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Mipcom 2023: a more open, plural market takes shape Mipcom is the main content event at the worldwide calendar, expecting to receive about 11.000 participants in Cannes, France. A key concept to have in mind? After years where SVOD platforms have been the exclusive ‘North’ for the market, now the international sales, windows management and advertisement, are back relevant.

Content market facts for Mipcom 2023 • International distribution, media windows and advertisement, are back • U.S. Studios and online titans tend to open distribution to third parties • More energy for content events, due to plurality • More content available, more buyers attend • Independent players are better considered by buyers

is to launch in Theatrical, then in own platforms and later to sell to third parties. We make focus on Disney because it was the first major studio to close distribution, and the others followed it. Now opening, it will happen the same. Even, the other big studios kept themselves more open, just WBD is still closed, so it is a question of time to have all the market open again. Ping pong of market trends

Main problem of the current market? The budget reductions of the big SVODs, for content projects. They have been the main engine for the production industry, which has to redefine many business tips nowadays. For instance, the new situation has empowered free TV, which now is seen by the majors as a more stable partner for flagship ventures.

Product Trends?

• A richer and more varied content market arrives

> Feature films are more relevant vs series this year > Female power > Better product, but not so impact > Polarization in programming between free TV and online platforms > Series creation based on famous games, films, books > A new ‘sub-genre’: ‘The Good Doctor’ line > Formats? Travel adventure, odd scenarios. > Fictions? True crime,thrillers, everything shorter

Last May in LA Screenings, Walt Disney organized again its screenings, suspended since 2019 after Disney+ launch. The studio is opening sales of some product lines, depending on each region. Also, Amazon MGM was launched: the online titan offers internationally its originals through its acquired major studio. So, both top majors and streamers open distribution.

Market trends ping pong • Main current problem? Big SVODs budget reductions • The new big segment? AVOD and FAST channels • Local or international? Everything gets international • Broadcasters? All back to production • Production? The ‘studios’ model • Business formulas? More alliances, collaborations • A good return? The secondary markets at free TV, Pay TV and digital • New players? Big ad massive brands and financial investment funds Disney started opening the sales of regional content, if any. Progressively, the studio will free the series from ABC, 20th Century Fox, FX, Freeform, analyzing case by case per region. Feature films? There is not a sure strategy yet, but the idea for new releases

The new big segment? Obviously since this year, AVOD and FAST channels, which have come to solve product waste and more monetization, vs. the SVOD model. AVOD & FAST make again focus on advertisement as the main income source for business, and let move well many products that are put behind rapidly in the big platforms. They can perform on demand (AVOD) or through linear channels on digital (FAST). The latter is a very good option to develop as many product niches as audience needs. Local or international? Today there is a clear international touch in the big player contents, both from the US market, Europe, but also from other regions.

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Europe: Public broadcasters are redefining the streaming landscape The dynamics of streaming consumption continue to evolve as local players establish themselves in Europe. According to recent data from Ampere Analysis, the number of households subscribing to at least one OTT service in Western Europe, so this market is projected to surpass North America (comprising the US and Canada) in 2024, driven by the UK and Germany. This means that the countries within this market (Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Finland, Italy, France, Spain, Ireland), Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, Iceland, Malta, Greece, and Cyprus) are open to a variety of streaming services, both local and foreign. As a result, North America will become the world’s third-largest geographic region for streaming households, following Asia and Western Europe. In particular, the growth of countries outside North America will propel the expansion of streaming. As a result, the region will no longer represent the majority of streaming revenue, falling below 50% of global revenue by 2024, as noted by the consultant.

Meanwhile, Eastern Europe is expected to have 68 million SVoD subscriptions by 2029, an increase of 27 million from 2023, according to a recent report from Digital TV Research.

U.S. & Latin America: the On demand domination In July, streaming in the US reached a new high, causing broadcast and cable’s combined viewership to dip below 50% to 49.6%, reports Nielsen. Broadcast’s share hit a new low of 20%, down from 20.8% in June, while cable’s share fell to 29.6%, down from 30.6%. Though overall TV usage saw a slight uptick of 0.2% from June, viewership among those under 18 rose by 4%, while adults 18 and older saw a 0.3% decline. This led to increased streaming and ‘other’ usage, largely attributed to video game consoles. While new seasons of original shows hit streaming platforms, just the acquired ones was stood out. Suits on Netflix and Peacock, along with Bluey on Disney+, ... NHK̲mipcom2023̲Full-Page-Ad̲04版下̲prensario-110x70.pdf 1 2023/09/13 14:25

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Asia Pacific is boosting OTT niche markets Historically, Asian countries were characterized by an extremely high level of local cultural consumption. Today, the audiovisual industry is seen as a lucrative investment opportunity due to the huge consumer interest gained. Media in APAC is undergoing rapid change as content and distribution evolve with the needs of consumers in fast-growing digital economies. Digital TV Research’s recent report claims that OTT revenues in the region will increase by US$15 billion by 2029: reaching US$49 billion, up from US$34 billion in 2023. This is because China, the world’s second largest market, is reaching SVOD maturity and India is undergoing SVOD restructuring. China will account for 39 percent of the region’s total revenue by 2029, up from 47 percent today; while India’s SVoD was disrupted by the conversion of Indian Premier League cricket to AVoD in 2023. This is complemented by the figures of Mordor Intelligence, which recently reported that market size in APAC is expected to grow from USD 1.23 billion in 2023 to USD 1.55 billion by 2028, at a CAGR of 4.77% during the period. The report asserts that the growing admiration for OTT streaming in audiovisual content is

MENA & Africa: thriving markets

positively impacting the market in the region; and major studios are observed to adopt enhanced marketing strategies with increasing investment in promotional activities. These numbers are driving by rising trends around personalization and increasing digitization are expected to drive market growth.

In the last 20 years, the African continent has given birth to a local industry with its own economic model. The film and audiovisual sector produces and distributes its content throughout its territory, despite having a great unexplored economic potential. As a result of the digital revolution that began several years ago, which was accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic, the industry is undergoing a change of landscape. Today, the aim is to “Africanize” content so that its users feel part of it, and not simply spectators of foreign productions. New technologies, as well as improved prices for digital material and the rise of online platforms, are contributing to the emergence of new generations of African producers. Mordor Intelligence released a report claiming that Africa’s entertainment and telecommunications market will register annual growth of 11.2% CAGR over the period 20212026.

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Multi-aggregators: the next twist in content business The ‘Multi-aggregators’ are…

Pay TV operators, Telcos, ISPs, Strong local players, 2nd-tier AVOD platforms

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Multi-aggregators?

> Perform as hubs for big platforms > Make difference with local content

They can from now …

> Generate scaled bundles joining the big platforms > Provide direct/fastest access to iconic contents > Mix SVOD, TVOD, AVOD models > Let access to unavailable contents > Cover new market niches

Promoting film and TV production: Recent changes in global incentive programs

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The ‘Multi-aggregators’ are Pay TV operators, Telcos, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), strong local players that have created their own OTT platforms to perform as hubs for the main SVOD systems to their captive communities, to offer own content and make difference with local sports, events, etc. This has been the first step. Then, when big AVOD/FAST players appeared, more alliance possibilities took place, though online players expanded to compete with them in the role of global hubs for entertainment. What is next? The ability of these ‘multi-aggregators’ to generate bundles of top products from the bigger platforms, as much as developing non-satisfied market niches.

CEE, a safe place to invest in advertising

The global advertising market continues to grow and recover after the ravages of Covid-19. In the case of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, GroupM predicts that the segment will grow by 4.5% this year, however it will be inferred with respect to other Western European countries.

The new frontier of streaming: challenges and opportunities ahead

In less than three years, the number of available content options for viewers has surged to over 1.1 million individual programs. This surge, while indicative of the booming streaming market, has also led to concerns about oversaturation. With such a vast array of choices, viewers sometimes face indecision or even abandon platforms altogether. According to a recent report by Nielsen titled “Streaming Content Consumer,” 20% of users admitted to not knowing what to watch, opting to engage in other activities instead.

Artificial Intelligence over Audiovisual Content

In this new era of opportunities and challenges, AI is one of the most relevant technologies. The industry is adapting and with them new ways of producing. Artificial Intelligence covers a wide range of technologies and systems that seek to copy or overcome human abilities in some fields. While it has increasingly sophisticated applications, it still faces challenges.

Unpacking the global appeal of Latin productions

A report from the consulting firm BB Media found that nearly 7,000 productions and co-productions from Latin America are available in international catalogs outside the region. The firm coined the phenomenon as the ‘Latin story boom’, where markets such as the USA, UK, Spain, Canada and Australia lead this ranking of concentration of titles.

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BUYERS – SPECIAL INTERVIEWS

RTL Germany: NITRO & VOXup, agile content for young audience RTL Group is one of the media conglomerates with the greatest presence in Germany, so far this year, all group’s channels share a 25.5% share, and which company’s main free-to-air channel RTL represents the largest portion of preference in the entire country. But in addition to its main channel, the group has been standing out for its portfolio of dedicated channels and channels that are distributed through pay-TV operators or FAST platforms, such as NITRO and VOXup, the first, launched in 2012, with programming dedicated to the male audience from 29 to 59 years old, which mainly shows crime, science fiction, and action series, also documentaries on topics such as cars, police, ships and crime, sitcoms, and feature films are broadcast. The second is an evolution of VOX, offering a mix of well-known VOX brands, free TV premieres, and in-house productions with a main target focus on 14-59 years olds persons, especially women over 30. ‘Currently NITRO is one of our Christian Undorf, Channel manager, NITRO and VOXup

dedications in the markets. The channel is our masculine offer within our portfolio in Germany, due to its entertaining approach’, commented Christian Undorf, Channel manager, NITRO and VOXup, in an interview with Prensario. The executive commented that the channel has a strong commitment to German and international fiction, such as American and British titles.

iQIYI’s growth: 270 New titles and record-breaking financial results During the iQIYI World Conference in Beijing a few months ago, it not only unveiled its sustained growth strategy based on its high-quality content, but also announced an impressive lineup of more Gong Yu, than 270 new titles, underscoring the substantial Founder and CEO value that provides Premium content for the streamer. Gong Yu, Founder and CEO of iQIYI, emphasized at the event the fundamental role that partnerships and co-productions, as well as capable teams and an efficient management system, play in the creation of quality content on video platforms. Wang Xiaohui, Chief Content Officer and President of Professional Content Business Group (PCG)

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ITVX marks milestone: one year of the ITV streaming service Carolyn McCall, CEO of ITV, starred a recent conference where the exec offered an update on ITVX and a discussion about ITV Studios, emphasizing the potential for reality programming on the channel. At the RTS Cambridge Convention, she acknowledged the challenge of ad revenues not yet rebounding in the second half of 2023, a factor that may affect the broadcaster’s overall performance. The session focused on the achievements of ITVX. Despite an initial drop in share price when ITV announced plans to enhance the streaming service in March 2022, its performance since its launch at the end of the same year has vindicated the strategy. McCall stated, ‘Investors are strongly supportive of the strategy’. ITVX now boasts over two million streams, indicating significant user engagement. The platform has garnered 12.5 million monthly active users, affirming the wisdom of content investments. The online

content library has expanded from approximately two and a half to three thousand hours to an impressive nineteen thousand hours. When factoring in Britbox, the total content Carolyn McCall, CEO of ITV library reaches 26 thousand hours. The substantial investment in major drama for ITVX has proven successful. McCall noted, ‘People come in for premieres’, resulting in a 93% increase in light viewers who stay to explore more content. For premieres, approximately 86% of viewers continue to browse and watch additional content. Rufus Radcliffe, Managing In catering to younger audiences, ITV has Director of Streaming, broadened its offerings beyond Love Island, Interactive & Data at ITVX now featuring drama, US acquisitions, and increased content variety.

Televisa Univision: successful moment headed by La Casa de los Famosos

Jaime Aguilar, General Director of Programming and Acquisitions at TelevisaUnivision

In TelevisaUnivision’s recent report on the second quarter of 2023, the company highlighted an 11% increase in its revenue, reaching 1.2 billion compared to the same period of the previous year. This growth is largely attributed to successes in the advertising and streaming businesses, as well as its ViX platform. The advertising segment saw a 10% increase: 1% in the United States, while in Mexico the increase was 29%, or 14% excluding the impact of the exchange rate. This was driven by growth in all sectors, benefiting from the economic recovery in Latin America, especially in Mexico and Brazil. However, its leading position in the Spanish-language media market and its varied programming were key factors in attracting advertisers to its platforms.

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ARTE: Culturaleclecticism approach In a recent Ditpach Media interview with Bruno Patiño, CEO of ARTE, the exec expressed feeling ‘determining’ regarding the future of the programmatic strategy, describing it as ‘precise’: ‘There will be no changes in direction, no reorganization, nor a complete review of the programs’. Patiño was emphatic in the interview with the referee that the 2023 season will continue to have the 3 programmatic axes of the FrancoBruno Patiño, German channel: ‘platform, Europeanization, and CEO of ARTE eclecticism’. He contextualized that the signal has a ‘very close’ relationship with the audience and that they seek to be ‘identifiable’. What the channel did have were new directives for its programming units, as it recently announced the appointments of Mathilde Michel and Agnès Olier, who took over as heads of the Arts and Entertainment and Fiction units, respectively.

TV Monaco: lifestyle, innovation, health and culture of the Principality With the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II from Monaco, on September 1, Monaco TV, the first general-interest public live channel, was officially launched. The historic launch for the Principality channel also had the presence of H.S.H. Princess Charlene. The program for the first evening included a prime-time opening on the television news, followed by a never-before-seen documentary Nathalie devoted to the Ganges dolphin. Biancolli, CEO With a strong editorial line, whish intends to establish a multicultural positioning specific to life in the Principality and appeal to the more than 130 nationalities currently living in Monaco. The content strategy is based on four main pillars: the environment, news, sport, and the art of living on the Grande Riviera.

Pluto TV: Sustained growth and strategic alliances Paramount presented incredible growth numbers for Pluto TV earlier this year. Its AVOD/FAST platform registered 79 million monthly active users and more than 6.5 million new users in the 35 markets where it is available, being fundamental to this figure the growing strategic distribution alliances that the company has undertaken with the streamer. Olivier Jollet, Executive At a recent conference, Olivier Jollet, Vice President and International General Executive Vice President and International Manager of Pluto TV General Manager of Pluto TV, highlighted the extreme dedication that Paramount has with its AVOD, especially when it comes to launches in new markets. ‘The differential we have as a platform is when entering a new market, like the approach we have in distribution and content.

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Exploring genres: RAI’s Maria Ajmme on content acquisition strategies Maria Laura Ajmme, acquisition executive at RAI and a regular attender in the European markets, spoke with Prensario about her current searches. Focusing on different genres, the executive remarked that factual content continues to be one of the objectives of the Italian channel in the content and exhibition markets: ‘We look for different genres, I am looking for Travel, Science, Maria Laura Ajmme, Environment, History and Natural History’. acquisition For the executive and for RAI, image is very executive, RAI important, that’s why the level of products that they like to purchase must have great values of quality and beauty: ‘For me, the most important need when I look for content is beauty, because we are working on TV, it is not radio, we need to use wonderful images, beauty is what we really need and quality’.

VIDIO’s winning formula in Southeast Asia: sports, drama, and strategic alliances The VOD platform under umbrella of the Indonesian conglomerate Elang Mahkota Teknologi (Emtek), VIDIO, has recently announced a new funding round of $100 million. This initiative aims to secure resources to compete with foreign services like Netflix. Established in 2014 as a local contender Hadikusuma Wahab, against global players such as Netflix and Chief Product Officer Disney+, VIDIO drew inspiration from the Hotstar streaming service, which provides free-to-air live streaming, catch-up broadcasts, sports entertainment, and original content. Following successful private investments, VIDIO has experienced substantial growth in its subscriber base. This surge was further propelled by its role as the official broadcaster of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, acquisition of Formula One broadcast rights, and exclusive digital coverage...

Movistar Plus+’s unveils streamer future: coproductions and more Movistar’s streaming platform, in addition to producing, also distributes third-party content on its service, but the company made it clear that it is in a moment of reinvention, so it is ‘moving to the ‘next stage’, according to its Movistar Plus+ GM Maria Valenzuela. The executive atended a conference at the recent edition of NEM, last June, where she discussed the Spanish giant’s attempt to reinvent the thriller genre and how the writers strike is gifting opportunities to spotlight María Valenzuela, General Manager international content with a focus on coproductions. The company is acquiring shows like Rapa Seasons 1 and 2 and Off World (Apagón), which have sold to Vix+ in the U.S. and LatAm, ... C

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What do buyers and commissioners editors want? For this MIPCOM edition, Prensario International reviews a special survey made by RX France into the mindset of top Iinternational content buyers and commissioners and what they are looking for at the markets.

• What is your editorial strategy? • What type of projects/programs are you looking for? • Acquisition Territory?

Marion Camus-Oberdorfer, Director Acquisitions & Distribution Investment, ORF Enterprise (Austria) • We serve as preferred partner for broadcasters and platforms around the world as a one-stop-shop for high quality content offering a wide range of titles from all genres: Blue-Chip Documentaries, TV-Series and Movies, Children’s Programs, Music as well as scripted and non-scripted Formats. • We are looking for projects that are in an early stage. Nature & wildlife, sustainability & conservation, history, science. • Nort America, Europe

Mineau Marjolaine, head of News Documentaries, JYS Media (China) • JYS Media is the first specialist agency focusing on managing, exploiting and marketing online video content in Mainland China. We acquire documentaries, movies, animations, entertainments for both linear and non linear. Pre-buys and ready-to-broadcast documentaries • Animations, documentaries, entertainments • All around the world

Kaye Warren, Acquisitions Manager - Non Scripted, SBS (Australia) • SBS is an Australian public broadcaster with a charter that is committed to cultural diversity. Everything that SBS commissions has to reflect and explore some facet of cultural diversity. Documental and factual, with focus on art, music & cultura current affairs, ehnology & sociology, history & civilization, among others. • All around the world.

Morana Botica, Editor - Buyer Children & Youth, HRT (Croatia) • Public broadcaster. • Kids programs, target audience 2-10 years • North America and Europe.

Alena Blahosova, Head of acquisitions, Czech Television (Czech Republic) • Czech Television /CT/ is the national public broadcaster of the Czech Republic, providing a balanced range of programmes targeting every demographic. CT operates six channels: CT1, CT2, CT24 - 24-hour news channel, CT4 - sports channel, CT:D - kids channel, CT Art. • We are aware of high-quality scripted production /series and feature films - European and non European production/ and at the same time nonscripted content - documentaries - main topics: history, ancient history, engineering, nature, travel, lifestyle, art, culture, concerts, operas, all kinds of programmes for kids - feature films, animation, live action series, edutainment, documentaries, game shows. • Europe

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Tom Bleyaert, Buyer factual and documentaries, VRT (Belgium)

Elisabeth Hagstedt, Commissioning Editor, Histoire TV (TF1 Group) (France)

• VRT is the national public-service broadcaster for the Flemish Region and community of Belgium. • Stories with a strong narrative in all factual genres, fit for public televisión for a broader audience. Among them, documentaries. • Europe and North America

• Channel dedicated to history in the broadest sense, from ancient civilisation to present wars, and from geopolitics to arts and culture. Mainly through documentaries but also some fiction. • We look for original, momentous and sharp content proving that history is exciting and significant for us all. We acquire, prebuy and coproduce, also on an international level. • Asia, North America, Europe

Anette Roemer, Formats consultant, STV Productions (Denmark) • STV Production has ambition and passion as core values. We have a strong track record in both original development and in the field of format production. We deliver TV-programs to broadcasters and platforms in the Nordics, public service as well as commercial operators. • We are aware of high-quality scripted production /series and feature films - European and non European production/ and at the same time non-scripted content - documentaries - main topics: history, ancient history, engineering, nature, travel, lifestyle, art, culture, concerts, operas, all kinds of programmes for kids - feature films, animation, live action series, edutainment, documentaries, game shows. • From all Europe.

Ahmed Fouadeldin Ibrahim, TV content buyer, D-Media (Egypt) • Our strategy is to find informative and entertaining content. • Feature documentary films, documentary series, on various topics; Wildlife, Science, Current Affairs, Modern History, Sports and Futuristic inventions. • Worldwide.

Sebastian Debertin, Head of International Content, Acquisitions & Co-Productions, ARD/KI.KA (ZDF) (Germany) • KiKA is the number 1 Kids content provider in German speaking Europe with its linear TV channel as well as its various online offerings. KiKA’s programming ranges from programs for preschoolers to kids from 6 to 9 years up and preteens, so no wonder the channel as well as its shareholders, the 9 affiliates of ARD as well as strong 50%-partner ZDF are all looking for high quality content, locally in Germany, Europe and of course worldwide, to identify appropriate entertaining and educational programs that add up to the strong KiKA program portfolio. • In general, KiKA looks for premieres of live action series, animated series, feature films and also for animated specials for bank holidays. When it comes to kids non-fiction programs, KiKA looks for interesting non-fictions offerings and documentaries, aiming at kids age 6+ and also for the age group 10+. In general, docs and factual programs that cover issues out of kids life are of interest. • All around the world.

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Dermot Horan, Director of Acquisitions and Co-Productions, RTE (Ireland) • We are a mainstream public broadcaster with the largest share of audience in Ireland. Commissioning and co-producing Irish programming across all key genres is unique selling point. • Stand out drama series; new and library feature films; 1/2 hour comedies; blue chip natural history; documentaries; lifestyle series; kids live action and animation. • Europe

Ron Hermelin, Director of Content Channels, HOT (Israel) • HOT has 872,000 subscribers of multi-channel television that constitute about 60% of the multi-channel television market share. • All kind of genre. • Asia, Middle East.

Vicky Schroderus, Executive in Charge of International Co-Productions and Acquisitions, yle (Finland) • When measured by ratings and audience satisfaction YLE is the number one multi-platform destination for Finnish Kids. It transmits annually over 1300 hours of children’s programming for a two- to 12-year-old audience on linear tv, FVOD service YLE Areena and YLE’s add-free YouTube Channels. • Content that will enhance YLE’s offering for kids. The shows need to entertain, bring laughter and awoke curiosity. For preschoolers the top priorities are diversity and bravery; For school kids we are also looking for themes like mental health and coping with difficult topics as poverty, loneliness and bullying. • Europe, Asia, North America

Giacomo Poletti, Group Director of Rights Acquistions, Mediaset (Italy) • Mediaset Group is the leading commercial broadcasting group in Italy and one of the biggest independent media companies in Europe. • In the scripted space, content for Prime Time and Daytime programming. In Prime Time, we look for broad and mainstream stories: key genres are period drama. Female thriller, action, crime procedural. Limited event series, especially from pre-existing well known IPs. Docs & Factual. Science. • Europe.

Masa Omiya, President, buyer, Trans World Associates (Japan) • We acquire high quality TV movies, mini-series, documentaries, feature films and animations for the Japanese market (DVD, TV, VOD and theatrical rights). As a distributor, we work with several broadcasters and VOD companies. We are looking for a wide range of programme categories. • We are looking for completed programmes or programmes in the final stages of production. • Asia and North America.

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• One of the streaming players in the country. • Broad entertainment, Broad scripted. • Europe.

Bernanrda Grum, Editor & Buyer, RTV Slovenija (Slovenia) • RTV Slovenija is a public service broadcaster, targeting general audience, but also offering content for more specific target groups. We are buying a wide range of content (scripted drama & comedy series, films, animation, documentaries), high quality programmes for two channels & specific slots. • My focus is on scripted drama and comedy series. I’m looking for a high quality new production, European, but also some nonEuropean production, different genres (contemporary, period drama, crime, comedy, biopics etc) and finished (ready-to-air) programmes. • North America, Europe, Oceania.

Zia Sands, Lead acquisitions, partnerships & Co-productions Kids EMEA, WarnerBros. Discovery (UK) • Warner Bros. Discovery, a premier global media and entertainment company, offers audiences the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. • We’re are committed to investing in characters and stories that kids across Europe, Middle East and Africa can relate to and that reflects their lives and experiences. • Europe.

Manuel Villanueva, subdirector, TV UNAM (Mexico) • TVUNAM is the cultural tv cannel of the National University of Mexico. Is one of the youngest cultural tv stations in the country and gathers in it’s programming grid an attractive high quality own production with an extraordinary sample of the best cultural and scientific programs of the world. • We basically look for historical, scientific, arts and culture documentaries, as well as classical films. • Europe, Asia, North America.

Mila Mayi, Acquisition director, RTVE (Spain) • We are the Spanish public television and we look for quality content. • Fiction series, feature films, animation, live action for children, documentaries. • Europe.

James Chang, EVP, Tempo International Mass Media (Taiwan R.O.C.) • Seeking, curating and localizing a content, regardless its category, like movie, drama, animation, documentary, which can get a well resonation from Taiwan audience on diversify platforms, linear, streaming, non-theatrical and so on. • Movies and drama, animations, and documentaries. • Asia, North America and Europe.

Nisa Sittasrivong, Programme Acquisition, True Visions Group (Thailand) • Searching good content to entertain customer the most, but need to deliver good value and moral to the society. • Series of breakthrough knowledge that audience can easily related and enjoyed. • Asia, North America and Europe.

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MARKET NEWS

Kanal D showcases Daylight and Three Sisters

OGM Universe: Miracle of Love and more OGM Universe, the distribution unit of OGM Pictures in Turkey, attends MIPCOM showcasing their recent acquisition, the gripping drama Miracle of Love, which premiered on Star TV past March.

Selim Türkmen, director of sales

Kanal D International comeback to MIPCOM to showcase its line-up to the global buyers. The company highlights its seasonal titles, remarking the family drama Three Sisters, which recently was acquired by Panama’s Medcom, among other Latin markets. Three Sisters is the series based on İocal Aydın’s best-selling novel, which takes place in the late 90s, and tells the story of three sisters named Türkan, Dönüş and Derya, who face harsh reality of life and dream of a bright future. In addition to Medcom, the series was sold to Wapa TV and TV Pasiones in Puerto Rico, as well as Ecuavisa in Ecuador and Imagen TV in Mexico. Other of its highlights at MIPCOM is A Father’s Promise (45’), which follows a struggling factory worker who faces dire financial circumstances in a quest to save his wife’s life. The film is currently on production by Pastel Film.

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TelevisaUnivision: Montecristo is acquired by Globoplay in Brazil ViX Original series Montecristo, will arrives to Globoplay as part of a deal between TelevisaUnivision and Globo.

Glowstar Media at MIPCOM: From Fiction to Unscripted

With fiction and non-fiction projects, Silvana D’Angelo, CEO of Glowstar Media (Argentina), returns to MIPCOM 2023 and seeks to boost its catalog of titles associated with big names in the industry.

Canal RCN offering Simply Ana and Rigo at MIPCOM Being one of the leading broadcasters in Colombia, and one of the most important producers and suppliers of television fiction in the region, Canal RCN continues to focus its efforts on offering quality content to global audiences.

MDCompany push 1ON Studio slate at MIPCOM Media Distribution Company attends Cannes to present the line-up of titles from the boutique company, 1ON Studio, a young and ambitious company founded by experienced producers from Almaty,...

The Kitchen’s European Expansion and MIPCOM 2023 Strategies With bases in 14 countries world wide, the award-winning dubbing and postproduction services studio, The Kitchen, attends MIPCOM 2023 where the return of its MIP...

Telefilms: Awarded films Telefilms Group, with presence in Mexico and Brazil, is participating at MIPCOM 2023 with a robust catalogue of big productions. Among the titles presented, Kandahar starring Gerard Butler, Navid Negahban, Bahador Foladi, and Ali Fazal,

Lionsgate highlights thriller Gray at MIPCOM Gray is the main title of Lionsgate offer at MIPCOM 2023. The CIA thriller series is tarring by Patricia Clarkson, Lydia West and Rupert Everett.

RTVE: Quality and distinctive offer Spain’s broadcaster RTVE, presents a preview of its latest fiction productions at MIPCOM 2023, the event taking place in Cannes from October 16 to 19. With a portfolio of content across all genres, the company highlights its recent original productions and more.

NBCUniversal: Anticipated dramas at MIPCOM 2023

Calinos’s Farah continues its remarkable journey Calinos Entertainment’s mission is to spread joy to global audiences, to make them ‘enjoy the drama’ by enhancing the presence of its dramas on all the platforms, in every country, with the newest content.

The Mediapro Studio: Intrigue, true-based and action series

Belinda Menendez, President International TV Distribtution

NBCUniversal Global Distribution, the sales unit of NBCUniversal attends MIPCOM 2023, where presents its new titles.One of these is Apple Never Fall, a miniseries based on Liane Moriarty’s bestselling novel. The series is one of the dramas most anticipated on its seasonal slate.

TIMS&B PRODUCTIONS presents

The distribution unit of The Mediapro Studio is participating at MIPCOM, Continue where are highlighting three titles that Reading are part of its seasonal catalog: 1st and 2nd season of The Head,...

Insight TV: 6 new titles including FAST Originals Insight TV, the global channel operator and producer focused on Continue Millennials, reveals a compelling lineup Reading of unscripted shows at MIPCOM 2023. These diverse programs aim to engage...

Centauro Comunicaciones: B2B and B2C expansión With facilities in Miami, Bogotá and Sao Paulo, Centauro Comunicaciones Continue is well positioned to offer audio Reading production and post production services. The company attends MIPCOM, where new technological applications to its

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NHK presents groundbreaking co-productions at MIPCOM 23

Amazing Dinoworld 2, documentary

Presenting three major co-productions that will be highlighted at MIPCOM, NHK is currently working to strengthen the relationship with global partners from the early stage of development which enables they to reach to a broader audience.

Dori Media: Expanding studios and premium productions

Alfred Haber: Providing the best entertainment shows

With new additions like political actiondrama Amia and comedy Lalola, Dori Media Group attends MIPCOM, to shows its seasonal slate.

With several entertainment titles, Alfred Haber Distribution is promoting its seasonal catalog in the European markets. Among his highlights are Help My House is Haunted...

Chilean’s Canal 13 highlights The Purgatory

Banijay Rights: Premium scripted slate

Canal 13 is presenting its main entertainment titles at Mipcom 2023. The top title is The Purgatory, a new celebrity talk show which was broadcasted on linear television in Chile.

As for this edition of MIPCOM 2023, Banijay highlights This Town, Three Little Birds, Fallen, Murder in Hanko, Brocéliande, and Rivière-Perdue, headlining the offering for international buyers.

Spanish originals on Filmax’s slate at MIPCOM Filmax’s offering at MIPCOM is madeup of three strong titles of Spanish Continue origin. Among them, the co-production Reading with Filmin, Selftape, stands out.

ZEE: Bringing stories from India to the rest of the world With different business units in India, ZEE Entertainment Enterprise Limited is Continue present at MIPCOM 23 to highlight its Reading catalog of local dramas.

Olympusat at MIPCOM: AVOD platform and FAST Channels Olympusat has been successfully expanding its acquisition and Continue Reading distribution unit, but in addition to that, it is making strong investments with its Free TV platform and in FAST channels.

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Cisneros Media offers a rich catalogue for all ages Cisneros Media, the company led by Jonathan Blum, continues with new players and technologies that allow it to develop new products efficiently and adapted to each audience and market.

VA Media celebrates record growth in 2023 VA Media disclosed flourishing 2023 financial year viewership and subscriber growth information as pertains to its global network of YouTube AVOD Owned & Operated and Managed channels and an announcement of original content

Globo: A portfolio of scripted formats and novelties at MIPCOM

ORF Enterprise presents School of Champions

Madd Entertainment: A new line-up at MIPCOM 2023

ORF Enterprise, the company led by Oliver Böhm, continues its efforts to diversify and strengthen its content portfolio. Among its new highlights are two products in its Drama section: ...

The joint venture of Medyapım and Ay Yapım, Madd Entertainment is one of the most relevant distribution houses in the content market. And since last year, the company has been distributed some of the top dramas series from

Angela Colla, head of International Business and Coproductions y Gabriel Bonelli, head of International Sales

Globo arrives at MIPCOM 2023 with its main launches of the year. Among the highlights are the telenovelas Land of Desire and Perfect Love, and Globoplay Originals such as The Life Ahead, Xuxa, a Life on TV and Bruno and Dom, Murder in the Jungle.

Pol-ka: Buenos Chicos at MIPCOM After a complicated period following the coronavirus pandemic, Pol-ka, Continue the company led by Adrian Suar, is once Reading again betting on Argentine fiction in the world.

Multicom: From classics to cult films Founded in 2010 by veteran film and television executive Irv Holender, Multicom Entertainment Group is a Continue world-class independent distribution Reading company with a focus on the global television market, OTT, mobile,...

Comedy, trivia and more on Gusto TV slate for MIPCOM Gusto TV is tickled to announce its current production schedule featuring Continue new and returning hosts, AI character Reading generation, abstract set designs, creative tablescapes, comedy, trivia and more.

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Inter Medya highlights Blue Cage

Beatriz Cea Okan, VP and head of sales & acquisitions

Turkish Inter Medya is currently distributing content in more than 160 countries. And as for MIPCOM 2023, the company is presenting its main titles, including Blue Cage. This 78-episode series of 45-minute, is a drama produced by O3 Medya, Inter Medya and Telemundo Global Studios. The story follows Ali, who after learning of his wife Ayda’s fatal illness, moves in with his daughters at his father-in-law Salih’s place. When his wife dies, Ali rescues a woman from a storm and takes her to live at his father-in-law’s hotel. But she ends up being a hustler who involves him and Ozan in a love triangle that unravels family secrets and relationships. Deception is also other of its highlights in the market. This drama produced by TIMS&B Productions tells the story of Güzide Yenersoy, a respectable family judge living in Istanbul. From the outside, the Yenersoy family has a perfect life based on trust and love, but the truth is completely different from this false reality.

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GMA Network deals to broadcast 14 series in 42 African countries

ES Boomdog: successful formats in Latin America

GMA Network Inc., the Philippines’ leading broadcasting company, producing primetime television programming, delivers superior entertainment and responsible and accurate news and information to Filipinos anywhere in the world through

With hits in the Hispanic market such as Cual es el Bueno, or the hit Mira Quién Baila, Endemol Shine Boomdog comes to MIPCOM to highlight the good performance of its formats and its availability in European markets.

Electric: ‘Almost Paradise S2’, and growing Season 2 of the action drama success of Electric Entertainment, Almost Paradise, was premiered on Amazon’s Freevee past July in USA and UK.

Vanessa Shapiro’s Nicely Entertainment: A 3-Year journey of success With a large expertise in the distribution of titles through linear channels and VOD platforms, Nicely Entertainment joins MIPCOM, showing its new slate full of originals.

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TV Film International: Animation, factual and drama TV FILM International, the independent distribution company founded by Juan Pablo Carpenter, continues its commitment to building strong relationships in territories and prioritizing its clients’ needs in an everchanging industry.

Grey Juice Labs signs a deal with Mexican StarTV

Gray Juice Lab has signed an agreement with StarTV to provide them with the transactional content of its new Video on Demand service and thus add this important operator to its client portfolio in LATAM.

Disney is back with international distribution

Artemis Fowl the film that presents the adventures of a 12-year-old genius, is one of the top titles on Disney Entertainment Latin America slate for MIPCOM 2023. The movie was directed by Kenneth Branagh and starred by Ferdia Shaw,

Movistar + presents La Mesías The sales arm of Movistar Plus+ is going through a very interesting moment due to the great commitment the company continues to make original content. At MIPCOM, the company presents La Mesías, the new series by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, which was included in the ...

All3media’s MIPCOM slate: Action thrills and modern relationships

As one of the titles in its current international catalogue, All3media is highlighting at MIPCOM 2023 the six-episodes dark comedy Far North.

Amazon MGM: the company of the future?

MediaHub celebrates its first year in the industry

MediaHub, the 360-degree media solutions, rights management, media investment consulting and content distribution company, is celebrating its first year in business.

Chris Ottinger, head, Amazon MGM Studios Distribution

This is the first Mipcom of Amazon MGM, the new company formed after the online titan bought the Hollywood studio, with focus on distributing to third parties, the Amazon originals + MGM catalogue, including Theatrical, online platforms, especially free TV broadcasters and other windows: FAST channels, etc.

ABS-CBN: A Very Good Girl seeks to conquer the global market Asia’s Box Office Superstar Kathryn Bernardo and BAFTA and Golden Globe nominee Dolly de Leon are Continue ready to showcase their electrifying Reading performances of revenge seeker Philo and the...

Merzigo: the keys of the AVOD industry Merzigo, the technology company that Continue has developed proprietary digital tools Reading to offer a range of innovative services to broadcasters, producers and distributors,

Amuz Distribution acquired dramedy series Larry Alex Avon, VP of Global Distribution at Amuz Distribution, announced the acquisition of Larry a dramedy produced by Avenue Productions. This is the second Continue Reading acquisition for the company based in Quebec (formerly ComediHa! Distribution until May of this year).

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Raya Group: A decade Caracol TV: Strong Global Agency: big women and Colombian party and many events of growth and learning rhythms at MIPCOM This 2023 is the 10th Anniversary of Raya Global Agency offers a broad portfolio of powerful dramas and innovative formats that capture the imagination of audiences around the world.

Continue Reading Lisette Osorio, Vice President of International Sales

In the spotlight of the 2023 MIPCOM edition, Caracol TV joins the market with its latest productions that resonate with themes of racial empowerment, resilient women, and the heartbeat of Colombian popular music. Leading the pack is “Love of My Life,” a poignant romance drama that boldly addresses racial discrimination. The narrative unfolds around the forbidden love between Mariana, the daughter of a formidable landowner from Valle del Cauca, and Joaquín, an Afro-Colombian laborer toiling on her father’s cotton farm. The series boasts a stellar cast including Jairo Camargo, Modesto Lacen, Melanie del Olmo, Paula Castaño, Jair Romero, and marks the return of Luis Jerónimo Abreu (Bolívar) in an antagonistic role. Then, there’s “Power Romina,” a gripping series that trails the journey of Juanita Molina (“The Queen of Flow”) portraying a downhill biking enthusiast turned defender of the underprivileged.

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Group, and during MIPCOM, the company is highlighting its successful recent stories. In addition to its linear TV offer, the company is currently including digital content and series with fewer than 20 episodes, ...

Audiovisual from Spain: Megamedia takes its Strong presence at IPs to the international MIPCOM market With 37 production companies participating, Audiovisual from Spain have a strong presence at MIPCOM 2023. The umbrella brand created to support producers and distributors of Spanish content, ...

Factuals and more on Cineflix Rights slate for MIPCOM Cineflix Rights unveils its MIPCOM 2023 factual slate of brand new shows and returning seasons of established hits, spanning genres including travel, true crime, renovation, food, and history.

In order to diversify the content business, Megamedia undertook, in addition to selling formats and finished programs, to internationalize its IPs, assuming the executive production of their adaptations in new markets.

Red Arrow brings an extensive slate to MIPCOM Red Arrow Studios International is launching a varied slate of new, premium scripted content at this year’s Mipcom. New dramas titles include While the Men Are Away (8 x 30’),...

A large French delegation at MIPCOM 2023 with Unifrance Unifrance is attending the 39th edition of MIPCOM, with a stand located in the Palais des Festivals (P-1.E.1), where the organisation will welcome and host 40 member companies.

Polar Star at MIPCOM: A catalog full of big films

As one of the distributors of internationally awarded titles, Polar Star, the company based in Argentina, led by Carlos Kargauer, presents at MIPCOM new titles from its catalog, which includes the film The Night Clerk,...

BBC Studios at MIPCOM: Strong slate and bespoke market events

CJ ENM at MIPCOM: Music and dance formats

BBC Studios is heading MIPCOM with a standout slate packed with distinct, highquality programming across all genres. Rebecca Glashow and Ralph Lee, CEOs for Global Distribution...

Comarex presents Mabel’s Secret Founded more than 30 years ago, Comarex continues to adapt and evolve in the industry, bringing new technologies and advances in entertainment content. During Mipcom 2023, ...

Sehee Jang, Head of Global Marketing at CJ ENM

Leading entertainment company CJ ENM presents at MIPCOM it karaoke survival program fortmat, King of Karaoke: VS. The show is set to premier on October 20th on the CJ ENM-owned music channel Mnet. ‘Mnet has pushed the boundaries of creativity to bring forth this grand karaoke showdown,...

Blue Ant Media Heads to MIPCOM with new slate of Premium Series Blue Ant Media’s global distribution group is heading to MIPCOM this fall with a robust, new slate of programming Continue that includes can’t-miss series and Reading documentaries across multiple genres including crime, ...

Keshet: Drama and factual Keshet unveils its new slate of gripping entertainment to buyers at MIPCOM 2023 from their stand R7:K22, including Continue the most hotly anticipated Israeli drama Reading of recent years, Trust No One (recently sold in 20 territories to Netflix).

Onceloops: Fresh and highend content for youths At MIPCOM 2023, Onceloops Media places emphasis on two of its star products of the season, the comedy Continue series Teta Metralleta and WTF!, both Reading titles stand out for the essence, reshness and quality that characterizes their productions.

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THE LATAM WAR

MIPCancun 2023: 10th anniversary & focus on FAST business in the Americas With an enhanced agenda that will focus on the FAST business in America, co-production and investment funds, MIPCancun returns in a new edition from November 14-17, coinciding with its tenth anniversary. The trade market which is held every year in Cancún, Mexico, is expected with great expectations this year, after the outstanding numbers of attendees in 2022: 825 distributors, buyers, producers and

commissioners from 46 countries, exceeding 2019 pre-pandemic levels and represents 83% growth in attendance vs. 2021.

NATPE Global 2024: The return of the king of content markets

Content Americas 2024 gears up for a bigger and bolder second edition

With a strong lineup of conferences and with great expectations, Brunico will celebrate NATPE Global 2024. The long-awaited return of the content market that will take place from January 16 to 18, 2024 at the InterContinental Miami. The trade event aroused great interest and expectation, including the confirmation of great attendees such as Mariano Cesar, head of general entertainment content at WBD LatAm and US Hispanic, Rolnald Day, president of entertainment and content strategy at NBCUNiversal Telemundo Enterprises, and Augusto Rovegno, SVP of content at ViX (TelevisaUnivision), Chris Williams, Founder and CEO of pocket.watch, ...

Next January, Content Americas holds its second edition, again at the Hilton Miami Downtown between January from 23 to 25. The event is the American version of Content London organized by C21 and whose first edition gathered respectable numbers for a debut: more than 1,500 registered, 100 exhibitors and more than 500 buyers. That is why with this second edition, the event aims to surpass the mark. To do this, it has already confirmed more than 400 buyers and more than 300 companies, with big names from around the world, such as NBCUniversal Telemundo, ...

The Super CCO panel: Mariano César, WBD; Ronald Day, NBC Telemundo; Augusto Rovegno, TelevisaUnivision; Francisco Ramos, Amazon Video

Maria Perez-Bellière, Director of MIPCancun

One of the central conferences will focus on the FAST market: Felipe Rey (Google TV), Eduardo Arias (Pluto TV - Paramount), Aline Jabbour (Samsung TV Plus), Richard Young (Little Dot Studios); Stephen L Hodge (OTTera)

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Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous in Biarritz: A Boutique Market Triumph haste of large content fairs’, Daniela Elstner, general director of Unifrance, told Prensario. There were several showcases that sought to promote commercial actions. The first of them was a thematic lunch where projected images from the documentary series Lagerfeld: Ambitious, produced by KM Production, ...

Daniela Elstner general director Unifrance; Sarah Hemar, Audiovisual Director, Unifrance; Randall Broman, Director, Vice-Chairman of Mediawan rights; Cécile Lacoue, Director of Studies, Statistics and Forecasting at CNC and Gilles Pélisson, Président Unifrance and at the Press conference: 2022 French TV exports

Mia Lund Arnell, acquisition sales of Kunskapsmedia (Solfilm Media / ETS Media); Magdalena Lofstrom, acquisition executive at Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company; Susanne Folkesson, acquisition executive of UR Sveriges Utbildningsradio; Sandra Ortiz Del Gaiso and Ann Nordstrom, both acquisition executives from Swedish Film / Filmo

Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous in Biarritz celebrated its 2023 edition past September with a good taste, both for sellers, who were able to promote seasonal content and for buyers, who took advantage of a ‘boutique market’, supported by Unifrance’s digital viewing platform. The market continues to maintain the figures of its previous editions: close to 200 buyers and more than 160 sales companies, including producers, agents, and distributors.‘We are a small market with enormous possibilities of generating business without the

Polish buyers at the inauguration of RDV: Katarzyna Kordal, Program Acquisition Manager TV4 & TV6; Szymon Mioduszewski, Program Acquisitions Manager at Telewizja Puls / Puls TV; Agata Borowiecka and Elzbieta Saciuk from Polsat; and Piotr Lenarczyk, Programming Director, TV SPEKTRUM Z.O.O

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ATF 2023: New sections and great expectatios Being one of the main trade markets on the agenda of every executive looking for opportunities in the competitive Asian market, ATF (Asia TV Forum) will celebrate its 24th edition from December 6-8 at the Marina Bay Sands, in Singapore, where it will bring together the top players in the region, with Western executives eager to find out what’s in this exciting market. Yeow Hui Leng, Group Project The first line up of executives who Director, RX Singapore will take the stage to talk about the current trend in the segment has already been announced. They are, Carlo L. Katigbak, President & CEO at ABS-CBN Corporation; Wang Xiaohui, CCO & President Professional Content Business Group at iQIYI; Khshboo Yaday, CEO of Jio Entertainment Services; Daniel Riddell, CTO at Kidoodle.TV & SafeX.TV; ...

Iberseries & Platino Industria 2023: Spotlight on co-productions and financing With a large group of key industry personalities such as Pierluigi Gazzolo, CEO of ViX, Mariano Cesar, Head of Content, General Entertainment Latam & US Hispanic of Warner Bros. Discovery, Pablo Samuel Castro, director of Iacoviello, Director of Monetization Iberseries, together with Adriana of Local Originals of Castillo, programming coordinator of Platino Industria Prime Video, the award-winning film producer, Axel Kuschevatzky, ...

MIA Market 2023: A decade of audiovisual synergies in Rome The 2022 edition closed with excellent results: over 2400 registered participants from 60 countries around the world, with a +20% increase in attendance compared to the 2021 edition

Gaia Tridente. Director of MIA Market

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The 50th anniversary of Prensario: tradition and evolution Last September marked half a century since the creation in Argentina of Editorial Prensario SRL and the first edition of its magazine Prensario de losEspectáculos, a trade publication dedicated to the phonographic industry and the broader “show business” area, encompassing sections to pop music, folklore, jazz and classic; cinema, theater, shows, tours, recitals by national and international artists and sales rankings of phonograph records in the country. In 1978, Miguel Smirnoff and Elba Torres de Smirnoff attended their first MIDEM (the MIPCOM of music) in Cannes, France. An image of their stand, with international executives in the old Palais

The full Smirnoff family at the dawn of Prensario, 1980s: Alejo, Elba, Natalia, Miguel and Nicolás. Today they continue to direct the company, which has global development, not only in Latin America

Throughout its history, Prensario has progressively expandedits reach both regionally and globally and, at the same time, adapting to global innovations in the entertainment and media industry. Between 1978 and 1991, the Prensario Awards recognized various artistic endeavors in the country, ...

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BUYERS PICTURES GALLERY FOR MIPCOM 2023

TF1, France: Xavier Gandon, head of acquisitions, TF1; Nathalie Wogue, entertainment format strategist and acquisitions, Fox, USA; Elisabeth Durand, acquisitions manager, Fabrice Bailly, director of program acquisitions, Sophie Leveaux, artistic director of acquisitions and international drama development

Main UK brodcasters: Paul Mortimer, controller of digital channels, ITV, John Peek, head of operations, Tomorrow TV, Nick Lee, head of acquisitions, Channel 4, Grace Coleman, head of scheduling, BBC 2&4, Sasha Breslau, head of content acquisitions, ITV

Nordic buyers: Nina Forsyth Rosin, Acquisitions Executive Series, SVT, Sweden; Örjan Olsson, NBCUniversal, nordics; Eve Väyrynen, Acquisition Executive, YLE, Finland; Trine Fossan, Acquisitions executive, NRK Norway

More UK buyers: Emma Ayech, Channel Director, UKTV; Harriet Armston-Clarke, Sr Acquisitions Manager, BBC Studios; Melanie Rumani, Global Head of Acquisitions, BBC Studios & UKTV; Richard Watsham, Chief Creative Officer, UKTV

Sweden: Michelle Payne, Fox, with Karin Lindstrom, head of operations, and Sofie Schutt , head of acquisitions, both at TV4 Media

Rebecca Segal, SVP acquisitions, SKY USA; Zai Bennett, MD content, Katie Keenan, group director of acquisitions, both from SKY UK, with Fernando Szew, CEO, Fox EG & MarVista

CEE: Dragan Jelicic, Programming Manager, RTV Pink (Serbia), Gordan Bobinac, president, KIP (Croatia), Dragan Petrovic, CEO, Visitionary Thinking (Serbia), and Tatjiana Saudet, CEO, Saudet Media (France)

Carlos Garde, Onza Distribution; Sonia Salas Gutierrez, acquisitions manager, Movistar+; Olga Zhurova, acquisitions manager, HBO Max Central Europe; Jessica Ortiz, acquisition manager HBO Max Spain

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TV2 Denmark: Lars Erik Nielsen, acquisitions, Anders Leifer, head of acquisitions, Lotte Kohler Lindegaard, CCO, Mette Johansen, head of programming and scheduling

Matylda Szewczyk, program acquisitions executive, Polsat, Poland; Manuel Villanueva, programming manager, TV UNAM, Mexico ; Herve Michel, Unifrance; Liqiang Zhao, global acquisitions, Huawei

Nova TV (Croatia) outside The Palais: George Makris, program director, Nina Mikola, head of acquisitions, Zrinka Jankov, editor, and Aljosa Kokan, programme editor. There were 3100 buyers this week in Cannes

Digital buyers: JP Garcia, acquisitions manager, Runtime Media; Eric Malyshev, acquisitions manager, Ammo Content; Arman Oner, content manager, Runtime Media

Disney: Vessela Dimitrova, programming director, Balkans (Bulgary); Carrie Murphy, acquisitions and coproductions, Disney Channels, worldwide (USA); Camino Martínez, Disney Channels programming director, Portugal

Kanal 7, Turkey: Mehmet Yazjiharman, news manager, Maria Jesus Perez, international commercial director, RTVE (Spain), Yesim Sezdirmez, deputy general manager, and Merve Akman, acquisitions assistant specialist, both from Kanal 7

De Roode Jauregui, Beta Film (Germany); Mirela Nastase, acquisitions manager, ZDF Studios, Germany ; Veronika Karakova, Beta, Germany; Christine Daoudova, Acquisition Manager, TV Nova, Czech Republic; Anais de Neergaard, VP International Sales & Acquisitions, Beta

EUROPE

CEE: Szabo Balazs, CCO, Gabriella Vidus, CEO, both form RTL Hungary; Erika Tothova, head of acquisitions, TV JOJ, Slovakia; Peter Kolosi, deputy CEO, director of programming, RTL

RTVE, Spain: Laura Montero, acquisitions, with Milagros Mayi, acquisitions manager

Jamie Phillips, Lionsgate, with Berengere Terouanne, acquisitions manager, and Sidone Garrett, head of acquisitions, both from M6, France

TV2 Hungary: Andrea Zaras, acquisitions manager, and Gabor Fischer, programming director

RTL Germany at the Croissette: Sabine Kreft, CCO, Super RTL; Kai Sturm, head of acquisitions, RTL Television; Oliver Schablitzki, EVP Nitro & RTL Plus

Programming & Acquisitions from Kanal 2, Estonia: Krispel Volver, Karl Kruuda, Juri Pihel, Risto Rosimannus, Kai Gahler

Atresmedia TV (Spain) programming and acquisitions team: Sonia Vesperinas Riuz, acquisition executive, Javier Iriarte, programming deputy director, and Juan Ignacio Jiménez Gargantilla, director of acquisitions

Gabor Szollossy, director of content, Network 4 Hungary

The programming & acquisitions team of SevenOne Germany: Claudia Ruehl, Sr. manager, Thomas Lasarzik, EVP, Sebastian Kiefer, director, Nicole Kourader, Verena Gebendorfer, Christian Kohler, acquisition managers

Nathalie Woodfield, general manager & COO, Green Pixel Productions, with Star Greece: Koralia Georgakopoulou, program director, and Karolos Alkalai, general manager

Baltic buyers at the Palais: JunitaBudvytiene, head of acquisitions at Lithuanian Radio And Television; Tadas Burneika, Non-Standard Media Manager, and Ksenija Kozenkova, Non-Standard Media Marketing Manager, both at Vinted

Warner Bros Discovery, Europe: Tom Savage, VP legal affairs, WBD UK; Guillaume Le Gross, general director, programming & acquisitions, France; Helene Goujet, VP of acquisitions, HBO Europe (France)

The Netherlands: Lisa Paulet and Bastiaan Van Dalen, VP content strategy, Talpa; Stefanie Segers, programming manager at SBS; Valerie Daems, acquisitions Streamz; Inge Lubsen, head of acquisitions, Talpa

Buyers from Mediaset Italy: Samuele FIORI, Programming Supervisor, Paola Ruggeri, International acquisitions, Paolo Carnevale, head of acquisitions, and Angela Ramaccioni, Head of Productions

Belgian broadcaster RTBF: Francois Jaddulle, responsible of content development, Roubi Beatrice, coproduction responsible coordinator and acquisitions, Vincent Godfroid, responsible of programmes acquisitions, with Damien Porte, from Can’t Stop Media (France)

Dermot Horan, director of co-productions and acquisitions, RTE Ireland, Mark Kaner, former 20th Century Fox president for 25 years; Sue Deeks, fiction acquisitions, BBC (UK) Va solo el de RTE

José Fragoso, programming director, RTP Portugal, Maike Haas, head of acquisitions, Bavaria Media, Germany; Nuno Vaz, acquisitions director, RTP Portugal.

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BUYERS PICTURES GALLERY FOR MIPCOM 2023

Televisa, en TelevisaUnivision: Gerardo Rosillo Buyers VIP Latam: Marcel Vinay, Grupo Albavisión; Alejandro Sacasa, TelevisaUnivision, Juan Zanella, adquisiciones de contenido, Jaime Aguilar, Ignacio Vicente, Paramount, Yanaice Ojito, Pluto TV, Jorge Balleste de TelevisaUnivisión, Rosario CCO, Adriana Macias, directora de planeación Cosentino y Mercedes Feu de Paramount, Eddie Arias y Daniel Djahjah, Pluto TV, Guillermo Pendino Paramount, Samuel Duque, PTIS

TV Azteca a pleno: Alejandro Chávez, director de programación, Pedro Lascurain, director de adquisiciones, Erika Rodríguez, directora de series y filmes, Adrián Ortega Echegoyen, CCO, Karina Montoya, nueva directora de contenido latino

Matheus Pagani, acquisitions manager, Francisco Morales, nuevo CCO, ambos de Amazon; Mariano César, nuevo CCO de WBD; Ricardo Costianovsky y Tomás Darcyl, Telefilms; Tomás Yankelevich, Pablo Iacovello, nuevo monetization director, International, de Amazon; Andrés Mendoza, head of content acquisitions, WBD

The U.S. market: Roy Ashton and Deb Goldfarb from Gersh Agency (USA), Jason Simms, director, International Scripted programming, Sky Studios UK, and Ray Shan, Gersh

Sony Networks Latin America: Leslie Andrade, Director, Program Planning & Scheduling, José Miguel Riedel, Betafilm, Selina Nederhand, Head of Content Strategy, David Loughnot, Legal Affairs, Olimpia Ciribe, Director, Content Strategy & Acquisitions

De competidores a posibles partners: Claudia Bouche y Rosemarie Morales, ambas managers de adquisiciones, Claro Video

Grupo Globo Brasil: Fernanda Campelo, content strategy, Globoplay; Pablo Guiglione, head of coproductions; Alex Medeiros, head of drama; Tatiana Costa, directora de contenidos; Teresa Penna, directora Globoplay; Guga Valente, content strategy manager, Globoplay

Amazon & Freevee: Nav Saini, head of Amazon Video, Canada; Alexandra Gilbert, head of partnerships, Amazon Australia & NZ; Nikhir Nair, Andy Nguyen, both acquisitions, Austin Yip, acquisitions manager, all from Freevee, USA

Brasil: Camila Zanetti, asesor de adquisiciones, Record TV; Víctor y Nelson Sato, de Sato Co; Richard Vaun, asesor de adquisiciones, SBT

Buyers digitales: Yoanna Alvarez, Sr content manager, Tigo, Centroamérica; Néstor Lasko, gerente de contenidos, Telecom Flow Argentina; Daniel Padilla, CEO, OnePlay Uruguay; Cristina Clavera, directora de contenidos, Damian Craimowicz, director, Grey Juice Lab Latam; Ainhoa del Coso, business affairs, Grey Juice Lab (USA).

Canada: Craig Junner, VP acquisitions, Blue Ant, David Kines, Hollywood Suite, Andrea Harrick, acquisitions, Blue Ant; Jenna Bourdeau, Sr. director, acquisitions, CBC; Simm Dupuis, programming, Radio Canada, André Bernard, acquisitions, Radio Canada

Latin America: Luis Guillermo Camacho, content and The programming & acquisitions team of NBCUniversal Telemundo programming manager, and Patricio Hernandez, CEO, (US Hispanic): Valeria Palazio, director of acquisitions, Janet both from the Peruvian broadcaster Latina (borders) Diaz-Pujol, VP, business and legal affairs, and Sandra Smester, EVP with Hugo Rose, CEO, Televix (USA) programming and content development

Hulu and Tubi, USA: Lauren Tempest and Andrea Monzón, both acquisitions managers Hulu, with Reid Spencer, acquisitions, Adam Lewinson, CEO, both from Tubi, Cyrus Farrokh, Fox, Alonso Carrillo, acquisitions Tubi Peru

Chile: Belén Herrera, jefa de adquisiciones, TVN; Carmen Gloria Román, jefe de contenido internacional, Cristián Ciudad, gerente de televisión abierta, ambos de Canal 13; Cristóbal Loyola, jefe de programación, TVN Chile.

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Legenday and Hulu Japan: Asako Kamiya, manager content acquisitions, Kyoko Sekine, Vice Director, content acquisitions, Kazufumi Nagasawa, chief content officer, all from Hulu, with Anne Thomopoulos, partner, and Sam Kozhaya, EVP, Operations &amp, Legendary, and Nozomi Okawa, marketing publicity manager

CJ ENM, South Korea, acquisitions & programming team: Anni Chang, Seung Hoonham, Myeung Hin Lee, Un Ji Sung, and Elaine Blinth

Asian OTT buyers: Taehoon Park, CEO and co-founder, Watcha (South Corea); Camelia Somers and Kara Mckinney, from Lionsgate; Michelle Jo, business development, and Sol Kim, head of business development, Watcha

Asia and Middle East: Rani Jagtiani, Director, and Rajanesh Kewalram Jagtiani, CEO, Spectrum Films Indonesia (borders); Hasnaa Descuns, founder &amp; COO, SynProNize (UAE), Jhanvi Sangani, associated director, and Keerthana Anand, senior manager, IndiaCast, and Nitin Michael, founder and managing partner

Disney+ Acquisitions: Jane Kim, Disney+ (APAC), Laurie Murphy and Deb Huxley, Disney+ (EMEA), Chase Brisbin, Chap Leonard and Kathryn Ikenberry, Lionsgate, Yaphett Powell, Disney+ (EMEA) and Tina Zee, Disney+ (APAC)

Yuri Choi, specialist, and Yongsung Lee, team leader, content strategy de LGU+ from South Korea (centro) with Ball Clancy, David Elliot, Craig White, Jocelyn Loleng, Paramount

India: Joel Daguerre, Press Images 30, Steven Davis Manager, Content Licensing & Syndication, Rohit Yahara, both from Rajshri Entertainment ; Hisham Ibrahim, General Director, DPD Media Tv

South Korea: Haein Lee, marketing manager, and Sunghoo Yoo, General Director, both Europe Business Center from KOCCA; Heejun Kim, director, YTN; Hojin Kwon, Drama CP/Executive Director, SBS Medianet; and TJ Kim, president, United Media

China: Ying Ling, DY Shangai; Liqiang Zhao, global acquisitions, Huawei; Peng Zhang, acquisitions, Central Cooperation

New Zeland & Australia: TVNZ, NZ: Josh Wolfe, business afairs, Cate Slater, content director, Dan Monaghan, Network Ten, Australia, Ben Quinn, head of programming, TVNZ

Stan, leading Australian OTT: Les Samsung, programming, Chap Leonard, executive director, Worldwide TV & Digital Distribution, Lionsgate, Martin Kugeler, CEO, Caila Scobie, Chief Content Officer and Alex Trippas, content acquisition lead

India.: Abhay Sinha, director general, Services Export Promotion Council; Senthil Rajan, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government; Anil Wanvari, CEO, Indian Television; and Francis Fitzpatrick, CEO at FuturumKids.

Teresa Potocka, CEO, Future Pictures (UK), with Japan: Kazuki Yokoi, Content Producer, Chukyo TV, Yuki Akehi, Director, Mikiko Nishiyama, EVP, both Nippon TV Network Corporation

The Multimedia Group (Ghana) operates four free TV networks and six radio stations: Abdulai Awudu, general manager, Emily Nana Ama Nyarko, Joy Prime, Henry Kwaku Owusu-Peprah, Joy News, and Emmanuel Kwesi Ackom, Adom TV

Buyers from broadcaster Media Prima (Malaysia): Andrea Lok, head of content, Nini Yusof, Deputy CEO, and Amir Johari, COO

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MIPJUNIOR – KIDS & TEENS

SPECIAL REPORTS

Decoding Gen Alpha: Shaping content for the digital-first era and Nigeria being the top countries. They were born in the era of the iPad and Instagram and raised in a global pandemic. To researchers, they represent a new beginning. That’s why in this report, we will review the factors shaping their lives, how they use technology, how they consume content, and why it’s so important to keep this in mind. Mobile digital first

One of the defining factors for players in the children’s content segment today is their ability to understand how this audience thinks and consumes products tailored to them. That’s why many executives in the production chain focus on this highly important group. A generation that has gained a lot of relevance is the so-called Generation Alpha or Gen A, which is the first to be entirely born in the twenty-first century. Their characteristic is that they are global, digital, and driven by visuals. According to McCrindle, 2.7 million persons from this generation are born each week, with India, China,

One of the defining characteristics of those born during these years is that this generation has never been without touchscreen, mobile, interactive media. This sets them apart from the previous generation.

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The global licensing industry achieved unprecedented heights in 2022, recording a staggering $340.8 billion in revenue, a remarkable 8% surge from the previous year’s $315 billion. However, beneath this impressive figure lies a story of nuanced growth patterns. While traditional segments like toys (up 2%), apparel (up 5.9%), and fashion accessories (up 7%) showed steady progress, the true game-changers were experiential categories. Licensed restaurants, hotels, and hospitality services experienced a meteoric 205.6% surge, raking in $6.8 billion. Following closely, location-based entertainment and promotions soared by 67.3%, amassing $7.9 billion in sales. A pivotal strategy for companies venturing into location-based experiences was the embrace of smaller in-store formats and exhibits. This innovative approach not only breathed new life into retail spaces but also provided opportunities for other brands to showcase exclusive products.

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KiKa’s content hunt: balancing education and entertainment As one of the main providers of kids content in German speaking Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Belgium, Luxembourg) KiKa, through its linear signal, the channel remains relevant among its audience: preschoolers to kids from 6 to 9 years up and preteens. Sebastian Debertin, Head of Fiction, Acquisitions and Co-Productions

Sky’s Pioneering Move into Kids’ Linear TV Earlier this year British broadcaster Sky launched a new ad-free linear channel for kids, Sky Kids, with a programming strategy that’s designed to ‘inspire, energize and educate kids’ as they move through their typical daily routines’, according to Lucy Murphy, Sky’s director of kids content. The launch in February of this year, although Lucy Murphy, Sky’s director of kids it took many in the industry by surprise, was a content logical move within the British broadcaster, whose audience insights data indicated it would be welcome in the market. ‘Research indicates there’s a 50/50 split between on-demand services and linear TV when it comes to kids’ viewing habits’, commented Murphy on a panel during the last edition of Kidscreen Summit. Linear TV still remains relevant. And after last year’s CTV report from Ofcom, which reviewed the decline in content viewing through streaming, it suggests that traditional channels are understanding the audience, but above all,...

RTP’s Andrea Basilio: Quality children’s content and co-productions Andrea Basilio, Head of the Children and Youth Department at RTP (Portugal), shared insights with Prensario regarding the unit’s strategy for content in their Zig Zag children’s TV slot. She also emphasized the ongoing efforts to enhance their streaming platform RTP Play with tailored content for this audience segment. ‘In the current landscape, European public broadcasters must unite to stay relevant in the market, given the tremendous competition’, stated Andrea Basilio, Head of the Basilio during an interview with Prensario at the Children Quirino Awards for Ibero-American Animation. and Youth Basilio emphasized that she, along with several Department European public broadcasters, are collectively positioning themselves to remain pertinent in the face of global streaming platforms. ‘I’m referring broadly to all European public channels. Our current strategy is to elevate quality and offer content that resonates with our audience, content they can identify with, while aligning with their consumption habits’.

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MARKET NEWS

Toonz Media highlights Studio 100 presents its acclaimed animated seasonal content offer series PaJaMa at MIPCOM The French Studio 100 Media comes to MIPCOM with a catalog full of well-known brands that include: Maya the Bee; Mia and Me, Heidi, Vic The Viking, and 100% wolf.

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Being one of the leading animation studios in Southeast Asia, Toonz Media Group (India) participates in MIPJunior to highlight its animation slate. Among the main titles is the 2D animation, PaJaMa. Winner in the category for best 2D animated series at the prestigious Ann Awards, PaJaMa is an endearing comedy series that follows the misadventures of Ja, ...

Mondo TV signs major agreement for Grisù in China Mondo TV Group has signed an agreement to licence its new children’s series Grisù to on Chinese platform Youku.

Sony Pictures Television – Kids (SPT – Kids), is bringing an expansive new slate of animated and live-action kids properties to buyers at MIPCOM Junior. Titles include reinventions of classic Sony Pictures Television IP such as Bewitched, Stuart Little and Wheel of Fortune.

Federation Kids & Family: Premium liveaction series Federation Kids & Family, the division of Federation Entertainment that distributes children’s content to third parties, is participating in the markets held in Cannes this year to present its latest productions. In addition to Gangnam Project, Spellbound and Theodiosa, ...

Once Upon a Time... The Objects premieres at MipJunior Once Upon a Time... The Objects (78x7’), the new edutainment series, co-produced by Procidis&Samka, in association with France Televisions, will make its world premiere at MipJunior, ...

SPT Kids debuts new slate at MIPJunior

Zodiak Kids & Family Distribution Acquires Moominvalley London, Tuesday 3 October 2023: Banijay Kids & Family today announces its distribution arm, Zodiak Kids & Family Distribution, will represent all four seasons of the animated family drama series,...

Blue Ant Media brings a kids & family slate to MIPCOM Blue Ant Media announced its latest kids, family and animation content offering, set to debut at MIPCOM this Fall, as part of the company’s first market appearance as a combined studio with marblemedia...

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