Paulinna Gaitán, and our original series ‘Un extraño enemigo’, which premiered on October 2, as well as the recently announced ‘LOL: Last One Laughing’ with Eugenio Derbez. A few months ago we also announced the production of a new original series based on the life of Diego Armando Maradona, which we are sure audiences in Latin America will love. We continue to work with creators all over the world on local and global Prime Originals to find our clients’ next favorite series.
Which tradeshows will you be attending this year? We will continue to participate in all the main industry events focused on Latin America, and we want to meet with creators and talent interested in taking their local projects to Amazon Prime Video’s local and global audience, which covers over 200 countries and territories around the world. What are your expectations for the rest of 2018? 2018 has been an important year for Prime Video with the presentation of our first local originals and we’re excited about the series that will come along later this year, like ‘LOL: Last One Laughing’. ttv
‘UN EXTRAÑO ENEMIGO’: AMAZON’S SECOND LATAM ORIGINAL Amazon Prime Video, Amazon’s streaming platform, expanded its footprint in the original production arena in Latin America with the premiere of its second original series on October 2. Titled ‘Un extraño enemigo’, it’s available in 200 territories. Inspire by real life events, the political thriller delves into the events that took place during the 1968 conflicts in Mexico. It’s directed by Gabriel Ripstein (‘600 millas’) and features a star-studded cast led by Daniel Giménez Cacho (‘Arráncame la vida’, ‘Get The Gringo’), Kristyan Ferrer (‘El infierno’, ‘La habitación’), Antonio de la Vega (‘Club de Cuervos’), Karina Gidi (‘Falco’) and Fernando Becerrill (‘Sr. Ávila’).
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How many original titles is Amazon planning to produce a year? We don’t focus on production and licenses. Our goal is to deliver popular, high-quality content that Amazon Prime Video clients will enjoy. This is evident in our approach towards the expansion of our catalog with a wide variety of content, with global Prime Original series such as ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’, local Prime Originals such as ‘Un extraño enemigo’, exclusive licensed series like ‘Falco’ and ‘The Good Doctor’, and live sports like the NFL’s ‘Thursday Night Football’.
“WE WANT TO MEET WITH CREATORS AND TALENT INTERESTED IN TAKING THEIR LOCAL PROJECTS TO AMAZON PRIME VIDEO’S LOCAL AND GLOBAL AUDIENCE, WHICH COVERS OVER 200 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES AROUND THE WORLD.”
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From Colombia to the World Colombia’s RCN Televisión is headed to Mipcom with its International Sales division to showcase its most recent productions, including the second season of ‘Heart’s Decree’, the new series ‘Zumba’ and the talent show ‘My Family Dances the Best’. By Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv
Lucía Hernández, director of International Sales at RCN Televisión, said to ttv. “One of our main strengths is our diverse catalog, through which we can license reruns of classic shows or more recent productions such as ‘Contra el tiempo’, ‘You Shall Not Forget My Name’ or ‘Zumba’, which has already been sold in eight countries in Latin America,” she added. In this regard, the series based on the life of the dance’s creator has already been acquired by Panama, Ecuador, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. In addition, the first season of ‘Heart’s Decree’ has already been sold in over 20 countries and has two licenses for local adaptation, including one in Mexico.
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CN Televisión’s international distribution division is making its way to Mipcom 2018 three standout titles: series ‘Heart’s Decree’ seasons one (131 x 60’) and two (80 x 60’), ‘Zumba’ (60 x 60’) and the new format ‘My Family Dances the Best’ (65 x 60’). “We have a strong catalog that allows us to generate new business opportunities in our natural market, which is Latin America, where RCN’s content has always been present and we’ve been lucky enough to have titles that work well on different screens, guaranteeing success for our clients’ programming,” María
“WE ALWAYS TRY TO BREAK PARADIGMS WITH OUR STORIES AND ENTERTAIN IN A HEALTHY WAY.” “The second season, has already been sold in territories like Ecuador, Honduras, El Salvador, Panamá, Bolivia and on pan-regional cable, even before its premiere,” Hernández said. “And we’ve also struck deals in territories like Africa, Hungary, Spain, Brazil, Poland, Greece, the US and Mexico, to name a few,” she added. RCN Televisión continues with a line of varied production focused on generating relevant content. “We always try to break paradigms with our stories and entertain in a healthy way... we are always developing stories that can naturally touch our audiences’ hearts, nationally and internationally. To this end, we’ll be presenting new telenovelas, series, bioseries and formats,” she said. ttv
‘UGLY BETTY’ AND OTHER RCN CLASSICS “RCN’s classics will always find success on different international screens,” said María Lucía Hernández, highlighting the fact that classic titles by the Colombian production company still engage international audiences to this day. “This year, ‘The Mariachi’s Daughter’ was sold as a rerun for Guatemala, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua; ‘Chepe Fortuna’ was sold to Panama and Honduras, and ‘Ugly Betty’ was sold in Chile, El Salvador and Honduras,” she said. “’In Her Shoes’ was sold in Ecuador and Nicaraga’; ‘El inútil’ was sold in Ecuador and Costa Rica; and more recent productions like ‘Storm Love’ and ‘You Shall Not Forget My Name’ were sold in Honduras, Panama, Ecuador, Nicaragua and El Salvador,” she added. It’s also worth mentioning that ‘Ugly Betty’ (originally titled ‘Yo soy Betty, la fea’), the only telenovela featured in the Guinness World Records, has just been optioned for a sequel in Poland.
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MGM Expands Its Premium Brand in LatAm Chris Ottinger, President of Worldwide Television Distribution & Acquisitions at MGM, spoke to ttv about the company’s new initiatives for Mipcom and its plans for Latin America. By Gonzalo Larrea @GonzaloLarrea / glarrea@todotv.tv
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wner of internationally successful shows like ‘The Handmaiid’s Tale’ or ‘Fargo’, with exciting productions in the pipeline featuring A-list stars like Mindy Kaling or Ben Kingsley, MGM’s portfolio for Mipcom 2018 is definitely one to look out for. “All of our shows are getting renewed and we are very happy about that,” said Chris Ottinger, President of Worldwide Television Distribution & Acquisitions at MGM, who spoke to ttv about the success of the company’s series, most of which they’ll be showcasing in Cannes, and MGM’s current and future plans for Latin America.
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Which will be MGM’s main standouts for Mipcom? We have two new shows that are going to be launched next year, but we will start talking about them at Mipcom as kind of a pre-launch. One is ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’, from Mindy Kaling, and that’s for Hulu. The other one is ‘Our Lady, LTD’, it stars Ben Kingsley and it’s a ‘Fargo’-esque crime thriller for Epix. Both are what I would call very typical MGM premium drama type of show. Serialized, very premium, very typical in the line of all the shows that we had in the past, from ‘Vikings’, to ‘Fargo’, ‘Get Shorty’ or ‘The Hand-
“THE BIGGEST NEWS FOR US IN LATIN AMERICA IS THAT WE HIRED TOMAS DAVISON TO OPEN AND RUN A NEW OFFICE IN MIAMI”.
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Why would you think these formats could work for international adaptations? I think both of them are highly adaptable shows. ‘The Contender’ has had adaptations before. It’s a great show for any market where folks like boxing. Interestingly, in a market like Brazil, we had some pretty interesting conversations, because in Brazil Jiu-jitsu is so big and you can easily adapt the show for Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, or almost any contact sport. MMA would also be an easy adaptation.
maid’s Tale’. It’s very consistent with our normal kind of product. Is ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ related to the movie? Absolutely, yes. The idea is that in each season there are going to be four weddings and a funeral, and it’s a group of friends who come together for all of those events. It revolves around one key, central character in its first season. And each season has a different cast. And what can you tell us about ‘Our Lady, LTD’? It’s the story of a con artist who goes into a long con on a couple who operates a church, and the big reveal is that he thinks he is coning them, but there is a much bigger con going into the other way.
‘TKO’ is really good for general audiences, it’s family oriented TV and what we’ve done in terms of adaptations is that we are ready to open up a production hub using our Netherlands production company. The show has a lot of scale, it’s big and expensive, but we can produce it in the hub for small markets so they can afford to make the show. We could also do another hub for some other territories; it has been done before in Argentina, we could go there, or in Asia. Our producers are ready to roll that structure out assuming we have international versions.
Are you taking any other dramas into the market? In terms of the other dramas, we are kind of in the middle of the sales process for ‘The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair’. It’s on air on Sky Witness and it will go out in TF1 in the fall. We have a super active sales process now for that show. What can you tell us about MGM’s plans for Latin America after the success of the Luis Miguel series? The biggest news for us in Latin America is that we hired Tomas Davison, VP of Sales over at Warner Latin America, and we brought him in as SVP for Latin America to open and run a new office in Miami. He will be hiring a team to work for him. His primary role will be the head of distribution for Latin America, from finished programming to formats. And on top of that we are definitely working on a local language content strategy for Latin America. Luis Miguel being the first content out of that strategy, but we hope to have a lot more content in that space coming. We are looking at co-production and lots of different ways to enhance our premium Spanish language content offering. Tomas will play a key role in that. Will he be working closely with Gato Grande? Gato is essentially a production joint venture for premium Spanish-language Latin drama. Tomas is the head of distribution for the region, so he will be working very closely with Gato Grande.
On the unscripted side we have two shows that we are very happy about: one is the relaunch of ‘The Contender’, which is super ex-
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“WE ARE LOOKING AT CO-PRODUCTION AND LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO ENHANCE OUR PREMIUM SPANISH LANGUAGE CONTENT OFFERING”. citing, done in a premium style for our pay TV Network, Epix. We are really optimistic about it and we think it can be a combo of traditional pay TV sports programming and boxing, but at the same time it has all of the great reality show moments that you would want to have as well. It’s a cool project for premium. The other one is ‘TKO’, which is our big CBS obstacle game show. We will be very aggressive in terms of taking them into the market. The Contender Format
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Which other titles from MGM’s portfolio will the company be pushing at Mipcom? In terms of drama, the big titles are ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, which has a season 3 green light; ‘Fargo’ season 4, which will be available in 2020; ‘Get Shorty’ season 3 and ‘Condor’ season 2. All of our shows are getting renewed and we are very happy about that.
Chris Ottinger,
Dual window strategy for content is something we are seeing more and more nowadays, with OTT and free or pay TV premiering content almost at the same time. What’s your take in this strategy? It’s hard to know what the story is there. Sometimes it works really, really well and sometime it doesn’t. Frequently the challenge is how much the network got behind the show, and how good a job they did launching the show. That’s more important than the window strategy. We have seen examples in markets where networks and shows with limited reach have turned around and made successful by putting their shows on other networks. Everyone knows the history of ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Mad Men’ for AMC. That never would have happened without that dual window strategy, so sometimes it can be very valuable.
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Although the spotlight has mostly shined on subtitling as a preferred way to localize content, Haymillian is landing at Mipcom to focus on its dubbing solutions, which have become more popular than ever with companies looking to differentiate their localized service offering. By Sofía Vanoli / @Soph_VB / svanoli@todotv.tv
Aida Martirosyan, Managing Director at Haymillian
“We have seen an interesting shift with a significant increase in the requests for our dubbing services.”
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n an industry that’s becoming more and more globalized thanks to new channels and various VOD platforms, localizing content is now a top priority. And although subtitling has been king for some years now, current times seem to have seen a rise in dubbed content, according to service provider Haymillian. “We have seen an interesting shift with a significant increase in the requests for our dubbing services,” said Aida Martirosyan, Managing Director at Haymillian in an interview with ttv. “It seems that the companies that have a budget allocated for high-quality localization are showing a growing interest towards dubbing to differentiate their localized service offering.”
“These are generally channels, producers and distributors of kids and teens programs and simply distribution companies looking to have more successful sales of their content through localizing bulks of teasers, trailers, and shorts before the markets,” she continued. “But there are no limitations and I don’t think market has yet reached its highest point, nor the most stable.” So how can dubbing add to the success of any content? According to Martirosyan, it has a lot to do with opening the doors to creativity and really giving chance to make the foreign language version of any show much more local while offering a more finetuned adaptation. Although, she recognizes, dubbing can go wrong very fast due to bad lip sync or an unusual voice, it can open the room to reach larger audiences. “From the viewer’s perspective, reading makes it difficult to put yourself in the scene, while listening makes you feel part of the show and you can focus only on the images and scenes,” she explained. “And it also has the added advantage of not missing anything, which can happen with subtitles since the dialogue is abbreviated.” As part of its dubbing services Haymillian offers localization services in more than 64 languages, highlighting the addition of African languages such as Swahili, Afrikaans, Amharic, African French, Portuguese and some others during this year as part of their
expanded presence in Africa, where the company opened a central office in Johannesburg, South Africa. And the plan for the future is to continue improving these services in these languages, although Martirosyan does point out that dubbing is not a guarantee of success, and it certainly isn’t for everyone. “I think the choice of dubbing versus subtitling is largely related to the habits of the audience in the specific territory rather than anything else,” she says. “And it also has a lot to do with genres. Content for kids and teens are very popular genres for dubbing since, for one, there is a legal requirement in most countries to dub any content addressed to 12-year olds and under, and for the other, it is simply common sense - a baby cannot read or even a school age child mostly does not read at the same speed as an adult,” she adds. “Then there are the countries that have a tradition of dubbing where you simply must dub that content, no questions asked. There are territories where dubbing is a tradition and people have their preferred voices for certain stars. Germany, Italy, France, and Spain are traditionally known for their high quality in dubbing, and as such viewers are very demanding when it comes to dubbed content. You need to provide a really high quality of dubbing to get attention. In most cases, dubbing can make or break the movie.” ttv
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A Premium Alliance in Latin America With 20 years of experience, FOXTelecolombia is arriving at Mipcom 2018 to generate new co-production alliances to develop premium series in Colombia and Mexico -through the TeleMéxico Studios- that match the quality of recent titles like ‘Without Breasts There Is Paradise’, ‘Besieged’ or ‘The Bronx’, among others. By Sebastián Amoroso @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv
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olombian-based producer FOXTelecolombia, owned by FOX Networks Group Latin America, provides TV productions for the group, local and international networks, and also provides production services.
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Present at this year Mipcom in Cannes, the company will seek to focus part of its strategy to boost its integral expertise and find co-production alliances that allow it to make the most of its know-how in production through a solid infrastructure, an experience professional team and a 20-year track record of developing high-quality productions. How do you see Latin American producers’ current role in the industry? At FOXTelecolombia and TeleMéxico Studios we continue to mainly bet on the Latin American market, without overlooking all those audiences currently divided among a variety of platforms that allow us to break borders and conquer
“IN 2018 WE DEVELOPED 12 PROJECTS IN TOTAL BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND MEXICO, INCLUDING SERIES, DOCUMENTARIES, ENTERTAINMENT SHOWS AND LIVE SPORTS.”
territories and platforms. All in all, it’s over 800 hours of fiction, 100 hours of factual content and 1000 hours of live sports.
international markets, where our productions’ have an international quality and values. What part does FOXTelecolombia play in this context of multiplatform original productions? Content is currently developed according to the platform where it will eventually air. We are a company that’s motivated by major challenges and wanting to innovate at all times. Over the last few months, we’ve
Could you share details about the newest projects you’ve developed? In terms of cable, we produced a very demanding season of ‘Besieged’, a story that takes place during the conquest of America and that began in Chile two years ago, then made its way to Cartagena, Colombia last year and this time ended in Mexico. It was 8 one-hour episodes that will soon make its way to FOX Premium in Latin America.
FOXTelecolombia’s Installations in Bogota
There’s also ‘The Bronx’, a breath-taking series about one of the most feared places that was dismantled by the government two years ago in Bogota, where the worst criminals hid and crime found a home. It was produced by Caracol Televisión. For Colombia we also produced ‘Nadie me quita lo bailado’, the story of zumba and its creator Beto Pérez, which finished its broadcasts on RCN Television a few months ago.
Ana Barreto,
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“ALL IN ALL, IT’S OVER 800 HOURS OF FICTION, 100 HOURS OF FACTUAL CONTENT AND 1000 HOURS OF LIVE SPORTS.” “AT MIPCOM 2018, WE NOT ONLY WANT TO POSITION FOXTELECOLOMBIA AND TELEMÉXICO STUDIOS AS FICTION PRODUCERS AND CONTENT GENERATORS, BUT ALSO INCREASE OUR INVESTMENTS IN THE MARKET IN TERMS OF MAJOR SERIES CO-PRODUCTION.”
How many projects does FOXTelecolombia develop a year? In 2018 we developed 12 projects in total between Colombia and Mexico, including series, documentaries, entertainment shows and live sports. These made their way to different clients’ screens,
In addition, NatGeo Lab and Opa Popa Dupa, both for NatGeo Kids in Latin America and over 1000 hours of live sports a year for FOX Sports, were the representatives for the non-fiction genres. What type of fiction stories does FOXTelecolombia develop? Audiences like to have fun and fiction will continue to be the go-to genre. Nowadays you have to produce all the formats, since there are so many alternatives and audiences look for what they identify with the most. So it’s mandatory to produce high-quality content for each of these groups. What production services do FOXTelecolombia and TeleMéxico Studios offer? At Mipcom 2018, we not only want to position FOXTelecolombia and TeleMéxico Studios as fiction producers and content generators, but also increase our investments in the market in terms of major series co-production, conquering different audiences by developing individual contents for different platforms and each screen’s needs. FOXTelecolombia continues with its growth plans, strengthening the company’s content area. The new studios and the unique scenographic street in Colombia are already in service within its facilities, complementing all other installations -dressing rooms, makeup and wardrobe rooms, art and clothing warehouses, parking lots, etc.- that it has offered its clients through the years. ttv
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strengthened our team leaders, starting with the Product and Content area, which is permanently searching for, creating and developing fresh, innovative ideas that surprise our clients and audiences.
Meanwhile ‘Without Breasts There Is Paradise 2’, Gustavo Bolívar’s big story that’s broken rating records on Telemundo, finished and we will soon begin its third season.
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A new report by Business Bureau revealed there are currently 262 OTT platforms in Latin America and that 59% of the region’s digital consumption takes place through subscription-based platforms. By @ttvmedianews.com
262 OTT PLATFORMS NOW AVAILABLE IN LATAM
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hosen by one in five Latin Americans, Netflix is by far the most popular streaming platform in Latin America. But it’s certainly not the only one. According to a new report by Business Bureau, there are now a total of 262 platforms in the region and they keep piling up. The report indicates, in fact, that eight new alternatives to Netflix were launched in the region in 2018 alone. Still, the number represents the lowest amount of launches since 2010, when seven saw the light. The pinnacle, it says, was back in 2014, year in which an impressive 49 new platforms were launched in the market. And among them, they offer 297,000
movies, 64,000 series and 1,900 linear networks. “In Latin America, internet-connected homes hire two or three OTT platforms on average to watch content,” said the report. And among the connected homes, eight of every 10 already watch content online. In regard to the type of platforms, BB determined that 59% of the market corresponds to SVOD offers, which increased their share from 2017 when they only accounted for 51% of consumption. SVOD is followed by TV Everywhere offers, which went from 26% in 2017 to 32% currently. The podium is completed by Free VOD with 31%. Transactional VOD still has the lowest
percentage in the region at 19%. As far as genres go, the report determined that among movies and series, the go-to genre is action, chosen by 73% of connected households in Latin America. To organize this massive number of titles and platforms, BB launched the website dondeloveo.com, which allows users to find where to watch movies, series and events online legally. It’s a free service that can be access by anyone for unlimited time. “We did a major manual effort of going over all movies and series in more than 260 legal platforms in Latin America. We were backed by the National Film and Audiovisual Arts Institute (INCAA) to develop this project, among other main players in the industry,” said Tomás Gennari, EVP of BB. ttv
Tomás Gennari, EVP of BB
“In Latin America, internet-connected homes hire two or three OTT platforms on average to watch content.”
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Benoit di Sabatino, CEO of Zodiak Kids
ZODIAK KIDS NAMES NEW CEO
BANIJAY GROUP confirmed the appointment of Benoit di Sabatino as CEO of Zodiak Kids. With a strong track record in animation and children’s programming, di Sabatino joins the business from Moonscoop Group, an independent content business specialized in the production and distribution of global youth shows. In his new role, he will lead Banijay Group’s dedicated division for kids productions, consumer products, digital content and TV sales. Marco Bassetti, CEO, Banijay Group said: “With a wealth of knowledge in the kids business, Benoit was the perfect fit for the role. Having worked across thousands of hours of programming in this genre, he will be a great addition to the team and is sure to take Zodiak Kids to new heights.”
ALLIANCES
IMIRA TEAMS WITH TV3, TOONZ, TELEGAEL ON ANIMATED SERIES ‘MONDO YAN’ IMIRA ENTERTAINMENT, distributor of kids and family content; broadcast TV network Televisió de Catalunya TV3 in Spain; Toonz Media Group from India; and Telegael, announced a co-production and distribution deal for ‘Mondo Yan’, a 3D comedy series aimed at a neutral audience of kids 5 to 8 years old. ‘Mondo Yan’ is about the funny adventures of three clumsy heroes who have been entrusted with the mission of saving humanity and protecting the balance and harmony of nature from an evil leader of the underworld and his band of mutant monsters. Televisió de Catalunya is in charge of development and preproduction, Toonz handles production and Telegael handles post-production in Ireland. Imira Entertainment will represent the series’ global distribution.
ANIMATION
DISCOVERY JOINS TV PINGUIM ON SEASON FOUR OF ‘EARTH TO LUNA!’
CO-PRODUCTION
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BRITAIN‘S WILDBRAIN SIGNS CO-PRODUCTION DEAL WITH BRAZIL‘S ALOPRA WILDBRAIN, the British digital kids’ network & studio, signed an agreement with Brazil-based animation studio Alopra, to co-produce season two of animated series ‘Hydro and Fluid’. Under the agreement, WildBrain is acquiring a 50% stake in seasons one and two of ‘Hydro and Fluid’, which have been very successful on WildBrain’s digital channel. The series’ first season is available on WildBrain’s official network since January of this year, while season two premiered in July with 26 new one-minute episodes.
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TV PINGUIM has had a remarkable journey with preschool show ‘Earth to Luna!’. Not only did the Emmy-nominated series become the first Brazilian animation to be acquired by Netflix for its international distribution outside Latin America, but it’s also received backing from Discovery: Discovery Latin America partnered up with the Brazilian animation house as the commissioner and co-producer of the show’s fourth season, which will air in the second half of 2019. ‘Earth to Luna!’ follows a science-obsessed little girl that helps younger audiences discover more about the world that surrounds them and airs in almost 100 countries.
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MONDO TV WANTS MORE LIVE-ACTION After the success obtained with ‘Heidi, Bienvenida a casa’, Mondo TV Iberoamérica has landed new alliances to produce more live-action series in Latin America. By Gonzalo Larrea @GonzaloLarrea glarrea@todotv.tv
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remiered in March of 2017 on Nickelodeon Latin America, teen series ‘Heidi, Bienvenida a casa’ was Mondo TV Iberoamérica’s first big investment in live-action series in the region. Since then, the series has been sold in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Bolivia, Costa Rica, El Sal-
vador, Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Italy, where it airs on kids’ network RAI Gulp. In addition, the company confirmed it has been renewed for two seasons, while a movie based on the franchise is also being produced. So it’s no wonder Mondo TV is now searching for more projects in this genre at Mipcom 2018, where they will announce a new alliance. “Our main goal is to continue producing original series that bring major innovation in terms of formats and contents, which is what our partners are looking for. One of the most interesting new things for 2019 will be our intention to expand our productions’ target to attract new audiences and new market dynamics,” María Bonaria Fois, general manager of Mondo TV Iberoamérica, said to ttv.
“We are now very excited about one particular project. It’s something new and very important, which we will be announcing in Cannes,” she added. Without confirming the title or the theme, the executive did reveal it will be an international co-production with international partners like VIP 2000 TV and Casablanca. “This product is aimed at a very different target than we are used to, so it’s a very big challenge. We believe it will be embraced by the market,” she said. And in addition to that specific alliance, Mondo TV is arriving in Cannes with the goal of negotiating new deals of the type. “Our main interest continues to be live-action production and co-production. The market brings many opportunities and we are here to make the most of them. What I can say is that I believe we have to adjust to new consumption habits, producing more original content and owning it. We are working towards that goal and we hope to announce new projects soon,” she revealed. “We are open to evaluating new co-production projects, always choosing the content carefully. The teen live-action genre seems to travel easily in the international market, but I repeat: we are open to expanding our horizons,” she added.
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“Our main interest continues to be live-action production and co-production.” In regard to traditional distribution, Mondo TV will be presenting a variety of series in Cannes, especially animation. As a group, Mondo TV is presenting ‘MeteoHeroes’, a new 2D animated series, co-produced with prestigious partners like the Italian meteorological society MOPI (Meteo Operations Italy); ‘Robot Trains’, an animated series produced by Mondo TV and CJE&M in Korea, distributed in the Spanish market by Mondo TV Iberoamérica; ‘YooHoo to the Rescue’, an original Netflix series; and another title that’s sparking great interest among public networks in Latin America is ‘The Treasure Island’, a high-end series produced by Mondo TV and RAI Fiction”, she said. All this, in addition to the titles Mondo TV is currently developing in its studios in Tenerife: Mondo TV Producciones Canarias. “The studio is currently working as a pre-production hub for Mondo TV’s major productions like ‘Invention Story’, the third 3D season of ‘Sissi The Young Empress’, and the second season of the 2D animated series ‘Bat Pat’, in co-production with Atlantyca”, she said. “And we also want to continue strengthening our role as agents and distributors for third-party content, something that’s worked very well for us over the last few years, allowing us to sell major Spanish-language productions in some of the main TV networks in Italy,” she concluded. ttv Heidi, Bienvenida al show Live-Actio n Series
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LEARNING MADE FUN Nat Geo Kids has partnered with leading companies like FOX Telecolombia and TeleMéxico Studios in Latin America to create high-quality original kids’ titles based on science, technology, space, physics, chemistry and more, aimed at teaching younger viewers about the world and expanding their imagination.
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at Geo Kids is raising the bar in terms of production in Latin America. In early 2018, the company greenlit its first two original productions for children in the region, entitled ‘Nat Geo Lab’ and ‘Pilar’.
‘Pilar’, meanwhile, is based on the children’s books of the same name by Brazilian author Flavia Lins. Nat Geo Kids has acquired rights to develop the titles into an animated series for young audiences in Brazil. More recently, Nat Geo Kids TV & App presented a brand new project in Latin America, produced with TeleMéxico Studios: ‘Opa Popa Dupa’, a puppet show
‘Opa Popa Dupa’ features over 100 celebrities from Latin America, who were invited to participate and share the show’s ideals through all of Nat Geo Kids’ platforms.
The show features 15 fun characters who live different adventures, as they discover the world with the goal of encouraging kids and parents to take care of the environment and our natural resources, be curious, adventurous and especially explorers who want to live in a better world.
“This show represents our goal of producing locally entertaining content, that are high quality and educational for kids and parents across the region, and thus extend Nat Geo’s values to a new generation,” said Fernando Semenzato, SVP of Production at National Geographic Partners for Latin America.
Each half-hour episode has different sections and topics where humor, curiosity, music, technology and games play an essential role. Each section is headed by one of the characters, who range from an acting lion and a YouTuber gorilla, to a flower who loves music and two young explorers.
“Puppets are cultural icons who have grown alongside many generations. ‘Opa Popa Dupa’ is a new opportunity to live a tradition in a unique way for new generations, with an enor-
mous potential to transcend the screen and allow younger viewers to live a complete experience through a broad catalog of products,” added Diego Reck, EVP of National Geographic Partners for Latin America. Samuel Duque, president of TeleMéxico Studios, said: “It’s a honor for us to produce for Nat Geo Kids for the first time in Mexico. ‘Opa Popa Dupa’ is a challenge we’re facing with great excitement and we know our high production values will once again be an ally for the final value.” Produced by TeleMéxico Studios, the show’s 26, half-hour episodes were filmed in Mexico City and will premiere in the last quarter of 2018. ttv
‘OPA POPA DUPA’ ENCOURAGES KIDS IN PRESCHOOL AGE TO LEARN THROUGH HUMOR AND MUSIC.
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‘Nat Geo Lab’ premiered this year on the Nat Geo Kids app and linear channel. The live-action show is produced by FOX Telecombia and National Geographic Partners, and features homemade experiments using items widely available so children can easily replicate the projects on their own.
created for kids in preschool age to learn, through humor and music, themes based on National Geographic pillars like science, technology, space, physics and chemistry.
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Manchester have 21 pipelines and last year collectively garnered 15 Emmy nominations. And on the distribution side, the company’s distribution headquarters were relocated to Dublin “which has significantly expanded our international footprint,” he explained. “We have closed significant sales around the world this past year including deals with Netflix (international), Hulu (US), Channel 5 (UK), ABC Australia, Cartoon Network (international), Nickelodeon (US), Canal + (France), RTVE (Spain), and Discovery Kids Latin America,” he added. All this, on top of the recent acquisition of Breakthrough Entertainment’s content library, which added over 750 half hours of live action and animated programming to 9 Story’s distribution library, which now totals over 3500 half hours of kids and family content, ranging from early preschool favorites to family films, across 2D, CG, and live action.
9 STORY REACHES NEW HEIGHTS Through strategic acquisitions and alliances, 9 Story Media Group has notably expanded its development, production, distribution and consumer products business this year, becoming a true powerhouse in the world of kids’ content. By Carolina Mussio @carolinamussio / cmussio@todotv.tv
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his year has been one of considerable growth for 9 Story Media Group. First, the acquisition of Out of the Blue Enterprises allowed the company to be well poised in the kids niche with 4 specific business units: development, production, distribution and consumer products.
Federico Vargas,
Senior Director of Distribution at 9 Story Media Group
9 Story’s production studios in Toronto, Dublin and Manchester have 21 pipelines and last year collectively garnered 15 Emmy nominations.
“Our acquisition of Out of the Blue Enterprises (now 9 Story USA), broadened our development capabilities, gave rise to the launch of our new consumer products division and extended our presence into the US,” said Senior Director of Distribution, Federico Vargas. In terms of content development, 9 Story’s production studios in Toronto, Dublin and
To showcase the best from this impressive library, the company will be located in a brand new stand at this year’s Mipcom, near the main outside entrance to the Riviera at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. “We will be showcasing some incredible new programs,” the executive said, highlighting the recently acquired ‘Dr. Panda’, based on a successful app franchise, which he explained is “an example of capitalizing on digital trends in new ways.” The 2D series is based on a successful global app franchise that has already seen over 95 million downloads. The company is also presenting ‘Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum’, based on the bestselling book series ‘Ordinary People Change the World’ from Brad Meltzer. Last but not least, 9 Story is betting on old classics, presenting the reboots of ’The Magic School Bus Rides Again’ and the all new ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’; as well as the newly remastered classic series ‘Garfield and Friends’ in stunning 4K, and favorites from the recently acquired Breakthrough catalogue like ‘Anne of Green Gables’. “Both our production and distribution divisions are ramping up for 2019. Our studios are incredibly busy at the moment with several new series starting up this fall,” Vargas said. “With new productions like ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ and ‘Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum’, along with new third party acquisitions like ‘Dr. Panda’ and a few more to be announced at a later date, 9 Story Distribution will continue to have lots of great new content to share as we head into Kidscreen 2019,” he concluded. ttv
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TEN YEARS OF SUPERHEROES ON THE BIG SCREEN
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By Sofía Vanoli / @Soph_VB / svanoli@todotv.tv
Ten years, twenty movies, 2,000 minutes of film and more than 14 billion dollars worldwide; that’s the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But behind the record-breaking ticket sales and box office records is a company that innovated, took risks and created a new way of telling stories.
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he year was 2008 and all eyes were set on Robert Downey Jr. as he took on the mantle of Iron Man and kick-started what would later become Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Back then it was just an idea, not even a sure thing, just a gamble from Marvel after identifying an interest for superhero movies and realizing they had something special with Downey’s portrayal of the charismatic egomaniac Tony Stark. Back in the 90’s, when Marvel’s financial problems forced the comic book giant to sell the film rights to its most popular comic book characters, modern superhero movies were just starting, and although wildly successful, none of them had managed to offer audiences what they didn’t know they needed: an adaptation that was both realistic and serious, but also fun and inspiring.
And while Iron Man did not have the same recognition as the X-Men or Spider-Man, and was batting in a whole other league than Superman, Batman or even Wonder Woman, the character’s jump to the screen came in like a breath of fresh air to slice through the seriousness and darkness of movies like ‘X-Men’ or Christopher Nolan’s ‘Batman Begins’. In the end, ‘Iron Man’ grossed US$ 318 million domestically and US$ 624 million worldwide and set the precedent for something that only Marvel has managed to achieve: a 10-year continuous narrative for dozens of characters through movies that work extremely well on their own, but that also band together to create a universe where themes and characters coexist together like small pieces of one major puzzle. To put it one way, if something happens in one movie, let’s say a mysterious Cosmic
Cube appears from space as a powerful weapon like in ‘The Avengers’, its effects will be felt in Marvel’s other films, like ‘Infinity War’, where said Cosmic Cube was revealed to be one of the elusive Infinity Stones. And if the Hulk disappears at the end of one movie only to reappear sometime later side by side with another superhero, he will be greeted by a chorus of “where have you been? Everyone thought you were dead!” It’s continuity. The same continuity applied by Stan Lee in his comic books and the same continuity that follows Marvel’s comics to this day. A takeaway from paper that proved to be a powerful concept, captivating audiences and inviting them to keep watching or else, risk the chance of missing something monumental. But it wasn’t the only one.
With that, the box office exploded, each grossing a respective US$ 623 million, US$ 459 million and US$ 678 million domestically. Of course, by now, Marvel’s strategy of combined plots and phases, each with their own origin stories, personal stories and subsequent crossovers, is well-known and well-proven, but back in 2008 it came in as a shock and a complete deviation from what
And as Marvel celebrates the first decade of Marvel Studios this year, it’s easy to understand why. Because it’s not just about the storytelling, it’s about how it has evolved during more than a decade of bringing its mightiest heroes to the big screen. Audiences love superheroes saving the day, but after 18 movies they also strive to find some deeper meaning in those stories, some connection to the world they’re living in.
US$ 675 million domestically to become Marvel’s most successful movie on American soil. For some, Black Panther’s rise to the screen was life-changing, especially for fans waiting for representation, and for others, the movie was a reaffirmation that Marvel is heading in the right direction, listening to what their audiences demand and acutely aware of the issues that affect society, but most importantly, unafraid of saying what needs to be said.
Those connections came in the form of personal stories, like ‘Iron Man 3’, ‘The Winter Soldier’ and ‘Ragnarok’, which continued to daz-
Now, as the comic book giant heads into the end of Phase 3 and the start of Phase 4 of its Cinematic Universe, it’s getting ready to do the same with the 2019 release of ‘Captain Marvel’, the first female superhero in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe to get her
zle audiences with the power of its heroes, but also explored some deeper themes: the old tidbit that “with great power comes great responsibility” or even tough questions about the cost of superheroes, the personal cost and burden of that responsibility and even if that responsibility alone is enough to contain great power.
own solo movie. And with hints that she might just be what The Avengers need to bring Thanos’ story to a finale, which is a rarity in superhero stories, and the precedent that she has led the group of heroes in the comic books, the possibilities of what Marvel can do with Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers are endless.
The release of ‘Black Panther’ in 2018 was a summit of sorts for Marvel’s steady climb towards deeper stories. Inherently political, as many of its comics tend to be, the story of T’Challa dealt with themes like racial inequality, colonization, prejudice, and pride in a display that truly showcases what Marvel Studios can do with all it has managed to achieve in the last ten years.
According to company executives, Phase 4 will be the beginning of an era, a sort of before and after for the MCU that teases changes in a way that people aren’t expecting them at all… a bold claim and a massive risk. But ten years ago, ‘Iron Man’ was also a bold gamble, and maybe now Phase 4 is too.
And it worked. After its theatrical release, the film, directed by Ryan Coogler, reached an impressive US$ 1.3 billion worldwide, and
And if there’s something that Marvel has proven without a doubt is its ability to reinvent itself and show audiences that maybe the next big thing is something that they never thought they needed. ttv
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The borrowed concept of “super hero crossover” also proved to be big, with every movie building up to one epic spectacle filled with familiar faces. The first was Phase One with ‘The Avengers’, then Phase Two with ‘Age of Ultron’ and the introduction of the Maximoff twins, and the current Phase Three with ‘Infinity War’, which saw Doctor Strange partner up with the Guardians of the Galaxy, and Bucky Barnes fight alongside Rocket Racoon and Groot.
other studios have been doing with their own superheroes. And although it doesn’t come without its critics, no one has really been able to successfully replicate it ever since.
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David Michel, President and Founder of Cottonwood Media
The Search for Europe -Latam Co-Productions seen in almost every product of the type in the region.
David Michel, president and founder of Cottonwood Media, production company owned by France’s Federation Entertainment, spoke to ttv about the company’s co-production plans in Latin America.
It’s interesting to see what Disney did with ‘Violetta’ in Argentina, which was able to keep the best of the genre in Latin America without those adult plots that don’t work as well outside the region. How advanced are your negotiations? We are currently talking to creators and companies to see if we can find a product that works well both in Europe and Latin America. We are exploring. What we must do is figure out how to develop products that work well in both regions.
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ounded in 2014 by David Michel as a subsidiary of Federation Entertainment, French producer Cottonwood Media is currently going through an expansion process both in terms of genres and titles. Since its launch, the company has presented animation and live-action productions, a genre it has reached notable success in thanks to its series ‘Find Me in Paris’.
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And seeking to continue that growth, the company -which was born with an international vision- is currently eyeing Latin America to find new production partners, as explained by David Michel, president and founder of Cottonwood Media and Managing Director of Federation Kids & Family. What are Cottonwood Media’s plans in terms of Latin America? Our plans are twofold. On the one hand, we have the classic sales and pre-sales vision. For example, we have our animated show ‘Olli & Moon’, which airs in LatAm on Discovery. Or shows like ‘Find Me in Paris’, currently being negotiated. But it’s also interesting for us to be able to develop original co-productions in Latin America and we are in discussions for it. We are particularly interested in a new wave of animation that’s come out of the region, especially in Brazil, as well as live-action. What are the advantages and challenges of developing content in the region? The big advantage is that it’s a cheap market
“WE ARE EYEING BRAZIL, MEXICO AND ARGENTINA.”
COTTONWOOD MEDIA AT MIPCOM 2018 In addition to ‘Find Me in Paris’, which will be the big live-action show for Mipcom 2018, Cottonwood Media is also presenting the animated series ‘Squish’, currently in production. “It’s a comedy show based on a US property that already existed by Random House, which has seven books and millions of copies sold. It’s very funny and we have great expectations,” said David Michel. “We are co-producing it with Planeta, so we are selling the show in Italy and France with them. Then they’ll distribute it in Latin America and the South of Europe.” to produce, and it’s very close to Europe in terms of how cities and characters are seen. In live-action, the challenge is that “teen telenovelas” have a lot of adult subjects, not just for kids. And that’s something that’s
And in terms of animation, what are you looking for? Being a part of Federation, we can distribute content, or be financial or creative partners. I think there are many opportunities if we see a show has potential in Europe. We are already negotiating with many people for live-action and animation. Federation has already done with in the past with ‘Love, Divina’. What was that experience like? With ‘Love, Divina’ we entered the process in its final stages of writing. It was almost complete so our input was more financial than creative, to be honest. I think if we had joined the project sooner we would’ve done something different, like making the plotlines more youthful. Nevertheless I think it was a great show, and working with Pol-ka and Televisa was amazing. We would like to do more with them. But due to the more adult themes, the show didn’t work well in some territories in Europe or wasn’t picked up by the networks we would’ve wanted. It worked in France, Italy and Spain. Our goal now is to relaunch it in the online world in Europe, where I think it can find the audience it deserves. What countries are you looking for partners in? We are looking to Brazil, Mexico and Argentina. In fact we already know who we would like to work with and are already in negotiations, but we still haven’t found the right show. ttv
LISTINGS Mipcom 2018
Clifford The Big Red Dog
The Strange Chores
Total Dramarama
9 STORY MEDIA GROUP
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Tom van Waveren, CEO & Creative Director Ed Galton, CCO & Managing Director Julien Farçat, Sales Manager Francesca de Nicolo, Sales Executive Camille Beylot, Sales Assistant
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Natalie Osborne, Chief Strategy Office Alix Wiseman, VP, Business Development & Acquisitions Stephen Kelley, Senior Director, Distribution Federico Vargas, Senior Director, Distribution Angela Santomero, Chief Creative Officer Darragh O’Connell, Creative Director Jennie Stacey, Director of Development Kristin Lecour, VP, Consumer Products & Sr. Director Canadian Distribution Jennifer Ansley, VP, Marketing & Communications Kathleen Bartlett, Marketing Manager, Trade Aoife Downes, Sales and Administration Assistant
TOP EXECUTIVE
Natalie Vinet, VP, Factual Programming Gia DeLaney, VP, Kids & Family Programming Bob Higgins, EVP, Kids & Family Chapman Maddox, VP, Development and Production Henry Or, SVP, Strategic Partnerships, Asia Jessica Watson, Director, Global Sales and Acquisitions Kelsey Griffin, Manager, Global Sales and Marketing Fabien Ching, Assistant Manager, Licensing, Asia
TOP EXECUTIVE Jon Rutherford, President
Vince Commisso, President & CEO
THE STRANGE CHORES
(Kids & Family/2D - 26 X 11’)
CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG
(Animation / Preschool - 78 X 11’) Join Emily Elizabeth and her big red dog, Clifford, as they explore their island home and go on big new adventures! With a fun and furry new cast of characters and brand new original songs, Clifford’s world, and heart, just keep on growing!
XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM
(Animated Adventure / Comedy - 75 X 11’) ‘Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum’ is an animated adventure-comedy based on Brad Meltzer and Chris Eliopoulous’ best-selling kids book series, Ordinary People Change the World. Follow the adventures of Xavier, Yadina, and Brad, as they travel back in time to meet famous heroes of the past and learn how to be their own heroes of the present!
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DR. PANDA
(Animation / Preschool - 39 X 7’) Welcome to the wonderful world of Panda City, where every day Dr. Panda tries out a new job working together with his friends. A mix-up at the post office? A chicken stuck in a tree? Carrots mysteriously disappearing? No problem! With a dash of creativity and a good deal of teamwork, Dr. Panda always saves the day!
Two teenage wannabe warrior heroes and a super high-spirited ghost girl master the skills they need to replace the world’s greatest (and oldest) monster hunter by doing his strange, supernatural chores...Yup, turns out “kooky neighbour” Old Man Helsing’s weird house at the end of their street is secretly a portal to supernatural worlds! Charlie and Pierce beg him to reveal it all! Helsing’s been thinking he might be getting a bit long in the tooth for all of this supernatural malarkey. And maybe this is his chance to get some... apprentices? Joining them on their adventures is the mischievous teenage ghost girl, Que! Now the gang must complete Helsing’s freaky, bizarre and sometimes downright terrifying chores! But these odd jobs ain’t just washin’ dishes!
TOP EXECUTIVE Bianca Rodriguez, Head of Sales
Richard Goldsmith, President & Ceo Cyber Group Studios Llc USA Dominique Bourse, Chief Operating Officer Raphaelle Mathieu, Senior Vice-President Sales, Acquisitions & New Media Olivier Lelardoux, Senior Vice-President Studio & Associate Producer Pierre Belaïsch Senior VP, Creative Development Ira Singerman, Vice President, Development Cyber Group Studios USA Noemie Bourrie, International Sales Executive Michele Massonnat, Senior Sales Manager
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TOTAL DRAMARAMA
Pierre Sissmann, Chairman & Ceo Cyber Group Studios
(Animation - 52 X 11’)
Outrageous and totally random prequel to the multi-award winning ‘Total Drama’ franchise, ‘Total Dramarama’ re-introduces favourite cast members aging them down from teenagers to toddlers. The cast may be pint-sized but their fully-formed teen personalities make them wise beyond their years as they unleash a tirade of destruction!
MIGHTY MIKE
(Animation - 78 X 7’) A refined pug who longs for a quiet life, Mike is forced to defend his house from a bunch of furry intruders, who have a knack for showing up at the worst possible moments. Dragging him into a series of unforeseen twists and turns, Mike finds himself in the doghouse and missing yet another opportunity to impress the neighbour’s elegant dog.
SPACE CHICKENS IN SPACE (Animation - 52 X 11’)
The story of a trio of chicken siblings, who are mistakenly taken from their homes and enrolled in an elite intergalactic academy. Being mere chickens and the most popular protein food-source on their home planet, Finley, Chuck and Starley will need to have each other’s backs (and wings and thighs!) in order to survive.
KIRI AND LOU
(Pre-school Animation - 52 X 5’) In a forest of cut out paper and with creatures made of clay, Kiri, a feisty little dinosaur and Lou, a gentle and thoughtful creature, invite children to learn about kindness, empathy and how to get along, as together they navigate a forest of feelings with laughter, song and adventure.
GIGANTOSAURUS
(Adventure / Comedy - 52 X 11’) The series starring four young dinosaur friends, that are about to leave the family and explore a world full of mysteries and danger. During this journey they can’t help testing limits and rules!
TAFFY
(Animation / Comedy / Cartoon - 78 X 7’) Taffy follows the non-stop, slapstick extravaganza faced by loyal hound dog Bentley when his billionaire old lady owner Mrs Muchmore takes in an imposter posing as wide-eyed, fluffy angora cat. Each installment sees Bentley try to reveal “taffy” for the vermin he is – while super-clever taffy handily frames the dog for every one of his exploits, pillagings and disastrous messes.
SADIE SPARKS
(Animation / Comedy - 52 X 11’) Teenage girl, who just wants to be popular, discovers she has extraordinary powers. Unfortunately, such powers can only be harnessed in partnership with an ancient and extremely grumpy magical rabbit who only wants to retire. Gilbert and Sadie are both allergic to one another, but together they are magic.
Eilat
Dinogons
Furiki Wheels
King Shakir
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FOOTHILL ENTERTAINMENT
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INTER MEDYA
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EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
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EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Leora Nir, CEO, Dori TLV Jonathan Paran, CEO, Dori Media Darset Givon Snir, CEO, MeMeMe Studios Carolina Sabbag, VP Sales, Dori Media Distribution Pauline Ick, VP Sales, Dori Media Distribution Maria Perez Campi, Director of Sales, Dori Media Distribution Argentina Camila Premet, Sales Manager, Dori Media Distribution Argentina Tali Fink, Director of Acquisition, Dori TLV Einat Borovich-Naim, Marketing Director, Dori Media Group
TOP EXECUTIVE Nadav Palti, President & CEO, Dori Media Group
EILAT
(Teen Adventure / Drama - 50 X 30’) At the eternal vacation city, a group of teenagers from all over the country, from different backgrounds and social classes, meet at the most prestigious hotel in Eilat for one summer that will change their lives forever.
Gregory Payne, Chairman
TOP EXECUTIVE
Jo Kavanagh-Payne, President
DINOGONS
(Animation - 52 X 11’) What happens when a dinosaur marries a dragon? The Dinogons, of course! A rollicking and heartwarming series about the hilarious trials and tribulations of the most diverse family on the block! With the kids leading the way, this is a family tale of learning to live with your better half, although which half is better is always up for debate! We celebrate our differences and embrace those things that make us the same. Hey, if breathing fire was easy, everyone would be doing it! Come join us on this enlightening but funny adventure about growing up different.
CHICO CHUGG
(Live Action Preschool - Season 1: 27 X 7’ / Season 2: 22 X 7’) One small dog, one narrow boat and a whole lot of fun! A multi-award winning live action pre-school series, ‘Chico Chugg’ is based on the bestselling books by Janet Roberts. The series follows a lovable Jack Russell dog who lives with his family on a river boat called Wah Wah Chugg. Come and join Chico and his doggie friends as they find adventures and get up to comedic mischief on and around the water! With original songs written by Grammy Award-winning artists, children can’t help but join in with the catchy tunes and heartwarming storylines.
Nicolas Atlan, President, Animation and Family Gene Stein, President, Television, US Isabelle DeGeorges, President, Television France Terry Kalagian, SVP, Creative Development, Animation & Family Jean-Baptise Lère, Head of Production, Animation Cecilia Rossignol, VP, International TV Sales, Scripted Laura Laas, VP, International TV Sales, Animation Mathilde Rottier, VP US & Canada TV Distribution Ezequiel Olzanski, VP, Latin America TV Distribution & Co-Production
TOP EXECUTIVE
Vanessa Shapiro, President of Worldwide TV Distribution and Co-Production
FURIKI WHEELS
(Animated Comedy Adventure - Kids 6-11 - 52 X 11’) A cartoon comedy following a hyperactive, young sloth with oodles of drive! He’s the first of his kind to even leave his tree and he is not stopping there! He wants to shake the dust of this town off his feet and see the world, but, before anything else, he must pass his driving test. First stop? Racers School, because every herbivore who wants to survive out there needs to learn to drive fast!
BIONIC MAX
(Animated Comedy Adventure - Kids 6-11 - 52 X 11’)
Ahmet Ziyalar, COO Hasret Ozcan Mordeniz, General Counsel Bahar Toker Sarac, PR & Marketing Executive Nesrin Eyüpoglu, PR & Marketing Executive Beatriz Cea Okan, Sales Executive Sibel Levendoglu, Sales Executive Elena Pak, Sales Executive Pelin Koray, Sales Executive Lela Apa, Team Assistant
TOP EXECUTIVE Can Okan, CEO & Founder
KING SHAKIR
(Kids - S1 32 X 11’ / S2 28 X 11’) ‘King Shakir’ is filled with adventure and fun, this anthropomorphic cartoon series tells the story of King Shakir and his family who live a modern city life. Shakir is a typical teenaged lion who loves video games and super heroes. Shakir’s father Ramsey and close friend Ned the Elephant are constantly getting in trouble. His mother Katy tries to keep things together while Shakir’s younger but more gifted sister Jane stands out of the main problem solver of the family. All of these unique characters make up this fun and entertaining cartoon that is equally interesting for kids and their parents.
NILOYA
(Kids - 26 X 6’) Niloya is a 4-year-old girl who was born in a lovely and charming village where cheerful birds sing along and a river flows through. She enjoys exploring nature and playing with friend. Chasing a butterfly or wandering around on her little turtle in her dreamland. Niloya is always happy. This educating animated TV Series teaches children to be sincere, loyal and have moral values. ‘Niloya’, the 3D animation series has a unique song for each and every single episode.
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A buddy comedy between two very different but lovable friends: Max, the first and only prototype for a bionic guinea pig born in a laboratory, and his best friend Jean-Claude a goldfish and their adventures as express delivery boys in the middle of Central Park.
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LISTINGS Mipcom 2018
Martin Morning
Heidi, Bienvenida al show
MEDIATOON DISTRIBUTION
MONDO TV GROUP
SATO COMPANY
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EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Livia Guffanti, Senior International Sales Manager Mélanie Errea, Business Affairs & Sales, Footage and On-Board VOD Fanny Gilabert, Business Affairs & Sales Aude Rimbault-Joffard, Marketing & Communication Director Clément Arnault, Business Affairs & New Medias Hervé Godinot, Senior Sales Administration & Traffic
TOP EXECUTIVE Jérôme Alby, Managing Director, WorldWide Presales and Distribution
MARTIN MORNING (Kids -52 X 13’)
The new CGI series continues with Martin’s crazy adventures. Each morning he wakes up as a new character being thrown into a new unbelievable world. Empowered by his best friends Gromo and Roxy, Martin continues to surprise us with his magical transformations.
THE FOX BADGER FAMILY (Preschool - 52 X 12’)
After being adapted from the successful graphic novel, this preschool series uses 3D watercolor images to bring this joyful family to the International Market. It focuses on the adventures of the blended Fox-Badger family. One day, when Mrs. Fox and her daughter Rosie move in with the Badger family, they all have to learn to overcome their differences and get along with one another. In the end, they learn valuable lessons including the importance of friendship and the acceptance of difference in order to form a happy family all together.
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BOBBY & BILL SEASON 2 (Kids - 52 X 13’)
First released in Q4 2016, Season 1 was sold in more than 130 territories and was nominated for the ‘Best Export Award’. In Season 2, Bobby is coming back with a new and even more dynamic look. Follow the new adventures of Bobby and his faithful dog Bill and his tortoise Caroline.
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Orlando Corradi, President Matteo Corradi, CEO Paolo Zecca, Chief Production Officer Micheline Azoury, Head of Acquisitions & Tv Sales Alessandro Venturi, International Sales Manager Theo Kouroglou, International Sales Manager Dimitri Papanikas, Sales Executive of Mondo TV Iberoamerica Valentina La Macchia, Director of Consumer Products
TOP EXECUTIVE Maria B. Fois, General Manager of Mondo TV Iberoamerica
HEIDI, BIENVENIDA AL SHOW
(Live Series Full HD - 60 X 45’ / 120 X 24’) After the successful first season of ‘Heidi, Bienvenida a casa’ get ready for - ‘Heidi, Bienvenida al show’! Yes, the happy, friendly girl from the mountains is back in a new series based again on an original idea by the renowned author Marcela Citterio. In this new series our popular and positive heroine is moving back to the big city, lured there thanks to an ingenious plan dreamed up by her aunt Dete and the eccentric Mr. Conejo.
HEIDI, BIENVENIDA A CASA
(Live Series Full HD - 60 X 45’ / 120 X 24’) ‘Heidi, Bienvenida a casa’ is based on an original idea by the legendary Argentinian writer and producer Marcela Citterio, whose vast portfolio of hits includes a number of international success stories such as ?I’m Franky’, ‘Chica Vampiro’ and ‘Patito Feo’. The series reinterprets the worldwide well - known classic Johanna Spyri novel from 1880 with a modern touch and it is featured with comedy and music. We rediscover the story we all know about and the universal values that drove the success of Heidi classic - kindness and freedom. The charming and friendly girl who moves from her rural home to the unfamiliar and confusing environment of the big city has now a difference: Heidi’s daily life, friendships and adventures take place in the modern world.
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Nelson Akira Sato, CEO
Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS 1111 Lincoln Road, Floor 5, Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA Tel: +1.305.604.5366 Email: programsales@vimn.com Web: www.b2b.viacom.com Stand: R7.N7 Booth: R7.K5
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
TOP EXECUTIVE
Amanda Cordner, Senior Director, New York Guillermo Borensztein, Vice President, Buenos Aires
Nelson Akira Sato, CEO
TOP EXECUTIVE Lauren Marriott, Vice President, London
RONALDINHO GAUCHO’S TEAM (50 X 30’)
Ronaldinho Gaúcho is a happy child who attracts the attention and admiration of the whole world for his magical way of playing football. Together with his family and friends Ronaldinho Gaúcho conveys joy and good values.
ATTACK ON TITAN (Action - 1 X 98’)
Based on the manga that has sold more than 66 million copies worldwide and remains at the top of the best-selling titles of the genre, the live action ‘Attack On Titan’ 1 and 2 bring to the cinema the macabre universe of titans eaters of humans isolated by a great wall.
RISE OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (Animation - 26 X 30’)
Nickelodeon is launching ‘Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’, the reimagined series that will follow the band of brothers, Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo, on all-new adventures as they encounter new allies and villains in a magical world they never knew existed beneath the streets of New York City – all while enjoying their favorite slice of pizza.
BUTTERBEAN’S CAFÉ
(Preschool Fantasy - 40 X 30’) Nick Jr.’s newest animated preschool fantasy series follows a fairy named Butterbean who runs a small local café and magical bakery. She and her fairy friends serve up the healthiest snacks and sweetest treats in Puddlebrook, a small town of fairies and anthropomorphized animals called Brookies.
APPOINTMENT
LAURA MIÑARRO TO LEAD ATRESMEDIA STUDIOS’ INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
SPANISH COMPANY ATRESMEDIA announced Laura Miñarro will join Atresmedia Studios as VP of International Business. The executive comes from Eccho Rights, where she worked as Director of Co-Production and Fiction. With her arrival at the Spanish group, she will join the team led by Ignacio Corrales, general director of Atresmedia Studios. Sonia Martínez, also a Fiction director at Atresmedia, is in charge of Atresmedia Studios Editorial Direction, while Nacho Manubens is the company’s Head of Content. Laura Miñarro, VP, International Business at Atresmedia Studios
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EXPANSION
ENDEMOL SHINE BRAZIL LAUNCHES FICTION UNIT ENDEMOL SHINE BRAZIL announced the launch of a new department specializing in television and documentary projects. The new unit will invest on local talents and ideas through the development of new fiction projects for the Brazilian market. The first project to be developed will be series ‘Nem da Rocinha’, based on the life of Antônio Francisco Bonfim Lopes -also known as Nem da Rocinha-, the most famous drug dealer in Brazil. Spearheaded by Endemol Shine Brazil Managing Director Juliana Algañaraz, the department will build on Endemol Shine Latino’s success in Latin America and will also have access to Endemol Shine Group’s unrivalled catalogue of scripted formats, which can be adapted for the Brazilian market.
STREAMING
OTT PLATFORM ACORN TV LAUNCHES IN MEXICO
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JUST MONTHS AFTER announcing its arrival to 12 Latin American countries, British digital streaming platform Acorn TV has begun operations in Mexico, where it’s available for 96 Mexican pesos a month (US$ 5). The platform offers British content and has deals in place with networks like BBC, ITV, Channel 4, ABC Australia and RTE. “Mexican consumers have a deep appreciation for international content and we’re very excited to launch our streaming channel into the market,” said Miguel Penella, General Director at RLJ Entertainment, company that operates the streamer. Among the titles available on Acorn TV there are show like ‘Rebecka Martinsson’, ‘Loch Ness’, ‘Vera’, ‘Line of Duty’, ‘Poldark’, ‘The Great Train Robbery’, ‘East West 101’, ‘The Indian Doctor’, ‘The Syndicate’ and ‘Jack Taylor’, which can’t be found on other distribution channels. The platform is expected to launch in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru.
LISTINGS Mipcom2018
Clifford The Big Red Dog
Project Blue Book
Informer
Lifeline
9 STORY MEDIA GROUP
A+E NETWORKS
ALL3MEDIA INTERNATIONAL
ATV
23 Fraser Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6K 1Y7 Tel: +1 416-530-9900 Web: 9story.com Email: distribution@9story.com Booth: R7.E75
235 East 45th Street New York, NY 10017 Tel: +1-212-210-1400 Email: intl.sales@aenetworks.com Web: sales.aenetworks.com Stand: P3.C10
Barbaros Bulvarı, Camhan No: 153, Balmumcu, Beşiktaş / Istanbul Tel: +90 212 381 28 48 Email: info@atvdistribution.com Web: www.atvdistribution.com Stand: P1.J2
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Berkshire House, 168-173 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7AA Tel: 02078454350 Fax: 02078454399 Email: international@all3media.com Web: www.all3mediainternational.com Stand: P3.C10
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Metin Ergen, General Manager Mutlu Inan, Deputy General Manager Muge Akar, Content Sales Deputy Manager Emre Gorentas, Content Sales Deputy Manager Emir Duzel, Content Sales Deputy Manager Serra Batus, Content Acquisition Deputy Manager
Natalie Osborne, Chief Strategy Office Alix Wiseman, VP, Business Development & Acquisitions Stephen Kelley, Senior Director, Distribution Federico Vargas, Senior Director, Distribution Angela Santomero, Chief Creative Officer Darragh O’Connell, Creative Director Jennie Stacey, Director of Development Kristin Lecour, VP, Consumer Products & Sr. Director Canadian Distribution Jennifer Ansley, VP, Marketing & Communications Kathleen Bartlett, Marketing Manager, Trade Aoife Downes, Sales and Administration Assistant
TOP EXECUTIVE
Sean Cohan, President, International & Digital Media Patrick Vien, Executive Managing Director, International Edward Sabin, Executive Managing Director, International Richard Tulk-Hart, Managing Director, International Content Distribution + Co-productions Melissa Madden, SVP, International Marketing Vicky Kahn, SVP, Corporate & International Communications Hayley Babcock, Head of Format Productions and Acquisitions Liz Soriano, VP, International Programming Ellen Lovejoy, VP/Head of Content Sales, Americas and Formats
TOP EXECUTIVE
Vince Commisso, President & CEO
Paul Buccieri, President, A+E Networks Group
Graham Spencer, SVP EMEA South Tatiana Hernaiz, Sales manager EMEA South
TOP EXECUTIVE Stephen Driscoll, EVP EMEA
(Animation / Preschool - 78 X 11’) Join Emily Elizabeth and her big red dog, Clifford, as they explore their island home and go on big new adventures! With a fun and furry new cast of characters and brand new original songs, Clifford’s world, and heart, just keep on growing!
XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM
(Animated Adventure / Comedy - 75 X 11’) ‘Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum’ is an animated adventure-comedy based on Brad Meltzer and Chris Eliopoulous’ best-selling kids book series, Ordinary People Change the World. Follow the adventures of Xavier, Yadina, and Brad, as they travel back in time to meet famous heroes of the past and learn how to be their own heroes of the present!
DR. PANDA
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(Animation / Preschool - 39 X 7’) Welcome to the wonderful world of Panda City, where every day Dr. Panda tries out a new job working together with his friends. A mix-up at the post office? A chicken stuck in a tree? Carrots mysteriously disappearing? No problem! With a dash of creativity and a good deal of teamwork, Dr. Panda always saves the day!
PROJECT BLUE BOOK (Drama - 10 X 60’)
‘Project Blue Book’ is a thrilling series inspired by the real-life Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force’s investigation of UFOs. Aidan Gillen stars as Dr. J. Allen Hynek, a brilliant astrophysicist, who is recruited to the top-secret program, alongside Captain Michael Quinn. In Dr. Hynek’s quest to discover the truth behind a string of mysterious sightings, he will slowly come to realize that he is at the center of a vast, dangerous cover-up.
AMERICAN PRINCESS (Drama - 10 X 60’)
New York socialite Amanda always wanted a fairy-tale wedding. But when she catches her fiancé cheating on their wedding day, her dreams dissolve, and she has a complete and total meltdown. With humor and chutzpah, Amanda stumbles into a Renaissance festival and impulsively does the unthinkable: she decides to stick around.
TOP EXECUTIVE Ziyad Varol, Digital Manager Acquisition & Sales, Platforms.
INFORMER
(Drama - 6 X 60’) BBC major new drama from award-winning producers Neal Street Productions, ‘Informer’ follows a young second-generation immigrant coerced into going undercover for counter-terrorism officer Gabe.
STRANGERS AKA WHITE DRAGON (Drama - 8 X 60’)
CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Starring John Simm and a fantastic international cast, arriving in Hong Kong Jonah discovers his wife’s death (and life) may not be all it seems.
AGATHA RAISIN SERIES 2 (Drama - 3 X 90’ - 6 X 45’)
LIFELINE
(Drama - 69 X 45’) Nefes was a child bride sold to Mustafa, a businessman from the Blacksea region. Captured by her husband, she has become the victim of violence along with her son. But when they travel to Istanbul for business, Mustafa’s young brother Tahir notices that Nefes is a victim of domestic abuse, however, there’s nothing he can do about it.
DON’T LEAVE ME
(Drama - 110 X 60’)
From award-winning Two Brothers Pictures, Katherine Kelly and Molly Windsor star in ‘Cheat’ where a case of academic deception triggers a devastating sequence of events.
Arzu is a middle-aged woman who has a happy life with her husband Cengiz and her two sons Tarik and Emre. However, when Arzu’s old friend visits them he will change their life forever thanks to one secret: she’s the only person who knows the truth about Tarik’s real father. She will use this secret to weasel her way into her happy life and arrange a marriage between her daughter Cansu and Emre. However, a game of deceit have Emre fall in love with Cansu’s maid Zeynep, and it will become a huge turning point for everyone involved.
EXTREME SALVAGE SQUAD
BROKEN LIVES
From the producers of ‘Midsomer Murders’, series two of ‘Agatha Raisin’ stars Ashley Jenson and a fantastic ensemble cast following the antics of our favourite amateur detective.
CHEAT
(Drama - 4 X 60’)
(Factual - 8 X 60’)
Join the ‘Extreme Salvage Squad’ team as they tackle time-critical, dangerous salvage missions head on with camaraderie and true Aussie grit.
After police officer Leyla hears Cihan’s name in the news thanks to an accident that happens at one of his parties, memories from a distant past come back to haunt her. Years ago, she and her now partner were involved in the death of Cihan’s bother and now they both struggle with their conscience while they fight with Cihan and their own romantic life.
LISTINGS Mipcom2018
Forbidden Fruit
Selena’s Secret
CALINOS ENTERTAINMENT Kavacik Mah. Ekinciler Cad. Necip Fazil Sok. Calinos Plaza No:6 Beykoz Istanbul-Turkiye Tel: +90 216 999 49 99 Email: info@calinosentertainment.com Web: www.calinosentertainment.com
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Goryana vasileva, Business Development Manager
TOP EXECUTIVE Ismail Dursunov, Deputy General Manager
DISNEY MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LATIN AMERICA
ECCHO RIGHTS
Two Alhambra Plaza 9th Floor, Coral Gables, FL33134, USA Tel: (+1) 305-567-3700 Fax: (+1) 305-774-3913 Web: www.disneymediadistribution.tv
Seefeldstrasse 133, CH-8008 Zurich, Switzerland Tel: +41-43-817-7050 Fax: +41-43-817-7055 Email: sales@dorimedia.com Web: www.dorimedia.com / www.dorimediadistribution.com Booth: P-1.F50
Kungsgatan 48, 111 35 Stockholm, Sweden Mail: info@ecchorights.com Web: www.ecchorights.com Stand: P3.B1
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Henri Ringel, VP, Sales Media Distribution Gustavo Sorotski, Director, Digital Distribution Leonardo Aranguibel, Director, Production Media Distribution Fabiola Bovino, Senior Manager, Marketing Barbara Lorenzo, Manager, Contract Administration Media Distribution
TOP EXECUTIVE
Fernando Barbosa, SVP, General Manager, Distribution and Production Latin America & US Hispanic Market
(Drama)
OUR STORY (Drama)
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Filiz has been struggling to survive in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Istanbul. She is the typical big sister, who has become the mother of the family and has to look after her 5 younger siblings and her useless alcoholic father. Filiz’s brothers are strong, upright, “diverse” children, a bit ridiculous from time to time, who have never learned to look after themselves. The 6 siblings will try to keep a positive and happy outlook on life, despite their drunk and off cast father.
Stiletto Vendetta
DORI MEDIA
FORBIDDEN FRUIT Yıldız and Zeynep are two sisters who are very close but have very different characters and life goals. Zeynep is a girl who complies with her ethical values, aims to have a successful career and strives for it; while Yıldız believes that she deserves more and considers happiness to be a marriage with a rich man that would save her from her low-income life. Yildiz’s life is about to take a new turn when she meets Ender Argun. Yıldız recognizes Ender Argun from the weekly tabloids, envies her and her life, and dreams of becoming the queen of Istanbul just like her, but she is about to get involved into a life altering chain of events that she had not even dreamt of.
Eilat
Leora Nir, CEO, Dori TLV Jonathan Paran, CEO, Dori Media Darset Givon Snir, CEO, MeMeMe Studios Carolina Sabbag, VP Sales, Dori Media Distribution Pauline Ick, VP Sales, Dori Media Distribution Maria Perez Campi, Director of Sales, Dori Media Distribution Argentina Camila Premet, Sales Manager, Dori Media Distribution Argentina Tali Fink, Director of Acquisition, Dori TLV Einat Borovich-Naim, Marketing Director, Dori Media Group
Nadav Palti, President & CEO
(Drama / Series - 13 X 60’)
MONZÓN
(Biopic / Drama - 13 X 60’) The series revolves around the life of the great Argentine idol who in 1988 was convicted of murdering his last wife and mother of his youngest son. It is the life of the greatest world boxing champion of the medium weights, which included artists, politicians, figures of the international jet set, friends of the night, his children and his women. This is the story of the man, the boxer, the first great Argentine star in international boxing, the first Argentine celebrity to be sentenced to prison for the murder of a woman. This is the story of Carlos Monzón, the man who didn’t know how to escape violence.
Nicola Söderlund, Managing Partner David Seton, Head of Marketing Handan Özkubat, Head of Istanbul Office Barbora Susterova, Head of LATAM and Iberia Nixon Yau Lim, Head of Asia Pacific, Petra Larsson, Sales and Acquisitions Manager CEE Karim Strandberg Blom, Drama Development Executive and Nordic Sales Liisa Helmi, Head of Business Affairs, Sales Manager Africa
TOP EXECUTIVE
Fredrik af Malmborg, Managing Director
TOP EXECUTIVE
SELENA’S SECRET
The revealing story behind the tragic death of Selena Quintanilla, The Queen of TexMex. This powerful new series is based on the bestseller ‘El Secreto de Selena’ (‘Selena’s Secret’), written by journalist and three time Emmy Award-winner María Celeste Arrarás, who had exclusive access to those involved in the story and led an extensive investigation into the circumstances which surrounded her homicide.
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
STILETTO VENDETTA (Drama - 99 X 45’)
At the eternal vacation city, a group of teenagers from all over the country, from different backgrounds and social classes, meet at the most prestigious hotel in Eilat for one summer that will change their lives forever.
The stylish hit Ay Yapim drama returns for a second season, picking up on the dramatic conclusion of the season one. As teenagers, Arzu, Merve and Pelin played a cruel prank on their best friend Oya, leaving her shamed, devastated and suicidal. Over the years the three remained close but didn’t hear aain from Oya again. When fate brings the foursome back together, a sequence of events is triggered that sees a shocking murder tear through the community.
THE BOX
CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE
EILAT
(Teen Adventure / Drama - 50 X 30’)
(Reality / Format) A new reality format, which successfully integrates TV and social-media, ‘The Box’ is a groundbreaking talent show for kids where viewers will see, for the first time, a social media star born on TV! Following an open call for auditions, hundreds of kids were invited to enter The Box and show off their talents on The Box Youtube channel, while a Daily TV show highlighted the best performances. The kids then promoted themselves across social-media platforms, garnering views for their acts from young fans. At the end of the auditions stage, the kids whose performance gained the highest number of views were elected as finalists and moved on to the TV stage of the show, for a chance to emerge out of The Box as fully fledged stars.
(Drama - 8 X 45’)
Reformed arms dealer Robert Kastell is determined to have his revenge on Anders Speths, a former colleague who tried to murder him 30 years ago. But the mission gets complicated when he finds that Anders’ daughter is in fact his own. Robert must now bring down Anders’ corrupt business while protecting his daughter from the inevitable fall-out.
DREAMING OF YOU (Drama - 32 X 45’)
Yagmur is a sweet young man who works in an elderly care home. His heart melts the day he meets Melek, the beautiful daughter of one of the residents. When her mother is forced to move back to the family home, Yagmur fears he will never see Melek again. But her mother likes Yagmur, and understands that he has a crush on her daughter, so she offers him the opportunity to come and work as a caregiver in the family home.
Nicky Jam: El ganador
Valley Of The Boom
My Brilliant Friend
ENDEMOL SHINE INTERNATIONAL
FOX NETWORKS GROUP CONTENT DISTRIBUTION
Shepherd’s Building Central, Charecroft Way, Londres W14 0EE Tel: +44 870 333 1700 Email: sales@endemolshine.com Web: endemolshinedistribution.com
10 Hammersmith Grove, London, W6 7AP, UK Tel.: +44 203 426 7000 Email: contentdistribution@fox.com Website: www.fngcontentdistribution.com Booth: C.16.C
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Laurens Drillich, President, Endemol Shine Latino
TOP EXECUTIVE Laurens Drillich, President, Endemol Shine Latino
Enrique Juarez, Vice President, Content Sales, Latin America and US Hispanic Luis Gadea, Director, Content Sales Latin America Joao Fonseca, Associate Director, Content Sales Latin America Carolina Lozano, Senior Manager, Content Sales Latin America
NICKY JAM: EL GANADOR (Biopic - 15 X 60’ HD)
The show is a biographic series following the story of Nicky Jam, one of the most important urban singers of modern times. It shows how a boy who grew up on the “hood”, as part of a dysfunctional family, managed to get out and reach international fame as a music icon.
HAREM
(Drama - 8 X 60’ HD) Harem is a fiction series inspired in Israeli cults, which are also replicated around the world, and tells the story of a charismatic healer who manages to manipulate 20 women and father 40 children.
LITTLE ME, BIG ME
VALLEY OF THE BOOM (Drama - 6 X 60’)
750 N. San Vicente Blvd. West Hollywood, CA, 90069 Tel: +1(424) 281 5200 Email: sales@gaumont.com Web: www.gaumont.us Booth: R8-C1
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Sheila Aguirre, EVP, Content Dist & Format Sales Latin America, Caribbean & Hispanic US Millie Siqueira, Sales Manager Latin America, Caribbean & Hisp. US
TOP EXECUTIVE Jens Ritcher, CEO
MY BRILLIANT FRIEND (Drama - 8 X 60’)
Set in a female prison in Istanbul, ‘Avlu’ boasts the same legendary characters as the Australian original, Wentworth, with action-packed stories of survival as the inmates are thrown together to tackle life behind bars.
‘Impures’ tells the story of Evandro de Dendê, a young man from the slums of Rio de Janeiro who gets drawn into the world of drugs trafficking after seeking revenge for the death of his brother. He is being hunted by veteran federal police officer Roberto Siciliano, a troubled man who seems to be seeking his own destruction. Set in the 1990s and based on true events, it’s a gripping and dramatic series about two equally violent and ruthless men.
TALENTO FOX
(Entertainment - 13 X 60’)
Nicolas Atlan, President, Animation and Family Gene Stein, President, Television, US Isabelle DeGeorges, President, Television France Terry Kalagian, SVP, Creative Development, Animation & Family Jean-Baptise Lère, Head of Production, Animation Cecilia Rossignol, VP, International TV Sales, Scripted Laura Laas, VP, International TV Sales, Animation Mathilde Rottier, VP US & Canada TV Distribution Ezequiel Olzanski, VP, Latin America TV Distribution & Co-Production
TOP EXECUTIVE
Vanessa Shapiro, President of Worldwide TV Distribution and Co-Production
(Drama - 8 X 50’) A pulsating eight-part story about life, death, power, science and faith created by best-selling writer Niccolò Ammaniti.
AVLU
(Drama - 54 X 45’)
I AM PAUL WALKER
(Factual - 90’ special) ‘I am Paul Walker’ is a feature-length documentary film exploring the life and legacy of actor Paul Walker.
THE GREATEST DANCER (Format / Entertainment)
‘The Greatest Dancer’ will feature a host of talent from across the world of dance as they give the performances of their lives in the search for The Greatest Dancer. From ballet to jazz; hip hop to Bollywood; the show is open to anyone. Expect dramatic auditions, incredible challenges and remarkable live performances as dancers from across the nation swing, swirl and sashay onto the stage each week in the hope of being crowned the winner. The format has been commissioned by BBC One (UK).
EL CHAPO
(Drama Series - 34 X 60’) From Univision’s Story House Entertainment, ‘El Chapo’ explores the true-life story of drug kingpin Joaquín “el Chapo” Guzmán. One of the world’s most notorious and ruthless criminals, “El Chapo” used submarines, airplanes and a network of tunnels to supply the vast majority of the American cocaine industry. A gripping world of wars with rival cartels, assassinations, daring prison breaks and systemic corruption, sure to appeal to audiences everywhere.
NOX
(Drama Series - 6 X 60’) In the darkness beneath the city, retired cop Catherine Suzini is forced back into action when her daughter Julie disappears into the underground tunnels of Paris. Along with the help of Raphaël, her daughter’s partner, Catherine chases every clue and uses all her instincts to navigate this terrifying maze of basements as she races against time in a hellish descent into the depths of the city.
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A new, high profile, competitive reality show, searching for the next big singing star. A major prime time event series, it combines all the very best elements of talent shows into one incredible series: spectacular staging, a live audience, awesome musical performances, a judging panel comprising international names and a wide range of unique participants from different walks of life – all in search of a dream. Featuring judges Lali Esposito, Diego Torres and Wisin.
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
From the producers of The Young Pope comes the highly anticipated adaptation of the internationally best-selling novel by Elena Ferrante.
IMPURES
Miguelito is an eleven year old genius who has developed a secret project in his room: a time machine that allows him to communicate with the future. After so much hard work and determination, Miguelito manages to have his first encounter with someone from the future… himself, except 20 years older.
The show stars regional Mexican singer Dasahev Saavedra, also known as “el Dasa” in the titular role of a man with just one dream: becoming a famous and renowned singer. However, in order to achieve it, he will have to fight and get back up again after failing many, many times. After signing the best deal of his life, El Vato will leave his life in Mexico behind and move to LA in the hopes of making it in Hollywood.
1 Stephen Street, London, W1T 1AL Tel: +44 207691600 Email: general.enquiries@fremantlemedia.com Web: www.fmscreenings.com Booth: Croisette 11
THE MIRACLE
(Drama - 10 X 60’)
(Season One 10 X 60’ / Season 2 13 X 60’ HD)
GAUMONT
An adrenaline-fueled ride through the culture of speculation, innovation and debauchery that led to the rapid inflation and burst of the 1990s tech bubble –as well as the game-changing arrival of Silicon Valley as the headquarters of modern technology. An irreverent blend of drama, comedy and pathos, interwoven with documentary elements. Starring Bradley Whitford (‘The Handmaid’s Tale’) and Steve Zahn (‘Treme’).
(19 X 60’ HD)
EL VATO
FREMANTLEMEDIA
TOP EXECUTIVE Prentiss Fraser, EVP and Managing Director, Content Distribution
El Chapo
LISTINGS Mipcom2018
Gulperi
Magnífica 70
GLOBAL AGENCY
HBO LATIN AMERICA
Tel: 0090 212 240 57 69 Email: info@theglobalagency.tv Website: www.theglobalagency.tv Stand: R8. E17
396 Alhambra Circle, Suite 400. Coral Gables, FL, 33134 Tel: +1 (305) 648 8100 Web: www.hbomax.tv / www.hbolapress.com
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Fahriye Senturk, Head Of Marketing Communications Umay Ayaz, Head Of Acquisitions Senay Filiztekin, Head Of Drama Acquisitions Senay Tas, Sales Director Ivan Sanchez, Sales Director Miroslav Radojevic, Sales Director Isil Turksen, Sales Director Deniz Tuzun, Sales Director Ekin Gabay, Sales Director Gozde Sergili, Sales Director
TOP EXECUTIVE Izzet Pinto, Founder & CEO
GULPERI
(Drama - 120’) If a mother’s heart is as deep as an abyss, how much pain could it endure? Gulperi has carried the weight of being a woman since she was born. She wasn’t sent to the school she wanted because she was a girl; she couldn’t wear the clothes she liked; and she wasn’t allowed to love someone of her own choosing. Even after getting married, she wasn’t allowed to love her husband the way she felt was right. And now, Gulperi, who has already lost all her joie de vivre for the sake of her father and her husband’s family, is faced with the danger of losing her children after she is slandered following the unexpected death of her husband.
FINDING HOPE (Drama - 120’)
Veteran soldier Yılmaz chooses to start his new life in a remote and quiet island in Köyceğiz. This new chapter seems to be a life of solitude, but soon after meeting the joyful and beautiful Elif, he realizes that destiny has other plans for him. They fall in love and soon after, they get married to start a family together. However their marriage is shaken by several miscarriages. One day, a new born baby comes into their life and changes everything. Elif accepts the baby as a heavenly gift from God but Yılmaz knows in his heart that it is wrong.
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Side Games
Roberto Ríos, CVP of Original Productions Xavier Aristimuño, VP, Licensing
TOP EXECUTIVE
IMAGINA INTERNATIONAL SALES Tel: +34917285738 Email: info@imaginasales.tv Web: www.imaginasales.tv Stand: R7.F31
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Esther Agraso, Head of Sales
TOP EXECUTIVE
Luis F. Peraza, President, Networks
MAGNÍFICA 70
The Pit
Beatriz Setuain, Director
SIDE GAMES
The series shows the clandestine film production during the 70s in Sao Paulo thanks to an incredible cinematography and a multi-awarded cast and crew. Season three brings the series to an end with all protagonists returning to their original paths and fighting to combat censorship, remaining true to their art and finding success.
An ambitious executive of a regional soccer club will be immersed in a thrilling game of corruption, violence and power. ‘Side Games’ is an exciting thriller mixing the bright world of soccer fans with the dark underworlds around it.
MR. ÁVILA
(TV Program / Dating Show - 50’)
The International Emmy-winning series reaches its fourth and final season. A tormented man living a double life as a criminal and a family man, Mr. Ávila is a very complex character who gets involved in a clandestine network of contract killers and rises to become the leader of the organization.
EL NEGOCIO
(Drama 28 episodes) When Karin gets stuck in her career, she brings together Luna and Magali to revolutionize their industry by applying modern marketing techniques to the oldest business in the world. Yes, Karin, Luna and Magali are sophisticated escort, but, above all else, they are business women.
THE BRONCE GARDEN (Drama - 10 episodes)
Architect Fabián Danubio is a desperate man who tries to find his daughter after she goes missing without a trace. When he doesn’t get help from local police officers, he decides to take the investigation into his own hands with the help of an eccentric private detective.
Tel: (+90 212) 231 0102 Email: info@intermedya.tv Web: www.intermedya.tv Stand: C16.D
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Ahmet Ziyalar, COO Hasret Ozcan Mordeniz, General Counsel Bahar Toker Sarac, PR & Marketing Executive Nesrin Eyüpoglu, PR & Marketing Executive Beatriz Cea Okan, Sales Executive Sibel Levendoglu, Sales Executive Elena Pak, Sales Executive Pelin Koray, Sales Executive Lela Apa, Team Assistant
TOP EXECUTIVE
(Drama - 33 episodes)
(Action - 43 episodes)
INTER MEDYA
Can Okan, CEO & Founder
(Fiction TV Series / Thriller - 8 X 50’)
FOREVER OR NEVER
The first dating show that takes you to the future so that you can decide your present.
I’M ALIVE
(Thriller - 26 X 70’) 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.
TO SERVE AND PROTECT (Soap Opera - 400 X 70’)
Two policewomen at the heart of a rough neighborhood. A worldly-wise officer and a rookie face the daily struggles and misdemeanors of a suburban police station. Beyond each case, there are human stories and compelling emotions.
THE LOOK
(Talent Show / Prime Time) 8 Famous celebrities will team up with 8 expert stylists. Will they be able to make someone else look like a star? It’s time to find out.
THE PIT 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. Drugs cannot be produced, used or sold in Çukur. But someone is determined to break the ban. First he tries to negotiate with the Koçova’s 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.
THE PERFECT COUPLE The show presents a luxurious house in the Caribbean with 9 double rooms and one amazing suite, plus 11 men and 11 women ready to choose their partners and enjoy the house. But in this luxurious estate, there is no place for everyone! Only the winners of the “Key Challenge” will get to choose a partner and pick a room. The rest will have to sleep outside! However, if the losers manage to seduce the key holders, they might still be able to spend the night in one of the rooms.
19
(Quiz Show) In this quiz show, your knowledge is the only limit! There are19 boxes, 19 questions, 19 seconds, a duel between two contestants and 100.000 dollars every day for the one who correctly answers more questions than the other!
LISTINGS Mipcom2018
Price Of Passion
Showdown – Aviv/Eyal
Everybody Knows
KANAL D INTERNATIONAL
KESHET INTERNATIONAL
LEDAFILMS
MADD ENTERATAINMENT
DTV Haber ve Görsel İletişim A.Ş. Tel: 00 90 212 413 60 71 Email: sales@kanald.international web: kanald.international Booth: R9.A32
12 Raul Valenberg Street, P.O.B. 58151, 6158101 Tel Aviv, Israel Tel: +972 3 7676031 Email: info@keshetinternational.com Web: www.keshetinternational.com
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Virrey Olaguer y Feliu 2462 – 7 “A”, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (C1426EBB), Argentina Tel: +5411 4788 5215 Email: info@ledafilms.com Web: www.ledafilms.com
Esentepe, Kore Şehitleri Caddesi, No.5/3, Şişli, Istanbul Tel: +90212 2732434 Email: info@madd.tv Web: www.madd.tv Stand: P1-J69
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Mikaela Perez, Sales Executive - Americas, Spain Selim Türkmen, Sales Executive - Western Europe, MENA, Africa Salmi Gambarova, Sales Executive - CIS, Asia and Australia Ekin Koyuncu, Sales Executive - CEE Dilara Kervancıoğlu, Operations
TOP EXECUTIVE
Kerim Emrah Turna, Director International Content Sales & Business Development
Kelly Wright, VP of Distribution and New Businesses Gary Pudney, Asia Chief Atar Dekel, Chief of Global Coproductions Anke Stoll, Director of Acquisitions and Coproduction Nicola Andrews, Sales Senior and Commercial Director Sebastian Burkhardt, SVP Acquisitions and Digital Limor Gott Ronen, VP Marketing and Communications Rebecca Edwards, Director of Communications
TOP EXECUTIVE Keren Shahar, COO y President of Distribution
PRICE OF PASSION (Drama - 96 X 45’)
Ferhat is a hit man working for his criminal uncle. Aslı is a young and idealistic doctor. One day, their paths crossed in the most unexpected way, as Aslı is forced to operate on a man shot by Ferhat. Then, Aslı is forced to marry Ferhat to save her own 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.
WOUNDED LOVE
(Drama - 168 X 45’) What lies beneath the most threatening truth that two lovers can face? What is the ultimate challenge that love can abide? On that stormy night the woman and the man yielded to their desires, giving into the demands of their bodies after so many years. They knew this wouldn’t last, they knew there might be no tomorrow for them. This is the story of a devoted mother who struggles to keep her family together during the most difficult times a woman can encounter. This is the story of one of the most tragic heroes of his times. A hero who is condemned to face the ruin of his family while he can do nothing to stop it; a father who is fated to be abandoned by his family and by his treasured love, because of a secret that he cannot reveal.
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My Little Girl
SHOWDOWN – AVIV/EYAL (Talent Show - 21 X 75’)
‘Showdown’ sees two of Israel’s most popular and controversial performers, Aviv Geffen and Eyal Golan, take their well-known rivalry to another level in a battle to discover Israel’s next great singing talent.
TRUCKING HELL
(Factual Documentary - 10 X 60’) Factual documentary series following the men and women who take on super-sized transport jobs in the world of heavy vehicle rescue.
PLAYLISTERS
(Music gameshow - Pilot) An addictive and engaging music game show where you can’t help but play along and sing along, as three couples compete for a chance to win the grand prize.
BEHIND THE MASK: THE YOUTH CENTER CASE
(True Crime / Documentary Series - 3 X 75’) The show is a true crime documentary series following the 2009 shooting at “The Youth Bar” in Tel Aviv exposing Israel’s most expensive police investigation that to this day, remains unsolved.
Moira Mc Namara, Director of Sales
TOP EXECUTIVE Alejandro Leda, President
Özlem Özsümbül, International Sales Director Deniz Cantutan, Sales Manager Ayşe Matay, Project and New Business Director Deniz Özkılıç, Strategy and Business Development Director Ezgi Alkaç Finance and BI Director
TOP EXECUTIVE
Ateş İnce, Managing Director
EVERYBODY KNOWS (Drama - 132’)
Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires (Penélope Cruz), returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband (Ricardo Darín) and children. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.
REPLICAS
(Sci-Fi / Thriller) In this sci-fi thriller, neuro-scientist William Foster (Keanu Reeves) is on the verge of successfully transferring human consciousness into a computer when his family is tragically killed in a car crash. Desperate to resurrect them, William recruits fellow scientist Ed Whittle (Thomas Middleditch) to help him secretly clone their bodies and create replicas. But he soon faces a “Sophie’s choice” when it turns out that they can only bring three of the four family members back to life.
THE QUEEN’S CORGI (Animation / Family)
Rex is the Queen’s Top Dog -a spoilt little corgi who lives a life of luxury in Buckingham Palace. But when Rex winds up in a London Dog’s Home, surrounded by tough strays, he must learn that to become a true Top Dog, you have to earn it!
LUKAS
(Action - 82’) A nightclub bouncer is forced to collaborate with the police. This is his last chance not to lose the custody of his eight-year-old daughter. His mission: infiltrate the organization of a dangerous Dutch gang leader who counterfeits money.
MY LITTLE GIRL (Drama)
‘My Little Girl’ is the tragic story of Öykü and her father Demir. Öykü is 8 years old and her life changes dramatically when she is abandoned by her aunt. The only person she can count on is her dad, who she saved from going to jail, on the condition that he takes care of her. But even though he accepts, his only wish in life is to get rid of her and become rich with his best friend.
ONE LITRE OF TEARS (Drama)
‘One Litre of Tears’ is the story of an 18 year old girl who’s diagnosed with an incurable disease where the cerebellum of the brain gradually deteriorates. Based on a true story from a diary, the show emphasizes the importance of family bonds, greatness of pure love and power of faith.
PERSONA
(Thriller 12 X 60’) ‘Persona’ is the story of a retired judiciary clerk whose ordinary life changes when he’s diagnosed with Alzheimer. Before he forgets everything, he decides to get revenge for a dark incident that has plagued him for years.
Ultimo – Chasing Narcos
Forgive Our Sins
MEDIASET DISTRIBUTION Viale Aventino 26, 00153 Rome, Italy Tel: +39 06 66390 566 E-mail: internationalsales@mediaset.it Web: www.mediasetdistribution.com Stand: R7 F7
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Manuela Caputi, Head of International Sales
MEGA GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT
MISTCO
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 2027, Miami, FL 33131 Tel: 1 (786) 871 3320 Email: info@mgenetwork.tv
245 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hill, CA 90210-5317 Tel: +1 310 449 3000 Web: www.mgm.com Email: Bguerstein@mgm.com Stand: Riviera 9 #A30
Murat Reis Mah. Yeni Ocak Sk. No:45 34664 Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey Tel: +902166951300 Email: info@mistco.tv Web: www.mistco.tv Stand: P-1 N51
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Esperanza Garay, CEO
TOP EXECUTIVE
Manuela Caputi, Head of International Sales
(Action - 2 X 100’/4 X 50’)
In order to foil a very dangerous alliance between the Italian organized crime and a Mexican drug cartel that risks flooding Europe with cocaine, Interpol decides to entrust Ultimo - the police captain famous for having tracked down the most ruthless crime bosses - with a very dangerous undercover mission. For Ultimo, the first step to approach the ferocious Mexican boss will be gaining the trust of his wife…
CODE NAME SOLO 2
(Crime - 8 X100’/16 X 50’) Deeply infiltrated into the Corona family, Marco’s undercover mission is far from being over. Agata, daughter of boss Antonio, has been kidnapped and Marco must go against the direct orders of his superiors to free her. But what nobody knows yet, is that Bruno Corona, the only one who knows Marco’s true identity, is still alive…
FORGIVE OUR SINS
(Telenovela - 205x45’) The arrival of Reynaldo Suárez, the new and charming parish priest of Villa Ruiseñor, is going to cause many troubles to Armando Quiroga, the richest and most powerful man in town. Reynaldo believes that Quiroga is responsible for the alleged suicide of his younger sister, almost 20 years ago. The situation gets really difficult when Reynaldo and Quiroga’s daughter, Maria Elisa, fall in love with each other…
Hold My Hand
METRO GOLDWYN MEYER
TOP EXECUTIVE
ULTIMO – CHASING NARCOS
TKO
Esperanza Garay, CEO
Barry Poznick, President, Unscripted Television Paul Bischoff, EVP, International TV Distribution EMEA Charles Farmer, SVP + MD, UK, China + European Co-Production Greg Robertson, SVP Asia Pacific Alex Peschak, SVP, International Television Distribution, EMEA Matt Vassallo, SVP, International TV Distribution Caroline Edwards, SVP Sales Australia Sam Toles, SVP Digital & New Platforms
FORGIVE OUR SINS
TOP EXECUTIVE
(Telenovela - 205)
Armando Quiroga is Villa Ruisenor´s most powerful man. Along with his wife, Estela, he has formed a beautiful family where everything he wants, he gets, but his peaceful life is about to fall apart. While a new temptation will lead him to get involved in a forbidden relationship, his daughter Maria Elisa will be tangled in an affair with the son of the housemaid, challenging the separation between the social classes of the time.
HIDDEN TRUTHS (Telenovela - 185)
Due to extreme poverty, Laura has no other option but to sell her youngest daughter, Rosita, to Rodolfo Mackenna, a successful entrepreneur, owner of a chain of restaurants.
CALM DOWN DAD (Telenovela - 108)
Domingo Aldunate is a millionaire who feels guilty for not being at home because of work. He doesn’t know how to say no, and causes his family to become a group of shallow, selfish people, dependent on him. However, after his entire family forgets about his birthday, Domingo decides reeducate them.
DAD’S ADRIFT
(Telenovela - 104)
TKO
(Format - 10 X 60’) Hosted by Kevin Hart and featuring everyday people, ‘TKO’ pits one player racing through obstacles while four other contestants man battle stations along the course and fire projectiles in an attempt to knock them off and slow them down. The top two players advance to the final showdown to face off for a cash prize.
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE HARRY QUEBERT AFFAIR (Drama series - 10 X 60’)
Based on the European best-selling novel by Jöel Dicker, the series event stars Patrick Dempsey as literary icon Harry Quebert who suddenly finds himself indicted for murder after the body of a young girl who has been missing for many years is found buried on his property.
GET SHORTY
(Comedy - 20 X 60’) Miles Daly works as muscle for a crime ring, who for the sake of his daughter, 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 to Hollywood. Starring Chris O’Dowd and Ray Romano.
TOP EXECUTIVE
Aysegul Tuzun, VP Sales & Marketing
HOLD MY HAND
(Drama - 100 X 45’) Azra is a well-educated young girl who lived a perfect life until her father is found dead and she’s left alone in the streets with her autistic brothe by her step mother. Things get more complex when Azra’s brother goes missing.
THE PRISONER OF LOVE (Drama - 227 X 45’)
One wealthy man who has no trust in women since his mother left him for another man. One poor girl, who only struggles to find money for her sick father’s surgery. This is the story of how these two people end up in a contractual marriage while hating each other.
THE LAST EMPEROR (Drama 189 X 45’)
The series sheds light on the real life story of the last strongest Ottoman Emperor, Abdulhamid Han. He was the most modern and innovator Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
RESURRECTION: ERTUGRUL (Drama - 360 X 45’)
In this great story from 13th century, hero Ertugrul is struggling to find a home for his tribe and the woman he is in love with. Evident from its first-ranking position in Turkey for 4 seasons in a row, ‘Resurrection: Ertugrul’ can be said to be most successful Turkish drama.
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Bruno Montt is a renowned captain who became a widower 5 years ago, and has since been completely devoted to raising his four children. But it hasn’t been easy. Despite his huge efforts, he understands his children need a mother. That’s when Violeta, the daughter of his butler, arrives in the like a tornado, breaking all the rules he imposed, teaching them there is a different way to live and, at the same time awakening feelings he had forgotten.
Chris Ottinger, President, Worldwide Television Distribution & Acquisition
Beyza Nur Torun, Sales & Marketing Manager
LISTINGS Mipcom2018
Mysterious Earth
Heidi, Bienvenida al show
MOEBIUS LAB ENTERTAINMENT / CISNEROS MEDIA DISTRIBUTION 121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1400, Coral Gables, FL 33134, USA Tel: +1 (305) 442.3411 Fax: +1 (305) 446.4743 Email: info@cisnerosmediadist.com Web: www.cisneros.com
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Ailing Zubizarreta, VP, Creative ServicesGladys Rosinol, Executive Account Director
TOP EXECUTIVE Jonathan Blum, President, Cisneros Media
MYSTERIOUS EARTH
(Docuseries / Entertainment - 13 X 30’)
MONDO TV GROUP Via Brenta,11 - 00198 Rome, Italy Tel: +39 06 86323293 / +39 06 8632036 Email: mondotv@mondotvgroup.com Web: www.mondotvgroup.com Stand: P-1.N1 / P-1.M2
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Orlando Corradi, President Matteo Corradi, CEO Paolo Zecca, Chief Production Officer Micheline Azoury, Head of Acquisitions & Tv Sales Alessandro Venturi, International Sales Manager Theo Kouroglou, International Sales Manager Dimitri Papanikas, Sales Executive of Mondo TV Iberoamerica Valentina La Macchia, Director of Consumer Products
NBCUNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608 Tel: +1 818 777 1300 Web:www.nbcuniversal.com/ Suite: P4.C4
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Belinda Menendez, President & Chief Revenue Officer, Global Distribution and International, NBCUniversal
NEW AMSTERDAM (Drama - 13 X 60’)
A portrayal of the lives and eccentricities of the infamous drug lords that became pop culture icons.
HEIDI, BIENVENIDA A CASA
MAGNUM P.I.
FOOD POP
‘Heidi, Bienvenida a casa’ is based on an original idea by the legendary Argentinian writer and producer Marcela Citterio, whose vast portfolio of hits includes a number of international success stories such as ?I’m Franky’, ‘Chica Vampiro’ and ‘Patito Feo’. The series reinterprets the worldwide well - known classic Johanna Spyri novel from 1880 with a modern touch and it is featured with comedy and music. We rediscover the story we all know about and the universal values that drove the success of Heidi classic - kindness and freedom. The charming and friendly girl who moves from her rural home to the unfamiliar and confusing environment of the big city has now a difference: Heidi’s daily life, friendships and adventures take place in the modern world.
An action-packed reimagining of one of TV’s most iconic series, ‘Magnum P.I. ‘ centers on Thomas Magnum (Jay Hernandez), a former Navy SEAL who returns home from Afghanistan to become a private investigator in Hawaii. Repurposing the skills he obtained in the military, Magnum tackles challenging cases with the help of fellow veterans Theodore “TC” Calvin (Stephen Hill) and Orville “Rick” Wright (Zachary Knighton), as well as former MI6 Agent Juliet Higgins (Perdita Weeks).
(Docuseries / Entertainment - 1 X 2’) Get your 3-minute daily fix on what’s hot and what’s not, music and celeb news on our new digital magazine.
DRUG STARS
(Docuseries / Entertainment - 13 X 30’)
(Docuseries / Entertainment - 13 X 30’) This is food with a taste of pop culture. A series developed by former participant of Top Chef Master USA 2010.
KILLER INSTINCTS
(Docuseries / Entertainment - 13 X 30’) With impactful imagery and engaging narration we will immerse ourselves in the savage arena of the world’s deadliest animals.
(Live Series Full HD - 60 X 45’ / 120 X 24’)
(Live Series Full HD - 60 X 45’ / 120 X 24’)
No 1. Smiths Square, 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, London, UK, W6 8JA Tel: +44 (0)207 981 9801 Email: sales@passiondistribution.com Web: www.passiondistribution.com Stand: P4.C18
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Nick Rees, Managing Director Nick Tanner, Director of Sales & Co-productions Sean Wheatley, Head of Acquisitions Eliana Barbosa, Sales Manager
TOP EXECUTIVE
Emmanuelle Namiech, CEO
Kevin MacLellan, Chairman, Global Distribution and International, NBCUniversal
After the successful first season of ‘Heidi, Bienvenida a casa’ get ready for - ‘Heidi, Bienvenida al show’! Yes, the happy, friendly girl from the mountains is back in a new series based again on an original idea by the renowned author Marcela Citterio. In this new series our popular and positive heroine is moving back to the big city, lured there thanks to an ingenious plan dreamed up by her aunt Dete and the eccentric Mr. Conejo.
DAILY VIBES
HEIDI, BIENVENIDA AL SHOW
PASSION DISTRIBUTION
TOP EXECUTIVE
TOP EXECUTIVE Maria B. Fois, General Manager of Mondo TV Iberoamerica
Dr. Christian Will See You Now
Inspired by Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in America, this unique medical drama follows the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin, the institution’s newest medical director who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care. How can he help? Well, the doctors and staff have heard this before. Not taking “no” for an answer, Dr. Goodwin must disrupt the status quo and prove he will stop at nothing to breathe new life into this understaffed, underfunded and underappreciated hospital -the only one in the world capable of treating Ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers and the President of the United States under one roof- and return it to the glory that put it on the map.
Delve into fascinating historical enigmas through the most recent experts’ findings, and discover shocking new insights about the world!
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New Amsterdam
(Drama - 13 X 60’)
DR. CHRISTIAN WILL SEE YOU NOW (Factual - 24x60’)
Join Dr Christian Jessen for the ultimate “health meets sex and relationships” factual entertainment programme as he throws open the doors to his luxury, pop-up health clinic.
HEROES & SURVIVORS (Factual - 8 X 60’)
In desperate situations, the heroic hand of a stranger may be the difference between life and death for someone. This series explores stories of bravery, defiance and heroic acts from people facing extreme and death-defying situations around the globe.
MAKE YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD (Entertainment - 29 X 60’)
The funniest videos on the internet, guaranteed to ‘Make You Laugh Out Loud’. This show celebrates the amazing wealth of talented and funny animals and people to be found on the internet. Featuring the best UGC from around the world, behavioural experts and other comedy talent provide a commentary into the world of “LOL”.
ROBOT WARS
(Entertainment - 18 X 30’) The national knockout competition to find the toughest, most advanced fighting robots in the country. In this fast paced series, competing teams of amateur robot designers build robots to fight to the death in a bulletproof arena.
LISTINGS Mipcom2018
My Brother Is A Clone
Zumba
Jesus
Godunov
POL-KA PRODUCCIONES
RCN TELEVISIÓN
RECORD TV
Rincón 701, Don Torcuato, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel: +54 11 4588 9273 Web: www.pol-ka.com
Ave. Americas # 65 – 82, Bogota, Colombia Tel: (57-1) 4269292 Fax: (57–1) 4269300 / 9309 Web: www.rcnventasinternacionales.com Booth: P1-F26
Rua da Várzea, 240 - Barra Funda, 01140-080 São Paulo-SP, Brazil. Tel: +55 11 3300-4022 Email: emendes@recordtv.com.br Web: www.recordtvnetwork.com Booth: P-1.G22
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Luciana Egurrola, International Sales
TOP EXECUTIVE
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Lina Maria Waked Esquivel, Executive of International Sales
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Edson Mendes, International Sales Manager
TOP EXECUTIVE
Manuel Martí, Head of Development and International Production
TOP EXECUTIVE
Maria Lucia Hernandez, International Sales Director
Delmar Andrade, International Sales Director
RUSSIA TELEVISION AND RADIO / SOVTELEXPORT 37 Shabolovka str., Moscow 115162, Russia Tel: +7 495 955 89 20 Fax: +7 495 955 82 21 Email: Ref.ste@vgtrk.com Web: sales.vgtrk.com Stand: R7.E1
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Maria Dorokhina, Head of International Sales, Worldwide, except CIS and Baltic States Elizaveta Shcherbakova, Manager of International Sales Anastasia Krasnova, Manager of International Sales
TOP EXECUTIVE
MY BROTHER IS A CLONE (HD - 120 X 60’)
Scientist Alejandro Figueroa secretly develops a method that allows human cloning and when his daughter loses her fiancé on a plane crash he uses science to get her pregnant with Renzo. However, he uses part of Renzo’s genetic material to create the first human clone: Mateo. As a result of genetic manipulation, Renzo is born intelligent but with no heart, while Mateo is born with a huge heart and not much intelligence. When Alejandro is about to die, he tells Renzo he has a brother, which prompts him to look for him in an effort to get him out of the way and keep his grandfather’s fortune.
SIMONA
(HD – 120 X 60’) Simona dreams about becoming a successful singer. She is fun, daring and has a lively and pioneering spirit: which is why she doesn’t hesitate to her adoptive mother as a maid at the Guerricos’ house after she has to quit due to health problems. There, she bumps into Romeo, the eldest nephew of Diego Guerrico, who she hasn’t seen since she was a child. Swept along by the memories and the problems that will arise while living under the same roof, they will start falling in love with each other.
ONLY YOU
(HD – 225 X 60’)
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Juan has been married to Ingrid “Polaca” for twenty years; he has five children and works as an orchestra conductor. His life is well-organized until his wife tells him that she needs some time apart. Felix, his best friend, lends him an apartment, where Juan meets his neighbor Aurora, to whom he feels immediately attracted. However, there is only one problem: Aurora is his best friend’s lover.
ZUMBA
JESUS
Alberto “Beto” Perez was born with no father and no money; his mother fought every day to give him what she could. He was bullied in school, and bullied by life every time he tried to win, but his biggest talent could never be silenced: dancing. Beto Perez is the creator of Zumba, one of the most successful and revolutionary companies in the world of fitness, with more than 20 million followers. This is his story.
For the first time the story of the man who changed mankind will be told in its entirety. A fascinating story that could never be completely told in movies or miniseries, ‘Jesus’ will show little-known passages and stories of the characters who lived with him. We will experience what the people of that time felt, their pains, their sufferings and their conflicts.
(Series - 60 X 60’)
HEART´S DECREE (Series - 131 X 60’)
‘Heart’s Decree’ is a story which takes place in a successful family law firm with lawyers who are experts in family law, experienced in separations, divorces, couple´s conflicts and family problems in general. This group of lawyers will face in their personal lives similar situations than those of their clients
HEART’S DECREE: SEASON 2 (Serie - 80 x 60’ - S2)
In the second season our experts in family and penal law will deal with the construction and consolidation of their new law firm following the liquidation of Cabal, Ortega, Domínguez y Asociados. The arrival of new prestigious lawyers allowed them to establish their new law firm who will face this new beginning, leaving the moments of crisis behind and facing their personal and romantic lives.
Julia Matyash, Director, Sovtelexport
(HD Telenovela)
APOCALYPSE
(HD Telenovela) A story of love, spirituality and redemption portraying one of the most controversial topics in the Bible: The End of Times. The first phase begins in New York in the 1980s, centered on the meeting of four university students of different nationalities: Alan, Adriano, Deborah and Susana. The second phase begins in the 90’s with the return of Adriano and Deborah and their son Ricardo to New York, where they reestablish contact with the old couple of friends Alan, Susana and his son, Benjamin. The third brings the story to the present day. Benjamin is a man of excellent character, who lives a happy marriage with Zoe, the love of his life, and has become a prestigious scientist. Ricardo will enter the scene to usurp the revolutionary scientific discoveries made by Benjamin. He, who has always been in love with Zoe, will use his rival’s studies in a perverse plan of world domination that will bring his true identity: the antichrist.
GODUNOV
(Drama HD - 16 X 52’) 16th century Russia: the mysterious death of the rightful heir ends the rule of the ancient dynasty and leads to cruel power struggle. It’s Boris Godunov who wins and becomes the new Russian tsar. The mysteries of Godunov’s rise to power, deceitful conspiracies of the noblemen, a false pretender to the throne, destruction of the whole Godunovs family - all unveiled in this major saga about the destiny of the most ambiguous tsar in Russian history.
DESPERATE WIVES
(Drama HD - 16 X 50-53’) Four Russian women – a teacher, a ballet dancer, a nurse and a housewife – find themselves on the brink of extreme poverty in turbulent 1990s’. They won’t stop before any challenge to earn a living and support their families. They buy goods abroad, drag heavy bales by themselves, struggle with racketeers, and even get into Turkish prison, facing dangers on nearly every step. Yet the four ladies manage to get through all of this and finally become successful businesswomen.
THE MAZE
(Drama HD - 16 X 46-52’) A modern melodrama, where there is love and treason, deception and betrayal, sickness and miraculous healing. Marina will have to go through many trials, until the mazes of fate will deliver her to a long-awaited motherhood.
The Wedding Guest
Mary Magdalene
Detective Anna
House Of Talent
SNAP MEDIA
SONY PICTURES TELEVISION STAR MEDIA
TALPA
Bonpland 1281 2nd Floor, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel: +54 11 4773 8826 Email: dcoifman@snaptv.tv Web: www.snaptv.tv
10202 West Washington Boulevard Culver City, CA 90232, USA Tel: +1 (310) 244-4000 Fax: +1 (310) 244-1874 Web: www.sonypicturestelevision.com Stand: C12
Familie de Mollaan 1, 1217 ZB Hilversum, The Netherlands Tel: +31 35 5333111 Email: sales@talpa.tv Web: www.talpa.tv Stand: C16.B
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Diana Coifman, VP Sales & Distribution
TOP EXECUTIVE Ariel Tobi, CEO
THE WEDDING GUEST
(Comedy / Drama - 105’) Adam and Allison were college sweethearts. Adam is heartbroken when she breaks up with him and then finds himself in the odd predicament of being a “dear friend” who’s been invited to her wedding a year and a half later. At the rehearsal dinner, he is introduced by another friend as the guy who dated Allison “...literally, right before Aaron”, the groom, started dating her.
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Keith Le Goy, President, Worldwide Distribution & Networks Wayne Garvie, President, International Production Paul Littmann, EVP, Global Digital Distribution Mike Wald, EVP, Distribution, Content Strategy and Management Flory Bramnick, EVP, U.S. Distribution, Syndication, Cable Sales and Advertiser Jason Spivak, EVP, U.S. Distribution, Home Entertainment, Pay TV and SVOD Sales Thanda Belker, EVP, Distribution U.S. Pay TV, SVOD Alexander Marin, EVP, Distribution and Networks, LATAM and Canada John Rossiter, EVP, Distribution and Networks, CEEMA Mark Young, EVP, Distribution and Networks, Western Europe Ken Lo, EVP, Distribution and Networks, APAC Malvika Prabu, Head, Networks Licensing Syndication – Sales
TOP EXECUTIVE
IF YOU SAW HIS HEART (Drama - 86’)
Mike Hopkins, Chairman
Cast out of his insular community, a damaged and down on his luck man teeters between a life of crime and the path to redemption.
MISSION KATHMANDÚ
(Animation / Adventure - 85’) Nelly Maloye, a novice detective, accidentally crosses paths with Simon Picard, an ambitious research assistant in anthropology at the local university. Backed by a glory-seeking philanthropist, the intuitive but disorganized Nelly and the methodical, obsessive Simon set off on a wild adventure, determined to prove the existence of the Abominable Snowman.
HOLIDAY JOY
(Comedy - 87’) A dissatisfied teen that recently lost her mother suddenly wakes up as a member of the idyllic family next door, but begins to miss her old life after watching her father and brothers living without her.
MARY MAGDALENE (Biblical - 60 x 45’)
‘Mary Magdalene’ is a biblical melodrama that recreates the life of a passionate and independent woman living in a time of great oppression.
LA GUZMAN
(Dramatic Musical Bio-Series - 60 x 43’) To tell the story of the life of Alejandra Guzmán is to discover a world full of adrenaline, rebellion, love, addiction, and Rock n’ Roll.
ATRAPADA
(Drama and Action - 60 x 60’) The series revolves around Mariana, a beautiful young woman who, after the murder of her parents, becomes a professional thief. Her days alternate between danger, passion, and vengeance.
Russia; 31, bld.1, Nizhnie Polya str. 109 382, Moscow Tel: +7(499) 356 54 00 Email: office@starmediafilm.com Ukraine, 22, Zakrevskogo str. 02222, Kiev Tel: +38 (044) 390 50 60 Email: info@starmediafilm.com Web: starmediafilm.com Stand: R9. A23
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Ingrid Akkerman, Head of Licensing and Branded Content Annelies Noest, Director of Formats and Global Network
Maria Grechishnikova, VP, Sales & International projects Nadia Rekhter, Head of International Projects Department William J Peck, International Sales Consultant Star Media
TOP EXECUTIVE Maarten Meijs, CEO
TOP EXECUTIVE Vlad Ryashin, General Producer
HOUSE OF TALENT (Reality Show - 25’)
DETECTIVE ANNA
(Drama / Science Fiction - 56 episodes) Nineteen-year-old Anna, living at the end of the nineteenth century in the town of Zatonsk, unexpectedly discovers that she possesses supernatural powers. The spirits of the dead literally haunt her, begging for help. Aided by her visions, Anna manages to investigate and solve a number of mysterious crimes which have baffled the police. An experienced detective, 37-year-old Yakov Shtolman, who visits the town by chance, teams up with Anna and becomes her partner in hunting down criminals. Yakov is a materialist, and his relationship with Anna is very complex in the beginning. However, in time their rivalry transforms into friendship, and later, into love. Anna plays the lead in each investigation, but Yakov, thanks to his experience and intelligence, helps to complete the case and send the offender to prison.
MAESTRO
(Adventure Drama - 12 episodes)
THE VOICE SENIOR
(Talent Show - 4 X 70’) In this new spin-off of the worldwide successful talent show ‘The Voice’, it is now the turn of the seniors! And they will prove that you are never too old to shine.
GOLDEN BOYS
(Dating - 6 X 40’) ‘Golden Boys’ is a special dating show for those who are “not so young anymore”. Each episode we follow one old-school Casanova (70+) in his quest for love. Which woman is his Mrs. Right? And, is he also her Mr. Right? Will love blossom? One thing is certain: when it comes to love, it’s never too late!
DANCE AS ONE
(Talent Show - 8 X 70’) ‘Dance as One’ sets out to find the best dance group in one of the most challenging disciplines: synchronized dancing! Twenty dance crews from all genres within the dance scene compete against each other at the highest level.
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The year is 1986. After serving as a machinist for eight months aboard a merchant ship, young sailor Pasha returns to Odessa. It was his love for a girl named Lilly that made this handsome young man embark on such distant travels. Having asked for her hand in marriage, he worked long and hard only to make enough money to buy his own apartment. This was a condition he had to fulfill, imposed by Lilly’s father -a man of wealth and standing in the city- otherwise, there would be no wedding...
‘House of Talent’, is a daily reality show that starts where other talent shows stop…with the launch of the professional careers of eight powerful musical artists. They have to build a large and engaged fanbase, perform throughout the country and release a new track every 6 weeks. Which artist’s popularity will spiral sky-high? Who is able to make money with their talent?
LISTINGS Mipcom2018
Adrift
Mary Magdalene
Kumkum Bhagya/Twist Of Fate
TELEFILMS
TV AZTECA INTERNATIONAL
VISION FILMS
ZEE ENTERTAINMENT
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333 Washington Blvd Sutie 357, Marina Del Rey CA 90292 Tel: +1 818-784-1702 Email: florie@visionfilms.net Web: www.visionfilms.net Booth: P3.B8
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EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Ramón Salomón, Operation Content Director Andrés R. Payá, Marketing Jorge Berthely, International Sales Berta Orozco, Sales Representative for Spain, África, Mena, Asia, and French Speaking territories Melissa Pillow, Sales Representative for: Europe, Turkey, Israel, US, New Zealand and Australia
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Ricardo Costianovsky, CEO Bruce Boren, CEO, THR3 Media Group Juan Parodi, Director The Magic Eye Humberto Delmas, Sales Manager Alfredo Andreotti, Sales Manager Alejandro Carballo, Sales Manager Mariana González Pistiner, Marketing
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
TOP EXECUTIVE
Adam Wright, Executive VP, Sales and Acquisitions
TOP EXECUTIVE
Patricia Jasín, VP TV Azteca International
In the jungles of Vietnam, a trio of black soldiers vow revenge on the prejudiced members of their platoon who left them to die in a firefight. When they come across a missing platoon in a Vietnamese village, alliances dissolve and every step forward comes with a price.
Based on a true story of survival, a young couple’s chance encounter first leads them to love and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.
‘Mary Magdalene’ is an epic melodrama recreating the life of a passionate woman during oppressing times. A woman different from the rest, one who will challenge the laws of a corrupt society entirely run by men.
HEREDITARY
MUNDO METRO
When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited as it slowly destroys everything they know. Making his feature debut, writer-director Ari Aster unleashes a nightmare vision of a domestic breakdown that exhibits the craft and precision of a nascent auteur, transforming a familial tragedy into something ominous and deeply disquieting, and pushing the horror movie into chilling new terrain with its shattering portrait of heritage gone to hell.
12 lines, 390 trains that connect 195 stations and hundreds of stories to tell. Welcome to the universe of the largest and most advanced underground transport in all of Latin America, the subway of Mexico City. The mission is to transport 5 million people per day, things can be very difficult. But what happens when security operations must be put into operation to prevent clashes between football fans? How to solve the most distressing emergencies? How to react to the most emotional? More than two hundred kilometers of tunnels and routes traveled without breaks for almost three hundred trains and all directed by a precise and perfect brain.
PEPPERMINT
(Lifestyle / Art - 115’)
(Movie)
DEMENTIA
(Series - 10 X 60’)
’Peppermint’ is a revenge story centering on a young mother who finds herself with nothing to lose, and is now going to take from her enemies the very life they stole from her.
A reporter decides to admit herself into a psychiatric hospital to solve her grandmother’s murder. Once she discovers the truth, leaving will not be easy.
This is the story of how superheroes from Tim Burton’s prototype blockbuster Batman, Blade, X-Men, Spiderman to Iron Man and the Black Panther brought to life from the pages of comic books, first took over Hollywood and then conquered the world through action films with larger-than-life characters.
(Movie)
(Docureality - 15 X 60’)
Sunita Uchil, Chief Business Officer, Global Syndication & Production, International Ad Sales
(Action / Drama - 97’)
MARY MAGDALENE (Historical drama)
TOP EXECUTIVE
POINT MAN
ADRIFT (Movie)
Sharmeen Dsouza, Lead, India Syndication Manjyot Sandhu, Lead, Europe Syndication Nitin Michael, Territory Head, Syndication Sandeep Hardasmalani, Lead, Apac Syndication Jose Sanchez, Lead, Americas Syndication
Lise Romanoff, CEO and Managing Director
TOP EXECUTIVE
Tomás Darcyl, President
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Point Man
BETRAYED
(Action)
When the Cartel comes to Detroit and tries to push the Russian Mafia out, things don’t go as planned. So now the Mayor must do whatever it takes to get his kidnapped daughter back.
RACK PACK
(Adventure / Animals - 85’) A group of military brats play out their own adventures in the woods behind their house. One day, they come across some ruthless thieves searching for buried treasure and decide to find it themselves. But when the thieves take one of their fathers hostage, the kids must set out on a real rescue mission, forming a bond of brotherhood and friendship called… The rack pack.
RISE OF THE SUPERHEROES
KUMKUM BHAGYA/TWIST OF FATE (Romantic Drama - 30’ x 1100)
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.
RAZIA SULTAN/THE WARRIOR PRINCESS (Costume Drama - 30’ x 170)
‘Razia Sultan’ is an intriguing historical drama revolving around the warrior princess Razia Sultan. The show beautifully depicts the life of Razia Sultan, who went on to become the first woman emperor of the Delhi Sultanate.
THE LIFE OF EARTH FROM SPACE (Factual Documentary - 60’ x 2)
This spectacular feature documentary special delivers a cinematic, blue-chip view of the entire life history of our planet, as you have never seen it before. Our planet’s greatest moments and our most dramatic catastrophes are all visualized in this special feature, as if seen from satellites, airplanes and drones.
ALTAR’D
(Lifestyle Reality - 60’ x 6) Their wedding day may be approaching fast, but these overweight couples are determined to make one big change: lose weight before walking down the aisle. Twelve weeks before their nuptials, the future bride and groom are paired with trainers and begin their transformation. But of course, there’s a twist that no one will see coming!
INNUMBERS 208 million
SVOD subscribers will be registered in the US by 2023, according to Digital TV Research.
3
Keshet series have been adapted by Televisa in Mexico: ‘Mythological Ex’, ‘Easy Money’ and ‘Loaded’.
10%
of all OTT usage registered in the US in April came from virtual MVPDs, says Comscore.
SPORTS
AZTECA’S FOOTBALL BROADCASTS REACH MENA IN AN UNPRECEDENTED DEAL, TV Azteca International announced its Mexican football broadcasts will now air live in the Middle East and North Africa through sports network My Sports 1 by Bastione Group. “I decided to take the feed with the graphics and commentators from the Mexican network because of the great quality and showmanship that TV Azteca brings to its football broadcasts,” said Fernando Fernández, CEO of Bastione Group. “They are two great shows at once: football games on the one hand and the way they’re narrated on the other. FUT Azteca has been a pioneer in Mexican football and football broadcasts for more than 25 years. Its quality and experience are worthy of being shared among our fantastic viewers,” he said. Patricia Jasín, VP of TV Azteca International, added: “At TV Azteca International we are proud to be able to represent the high local production standards that provide excellence to our content.”
100 million
dollars is how much Netflix’s contract with Kenya Barris, showrunner for ‘Black-ish’, is reportedly worth.
416,962
subscribers were lost by the US pay TV industry in Q2, 2018, says analysis firm Leichtman Research.
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854
listings of OTT credentials for 42 different streaming services for sale on the dark web were discovered by Irdeto.
PIRACY
NAGRA AND SPORT TV PARTNER UP TO FIGHT PIRACY NAGRA, an independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, and Sport TV, Portugal’s premium sports, have signed a deal under which Sport TV, which which owns the exclusive rights to Portugal’s football league, leverages Nagra Anti-Piracy Services to protect itself from illegal live streaming of soccer matches in Portugal and around the world. “As the leader in content protection, Narga was the best partner to join forces with and help us preserve that investment not only for our rights holders, but for the enjoyment of our viewers,” said Rui Marques, from Sport TV. Nagra Anti-Piracy Services provide sports rights holders, content owners and service providers with advanced detection, realtime monitoring and takedown services, but also strategic and legal counsel, deep global intelligence combined with local expertise.
EXECUTIVES
ADRIÁN SANTUCHO LEAVES UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS THE FORMER EVP OF UNIVISION STUDIOS announced he is stepping down from his role at Univision Communications and launching 3CV, a new independent producer that will be presented to the international market at Mipcom 2018. “Adrián Santucho, executive director of Univision Studios, is no longer a part of Univision Communications Inc,” the company confirmed to ttv. Santucho “announced the creation of his own production company, 3CV, and will share more details at Mipcom in October,” they added. The new prodco will develop multiplatform content including fiction, talk shows and realities for strategic partners, including the Univision network in the US. Adrián Santucho