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Perfect Recipe _/40 Kelly Wright, Sales Director, Latin America, Asia, Australia /NZ - Keshet International
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‘Moses and the Ten Commandments’ Arrives in Istanbul _/14
AWARDS ‘MR. ROBOT’ RULED THE 2016 GOLDEN GLOBES _/6
Delmar Andrade, Director, International Sales - Record TV Network (PÁG. 18)
DISCOP ISTANBUL 2016 IT’S A SMALL WORLD _/24
Kerim Emrah Turna, Head of Sales, Americas - Kanal D
Six and Counting _/12
The Power of Classic Stories _/22
Can Okan, CEO - ITV Inter Medya
Karina Etchison, Vice President of Sales for the EMEA Region - Telemundo Internacional (PÁG. 28)
A Golden Year _/20
New Productions, New Screens _/44
Meltem Tumturk Akyol, International Programmes Sales Manager – TRT
Jonathan Blum, President - Cisneros Media
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Among the ladies, Taraji P. Henson took the award for Best Leading Actress in a Drama Series. ‘The Empire’s star beat Viola Davis (‘How to Get Away with Murder’) and Robin Wright (‘House of Cards’). The Best Supporting Actress winner was Maura Tierney for her role in ‘The Afair’ (HBO). Amazon had an excellent Golden Globes as well, with two awards obtained by ‘Mozart in the Jungle’: Best Comedy or Musical Series and Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical (Gael García Bernal). Rachel Bloom (‘My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’) won among the comedy actresses, while Oscar Isaac took the award for his role in ‘Show me a Hero’, the HBO miniseries. As for cinema, ‘The Revenant’ took the award for Best Drama Movie, Best Actor (Leonardo Di Caprio) and Best Director (Alejandro Inarritu), while ‘The Martian’ won in the Comedy category. Brie Larson won as Best Drama Actress for her role in ‘Room’, while Matt Damon (‘The Martian’) and Jennifer Lawrence (‘Joy’) won among the comedy actors. Sylvester Stallone took the Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for his role in ‘Creed’ and Kate Winslet won for her role in ‘Steve Jobs’.
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A Master Key to All Regions KANAL D IS VERY PROUD OF ITS ROLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL EVOLUTION OF TURKEY’S TV DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS. WITH SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TITLES IN ITS CATALOGUE, INCLUDING PROVEN HITS LIKE ‘FATMAGUL’ AND ‘FORBIDDEN LOVE’, THE COMPANY, PART OF DOGAN MEDIA GROUP, IS PUSHING FORWARD INTO NEW MARKETS.
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f you have been a part of Turkish drama’s international explosion, as a buyer or even a viewer, you are more than likely to have crossed paths with one of Kanal D’s titles. “There are four or ive Turkish titles that opened the doors to diferent markets,” says Kerim Emrah Turna, Head of Sales, Americas at Kanal D. “Globally, ‘Fatmagul’, ‘1001 Nights’, ‘Forbidden Love’, ‘Bidding Farewell’ and ‘Gumus’ are those titles, and the thing that they all have in common is that they are Kanal D titles.”
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“WE KNOW THE ATTITUDE OF THE AUDIENCE IN DIFFERENT MARKETS AND AS A RESULT OF THIS, WE WORK WITH THE BROADCASTERS ABOUT THEIR NEEDS AND SCHEDULES IN DEEP AND TRY TO FIND THE BEST PLAN FOR THEM.”
Kanal D is one of the leading free-to-air mainstream entertainment channels, operated by DTVH, part of Dogan Media Group, a subsidiary of Dogan Holding, one of the major conglomerate companies in the country. Locally, Kanal D is the channel that airs the most Turkish dramas and entertainment programs during primetime, which fuels its powerful distribution arm, one that has found, or even created, markets all over the world. “CEE, MENA and Central Asia have always been our core markets,” explains Emrah Turna. “Last year the Americas turned into one of our core markets. We are deepening our relations in Sub Saharan Africa and Far Eastern markets.” The company is present at Discop Istanbul with a strong focus on licensing its new hits, such as ‘For my Son’, ‘War of the Roses’, ‘Matter of Respect’ and ‘Sunshine Girls’. “Discop is focused on niche markets in Arabic speaking MENA, Asia and Africa. This
provides distributors like us the possibility of meeting new clients,” says the executive. ‘Sunshine Girls’ (‘Güneşin Kizlari’) is one of the company’s newest dramas, presented at the last Mipcom. The series follows the story of a 35-year old mother with three teenage kids. When she chooses to hide a new love interest, everyone’s lives get turned upside down. ‘For My Son’, meanwhile, premiered on Kanal D in January 2015. The series is on its second season. It’s the story of an undercover cop of sorts –he was actually discharged by the police, but still working for his old boss- that tries to protects his son by investigating the maia. ‘War of the Roses’ has been praised by critics for its original depiction of what is
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THE EXPERIENCE IN CANNES KANAL D was one of the leading Turkish companies present in the past edition of Mipcom 2015, where Turkey was celebrated as the “Country of Honor”. “It was the reward that the Turkish broadcasters, producers, distributors and all the parties that are working for the media industry in Turkey had gained,” said Emrah Turna. “We, as Kanal D, the admiral ship of Dogan Media Group, are proud to be the pioneer and leading company that has the biggest part in this success.”
10 titles have recently been sold by Kanal D to six countries in Central America.
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in essence the conventional story of the humble girl that works for and falls in love with a rich guy. The show premiered in Turkey in July 2014 and is produced by Med Yapim. ‘Matter or Respect’ is probably the bestknown of the four. With a shorter run, which made it easier to attract international buyers, the show follows the story of two brothers that take very diferent paths in an attempt to avenge their murdered father. The show is based on an Italian miniseries of the same name, which is distributed by Mediaset. “We have a pipeline strategy,” airms Emrah Turna. “We know the attitude of the audi-
ence in diferent markets and as a result of this we work with the broadcasters about their needs and schedules in deep and try to ind the best plan for them.” Proof of this capability to adapt to diferent markets is Kanal D’s rapid success in America, where ‘Fatmagul’ was a huge success and is being followed by titles like ‘Kuzey Guney’, besides the previously mentioned. “We have recently closed a huge deal for 10 of our titles in six countries in Central America,” the executive says. “In addition to this we have closed important deals in Puerto Rico, Ecuador and Panama for titles such as ‘Kuzey Guney’, ‘For my son’, ‘War of the roses’, ‘Forbidden Love’ and ‘Time goes by’.” ttv
EARLY THIS YEAR a new representation deal was signed between the Audiovisual Producers’ Rights Managing Entity (Egeda) and the Turkish Movie and Television Producers Association (Tesiyap), through which Egeda will manage intellectual property rights for producers of Turkish dramas in Latin America (Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Uruguay), the European Union, the US, Canada and Australia. Egeda is a non-proit association that manages a global repertoire of thousands of TV series and ilms.
“WE HAVE CLOSED IMPORTANT DEALS IN PUERTO RICO, ECUADOR AND PANAMA FOR ‘KUZEY GUNEY’, ‘FOR MY SON’, ‘WAR OF THE ROSES’, ‘FORBIDDEN LOVE’ AND ‘TIME GOES BY’.”
“THERE ARE 4 OR 5 TURKISH TITLES THAT OPENED THE DOORS IN DIFFERENT MARKETS (…) AND WHAT THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON IS THAT THEY ARE KANAL D TITLES.”
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Six and Counting JUST A FEW MONTHS INTO THE GAME SHOW FORMAT BUSINESS, ITV INTER MEDYA HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED AN ARRAY OF OUTSTANDING FORMATS THAT COMBINE COMPETITION, HUMAN EMOTION, MAJOR PRIZES AND INNOVATIVE INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES. AN ALREADY VARIED CATALOG, THE TURKISH COMPANY WILL SOON EXPAND IT EVEN FURTHER WITH AN ADDITIONAL FOUR FORMATS CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT. By Carolina Mussio / @carolinamussio / cmussio@todotv.tv
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nown for internationally successful dramas such as ‘Missing’, ‘Black Rose’ or ‘Black Money Love’, ITV Inter Medya has recently dived into a new genre that’s very much in demand in today’s global market: game show formats. “We started the game show format business a few months ago, back at Mipcom 2015. Since then, our partners and us have created six game show formats,” Can Okan, CEO of ITV Inter Medya, said to ttv at the last Natpe in Miami. “One of them is already on the air on a small Turkish broadcaster, mainly focused on the Turkish community living in Europe,” he added. “The show has been very successful on its second season and we are aiming to have it airing on one of Turkey’s bigger broadcasters quite soon, as well as in other territories,” he said.
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Entertaining, exciting and easily adaptable to many cultures and audiences, game show formats can be a source of great success for broadcasters, and ITV Inter Medya is determined to ensure their popularity even more, taking their formats one step further with new technologies and innovative premises. Presenting a varied ofer of new game show formats, the Turkish company’s catalog combines competition, human emotion, major prizes and innovation, providing something for all types of audiences. Described as “a new frontier in programming,” the catalog is led by ‘Join Instant’, a new unique online interactive quiz elimination game show, which enables viewers at home to participate while the show is live. ‘Join Instant’ gives anyone with internet access the opportunity to join in the contest and play from their homes. The concept behind the original idea is to break with tradi-
tion and allow audience members to compete without barriers. ITV Inter Medya is also presenting ‘Answer If You Can!’, a unique TV format based on skills, performance and knowledge. Contestants are asked to answer questions to compete for a US$ 100,000 cash prize, but they must answer in an uncomfortable situation, speciically designed to distract them according to their character, habits, fears and weaknesses. “This is a quiz show with great physical performances,” Okan said. Third comes ‘Celebrities in the Kitchen’, which shows celebrities like you’ve never seen them before. “Cooking shows are also very popular these days. Here, the title already gives you the idea of what it is,” he explained. For 13 weeks, celebrities will chop, dice and sauté their way to win. Each week they will Join Instant Game Show Format
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get culinary training from the best professional chefs at the Celebrities in the Kitchen Academy, and on the last day of each week, judges will evaluate their performance and announce the Chef of the Week. 13 weeks, 13 sizzling inales. ITV Inter Medya is also presenting ‘The League’, a contest between overenthusiastic fans and their rivals. Fans create their own leagues and they want a chance to prove their knowledge against their rivals to become a champion. The show’s episodes will run live, simultaneAnswer If You Can! Game Show Format
ously along with the schedule of the chosen professional league. “’The League’ is a quiz show that can be adapted to any team sport, such as soccer, basketball, football or baseball,” the executive noted. An original format, described as a “drama-quiz show”, in ‘Fifty Fifty’ 8 people participate in four rounds. In each one, the winning contestant should share half of their money with the other contestants. They may choose them and the amount they wish to give. As contestants form bonds with each other, personal intimacies and polarization begins, turning this into a drama-quiz show. At the end of each round, the contestant with the lowest amount of money loses, while the one with the highest amount wins. “Our game shows received interest from Latin America, but also European and Asian companies have shown interest in them,” Can Okan said.
“WE STARTED THE GAME SHOW FORMAT BUSINESS A FEW MONTHS AGO. SINCE THEN, OUR PARTNERS AND US HAVE CREATED SIX GAME SHOW FORMATS.”
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Already holding this notable catalog of game show formats, ITV Inter Medya is working on an additional four titles to present at Miptv. “We are working on four new formats which we are planning to launch at Miptv during MIPFormats in April,” he said. “We are very happy with the feedback we’re receiving from our potential buyers,” he concluded. ttv
WINNING OVER THOUSANDS of fans across the world, Turkish telenovelas and drama series exploded over recent years, and ITV Inter Medya was certainly no stranger to this trend. “2015 has been a very interesting year for ITV Inter Medya,” Beatriz Cea Esteruelas, Sales Executive for the company, said to ttv at the last Natpe in Miami. “We opened up new territories, met with new companies with whom we’ve already signed contracts, so it’s been a very positive year,” she added. The executive highlighted three titles as the “most successful” in Latin America in 2015: ‘Black Money Love’, sold in over 15 territories in Latin America, ‘Endless Love’ and ‘In Between’, which were presented at Mipcom and have already been pre-sold in several regions. As for the year ahead, the executive seems quite optimistic about the continuous success of Turkish productions: “In 2016, we hope to sign more deals. We will receive a lot more content and we believe Turkish series will continue to thrive,” she concluded.
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‘Moses and the Ten Commandments’ Arrives in Istanbul Record TV Network arrives at Discop Istanbul 2016 with its hit premium telenovela, which has conquered the Brazilian audience and has found great success in the international market as well. Interviewed by ttv, Delmar Andrade, Director of International Sales at Record TV Network, talks about the results of the first biblical telenovela in TV history. By Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv
Commandments’, we registered a historic rating in Brazilian TV, surpassing the main network,” Delmar Andrade, Director of International Sales at Record TV Network, said to ttv. “The telenovela registered high ratings results all over the country. For instance, the episode about the opening of the Red Sea reached a 12 rating points advantage in Rio de Janeiro,” he said. In this context, the international market’s interest in the biblical iction -which is promoted as the irst of its kind in TV history-, has risen. “Since last year our sales have notably increased. Televisión Nacional de Chile was the irst Latin American country to premiere ‘Moses and the Ten Commandments’ and the results have been optimal,” Andrade said.
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ithout a doubt, 2015 has been one of the most successful years for Brazilian network Rede Record, thanks to the results obtained by the telenovela ‘Moses and the Ten Commandments’, a super production based on the Bible, which amazed everyone with notable local ratings and excellent feedback from the international audience, with news stories published in top newspapers like The Guardian or El País.
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“2015 was an excellent year for Record. With the super production ‘Moses and the Ten
THE APPEAL OF EPIC PRODUCTIONS. Delmar Andrade believes the interest shown on the catalog ofered by Record TV Network, Rede Record’s distribution arm, began after the Brazilian network started developing epic productions. “The market was extremely receptive, which encouraged us to continue investing in them,” he said. “With the results obtained by, an extremely talented cast, special efects developed in Hollywood and a rich story, we hope to conquer new markets this year,” he added. But biblical content is not only successful in the small screen, but it’s also getting notable results in the big screen through its ilm adaptation. “We started the year with the premier of ‘Moses and the Ten Commandments - The Movie’,” the executive said. The adaptation premiered in 1,100 movie theaters in Brazil and in the irst 27 days of presales, over 32,000,000 tickets were acquired. “For the irst time in Brazil a 176 episode was adapted for the big screen, which includes exclusive scenes from the next season,” Andrade said.
In this sense, the second season of ‘Moses and the Ten Commandments’ will premiere in Brazil during Q1, 2016, with over 60 episodes. In addition, Rede Record is also preparing the premiere of ‘The Promised Land’, as well as an action series and a period telenovela based on the birth of the clan of Isaura. RECORD’S INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE. Record TV Network has a diverse portfolio, featuring 40 titles available for the international market. “Our main niche is epic productions, with series and a telenovela; but we ofer productions with plenty of action, romance and drama,” Andrade said. “Record TV Network operates worldwide. We already have strong alliances with Latin America, the US and Europe; and we have a strong penetration in Eastern Europe, especially in Poland, with two major groups in the country,” he said. “Right now we’re looking to reach out to countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East,” he added. Present at Discop Istanbul 2016, the company will showcase its entire portfolio, which includes a great variety of titles such as the classic telenovelas ‘The Slave Isaura’, ‘Lives at Stake’, ‘Dona Xepa’ and ‘Tricky Business’. As for series, the company will present ‘The Law and the Crime’ and its epic productions, ‘Esther, The Queen’, ‘Samson and Delilah’, ‘King David’, ‘Joseph from Egypt’ and ‘The Miracles of Jesus’. Last but not least, the company will of course present its premium title, ‘Moses and the Ten Commandments’. ttv Moses and the Ten Commandments Telenovela
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Country Of Honor - Mipcom 2015
TURKEY UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT MIPCOM 2015 EXALTED TURKISH CONTENT’S GROWING PRESENCE ON TV SCREENS AROUND THE GLOBE WITH A SERIES OF EVENTS AND CONFERENCES HELD UNDER THE COUNTRY OF HONOR UMBRELLA. LED BY THE ISTANBUL COMMERCE OF COMMERCE, TURKEY’S MOST INFLUENTIAL PLAYERS PUT ON A NOTABLE SHOW, HIGHLIGHTING THEIR BIGGEST SUCCESSES AND ATTRACTING NEW PARTNERS WITH THEIR NEWEST OFFERINGS.
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TRT and Mipcom 2015 Opening Party Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez
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nce it was announced back in 2014 that Turkey would be the Country of Honor for the 2015 edition of Mipcom, one couldn’t help but think that it was about time. Lead by the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO, in Turkish), Turkey’s delegation in Cannes was numerous, loud and very proud. Reasons abound.
“Turkish television series exports were worth more than $250 million in 2015, with more than 15 programs being viewed in over 70 countries, particularly in the Middle East, the Balkans, Latin America and Turkish language-speaking countries,” said Beşir Tatlı, head of Calinos Holding, in an interview with Anadolu Agency.
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Only 12 years ago, in 2004, Turkey’s TV export struggled to surpass US$ 10,000 a year, with each episode hovering around 500 dollars. Fast forward to last year, and Turkey’s TV series exports were north of US$ 250 million.
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DANCING ON WATER TRT, Turkey’s public broadcaster, played a key role in Cannes, starting by co-hosting the “Mipcom Opening Party – Turkey Country of Honor”. “We organized the celebration for the opening night. We reached the highest participation number so far,” said Meltem Tumturk Akyol, International Programmes Sales Manager at TRT. “We are still receiving positive feedback about our success as event hosts.” The party was mostly held on the street, because the Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez was looded, cancelling the plans for a Red Carpet, among other activities. TRT also sponsored the promotional ilm of Turkey as the Country of Honor and the Snack & Screen at MIPJunior, under the umbrella of kids’ channel TRT Çocuk.
“Turkey produces 70 television series per year. Only 10 to 15 of those have been broadcast on foreign television. We expect that these exports will reach $300 million by the end of 2016,” Tatlı said. The individual value of each episode has jumped from those US$ 500 in 2004 to almost US$ 200,000 per episode in 2015. This level of success explains the high spirits that reigned among the 400 TV sector representatives that were present in Cannes under the motto “Turkey: Home of Content”. “Turkey has achieved over US$ 250 million in revenues from its series and the target for 2023 is to take that number to US$ 1 billion,” said Ibrahim Çağlar, Chairman of the ITO. “With a sharp rise in quality and branding in the sector, Turkey has now exported TV programs and soap operas to more than 80 countries - from the Middle East to Eastern Europe”. The ITO invited visitors to “discover Turkey’s rich content” in a dedicated space that consisted of a big stand (106.5m²) and an even bigger tent (300m²). Both spaces were used for business meetings and press conferences, among other activities, all under the banner “Turkey Home of Content.”
ITO’s side of the delegation consisted of more than 45 companies. Besides those, there were a number of companies that had their own space in the market, like the wellknown ITV Inter Medya, Calinos Entertainment, Eccho Rights, Kanal D, TRT Sales and ATV Distribution, among others.
Show And Tell Not even the heavy storm that hit the French Riviera just before Mipcom was able to drown the spirits of the Turkish delegates. Turkey’s key role at Mipcom allowed many companies to make important announcements during the event, like Discovery’s decision to launch TLC channel, but mostly it was a perfect opportunity to get an inside look at what has transformed Turkish series into a global phenomenon. Although some conferences where cancelled, key executives, writers, directors and stars from the Turkish’s ‘dizi’ were able to participate in the Country of Honor activities. An in-depth analysis of the ‘dizi’ phenomon, the growth in Latin America during the past two years and their potential in other regions didn’t overshadow other areas of the Turkish entertainment business, like formats
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A NEW KEY MARKET THE “DIALOGUE WITH THE AMERICAS” panel was a megasession in which visionary & inspiring senior executives from Turkey, with a proven track record of successful international deals, conversed with executives from the US and Latam who believe in the power of Turkish drama and scripted formats. That’s why the session “Turkey: Home of ‘Dizi’ Content” proved to be one of the most attractive panels during the second day of Mipcom. The session featured a lineup of producers, creators and talent to discuss its originality and compatibility for the global content market. Actors, writers, directors and producers joined forces as speakers to cover all sides of this local and global phenomenon.
“TURKEY HAS ACHIEVED OVER US$ 250 MILLION IN REVENUES FROM ITS SERIES AND THE TARGET FOR 2023 IS TO TAKE THAT NUMBER TO US$ 1 BILLION.”
alities but that are growing steadily and are hungry for international success. In addition to all the networking to be held Chamber of Commerce’s dedicated space, Mipcom organized a matchmaking session with Turkish producers. The activity gave an exclusive opportunity for Turkish producers and distributors to meet one on one with international buyers and commissioners.
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IT’S ALL ABOUT THE ‘DIZI’ THE BEAUTIFUL ACTRESS Tuba Büyüküstün and her famous costar, Halit Ergenç, highlighted the anticipated panel “Turkey: Home of ‘Dizi’ Content”. This session featured a lineup of producers, creators and talent that gathered to discuss the ‘dizi’s originality and compatibility for the global content market. “In Turkey, female characters had always been very strong and dominant,” said Büyüküstün, explaining one of the most attractive narrative themes of Turkish dramas. “That’s why in all our stories we have really strong female characters; they are
The success of the Turkish TV content around the world has turned Turkey, a beautiful and historically rich territory, a hotspot destination for tourists from around the world. “The newfound popularity of Turkish content in the media has
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“WITH A SHARP RISE IN QUALITY AND BRANDING IN THE SECTOR, TURKEY HAS NOW EXPORTED TV PROGRAMS AND SOAP OPERAS TO MORE THAN 80 COUNTRIES, FROM THE MIDDLE EAST TO EASTERN EUROPE.”
the country’s tourism and fashion trades,” explains Ibrahim Çağlar, Chairman of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce. “The amount of tourists visiting Turkey has grown since Turkey started exporting TV series. Fans of Turkish TV series visit Turkey to have a tour around their sets. Places, towns, regions, districts where TV series are shot have become the favorite stops for domestic and international tourism.”
land or their family”. Along with Büyüküstün, known for her role of Elif in ‘20 Minutes’, and Ergenç, famous for playing Onur in ‘1001 Nights’, the session had among its speakers writer Kerem Dere,
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Writer’s Room (Yazı Odası), and director Hilal Sara, from production company Ay Yapim, among others.
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A Golden Year After hoStiNg SeverAl ActivitieS DUriNg mipcom’S tUrkey coUNtry of hoNor eveNtS AND cloSiNg New iNterNAtioNAl SAleS lASt yeAr, the DiStribUtioN Arm of tUrkey’S pUblic Network trt hAS AmbitioUS goAlS Set for the Next few moNthS, iNclUDiNg StArtiNg to co-proDUce coNteNt AND exteNDiNg tUrkiSh tv movieS’ reAch All over the worlD.
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he last edition of Mipcom 2015, in which Turkey was named Country of Honor, set a before and after for Turkish company TRT’s business. This, in addition to the new projects and goals the company has accomplished in the local and international market, made 2015 a “golden year” for TRT, as described by Meltem Tumturk Akyol, International Programmes Sales Manager.
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“BEING COUNTRY OF HONOR AT MIPCOM UNDERLINED TURKEY AND THE TURKISH INDUSTRY AS RISING STARS.” “’DIRILIş RESURRECTION’ IS OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL DRAMA, NO DOUBT.”
Following this notable success, the executive spoke to ttvnews about TRT’s upcoming projects: “The essential aim of TRT is to become a fundamental igure in the global perspective. For this reason, certain steps have been taken about co-productions to move forward in the local and global aspects.” TRT TV MOVIES. “In addition, the other game plan is to carry Turkish ilm to a new dimension. Synergy of TRT productions’ accomplishments has moved the industry forward. I should speciically highlight our project, ‘TRT TV Movies’,” Tumturk Akyol said. As the executive explained, exploring new stories with the New York Film Academy was the most efective enterprise. It has applied to the biggest names in the Hollywood industry such as Tova Laiter (‘Die Hard 3’), Paul Brown (‘The X Files’) or Lydia Cedrone (‘Ali’). “Development for script workshops has already been organized and eventually a ilm zone will be planned for TRT 1, which is our main channel, in 2016. At the same time, these ilms presented as TV movies can come to theaters and be nominated in festivals. We will proudly represent these project as mentioned,” she added. TV DRAMAS. As far as TV series go, TRT continues to focus on promoting ‘Diriliş Resurrection’, “the most successful drama,
no doubt,” as Tumturk Akyol said. This series proved to be a true ratings phenomenon, both in Turkey and the international market. “’Diriliş Resurrection’, which was broadcast last year in Turkey, has become one of the top dramas with constant success. From the beginning, this drama has been ranked as a leader in ratings. It accomplished this on both the local and international markets. Great interest in ‘Diriliş’ has led to sales overseas,” she said. THE ‘TURKEY COUNTRY OF HONOUR’ EXPERIENCE. As Turkey’s sole public broadcaster, TRT played a key role in the activities held during the last Mipcom. Tumturk Akyol said: “We are proud of being the guest of honor country. Because, we all believe that, Reed Midem has done the greatest job and it is the perfect timing for Turkey.” Join Instant Game Show Format
In this sense, the executive said the activities hosted during the event generated excellent responses: “As TRT, we organized the opening night. We reached the highest participation number so far, and are now still receiving positive feedback about our success as event hosts. Being country of honor at Mipcom helped Turkey and the Turkish industry be highlighted as a rising star.” “Turkish dramas became a brand and the Turkish media industry has grown accordingly. The importance of the Turkish media, its highly-qualiied projects and their reliability, have been proven once again. For these reasons, feedback is still positive,” Tumturk Akyol added. ttv
“CERTAIN STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN ABOUT CO-PRODUCTIONS TO MOVE THEM FORWARD IN A LOCAL AND GLOBAL ASPECT.”
RECENT SALES AmoNg trt’S New iNterNAtioNAl SAleS, Tumturk Akyol highlighted its most recent one, ‘Filinta’, to the MENA region. In addition, Hayat Ağacı ‘Life of Tree’ was sold to Cote Ivory. “In terms of drama sales, Latin America has also been efective place. We are predicting positive feedback soon. We also have two seller partners, Somos Distribution and Latin Media Corp in the region,” she said.
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‘DIRILIŞ RESURRECTION’ the SecoND SeASoN of TRT’s most successful drama series was presented during the last Mipcom in Cannes. This season is composed of 26, 100-minute episodes. It’s an ambitious period series set in the XIII century, which follows the life of a young man willing to change the world. The series has been leading Wednesday’s primetime in Turkey ever since its premiere and has been sold in over 30 countries.
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According to the executive, telenovelas are a strong point for Telemundo, not only because they constitute some of its irst international successes, but also because there has been a growth in demand for this format from the international market.
The Power of Classic Stories A varied catalogue is what Telemundo Internacional has in store for Discop 2016. Covering a wide variety of genres and storylines, the company is excited to present a content ofering that appeals to audiences worldwide. Por Sofía Vanoli / @Soph_VB / svanoli@todotv.tv
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Together with these productions, the company is also presenting ‘Dad Adrift’, the story of a widower and single father searching for the perfect mother for his kids from Mega Chile; and from HBO Latin America, one of several projects titled ‘The Hypnotist’, which follows the steps of a hypnotizer who becomes a great TV star but is faced with his personal demons at every step. Each and every one of these shows aims to present viewers with quality content, as this is what today’s audiences seek, together with an appropriate platform for its distribution; a testament to the ever changing consumer habits.
ast year was a great one for Telemundo Internacional and now, in 2016, the company is expecting to continue the trend by ofering its partners an exceptional content ofering that will be introduced during the latest edition of Discop.
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“The key in this evolution is being able to ind the appropriate platforms for each kind of content. It’s very important to get to know audiences. Times are changing and the demand for high quality content is growing with the evolution of new platforms,” explained Etchinson.
“We’ll be promoting Telemundo’s complete catalogue together with our new projects: ‘Centauro’s Woman’ and ‘Eva’s Destiny’,” mentioned Karina Etchison, Vice President of Sales for the EMEA Region at Telemundo Internacional to ttv.
“It is very important to be lexible and smart when it comes to programming and commercializing a product, never fearing change and always inding creative ways to maximize its use,” she concluded. ttv
‘Eva’s Destiny’ is one of catalog’s highlights and tells the story of a ighter who overcomes everything life throws at her, from betrayal to deceit and downfalls in love.
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“There is always going to be an audience for this product and we’re also aware that audiences are much more open to contemporary content now. So we continue to pave the way on territories that are looking for these kinds of productions.”
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“It’s a telenovela that captures audiences seeking for a classic story with a strong main character. This kind of traditional storytelling is very popular in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and so is the cast; Edith Gonzalez, Jorge Luis Pila and Arap Bethke have already captivated audiences with previous projects and are an example of the quality of Telemundo’s programming.”
“THERE IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE AN AUDIENCE FOR THIS PRODUCT AND WE’RE ALSO AWARE THAT AUDIENCES ARE MUCH MORE OPEN TO CONTEMPORARY CONTENT NOW.”
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It’s a Small World tAkiNg plAce from mArch 1St throUgh the 3rD, the Sixth eDitioN of DiScop iStANbUl will ShorteN the DiStANceS betweeN regioNS, offeriNg A plAtform for iNDUStry plAyerS from All over the worlD to explore New coproDUctioN opportUNitieS, AlterNAtive cooperAtioN StrAtegieS, croSS-borDer progrAmmiNg treNDS, AND more. By ttvmedianews / @ttvmedianews
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THIS YEAR DISCOP ISTANBUL WILL WELCOME MORE THAN 500 LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, WITH CURRENT NUMBERS TRACKING ABOVE LAST YEAR.
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he 6th edition of Discop Istanbul will once again focus on Turkey, CEE, MENA and CIS countries, one of the world’s most dynamic marketplace combinations, already contributing to 20% of all global ilm, TV content and adaptation rights sales, with an estimated 200 million TV households with possible access to digital services and 500 million mobile subscribers in the foreseeable future. To take place at the centrally-located Istanbul Lufti Kirdar Icec exhibiting center, Discop Istanbul will run from Tuesday, March 1st to Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 and welcome close to 1,500 delegates representing global and regional content distributors and producers, broadcasters, pay TV platforms, mobile and VOD operators.
In addition, this year Discop Istanbul will welcome more than 500 local and international buyers, with current numbers tracking above last year, alongside more than 100 international and Turkish TV content distributors. Organizers have reported a signiicant number of exhibitors booking increased stand space in response to the advantageous ratio of buyers to sellers, and the fact that 60% of buyers in attendance do not attend other major TV content markets. To relect the increasing importance of Istanbul as a major regional hub for the global television business and the signiicant evolution of MENA’s media sector, Turkey’s main export organizations are doubling their eforts to welcome foreign buyers in strategic sectors of industry. This assistance will see Discop Istanbul ofering a hosted buyers program designed to invite 100+
TURKEY’S MAIN EXPORT ORGANIZATIONS ARE DOUBLING THEIR EFFORTS TO WELCOME FOREIGN BUYERS IN STRATEGIC SECTORS OF THE INDUSTRY.
international TV content buyers to the market. “Recent events in the region have presented some challenges in organizing such an internationally facing market,” said Patrick Jucaud-Zuchowicki, CEO of Basic Lead. “However, we have put into efect a range of measures to ensure that this sixth edition ofers attendees the strong and successful Discop Istanbul they have come to expect.” “We are on course to deliver another vibrant three days of international deals, new collaborations and business opportunities during what has become a must-attend market on the global stage,” he added. ALL ABOUT DEALS AND COPRODUCTION. The 2016 Discop Istanbul will include
FRAPA will be closely involved in the organization of The Format Day with Discop Istanbul organizer Basic Lead, helping to set the agenda in terms of both content and speakers. Missing Link Media’s Jan Salling, who was appointed FRAPA co-chair with The Gurin Company’s Phil Gurin last March, will moderate the irst conference of the day: Why Protecting Your IP Will Build Your Business. The session will examine the creative, copyright and protection issues in a global formats industry changing at warp speed. Jan Salling said: “This co-operation with Discop is a signiicant step in our mission to put FRAPA at the heart of our community. To be an efective player, we need to be where the formats industry is and in early March, that place is Istanbul.”
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1,500+ delegates representing global and regional content distributors and producers, broadcasters, pay TV platforms, mobile and VOD operators, will attend Discop 2016.
850+ companies from 85 countries will be represented.
500+ local and international buyers will attend, alongside more than 100 international and Turkish TV content distributors.
20% of all global ilm, TV content and adaptation rights sale are represented by Turkey, CEE, MENA and CIS countries. a two-day program running parallel to the event, focusing on new coproduction opportunities, speciically designed for independent content producers. First, Tuesday, March 1st will present “The Format Day”, a dedicated conference and pitching programme, co-organized with FRAPA. The cooperation marks the next step in FRAPA’s mission to create a safer, better-regulated format industry founded on free expression and the right to fair trade.
250 million dollars were grossed by Turkish TV series exports in 2015, with locally produced content watched in more than 70 countries including the Middle East, the Balkans and Latin America.
Then on Wednesday, March 2nd, Discop will present “It’s a Small World”, a day that will explore new coproduction opportunities and alternative cooperation strategies with countries with rising ilm and TV industry sectors such as Turkey, South Africa, China, Poland, Kenya, Cote D’Ivoire, Morocco and Korea.
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Now in its second year, “The Format Day” will include three conference sessions on IP protection, and the trends, challenges and opportunities to be found in the buoyant CEE and MENA markets. It will also feature “The Formats Showcase”, during which new formats across all genres will be presented to a panel of top industry executives.
Patrick Zuchowicki added: “We are happy to renew our partnership with FRAPA and provide DISCOP Istanbul’s independent producer community with a strong and relevant conference and pitching programme centered on the continuing popularity of formats.”
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Televisa Bets on Formats “AT DISCOP WE WILL STRENGTHEN WHAT WE DID AT MIPCOM, PRESENTING NEW FORMATS AND FURTHER PROMOTING OTHER FORMATS THAT ARE ALREADY SUCCESSFUL IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET. “’STAND UP FOR YOUR COUNTRY’ AND ‘LITTLE GIANTS’ ARE THE TWO PROPERTIES THAT ARE ALREADY OPTIONED IN THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING MARKET IN THE US.”
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elevisa Internacional is arriving at Discop Istanbul 2016 with a strong selection of entertainment and iction formats, showcasing the diversity of a catalog -which currently has 28 titles- that allows it to hold a privileged position with local and regional broadcasters, standing as a provider of solutions for their programming slates. “At Discop we will strengthen what we did at Mipcom, presenting new formats and
further promoting other formats that are already successful in the international market,” Ricardo Ehrsam, Head of Global Entertainment Formats at Televisa Internacional, said to ttv. At the last Mipcom in Cannes, Televisa Internacional’s distribution arm presented entertainment formats such as ‘Mini Me’, ‘TheWacky Old Games’ –chosen among the 24 best formats by TheWit’s Fresh TV Conference in Cannes–, ‘My Online Friends’ and ‘The Ticket’; and is now ready to present new titles in Budapest.
ttv Q&A “The truth is that since Mipcom, the results obtained by the four formats we presented have been very positive. We are starting to close options in diferent countries,” Ehrsam said. “For instance, ‘Mini Me’ has already been commissioned in Mexico this year and there are two more countries in Europe that will commission it for the irst semester of the year,” he added. Other options are now also being closed in Europe for ‘The Wacky Old Games’. “We are developing and building the irst production hub for ‘The Wacky Old Games’ in Spain,” he said. “Once it’s established -during Q1, 2016- we will start receiving production orders from the diferent clients that have shown interest in it,” he added. In addition, Televisa Internacional continues to highlight four formats that have been broadcast and opotioned in several countries worldwide, such as ‘Little Giants’, ‘Stand Up For Your Country’ and ‘TheAssemblyGame’, as well as iction sitcom ‘Los González’. Its format ‘Little Giants’ continue to show positive results in several regions. “The second season was on the air on Telecinco in Spain. We already sold the second season in Poland and will premiere new season in Vietnam, Ukraine and Italy,” he said. Moreover, ‘Stand Up For Your Country’, which ended its most recent season in Poland with great success, was on the air in Russia, and will premiere its second season on Telecinco in Spain in 2016. “We are closing seasons
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with ive countries in Latin America for 2016,” he said. “’Stand Up For Your Country’ and ‘Little Giants’ are the two properties that are already optioned in the English-speaking market in the US,” he added.
“WITH THIS ARRAY OF FORMATS, WE ARE PROVIDING THOSE WHO INVEST IN TELEVISA INTERNACIONAL WITH A CONSTANT FORMAT SUPPLY.”
In addition, the company is signing deals for the quiz show ‘The Assembly Game’ in Mexico, Portugal, Turkey and Asia; and the format ‘Los González’ was broadcast in Italy with great results and has now been commissioned in Mexico along with ‘Recuerda y gana’ (‘Generation Gap’), which will have a second season in the country following the great results registered by the irst one last year. “With this array of formats, we are providing those who invest in Televisa Internacional with a constant format ofer,” Ehrsam said. “We can guarantee a constant supply of formats for their lineups, and not just in one speciic genre, but several genres for each timeslot,” he concluded. ttv
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Getting Down to Business the Sixth eDitioN of riocoNteNtmArket comeS with A cleAr miSSioN: to cemeNt itS poSitioN AS A leADiNg bUSiNeSS eveNt for the tv iNDUStry iN lAtiN AmericA. with high profile keyNote SpeAkerS, A loADeD progrAmme of NetworkiNg eveNtS AND pANelS thAt ANAlyze bUSiNeSS moDelS AND teNDeNcieS, riocoNteNtmArket 2016 iS AligNiNg itSelf to hoSt itS beSt eDitioN yet. By Luis Cabrera / @luis_cabreram / lcabrera@todotv.tv
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ince its inception, RioContentMarket has aimed very high. The event, staged by the Brazilian Association of Independent Television Producers (ABPITV), with assistance from Esmeralda Produções and Fagga/GL event exhibitions, has catapulted the Brazilian TV industry onto the international calendar. The last edition was named “Brazil’s Best International Event” in 2015 during the prestigious Caio Awards. After attracting more than 14,000 participants during the previ-
ous ive editions, RioContentMarket expects to cement its position in 2016 as a market where business is made. “RioContentMarket is not a 3-day conference,” says Carla Esmeralda, curator of the event. “[We] want to build this strong idea that this event is business oriented.” Even a quick glimpse at the agenda of the event, that will be held from March 9th to the 11th at Hotel Windsor Barra in Rio de Janeiro, shows that compromise at its earnest. RioContentMarket 2016 has put an emphasis on one-on-one meetings between pro-
THE LAST EDITION OF RIOCONTENTMARKET WAS NAMED “BRAZIL’S BEST INTERNATIONAL EVENT” IN 2015 DURING THE PRESTIGIOUS CAIO AWARDS.
ducers –whose projects had been previously submitted and selected by ive players- and their potential partners.
appointments for players and producers that submitted their projects. When the event starts they will have one-to-one meetings. This is planned networking. To balance this with the global event, we show content in panels, giving priority to what the players need, together with content and narrative exposure. We balance this with great speakers talking about narrative and business models.
The meetings might be the cake for producers looking to make their dreams come true, but the event will ofer plenty of opportunities for networking all around. Besides those, this year’s program will include over 100 presentations, panels on diferent areas of TV, movie and digital media, in addition to the presence of award-winning feature ilm and documentary producers and screenwriters.
the event has welcomed many bigtime digital players (hulu, youtube). what are the main opportunities and challenges they present for the local industry?
One of the highlights is opening keynote speaker, Steve Goliin, the American producer of series such as ‘Mr. Robot’, Golden Globe winner for Best Drama Series in 2016, and ‘The Knick’, in addition to the ilms ‘The Rev-
enant’ and ‘Spotlight’, both Oscar nominees this year. Golin is also the founder and CEO of Anonymous Content LLC, a production and management company of entertainment industry talents, including writers, directors, actors and comedians. Another conirmed professional from the industry is Howard Gordon, producer of ‘Homeland’, responsible for the adaptation of ‘Hatuim’, the Israeli series that inspired this American production. Melissa Rosemberg, creator of the Netlix series ‘Jessica Jones’ and Rhys Ernst, co-producer of ‘Transparent’, will be another great attraction. Peter Iacono, president of International Television and Digital Distribution at Lionsgate will be another keynote speaker during the event. In his keynote speech, Peter will focus on the relevance of content distribution regardless of platforms. Together with Ernst, other representatives of the main streaming services (Amazon, Netlix and Hulu) will explain how they order content for their platforms.
CARLA ESMERALDA, CURATOR, RIOCONTENTMARKET what were the strongest elements of the 2015 edition that you would like to build on this year? I want to build this strong idea that this event is business oriented. The presence of Steve Golin (producer of ‘The Knick’ and ‘Mr. Robot’) will help us to assure the importance of having a creative producer making business in a worldwide market. One of the themes that interest us since the irst edition is to understand what makes a narrative so powerful it can cross borders. We had in 2014 Gideon Raf, the creator of ‘Hatuim’ (the Israeli series, basis for ‘Homeland’) and this year we are bringing Howard Gordon, that imported the creation and the creator and created a new work to the American market. He is a wonderful hit maker and it is a pleasure to have him and to inluence Latin creators. Maybe he can ind something here. one of the challenges of an event is to balance networking and conferences. how do you accomplish that?
strategies and acquiring original content. YouTube has a prime time at the event since its irst edition and brings the digital market trends every year. you have talked in the past about the challenge that brazil has to reach the international market. how do you see this developing in the next years? We are proud to say that our market has improved enormously in terms of narrative and business in the last ive years. Now it is time to promote encounters of international market with our local producers. One of our challenges is the Portuguese language. It is diicult to make productions in Portuguese cross borders. We already have a huge success in animation, but drama is not on the same level. That is why we are putting the foreign heads of content together with local creators, so they can think how to make projects global.
RioContentMarket is not a 3-day conference. In October we select players to come and in November the producers can submit their projects to ive players. During this time, the buyers pick up the projects they want to meet with the producers. We had made
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Another attractive series of panels will be held under the title “Interview with the channels”, where executives from channels from four continents, such as NHK (Japan), Al Arabiya (United Arab Emirates), Arte (France and Germany), TV2 (Denmark), Tooniverse (South Korea) will talk about their programming, and players from Brazil will present success cases of branded content productions. ttv
Business in digital is a topic we cannot run away from. The future is now. That’s why we invited Hulu, Netlix and Amazon Studios to talk about their
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10:00 Q&A BrAzILIAN BrANDS – PrODuCTS LICENSINg (Room 5B, International Market)
10:15 ThE grAMMAr OF VIrTuAL rEALITy (Room 1, Authorship & Business)
08:30 COMMISSIONINg NETFLIx (Room 1, Authorship & Business)
14:30 FrEE TV & PAy TV (Room 2, Audiovisual Business)
11:15 CASE STuDy FLy + A&E: ThE PArAguAyAN wAr (Room 3, Business Model)
14:45 rEgIONAL INTEgrATION (Room 5A, Meetings & Business)
11:15 ThINKINg ABOuT BLACK rEPrESENTATIVITy IN BrAzILIAN AuDIOVISuAL (Room 5A. Meeting & Business)
12:15 ExPErIENCES OF TOMOrrOw (Room 2, Audiovisual Business)
15:30 INTErNATIONAL CO-PrODuCTION: ArgENTINA (Room 5B, International Markets)
12:00 BuSINESS MEETINgS: PrODuCErS AND SCrEENwrITErS (Room 5B, International Market)
14:30 EONE gLOBAL PrODuCTION AND DISTrIBuTION STrATEgy (Room 1, Authoship & Business)
16:30 INTErVIEw wITh KEShET (ISrAEL) (Room 4, Interview with Channels)
16:00 INTErVIEw wITh NhK (JAPAN) (Room 4, Interview with Channels)
17:30 INTErVIEw wITh LATINA TV (PErú) (Room 4, Interview with Channels)
18:45 PrIMETIME TV gLOBO PrESENTS SuPErMAx (Room 1, Authorship & Business)
18:45 PrIMETIME yOuTuBE (Room 1, Authorship & Business)
10:15 INTErVIEw wITh DISCOVEry ChANNEL (uSA) (Room 4, Interview with Channels) 12:00 FEMALE AuTOrShIP: JESSICA JONES (Room 1, Authorship & Business)
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14:30 gAMES & NArrATIVES (Room 2, Audiovisual Business) 15:30 INTErVIEw wITh FrANCE TéLéVISIONS (FrANCE) (Room 4, Interview with channels) 16:30 PITChINg DOC/FACTuAL (Room 6, Brands, Channels & Pitching)
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IS OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER, STEVE GOLIIN, THE AMERICAN PRODUCER OF SERIES SUCH AS ‘MR. ROBOT’ AND ‘THE KNICK’.
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Thriving in a Competitive Market By Sofía Vanoli / @Soph_VB /svanoli@todotv.tv
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elping Canadian producers thrive in its ever changing marketplace, Canada Media Fund is gearing up for a very busy 2016. With their eyes set on furthering the relationship between Canada and Latin America with successful co-productions, the fund’s president and CEO, Valerie Creighton, talked to ttv about what’s to come. what were canada media fund’s biggest accomplishments during 2015? The Can-
ada Media Fund pursued its eforts to support our producers in the stellar work they are doing. In the last year alone, over 30 Canadian television productions were sold in Latin American markets, with Brazil leading the way. We are pleased that our productions resonate with Latin American audiences and we hope to see continued growth in this sector over the coming years. The CMF has continued to closely monitor industry trends and consumer habits to ensure that its programs and policies are suited to face upcoming challenges and opportunities. We’re happy to share the results of the re-
search we provide to Canadian and international industry communities through our website and we’re pleased to have a growing number of followers. based on last year’s success, what goals have you set for this year? At this stage, we are developing our programs. We have completed a cross-country consultation with our stakeholders to assess the best options to ensure that our industry continues to lourish in a rapidly changing marketplace. Canadians are large consumers of content on a variety of platforms. This places Canadian producers at the forefront of dramatic changes taking place in our industry and their input is critical to helping share our strategy moving forward. how important are events like riocontentmarket for your business strategy? Our participation at international events has allowed us to develop business opportunities for Canadian producers by featuring their work at sessions and showcases. We have also beneited by events like RioContentMarket to develop mutually beneicial relationships with like-minded funding agencies interested in the growing opportunities coproduction can provide. As consumers have growing access to content from all corners of the world, the production community beneits greatly from working on the international front and sharing expertise, talent and access to markets. what have you been able to accomplish in past events? Coproduction incentives have been developed with SP Cine and RioFIlme (Brazil), Screen Australia, Wallimage (Belgium), the Directorate General Cinema of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Activities and Tourism (Italy) and NZ On Air (New Zealand), all through networking and meetings at international events. what are your expectations for the market this year? The Canada Media Fund is interested in supporting eforts by Canadian producers to develop co-productions with Brazil and other Latin American countries. We look forward to welcoming international delegates to our Canada stand to meet with Canadian producers and oicials. We will also take-part in a session dedicated to coproducing with Canada to share information and ield questions on how we can work together. cmf has always shown an interest in the latin American region, why is the region important? what makes them good partners for an alliance? Canada has a natural ainity with Latin America. Both our territories strive to compete in a very competitive environment with many productions imported from big content-producing nations.
VALERIE CREIGHTON, PRESIDENT AND CEO - CANADA MEDIA FUND
Yet, both Latin America and Canada succeed in punching above their weight and producing world-class television and digital media content for all to enjoy. what other countries or regions are you interested in working with? The CMF is looking at several options for partnering with other countries. Canada has over 50 coproduction treaties in place that we can leverage to implement dedicated funds for co-development or coproduction. These treaties cover television and feature ilm production, but since digital media has become an important component of our industry since the treaties were signed, we can explore new means of bringing digital media producers closer together with their international counterparts. ttv
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“THE CANADA MEDIA FUND IS INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING EFFORTS BY CANADIAN PRODUCERS TO DEVELOP COPRODUCTIONS WITH BRAZIL AND OTHER LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES.” ”CANADA HAS OVER 50 CO-PRODUCTION TREATIES IN PLACE.”
CANDA TRIUMPHS AT THE KIDSCREEN AWARDS the kiDScreeN AwArDS, held on February 9 in Miami, celebrated the year’s best in kids programming, broadcasting and digital media, with 10 Canadian productions receiving a total of 11 nominations, including CMF-funded projects ‘Hi Opie!’ As Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series– Preschool; ‘Weirdwood Manor’ for Best Game App–Tablet and Best Learning App–Tablet; and ‘Pirate’s Passage’ for Best One-Of, Special or TV Movie, with the last two projects among the winners.
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Globo Presents Globo Play DigitAl plAtform globo plAy iS A StrAtegic move thAt fUrther coNfirmS cArloS SchroeDer’S StrAtegy. the ceo of globo iS DefiNiNg the brAziliAN meDiA giANt AS more thAN A tv chANNel, bUt rAther A compANy thAt proDUceS AND DiStribUteS high-qUAlity coNteNt for whichever plAtform it’S USeD for.
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ERICK BRÊTAS, DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MEDIA - GLOBO
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igital platform Globo Play was launched on November 3, 2015, with a R$ 12.90 price tag for a subscription that grants access to Globo TV’s programming, a catalog of 86 titles including telenovelas, series, news and entertainment, adding up to 7,300 hours of content.
In an interview with ttv, Erick Brêtas, director of Digital Media at Globo, talks about how the platform was developed, its technological features, its content ofer and how it will be used in the coverage for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. how much was invested to develop globo play? We don’t reveal those numbers. But I can say that creating and developing Globo
Play demanded the creation of a new platform to process and manage videos, creating two lines of development, and broadening the existing lines, in addition to setting up editorial teams in the programming areas. We have over 30 people working directly with Globo Play and almost 100 people working indirectly.
“SIXTEEN DAYS SINCE THE LAUNCH OF GLOBO PLAY, WE REACHED 2 MILLION APP DOWNLOADS.”
how much time did this process take? We began conceptualizing the project two years ago, in October of 2013. The development itself began in January of 2015.
launched episode zero of one of our telenovelas, ‘Totalmente Demais’. It was an episode produced speciically for our digital platforms. We had over 700,000 views. This experience’s success is encouraging for Globo’s content producers to propose new initiatives that are “digital only” or “digital irst”.
could you explain what the platform offers? The videos ofered on Globo Play come in three formats: Simulcasting -the programming is shown same as it is on television-, complete and fragmented on VOD. We can say that everything that Globo produces is on Globo Play on VOD. One can access live programming -it is currently available for the central Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo regions-, with no additional cost but the simple subscription fee. Fragments of all the shows can be accessed for free. Complete episodes of telenovelas, series and comedy shows are exclusive to Globo.com subscribers. The rest, including complete newscasts, entertainment shows and realities are also available for free. Lastly, our archive section has 86 titles uploaded from 2010 on.
which live events will be available on globo play in 2016? The most relevant will be the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, for which Globo Play will ofer a network with Olympic programming. This channel will be produced by the team behind our sports platform, Globoesporte.com. considering the recent technological revolution and audiences’ new content consumption habits, what do you think will happen to linear tv in the future? Linear television will continue to be extremely relevant. Television is unbeatable when it comes to sporting events and major journalistic coverages. In Brazil, once the rhythm of consumption is what we deine as “almost live,” the importance of telenovelas also contributes to maintain linear TV’s hierarchy. Most of the successful reality shows, like ‘Big Brother Brazil’ or ‘The Voice Brazil’, are ofered live. The change must come in content like movies, weekly series and kids’ shows. These can be consumed on demand with no sacriices to the consumer experience. It’s important to see how the viewer organizes their mix of content. They will probably organize it in a folder with linear TV, pay TV and VOD services, whether they come from operators or OTTs.
in what regions and through which devices can globo play be accessed? Globo Play can be used anywhere in Brazil. In this irst stage, the simulcasting service -live TV programming- is restricted to Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
which genres and how many hours of content are available? The archive section has 86 titles. Most of the ofer is telenovelas and series, but there are also entertainment shows and newscasts. There are 7,300 hours of content in total. will globo play have exclusive premieres? It’s a possibility that we’re analyzing. We
“WE LAUNCHED EPISODE ZERO OF ONE OF OUR TELENOVELAS, ‘TOTALMENTE DEMAIS’. IT WAS AN EPISODE PRODUCED SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR DIGITAL PLATFORMS.”
what role does digital media play in globo’s strategy? It’s a pivotal aspect. Our shareholders and our CEO, Carlos Schroder, have made this very clear: Globo is not a TV network; it’s a company that produces and distributes high-quality content for whichever platform it’s used for. have you set a goal in terms of subscribers for globo play? We don’t have a specific goal. Globo Play works under a freemium model, in which part of the formula comes from the subscribers and part of it from the advertising. So it’s important to guarantee the general product’s result, both in audience and formula. Sixteen days since the launch of Globo Play, we reached 2 million app downloads. I can say that result surpassed even the most optimistic expectations. ttv
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one of globo play’s main characteristics is the option to simulcast globo’s live programming and live events. could you comment on this? We believe live programming on mobile devices can be a very attractive feature for the audience that’s stuck in traic or wants to watch the news during their lunch breaks, just to mention two very common examples. In this sense, one of the biggest technological challenges was to guarantee audiences had access to the TV network for the speciic region they were located in. This is done through the devices’ GPS system and through the Geo-IP technology on their browsers, which guarantees the presence of local content and values our model of ailiated broadcasters across Brazil.
“GLOBO PLAY WORKS UNDER A FREEMIUM MODEL, IN WHICH PART OF THE FORMULA COMES FROM THE SUBSCRIBERS AND PART OF IT FROM THE ADVERTISING.”
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Perfect Recipe KELLY WRIGHT, SALES DIRECTOR, LATIN AMERICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA/NZ - KESHET INTERNATIONAL
By Carolina Mussio / @cmussio / cmussio@todotv.tv
‘BOOM!’ AND ‘RISING STAR’ beiNg SolD iN key territorieS AcroSS lAtiN AmericA, plUS two mAJor co-proDUctioN DeAlS with televiSA AND telefe, mADe 2015 A very SUcceSSfUl yeAr for keShet iNterNAtioNAl iN the regioN, DevelopiNg coNteNt thAt “creAteS the perfect Alchemy of iSrAeli iNNovAtioN AND the lAtiN AmericAN flAvor AND cUltUre.”
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“THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR US IN 2015 WERE THE TWO SEASONS OF ‘RISING STAR’ AIRING IN ARGENTINA AS ‘ELEGIDOS’, AND THE LAUNCH OF ‘BOOM!’ IN CHILE AND ARGENTINA.”
eady to launch a raft of new shows this year in its catalog and for the international market, led by a highly-anticipated co-developed format in the works with Telefe; Keshet International is starting another very successful year. Now, present in Brazil for the 2016 RioContentMarket, the company will soft launch a few shows which it will be launching at Miptv in April. “Buyers in Latin America will be some of the irst to see what Keshet is going to have for the irst half of this year in terms of new material,” said Kelly Wright, Sales Director for Latin America, Asia, Australia/NZ, who spoke to ttv about the company’s new launches and projects for 2016. how was 2015 in terms of business for keshet international? We had a great year, we grew a lot. It was a successful and fantastic year, so we are very pleased. The highlights for us were deinitely the two seasons of ‘Rising Star’ airing in Argentina as ‘Elegidos’, and we launched ‘Boom!’ in Chile and Argentina, which is now travelling North throughout South America and even North America. We signed a deal with Azteca in Mexico for the format, as we announced in Natpe. In addition, we signed a huge deal with Televisa for our scripted shows, which will go into production for them over the next couple of years. This was a very strategic deal which brings us into the US Hispanic market through Univision, so strategically this was very important for us. This comes in addition to ‘Prisoners of War’, which is already in development with Televisa as well.
what role does latin America play in your distribution strategy? Latin America is an essential piece of our strategy. We don’t see it in any kind of lesser light we see Europe or Asia. For us, Latin America, Europe and Asia are the three mega regions. Obviously content now is much more fractionalized, so people in Europe are looking towards other European content and maybe less onto international brands. And Asians and Latin Americans are also doing that. So buyers from Chile are looking at Argentina, from Mexico are looking at Colombia, and so on. Our goal this year Boom! Format
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is to create more regional content, more Latin American content. That means we will be entering into more co-developing agreements, that we are going to be partnering with local independent producers and broadcasters to pilot new shows and co-develop new original ideas, and bring them to the Latin American and international markets.
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what are your expectations for 2016? could you share any upcoming projects? We are launching a lot of new shows this year in our catalog and for the international market. We are also hoping to launch a co-developed format that we are working on with Telefe, which we will announce soon. It’s very much a hybrid of Keshet’s innovation and technology expertise, so it has a very strong digital element, there is a very natural integrated interactive element in the show. From the South American side, we have a lot of Latin lavor, so it’s very romantic, there is a lot of story, drama, reality elements there too, which combine to make a really unique product, which was the goal. The goal is to really create the perfect alchemy of Israeli innovation and the Latin American lavor and culture. I think we’ve come upon a really successful version of that, which we will launch this year as well. We are very excited about that.
resonates more with the younger audience. We are very excited that they chose our catalog, from which they will select the most relevant content and adapt it to their viewers. The irst show that we’re working on is called ‘Loaded’, the Hispanic name is ‘Realidad Aumentada’, and it is very much for a male audience. It’s young, dark humor, funny, about the business world, about high-tech, about friendship and becoming multimillionaires overnight. It’s just a very cool theme right now for Mexico and the way it is viewing content, which is veering more strongly towards OTT and away from linear television. in terms of formats, ‘Rising Star’ and ‘boom!’ continue to ind new broadcasters and partners around the world. what are your plans for these titles? We continue to grow ‘Rising Star’ and ‘Boom!’. We announced the irst deal for ‘Boom!’ in January and will soon be announcing another deal in a different territory. Hopefully in March after the summer we will announce some more deals. Unfortunately, it has a lot to do with the economic and political situations happening in the region, which are afecting programming decisions and acquisitions. But ‘Rising Star’ has really proven itself and it allows the channel to grow its potential. Right now channels are competing with the rise of Netlix, and everyone from Amazon to HBO are developing original scripted content now. And what ‘Rising Star’ allows broadcasters to do is to access those viewers who are turning away from traditional television by making live-event TV, which requires your full attention throughout the episode. We are really excited to launch this show in several major territories in the region. We will soon be announcing new deals for ‘Rising Star’.
“IN ADDITION, WE SIGNED A HUGE DEAL WITH TELEVISA FOR OUR SCRIPTED SHOWS, WHICH WILL GO INTO PRODUCTION FOR THEM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.” “WE ARE GOING TO BE PARTNERING WITH LOCAL INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS AND BROADCASTERS TO PILOT NEW SHOWS AND CO-DEVELOP NEW ORIGINAL IDEAS, AND BRING THEM TO THE LATIN AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.”
what can you tell us about the deal with televisa in mexico? We are already lunching production for the irst title this month, so we are moving at a very fast rhythm. Anybody who knows Televisa and how they work sees that this is really accelerated in terms of the pace for them. I think that it shows how dedicated they are to doing this deal and bringing a new kind of content to viewers in Mexico. Everybody knows Televisa is the king of telenovelas in the region. Everyone around the world is watching telenovelas by Televisa. So what they’re aiming to do with this 13-episode series is to create a diferent kind of viewing pattern which
which titles will you be presenting at riocontentmarket 2016 and what are your hopes and expectations for the event? We are expecting to be able to announce some of these deals. Keshet is attending oicially
for the irst time. We are going to have our CEO, Alon Shtruzman, doing a keynote. We are going to have Sebastian Burkhardt, our Head of Business Development and Acquisitions there, on a panel and to look at acquisition opportunities. Because we don’t only export into Latin America, we also want to export out of Latin America into other territories in terms of the great scripted content and entertainment shows airing there. And also, Karina Dolgiej and I will be there to push sales in our business there in terms of formats and entertainment. We are looking at this as a great opportunity to soft launch a few shows which we will be launching at Miptv in April. So those buyers in Latin America will be some of the irst to see what Keshet is going to have for the irst half of this year in terms of new material. ttv
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New Productions, New Screens At Natpe 2016, Cisneros Media made several major announcements, including simultaneous broadcasts of its formats on the US Hispanic networks UniMás, Telemundo and Estrella TV; the production of the series ‘Crónicas’; the irst shows to come from its alliance with Getty Images and the telenovela ‘Separated by Love’. Por Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv
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isneros Media, Cisneros’ business unit that includes its entertainment companies and communication platforms, hosted the traditional opening party at Natpe 2016, held from January 17th through the 19th at the Fontainebleau and Eden Roc hotels in Miami Beach, US. This time, Cisneros Media’s top executives -together with its shows’ talented artistsmade several announcements regarding production, distribution and alliances for content development for the company led by Adriana Cisneros. “At this particular time, we are very happy because we are inally present in three screens simultaneously for the US Hispanic market,” Jonathan Blum, president of Cisneros Media, said to ttv.
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“WE ARE VERY HAPPY BECAUSE WE ARE FINALLY PRESENT IN THREE SCREENS SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR THE US HISPANIC MARKET.”
Having risen as an independent producer, Cisneros Media is now broadcasting its formats on UniMás, Telemundo and Estrella TV. “We are present on UniMás with ‘Ruta 35’, on Telemundo with ‘Ya era hora’ and on Estrella TV with ‘Amor Secreto’ and ‘Rosario’,” Blum said. “Without leaving behind the traditional telenovela format, we’ve invested on other genres as diverse as the urban telenovela, the TV series and the late night show, which allow us to reach a much broader and diversiied audience with our content,” he added. PRODUCTIONS, ALLIANCES AND NEWS. In addition, Cisneros Media announced and presented the production of the irst season of ‘Crónicas’, entitled ‘Pecados Capitales’, in which each episode tells a story about a horriic, famous crime. “This series’ irst season has been developed entirely in the US. All the episodes are based on real life stories. It will be comprised of 14, 1-hour episodes,” he said.
Crónicas Series
Produced at Cisneros Studios in Miami, the series is developed with the most modern techniques used in digital cinema, with high-tech equipment. Each episode will feature a diferent cast of major Hispanic and Latin American actors. The company also presented the irst productions developed by Mobius Lab Productions, product of an alliance with Getty Images. “We are already showcasing several of the projects we developed with Getty Images, two of which we brought to the market: ‘La llama de la pasión’, centered on the Olympic Games, and ‘Súper Genios’, a kids’ variety show that’s aimed at strengthening their basic knowledge of the main learning areas in a fun and entertaining way, through arts and crafts, math or geography,” he explained. “I think this time there is a great variety of products,” Blum said. “We are also presenting ‘Separated by Love’, the new telenovela we produced in Venezuela; and ‘Just Looking’, the telenovela we will be producing soon. We are already showing our clients and allies the scripts and how this production, scheduled for next year, will look,” he concluded. ttv Separated by Love Telenovela
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ROAD WARS The show is based on police dashboard cameras installed in highway patrol cars, street video surveillance cameras and eyewitness stories. Candid video recording is widely used in these types of shows, which are currently broadcasted in the USA and UK.
OUTRAGEOUS & HILARIOUS (Comedy Series - 26 x 30’) A unique collection of life’s craziest and most embarrassing moments all caught on HD by real people - real nasty people - shooting the edgiest, lat-out-funniest videos ever seen. For pranks, ‘gotchyas’ and those “how did they get that on video” moments your viewers will lap up every second of our riotous show. That’s both... Outrageous and hilarious!
PAINFULLY FUNNY (Comedy Series - 52 x 30’) Incorporating innovative and unique show segments, ‘Painfully Funny’ sits comfortably at the intersection of comedy and pain, comedy and embarrassment and comedy and awkwardness. If someone is getting hurt or humiliated, but it’s really, really amusing, you’ll ind it on ‘Painfully Funny’!
NAKED & FUNNY (Hidden Camera - 300 x 30’) ‘Naked & Funny’ is the hidden camera show with the deliciously erotic twist. Sexy, sweet, silly - this show has it all, a great look, tons of gorgeous, curvy women and no dialogue to worry about as the show’s themes are truly universal.
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MARRY ME NOW (Reality Show - 670 x 26’ / 60 x 24’)
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Disappeared Of Syria, An Invisible War
UNDERCOVER BOSS (Format – Factual Entertainment – 60’) ‘Undercover Boss’ follows high level corporate executives as they take the extraordinary step of going undercover in their own companies to ensure that they are ighting it for the future. The bosses slip anonymously into the lowest level jobs within their companies, get their hands dirty with the rank and ile, and ind out what their employees really think of them and discover how smoothly their companies are really run. In the process, these senior executives learn about themselves, the perception of their company and the spirit of their work force. They discover what needs ixing, who deserves praising and who needs a wake up call. It’s an experience that transforms the bosses and the people who work for them.
CLOSE TO THE ENEMY (Drama – Series - 7 x 1 hour) Set in a bomb-damaged London hotel in the aftermath of the Second World War, Close to the Enemy follows intelligence oicer – Captain Callum Ferguson. His last task for the Army is to ensure that a captured German scientist, Dieter, starts working for the British RAF on urgently developing the Jet engine.
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DOUBLE OR NOTHING (Studio-Based Challenge Show – 60’) The thrilling, adrenaline-illed studio challenge show that tests if 2 heads really are better than 1! Every episode sees a pair of contestants take on a variety of crazy and fun challenges to win big money. The game is simple – get a mission and pick an opponent. The opponent will undertake the challenge irst, and the couple must decide if they can not only do better than their challenger, but do twice as well! If the couple – working together – loses, they lose the money too! But if they can achieve double the score of their challenger, they will double their stake money! Double the competition, double the challenge, double the money… do you dare to go for the double? Now taken in Germany, Italy and France.
(Current Afair - HD –2015 – 52’) An unprecedented and chilling investigation into the invisible weapon of Bashar al-Assad’s regime: the kidnapping, torture and murder of tens of thousands of Syrians.
THE QUEST FOR THE PERFECT ATHLETE (Science - HD – 2015 – 52’) Scientists have proved that the mental faculties of high-performance athletes’ are superior to the average brain. Today, psycho-cognitive training is carried out in certain major clubs and Olympic teams, to push sportsmen and women even further. Studies now demonstrate its eiciency.
YOU WILL DIE LESS STUPID (Short Content/Animation – HD-2015 – 30 x 3’) This animated mini-series is based on Marion Montaigne’s popular and irreverent science blog. Professor Moustache and his assistant Nathanaël demystify science on screen and day-to-day.
PRODUCT (Short Content/Documentary – HD-2015 – 10 x 3’) How far does a prawn travel before ending up in a supermarket? How much time goes by between the time a cow arrives and the time its meat is refrigerated in the form of a steak?
INNOVATIONS ON BOARD (Travel/Adventure – HD 2016 – 15 X 26’) From France to Indonesia, young engineer Corentin de Chatelperron and his crew sail their catamaran Nomad of the Seas on a quest for self-suiciency. The aim of their “low-tech” world tour is to ind simple solutions to universal problems.
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Welcome to ‘The Cube’ - a groundbreaking format where just seven simple physical and mental challenges stand between you and a huge cash prize. The challenges appear to be simple – but games become fraught with extraordinary pressure and tension when played inside ‘The Cube’. Do you have the skill, strength and nerve to keep mind and body focused and beat ‘The Cube’?
The new emotional and empowering docu-reality that you’ll fall in love with, ‘Marry Me Now’ gives women the chance to take charge of their own fate. Each week we follow one determined woman, who has had enough of waiting for a ring. She will take the lead in her life and relationship, and prepare her own wedding in just a few days and all without the groom-to-be’s knowledge. On the 3rd day she will surprise her partner in her wedding dress with an ambush proposal! If he says no, it’s all over… but if he says yes, they will tie the knot on the spot!
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The Girl Named Feriha
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THE GIRL NAMED FERIHA
Separated By Love
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THE WHITE SLAVE (Series – 60 x 60’)
This heart wrenching drama tells the dreams and desires of a young girl who gets stuck between two worlds. An aspiring scriptwriter Aysegul experiencing betrayals and hard times, but her life intersects with a handsome actor Can. Although he is in love with another beautiful girl, no one knows what the future holds…
ONLY YOU (Drama, Romance – 105’)
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The paths of former boxer Ali and visually handicapped Hazal intersect surprisingly. Despite being condemned to darkness, Hazal is a vivacious young lady and her love of Ali is a great hope for her. They fall in love with each other, but the gloomy past of Ali doesn’t stop following himself and an unknown truth comes out. He has to enter into a game for Hazal which can endanger his own life. The ight that he gets in for the sake of his love will determine their new life.
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LIMITLESS (Drama - (22 x 60’)
(Drama, Romnace - 187 x 45’) ‘The White Slave’ is an epic production which narrates the story of Victoria, a white woman raised by slaves after the brutal assassination of her family. She will swear eternal love to Miguel, a slave whose owner is the man who murdered Victoria´s parents. Together they will rebel against a society where their relationship is forbidden, and they will be willing to risk everything in order to get their freedom back and have justice on the crimes committed against their families. Starred by renown Spanish movie actress Nerea Camacho, winner of the Goya award, who is also accompanied by a luxury cast, like Spanish actor Miguel de Miguel (Made in Cartagena) Venezuelan actor Luciano D’Alessandro, Cuban actor Dorian Suarez, Panamenian actress Miroslava del Carmen and Puerto Rican actor Modesto Lacen, are highlighted, among others.
Cristobal Ponte, Exclusive Independent Representative for Europe, Africa & M.E.
‘Limitless’, based on the feature film, is a fast-paced drama about Brian Finch (Jake McDorman), who discovers the brain-boosting power of the mysterious drug NZT and is coerced by the FBI into using his extraordinary cognitive abilities to solve complex cases for them. Unbeknownst to the FBI, Brian also has a clandestine relationship with Senator Edward Morra (Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper, recurring), a presidential hopeful and regular user of NZT who has plans of his own for his new protégé. Fueled now with a steady supply of NZT that enables him to use 100% of his brain capacity, Brian is more efective than all of the FBI agents combined, making him a criminal’s worst nightmare and the greatest asset the Bureau has ever possessed.
BILLONS (Drama - 12 x 60’) Starring Oscar nominee and Emmy and Golden Globe® winner Paul Giamatti and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Damian Lewis, ‘Billons’ is a 21st-century examination of the proit and peril of chasing the American dream. The series is a bold, contemporary drama that melds the worlds of ultra-wealth, inluence and corruption as personiied in two highly ambitious opposing igures: hardcharging, blue-blooded, politically connected U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Giamatti) and brilliant, calculating, blue-collar billionaire hedge fund king, Bobby “Axe” Axelrod (Lewis). Set amongst the Machiavellian machinations of New York City power politics and inance, ‘Billons’ weaves a complex, intricate narrative featuring a high-stakes game of predator-versus-prey.
SEPARATED BY LOVE (Telenovela - 120 x 60’) This classic telenovela is the story of Sol, a poor, innocent young woman whose life is destroyed by the malice of people who want to get her out of the way. However, a twist of fate allows her to return, rich and triumphant, to avenge everyone who did her wrong. The most diicult vengeance will be against the only man she ever loved… the father of her child, who begs her for another chance.
JUST LOOKING (Telenovela - 120 x 60’) This new telenovela presents ive couples who fall in love in diferent ways: at irst sight, at the irst laughter, at the irst compliment after years of indiference, after the irst divorce, and even during the irst hip fracture. These lively and spontaneous characters - that anyone can identify with – meet or are reunited when they move into the same building – not knowing a psychopath has installed hidden cameras in every apartment.
SHÄK (Series – 26 x 30’) This captivating series of spectacular scenes, high-speed pursuits, police shootouts, clifhanging rescues, devastating ires, and so much more - news coverage captured live. The series is available with English and Spanish narration; however the script can be adapted to any language.
Teletubbies
Gonul
The Bureau
DHX MEDIA
ECCHO RIGHTS
207 Queens Quay West, Suite 550 Toronto, Ontario M5J 1A7 E-mail: sophie.prigent@dhxmedia.com Web: www.dhxmedia.com Table: M-01
Gamla Brogatan 26, 111 20 Stockholm, Sweden Tel.: +0855609380 Web: www.ecchorights.com/contact Stand: 07
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Nicola Söderlund, Managing Partner Handan Özkubat, Head of Istanbul Oice Petra Larsson, Sales & Acquisition Manager CEE
Sophie Prigent, Territory Manager
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
TOP EXECUTIVE
TOP EXECUTIVE
Sophie Prigent, Territory Manager
Rules of the Game
FEDERATION ENTERTAINMENT 13 rue Royale, 75008 PARIS Tel.: +33 (0)1 84 17 65 28 Fax: +33 (0)1 47 42 32 28 E-mail: sales@fedent.com Web: www.fedent.com Booth: VB05
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Jean-Michel Ciszewski, Head of International Sales
GLOBO Rua Evandro Carlos de Andrade, 160 / 7º andar Vila Cordeiro 04583-115 São Paulo, Brazil Tel: + 55 11 5112- 4559 Fax: + 55 115112-4018 Web: www.globo.com/licensing Booth: VB03
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Rodrigo Vilela, Sales Executive Africa, Middle East and France
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TOP EXECUTIVE
Fredrik Af Malmborg, Managing Director
Rodrigo Vilela, Sales Executive Africa, Middle East and France
Jean-Michel Ciszewski, Head of International Sales
TELETUBBIES (Preschool – 60 x 12’) The timeless, unique and much loved ‘Teletubbies’ are re-imagined for a new generation in 60 brand new episodes, starring costume characters Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po. With rewarding rituals, sound play, and physical comedy, new generation ‘Teletubbies’ will build upon familiar and beloved featu res from the original series - The Noo-noo, Tubby Custard, Tubby Toast, Baby Sun, rabbits and the Voice Trumpets - along with some brand new surprises. Look out for the Tiddlytubbies, Tubby Phone and the Teletubbies’ touch screen tummies which link to preschool children exploring, laughing and learning - just like the Teletubbies!.
GONUL
RULES OF THE GAME
(38 x 45’ - Most Production) ‘Gonul’ is a brand new series on Star TV in Turkey from the original producer of worldwide hit series Sila. ‘Gonul’ is raised under diicult conditions in an orphanage, but uses her intelligence and discipline to become a successful surgical nurse: Tekin is a famous brain surgeon at the same hospital and the son of the hospital’s owner. He seems to have it all, and clings to Gonul’s love and support. The two are set to marry when a former girlfriend tries to warn Gonul about Tekin – only to show up dead two days later… ‘Gonul’ is a powerful drama about a love triangle fuelled by family ties, obsession, and revenge.
Gaming Show (Kids – 35 x 30’)
KARADAYI
‘Gaming Show’ is an innovative TV show that takes kids and tweens into the world of gaming in a new and exciting way. It’s a fun, authentic, comedic, and informative, semi-scripted gamer magazine series, “un-hosted” by three original, young and passionate gamers. Each episode features reviews and in-game play of the latest from the world of gaming such as Minecraft, Sonic Boom and Plants vs. Zombies. The series also features celebrity interviews and appearances by the likes of NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal, actor Adam Sandler, and pro skateboarder Tony Hawk!
This tale of honor, revenge and impossible love continues rating highly at home and marching onto screens in territories worldwide. Karadayi tells the story of Mahir, who takes his place as head of the family when his father is found guilty of a murder he did not commit. Mahir sets out to ind the real killer, drawing his respectable family into a war with the criminals who are behind the crime. His quest for justice is complicated by an impossible love story with the judge who holds his father’s fate in her hands.
(280 x 45’ - Ay Yapim)
THE BUREAU (Drama Series - Spy Thriller - 20 x 52’) Within the French secret service, one department manages the missions of all clandestine operations around the world. These undercover operatives work under fake identities to identify and analyze intelligence sources.
BORDERTOWN (Drama Series - Crime - 11 x 52’) Chief investigator Kari Sorjenen and his recovering wife and teenage daughter move to a small town to have a better quality of life. Kari will soon discover that the comforting life that they had hoped for is far from the reality of this border town. As the new police chief, Kari (who possesses a special gift when it comes to interpreting evidence) will investigate murder, a child prostitution ring as well as a serial killer who is tormenting the community. But he will soon discover that the successive crimes are interconnected not only to each other but also to his family.
HOSTAGES (Drama Series – Thriller - 22 x 45’) When masked men violently break into the Danon family home taking them hostage, the family of four are shaken to the core and their lives changed forever. The mysteriously masked men demand that Yael, the matriarch of this family and a brilliant surgeon, kill the prime minister in what’s meant to be routine surgery. The clock is ticking with the operation scheduled for the following day and if the Prime Minister is not dead, her family will be.
(140 X 1 hr.) From the creators of ‘Brazil Avenue.’ A man of dubious character, Romero is considered a hero of the people, but belongs to a powerful criminal organization. He sees in the modest Toia a way of gaining more money and inluence, and begins a tug of war with a powerful rival to satisfy his ambitions. But after falling in love with his victim, Romero’s plans can drastically change.
BOOGIE BOOGIE (Telenovela - 90 x 1Hr) After a tragic plane crash, two young women of opposite personalities and social classes meet and end up fighting for the love of the same man. What they don’t know is that their destinies were tied long before, when they were exchanged at birth. This secret will change the lives of all involved in this story of love and revenge set in Disco’s golden years.
FOREVER AND EVER (Telenovela 120 x 1Hr) A man with psychic abilities inds out that the woman he’s been drawing since childhood is real. But his jealous brother will do everything is his power to frustrate their romance. A delightful story full of intense emotions and struggles for power. It’s the most beautiful evidence that true love never dies.
HIDDEN TRUTHS (Telenovela - 50 x 1Hr)
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A teenager who dreams with a career as a top model becomes part of a prostitution scheme and meets a powerful and obsessive businessman. As a last resort, he marries the girl’s mother just to be near her. ‘Hidden Truths’ explores the limits of obsession, wealth and pleasure, using the fashion world as backdrop.
Doctor Thorne
Endless Love
HAT TRICK INTERNATIONAL
ITV INTER MEDYA
33 Oval Road London NW1 7EA Tel.: 020 7184 7777 Fax: 020 7184 7778 Web: www.hattrickinternational.com Stand: R7:F24
Valikonagi Caddesi 26/3, Nisantasi, 34367 Istanbul, Turkey Tel.: (+90 212) 231 0102 Web: www.itv-intermedya.com Stand: Turkish Pavilion E-mail: info@itv-intermedya.com
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Cassandra Toller, Sales Executive
TOP EXECUTIVE Cassandra Toller, Sales Executive
DOCTOR THORNE Adapted by Academy award-winning ‘Downton Abbey’ creator, Julian Fellowes, from one of his favourite novels by Anthony Trollope, comes a tale of envy, lust and greed, of arrogance and vanity and false values – but mainly, hopefully, of love. Dr Thorne (Tom Hollander: ‘Rev’, ‘Any Human Heart’) lives with his beautiful young niece, Mary, a girl blessed with every gift except money. When terrifying Lady Arabella Gresham (Rebecca Front: ‘Humans’, ‘Lewis’) discovers that her darling son has fallen in love with Dr Thorne’s penniless niece, she’s horriied, and launches a campaign to secure her son an heiress for a bride.
DINNER DATE (157 x 1 hr) Finding love through the love of food. One lucky person is given the chance to ind true love over three meals... each cooked by a blind date in their own home. At the start of the programme a single guy or girl will be given ive three-course menus to choose from, each tenderly put together by a potential date eager to make an impression. The dinner guest will then choose which one of their three hosts they want to take out for a romantic meal for two (but this time to a proper restaurant!). Now featuring special celebrity episodes, in which unsuspecting diners come face to face with TV personalities.
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EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Ahmet Ziyalar, Managing Director Nikolaus Dimos, Project Development Bahar Toker, Advertising & PR Executive Hasret Ozcan, Legal & Business Afairs Sibel Levendoglu, Sales Executive Beatriz Cea Esteruelas, Sales Executive Shannon Ramey, Sales Executive Elena Pak, Sales Executive Pelin Koray, Sales Executive Pakize Atil, Sales Executive Leyla Apa, Sales Assistant
TOP EXECUTIVE Can Okan, President / CEO
ENDLESS LOVE (Drama 2015 - TBA Available in HD - Ay Yapim) Two separate worlds lie on two sides of the road in a seaside neighbourhood of Istanbul. Both too close and too distant from each other. What happens when two young people from these two worlds fall in love? Kemal is one of the three children of a middle class family that lives in the neighborhood. His only aim in life is to make a living and survive. It’s Kemal’s last year in mine engineering. His dreams are restricted with the truth and he doesn’t believe in miracles. Especially in miracles like love. Kemal is soon tested when Nihan comes into his monotonous life. Nihan is the girl from the glamorous part of the neighbourhood. She’s distant to the values of her environment; she’s actually distant to her own world. Kemal and Nihan’s love is almost impossible. But their love ignores the distance between them and they somehow manage to stay together. Until the day that Kemal has to leave Istanbul to work in a mine. That day will be a crossroad for Kemal and Nihan, a moment of a tough decision. The story shows us that a love can leave a very big wound in a person’s life and that if that would isn’t healed it can turn into an endless love.
Matter of Respect
ITV STUDIOS GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT ITV Studios Global Entertainment, South Bank, Upper Ground, SE1 9LT Tel.: +44 (0)20 7157 3657 E-mail: george.kaby@itv.com holly.tyler@itv.com Web: www.itvstudios.com
KANAL D Dogan TV Center, 100. Yil Mahallesi 34204 Bagcilar, Istanbul / Turkey Tel.: +90 212 41 51 11 Web: sales.kanald.com.tr
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Ezgi Ural, Head of Sales Kerim Emrah Turna, Head of Sales
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
TOP EXECUTIVE
Jennifer Ebell, Vice President, Television Distribution, SE EMEA
Özlem Özsümbül, Head of Sales & Acquisitions
TOP EXECUTIVE Jennifer Ebell, Vice President, Television Distribution, SE EMEA
MATTER OF RESPECT VICTORIA (Drama – 1 x 90’ + 7 x 60’) Featuring a stellar cast, this eight-part series is the start of a landmark account of the life of British history’s most signiicant monarch. It is a saga of interlocking circles – the circuits of power in Westminster, the fast-growing family of Victoria and Albert, the intermarrying European royal houses and the sometimes scandalous palace staf.
BEOWULF (Drama – 13 x 60’) A gripping tale of fantastical creatures of battles, politics, power, loyalty and love. Featuring an ensemble cast of fascinating characters, this epic drama follows Beowulf as he strives to be a man as well as a hero while defending those he loves from an increasingly hostile world.
DRIVE (Format/Entertainment) ‘Drive’ pitches eight well-known celebrities against each other in an adrenaline charged race with a diference. Celebrities will take charge of bangers, buggies, 4x4s and rally cross cars in a host of unexpected and action packed challenges. The drivers with the slowest time will battle it out in a Night Race and those that remain by the inal will burn up the tracks in Formula 4000 racing cars in a bid to be crowned the ‘Drive’ champion.
Everything begins with the Kılıç family’s moving to İstanbul. Moving to İstanbul is the biggest dream of Zeliha who is married into a family living in a small Aegean town. Zeliha and her husband Hasan have two sons. Their irst child Yiğit is a mischievous, good-looking, womanizer, and powerful man. The second child, Emir, is just the opposite of his brother. He is a calm, hard-working person and when the matter comes to women, he is timid and shy.
SUNSHINE GIRLS Güneş, 35-year-old woman with three daughters,is a Literature teacher from İzmir. She lives a happy life with her 17-year-old dizygotic twins, Nazlı and Selin who are the opposite characters of each other, and Peri who is two years younger than her sisters. One day, a businessman from İstanbul, Haluk Mertoğlu’s path crosses with Güneş. They fall in love with each other. That Haluk proposes to her after a little while astonishes Güneş. She wants to accept to proposal but there is a small issue: her daughters haven’t heard of her relationship with Haluk, yet.
WAR OF THE ROSES Gülru was born in the suburbs and she grew up in the servants’ quarter of a mansion where her father has worked as a gardener. Despite her big dreams during the time she has spent in the gardens of the splendid mansion, she has not forgotten her modest neighborhood. She keeps travelling back and forth between the mansion and the neighborhood. She has small heroes in her world. Her childhood love, her caring father Salih, one and only son of the mansion Cihan and her sisters are among these heroes.
Consumed
Moses and the Ten Commandments
According to Roxi – The TV Series
MARVISTA ENTERTAINMENT
RECORD TV NETWORK
SMILEHOOD MEDIA
10277 West Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90067 Tel.: 1-424-274-3000 Fax: 1-424-274-3050 E-mail: info@marvista.net Web: www.marvista.net Stand: M08
Rua da Várzea, 240 - Barra Funda. São Paulo-SP, Brasil. CEP: 01140-080 Tel.: +55 11 3300-4022 E-mail: emendes@sp.rederecord.com.br Web: www.recordtvnetwork.com
Av. Córdoba 679, 7° loor, C1054AAF, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel.: +54 11 52359500 E-mail: sales@smilehood.com Web: www.smilehood.com
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Edson Pfutzenreiter Mendes, International Sales Manager
Silavana D’Angelo, Director
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Rod Rodrigo, Director, Distribution
TOP EXECUTIVE
MOSES AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
(Thriller/Drama - 1 x 90’)
(HD Soap Opera - 176 x 60’)
When the cause of her son’s rash remains undiagnosed, a mother’s investigation pulls her into a battle between organic farmers and corporations proiting from GMOs.
An epic soap opera that retells one of the most famous parts of the Bible: the story of Moses, from his birth to the arrival of his people in the Promise Land, through the Red Sea crossing and the encounter with God on Mount Sinai.
STRANGER IN THE HOUSE (Thriller - 1 x 90’) Jade’s father marries his caregiver, who Jade later suspects of foul play following his death. Jade must bring him justice while protecting her legacy.
TERRORDACTYL (Disaster/Comedy - 1 x 90’) Following a meteor show, ancient flying reptiles attack Los Angeles, and it’s up to two friends, the unlikeliest of heroes, to save the day.
WAFFLE STREET (Comedy - 1 x 90’) When inancier Jimmy gets ired, he inds work at a diner and befriends ex-con grill-master Edward, who serves up lessons about life, inance, and grits.
THE WRONG CAR (Thriller - 1 x 90’) After being drugged and sexually assaulted by a fake ride-share driver, law student Trudy goes on a crusade to ind her assaulter before others fall victim.
THE MIRACLES OF JESUS (HD Series - 35 x 50’) ‘The Miracles of Jesus’. is a series based on Bible stories. Every week are narrated the diiculties faced by those before obtaining the blessings of Jesus. Each chapter seeks to transmit teachings of love, hope, courage and perseverance of people who had faith and, therefore, conquered the ‘Miracles of Jesus’.
OBSCURE POWER (HD Series – 12 x 50’) A panorama of Brazilian politics’ backstage. The series ‘Obscure Power’ is about power struggles, ambition, love afairs and betrayal, besides all great national questions, involving three generations of the same family’s members. What are the power-holders true interests?
TELEMUNDO INTERNACIONAL 2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., 4th Floor Coral Gables FL 33134, USA Tel.: (786) 394-1210 Fax: (305) 774-7372 E-mail: Olimpia.DelBoccio@nbcuni.com Web: www.telemundointernacional.tv Stand: S14, S15
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Melissa Pillow, VP of Sales for Europe
Silavana D’Angelo, Director
Delmar Andrade, International Sales Director
Rod Rodrigo, Director, Distribution
CONSUMED
TOP EXECUTIVE
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Centauro’s Woman
TOP EXECUTIVE Karina Etchison, SVP of Cable Programming & Sales EMEA
ACCORDING TO ROXI – THE TV SERIES (Sitcom - 27 x 24’) Roxi is above all a mom. A politically incorrect mom. An anti-heroin who divides the world between allies (the woman who works at her home, the Chinese of the neighbor supermarket) and enemies (teachers from school, pediatricians, kindergarten moms and the rest of the world) on a mission to emerge unharmed from the lovely devastating experience of motherhood. Roxi is a working mother and therefore a friend with no time, a wife without a ring and an overwhelmed woman. She is neurotic, self-centered, funny, demanding and judgmental. She faces maternity with the less attractive weapons in the market: honesty, low tolerance to child- maternal world, paranoia and the utopia of reaching happiness when her 3 year old child gets all existing viruses and she tries not to be absent at work. She used to be a strong determined woman, brave and adventurous, but since she is a mother she became a vulnerable complicated and insecure human being.
CREATORS
CENTAURO’S WOMAN (Series HD: 51 x 1 Hr.) When Yolanda is incarcerated in a maximum-security prison, she never imagined that her life would change forever. There she meets El Centauro, one of the most important drug lords in the country, who she falls in love with despite her skepticism towards men. After learning that this man, whom she trusted and loved, lied to her, she decided to do everything she can to make him pay for his betrayal. To do so, she accepts an ofer from Gerardo, an honorable detective dedicated to the war against drugs. The two of them know it won’t be an easy battle. El Centauro uses money, weapons, and connections, while Gerardo and Yolanda only have each other. United by the same cause, they ind love in the most diicult of circumstances. Yolanda and Gerardo take on a seemingly impossible mission.
(Animation - Live Action - 39 x 24’ + 3D - Animation 3D + 2D - 39 x 11’)
DAD ADRIFT
‘Creators’ is the irst transmedia IDoTainment series with multiscreen format 2nd & 3rd screen web-mobile-TV social, which develops the battle between believe & create vs. repeat & copy. The program combines live action and 3D, and encourages children to interact with its multiple platforms. ‘Creators’ provide both a quality product and prestige towards broadcasters, while promoting values and fundamental skills such as creation, imagination, team work, solidarity and trust in oneself. ‘Creators’ ofer a 2nd and 3rd screen product which includes: TV Series, Music CD, Live Show, Experience, Virtual World with creation apps.
Bruno Montt is a well-known Navy captain who widowed ive years ago. Now, his main priority in life is the education and upbringing of his four children. But this job has not been an easy task. Despite his eforts to be a great father, his children need a mother. This need is what prompts Bruno to seek the help of Violeta, a charming charismatic woman recommended by the family butler to help with the household. In her attempt to support Bruno, she’ll end up breaking the rules he has imposed on his children, giving them another perspective on life. Meanwhile, Bruno will set out to ind the love he and his family are missing. But, what Bruno doesn´t know is that his children’s future mother is a lot closer than he realizes.
(Telenovela HD: 75 x 1 Hr.)
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Secrets at the Hotel
Resurrection ‘Ertugrul’
TELEVISA INTERNACIONAL Av. Vasco de Quiroga 2000 Col. Santa Fe México DF, 01210, México Tel.: +1 (786) 265 2500 Fax +34 (91) 700 0464 Stand: S 35
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Fernando Pérez Gavilán, VP of Televisa Internacional
TOP EXECUTIVE Fernando Pérez Gavilán, VP of Televisa Internacional
The Department of Time
TRT
TURKISH RADIO & TELEVISION CORPORATION TRT Genel Mudurlugu TV Department A Block No: 604 6th Floor Oran, Ankara 06450 - Turkey Tel.: +90 312 463 24 82 E-mail: meltemtumturk.akyol@trt.net.tr Web: www.trt.net.tr / www.trtsales.com Stand: 1
Avda. Radiotelevisión, 4- 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón – Madrid, Spain Tel.: + 34 91. 581.54.01 E-mail: venta.contenidos@rtve.es Web: www.rtve.es/comercial/
18th Floor, Marathon Futurex, N M Joshi Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400013, India Tel.: +91-22-71061234 Web: www.zeebollyworld.com Stand: S25 & S30
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Javier Bardem, Deputy Director, Program Sales
TOP EXECUTIVE Javier Bardem, Deputy Director, Program Sales
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(Telenovela – 80’)
RESURRECTION ‘ERTUGRUL’ (Dirilis ‘Ertugrul’) (Drama 45+ X 100’) He; Made the sun his lag, the sky his tent and rode his horses across endless plains. He vibrated the swarthy land, pierced the blue sky. He made his armors companions and his armies strong. He carried the divine gospel tomore seas, tomore lands. Resurrection, story of theman who determined the fate of theworld.
FILINTA AN OTTOMAN DETECTIVE STORY (Drama - 45+ x 100’) ‘Filinta’ TV series aims to tell the stories of the institution of Kadı (judiciary). ‘Filinta’ is written and settled on the basis of justice, friendship and fraternity. The well-educated Kadıs (judges) maintained harmony in social life andsustained peace through 600 years of Ottoman Empire. Our story is centered on Kadı Gıyasettin Hatemi and the police oicer Filinta Mustafa,whom he raised. Mustafa is a highly intellectual, clever and handsome young man.
WHAT HAPPENS TO MY FA Mily (Babacandir) (Drama - 26+ X 100’) It’s the story of bakery master Salih the father, who lost his wife many years ago and has to be both a mother and a father and also a life coach for his children. The main story of the series begins with a misunderstanding that occurred 11years ago during Emrecan’s school trip. He met a girl during this trip and she will be the biggest nuisance and love of his life.
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Mustafa Aydogan, Sales Executive Gokhan Donmez, Sales Executive
SECRETS AT THE HOTEL This hotel is the best place to hide secrets. Cristina Olmedo arrived some time ago to work there and the only person she kept contact with was her brother, Julio. After not hearing from her in a while, Julio goes look for her. There, he meets Andrés, who tells him Cristina left mysteriously a month ago. Taking the place of a waiter, Julio stays there to investigate what happened to his sister. The hotel belongs to Doña Teresa de Alarcón, a dominant woman accustomed to have people doing as she says; she is a widow and has three children: Sofía, Felipe, and Isabel. Isabel and Julio met by coincidence during his trip to the hotel and they start a forbidden romance they are forced to hide. Isabel gets back at the request of her mother, who wants to announce the engagement she ixed with the hotel’s manager, Diego, a young man of questionable integrity. Julio will learn that everyone in the hotel is hiding something: from Andrés and his mother, the housekeeper: Ángela; to the butler, Benjamín; the front desk clerk, Pascual; Don Lupe, the cook; and Belén, the maid. Detective Ayala will unmask the culprits, although everyone here acts in self-defense to prove their innocence... even Julio and Isabel, who must learn how to simulate to disguise their love.
TVE
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING
Meltem Tumturk Akyol, International Programmes Sales Manager
Razia Sultan
Nitin Michael, Deputy Vice President Content Sales – MENAP Ms. Hasnaa Descuns, Executive Content Sales - MENAP
TOP EXECUTIVE Sunita Uchil, Global Head, Syndication & CRO - International Ad Sales
THE DEPARTMENT OF TIME Fictional TVE production within fantasy and adventure genre which travels back in time to a speciic period in history in each episode. Diferent journeys back in time undertaken by a special patrol unit at The Department of Time, which has a key mission: to prevent the past from changing.
CARLOS KING EMPEROR How did a young taciturn lacklustre boy become one of the most powerful men that Europe has ever seen? How did a foreigner who was despised in his peninsular dominions end up making Spain his base for building a transcontinental empire?
ACACIAS 38 Daily series with a ‘soap opera’ structure with multiple protagonists. It is set in 1899 and tells the story of a group of maids and the bourgeois families they serve, in a single block in a distinguished neighborhood of a large Spanish city. In Acacias 38 all lives converge in a single space.
SIX SISTERS Madrid, 1913. The six Silva sisters are the life of Madrid’s high society parties. Beautiful, polite, elegant, friendly, and reined, the six sisters enjoy an unfettered existence, until their widowed father suffers a serious accident forcing them to come to terms with a new reality: the family business is in crisis and the only possible salvation depends on them.
RAZIA SULTAN (Family Drama – 170 x 30’) A historical costume drama set in 1236 AD, the program traces the story of the only woman to rule during the Sultanate and the Mughal period. She was a fierce warrior, rising to become an extraordinary leader.
KUMKUM BHAGYA (Wedding Bells) (Romantic Drama - 179 – 30’) Modern series featuring a mother who runs a marriage hall who tries to get her 2 daughters married, each who have distinctly opposite personalities
QUBOOL HAI (I Accept – 131 x 30’) It is the story of two brothers Ayaan and Asad Khan who are separated by their families because of their parents’s divorce. It is also the story of Zoya, a girl who starts by hating the culture of hypocrisy in joint families. The journey of the Khan family is seen through the eyes of our three protagonists… Zoya the young, spunky and progressive NRI, Ayaan the charming boy who falls for every beautiful girl and Asad the man with the angst who eventually learns to love. The show begins at the point where Zoya runs away from a marriage that was being forced on her and a twist of fate makes her get married to Ayaan instead.
GOOD FOOD AMERICA (Food – 39 x 30’) Hosted by Emmy-Nominated chef, Danny Boome. Follow his tasty adventures through America visiting the most inspired farm-totable restaurants and chefs.