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The Biopic Fever

Q&A Mega Makes its Debut in Budapest _/25

Esperanza Garay, CEO of Mega Global Entertainment

A Romantic Crime Comedy _/28

ARTICLES

Gallery

USA _/06 COMCAST CONFIRMS FOX BID

LA SCREENINGS 2018

NATPE BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL 2018 _/12 POWERING CONTENT FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Claudia Souto, Writer of ‘The Big Catch’ by Globo

Executives

USA: UPFRONTS 2018/2019 _/18 THE SERIES GENERATING MOST SOCIAL MEDIA BUZZ

Patricia Jasín, VP of TV Azteca International

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Azteca’s ‘Academy’ Seeks International Expansion _/15

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The cable giant has submitted a US$ 65 billion all-cash offer for 21st Century Fox in an effort to compete with Disney’s previous bid of US$52.4 billion.

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fter expressing it renewed interest in competing with Disney over the bulk of 21st Century Fox’s TV and studio assets, Comcast has finally made an offer. And as expected, not only does it top Disney’s previous offer, but it could also set off a bidding war between the two giants.

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On June 13, Comcast submitted a US$65 billion all-cash offer after valuing 21st Century Fox at an equity value of US$65 billion.

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COMCAST CONFIRMS FOX BID

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The proposal represents a US$ 35-per-share offer and, according to Comcast, it’s worth 19% more than the Disney offer, which reached US$ 52.4 billion and was comprised of Disney stock. “We have long admired what the Murdoch family has built at Twenty-First Century Fox,” Comcast CEO Brian Roberts wrote in a letter to the Murdochs, adding that he’s “convinced that the businesses to be sold are

highly complementary to ours, and that our company would be the right strategic home for them.” In addition, Comcast is prepared to pay the US$ 1.5 billion break-up fee Fox will have to pay Disney if the transaction is not completed; and has agreed to divest the same assets as Disney has agreed to in order to avoid regulatory challenges. The company had offered to buy 21st Century Fox, which also include Fox’s international holdings and its stake in Hulu, but Fox, led by Rupert Murdoch, preferred Disney’s offer instead. If Comcast succeeds this time, the move would merge the assets mentioned with NBC and the Universal movie. Disney, however, has a chance to match or even top Comcast’s offer while it waits for the July 10 investor meeting set by Fox.

INNUMBERS

53%

of HBO’s direct-toconsumer subscriptions come from Amazon channels, says The Diffusion Group.

360 million

people will be subscribed to Netflix by 2030, according to Bank of America.

75%

of viewers are more likely to follow up on an advert they’ve seen on TV if they have a device in hand, say MediaCom and ViewersLogic.

60 million

dollars is how much YouTube TV is poised to lose every year, say Bernstein Research analysts.

DISTRIBUTION

ARMOZA’S ‘WHO’S ASKING?’ COMMISSIONED IN HUNGARY THE ISRAELI DISTRIBUTOR’S hit studio game show, ‘Who’s Asking?’, has been licensed in Hungary and will air on Sony Pictures Television Network’s VIASAT3 beginning later this year with popular TV host, Gábor Gundel Takács. The channel has already begun casting for couples, friends, relatives and co-workers who wish to participate in the series. Produced by United Studios of Israel, ‘Who’s Asking?’ is the fresh game show that is not just about what questions the participants must answer, but who is asking them. Instead of picking the type of questions to be asked, the two pairs of contestants must select an “asker” from the faces on the screen in front of them. In a game show where looks do matter, the contestants must follow their intuition to compete for the grand prize.

3.4%

of pay TV subscribers in the US “cut the cord” in Q1, 2018, the same as in Q1 2017, says MoffetNathanson.

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7.7 million

new subscribers have joined Mexico’s pay TV industry in 2017, according to a report by The CIU.

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SALES

‘STILETTO VENDETTA’ CONTINUES EUROPEAN JOURNEY SWEDISH DISTRIBUTOR ECCHO RIGHTS announced new deals for its Turkish drama ‘Stiletto Vendetta’. Produced by Ay Yapim, the drama was acquired in Romania by Pro TV, in Israel by Dori Media and in Greece by Antenna. In addition, the company also mentioned they’re in negotiations with several partners in Europe and Latin America. “Buyers are very interested in ‘Stiletto Vendetta’. They see a very well-produced series, with high production values, complete with the emotional impact Turkish dramas usually have and their ability to connect with audiences,” said Fredrik af Malmborg, managing director of Eccho Rights. ‘Stiletto Vendetta’ tells the life story of four women who, although best friends since school, have a long story of rivalry and resentment. When a murder shocks their exclusive community, a world of deceptions, betrayals and secrets is uncovered, pushing this group of beautiful and successful women to the limit.

DTT

EUROPE’S NEW DTT PLATFORM MAKES ITS DEBUT A BETA VERSION OF LOVESTV, the new DTT platform being developed by RTVE, Atresmedia and Mediaset Spain using HbbTV technology, made its debut in June. “Its corporate identity is inspired by the emblematic phrase ‘I love TV’, with which we’re giving a nod at DTT viewers who enjoy the content aired on broadcast TV thanks to a wordplay that derives in the concept of loving television,” the company said in a statement. Using HbbTV technology from Spain’s DTT, the platform will allow on demand access to content from all three broadcasters using the internet. The idea, said the platforms, is to later move the platform into the traditional OTT world.

MARKETWATCH

PREMIERES

ATRIUM TV UNVEILS NEW SLATE OF DRAMAS The organization presented its members with its second slate of new dramas for co-development, which includes titles from Mediapro and Gaumont. ESPN RENEWS RIGHTS TO MAJOR UEFA LEAGUES The international group has signed a multimedia rights deal with the UEFA, to renew the broadcasting rights to the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Europa League through 2021. RTVE, ATRESMEDIA AND MEDIASET’S PLATFORM HAS NAME AND LAUNCH DATE The three companies have made a joint statement this Thursday announcing their highly anticipated platform will be called LOVEStv and will debut this upcoming June 14. FORMER DORI MEDIA EXEC, REVITAL BASEL, JOINS KESHET After ten years at Dori Media, the experienced executive was named Managing Director of Keshet International Networks, a new position created to reinforce the company’s commitment to non-scripted content.

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ENDEMOL SHINE NAMES CEO FOR GERMANY Global production giant Endemol Shine Group has appointed a former Viacom and Discovery executive, Magnus Kastner, as CEO of its German arm. RTVE’S ‘ACACIAS 38’ GETS FIRST INTERNATIONAL ADAPTATION The Middle Eastern adaptation of the Spanish daily series, originally coproduced by RTVE and Boomerang TV, debuts this May 15 on CBC Egypt, Dubai TV and OSN under title Eugénie Nights.

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SALES

KANAL D CLOSES MULTIPLE DEALS IN LATAM AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LA SCREENINGS, the Turkish distributor has closed several deals in Latin America, for its hit dramas such as ‘Wounded Love’, ‘War of the Roses’ and ‘Time Goes By’. ‘Wounded Love’ has been acquired by Imagen Televison in Mexico and by Telemundo and Telemundo Puerto Rico, which also acquired ‘Innocent’. Meanwhile, ‘War of the Roses’ was acquired by Bandeirantes in Brazil together with ‘Matter of Respect’. Mexico’s Azteca America acquired ‘War of the Roses’, ‘Destiny’, ‘Mercy’, ‘Time Goes By’, ‘Matter of Respect’, ‘Bidding Farewell’ and ‘Gumus’; and Paraguay’s Telefuturo decided on ‘Time Goes By’, ‘Bidding Farewell’ and ‘Destiny’. The company also closed two new volume deals with Telefuturo in Paraguay and Azteca America in Mexico for several of its titles.

‘BROKEN WINGS’ MAKES CHILEAN DEBUT AFTER CLOSING A DEAL with Inter Medya, the hit Turkish drama ‘Broken Wings’ (‘Kanatsiz Kuşlar’ in Turkish) premiered in Chile on Chilevisión, becoming Turner Latin America’s second Turkish bet following ‘Mrs. Fazilet and Her Daughters’, also distributed by Inter Medya. With ‘Broken Wings’ airs on Chilevisión at 5:30pm, right before ‘Mrs. Fazilet and Her Daughters’ at 6:30pm. ‘Broken Wings’ is produced by Koliba Film and stars Melis Tüzüngüç, Deniz Bolişik, Ahmet Varli and Seda Türkmen. It first made its debut in Turkey on ATV.

TECH

APPLE UNVEILS NEW SVOD STRATEGYV IN ADDITION to continuing its original series production strategy -for which it will invest a billion dollars this year-, Apple’s TV ambitions now have a new side to them. According to Bloomberg, the tech giant is planning to sell SVOD subscriptions to services like Netflix, HBO or Hulu directly through its TV app, available on Apple TV, iPhones and iPads. This way, the process would be simplified considerably for users, who will no longer have to follow Apple’s app to go to each streaming service and subscribe, but rather do it from one place. While no more details about this new Apple initiative have been announced yet, according to the US platform, the change will happen in 2019. It’s worth remembering that Apple’s TV app is currently only available in the US, Canada and the UK.

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POWERING CONTENT FROM AROUND THE WORLD

With a new name that reflects the market’s extended focus beyond CEE to the EMEA and worldwide content business, Natpe Budapest International will present 4 days of insightful content sessions, networking opportunities and major studio screenings, in an extended marketplace that represents the event’s global focus. By ttvnews.com

resenting a robust content marketplace, top-level studio screenings and business-focused conference sessions, Natpe Budapest International will take place at the InterContinental Hotel from June 25th through the 28th. Recently renamed from its original name Natpe Budapest, the new brand reflects the Global TV Market and Conference’s extended focus beyond CEE to the EMEA and worldwide content business.

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“What’s happening this year is we’ve expanded for Natpe to be truly international. So it’s not only focused on the CEE, which is still the main focus of the show, but now it’s really becoming an international event,” said JP Bommel, president and CEO of Natpe. The event is set to welcome over 400 buyers, as well as 130 exhibiting companies from 30 countries and 280 buying companies from 55 countries, being its most diverse group of attendees to date. “Participants coming from Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa, which is a very strong, emerging market, will have an op-

portunity to come to Budapest, to experience new content from US studios through our screenings, as well as other regions. We are a global show,” he said. “CEE is burgeoning with innovation and vibrancy, but as the world becomes a smaller place, we need to capitalize on the wider, growing talent pool present in the EMEA region,” he added. CONFERENCES AND SESSIONS: Reflective of the change, its annual Pitch & Play Live! event, co-hosted with CEETV, the leading media platform for regional TV intelligence, will extend its entry criteria to include innovative independent producers from the wider EMEA region. Now in its third year, the event will take place on Wednesday at 4:00pm, hosted by JP Bommel, and will once again showcase

and recognize original format ideas with international potential. From all entries, up to ten titles will be selected and reviewed by an international committee of global content industry professionals, who will select three finalists, which will be presented at a dedicated session by their creators in front of a jury of highly respected TV professionals during Natpe Budapest International. “Last year’s Pitch & Play Live! event was a huge success, with the added bonus of a significantly reduced registration fee we look forward to seeing some even more creative, culturally and geographically diverse format ideas in 2018,” Bommel said. Aside from the pitching session, Natpe will offer an array of insightful conferences and debates, starting with the Opening the Win-

SCREENINGS AND PRESENTATIONS WARNER BROS - Monday, June 25, 8am - 5pm, Puskin Cinema CBS - Tuesday, June 26, 8am - 1pm, Puskin Cinema NBC - Tuesday, June 26, 1pm - 6pm, Puskin Cinema KOCCA - Wednesday, June 27, 12pm - 1:30pm, Panorama I

dow on CEE session, to be hosted on Monday at 4:00pm. Moderated by Clive Whittingham, News Editor at C21, the session will examine how the process of windowing content is evolving in the CEE region; what’s new, the key battles over rights and where challenges have led to success. That session will be followed by a CEE Market Overview: Regional Breakout Hits, Trends and Data conference at 5:00pm, presented by Georgi Chakarov, President and CEO of CEETV and TVBIZZ; and moderated by Zoe Wilson, Senior Sales Executive at TRX. The multi-level and interactive conference will provide a comprehensive look at CEE television and content, and further attendees’ regional and global business acumen, including a look at the hits of the season. On Tuesday, the day will begin with the Success in Co-Productions: Maximizing Your

Regional and International Business Partnerships session, moderated by Paula Cohen McHarg, Senior Sales Manager, CEE & CIS, Africa, Middle East, Greece and Turkey at Keshet International. The session will highlight the success stories as well as the challenges in packaging, marketing and selling programming from the CEE region internationally. From initial commissioning to final sale, the session will provide an opportunity to network and hear from those expanding regional content. At 12:00pm, the event will offer the A World of Formats: Insights and Strategies for Global Distribution conference, moderated by Kristin Brzoznowski, Executive Editor at World Screen. The discussion will consider the trajectory of the current format landscape, pinpointing the factors that precipitate the development and acquisition process, providing critical intelligence and invaluable takeaways.

JP Bommel,

President and CEO of Natpe

“What’s happening this year is we’ve expanded for Natpe to be truly international. So it’s not only focused on the CEE, which is still the main focus of the show, but now it’s really becoming an international event.” Lastly on Tuesday at 5:00pm, FRAPA Co-Chair Jan Salling will present the FRAPA Legal Report 2017, titled Protecting and Monetizing Your Global Rights, to present an analysis of the legal protection available to the global TV community under the laws of copyright, unfair competition, passing off, breach of confidence and trade mark. The final session will take place on Wednesday at 8:30am, when Natpe will welcome CCTV, in partnership with the “Belt and Road Media Community”, who will host the event A China Showcase: A New Perspective on the Emerging Asia Region, to showcase the best from China’s production. Natpe Budapest International will also offer plenty of opportunities for networking, meetings and celebrating, through a welcome party, an opening night party and a Natpe Budapest party, along with lunches, after-hours drinks and more. ttv

NATPE BUDAPEST INTL IN NUMBERS Countries

280 Buying Companies from 55 Countries

4 Exclusive Screenings 7 Thought-Provoking Sessions

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THE BOOM OF BIBLICAL DRAMAS Brazil’s Record TV is present at Natpe Budapest International with a solid catalog of biblical titles, led by ‘Apocalypse’, ‘The Promised Land’, ‘Moses and the Ten Commandments’ and ‘Rich and Lazarus’; all developed with the same level of quality that’s made its Biblical telenovelas a ratings’ sensation in Latin America and US Hispanic. By Sebastián Amoroso @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv

help provide a vision of the world we live in. That’s part of the success achieved by these super productions in the international market,” Delmar Andrade, director of International Sales at Record TV, said to ttv. “At Record TV we continue down this path with biblical stories that include all the ingredients a telenovela has to have: passion, love, action, drama and adventure,” Andrade said. “Record TV’s sales during 2017 have surpassed all expectations and continue to expand across Latin America, US Hispanic, Europe and Africa.” In this regard, Record TV has an acclaimed catalog that includes a lineup of biblical series and telenovelas, offering the best productions in the biblical genre to the international market, including titles like ‘Moses and the Ten Commandments’ and ‘The Promised Land’. Its latest major launch is ‘Apocalypse’, a telenovela based on the biblical text but, unlike its predecessors, set in modern times.

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Director of International Sales at Record TV

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“‘Jesus’ will deﬁnitely be our biggest production of all time.”

ecord TV’s international distribution division is present at Natpe Budapest International 2018 with the company’s newest titles, featuring the successful biblical dramas, a true ratings phenomenon in the main countries in Latin America and US Hispanic. “The international market is seeking content that’s believable and that provides added value for audiences. Telenovelas based on biblical texts, but with no religious aspects,

The drama, written by Vivian de Oliveira and directed by Edson Spinello, it was filmed on location in Jerusalem, Rome, New York and Rio de Janeiro; and stars Sérgio Marone, Igor Rickli, Juliana Knust and Bia Seidi; alongside over 100 of the Brazilian network’s most important talents. This super production demanded an artificial pond of over 75,000 m2, designed to recreate giant waves for one of the darkest scenes in the story, which revolves around a tsunami. In addition, the team was advised by Hollywood technicians to use the largest Chroma Key ever used for a Latin American telenovela. The company’s portfolio also includes ‘The Rich and Lazarus’, a telenovela that’s reached excellent results in the US through Univision. “’The Rich and Lazarus’ has conquered US viewers and is the number one show in

primetime, reaching almost 2 million viewers a day,” Andrade said. The Hispanic network already announced the acquisition and premiere of ‘Apocalypse’ and ‘Jesus’, Record TV’s most recent super production in Brazil, for this year. “Entering the Hispanic US market with ‘Apocalypse’ and ‘Jesus’ was the result of years of hard work and dedication, developing expansion strategies and implementing successful plans of action,” he said. “Hispanic audiences are very important to analyse our products’ potential, being a sort of lab market for our productions,” he added. ‘LIA’ AND ‘JESUS’, RECORD TV’S NEW TITLES. This year, the Brazilian network is preparing the premiere of two new biblical titles: the miniseries ‘Lia’ and the telenovela ‘Jesus’, for June and July, respectively. ‘Lia’, directed by Argentina’s Juan Pablo Pires, features Bruna Pazinato, Felipe Cardoso, Graziella Schmitt, Augusto García, Brenno Leone, Cacá Ottoni, Julia Magessi, Leandro Lima, Suzana Alves, Thais Muller and Becker de Oliveira. “Lia is -according to the Bible- the mother of six of the twelve tribes in Israel,” Andrade explained. “The plot revolves around her marriage to Jacob, as well as her sister-in-law, Raquel,” he said. Meanwhile, the highly-anticipated telenovela ‘Jesus’, written by Paula Richard and directed by Edgard Miranda, stars Dudu Azevedo as the Son of God, alongside André Gonçalves, Bárbara Reis, Beth Goulart and Camila Rodrigues. “With this super production we want to surprise our viewers and that’s why we’ve been true to the story in the Bible with the locations we chose. ‘Jesus’ will definitely be our biggest production of all times. It’s a story that’s known worldwide and our production will reveal important facts that have never been told,” he said. ttv

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Azteca’s ‘Academy’ Seeks International Expansion In an interview with ttv, Patricia Jasín, VP of TV Azteca International, at the 2018 LA Screenings Independents, announced the company is relaunching its successful talent show format ‘The Academy’ for the international market, while also aiming to sell its Mexican version. By Rodrigo Ros / @rodrigo__ros / rros@todotv.tv

dents, TV Azteca International announced the format’s international relaunch. “This is a very important year, we are celebrating TV Azteca’s 25th anniversary and we are about to launch a new season of ‘The Academy’, a very important show, our own format, a talent show that’s being expected by audiences and we, as its distributors, will relaunch the format and finished title’s sales,” Patricia Jasin, VP of TV Azteca Internacional, said to ttv. “’The Academy’ is the top talent show in Mexico. The decision to produce a season again this year has been well received; we have lines of people wherever we’re doing castings. Expectations are high,” she added.

“For us it’s a very noble format, which we’re not just reactivating, but will explore the possibility of selling the Mexican version, because we are putting so much energy into it and it will be so amazing,” she explained and defined the return of ‘The Academy’ as “a culmination of the celebrations of these 25 years.” In addition to ‘The Academy’, TV Azteca was present in Los Angeles with its docu-reality ‘Indomable por naturaleza’, hosted by renowned presenter Arturo Islas. “It’s a docu-reality we recently premiered in Mexico on Canal 7. It’s 30 episodes,” she said. Along with ‘Indomable por naturaleza’, the company is launching ‘La historia es redonda’, also produced by Arturo Islas with animated stories about the best moments in the history of football. “It’s an animated production about wellknown stories from the history of football, produced by our pay TV production team, which will be complemented with new videos made especially for Russia 2018,” she revealed. Lastly, the executive spoke about the recent premiere of’ Nothing Personal’ on the company’s pan-regional pay TV network, as well as the relaunch of its historic catalog, now organized by the emotions lived in these 25 years. “In honor of the 25th anniversary, we reinvented our catalog and linked it to all the emotions that the network, as the leading producer in Mexico, has generated over the years through its telenovelas, comedies and dramas,” she concluded. ttv

“FOR US ‘THE ACADEMY’ IS A VERY NOBLE FORMAT, WHICH WE’RE NOT JUST REACTIVATING, BUT WILL EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF SELLING THE MEXICAN VERSION.” Patricia Jasín,

VP of TV Azteca International

ired between 2002 and 2012, the talent show ‘La academia’ (‘The Academy’) was for years a true institution in Mexico on TV Azteca. And now, amidst a growing trend of revivals for old classics, the Mexican network announced the return of the show for 2018. And coinciding with the expectations the show’s return is generating in Mexico -where it’s just been announced that it will be hosted by former Televisa personality, Adal Ramones- during the LA Screenings Indepen-

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ttv / USA: UPFRONTS 2018/2019

THE SERIES GENERATING MOST SOCIAL MEDIA BUZZ NBC’s ‘New Amsterdam’ and ‘Manifest’, and The CW’s ‘Charmed’ reboot, are generating the most social media buzz and engagement among the roster of new shows presented during Upfronts week for the 2018/19 TV season. By ttvnews.com

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ince Upronts week took place in the US, the new series presented by the major broadcast networks for the upcoming 2018/19 TV season already have tongues wagging, in real life and on the digital world. The social media response has been analyzed by ListenFirst Media among several categories. And while that social media buzz is not necessarily a guarantee for success, they are the first indication of the series’ potential future performance. According to the consultancy firm, whose data was published by Variety, the new NBC medical

drama ‘New Amsterdam’ and the ‘Charmed’ reboot by The CW are among the most popular series as of now. The new series ranked in the top three among all shows presented during the Upfronts across

organic conversation, social engagement, video views, and positive sentiment. According to the company’s coCEO, Jason Klein, ‘New Amsterdam’ has a social profile similar to the one registered by the successful NBC series ‘This Is Us’ in the 2017/17 Upfront season. The new version of ‘Charmed’ has led ListenFirst Media’s “interest ranking”, which adds the volume of conversation (mentions and tags) on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, searches and Wikipedia visits.

The second series in the ranking was ‘Manifest’, the new NBC thriller, while ‘New Amsterdam’ ranked third. ‘Manifest’s popularity during Upfronts week led it to rank among the Top 5 series in key measurements: organic conversation, social engagement and video views. In fact, the trailer for ‘Manifest’ shared on Facebook was seen over 16 million times and shared more than 80,000 times in the last week. ‘A Million Little Things’, ABC’s new series, ranked among the 10 leading shows in the categories of organic interest, social engagement and video views, according to ListenFirst. Other series that also stood out among social media users were ‘Legacies’ by The CW, spin-off of ‘The Originals’; and the ‘Murphy Brown’ reboot on CBS. ttv Charmed Series (1998)

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LATIN AMERICA

THE BIOPIC FEVER For a few years now, biopics -fiction series based on popular characters from Latin America- became a notably popular genre in the region, with a spectacular growth in terms of new productions and premieres. In the following report, ttv offers an overview of the most recent premieres and the new projects set to come in the near future.

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By Sebastiรกn Amoroso @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv

he increasing popularity of series based on controversial or beloved characters from entertainment, culture and politics in Latin America, has become and remained a solid trend for a few years now. Even if that “biopic bubble” might eventually burst, the genre currently continues to add more and more characters and titles, which confirms it still has a lot more to offer and room to grow in Latin America. During the Fresh TV Fiction hosted as part of Miptv 2018, the biopic genre was highlighted as an international trend, with Latin America presented as one of the markets where these stories have been developed the most.

“22% of new biopics come from Latin America, a region that’s generated 7% of the new fiction series,” said Virginia Mouseler, CEO of The Wit, during the conference in Cannes, France. Latin America kicked off 2018 with the highly-anticipated series ‘Sandro de América’ (Telefe/Viacom/Telefilms), based on the life of the Argentine idol, already aired with great success on Telefe in Argentina, on air now on Canal 13 in Chile, and soon to premiere in Colombia (Caracol Televisión), Peru (América Televisión), Uruguay (Seata Canal 10), Bolivia and Ecuador. In addition to the Sandro biopic, The Magic Eye is now developing up to five fiction projects -one of which is a biopic- “that are very strong in terms of budget and brand,” Juan Parodi, president of The Magic Eye, said to ttv. “But we want to announce them when we have them more advanced in terms of story. We already have the rights and we started working on development, but since this is such a changing industry, we don’t know which one we will start producing first,” he added. Later, April 22 marked the premiere of ‘Luis Miguel, la serie’; a co-production by MGM and Gato Grande, premiered for the Telemundo network for the US and Puerto Rico; and through Netflix for all of Latin America and Spain.

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Meanwhile, on May 7, the Mega network in Chile premiered its original biopic ‘Martín,

“The series falls under the premium fiction production strategy that Mega’s developing to bolster its cultural programming,” said Jaime Sepúlveda, director of Non-Fiction and Culture at Mega. In addition, on the same day the RCN Televisión network in Colombia also premiered the biopic ‘Nadie me quita lo bailao’ on primetime, based on the life of Colombian dancer Alberto Pérez, creator of Zumba. A production by FOXTelecolombia for RCN Televisión, starring Colombian actor Julián Román, popular all over Latin America because of his performance as Juan Gabriel in the biopic ‘Hasta que te conocí’ by Disney Media Distribution Latin America. Caracol Televisión also presented -as part of the 2018 LA Screenings- the super production ‘Bolivar, una lucha admirable’, a story based on the life of the Latin American icon Simón Bolivar. All this, in addition to the announcement of ‘La Guzmán’, a new biopic co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and Imagen Televisión in Mexico, inspired by the life of Mexican super star Alejandra Guzmán, which is already in production in Mexico City and will premiere on the Mexican network. “We are very pleased to be co-producing another project with Sony and this time, telling a story as fascinating as ‘La Guzmán’,” said Aurelio Valcárcel, director of Fiction Production at Imagen Televisión. “This unparalleled artist connects several generations with her musical energy, which is precisely the engine of life for this wonderful character,” he added. In addition, Ecuadorian network Ecuavisa is preparing the premiere of the biopic ‘Sharon’, an original production based on the life of the singer, actress and businesswoman Edith Bermeo Cisneros (1974-2015), better known as “Sharon, La Hechicera”. Karina Medina, Programming Manager for Ecuavisa, said the biopic genre marks one of the leading TV trends in recent times in Latin America and that Ecuavisa has been no exception. “Biopics have been greatly accepted by audiences. At times, these real stories become aspirational or reflect our society’s needs,” the executive said. THE BIOPICS TO COME. On top of all these premieres across Latin America during the first half of the year, there are also many bi-

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Chris Ottinger, president of Distribution and Global Acquisitions at MGM, said to ttv that in addition to the Luis Miguel series, Gato Grande is already preparing at least three new projects, including a new biopic. These projects were first presented during the 2018 LA Screenings, hosted from May 15 through the 18 in Los Angeles, US.

el hombre y la leyenda’, based on the life of the biggest idol in Chilean boxing, Martín Vargas.

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out to develop the ambitious project ‘María Magdalena’, a 60-episode biopic based on the life of the biblical character, which is already being filmed in several cities in Colombia and Morocco. A preview was shown by Sony Pictures Television as part of the LA Screenings 2018. Meanwhile, Disney Media Distribution Latin America (DMDLA) continues to add more characters to its biopic lineup, which began with ‘Hasta que te conocí’, based on the life of Juan Gabriel, and followed with ‘El César’, about Mexicna boxing legend Julio César Chávez. In this same line, DMDLA is now producing the series ‘El secreto de Selena’, which while it’s not a biopic, according to the company, it’s based on a crucial part of Mexican singer Selena Quintanilla’s life. The company is also developing the new series ‘Monzón’, based on the tragic life of Argentine boxer Carlos Monzón, together with Pampa Films in Argentina. And if that wasn’t enough, DMDLA is also preparing a biopic about Spanish singer Isabel Pantoja in Spain, as announced by Leonardo Aranguibel, director of Production, to ttv at Conecta Fictoin 2017. opics that have been announced and that, in most cases, could premiere as soon as 2019. For instance, new independent producer Dopamine -launched by Benjamín Salinas, CEO of TV Azteca at Mipcom 2017-, in association with Sony Pictures Television, have set

Diego Armando Maradona The football star will have his own biopic

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“EVEN IF THAT “BIOPIC BUBBLE” MIGHT EVENTUALLY BURST, THE GENRE CURRENTLY CONTINUES TO ADD MORE AND MORE CHARACTERS AND TITLES, WHICH CONFIRMS IT STILL HAS A LOT MORE TO OFFER IN LATIN AMERICA.” “22% OF NEW BIOPICS COME FROM LATIN AMERICA, A REGION THAT’S GENERATED 7% OF THE NEW FICTION SERIES.”

El César Biopic

In addition, during the LA Screenings, DMDLA announced the biopic ‘Secretos confiables’, about the life of iconic singer Julio Iglesias, a 13-episode co-production with Cinemat based on the book by Alfredo Fraile, the artist’s manager for over 15 years. The group also highlighted the production

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Sandro de América Series

Julio Iglesias DMDLA will adapt the novel written by the Latin star’s manager

Luis Miguel, la serie Series

of ‘El Rey’, a 13-episode biopic about Mexican singer José Alfredo Jiménez, with Kenio Films, No Vale Nada and Cinemat.

There are also two Bible-based projects that have been announced and are now in pre-production stages: a series about Jesus by BTF Media and the biblical telenovela ‘Jesus’ by Record TV.

2018 Fund, about the life of the successful writer.

Moreover, Smilehood Media, Habitación 1520 Producciones and Glowstar Media are developing their own series, ‘Gilda, la serie’, a 13-episode project presented at Natpe Miami 2017, which comes after the successful Argentine film ‘Gilda’ and is based on the life of the Argentine singer.

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THR3 Media Group -presented at Natpe Miami 2018 by Bruce Boren (former Televisa), Tomás Darcyl and Ricardo Costianovsky from Telefilms, are producing their first series titled ‘Santo, el enmascarado de plata’, based on the life of the popular Mexican wrestling character, El Santo. “We are very proud to be working with Bruce and thankful that the son of El Santo has trusted us. It’s an iconic series and it will be hugely successful because we will give it our all,” said Tomás Darcyl, president of Telefilms.

According to Delmar Andrade, International Sales director at Record TV, the scripts are currently being developed and the search for a cast, locations and wardrobe has already begun. The idea, he added, is to begin filming in mid-2018 to be ready for premiere in 2019. FOX Networks Group Latin America is also preparing the series ‘Santa Evita’ -along with Movistar+ in Spain- and ‘InFidel’, based on the lives of María Eva Duarte de Perón and Fidel Castro, respectively. The latter will go into Castro’s private life through testimonies by women who were part of his love life. Over in Chile, Chilean network Mega is developing a series about Isabel Allende. The network revealed it has already presented “an ambitious fiction TV project” to the CNTV

“BIOPICS HAVE BEEN GREATLY ACCEPTED BY AUDIENCES. AT TIMES, THESE REAL STORIES BECOME ASPIRATIONAL OR REFLECT OUR SOCIETY’S NEEDS.”

Another highlight is the biopic ‘Maradona, sueño bendito’ about the Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona, announced by BTF Media for Amazon Prime Video, in association with Dhana Media and Raze. DMDLA acquired the worldwide rights, which will take effect after a 12-month window of exclusivity for Amazon. “We will distribute ‘Maradona, sueño bendito’, the story of the greatest football player of the past decades. We believe it will be a great success,” Leonardo Aranguibel confirmed to ttv. Lastly, during the presentation of the Televisa telenovela ‘La jefa del campeón’, producer Roberto Gómez Fernández -son of Mexican actor and producer Roberto Gómez Bolaños, better known as Chespirito-, confirmed to ttv that he’s currently working on a biopic about his father. Considering all of these premieres and productions in different stages of developments, it’s safe to say biopics still have plenty of room to grow in Latin America. ttv

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Mega Makes its Debut in Budapest Esperanza Garay, CEO of Mega Globla Entertainment spoke to ttv about the strategy behind the new international distributor, which was launched at the recent LA Screenings Independents and is now making its way to Natpe Budapest International 2018. By Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv

egy with a new lineup, the network quickly began growing and improving its ratings. The next step, when the ratings were consolidated, was to delve into original production, a strong move and a delicate bet that’s certainly paid off. Since we started, they’ve been a very successful product and Mega is now the leading network in Chile. These first productions were initially distributed by Telemundo Internacional and when the contract ended in December, the network decided to go one step further and launch its first distributor, and I was invited to participate.

“CHILE IS A VERY COMPETITIVE COUNTRY IN TERMS OF BROADCAST TV, WITH MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND AN ENORMOUS QUALITY”. Esperanza Garay,

CEO of Mega Global Entertainment

nnounced in early May, a few days before the LA Screenings, Mega Global Entertainment made its debut in Los Angeles last week, market where it was officially launched.

How was Mega Global Entertainment created? Four years ago, Mega started a challenge in Chile under the administration of Patricio Hernández and with the arrival of Bethia Group, which acquired the network, fourth in ratings at the time. Thanks to a major transformation and betting on an international programming strat-

When I was at Telemundo, the content’s success wasn’t a surprise for us. It’s a product that sells amazingly in the international market, especially in terms of formats. Telemundo has adapted several titles and there will be two on air in Mexico: ‘Ambar’, the adaptation of ‘Tenías que ser tú’, and another one which will be adapted by Imagen TV and that we’ll announce soon. We are moving slower with finished content, but I’m sure Mega’s content is ready to explode internationally. Which titles would you highlight from its offer? We took four titles to Los Angeles, three of which are on air on Mega. The first is ‘Hidden Truths’, a thriller that airs in the afternoons, full of drama, about a mother who has to sell her daughter and reunites with her years later. We also have ‘If I Were Rich’, which airs at 8:00pm and it’s a drama with hints of comedy, about three people who win the lottery. Lastly we have ‘Perdona nuestros pecados’, which is an amazing success. It has 213 hours of an amazing story and impeccable production. It’s been one of the products that’s sold the best in the market. And we also have ‘Amanda’, which reached over 40% share during its broadcast and has already been sold to Uruguay and Paraguay. This series is available dubbed for many territories. Do you also offer entertainment formats? We started with ‘¿Volverías con tu ex?’, a very successful format in Chile that will now return with a second season. It has great international potential and we’ve even been asked for the finished version. We want to grow in the format arena. What about third-party content? When we created the distributor with Mega, in addition to Mega’s content, we decided to have titles from other providers, and we started with Zona A in Colombia, which is a hotbed for content. We have several series designed to be 13 episodes, such as ‘Jarico’, which is very current and deals with cybercrime; and ‘Espiga de acero’, which is the story of Granma, the boat that took Fidel Castro to Cuba, told from the point of view of its protagonists, like César Gómez, who is turning 100 years old this year and was on the boat. ttv

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To find out more about the new Chilean distributor’s offer and strategy, ttv spoke to its CEO, Esperanza Garay.

Hidden Truths Series

What international potential does Mega’s content have? Chile is a very competitive country in terms of broadcast TV, with many years of experience and an enormous quality. Chilean writers are recognized internationally and they’re stories travel the world. In Chile, comedy and thriller are very successful.

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LA SCREENINGS 2018 May 15 - 23, InterContinental Century City, Los Angeles, USA

The 2018 LA Screenings Independents (LASI) took place from May 15 through the 18th at the InterContinental Century City, organized with Natpe; welcoming over 80 distributors from Latin America, the US, Europe and Asia. “Majors week” took place from May 17th through the 23rd, with major announcements from Hollywood studios.

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1. Disney Media Distribution Latin America’s team at the Walt Disney Studios screening in Burban. / 2. Armando Nuñez at the CBS Studios International screening. / 3. Michael Jay Solomon (Digital Content International) and Elie Wahba (20th Century Fox Television Distribution). / 4. Francisco Villanueva (Somos Distribution). / 5. Guillermo Borensztein, Pierluigi Gazzolo, JC Acosta and Darío Turovelzky (Viacom International Media Networks Américas). / 6. Michelle Wasserman (Endemol Shine Latino). / 7. Alejandro Rincón (Endemol Shine Boomdog). / 8. Screening by KOCCA at the InternContinental Century Plaza. / 9. Kelly Wright and Shay-Lee Barcam (Keshet International).

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10. Luisa Amanda Padilla and Rosemarie Vega (RMVistar). / 11. Esperanza Garay (Mega Global Entertainment). / 12. Miki Ivcher (Frecuencia Latina International). / 13. Tom Mohler (Olympusat). / 14. Juan Pablo Raba, Eric Newman, Wagner Moura, Stephanie Sigman, Ezequiel Olzanski and Vanessa Shapiro (Gaumont) at the ‘Narcos’ cocktail. / 15. Ramón Salomón, Patricia Jasín and Andrés R. Paya (TV Azteca International). / 16. Alex Marín, Mónica Veiga, Benjamin Wadsworth -star of Sony’s new drama ‘Deadly Class’- and Keith Le Goy (Sony Pictures Television). / 17. Arturo Chávez and Carlos López (Olympusat). / 18. Tomás Darcyl and Ricardo Costianovsky with the Telefilms Group team. / 19. Armando Nuñez with the stars and producers of some of the series presented at the CBS Studios International screening. / 20. Michael Jay Solomon and Adeline Delgado (Digital Content International).

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A Romantic Crime Comedy Claudia Souto, writer of the Brazilian telenovela ‘The Big Catch’, which Globo is presenting at Natpe Budapest 2018, spoke to ttv about the process of creating the story which captivated local audiences, reaching over 38.6 million viewers. By Valentina Ulibarri / @vale_ulibarri / vulibarri@todotv.tv

from presenting the synopsis to its premiere. It was a very hard story that I really wanted to tell. And when Silvio de Abreu took over the Drama division, he read it and believed in its potential, so he gave me the green light and I gave it my all. The telenovela averaged 38.6 million viewers in Brazil. Did you think about how to get such a massive success when you were creating the story? Of course! I say writing a telenovela is putting a topic on the table. You take a topic to the small screen and the next day people are talking about it and debating. It’s a great responsibility, a unique opportunity to speak to so

many people through my work. That’s why I choose topics that interest not only myself, but mainly the audience. What was the biggest challenge when creating the story? In Brazil, the 7:00 pm timeslot in which it aired is a time when there’s all types of viewers: kids, teens and adults. And I really respect that. So the challenge was dealing with delicate issues like theft, crime, ethics and punishment with ease, but without being superficial. I included entertainment centers, like puppet shows or the Strass disco, where in addition to happiness and art, we find ethical, hard-working characters. What expectations do you have for ‘The Big Catch’ in the international market? The show is light, entertaining, but also has a dose of drama and a lot of emotion. The audience will soon love the strength of inspector Antonia (Vanessa Giácomo) and will be divided like she is about her love for the thief, Julio, and the policeman, Domênico (Marcos Veras). They will go nuts with María Pia and Malagueta’s crazy love. They’ll want to be friends with bon-vivant Pedrinho Guimarães (Marcos Caruso) and drink champagne with with him at the Carioca Palace. They will love to hate the villain, Sabine de Irene Ravache. ‘The Big Catch’ is an invitation for viewers to delve into the plot and be entertained with the characters. I expect it to be as successful as it was in Brazil. ttv

INSIDE THE STORY OF ‘THE BIG CATCH’

Claudia Souto,

Writer of ‘The Big Catch’ by Globo

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ith a track-record of 25 years writing at Globo, Claudia Souto has addded one more title to her long list of successful scripts: ‘The Big Catch’, the telenovela that captivated Brazilian audiences, reaching an astounding 38.6 million viewers. In an interview with ttv, the writer shared details about the behind the scenes of this successful production, which Globo is presenting at Natpe Budapest 2018. What did ‘The Big Catch’s recent success in Brazil mean for you? A great joy, a dream come true. The show took five years to air,

‘The Big Catch’ tells the story of a flustered million-dollar theft of a luxury hotel in Rio de Janeiro and its offshoots. Up to his neck in debt, the bankrupt Pedrinho Guimarães sells the Carioca Palace Hotel to young businessman Eric Ribeiro. He plans to run away with the money to New York right after the 21st birthday of his granddaughter, Luiza. But a group of employees robs the money on the big night, taking every last penny away from Pedrinho. Besides losing their peace of mind, the first-time thieves now have to live with the fear of getting caught by the police and end up getting everyone in the hotel involved in a series of conflicts. And the confusion becomes even greater when the detective in charge of the case falls in love with one of the thieves, unaware that he is behind the crime.

The Big Catch Crime Comedy

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THE FOUR MYSTERY ROAD (Drama - 6 X 60’)

Detective Jay Swan is sent to a remote town in Australia when two young farmworkers go missing from an outback cattle station.

WHITE DRAGON

(Drama - 8 X 60’)

Jonah Mulray’s world is turned upside down when his wife Megan is killed in a car accident on a mountain road outside Hong Kong. However a web of conspiracy deepends as the evidence points to murder.

EXTREME SALVAGE SQUAD (Factual - 8 X 60’)

Looking at the time critical work of the men and women of Western Australian based Geographe Marine Salvage and Rescue (MSR), the series explores what happens when the Australian landscape collides with home and humanity.

24 HOURS TO HELL AND BACK (Format - 60’)

A legendary chef works around the clock to bring a failing restaurant back from the brink of disaster.

BEST IN SHOP (Format - 60’)

Over seven heats and a finale this uplifting, knock-out business challenge, pits small scale artisan food producers against each other.

Paulina Eklund, International Sales Consultant

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Fail Army

Paulina Eklund, International Sales Consultant

(Singing Competition / Prime Time - 13 X 90’ - 120’)

LIFELINE

FAIL ARMY

The prime time singing competition where for the first time on TV, the four finalists are announced in the 1st episode! Selected by 3 top music judges, only the best will make the four and live like VIPs from the start. But they shouldn’t get too comfortable… because in every episode, new hopefuls will try to steal a seat from one of the four. Anyone can become a contestant at any time via submissions on the dedicated app, but only the most talented will be able to challenge them! Who will win the audience’s hearts and defend their seat? And in the season finale, who will be crowned the winner when the final four battle against each other? Aired on CTC Russia and FOX USA, a 2nd season has already been commissioned in the US and 1st seasons are on air in Peru and Romania.

Nefes was a child bride who was sold to a businessman. Captured by her husband, she has become the victim of violence with her son. She failed to escape from her husband. A businessman from the Blacksea region, Mustafa, travels to Istanbul to make new agreements with Vedat and he brings his family along with him. Mustafa and his family stays in Vedat’s house and Mustafa’s young brother Tahir notices that Nefes is effected by domestic violence. Unfortunately Tahir can’t do anything to help Nefes.

Each episode contains an average of 60 hilarious blooper-style clips. No host, voice over based. Available in both English and Spanish language.

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10CASH

(Game Show Application) Tap into the trend of event content with our highly-addictive new mobile game show! ‘10Cash’ is the trivia app that lets viewers win an instant cash prize, straight from their phones. Presented by a popular host twice-daily through live streaming, ‘10Cash’ extends the most-loved aspects of a TV game show to the palm of your hand. With no eliminations, players of all ages answer 10 increasingly difficult trivia questions across a wide variety of topics to compete for the chance to win.

(Drama - 72 X 45’)

(Drama - 100 X 60’) Arzu is a middle-aged woman who has a happy marriage and life. Her husband Cengiz and her two sons Tarik and Emre live all together in Ankara. Emre is graduated from medical school and comes back home. On his return, Arzu’s old friend Esin visits them and this changes their life. Because Esin is the only person who knows the truth about Tarik’s real father, who happens to be Esin’s cousin, Orhan. Orhan violated Arzu in her university years and left her alone. Esin uses this secret to reach the rich life she has dreamt of and makes plans to arrange a marriage between her daughter Cansu and Emre.

LOVE AND HATE

(Drama - 111 X 45’) Ali, who spend his youth in prison and didn’t learn to love and Mavi who never loved anyone. They get to know each other only by the letters they exchanged. Now it’s time to meet face to face. They both have burdens of their secrets. Will they be crushed by the weight of this burden or hold onto each other and overcome the obstacles.

(Non-scripted Comedy - 120 X 30’)

THE FOOTBALL SHOW

(Factual Entertainment - 6 X 50’) Filmed in 6 of the world’s most famous football cities, we explore the culture of the game and the personal lives of some of the biggest stars. Available September 2018.

(Awards Show - 180’)

Hosted by Idris Elba, presented Live from the Royal Festival Hall in London, top celebrities and superstars gather to honor the best of the best in football.

THE PET PROJECT

(Non-scripted Comedy - 20 X 30’) Each episode is filled with hilarious clip packages, montages, and a Best of Show ending. No host, voice over based.

UNKNOWN CHAMPIONS

(Factual Entertainment - 13 X 30’) Revealing the shocking talents of incredible people who have become Champions at the most outrageous competitions, like wingsuit flying, rattlesnake hunting, and much more!

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Edge Of Desire

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One father - Three mothers - Five sisters. The death of Mario Star leaves his five daughters facing a challenge, written in the form of a clause, which they will have to fulfill in order to claim the inheritance he has left for the sisters. The five women are forced to put their lives on hold to take care of a boutique hotel. This whim of the deceased has only one goal: to bring them together. They try to learn to tolerate one another while grieving their father, each in their own way. Living together brings to light the relationship each daughter had with their father, as well as the conflicts they face in their current relationships with men and their search for love. 80% ratings increase on average for 9:30PM time slot. Sold to: Italy, Spain, Russia, Israel, India, Slovenia, El Salvador, Albania, Kosovo and Middle East GCC.

DUMB

(Crime Drama – 50 X 35’)

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THE PIT

EDGE OF DESIRE

Çukur, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods of Istanbul, is ruled by the Koçova family. Although they are closely related to crime, the family has its own rules. One of these rules is the prohibition of drugs. Drugs cannot be produced, used or sold in Çukur. But one of the upstarts is determined to break the ban. First he tries to negotiate with the Koçova’s but when his request is rejected he attacks the neighborhood and the family with his power. Just as he thinks that he has put the family on their knees something unpredicted comes up. Now the cards need to be dealt again.

An ambitious woman who, for love, abandons Law School and ends up in the criminal world. A policewoman who dreams about becoming a MMA champion while fighting organized crime. A young dreamer torn between finding true love and her search for freedom. Written by International Emmy Award winner Gloria Perez, ‘Edge of Desire’ presents three strongwilled women that have one thing in common: the tenacity to fight for what they want.

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WAVES

(Drama - 113 X 60’) ‘Waves’ is the story of the Erguven family. Evren Erguven was the owner of a hotel chain. He was very rich and ambitious, however he made a faulty investment, and because of his greed he lost everything- in just one night! The bankruptcy not only affected Evren, but also his wife, who was known for managing charities, and his children Ates and Su. The only thing the family has left is part ownership of a modest hotel in Bodrum. The hotel was owned by Yildiz’s father, and after he passed away he left it to her and Faryali. Bodrum gives the family a new chance at life, and tests as well.

SOUNDS OF THE NATION (Singing Talent Show)

This brand-new format is the one of and only folklore music contest that takes the most loved celebrities of the country to their home towns, to find local folk singers. In each episode, the 3 celebrities will find 3 contestants who perform the local music of their region. These singers/ bands will perform their shows in the studio and then be rated by the 4 celebrity jury members and the audience, including the viewers at home. The rating system runs like Eurovision. In each episode 3 different cities of the country will be represented on screen and the viewers will watch 9 performances. The top rated 2 performances will do a final performance and there is a new winner in each episode. At the end of the 13th week, a grand finale will take place.

THE PERFECT COUPLE (Dating Reality Format)

A luxurious house in the Caribbean with 9 double rooms and 1 amazing suite… 11 men and 11 women ready to choose their partners and enjoy the house. But in this luxurious estate, there is no place for everyone! Only the winners of the “Key Challenge” will get to choose a partner and pick a room. The rest will have to sleep outside! If the losers manage to seduce the key holders, they might still be able to spend the night in one of the rooms. Once the rooms are determined and the final decision is made, the loser should be careful. Because elimination is always there for the outsiders!

(Telenovela - 160 X 60’)

THE BIG CATCH

(Telenovela - 130 X 60’) In this romantic police comedy, after a luxury hotel is robbed by four of its employees, the lives of all people involved are turned upside down. With different motivations, they will do all they can not to be discovered, bringing all sorts of conflicts into the hotel. The confusion escalates when the detective trying to solve the case falls in love with one of the robbers, unaware he is one of them.

ROCK STORY

(Telenovela - 135 X 60’) Gui is a former rock star who struggles to reinvent himself in his professional and personal lives after another artist steals his fame and his wife. Imperfect, careless, but with a giant heart, he will be tested by fate while having the opportunity to change his life by finding out about a teenage son and facing a new and unexpected love affair. But in order to change his own story, he will have to make the right choices he did not make in the past.

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A crime drama about a 30 year old frustrated and stoned actress who is stuck with a body and appearance of a teenager and hates it. She sees herself as a dumb leading a mundane life, without friends or dreams. All she has is her boyfriend, who later dumps her and gets arrested for dealing drugs. Determined to save him, she joins the police as an undercover agent posing as a high-school senior class student. Blinded by love and power, she soon crosses the line becoming the new target of investigation. Way over her head, playing the role of her life, she realizes for the first time that she is not, in fact, dumb. 46% of HOT’s subscribers have watched the series. Second season aired with a huge success. Ratings success has led to a third seasons being ordered for 2018. Format sold to TV Azteca Mexico, Germany, Netherlands and Albania and a tape to Poland.

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TOP EXECUTIVE

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(Romantic Comedy – 150 X 60’)

Beatriz Cea Okan, Sales Executive Pelin Koray, Sales Executive

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Price Of Passion

The Serch

The Radical Story of Patty Hearst

Betrayed By Lies

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19 Heddon Street, London, W1B 4BG, UK Tel: +44 (0) 207 851 6500 Fax: +44 (0) 207 851 6504 Web: www.kewmedia.com Booth: VB35

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EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Mikaela Perez, Sales Executive

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EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Hana Palmer, Director of Sales, Distribution

TOP EXECUTIVE

Paula McHarg, Senior Sales Manager

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Kerim Emrah Turna, Director of Content Sales, Business and Development

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Andrew Whiteman, Director of Distribution

TOP EXECUTIVE

Mark Benmore, SVP of Sales, Distribution

Paula McHarg, Senior Sales Manager

Andrew Whiteman, Director of Distribution

THE RADICAL STORY OF PATTY HEARST PRICE OF PASSION

(Romantic Drama - 32 - 95 X 130’ - 45’) Ferhat is a hitman working for his criminal uncle. Aslı is a young and idealistic doctor. One day, their roads crossed in the most unexpected way, Aslı is forced to operate on a man that Ferhat had shot. Then, Aslı had to marry with Ferhat to save her life. In the world of corrupt relationships and ambition of power, this two opposite people will get along through time and get closer to each other. However, Ferhat’s lifestyle is too dark to live an innocent love story. Will Ferhat and Aslı live happily ever after against all dangers waiting for them?

WOUNDED LOVE

(Periodical Drama - 130’ - 45’)

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One of the most beautiful, epic romances ever told is coming to touch the hearts, and deliver the glow of true love that is tested against the toughest conditions of all. Set in the unique picturesqueness of Aegean coasts, this is the love story of a man and a woman whose memorable faith in each other will go through a grave crisis. Powerful portrayal of timeless human emotions, strong characters, a breathtaking romance, a penetrating script, glimmers of grandiose locations unfolding along the beauty of the Aegean coastline, and the highest production quality ensured by the directors of ‘Magnificent Century’.

THE SEARCH

(Game show - 30’ - 60’) ‘The Search’ is the ultimate play ON words. The creators of Money drop and boom! Introduce this simple and addictive fast-paced and dynamic show: a Word Search puzzle but with a fun-packed physical edge. Contestants’ knowledge, speed and cognitive skills are pushed to the limits as the lights go down and the clock starts ticking. Will they find the words they’re searching for in this visually engaging, interactive experience?

MASTERS OF DANCE

(Talent Show / Format – 22 X 60’ - 90’) In this epic battle of skill, style and talent, four renowned dance masters put their reputations and egos on the line to crown the country’s best dancer and be named the Master of Dance.

WHEN HEROES FLY

(Action thriller - 1 X 80’ / 9 X 40’ / 11 X 40’)) Four friends, 11 years after a major falling out, reunite on a final mission: to find Yaeli, the former lover of one man and sister of another. Can they triumph and find the strength required to lay past demons to rest? Set deep in the Colombian jungle this is a story of fighting for life as well as overcoming personal demons to find peace. Featuring breath-taking action, this dramatic thriller is inspired by a best-selling novel. Divine Charity?

(Non-Fiction Series - 6 X 60’)

Shedding light on one of the biggest and most bizarre stories in modern American history, this CNN Original series follows the transformation of Patty Hearst from heiress to terrorist in a saga of privilege, celebrity, politics, media, revolution and violence.

BELIEVER

(Documentary Feature - 1 X 101’) Imagine Dragons’ Mormon frontman Dan Reynolds is taking on a new mission to explore how the church treats its LGBTQ members. With the rising suicide rate amongst teens in the state of Utah, his concern with the church’s policies sends him on an unexpected path of acceptance and change.

CRAWFORD

(Comedy Series - 12 X 30’)

BETRAYED BY LIES

(Thriller / Mystery Drama – 1 X 90’) A married woman discovers her husband is living a double life in Paris jeopardizing not only her marriage but her life.

A STRANGER OUTSIDE (Thriller – 1 X 90’)

With a killer on the loose, a young woman takes babysitting to a new level to escape the danger and reveal the killer’s identity.

FINAL SHOT

(Action – 1 X 90’) A retired hitman is unwillingly brought back into the game when a mafia mob boss wants him to avenge the death of his young daughter.

The world of ‘Crawford’ is a familiar yet unusual one. When raccoons invade the world’s most functioning dysfunctional family’s home, they help breathe life and new meaning into the odd behaviours of the family. Crawford follows this not-so-typical family as they navigate the murky waters of fractured relationships, financial troubles, old resentments and new enemies.

THE MYSTERY OF MICHELLE

NOTHING LIKE A DAME

When a woman gets her laptop fixed, she exposes herself to a sociopath who wants to be her perfect man or her worst nightmare.

(Documentary Feature - 1 X 82’) ‘Nothing Like a Dame’ invites you to spend time with Dames Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith as they talk about their lives now and then: their experience in theatre, TV and cinema and the memories that they have from when they were bright young things right up to the present day.

(Thriller / Drama – 1 X 90’)

A new young woman in town is stalked by an older woman who believes her to be her missing daughter.

DEADLY HACK

(Thriller – 1 X 90’)

Apocalypse

Something’s Killing Me

La Historia es Redonda

Kumkum Bhagya (Twist Of Fate)

RECORD TV

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15300 Ventura Blvd. Ste 507, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, USA Tel: +1 818 784 9912 Web: www.rgitv.com Booth: 37 (meeting Table)

Periférico Sur #4121, Col. Fuentes Del Pedregal. Cp 14141 Mexico City, Mexico Tel: (+5255) 5166-2330 Email: jrico@tvazteca.com.mx Web: www.tvaztecainternacional.com

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Edson Mendes, International Sales Manager

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Marine Ksadzhikyan, SVP Distribution & Development

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Delmar Andrade, International Sales Director

APOCALYPSE

(HD Soap Opera) A story of love, spirituality and redemption in portraying one of the most controversial topics in the Holy Bible: The End of Times. The first phase begins in New York in the 1980s, centered on the meeting of four university students of different nationalities: Alan, Adriano, Deborah and Susana. Susana and Alan starts to live a beautiful love story while Adriano and Deborah are surrounded by a mysterious force, living an unhappy relationship. The second phase begins in the 90’s with the return of Adriano and Deborah and their son Ricardo to New York, where they reestablish contact with the old couple of friends Alan, Susana and his son, Benjamin. The third phase brings the story to the present day. Benjamin is a man of excellent character, who lives a happy marriage with Zoe, the love of his life, and has become a prestigious scientist. Ricardo will enter the scene to usurp the authorship of revolutionary scientific discoveries made by Benjamin. Ricardo, who has always been in love with Zoe, will use his rival’s studies in a perverse plan of world domination that will bring his true identity: the antichrist, the devil’s envoy foretold in the Bible to spiritually destroy mankind.

Marine Ksadzhikyan, SVP Distribution & Development

Ramón Salomon, Director of Content Operations Yonatan Ornelas, Sales Agent for Latin America Melissa Pillow, Sales Agent for Europe, Turkey, Israel, the US, New Zealand and Australia Berta Orozco, Sales Agent for Spain, Asia, Africa, MENA and French-speaking territories Andrés. R. Payá, Marketing Manager

ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES 18th floor, Marathon Futurex, N M Joshi Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400013 Tel.: +91-22-71061465 Email: response@atl.esselgroup.com Web: www.globalcontenthub.net Booth: 32/33 (meeting table)

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Sharmeen Dsouza, Lead India - Syndication Manjyot Sandhu, Lead Europe - Syndication

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Sunita Uchil, Chief Business Officer - Global Syndication & Production, International Ad Sales

TOP EXECUTIVE SOMETHING’S KILLING ME

Patricia Jasín, VP

(Crime / Medical - 12 X 60’)

‘Something’s Killing Me’ delves into the investigations of life or death crimes and medical mysteries. The series examines puzzling behaviors and diseases that result in neardeath struggles. Each episode chronicles a race against time to discover what, or who, is killing the patient.

HOMICIDE’S ELITE (Crime - 12 X 60’)

Detectives David Quinn and Vince Velazquez have worked hundreds of homicides together, and if these two are on the case, the bad guys are going to prison. ‘Homicide’s Elite’ features the most baffling, shocking and heartbreaking cases Quinn and Velazquez have worked in their combined 50 years on the street.

GENIUS FACTORY

(Documentary - 1 X 90’) In the 1980’s an eccentric billionaire named Robert Graham wanted to create the world’s smartest kids, so he funded the largest legal genetic experiment in human history. Today, 30 years later, the children of his eugenics experiment walk the streets of America as adults.

PROJECT DAD

(Reality - 8 X 60’) The responsibilities of parenthood are no joke. ‘Project Dad’ follows Donnell Rawlings (comedian, Chappelle’s Show), Daniel Cosgrove (actor, Days of Our Lives), and DJ Skribble (world-ranked disc jockey, MTV’s TRL) as they step out of the spotlight and into the role of Mr. Mom.

KUMKUM BHAGYA (TWIST OF FATE) (Romantic Drama – 1100 X 30’)

LA HISTORIA ES REDONDA (Animation - 32 X 1’:30’’ - 2’)

‘La Historia es Redonda’, original work about the history of football, produced by TV Azteca Internacional. 32 historical and memorable moments from competition tournaments at different times. 32 capsules from 1:30 to 2:00 min, with original music, and animations based on “narromatic” and “animatic” techniques. To create emotions in the viewer, which lead to the feeling and memory that have caused some of the most legendary moments in football history.

INDOMABLE X NATURALEZA (Documentary – 30 X 30’)

‘Indomable x naturaleza’ is a wild series, narrated from a fresh, intrepid and original point of view with a message of conservation and care of our species. Our protagonist, the actor and naturalist Arturo Islas travels through jungles, deserts and seas in search of the wonderful species of fauna: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects, and in a pleasant and interesting way show them to the public. ‘Indomable x naturaleza’ is a great experience of adventure and knowledge.

The story follows the life of a mother who runs a marriage hall and lives with the hope of seeing her two daughters, Bani and Bulbul, happily married some day! The plot centers around Bani and Bulbul, two sisters their dreams, aspirations and their inter-twined destinies as seen from the eyes of a mother.

RAZIA SULTAN (THE WARRIOR PRINCESS) (Costume Drama – 170 X 30’)

Razia Sultan is an intriguing historical drama revolving around the warrior princess Razia Sultan. The show beautifully depicts the life of Razia Sultan, who went on to become the first woman emperor of the Delhi Sultanate.

LIFE OF EARTH FROM SPACE

(New Factual Documentary – 2 X 60’) This spectacular feature documentary special delivers a cinematic, blue-chip view of the entire life history of our planet, as you have never seen it before. Our planet’s greatest moments and our most dramatic catastrophes are all visualized in this special feature, as if seen from satellites, airplanes and drones.

THE BIG FAT TRUTH

(Lifestyle Reality – 6 X 60’)

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JD Roth, one of the industry’s most experienced producers of transformation programming, will go in front of the camera as host and mentor of a show that helps groups of people change their lives and gain the reward of a healthier lifestyle. Each episode features Roth on location, posing challenges to groups of overweight participants, and providing them with the tools to accomplish their goals. Based on Roth’s recently released book of the same name.

INNUMBERS

85%

of Netflix’s budget is spent on the production of original series and movies, said its CCO, Ted Sarandos.

685,000

new worldwide subscribers joined French pay TV operator Canal+ last year.

39.3%

us TV’s share of total media ad spend in Spain in 2018, and will decrease to 38.5% in 2022, says eMarketer.

DIGITAL

NETFLIX SUBSCRIBERBASE TO TRIPLE IN 12 YEARS IF NETFLIX’S current subscriber base of 125 million users looks impressive, it’s just a matter of time before it becomes insignificant… give or take 12 years. According to Bank of America, which published its predictions regarding the platform’s growth by 2030, the streamer will reach 360 million subscribers, thus tripling its current subscriber base, and reaching 35% of all homes with broadband connection in the world, excluding China. “We believe Netflix still has a considerable opportunity ahead if it can achieve reasonable penetration levels internationally,” said Bank of America analyst, Nat Schindler. “Netflix will face varying levels of competition, regulation and economic conditions in each individual market it participates in, but its content scale should allow it to become the dominant streaming player in virtually all markets,” he added.

new series were commissioned by the US broadcast networks during the 2018 Upfronts.

51.4 billion dollars is how much revenues from the OTT will reach by 2022, according to ABI Research.

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55%

of all direct-to-consumer subscriptions in the US correspond to Amazon Prime Channels, according to TDG.

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DISTRIBUTION

CALINOS SIGNS DEALS IN URUGUAY AND ECUADOR TURKISH DISTRIBUTOR Calinos Entertainment announced two new deals for its drama ‘Woman’, which continues to lead the ratings’ race in Turkey. The successful Turkish drama has been sold in in Uruguay and Romania. ‘Woman’ is the Turkish adaptation of the Korean drama by the same name. It airs in Turkey on FOX and features Ozge Ozpirincci and Caner Cindoruk as the leading couple. It’s produced by MF Yapim and Med Yapim. In addition, Calinos also announced the sale of ‘I Named Her Feriha’ to TC Televisión in Ecuador. This deal joins the ones closed in Kenya and South Africa. ‘I Named Her Feriha’ is produced by Med Yapim and has been sold in Argentina (Telefe), Peru (Latina), Uruguay (Monte Carlo TV), Mexico (Azteca), Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala (Albavisión) and Colombia (Caracol), among others.

DRAMAS

ATRIUM TV UNVEILS NEW SLATE OF DRAMAS THE INNOVATIVE DRAMA “commissioning club” revealed it has presented members with its second slate of impactful new drama titles. Atrium TV was created by former Sony boss Howard Stringer and Jeremy Fox, and is owned by MTG’s London-based distributor DRG, and its members include major groups from around the world, including Televisa, Movistar+, Viaplay, Orange, Deutsche Telekom, Iflix, BT TV, Sky New Zealand, Antenna, NewFilm, BigFlix and Yes TV. The new titles are: ‘A Dry Run’, a miniseries that follows those who went to fight fascism in Spain; ‘SILO’, a concept drama set in an apocalyptic future; ‘Doctor Zhivago’ the adaptation of the Boris Pasternak’s novel of the same name; and ‘The Last Amazon’, a historical series about the great Amazon Queens.

Jeremy Fox, Co-creator of Atrium TV