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Special Reports

Q&A

ATF 2013

Raising the Bar _/08

The Future Is Now _/14

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Yeow Hui Leng, Senior Project Director of Reed Exhibitions, Singapore

MIPCOM 2013

Malaysia: Diamond in the Rough _/09

DISCOP AFRICA 2013

Executives

The New Golden Age of TV _/20 Africa: a Vibrant Market _/28

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Shabery Cheek, Minister of Communications & Multimedia of Malaysia

Edutainment from the Pacific _/18 Mayumi Akane, Assistant General Manager, Program Sales and Development, International Business Group, NHK Enterprises Moving Past Telenovelas _/19 Cesar Díaz, VP Sales at Venevision International

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STAR MEDIA GROUP PRESENTS ‘THE ROMANOVS’

The family that Built Russia _/16

A Two-Way Gateway _/22 Yeo Chun Cheng, Assistant CEO, Industry Group - Media Development Authority of Singapore

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For All Audiences _/25 Alan Hodges, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, A+E Networks

November 6 to 8, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

Fairytales and Superheroes _/26 P. Jayakumar, CEO, Toonz Animation

DISCOP AFRICA 2013 _/24

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ATF 2013 _/32

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Disney Superheroes Fly to Netflix Four original series and a miniseries, all based on Marvel’s heroes, will be developed exclusively for the streaming giant by Marvel Television in association with ABC Television Studios.

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The Walt Disney Co. and Netflix announced an unprecedented deal for Marvel TV to bring multiple original series of live-action adventures of four of Marvel’s most popular characters exclusively to the world’s leading streaming service beginning in 2015.

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Led by a series focused on Daredevil, followed by Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage, the epic will unfold over multiple years of original programming, taking Netflix members deep into the gritty world of heroes and villains of Hell’s Kitchen, New York.

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Netflix has committed to a minimum of four, thirteen episodes series and a culminating Marvel’s ‘The Defenders’ mini-series event that reimagines a dream team of self-sacrificing, heroic characters.

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Produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Television Studios, this groundbreaking deal is Marvel’s most ambitious foray yet into live-action TV storytelling.

“This deal is unparalleled in its scope and size, and reinforces our commitment to deliver Marvel’s brand, content and characters across all platforms of storytelling. Netflix offers an incredible platform for the kind of rich storytelling that is Marvel’s specialty,” said Alan Fine, President of Marvel Entertainment.

“With House of Cards and our other original series, we have pioneered new approaches to storytelling and to global distribution and we’re thrilled to be working with Disney and Marvel to take our brand of television to new levels with a creative project of this magnitude,” said Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos.

This new original TV deal follows last year’s landmark movie distribution deal through which, beginning with 2016 theatrically released feature films, Netflix will be the exclusive US subscription television service for first-run, live-action and animated movies from the Walt Disney Studios, including titles from Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Disneynature and Lucasfilm.

DISTRIBUTION

Valent Mix: Bridge Between

NEWS DISTRIBUTION

Metan Presents

Asia and LatAm

China’s Best

Devoted to taking Chinese content worldwide and providing viewers in China with Western productions; Metan is arriving at the Asia TV Forum to meet with international broadcasters and showcase its catalog of new titles.

The Chinese distributor is presenting ‘Return To Da Foo Tsun’, a family comedy that shows the contradictions of modern Chinese life; as well as documentaries ‘New Zealand Adventure’ and ‘The Pitch’, about a reporter from China TV who goes to Spain to cover the Barcelona teams’ preparations for the FIFA World Cup. The company’s offer is completed by TV series ‘Nina Goes to Hollywood’, about four young Chinese women fresh out of graduate school

DISTRIBUTION

CLASSIC AND NEW

“Valent Mix was created to connect the Asian and Latin American markets through kids’ content distribution,” CEO Jorge Patiño Donaggio explained to ttv. The idea behind the initiative is “for companies in both continents to jointly develop and produce projects,” while also “advising Latin producers about international distribution,” he said. Valent Mix’s varied content catalog includes productions such as ‘Hostal Morisson’, ‘Zumbástico Fantástico’, ‘Nano Adventures’, ‘Flipos’ and ‘Muelines’. “We focus on worldwide distribution: Latin products in Europe and Asia, Asian titles in Latin America,” he said, adding the company’s main goal for this year’s ATF is to “find Asian titles that are suitable for distribution in Latin America and sell Latin content in Asia.”

Armed with two classic TV dramas and four formats, Televisa Internacional is present at the Asia TV Forum to offer this varied catalog to regional and international broadcasters. Since classics are always on trend, the Hispanic media company is presenting ‘The Power of Destiny’, about a simple boy from Mexico who’s wrongly accused of the death of a gang member and has to flee to the US; and ‘Triumph of Love’, in which a successful young woman hides a painful secret. In addition, Televisa’s varied format lineup includes entertainment show ‘Dancegerous’, a unique dance competition featuring celebrity contestants and judges; ‘Los González’, a hidden camera series; ‘Sing It, Sell It’, an entertainment format based on videosales of different items; and two talent shows: ‘Playback’ and ‘Ale Hop!’.

DISTRIBUTION

Azteca Starts Drama in Asia in Los Angeles who decide to stay in the US; and weekly entertainment news show ‘Hello!

Hollywood,’ created specifically for Mandarin speaking audiences.

Paying tribute to one of the most popular genres in Latin America, Azteca is travelling from Mexico to Asia with a catalog of hit telenovelas and drama series to present at the Asia TV Forum. The list features ‘Lucky Me’, the story of a noble cab driver who meets the love of his life; ‘Forbidden Passion’, about a love triangle inside a textile emporium; ‘The Agency’, in which a woman tries to stand out in a man’s world in a prestigious ad agency; and ‘Destiny’, a girl’s quest to find her real mother. Azteca’s catalog also includes other dramas such as ‘Timeless Love’, ‘The Kings’, ‘Prisoners of Love’ and the internationally successful ‘The Lieutenant’, among many others.

Jorge Patiño Donaggio, CEO of Valent Mix

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Raising the Bar Once again co-located with ScreenSingapore, the new Asia TV Forum is welcoming 4,000 executives representing 1,000 companies, along with 16 international delegations, some attending for the first time like Russia and Spain. “We can look forward to a more vibrant market, one with more business and learning opportunities,” said Yeow Hui Leng, the woman in charge of organizing the annual Asian tradeshow.

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s the last content market of the year, ATF is the place for producers and distributors to cement relationships and discuss plans for the year ahead.

With attendees confirmed and a varied agenda, Yeow Hui Leng, Senior Project Director of Reed Exhibitions, has high expectations for the annual tradeshow and hopes to “out-do its previous edition.”

What are the expectations for this new edition of ATF? Participants normally will expect a bigger market, a bigger turnout, so expectations are high. We usually out-do our previous edition. This year we can look forward to a more vibrant market, one with more business and learning opportunities. With a strengthened conference programme and events, participants can also look forward to expanding their networking, experiences and insights.

What topics and issues will be addressed at the market? There is a definite upward trend in acquisition of animation, formats, documentaries and dramas. Asian content seems to be attracting more attention from outside the region too. Furthermore, content that facilitates social engagement –those that spur conversations– definitely have passionate fans and are very popular.

How many companies, delegations and executives are you expecting this year? In 2012 we had over 3,900 attendees and 1,000 companies from more than 60 countries. This year we are expecting larger international participation

Yeow Hui Leng,

Senior Project Director of Reed Exhibitions, Singapore

of more than 4,000 TV and film industry players from 1,000+ companies. We also have 16 delegations joining us at ATF for the first time. These include Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, France, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and UK, all of whom have been participating annually. Russia and Spain will be making their debut and there will be new TV and film delegations from Indonesia and South Korea as well.

We are happy to welcome back our regular attendees as well as new additions to the pool of international sellers and regional buyers this year.

How important would you say ATF is in the annual calendar of international events?

Being the last entertainment content market of the year makes ATF very important, especially for content producers who want that last push to promote their programmes to buyers who are looking for more, to follow-up from their meetings at Mipcom, to cement relationships and discuss plans for the new year.

What makes the market an event that cannot be missed is the crowd of international sellers and unique niche of Asian buyers that we bring to the floor. We hear from our sellers that they meet buyers that they do not see at other markets. As an accredited market, the ATF team prequalifies buyers to ensure that our sellers have quality meetings.

What would you say is Asia’s role in today’s audiovisual landscape? Asia is an important region for international companies who want

“Being the last entertainment content market of the year makes ATF very important, especially for content producers who want that last push to promote their programmes to buyers.”

to expand their business. This is because Asia is booming and content consumption is growing.

The region has a lot to offer with its myriad of cultures, values and ethnic influences, which allow producers to come up with interesting concepts, building on universal themes of love, family and values. Because of the diverse cultural flavours in Asia, producers have the versatility to be more creative and contribute more original content.

Will the event be co-located with ScreenSingapore again? Definitely! Our first co-location has worked out well and will certainly strive towards building a strengthened film component, one that is on par with our TV segment.

Aside from the glamour that filmed entertainment brings with the bevy of celebrities at our gala premieres, we are happy that the seamless market was beneficial for our buyers who acquire both TV and film segments. We will continue to introduce new initiatives or partnerships to better serve the interests of different audience profiles at ATF and ScreenSingapore. ttv

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Malaysia: Diamond in the Rough Minister of Communications & Multimedia, Dato Seri Ahmed Shabery Cheek, lists the many advantages of producing content in his country and shares his main goals for its growing audiovisual industry.

By Gonzalo Larrea Twitter: @glarrea samoroso@todotv.tv

Dato Seri Ahmed Shabery Cheek,

Minister of Communications & Multimedia of Malaysia

We think the content industry should not only be enjoyed by the local people, but also be exported and shared with the global market.

What measures have you taken to achieve this growth? It has been a big priority for our government. We’ve taken on many projects, such as the creation of the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia, established this year. I’m very lucky to have been given the task, but I have to face many of challenges.

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ith a delegation of more than 60 companies, led by new Minister of Communications & Multimedia, Dato Seri Ahmed Shabery Cheek, Malaysia was present at Mipcom 2013 to pursue its mission to grow in the international audiovisual market.

Which are Malaysia’s goals for the global market? The content industry is new for us. As a developing country, we normally prioritize manufacturing and natural commodities; this is about human capital, human development, creating knowledge and skills. Ten years ago we began a very strong government policy towards this. The government has focused its efforts on infrastructural development to facilitate content industry’s progress. We started out with quite a humble representation here at Mipcom 10 years ago, with just six or seven companies.

But now we’ve grown to 60 or 62 participants.

“My goal is for Malaysia to be one of the most respected players in the global market.”

Where does Malaysia export its content?

We export our content mainly to Europe and neighboring countries such as China, Korea and Japan. But interestingly enough, lately we are seeing demand from the Islamic nations. They are hungry for content and Malaysia seems to be one of their main sources of content. We also have to find a gateway into Latin America. ttv

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Bolstered by its government, the country’s audiovisual industry has grown consistently over the last ten years, with more productions and exports that now reach new destinations.

To find out more about the many advantages of producing in Malaysia and the country’s main objectives for the international arena,

ttv spoke to Dato Seri Ahmed Shabery Cheek in Cannes.

What do you wish to accomplish in your role as Minister? My goal is for Malaysia to be one of the most respected players in the global market. Therefore we have to export more content and promote the development of more international productions in our country. To this end, we established the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios, strategically located at the south of the peninsula. It can be used not only by local content producers, but also international production houses. Our facilities are state of the art. Moreover, producers who come to Malaysia are offered 30% rebate of their costs.

INNUMBERS FORMATS

87.2%

FremantleMedia Forges Ahead in Asia

of China’s 347 million internet users are watching 30.9 billion online videos a month, says comScore.

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million OTT subscriptions registered worldwide in 2012 generated annual revenue of US$4.7 billion, says MRG.

20%

of ad campaign budgets are spent on multiscreen ads; a number that will grow to 50% in three years, says Nielsen.

87%

of web surfers are willing to watch ads in order to access movies and series for free, says Akamai Technologies.

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years is how long Sony estimates 4k technologies will take over a market that’s today mesmerized

by Full HD.

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million tablets (53.4% more than in 2012) will be sold worldwide this year, says a new report from Gartner.

LICENSES

Nordic Trio Arrives in China

Nordic World, sales cooperation between TV4 Sweden, TV2 Norway, TV2 Denmark, MTV3, NRK Norway and YLE Finland; reported license deals in China for three of its top-performing formats: ‘Farm Factor’, ‘2 Minutes of Fame Hotel’ and ‘Zimmerfrei’. The deals were brokered by Ann Christin Siljan, director of Sales and Acquisition.

Cwmni Da/Good Company Productions’ agricultural reality format ‘Farm Factor’ and New Media Vision’s against-the-clock talent quest ‘2 Minutes of Fame’ were both licensed by state broadcast network CCTV 7; while ‘Farm Factor’ will also premiere on DR Denmark. ‘Hotel Zimmerfrei’ from Danish producer Immergut has been licensed

by Shixi TV, one of China’s most active formats rights brokers, and has been optioned by YLE Finland.

LEGISLATION

China Restricts Foreign Shows With the goal of pushing “morality-building”, locally produced shows; the General Administration for Press and Publication in China has ordered satellite TV stations to limit the number of foreign shows airing in the country. The measure, revealed by local journal Shanghai Daily, goes into effect in 2014 and forbids local satellite stations in China to acquire more than one foreign show a year. Moreover, the one foreign title they acquire can’t air during primetime (7:30PM to 10:00PM) in its first year, and networks can only buy one new talent show every three months.

Fiction series and entertainment shows can’t be on the air for seven and a half hours a day, a void which must be filled with national documentaries, kids’ series and 30% public interest shows. The new rules are an intensification of an earlier policy announced in February, which capped the broadcast of foreign television series to 50 episodes.

The international distributor ramped up its format sales activity in the region with a number of firsts and a flurry of new deals across Cambodia, Singapore, The Philippines and Myanmar. Multiple seasons of ‘Cambodian Idol’ and ‘Cambodia’s Got Talent’ will go into production from 2014 with Hang Meas Group for Hang Meas HDTV. Forever BEC-Tero has licensed the ‘Got Talent’ format for Myanmar’s Channel 7 and MRTV-4 along with the classic family game show ‘Family Feud’. In addition, Singapore’s Starhub commissioned its first ever international gameshow ‘The Noise’, to be produced locally by Very! Pte Ltd. Two seasons of ‘The Noise’ have also been commissioned by TV5 in The Philippines.

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TRADESHOWS

ATF: The Future Is Now As a gateway into Asia’s TV and film industries and a direct link to its main players, leading content and the technological innovation shaping the future of entertainment, the Asia TV Forum continues to be a must-attend event for everyone seeking business opportunities in the region, and its 2013 edition promises to be as commanding as ever.

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roduced by Reed Exhibitions and set to take place on December 3-6 at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore, the 2013 Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF), Asia’s leading entertainment content market, is unveiling four days of comprehensive conference sessions, including a richlypacked 1-day pre-market conference on December 3rd, as well as new initiatives such as the Animation Lab, MIP Academy and much more.

FULL AGENDA. Television content in Asia remains dynamic, with today’s transformative technology and the viewers’ desire for interaction driving innovation and creativity. Understanding this, ATF has come up with a line-up that reflects the evolution that TV content is undergoing.

From a session providing an overview with David McGregor, Managing Partner, TMT, Ernst & Young (Australia) to one showcasing Asia’s version of ad-supported ondemand video streaming featuring Tommy Lee, Head of Business Content Module, SK Planet (South Korea), along with workshops and master classes with the industry’s best; delegates will find their appetite for information on developments in the industry whetted.

The 4 days of richly-packed conference sessions includes “Digital Agility Now - Creating a High Velocity Media and Entertainment Organization in the Age of Transformative Technology”, “New Media Strategy - Business Model and Monetizing Opportunities”, “A Global Perspective into Asia on the Booming Formats Community”, “Focus on Korean For-

ATF 2013 is offering a line-up of conferences and lectures that reflects the evolution that TV content is undergoing.

mat - On Format Trends and the Hottest Format Properties”, “The Future of TV”, and many others.

In addition to renowned speakers, the event will also feature some of Asia’s most desirable buyers such as Beryl Yan from Hunan Satellite TV (China) and Summer Zheng from Zhejiang Satellite TV (China); as well as Shenthil Ranie from Samsung South East Asia (South Korea) and Lee Soo Hui from Starhub (Singapore).

THE ACADEMY IS OPEN. To further help creators and distributors make their way through the complex Asian TV market, ATF is presenting MIPAcademy, a full-day suite of master classes held as part of the ATF conference slate for producers and executives from across the entertainment industry who want to learn directly from international industry experts.

This initiative is produced by Reed MIDEM and Reed Exhibitions Singapore, in collaboration with The Entertainment Master Class, and is scheduled on December 6th, the last day of the conference.

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The event will focus on the business’ “how to”, answering key questions through panels and conferences including “From Shows to Global Super Brands”, “Success Stories - Format Hits Made in Asia” and “The Art of Pitching,” among many others. Attendees will learn directly from a roster of international industry experts, such as Virginia Mouseler, CEO, The WIT; Michel Rodrigue, CEO, The Format People; Ann Christin Siljan, Director International Sales, Nordic World, Beryl Yan, Head of Programme Strategy Department, Hunan Satellite TV; and Na Young Suk, CJ Entertainment tvN; all leading practitioners in the fields of non-scripted formats and factual programming.

Animation producers will get the chance to pitch their ideas and projects to key industry executives such as Arne Lohmann from ZDFE, Barbara Uecker from ABC TV Australia, BBC Worldwide’s Henrietta Hurford-Jones, Nicole Keeb from ZDF German Television, Viacom’s Syahrizan Mansor, and Vishnu Athreya from Turner International Asia Pacific.

Master classes, lectures and conferences, complete with new initiatives, exhibitors and players, make the 2013 Asia TV Forum and Market a must-attend event to meet with content creators and top players who are shaping the future of the entertainment industry in Asia, the land of technology and innovation. ttv

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SCREENSINGAPORE 2013 Sitting side by side with ATF is its sister show focusing on films, ScreenSingapore 2013. It too will have a strong conference line-up. There will be panels on a range of topics, including one on film financing in the burgeoning South East Asia region. Investors and financiers from North Asia - Shinjiro Nishimura, Producer, Nikkatsu (Japan) and Choi Yeonu, Vice President, International Film Financing and Production, CJ Entertainment (South Korea) - will both be on hand to speak about their respective plans for South East Asia. “The world, now being connected into a single culture, asks for new contents that may satisfy the palate of a wide audience.

That is why we seek for solutions in co-production,” said Ms Choi.

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“MIPAcademy offers a brilliant opportunity to come and listen, question and challenge some of the TV industry’s major figures. It’s informative but informal and, deliberately, very interactive. In the rapidly changing media maelstrom, our speakers are there to start a meaningful dialogue rather than to simply tell you how it is,” said Ben Hall, Managing Director, Chalkboard TV, who will be leading a session on The Art of Pitching.

IT STARTS IN THE LAB. For the first time ever, Asia TV Forum is also presenting the Animation Lab, a 3-day event dedicated to helping animation projects get noticed by a panel of internationally renowned broadcasters and commissioners; and find more financing and co-productions deals for animation projects in this region.

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The story of the House of Romanov is the story of the Russian people. From the devastation that came with the Time of Troubles to the Empire that brought Napoleon to its knees, before coming to its end at the hands of the Revolution.

That story, all of its 300 years, is one worth telling.

By Luis Cabrera

Twitter: @luis_cabreram lcabrera@todotv.tv

STAR MEDIA GROUP PRESENTS ‘THE ROMANOVS’

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The family that Built Russia A new type of drama is starting to emerge from the shadow of big zombie and crime investigation series. A drama that investigates human history and finds inspiration on the lives of real families in Europe, such as ‘The Tudors’ and ‘The Borgias’. Telling a similar story and with the goal of being as objective and accurate as can be, Star Media Group is preseting its new docudrama ‘The Romanovs’ at this year’s Asia TV Forum.

Borgias’ by combining elements of dramatic reconstruction, non-fiction, informational graphics and animation.

Four hundred years have passed since the accession to the Russian throne of the House of Romanov. It’s that point in time, July 1613, when Mikhail Romanov was crowned tsar of Russia, when Star Media and Babich Design’s series begins.

Emphasis on the human side of the powerful tsars starts with the young Mikhail I, who reluctantly became the Russian head of state when he was only sixteen years old. His 32 years as

A total of 18 representatives of the royal line ruled Russia for over 300 years and turned into a great state. They expanded Russia’s borders and brought the country to the international level that held up in wars and created a unique culture. Their end came at the hand of the Russian Revolution in 1917.

Faced with so much history to cover, the risk of abusing narrative liberties, one of the main criticisms against other series of the genre, is bigger than ever. However, ‘The Romanovs’ distances itself from ‘The Tudors’ and ‘The

“’The Romanovs’ is an uncommon project. It’s a historical reenactment combined with live action, historical information and actuality shots: the Russian tsars in it will fall in love, suffer, make decisions; they will be depicted as common people,” said Vladislav Ryashin, producer and founder of Star Media Group.

BUILDING AN EMPIRE The end of the Times of Troubles marks the start of the Romanov dynasty, with Mikhail I ascending to the throne after five years of conflict in Russia, without a successor for Feodor Ivanovich, the last tsar of the Rurik Dinasty. During those years, a third of the Russian population died of famine. Many of the tzars of the Imperial House are well known, especially Peter the Great who modernized Russia and founded the Empire on 1721.

tzar of Russia, with more than a little guidance by his father, was the start of a journey undertaken by his whole family that transformed a devastated country into a mighty empire.

To further accomplish an accurate psychological portrait of the tsars of the Imperial House, the producers invited honorable historians and consultants for each of the eight episodes. The same strategy was applied to the style and architecture of the 300 years depicted on the series. Moreover, the series was shot in many Russian cities, including Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Rostov the Great, Yaroslavl and Suzdal, among others.

“The whole story will be accompanied by voiceover for important and interesting historical events,” Ryashin said. “The work on the scripts was one of the most difficult tasks indeed, because each emperor’s life story with all its important and significant things needed to be squeezed into a 20 minute sequence.

Using CGI we’ve created a picture of maximum historically verity that immerses viewers in the atmosphere and feelings of the time and allows seeing the tsars just as their contemporaries saw them.”

Marina Bandilenko and Marina Ulybysheva are responsible for the series’ screenplay and Maksim Bespaly directed it. ttv

“’The Romanovs’ is a historical reenactment combined with live action, historical information and actuality shots.”

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Edutainment from the Pacific Africa is a vast market with enormous cultural differences between its territories. The key to succeed in such a complex landscape, according to NHK’s Mayumi Akane, is to invest in universal content, and the company’s drama and edutainment titles appear to fit the bill.

Mayumi Akane,

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Discover Science Series

Assistant General Manager, Program Sales and Development, International Business Group, NHK Enterprises AFRICAN PLATFORMS According to Mayumi Akane, digital platforms that are succeeding in Africa are common in the sense that they have a viewing reach crossing national boundaries. “As lifestyles, culture and languages across African countries are very diverse, programs that are presented need to have a universal message that can transcend these differences. Dramas that portray love and friendship are received well, and we think there is room for Japanese dramas like ‘Oshin’. This is another reason why we think there is a need for edutainment programs. Educational topics such as science and math are universal, and they are especially successful if they are presented in a way that is fun to watch for all ages.”

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he distribution arm of Japan’s public media company, NHK Enterprises, is once again attending Discop Africa as an exhibitor. This year, the company is focusing on its edutainment programs as well as its international English channel, NHK World, which they aim to promote during the event.

“As a content provider in Japan, the economic and media growth in the sub-Saharan areas reflect a huge market. Up until now, NHK’s programs have been offered to public broadcasters through governmental aid, but we would like to focus more on licensing our programs to a wider audience through NHK Enterprises,” said Mayumi Akane, Assistant General Manager, Program Sales and Development, International Business Group, NHK Enterprises.

In this sense, as far as the content the company has exported to African countries over the last few years, the executive highlighted

documentaries that deal with Japan’s cutting edge-technology, natural history programs and educational series from NHK that have been widely aired throughout the continent.

“In terms of drama, ‘Oshin’, a story about a poor girl who rises to become the owner of a successful retailing chain, is still popular after 30 years and has been aired in nearly 70 countries. Every year it’s being aired in one African country and last year it was a hit in the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire,” she said.

Meanwhile in Botswana, the company’s science entertainment program ‘Discover Science’, English-learning animation ‘Little Charo’, and an animation show for nursery children called ‘New York Salad’ were also aired on Botswana TV’s educational channel.

“NHK is currently producing a string of programs that reflect the aim of inspiring people through creative storytelling and unique, stylish formats. ‘Discover Science’ and ‘Design Ah!’ are some examples. NHK Enterprises wants to distribute shows like these that are fun to watch and enable kids to make discoveries,” Akane stated.

Apart from being the sole public broadcaster in Japan, Akane says NHK is also a great big production house. “The company has large in-house production that produces programs in almost every genre, including news, documentaries, drama, games, children’s programs, music, animation, etc.” As a result, the company’s distribution arm NHK Enterprises handles international rights for over 2,000 titles. ttv

“As a content provider in Japan, the economic and media growth in the sub-Saharan areas reflect a huge market.”

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Moving Past Telenovelas The global distributor owned by Organización Cisneros is presenting a new, varied programming slate for Africa and Asia, led by its TV series ‘Los Secretos de Lucía’, to compliment its classic telenovelas and independent titles.

Cesar Díaz,

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his has been a year of great satisfactions for Venevision International, brought on in part due to the rise of new VOD and OTT platforms. “We’re committed to supporting and taking our shows further, and all throughout this year we’ve signed important deals with several new platforms,” Cesar Díaz, VP Sales at Venevision International, said to ttv.

The distributor is also expanding its distribution business through broadcast and pay TV operators in different markets, which still demand Venevisión’s iconic drama productions.

“This year we launched a new type of show: TV series. Our production ‘Los Secretos de Lucía’ is a new scheme in our production strategy,” he said. “From now on we won’t only present our classic telenovelas. Our commitment has now expanded to more action and suspense,” he said.

VP Sales at Venevision International region and in fact already have more than fifteen telenovelas in English, in addition to titles dubbed in Portuguese and French,” Díaz said.

The distributor has also gained new ground in Asia with shows from independent producers.

“We must highlight the success we’ve accomplished with ‘Latin Angels Special’, produced

by Sierralta Entertainment, as well as ‘Inside Football’ by Intuition Media and, ‘Animal Atlas’

by Longneedle Entertainment,” he said. “We also continue to strengthen our relationship with CCTV China to share and sell products in the region,” he concluded. ttv

“From now on we will present much more than our classic telenovelas.”

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In this sense, ‘Los Secretos de Lucía’ has gotten excellent feedback at Mipcom 2013.

“The result of our business during the market surpassed our expectations and we left the event with a long list of accomplished tasks. We were very pleased with the interest sparked by ‘Los Secretos de Lucia’ and hope the series will give us excellent results,” he said.

Both regions are very important to expand Venevisión International’s distribution worldwide. “Africa is experiencing an explosion of Latin telenovelas. We think of ourselves as pioneers in introducing the genre in the

VENEVISION INTERNATIONAL STEPS INTO THE US This year marked Venevision International’s arrival into the coveted US market, a goal every international producer and distributor seeks to accomplish. “We have a strong relationship with Electus Entertainment and the William Morris agency, and have several production deals for our stories in this market,” Cesar Díaz said.

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TARGET: AFRICA AND ASIA. In light of upcoming events in the region such as Discop Africa in November and ATF in December, the company’s Sales VP highlighted its efforts in those markets.

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MIPCOM 2013: THE NEW GOLDEN AGE OF TV Driven by cinema-quality storytelling and digital players extending its distribution, TV is now bigger and better than ever. As the year’s go-to TV market, the 2013 Mipcom was a clear reflection of this growth, with attendance at an all-time high, new players, countless deals and celebrations, and a new distinction for Latin America.

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who discussed its main trends and strategic alliances: Tristán Bauer, president of Radio y Televisión Argentina; Martín Kweller, CEO & chairman of Endemol Argentina; Cris Morena, founder and CEO of Cris Morena Group; and Tomás Yankelevich, Global Director of Content at Telefe.

Living up to its honor, Argentina’s delegation made more announcements than ever, and was the main topic at the WIT’s lecture, which gave an overview of the world’s most notable and content placed special focus on the country’s productions. The organization also shared numbers about the Argentine entertainment industry, indicating there are now more than 100,000 m2 devoted to production studios, 140 produced each year, 300 TV companies and an advertising market worth over US$8.8 billion.

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BIG NAMES, BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS. Same as every year, Mipcom welcomed some of the industry’s top executives and most important companies; a group that came prepared with a long list of announcements and success stories.

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raditional broadcasters and producers joining forces with new platforms and online services. Movie industry giants making their way to the small screen. Huge budgets, huge productions. It’s clear: this really is the new golden age of television.

The TV business’ outstanding evolution was ever more noticeable at this year’s Mipcom in Cannes, where a record-breaking 13,500 delegates from 100 countries, including guest stars, renowned speakers, producers, distributors and buyers from the TV and film

industries gathered from October 7 through the 10th at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France.

ALL EYES ON LATIN AMERICA. This year, Argentina took center stage as the Mipcom Country of Honor, a first for a Latin country. The market’s agenda placed special focus on its national TV industry, giving an in-depth look at its production, main players and contents, and its place in the international market.

The first day hosted a panel featuring four top executives from the Argentinean TV industry

Ben Pyne, president of Disney Media Distribution, hosted a press conference and spoke about its global brands’ success, brought on through strategic alliances with companies such as Marvel, Lucas Films and Pixar Studios.

He also spoke about the success of ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ and its global premiere in 155 territories.

Disney Media Distribution Latin America also announced a joint venture with Turner Latin America for the adaptation of the hit US show ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ for TBS veryfunny in Latin America.

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brated its 217 productions in the works across 177 countries, a record number that translates into 9,000 hours a year, with hit formats like ‘The X Factor’, ‘Got Talent’ and fictions such as ‘Wentworth’ and ‘Confrontation’.

Azteca 7 announced a new deal for the adaptation of the hit Spanish show ‘El Hormiguero.’

Telemundo also had reason to celebrate as it revealed the results obtained by ‘La Patrona’, which continues to reach high ratings in the US and the rest of the world. The distributor also said it’s adapting Victor Hugo’s classic story ‘Les Miserables’, starring Aracely Arámbula. The company’s presentation featured president Marcos Santana, Aracely Arámbula and Joshua Mintz, EVP of Fiction Programming and General Manager of Telemundo Studios, who said: “this adaptation of ‘Les Miserables’ is already in pre-production and will be show in Mexico, featuring sceneries that only that country can offer.” The series is intended for 2014.

Moreover, Fox International Channels presented its new original content for Europe, new channels and Fox Life. The company is celebrating its 20th anniversary with executives from Latin America, Europe and the US, including Hernán Lopez, president and CEO of Fox International Channels.

These and many other agreements signed at Mipcom prove the TV industry is at an all-time high. As Laurine Garaude said, “there are more and more co-productions between different countries and more countries seeking to take their content to the international market. This is generating opportunities for everyone.”

TRENDS. While the long list of announcements and deals make it difficult to highlight specific trends in terms of content sales, it seems evident the market was especially profitable for certain genres. Independent distributors and a growing number of digital platforms, IPTV and OTT showed special interest in fiction, kids’ content and live shows.

HIGHLIGHTS. Among its many events, this year’s Mipcom had a few big highlights: the Women in Global Entertainment Power Lunch, which brought together 150 of the most influential women executives in entertainment, with an opening panel featuring Nancy Dubuc, Anne Sweeney, Emily Mortimer and Nou-

In addition, Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation, headed to Cannes to receive the “Personality of the Year” honor on Wednesday October 9 during a gala dinner; after which shared his unique perspectives on the television business as part of Mipcom’s Media Mastermind series of presentations.

MEXICO. After Argentina shined this year as the big star in Cannes, the Latin region will be once again taking the spotlight in 2014 thanks to Mexico. The rumor-mill was buzzing for quite some time now and Mipcom ended with the official announcement that Mexico will be its 2014 Country of Honor, once again proving business in Latin America is at an alltime high.

The announcement was made by Jerome Delhaje, director of Entertainment at Reed Midem, and Francisco González Díaz, CEO of ProMéxico, both joined by the Mexican ambassador in France, Agustín García-López.

Together with ProMexico, Reed Midem will organize a dedicated focus on Mexico’s vibrant TV, film and digital media industries. The focus will feature high-level conferences, screening showcases, co-production matchmaking and Mexican-themed networking events.

The Focus on Mexico will launch at Miptv 2014 (April 7-10, 2014) and will extend through Mipcom 2014. It will provide the world’s entertainment executives with the opportunity to discover the country’s rich content offering across fiction, documentary, factual, formats, animation, digital media and all forms of kids content. In addition, presentations and discussions will highlight co-production funding incentives and location scouting throughout Mexico.

Laurine Garaude, Director of Reed Midem’s Television Division said: “ProMexico’s support for the Country of Honor initiative reflects Mexico’s commitment to developing its entertainment industry across the global market.”

“Mexico’s recognized talent, as well as very competitive costs, high-quality infrastructure, natural wonders, world-renowned hospitality, attractive market, proximity to key international spots and generous incentives, has turned our country into the industry’s destination of choice,” added Francisco Gonzalez Diaz, CEO of ProMexico. “This is why we are absolutely thrilled with the announcement of Mexico as the next Country of Honor of Mipcom in 2014.

This event is the world’s greatest international TV and film market event. We are delighted to showcase why Mexico is becoming such a sweet spot in this industry.”

DRAWING THE LINE. Putting the cap on one of the busiest markets organized by Reed Midem, Garaude highlighted the increased number of attendees from new regions, describing the 2013 Mipcom as one of the most diverse.

The executive believes the industry is becoming more and more global. “This, along with the digital revolution and the film industry’s evident shift towards TV, create an array of new opportunities,” she said.

After six days of intense activities, the 2013 Mipcom came to an end, leaving behind record-breaking number of attendees and deals signed amongst them, a new distinction for Latin America, and clear proof that TV is today one of the world’s most profitable industries, entering a “new golden age of television.” ttv

KIDS GET ANIMATED Hosted the weekend prior to Mipcom at the Carlton Hotel, the 2013 MIPJunior saw some interesting trends. This time, the leading genre was clearly animation, the most popular one according to Reed Midem’s numbers, which registered 37,021 screenings; 1.3% more than in 2012. Animation was followed by Live Action, Documentaries/Magazines, Educational content and Movies. The most popular title of the weekend was ‘Ladybug’ by French producer PGS Entertainment, which also ranked second with ‘Alvinnn!!! and The Chipmunks’. The podium was completed by ‘Boy & The Dinosaur’ from US company Foothill Entertainment.

The top 30 titles also featured four Canadian series by 9 Story. As for the different countries, France took the lead with nine productions, followed by Canada with six and the UK with five.

IN NUMBERS During its last day Mipcom announced its official numbers, showcasing a recordbreaking assistance that grew across the board. A total of 13,500 delegates from 100 countries made their way to the Palais des Festivals, surpassing the 12,900 registered in 2012. Moreover, 4,623 were acquisition executives, 1,000 of which were digital buyers, confirming the rising trend for the industry. A key promotor of this increased attendance was the Argentine delegation, which grew 100% with 283 delegates and 98 companies that made it one of the seven largest delegations at the event. Argentina was followed

by Israel (44%), Norway (26%), China (23%), Sweden (16%) and Russia (8%).

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Another popular genre at this year’s Mipcom was definitely series. Given the unprecedented success of ‘Homeland’, ‘The Walking Dead’, ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Breaking Bad’, fiction series turned out to be one of the market’s most demanded content. As always, big shiny floor formats were also popular at the event, bringing excellent results for distributors worldwide Buyers also asked about sporting events -mainly soccer-, sports documentaries, fiction and formats about sports, which was to be expected given the upcoming FIFA World Cup in 2014.

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A Two-Way Gateway Present at Mipcom, the Media Development Authority of Singapore led one of the largest delegations in the country’s history. At the event, its CEO shared highlights about the institution and its mission to facilitate international co-productions.

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Assistant CEO, Industry Group, Media Development Authority of Singapore As far as content goes, Singapore works with the full spectrum of content genres, from drama series to factual, documentaries, formats and animation.

What are the main destinations for this content? Chun Cheng explained productions made in Singapore are quite international and “travel very well.” This allows them to reach key markets like Europe, the US and Asia.

“We also have a lot of Chinese dramas that sell very well in China and in the Asian region.

‘Serangoon Road’ for instance, is an Englishlanguage drama and it’s the first time we did something like this for the international market,” he said.

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“It was one of the biggest ever,” said Yeo Chun Cheng, assistant CEO, Industry Group at the Media Development Authority of Singapore, about the Singaporean delegation present at this year’s Mipcom in Cannes.

At the event, the executive spoke to ttv about the advantages of making business in Singapore, a country he described as “the gateway for the East going to the West and the West going to the East.”

According to the executive, the audiovisual industry in Singapore is growing “in a big way.” He said both traditional audiovisual companies, as well as new online and mobile platforms are bringing a lot of opportunities to the market, adding that “many of these producers are finding additional ways to monetize their products. We’ve experienced challenging times, with changes and adaptations, but most producers are feeling optimistic about the market.”

“Singapore is the gateway for the East going to the West and the West going to the East.”

This international reach makes Singapore “a gateway to many places,” as the executive described it, where “many Chinese companies come to work with local companies so that they can actually expand their market.”

Basically, it’s a two-way street. “Singapore is the gateway for the East going to the West and the West going to the East, because most people are quite comfortable working and living there. Everything works: the law is clear, it’s clean, it’s safe, contracts are respected and people work. So it’s always a good place to do business for many countries,” he explained.

In addition to variety and global distribution, Singapore offers other benefits to producers, such as grants for local companies that collaborate with international partners. “And we don’t expect anything in return,” he said. “It’s a grant to help companies develop competitive products. That way, we encourage international companies to come and produce with our own,” he concluded. ttv

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DISCOP AFRICA 2013 November 6 - 8, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

1,500 executives from more than 70 countries gathered at the Sandton Convention Center in South Africa from November 6 through the 8 for the 2013 Discop Africa, proving the market is better than ever. “There’s never been a better time to approach the future of content business in Africa with confidence,” said Patrick Jucaud-Zuchowicki, General Manager of the Discop Organization, responsible for organizing the annual event since 2008.

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Rebecca Robles, Paula Caffey, Charisse Bissessor, Joyce Ngoh and Vincent Makori (Voice of America Africa)

Meltem Tumturk Akyol and Efsun Duruye Namal (TRT, Turkey)

Mayumi Akane (NHK), Fumina Koike (NHK), Jacqui Hlongwane (SABC 2) and Hiroshi Yamamoto (NHK)

Lara Black (Cooked in Africa Films)

Laarni J. Yu (ABS-CBN Corporation, Philippines)

Ashutosh Mordekar and Divvya Hariharan (Star TV India)

Delmar Andrade (Record TV Network, Brazil)

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For All Audiences Offering everything from real-life character-driven series to historical documentaries, new Lifetime Original Movies, paranormal shows and much more, A+E Networks is ready for the 2013 Asia TV Forum with a varied content catalog that can cater to broadcasters’ needs.

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s one of the world’s most technologically advanced regions, Asia’s entertainment industry is growing through new platforms, services and devices that present new opportunities for content providers.

Fully aware of this reality, A+E Networks has a wide portfolio of channels with a varied programming catalog that, as Alan Hodges says, “allows us to cater to all broadcasters’ needs.”

The company’s Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific region explains “the Asian media landscape has become highly competitive with the launch of new digital platforms and gadgets,” and says it’s therefore “critical for content companies to deliver entertaining content across many genres for multiple platforms.”

To meet this demand, A+E Networks has expanded its operations all across the region.

The company assumed full ownership of AETN All Asia Networks -its joint-venture with Astro Overseas Limited- and renamed it A+E Networks Asia, which operates HISTORY, H2, Crime+Investigation, bio and Lifetime in Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Macau, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Palau and Thailand.

Through this extensive portfolio of networks, the company distributes a varied content catalog that spans many genres, “from reallife character-driven series to epic historical documentaries, gripping Lifetime Original

Movies, paranormal shows and much more,” Hodges explains. “Across Asia, we’re seeing a growing demand for big character-driven content such as ‘Pawn Stars’, ‘American Pickers’, ‘Duck Dynasty’ and ‘Dance Moms’ to name a few.”

A+E Networks is now present at the 2013 Asia TV Forum to offer these popular titles, along with ‘American Daredevils’, ‘Modern Dads’, ‘Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition’ and ‘Ghost Inside My Child;’ along with its star documentary series ‘Big History’, which the executive says “will be a major priority for A+E at ATF.” It’s produced in association with Bill Gates’ Big History project and “offers a new take on how everything in the universe is connected.”

Ready to conquer audiences in Asia, the company’s main focus is still to deliver high-

“Whether you’re in Asia or any part of the world, audiences are looking to be entertained with programming that is new and different.” quality programming, because “whether you’re in Asia or any part of the world, audiences are looking to be entertained with programming that is new and different,” Hodges concludes. ttv

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A+E Networks also has a joint-venture in Japan with Super Network for History, and another one with Network18 in India called A+E Networks 18, which will be launching another channel from the A+E Networks’ portfolio in the first half of 2014.

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Fairytales and Superheroes Indian production company Toonz Animation stands out as one of the key creative powerhouses in its region. In the following interview, its CEO explained the technologic advantages of having it as a co-production partner and introduced its most important animation projects.

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dding to the genre variety in its content library, Indian production company Toonz Animation chose Mipcom back in October as the place to announce it’s extending its ‘Speedracer’ franchise with a 66’ movie, which has already been picked up by Turner Asia Region and Al Jazeera for all Arab speaking countries.

“Each year we produce two 26 x 22’ international series, as well as between three and four local or regional TV series,” Toonz Animation’s CEO P. Jayakumar, said.

As a result, the company now has an interesting amount of productions being distributed in the international market. “We are offering ‘Rat-a-Tat’, a seven-minute chase comedy which is the international version of a highly rated Nick India show . There’s also ‘HTDT’, a 52-episode comedy adventure series, a fairy

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tale cop show for a 6-11 year old audience. Its features over-the-top characters and visual comedy with non-stop martial art action and classic children’s book characters,” the executive explained.

Toonz’s catalog also includes a number of Indian/Asian projects like ‘Kid Krrish’, the animated version of a very popular Bollywood franchise and India’s first superhero, set to be released in November 2013; and ‘Swami Ayappan’, a “supreme mythological superhero revered by millions in India, which is an ideal role model for young children for his compassion, kindness and humility.”

PRODUCTION MODEL. With international production standards, 24/7 schedules and cutting-edge communication infrastructure, Toonz Animation provides its clients with full services covering development, pre-production, production and post-production.

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“We try to create stories that give both children and parents the chance to experience exciting journeys into the unknown.”

“Production services are a key part of our business. However, we also do a lot of coproductions with our international partners along with in-house titles,” Jayakumar explained. The company has already co-produced projects with top players such as Marvel, Hallmark Entertainment, BBC, Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon, among others.

“We try to create stories that give both children and parents the chance to experience exciting journeys into the unknown. We create stories that make children laugh and enjoy; we make films for all audiences; and we also make ads. Our productions also include superhero stories, both modern and mythical.

We want them to laugh at funny parts, fall in love with our heroes and root for villains to fail. It benefits children in developing their imagination, creativity and language skills,” the executive explained.

Of course, one of the main advantages of working with Toonz Animation is its stateof-the-art studio technologies. Apart from traditional hand-drawn animation, the company uses Flash and Toonboom for its digital 2D division & Autodesk Maya for its3D division; as well as Adobe Photoshop for moth medium of production; several plugins; and other tools. ttv

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DISCOP AFRICA 2013

Africa: a Vibrant Market Through lectures, matchmaking sessions and pitching competitions offered to a record number of attendees and delegations, the EIGHTH edition of Discop Africa (November 6-8, Johannesburg) left behind new international partnerships and landmark deals, proving Africa’s entertainment industry is booming and holds plenty of opportunities to explore.

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osted at the Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg, South Africa, the eighth edition of Discop Africa, presented a full agenda of conferences, networking sessions and pitching competitions, wrapped up in a vibrant three-day event for distributors and buyers alike.

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GUEST LIST. Once again the event reached a record number of attendants this year, growing 18% from 2012 as more than 2000 delegates representing 670 companies from 70+ countries arrived at the African tradeshow; including 300 TV channels and pay TV providers, as well as digital players and new platforms.

The event welcomed new pavilions and delegations such as TV France International (Fran-

ce), PACT (UK), Korean Internet & Security Agency and the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (South Korea), among others.

In addition, the event saw plenty of newcomers from all over the world, such as Unik Media Solutions, a creative agency devoted to developing custom 360º products and solutions.

Latin America was also well represented in Johannesburg by the distribution divisions of some of the region’s main media groups, such as Televisa Internacional, Azteca (represented

by Comarex), Venevision International, Telemundo Internacional (Telemundo recently launched its network in Africa through DSTV, MultiChoice’s pay TV platform), Caracol Televisión, RCN Televisión, Globo (represented by Côte Ouest Audiovisuel) and Record TV Network.

“The growth of Africa’s content industry and its role in the international marketplace continues to accelerate and Discop Africa is now firmly established as the must-attend event in this region.”

AGENDA. The 2013 Discop Africa offered a varied mix of conferences, networking sessions and pitching competitions featuring a diverse mix of national and international speakers.

Its new program DISCOPRO placed producers and co-production opportunities at the centre of the discussion, with The Format People’s Pitching Competition announcing winners across three categories: The “Formats” category was won by Kaye Ann Williams from Penguin Films for her project ‘The Hook Up’ (South Africa); “TV Series” by Marie Lora-Mungai from Buni Media/Buni TV with her animated series ‘Once Upon a Time in Africa’ (Kenya) and “Documentary” was won by Wairuri Njeru from Tattuah Films with her project ‘Ex Generation’ (Kenya).

The event also offered the Africa Rising keynote series centered on the challenges and opportunities afforded by Africa’s ongoing digital switchover and internet-access upgrading processes. Noted speakers included Richard Bell, CEO of Wananchi Programming Group/Zuku TV (Kenya); Rick Feldman, former President of the US-Based National Associa-

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Moreover, a glittering Gala Dinner celebrated the market’s Guest Country: Nigeria. Sponsored by Canal+, the event saw stars from Nigeria’s hugely successful entertainment industry honored including actor, director and producer Zack Orji and renowned talk show hostess, media personality and producer Mo Abudu.

ttv spoke to several distributors at the event who all agreed the African market has great potential. “There’s great potential in Africa,” was the phrase repeated by most. “The potential has grown because there are traditional platforms here, but there are also many new platforms in need for content,” the executives said.

There was also another notable deal signed between NHK’s international distribution affiliate, NHK Enterprises, and South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC, who closed a deal to license ‘Discover Science’ in South Africa.

“We are pleased to report another very successful edition of Discop Africa, both African and non-African producers and distributors reported a busy three days of deal-making, alongside inspirational and relevant conferences and sessions,” commented Patrick Jucaud-Zuchowicki, General Manager of Basic Lead, organizers of Discop Africa. “The growth of Africa’s content industry and its role in the international marketplace continues to accelerate and Discop Africa is now firmly established as the must-attend event in this region.”

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South Africa’s Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile, offered an opening speech in which he stated: “Discop Africa 2013 takes place at a time when our continent is increasingly being viewed as the continent of hope, the continent of the future and a new growth frontier. We have no doubt, therefore, that emerging out of this gathering will be effective partnerships and programmes aimed at accelerating the growth of film and TV production across the African Continent.”

LANDMARK DEALS. The 3-day event also saw many deals and partnerships develop through meetings and networking sessions.

Distributors reported a host of significant deals, including a landmark agreement between DIFFA (International Distribution of Films and Fiction from Africa) with South Africa’s M-Net, which will see the first ever Francophone series produced in Africa, ‘Les rois de Ségou’ (‘The Kings of Ségou’) (41 x 26’) from Mali’s Brico Films, broadcasting on an English-speaking network.

The 2013 Discop Africa offered several parties and networking events hosted

by Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, the UK trade association PACT, the Korean Internet & Security Agency (KISA) and the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS); along with a welcoming cocktail party on November 6 and the Nigeria Guest Country Gala Dinner, hosted by CANAL+ and Basic Lead on November 7 to celebrate 20 years of Nollywood Cinema.

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George Of The Jungle

(Comedy – Series 2: 52 x 11’ + Series 1: 52 x 11’) Hilarious, irreverent and full of slapstick action, cartoon favourite George of the Jungle returns to take viewers on a wild ride off the deep end into animated insanity. This is the George you always wanted but were afraid to bring up at the dinner table for fear that Grandpa would write you out of his will and Mother would call in an exorcist to expel the demon comedy seed deep within your twisted soul. Everything you love about George is here again… this time just louder and prouder.

George is still a big- hearted, Jungle King who throws himself into his job like any teenage boy would – with boundless enthusiasm and reckless abandon into ridiculous situations and crazy detours that drive everyone in the animal kingdom bananas. But in the end, George always rises above the mayhem and saves the day. Thanks to George’s limitless enthusiasm and energy, even when he goes left, George is always right.

(Corazón en Condominio) (Drama - 120 x 60’) Oscar Leal is a very charismatic and noble taxi driver. He has no worries in life, except to collect money for his famous “karaoke night parties”. But everything changes when he meets Tatiana, a very smart and educated young woman who he knows is out of his league. But when Oscar wins the lottery, he will do everything in his power to win Tatiana’s heart, even to the extent of buying a condo in her expensive building. Now, he will have to prove to her that he is truly worthy of her love.

Forbidden Passion

(Prohibido Amar) (Drama) Inside the Consorcio Aguilera textile emporium there is a passionate triangle between Gabriela Ramirez, a successful fashion designer, Ignacio Aguilera, the owner of the company and Rafael Hernandez Cosio. With almost 40 years on his shoulders, Rafael ignores the indestructible link that ties him to the Aguilera family – a blood link where Ignacio is his real father. But another strong link to this family is his love for Gabriela, a love so strong that it will separate him from the man who gave him life and a love, which will pull him closer together to his father’s wife.

The Agency

(Hombre Tenías Que Ser) (Drama) In a very prestigious advertising agency, a woman is willing to stand out in a man’s world. El Tiburon Lomelin is the owner of L & L, a very successful advertising agency. He’s waiting for Raquel, his only daughter, to join the company after finishing her studies abroad. On her return she meets Roman, a man that will make her heart tremble with love.

But this love isn’t meant to be. Tiburon Lomelin will forbid Roman from seeing his daughter and he will do everything within his power to make him give up Raquel’s love - all this to stop a terrible secret from being exposed to everyone.

The Mother in Law

The Clinic

Dark Rising: Warrior of Worlds

Caracol Televisión

Comarex

Globo

MarVista Entertainment

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Executives Attending

João Fonseca, Sales Executive Asia Veronica Ferreira, Marketing Coordinator

Executives Attending

Estefania Arteaga, Sales Executive for Eastern Europe and Asia

Adela Velasco, Sales Eastern Europe and Africa

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Executives Attending

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Estefania Arteaga, Sales Executive for Eastern Europe and Asia

Executives Attending

Robby Amar, Director of International Sales

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Marcel Vinay Jr., CEO Comarex

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Ricardo Scalamandré, Head of International Business

Fernando Szew, CEO of Marvista Entertainment

The Mother in Law

The Clinic

BRAZIL AVENUE

Dark Rising: Warrior of Worlds

Victoria Maldonado, a famous talk show host in the United States is accused of paying guests to give false testimonies on her show. Without much future in North America, Victoria goes back to her country to be with her family, with the intention of living off her famous and successful wedding gown company “Victoria’s House”. But she never imagined, that during her absence, her children ruined the company! And to make things worse, she finds out that Caliche, her eternal love, is now going steady with her best friend, Beatriz! Victoria can’t live without money, so she will do the impossible to resume the power in her home and try to win Caliche back while keeping her family under control, forcing everyone to live under the same roof. Her experiment will get out of control and more than once the Burgos-Maldonado home will become a battlefield filled with humorous conflicts and situations from which everyone will learn an invaluable lesson from this “unbearable” motherin-law: we can only get ahead with the support of the entire family”.

‘The Clinic’ is a TV series that takes a look at the amusing love stories that develop within the confines of a psychiatric clinic. The series also explores the strange and whimsical ways of the human brain mental disorders. This is a crazy, romantic comedy in which the patients, doctors, nurses, their family members and the odd madman (madly in love, that is!) are the stars!

‘Brazil Avenue’ is a dynamic, lifelike, and modern telenovela that reveals how blind ambition and inflicted cruelty can change the course of a life.

This is the dramatic story of Rita, who struggles to recover the life her dreadful stepmother Carminha took from her when she was a child. She will have to confront her past and decide how far she is willing to go to exact revenge on the people that hurt her the most.

In this classic hero’s story, young Nathan is caught in an imminent battle for the Earth. Summer Vale, a super soldier with demon DNA, is there to guide him.

Football Dreams: A World of Passion

The Shelter

(120 x 43’)

(60 x 60’)

Is a tour around the entrancing world of football and the hectic lives of four emblematic players from the Colombian National Football Team: Carlos Valderrama, Freddy Rincón, René Higuita and Faustino Asprilla. A production with a fiction touch that recreates true facts, sacrifices, disappointments, happy moments and experiences lived both in and outside the soccer field, which are unknown by fans.

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Brazil Avenue

(Telenovela/Comedy - 120 x 60’)

Senior Year

(Telenovela/Thriller - 70 x 60’)

(Telenovela - 160 X 45’)

SPARKLING GIRLS

(Telenovela - 120 X 45’ HD) Martin is a young handsome man. Everyone thinks he is the ideal boy. He arrives to a very important school thank to a scolarship programm. He lives at Benjamin house, the most popular guy in school and who is in love with Celeste. Martin also fallas in love with Celeste and he starts manipulating Benjamin who ends up all alone, without any friends or popularity. Martin steals his hole life. Now, Benjamin will try to take back what belongs to him and that has been taken away by his new “friend”.

(Telenovela/Comedy - 140 x 60’) ‘The Shelter’ is a mirror of a typical dysfunctional family: an absentee father, an over-protective mother, children who can’t let go of their mother’s apron strings and their equally unstable parents, not to mention the maid and the grandfather who is forever in the way. All living under the same roof with hilarious results!

‘Sparkling Girls’ centers around three young and beautiful, hard-working housekeepers who reach stardom instantly when an online video clip of them singing, surprisingly becomes a hit. Their success provokes the wrath of a glamorously gaudy and outspoken famous singer who will do anything to ruin the girls’ friendship and career. With humor, romance, over the top characters, and bright, glittery stage performances set to catchy tunes, ‘Sparkling Girls’ delivers all of the expected delights and shows that dreams really do come true.

GABRIELA

(Telenovela - 55 x 45’) Naïve and provocative Gabriela is a bedraggled migrant worker who arrives to mesmerize everyone with her playful and simple, yet raw sensuality.

Unaware of the ardent love that will grow between them, Nacib hires Gabriela as his cook. Her irresistible beauty unintentionally triggers every man’s desire, making Nacib insanely jealous. In this new version of one of Brazilian TV’s greatest hits, based on the immortal literary work of the writer Jorge Amado, Gabriela stirs Nacib’s heart and the principles of an entire town.

(Sci-Fi/Action - 5 x 60’ or 2 x 90’)

Nicky Deuce

(Family - 1 x 70’) When sheltered suburbanite Nicholas Borelli II is sent to stay with his tough Uncle Frankie in Brooklyn for the summer, he gets an urban makeover and becomes Nicky Deuce.

Digimon Fusion

(Animation - 30 x 30’) Digimon takes kids inside an adventure-packed Digital World, where our heroes’ courage is matched only by the fusion of their teamwork, loyalty and humor to save the world from an evil threat or be deleted once and for all!

Power Rangers Megaforce and Super Megaforce (Animation - 40 x 30’)

The Power Rangers must face a massive alien Armada sent to conquer earth and are given special morphers and keys, that allow them to morph into Super Megaforce Rangers with the added ability to morph into any team of Rangers from the past.

These super-sized adventures can only mean one thing: the all-new Power Rangers Super Megaforce has arrived!

Music Specials

(Documentary - 12 x 60’) MarVista’s new music catalog gives you a front row ticket to the hottest artists in the music scene – both past and present – with insight you won’t find anywhere else. From Beyoncé to Madonna and Justin Bieber to Eminem, there’s something for everyone in these new hits specials.

Pop Foot

Return To Da Foo Tsun

Novovision

Tashi

Metan Development Group

12 rue Vivienne – LOT N°3, 75002 Paris, France Tel.: +33 1 75 47 80 70 Fax: +33 1 75 47 80 74 E-mail: Sabrina.h@novovision.tv Web: www.novovision.tv Booth: Stand TVFI (G02-F02)

20335 Ventura Blvd. Suite 315 Woodland Hills, CA 91364, USA Tel.: (818) 688- 7277 E-mail: info@metanmedia.com

Executives Attending

Executives Attending

Charles Gebenholtz, Sales Manager

Larry Namer, President/CEO, Metan Development Group

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Pop Foot

(26 x 22’ - 300 x 2’) Novovision had collected vast amounts of impressive football clips. They are spectacular, cool, funny and even cute highlights of renowned football stars, kids, animals and possibly you! Prepare for World Cup 2014 with ‘Pop Foot’!

Pop Toon (104 x 22’)

Compilation of great animated sketches for children involving different and funny characters.

Novovision has been searching the world for the best in cartoons from the golden age of animation.

New Zealand Adventure

(Loosely Scripted Reality/Documentary - 12 x 30’)

Novovision takes you back to the golden years of slapstick comedy through a compilation of the best black and white non dialog shorts with a great classic such as Buster Katon, Charlie Chaplin, Harold Loyd, laurel and Hardy and many more.

Co-produced with Octopus Media from Spain. A top flight sports reporter from China TV is getting reading for the World Cup and goes to Spain to cover the Barcelona teams’ preparations for the World’s biggest sporting event. His plans get derailed when his big TV station boss tells him that there is a change of plans. In an attempt to attract a younger hipper audience they are going to send a very popular sports blogger in his place.

In a huff, he quits and still wanting to go to Brazil, he takes a job for a big internet portal to be their man at the games. Checking into the hotel in Brazil he sees that his ex -girlfriend is the blogger that was chosen to replace him. The romantic comedy ensues as they both try to outdo each other, yet get caught up in those almost romantic moments.

Pre-production starts in January 2014, with show available July 2014

2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., 4th Floor Coral Gables FL 33134, USA Tel: (305) 774-0033 Fax: (305) 774-7372 E-mail: Olimpia.DelBoccio@nbcuni.com Web: www.telemundointernacional.com

Executives Attending Marcos Santana, President

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(CGI with 2-D - 52 x 11’)

MAYA THE BEE

(CGI /3D Animation - 78 x 12’) Maya is a story of a little bee that ‘goes her own way’. Her fellow bees – the batch she was born with – are content with the regimented life of the hive and happily do whatever their teacher Miss Cassandra asks of them. But not Maya! For better or worse she’s too curious and spirited to let life pass her by. If a leaf floats onto the pond, Maya sees a sailing adventure waiting to happen. If there’s a flower that blooms once a year on a lonely hilltop, Maya mounts an expedition to see it. Her adventures sometimes lead her into trouble, but luckily she has Skip, an avuncular grasshopper and Willy, her best friend to help her out.

Marcos Santana, President

BROKEN ANGEL

(SANTA DIBLA) (Telenovela - 120 x 60’) Santa Martinez married her lifelong sweetheart, Willy Delgado, and together they had a son.

Their happy lives are shaken when Willy is hired as the music instructor for Daniela Cano, the granddaughter of the town’s most powerful lawyer, who heads the prestigious Cano Law Firm.

Willy is trapped when he discovers that Daniela is using illegal substances and when Barbara, her mother, becomes obsessed with him. When he rejects the seduction of Barbara, she and her daughter decide to take revenge and accuse Willy of sexual harassment. The Cano family successfully incriminates him, sentencing him to 30 years of prison. Santa is unable to forget, and much less, forgive, and she decides to leave behind her life to become Amanda Braun, in order to taken down one-by-one all of those responsible for Willy’s demise. What Santa did not expect was that while carrying out her vengeance, she might fall in love with Santiago Cano, the youngest brother of the family, and she would have to choose between her love for her late husband or a new hope – the man who could be her future.

THE RETURN

(LA PATRONA) (Telenovela - 128 x 60’) ‘La Patrona’ is the story of Gabriela Suarez, the only woman in the San Pedro del Oro mine, whose life takes a turn after she falls for Alejandro Beltran, the eldest son of Antonia Guerra, the most powerful and feared woman of the town. The love that blossoms between them is tormented by ambition. Gabriela is unjustly locked in a detention center where she is tortured and humiliated. Once she manages to escape, she is presumed dead.

Years later she returns, transformed into Veronica Dantes, “The Boss”, who arrives determined to carry out her revenge against those who destroyed her life. By Argos Television for Telemundo.

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(Loosely Scripeted Reality/Documentary - 12 x 30’)

Telemundo Internacional

Patrick Elmendorff, Managing Director

When Jack’s parents bundle him off to stay with his distant cousin Tashi, the two boys become swept up in a series of wild adventures exploring a fantastical land far, far away and protecting Tashi’s village from a host of creatures and villains. In a brand new world, where nothing seems familiar and your logic doesn’t apply, how do you survive and thrive? Luckily for city slicker Jack, his new best friend Tashi is the perfect guide through this exotic topsy-turvy world. The boys can also always depend on warm and whimsical Lotus Blossom to help them navigate a tricky situation! Giants, ghosts, witches, bandits, demons, dragons... Tashi, Jack and Lotus Blossom are ready for anything!

The Pitch

Novovision has recently acquired several extensive catalogs of animal home videos to create a new program in the spirit of ‘Hilarious Home Videos’ in response to numerous requests from customers for programs featuring animals.

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Family comedy about a family who made it big in Beijing finding themselves going back to the fathers birthplace, a small village, in search of family values. Shows places a spotlight on the contradictions of modern Chinese life. Production Completed/Available.

(13 x 52’)

(25 x 26’)

Martin Krieger, Head of International TV Sales

TASHI

(Comedy - 70 x 30’ or 35 x 60’)

Pop Retro

Mad Animals

Executives Attending

Return To Da Foo Tsun

Come discover the most spectacular extreme sports video ever, skiing and snow sports, BMX, Paragliding and Kite surfing and many more

(50 x 22’)

Nymphenburger Strasse 82, D-80636 Munich, Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 89 960 855 0 Fax: +49 (0) 89 960 855 104 E-mail: info@studio100media.com Web: www.studio100media.com Stand: B10

François Xavier Poirier, CEO

A New Zealand tour guide realizes that the influx of Chinese tourists wanting to learn outdoor sporting activities (sailing, skiing, rock climbing, boarding, etc.) requires that he hire someone who not only understands Mandarin language, but who can also deal with the different needs and culture of this rapidly growing group of visitors to New Zealand.

Pre-production starts in January 2014, with show available May 2014

Pop Extreme Sports

Studio 100 Media

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François Xavier Poirier, CEO

Broken Angel

The Power of Destiny

Rat-a-Tat

The Love Curse

Dance India Dance

Televisa Internacional

TOONZ ANIMATION INDIA

Venevision International

6355 NW 36th Street Miami, FL. 33166 USA Tel.: +1 (786) 265 2500 Fax: +1 (786) 265 2269 Web: www.televisainternacional.tv Stand: Marina Bay Sands

731-735, Nila Technopark Campus Trivandrum 695581, India Tel.: +91 471 3042500 Fax: +91 471 2700954 E-mail: toonz@toonzanimationindia.com Web: www.toonzanimationindia.com

121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1400 Coral Gables, FL 33134 (USA) Tel.: +1 (305) 442.3411 Fax: +1 (305) 446.4743 E-mail: info@venevisioninternational.com Web: www.venevisioninternational.com

Executives Attending

Executives Attending

Executives Attending

Javier Páez, Business Manager for Africa

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Pooja Reddy, Marketing Executive, Toonz Animation India Pvt Ltd

Cristobal Ponte, Exclusive Independent Representative for Europe, Africa & M.E.

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Mario Castro, Director of Asia, Africa and Middle East

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Gulshan David, Director, Marketing & Sales Toonz Animation India

Cesar Diaz, Vice President of Sales of Venevision International

ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES Continental Building, 135, Dr. Annie Bensant Road, Worli, Mumbai – 400018. India Tel.: +91 22 2483 1234 / 5515 Fax: +91 22 2495 5733 E-mail: alisha.goriawala@zee.esselgroup.com Web: www.zeebollyworld.com / www. zeetelevision.com Booth: G18

Executives Attending

Sandeep Hardasmalani, Deputy Vice President (APAC) Zubin Engineer, Manager Syndication (APAC)

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Sunita Uchil, Global Head Syndication

The Power of Destiny (Classic - 150 x 60’)

Ivan Villagomez is a simple and hardworking boy, in the past was the victim of contempt, deceit and manipulation. Wrongly accused of the death of a gang member, had to flee to the United States.

Banished 11 years, Ivan never gave up and with effort, discipline and perseverance, achieved success. Return to Mexico to recover what rightfully belongs, to find his son, seek justice for the death of his mother and Lucia Lomeli discover the unexpected love that will teach “The Force of Destiny”.

Triumph of Love (Classic - 150 x 60’)

Victoria is a successful woman with a life of luxury and a beautiful family, but keeps a painful secret.

In his youth, he worked as a maid for Bernarda, a religious fanatic, whose son Juan Pablo studying to be a priest. They fell in love and consummated their love one night. Victoria is pregnant and John Paul returns to the seminar without knowing the news. Bernarda to learn cruelly Victoria runs the house. Victoria gave birth to her little girl but a terrible event and the endless evil of Bernarda forever change the course of their lives.

Dancegerous

(Format/Light Entertainment – 120’)

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Two Celebrities, different ones for each show, must choose their contestants to form groups. One jury formed by 3 funny celebrities. The contestants: they are uninhibited, fun and unabashedly people.

Who wins? The one that keeps the most of his team standing. Both teams face each other dancing over different dance floors that are just as fun as they are dangerous: One to one, In couples, In Groups, The last chance, The grand finale test: “Last man standing”. Every dancing style will be represented in this great format. The team and the celebrities dancing to death.

Rat-a-Tat

The Love Curse

Three mice, Charly Marly and Lary share a roof with a house dog, Don. Watch Don’s desperate efforts to chase the trio and find peace at his own home. International Version of the highest rated show being aired on Nick India. Running into the second season.

The women of the Lopez family have been cursed for the past 100 years: when the time comes to choose the love of their life, they meet two completely different men, one is a good man and the other is terrible, and they always decide on the man who will make them miserable for the rest of their lives. There’s a secret to breaking the curse, but the one who holds the answer, considered by everyone to be a saint, is actually the most evil of them all.

(Chase Comedy – 2D Animation - 78 x 7’)

Speed Racer Movie

(Action Adventure – 2D Animation - 1 x 66’)

Humans against Robots. Speed against Robo Racers. 50 years into the future can Speed and his friends stop a Robotic invasion of the world?

Tuner Asia is our broadcast partner for this title.

Magic Beyond Words

(Drama – Live Action - 1 x 90’)

Rowling’s was a life of constant struggle, amidst which she nurtured the dream of being a writer.

This is the story a writer, a story of success. Won the title of Best Dramatic Movie- TV’ for the Canadian Screen Awards. It premiered on Lifetime network in the US which had a viewership of 1m+ with a 20% peak in halftime. It has fantastic production values and stars Poppy Montgomery. Other networks that aired the movie include RTL Germany, Channel 5 UK, Antenna 3 Spain, TF1 France, HBO Central Europe, NBC Universal APAC/AUS/NZ & LatAm, etc.

Wolverine & The X-Men

(Action Adventure – 2D Animation - 26 x 22’) When Wolverine has seen a glimpse of the robotic destruction that is in store, he embarks on the ultimate mission - to rescue us from ourselves. This title has been sold in over 150 countries.

(Válgame Dios) (Telenovela – 144 x 45’)

Passions of the Heart

(Corazón Apasionado) (Telenovela – 111 x 45’) Patricia grows up under the iron hand of her grandmother, a wealthy landowner who manages the family ranch with equal firmness. When Patricia falls in love with a man that doesn’t meet up to her grandmother’s social and economic standards, she must pay the consequences.

A Woman’s Sacrifice

(Sacrificio de Mujer) (Telenovela – 101 x 45’) Clemencia’s life was shattered 20 years ago when she was abandoned by the man she loved and her newborn baby was abducted. Now a successful, yet bitter, businesswoman, she is harshly confronted by her past - discovering that the young woman she is bent on destroying is none other than her long-lost daughter and the love she once felt for the man who deceived her is still very much alive.

Eva Luna

(Telenovela – 114 x 45’) When Eva’s father is killed by a hit-and-run driver, she vows to find the culprit. Her life becomes a nightmare when she starts suspecting the man she loves. But there are sinister forces leading her to believe this lie… and she finds herself involved with the real killer, who’ll do anything to have her for himself.

DANCE INDIA DANCE

(Non-Fiction - S1, S2, S3, S4 – 90’) India’s biggest dance talent show, ‘Dance India Dance’ is a unique platform for talented and aspiring dancers to become future sensations. This is the highest level of competition for promising dancers, who compete with each other with guidance from well-known Bollywood choreographers and their destiny will finally be decided by public voting.

BUDDHA

(Historic – 52 x 60’) The epic story of a global personality. This is the first-ever series in HD which traces the unique life of Gautama Buddha and his teachings.

Siddhartha (Buddha) was born in a royal family in a princely state located along the Himalayan foothills. At the age of 29, he left his palace in his quest to find enlightenment through deprivation of worldly goods, including food, and practiced self-mortification.

I ACCEPT

(Romance – 290 x 30’) It is the story of two families related by blood and yet distanced by circumstances. Two brothersAyaan and Asad are separated by their families but united in their hearts. Their common love interest is Zoya, the girl who starts by hating the culture of hypocrisy in joint families and eventually ends up bringing together the two warring families.