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SONAR AND BAVARIA COPRODUCTION KANAL D SALES IN LLATIN ATIN AMERICA MEDIASET ITALY AND MEGA CHILE
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THREE-QUARTERS (76%) OF TV CONTENT VIEWERS REPORT SUBSCRIBING TO A TRADITIONAL PAY TV SERVICE, DOWN FROM 86% IN 2014.
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• HOURS OF CONTENT A DAY IS WHAT TV VIEWERS ARE WATCHING TODAY. IT IS THE HISTORIC HIGHEST RATE EVER. • OF CABLE TV SUBSCRIBERS SAY THAT THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE OVERALL, BUT THEY CAN´T SAY IT WORTH ITS COST.
#NETFLIXWINS • ACCORDING TO THE LATEST DATA FROM HOROWITZ RESEARCH’S “STATE OF PAY TV”, 91% OF NETFLIX SUBSCRIBERS SAY THAT THE SERVICE IS WORTH THE MONEY, AND 83% SAY THE SAME ABOUT HULU.
RICARDO RUBINI, NEW SVP OF SALES AT 20th CENTURY FOX
UNIVISION NAMES VINCENT SADUSKY AS ITS NEW CEO
Ricardo Rubini has been named Senior Vice President of Sales, Latin America, as announced by Evan Scheffel, Executive Vice President of The Americas. In his expanded role, Rubini will now oversee all television licensing negotiations throughout Latin America. Rubini is based in the company’s office in São Paulo and will report to Scheffel. Rubini began his career at 20th Century Fox in 2002 and most recently served as Vice President of Sales, Latin America where he was responsible for content distribution across the Southern Cone of the region.
Univision Communications picked Vincent Sadusky to succeed Randy Falco as the CEO of the company. As Falco will retire at the end of the year, Univision tapped the former Chief Executive of Media General and LIN Media, who also previously worked at rival Telemundo Communications. Sadusky also joined the company’s board, and started his new responsabilities on June 1. “Vince is distinctly qualified to lead UCI through the next phase of its growth, given his impressive record of leadership, vision, deep industry experience and relationships,” said Haim Saban, Chairman of Univision. “This is a unique moment for he company, and we believe that we have the right strategy and team in place to execute on the opportunities in front of us”.
AMAZON SCORES BIG WITH PREMIER LEAGUE RIGHTS Amazon will air 20 Premier League matches a season for three years from 2019, after winning one of the final two broadcast packages. The other unsold package of 20 games was bought by BT Sport for £90m. Amazon won the rights to show every game from the first round of midweek fixtures in December and all 10 matches on 26 December as part of a three-year deal. The matches will be available free to Amazon Prime’s UK members. That takes its total number of games to 52 per season, while a further 128 will be shown by Sky Sports, including prime-time Saturday night fixtures. 4 · SEÑAL INTERNACIONAL
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CARACOL AND PROPAGATE TO ADAPT “THE GIRL” FOR USA
“STILETTO VENDETTA” WILL HAVE A SECOND SEASON ON STAR TV
Caracol Televisión and Propagate Content announced an agreement with FX to develop “The Girl” series format adaptation for the United States market. Hillary Bettis (“The Americans”) will write and adapt the Caracol’s series. “The Girl,” written by Juana Uribe (“Pablo Escobar, the Drug Lord” and “Bolivar”) is based on real facts. It is the story of a young girl that struggles to reintegrate to society after having been forcibly recruited by the Colombian guerilla. The show was a success in Colombia, where it reached 33% of share and 11 rating points, becoming prime-time’s number one series. It has been sold to more than sixty countries. “We are committed to write universal stories that can be adapted in every market. We are very pleased to associate again with Propagate and FX to take the adaptation of one of our most successful series,” said Lisette Osorio, Caracol Television International Sales Vice-president.
“Stiletto Vendetta” producers Ay Yapim have confirmed that the series will return for a second season this September. Following the dramatic conclusion of the first season, a number of questions remain to be answered when the second season will play out on Star TV. “A second season is a real mark of quality for a Turkish drama. In an extremely competitive market for top TV, channels only bet on a limited number of the very best products for renewals. But ‘Stiletto Vendetta’ has passed that test!,” says Fredrik af Malmborg, Managing Director at the series’ distributor Eccho Rights. Star TV ranks as Turkey’s number one channel in the key AB commercial demographic, and over the course of its run, “Stiletto Vendetta” has been the broadcaster’s best performing series in terms of rating in the same demo.
FREMANTLE SERVES UP OVER 150 HOURS TO FOX LIFE MIDDLE EAST
GLOBAL AGENCY CLOSES NEWS DEALS FOR “NEVER LET GO” DRAMA
FremantleMedia International has whipped up an exclusive threeyear output deal with Fox Life in the Middle East for more than 150 hours’ worth of tasty content. Audiences will get to enjoy servings of Jamie Oliver in “Jamie Oliver’s Quick and Easy Food,” as well as “Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals” and “Jamie and Jimmy’s Food Fight Club S6”. Moreover, Fox Life bought “Spice Trip” (6 x 60’) presented by awardwinning chef Stevie Parle and Emma Grazette; “Eat The Week” (10 x 60’), and “Save Money: Good Food S2” (7 x 30’). Additionally, the deal includes “Nigella: At My Table” with Nigella Lawson; “Real Girls Kitchen” featuring Texas native Haylie Duff; and “The Chefs’ Line”.
Global Agency closed several sales for one of its most demand sentimental dramas “Never Let Go”. The latest deals for the romantic drama were closed with Planet TV (Slovenia), TV Markiza (Slovakia), Teletica (Costa Rica), TV Pink (Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Hercegovina) and Ariana TV (Afghanistan). The show produced by Gold Film was also acquired by Zap TV (Angola and Mozambique), bTV (Bulgaria), Antena TV (Romania), Tring TV (Albania), TVP2 (Poland), Rustavi 2 (Georgia), ANTV (Indonesia), Dori Media (Israel), Kurdmax (Iraq), 2M TV (Morocco) and Kanal 5 (Macedonia). SEÑAL INTERNACIONAL 2018
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PRODUCTION
The Art of Finding the Right Co-production Partner David Ellender, President of Global Distribution and Co-Productions at Sonar Entertainment; and Moritz Polter, Executive Producer International Television Series at Bavaria Fiction, describes the details of the upcoming series “Das Boot”.
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he eagerly awaited new event series “Das Boot”, coproduced by Bavaria Fiction, Sky Deutschland and Sonar Entertainment, started its filming process a couple of months ago. Inspired by the masterpiece by Wolfgang Petersen and Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s bestselling novel, the production, filmed in Munich, La Rochelle, Prague and Malta, will bring the senseless reality of World War Two to life with two storylines running parallel on land and sea. “Das Boot” will premiere at the end of 2018 in Sky’s territories Germany, Austria, Italy, UK and Ireland. Co-production partner Sonar Entertainment will handle international distribution in the rest of the world. “‘Das Boot’ was the biggest IP that we had. It is a masterpiece. We thought that it was a good idea to use that brand to set a new series for a new audience, as the film is from 1981 but people are still talking about it. We felt that we could do something with that in today’s world and looking at how the market has changed we felt that a serialized show of this quality would attract a great audience. Then we thought about the partners and we went to Sky in Germany and they were very interested in it. Very soon it became Sky Europe, adding UK and Italy. Then we tried to partner in the US because we wanted
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Having a platform like Sky Europe, which gives a pan-European exposure, embraces the project their point of view, so we were not just looking for a distributor but for a co-producer. That’s when we started to talk with Sonar and it was very clear from the get-go that they would be interested,” Moritz Polter, Executive Producer International Television Series at Bavaria Fiction, explained. “For us, it fills well into the portfolio of programming we want to make. Although we are set in the US and we produce and finance mostly US’s shows, we also wanted to step out into the international market. We recognized that the heritage of the movie ‘Das Boot’ and what it means not just in the German market but also on the global market was very important, so we were eager to be involved in this high-end project. Having a platform like Sky Europe, which gives a pan-European exposure, embraces
the project. For all that reasons, it just fitted perfectly into our content creative strategy,” David Ellender, President of Global Distribution and Co-Productions at Sonar Entertainment, stated. LIFE ON WAR A story of choices and survival, “Das Boot” explores the emotional torment of life during World War Two, and the brutal reality of living within a senseless war. With an international cast and strong female characters as two of the most notorious characteristics both executives highlight from the show, the story is starts half a year after the movie finishes.“We wanted someone with a critical voice that challenges our ideas. We wanted to be pushed and we were. We had a fantastic feedback that made the script stronger, a wonderful interaction and everything worked out perfectly, just the way we wanted”, he said. Lastly, both executives pointed out that “international co-productions are notoriously tricky” and that “finding a creative alignment with a partner is absolutely crucial”. That’s why they assured: “The good thing here is that there is a good fit between Bavaria, Sky and Sonar”. By Federico Marzullo /senalint
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Kanal D´s Dramas Conquer Latin America
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uring the past LA Screenings, the Turkish distributor closed several deals in Latin America for big dramas like “Wounded Love,” “War of the Roses,” and “Time Goes By”, expanding the reach of its content in the region. Telefuturo from Paraguay obtained the dramas “Time Goes By,” “Bidding Farewell,” and “Destiny”. Furthermore, Imagen Televison in Mexico picked up
“Wounded Love”; and Telemundo acquired “Wounded Love” and “Innocent” for Mexico and Puerto Rico. Telemundo also secured “For My Son” for Puerto Rico. Brazil’s Bandeirantes picked up “War of the Roses” and “Matter of Respect”; and Azteca America acquired a bundle of dramas including “War of the Roses,” “Destiny, “Mercy,” “Time Goes By,”
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“Matter of Respect,” “Bidding Farewell,” and “Gumus”. To reinforce its international positioning, last April Kanal D International and Antenna Group signed a strategic partnership agreement where the Turkish company will represent 600 hours of Antenna content in various regions across the globe. “Antenna International is the most reputable media group in CEE region, therefore we’re very pleased to be a part of this partnership,” said Emrah Turna, Kanal D International’s Director of International Sales & Busines Development.
The Global Footprint of RAI Fiction
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ast year, RAI Fiction presented its premium drama “The Medici: Masters of Florence” with the promise of a further second season. “Medici has a whole develop-
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ment path to travel and allows us to be able to compete in the global market,” Eleonora Andreatta, Director of RAI Fiction, said in an interview with Señal Internacional. The series was premiered in Italy with excellent results and Netflix bought it for several territories. Now, RAI Fiction is currently producing the second series, “The Magnificent,” dedicated to Lorenzo’s youth. Another great drama of RAI Fiction is “The Name of the Rose,” which shooting began in January at the prestigious Cinecittà studios. The series is based on Umberto Eco’s worldwide success that has sold more than 50 million copies. “Translating it into a television series is a great challenge that we have tried to meet at the highest possible level, from the relationship with international co-producers to the quality of the
production, in all its aspects,” Eleonora Andreatta said. The current main production of RAI Fiction is the co-production with HBO “My Brillant Friend”. “It was natural to join this project. This is the first co-production of RAI and HBO, directed by Saverio Costanzo. In particular, it is the first project that HBO will transmit with subtitles because the series will be in Italian. It is a milestone in the internationalization of RAI Fiction, strongly desired by the company,” Andreatta explained. In this path, the executive assured that it would be a fatal error to prodyce only for the Italian screen. “We have many possibilities and independent producers who grew up with us. We want to play at the highest level possible,” the executive said. /senalint
OVERVIEW
Annecy MIFA, the Future of the Animation World The 2018 edition of the market, now organized over 4 days, welcomed more than 3,000 accredited badgeholders, featuring producers, distributors, and global broadcasters.
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he International Animation Film Market (MIFA) showed an impressive 2018 edition. With an uninterrupted growth spanning nearly 10 years, the Annecy International Animation Film Market, now organised over 4 days, welcomed more than 3,000 accredited badgeholders (producers, distributors, broadcasters) every year. More than 60 participants, professionals and experts from around the world will take part in 14 conferences during the Festival, during which exchanges and reflection on current and future issues in animation are encouraged. The action started on Monday June 11th, and one of the highlights of that day was the second “Women in Animation World Summit”. The event ad a master-class about “Inclusion and Intersectionality” by Julie Ann Crommett, VP of multicultural engagement at Walt Disney Studios. Another big news on Monday came form Warner Bros. Animation, with a short-format revival of the Looney Tunes cartoonsfranchise, “The Curse of the Monkey Bird”.
On Tuesday was the turn of one of the most waited events of MIFA: Disney Channels EMEA presentation, with the details of their upcoming slate of new and returning programs. Hélène Etzi (SVP, Disney International Media Content and General Manager Disney Channels
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EMEA), Nancy Kanter (EVP, Content and Creative Strategy, Disney Channels Worldwide), and Orion Ross (VP Content Animation, Digital & Acquisitions, Disney Channels EMEA) alked about the future launches. The company confirmed the series “Vikingskool,” and show early looks of “The Owl House” and “The Rocketeer”. Moreover, another big highlight was Paramount’s “Wonder Park”, since it was it was the first Annecy for Mireille Soria since she was was appointed President at DreamWorks Animation. As announced at the close of the 2017 event, the 2018 edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival focused on Brazilian animation. Screenings, conferences, and debates took place during the week to discuss the present and future of the Brazilian market. By Diego Alfagemez
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“Mrs. Fazilet” and “Broken Wings” Add New Global Screens
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n an interview with Javier Goldschmied, Head of Programming and Production at Chilevision, the executive explained that the channel usually opts for entertainment formats, game shows or talent shows, but they just recently started to broadcast Turkish dramas. Indeed, distributed by Inter Medya, both “Mrs. Fazilet” and “Broken Wings” have attracted a lot of attention in Chile in a very short time. “In the past ten years, the popularity and success of Turkish TV series in the international market have sky rocketed and I’m very happy to have played a
role in this development. Also, the great performance of ‘Mrs. Fazilet’ and ‘Broken Wings’ on Chilevision makes me proud and surely reflects the progress of Turkish content globally,” said Can Okan, Founder and CEO of Inter Medya. Furthermore, Inter Medya sealed the sale of three of its popular dramas including “Mrs. Fazilet And Her Daughters,” “Red Scarf,” and “In Between” to Univision, for the US Hispnic target in the United States. “All three of these series are perfect examples of the success of Turkish drama across the globe.
for “Mrs. Fazilet And Her Daughters” happened at the Turkish Teen Choice Awards. The series received the “Best Drama Series” award; Cağlar Ertuğ won as “Best Actor,” Deniz Baysal won as “Best Actress,” and Afra Saraçoğlu was recognized as the best “Actress in a Supporting Role”.
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On one hand, we have ‘Mrs. Fazilet,’ with a strong story full of passion and an already established international fan base. On the other, both ‘Red Scarf’ and ‘In Between’ present a romantic and emotional narrative with an attractive cast and strong production values,” Can Okan explained. Another achievement
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Indiacast Reinforces the Global Appeal of Indian dramas
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he current proposal of Indiacast for the international market includes three new “long running” dramatic series that
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the company broadcasts on its channel Colors, “Tu Aashiqui,” “Bepannah,” and “ISHQ Mein Marjawan”. “We want to promote these dramas in our traditional markets that are Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South Asia,” said Debkumar Dasgupta, SVP & Business Head - Syndication & Digital at Indiacast. Regarding the company’s current positioning, both in India and internationally, Dasgupta remarked that in India, the company has all Viacom’s brands, such as Nickelodeon, VH1, Comedy Central and the channel Colors, which is also available internationally. “We have a solid presence in the markets of the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong”, Dasgupta added.
The executive explained that the international appeal of Indian content resides in its global stories and colorful context. “It is what attracts the most in all countries”, Dasgupta defined. Indiacast’s contents are dubbed into English because they mostly target to the African market, which contains a lot English speaking population. “This is the average market for our contents dubbed into English. We also made some deals in the Caribbean Islands, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Our content in Spanish was predominantly dubbed for the Central and South American target, excluding Suriname and Brazil,” dasgupta said.
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Mediaset Italy Seals Deal with Mega Global Entertainment
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ediaset Distribution Italy has signed a deal to present Mega Global Entertainment’s (MGE) catalog through a partnership with CEO Esperanza Garay. Mediaset Distribution will represent the MGE catalog for the first time at NATPE Budapest, highlighting three telenovelas and a reality series. Partly-owned by the Chilean network Mega, MGE holds rights for the international distribution of Mega’s scripted content and it was launched at the last LA Screenings. The new deal between Mediaset Distribution and MGE will allow the companies to
distribute their own catalogs in Latin America, Europe and the CEE region specifically. The content portfolio is complemented with concepts from Zona A Entertainment, a Colombian company that represents editorial products for audiovisual purposes, as well as the Mediaset catalog for Latin America. Mediaset will launch at NATPE the telenovela “Hidden Truths,” which tells the story of Laura, a poor mother of two young girls, who is forced to sell her youngest daughter
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to a rich restaurant chain owner. Another telenovela is “Amanda,” which follows the life of a 14-year-old girl who is raped and wants justice. The third drama is “Forgive Our Sins,” which focuses on a new priest and the daughter of one of the
richest men in the parish. Mediaset Distribution is also representing the reality series “Would You Take Your Ex Back?,” a show that sees 12 former couples spend time together in an isolated location to take a second chance at love.
Keshet´s “When Heroes Fly” to Be Adapted for US
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he Israeli drama that won “Best Series” Award at the inaugural Canneseries festival will be adapted into English for the US market by Keshet International. The American
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version will be developed, produced and packaged through Keshet Studios, KI’s L.A.-based subsidiary. Its greenlighting comes as the original Hebrew-language series continues to shatter records at home in Israel. “When Heroes Fly” was created, written and directed by Omri Givron, co-creator of famed Israeli series “Hostages,” and follows a former Israeli military commando who reunites with his former army buddies in the Colombian jungle on a quest to rescue the love of his life. “The series, which tackles questions of mortality and the long-term repercussions of split-second trauma, is packed with themes that should translate for an American audience”, said Peter Traugott, Keshet
Studios’ Head of Scripted. “When Heroes Fly” is the highest-rated scripted launch in Israel since Keshet and fellow concessionaire Reshet dissolved their shared channel last November to create their own round-the-clock channels. The show has added viewers every week, and episodes 4 and 5 outperformed “Big Brother,” Israel’s most popular program, the first time in nearly a decade that any show has achieved that feat. Keshet´s drama is also driving unprecedented traffic to its digital platform, MAKO. It’s the most-viewed show of any genre this year and brought in 244,000 online viewers in the first two days after launch, equivalent to an additional nine ratings points among the coveted 18-35 young adult demographic. /senalint
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