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Central Report
Special Report
LATIN AMERICA
SHONDA RHIMES, PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
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The Queen of Shondaland Conquers Cannes _/18 INTERVIEWS An Ambassador for Culture _/14 Tammy H. Nam, CEO - Viki
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The New ‘Star Trek’ to Premiere Worldwide on Netflix _/08
PRODUCT NEWS Mipcom 2016 _/22
Gallery
HIGHLIGHTS Mipcom 2016 _/28
May 16-25, InterContinental Hotel, Los Angeles, US _/46
ANALYSIS
MAP & PROGRAMME Mipcom 2016 _/38
JAPAN COUNTRY OF HONOR
LISTINGS Mipcom 2016 _/54
Brexit Is a Go, What Now? _/14 A Tradition of Looking Forward _/42
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Fernando Barbosa @BarbosaBox: “When we were negotiating with Don Alberto Aguilera (Juan Gabriel) he said: #Hasta que te Conoci will be the last big project of my life.” (Tweet from the SVP of Distribution and Production at Disney Media Networks Latin America when Juan Gabriel’s death was announced).
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The new ‘Star Trek’ to Premiere Worldwide on Netflix CBS Studios INTERNATIONAL and Netflix announced an international licensing deal for the saga’s new series.
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etflix is premiering the new ‘Star Trek’ series exclusively in 188 countries (excluding the US and Canada), 24 hours after the episodes’ premiere in the US on CBS’ streaming platform, All Access.
The deal between CBS Studios International and Netflix also includes the 727 episodes from the iconic ‘Star Trek’ franchise (‘Star Trek: Original Series’, ‘Star Trek: New Generation’, ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’, ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ and ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’), which will be available internationally on Netflix by the end of 2016. Production for the new ‘Star Trek’ series began in Toronto, Canada in September and its premiere is scheduled for January, 2017.
INNUMBERS 34 million
dollars is how much pay TV ad sales will generate in Peru in 2016, says Causa Media.
75%
of pay TV service providers have IP-connected set-top boxes in Latin America, says NAGRA.
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months is how long Telecinco has been the leading network in Spain as of September 2016.
2.3 million
unique users around the world currently consume 4K content and will grow to 189 million by 2021, says Juniper Research.
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is how much tune-in on TV for leading talk shows grew amongst audiences that watched YouTube content of the shows, says Nielsen.
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subscribers is how many Netflix will have by 2018, according to IHS Markit.
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‘Stranger Things’, The Most Demanded Digital Show Monitoring blogs, social networks and video platforms, Parrot Analytics created a ranking that’s become –in the absence of official rating numbers- one of the best indicators to evaluate digital shows’ international popularity. The company has recently published its latest ranking for the US market, which sees ‘Stranger Things’ as the top series between July 31 and August 6. The Netflix series dominated the ranking among all digital shows, a list with nine other Netflix shows and one from Yahoo (‘Community’). The top 5 was completed with ‘Orange is the New Black’, ‘BoJack Horseman’, ‘Fuller House’ and ‘Marco Polo’. No surprises there. But when you see the general list, which includes both digital and traditional series, ‘Game of Thrones’ stands at the top, followed closely by ‘Stranger Things’, confirming the show’s international popularity. The top 5 is completed by ‘Preacher’, ‘Mr. Robot’ and ‘Pretty Little Liars’.
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Adriana Cisneros to Chair 44th International Emmy Awards Gala Adriana Cisneros, Chief Executive Officer of Cisneros, the parent company of Cisneros Media, which includes Cisneros Studios, Cisneros Media Distribution and Venezuelan TV network Venevision, Miss Venezuela and Mobius.Lab; will serve as Gala Chair for the 44th International Emmy Awards, which will take place on Monday, November 21, 2016 in New York City. Ms. Cisneros will preside over the Gala, during which the International Academy will recognize programming in ten program categories and present Special Awards to Shonda Rhimes, the WritAdriana Cisneros, er, Executive Producer and Creator behind global CEO - Cisneros Group hit series ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘Scandal’, ‘How to Get Away with Murder’ and ‘The Catch’ (Founders Award) and Maria Rørbye Rønn, the CEO & Director General of Danish Broadcasting Corporation, which pioneered and drove the success of Nordic Noir drama around the world (Directorate Award).
MARKET WATCH Discop Johannesburg is Sold Out The event’s expanded floor plan is now 100% sold out, and is set to welcome close to 250+ global and regional sellers of feature films, television content, adaptation rights and packaged channels. English Club TV Arrives in Latin America Since September 1, 2016, the channel for English-language learning is available for viewers in the region from the Hispasat 30W-5 (Hispasat 1E) satellite.
‘The Ministry of Time’s’ producers sue NBC and Sony over ‘Timeless’ El Confidencial Digital assures that the producers of the Spanish series have sent a written summons to NBC and Sony Pictures Television accusing them of “plagiarism” for their show ‘Timeless’.
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Dates Confirmed for SPORTELAmerica 2017 The event will be held at the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami from March 14 through the 16, 2017. Movistar+ Announces New Original Production Shot in Spain and Argentina, the series will adapt Julia Navarro’s hit novel, Dime quién soy. It’s one of the 20 fiction projects the Spanish platform is currently developing. Twitter Goes After YouTubers The social network is expanding its creator revenue programs, offering a tempting share: 70% for creators and 30% for themselves, surpassing offers from other platforms like Facebook or YouTube.
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Emilio Azcárraga Explains Plans for Televisa Having re-launched El Canal de las Estrellas, the CEO of Televisa Group, Emilio Azcárraga, was present during the last show of Joaquín LópezDóriga’s newscast, to talk about the future of his company. He said his vision for Canal 2 is for it to stop being seen as a simple broadcast TV channel, but rather as part of the multiplatform offer Televisa will become. He revealed there will be new content and invited young producers outside the network to start developing formats with them, more according to viewers’ new tastes. “There’s a lot coming. Televisa already made a notable change in ‘97. Back then I was 28. Now I’m 48 and technology has changed radically in the last 20 Emilio Azcárraga Jean, CEO - Grupo Televisa years. We see that content consumption is completely different from what it was 20 years ago, even from what it was five years ago,” he said. “We see technology has advanced so much as far as devices are concerned. The way in which young viewers are accessing information, content, the speed in which they want it, the quality. Evidently, it’s an unstoppable change. And at Televisa we don’t want to be left behind,” he added. He said there’s a major change coming for Televisa and he’s leading it. “I will always bet on change. We will create new shows and try to make them great.” Lastly, the executive invited everyone to connect with the new Canal 2 programming. “Canal 2 is no longer a channel, it’s a platform. Evidently, it will have fixed timeslots, but the challenge is how we get those shows available whenever. I see it with my kids, primetime is no longer an important time for them. So we must generate content that can be seen at any time.” DIGITAL
CBS Goes Full Force against Netflix and Hulu CBS All Access, the network’s OTT platform, continues to make headlines. After announcing it will start to delve into original production with ‘Star Trek Discovery’ and a ‘Good Wife’ spin-off, in August it announced the premiere of a 100% digital version of ‘Big Brother’, the first original reality show for a streaming platform. And now, the network is raising the bar even more, announcing an ad-free version of its streaming services, for a monthly fee of US$ 9.99. With this new version, CBS stands as a direct competitor for the most popular TV streaming platforms: it’s offering a service that costs the same as Netflix’s HD plan, and takes the same step that Hulu took last year with its own ad-free version for US$ 11.99. Until now, CBS All Access cost US$ 5.99 a month. The option, which includes ads, will continue to be available as the standard option. Archive shows will continue to be ad free.
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Brexit is A Go, What Now?
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The movie and TV industry is no stranger to the uncertainty generated by the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, a step that many have described as “devastating.”
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undreds of British movie and TV companies have agreed that the UK’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) will be “devastating.” Brexit winning affects the British audiovisual industry’s current structure and its commercial relationships with the EU, which provided production funds and freedom of distribution. Following the decision, a few minutes after the stock market opened, the price of audiovisual companies’ stock decreased significantly worldwide. “The decision to exit the European Union is a major blow to the UK film and TV industry,” said Michael Ryan, chairman of the Independent Film & Television Alliance in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “This decision has just blown up our foundation. As of today, we no longer know how our relationships with co-producers, financiers and distributors will work, whether new taxes will be dropped on our activities in the rest of Europe or how production financing is going to be raised without any input from European funding agencies. “ “The UK creative sector has been a strong and vibrant contributor to the economy, this is likely to be devastating for us.” The Creative Industries Federation, which represents British creative industries across all sectors, called for post-Brexit unity.
The UK is a stable partner that’s very important for the audiovisual and entertainment industry in the US, which not only uses the British isles as a production location, but also as a way to enter the European market.
Powerful producer Harvey Weinstein described Brexit as “a disaster” to Deadline. Moreover, Discovery Communications said that it respects the “historic vote” and said that as a global company, they’re used to operating in a world that’s constantly changing. As part of Vivendi, the executive director of British distribution and production company Studiocanal, Danny Perkins, said that in the short term, this means “bad news” for the pound and “terrible news” for movie acquisitions, which are normally done in dollars or euros. Lastly, many Hollywood stars, most of them British, reacted on social media, such as Ricky Gervais, Lena Headey, Hugh Laurie or Duncan Jones. KINGDOM OF PRODUCTIONS. A recent study by non-profit company FilmLA, which analyzed the economic impact of 109 US blockbusters in 2015, determined that 15 of them were filmed in the UK, generating US$ 1.63 billion in production expenses. Among them stands ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, the most recent title in the saga, which had a budget of US$ 245 million and -according to Box Office Mojogrossed more than US$ 2 billion. Another major production that moved to the UK was ‘Game of Thrones’, which is predominantly filmed in Northern Ireland. However, HBO didn’t take long to clarify matters: “We do not anticipate that the result of the EU referendum will have any material effect on HBO producing ‘Game of Thrones’,” the US premium cablenet said in a statement. Now it’s a matter of waiting to see how the negotiations pan out and what the real consequences of Brexit will be. ttv
Now it’s a matter of waiting to see how the negotiations pan out and what the real consequences of Brexit will be.
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HOLLYWOOD REACTED TOO. The referendum’s result will affect the UK’s relationships with the world and Hollywood didn’t take long to voice its opinion about the matter.
Thus, the US industry is worried about the uncertainty surrounding the UK’s future in terms of taxes, production grants, credits and current co-production deals.
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Facebook Thrives on Video Growth
Mark Zuckerberg, Co-Founder and CEO - Facebook
Facebook presented its financial results for Q2, 2016, surpassing analysts and investors’ expectations. With US$ 6.436 billion in Q2 revenues, Facebook grew 59% from the same period last year. Mobile represented 84% of its ad revenue. In addition, the social platform generated US$ 2.06 billion in net income in Q2, up 186% from the period last year (US$ 719 million). Facebook also added almost 222 million monthly users, growing 15%. By the end of June, 1.710 billion people use Facebook every month, and 1.1 billion use it every day. The number of mobile users rose 20% to 1.57 billion. And the average revenue per user was up 38.4% to US$ 3.82, topping expectations for US $3.58. “We see a world that is video first, with video at the heart of all of our apps and services,” said Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook. According to Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg, users are creating and sharing nearly three times more video on the platform than they did last year. Thus, video is the reason why people are spending more time on Facebook, which logically draws in more advertisers who are willing to pay more in order to stay in the game.
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Netflix Announces First Original Production in India After countries like Mexico, France, England, Italy, Japan, Germany, Spain and Argentina, Netflix is now adding India to the list of countries with original productions. The streaming platform announced that ‘Sacred Games’, an adaptation of the successful bestseller by Vikram Chandra, would be its first original production in the country. The series will be shot in Hindu and English, and be developed by local producer Phantom Films, show in India. ‘Sacred Games’ explores the bond between the mafia, corruption, politics and espionage behind the India’s recent economic boom. “‘Sacred Games’ reinforces our commitment to bring the authenticity of local stories to Netflix members across 190 countries worldwide,” said Erik Barmack, VP of international original series at Netflix. “I’m confident that all the color and vitality and music of the fictional world I’ve lived with for so long will come fully alive on the large-scale canvas provided by Netflix.” The company also announced it’s renewing its original French series, ‘Marseille’, which will have a second season.
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Shonda Rhimes, Personality of the Year - Mipcom 2016 ‘Life Story’ BBC Earth
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The Queen of Shondaland Conquers Cannes The mastermind behind global hit series ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘Scandal’, ‘Private Practice’ and ‘How to Get Away with Murder’, Shonda Rhimes’ iconic characters are avidly followed by over 300 million viewers worldwide, in 67 languages. Adding to her long list of ACCOLADES, the creator is the recipient of this year’s Mipcom Personality of the Year Award. By todotvnews
Shonda Rhimes will be honored at a gala dinner at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, on Wednesday, October 19.
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honda Rhimes, creator and writer of groundbreaking hit shows and one of the most celebrated and influential producers in Hollywood, has been named Mipcom 2016 Personality of the Year. The internationally respected Rhimes, whose TV credits include ABC Studios’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘Scandal,’ ‘Private Practice,’ ‘How to Get Away with Murder’ and ‘The Catch’, watched by millions of viewers around the world, will be honored at a gala dinner for leading international television executives at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, on Wednesday, October 19, and will be featured at a Media Mastermind Session in the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals. “Shonda Rhimes is an inspiring voice, a global creative icon and a role model in the industry,” said Paul Zilk, CEO of Reed Midem, organizer of Mipcom. “In recognition of her outstanding influence on the entertainment industry, we are honored to welcome her to Cannes as the Mipcom 2016 Personality of the Year.”
Now, Rhimes’ slate of shows is distributed by Disney Media Distribution to over 250 territories in 67 languages. Through her production company Shondaland, she has dominated Thursday nights on US network ABC. Her next project with ABC Studios is ‘Still Star-Crossed’, a period drama which picks up where the famous story of Romeo and Juliet ends, charting the treachery, palace intrigue and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers’ tragic fate. For her collective work on her various shows, Rhimes is the recipient of a Golden Globe for Outstanding Television Drama, Peabody Award, Television Producer of the Year by the Producers Guild of America, Writers Guild Award for Best New Series, GLAAD Media
Rhimes’ slate of shows is distributed by Disney Media Distribution to over 250 territories in 67 languages.
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“I have always been amazed by the power and global reach of television,” said Shonda Rhimes. “It is an incredible feeling to know that audiences around the world have enjoyed the shows and characters that I have created, and I couldn’t be more honored to receive the Mipcom Personality of the Year award.”
With humble beginnings, Shonda Rhimes went from unemployed graduate to one of the most influential producers and creators in Hollywood and the world. She worked in several feature films, including ‘Crossroads’ with Britney Spears, and Disney’s ‘The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement’, before starting her career in television; creating her first and most iconic show to date, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, one of the highest-rated dramas in the 18-49 demographic.
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Rhimes has twice been included in TIME Magazine’s 100 list of the most influential people. Award, as well as numerous AFI Awards for Television Program of the Year and an unprecedented 6 NAACP Image Awards for Writing for Outstanding Writing in a
Dramatic Series plus 8 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Drama Series. Rhimes has twice been included in TIME Magazine’s 100 list of the most influential people along with Fortune Magazine’s “50 Most Powerful Women in Business,” and Glamour Magazine’s “Women of the Year.” In 2013, Rhimes was appointed by President Obama to serve as Trustee for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In 2014, Rhimes, along with producing partner Betsy Beers, received the Directors Guild of America’s prestigious Diversity Award. Rhimes was additionally a 2014 recipient of the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal from Harvard and the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award from The Hollywood Reporter. In 2015, Rhimes was awarded the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement from the Writers Guild of America, West, as well as inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Fame. She was additionally honored with the Ally for Equality Award from the Human Rights Council, the Eleanor Roosevelt Global Women’s Rights Award from the Feminist Majority Foundation and 2016 Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television from the Producers Guild.
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THANK GOD IT’S THURSDAY In 2014, ABC programmed its entire Thursday primetime lineup with ShondaLand dramas ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘Scandal’, ‘How to Get Away with Murder’ and ‘The Catch’, then branded the night as “Thank God It’s Thursday”. Thursday is an especially important night for American television networks because it is the last chance for advertisers of weekend purchases like movies and cars to reach a large TV audience, and networks schedule highly rated programming for the night to attract those advertising dollars. The Associated Press called Rhimes’ reign of an entire night of network television “unmatched in TV history.”
In November of 2015, Rhimes released her first book, “Year of Yes” from Simon & Schuster, which was instantly a New York Times bestseller. This year, on November 21, Shonda Rhimes will receive the prestigious 2016 International Emmy Founders Award from The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Shonda Rhimes joins a prestigious list of Mipcom Personalities of the Year that includes Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Ted Turner, Pierre Lescure, Anne Sweeney, Leslie Moonves, Sumner Redstone and Jeffrey Katzenberg. The 32nd annual Mipcom, the world’s entertainment content market, will be held on October 17-20, 2016 at the Palais des Festivals, in Cannes, France. ttv
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CISNEROS MEDIA DISTRIBUTION www.cisnerosmediadist.com (Dramedy – 14 X 30’) MARY FOR MAYOR. Set in a fictional Southwestern town where divorce is forbidden due to a 150-yearold superstition, Mary finds herself in an unhappy marriage and runs for mayor to change the law, sending residents into a frenzy. But just as Mary is about to put an end to her marriage, she begins to fall back in love with her husband, who is in fact an imposter hired by the town’s incumbent mayor as part of a conniving plan to win the election.
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3 AMIGONAUTS. Set in Earth’s far-flung future, ‘3 Amigonauts’ is a rocket-paced comedy about three bumbling buds who attend the solar system’s most prestigious space academy. Life is one big party for these delightful dingdongs as they super-size the smallest tasks into madcap intergalactic adventures!
! RTVE www.rtve.es/commercial (Fiction Series - 9 X 70’) THE SONATA OF SILENCE. Sentimental thriller set in the Spanish society of the late 1940’s seen through the eyes of Marta Ribas; a woman who is ready to throw off the yoke of sexist prejudice that grips her and determined to take control of her life at all costs.
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THE NEXT BOY/GIRL BAND. In this brand-new format, two top record labels will take each other on to create the next boy/girl band that fans will go crazy for. Starting off with the looks and moves, the contestants must have what it takes to be part of the next pop phenomenon. If they’ve got the looks and the moves, the next challenge begins... can they sing? Because you’ll need the full package to secure your spot! The record labels keep looking for the biggest talent until the very last moment... the contestants are never safe! From looks and moves to singing talent, the contestants need to nail it all in order to make it to the final. Who will make the cut? The boys… or the girls?
RECORD TV NETWORK www.recordtvnetwork.com (Soap Opera - 130 X 50’) THE PROMISED LAND. After Moses’ death, Joshua is the new leader of the Hebrews. He is an experienced warrior, gifted with courage, determination and a powerful faith. But it is no easy task to lead the people to its new destination. With his closest and trusted allies, Joshua must fulfill a difficult mission ordered by God: to command the twelve tribes of Israel in their conquest of Canaan, the promised land.
VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS www.b2b.viacom.com (Kids Animation – 40 X 30’)
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THE LOUD HOUSE. VIMN’s family is getting a whole lot bigger with Nickelodeon’s new animated series ‘The Loud House’, which follows 11-year-old Lincoln Loud (voiced by Grant Palmer) and his 10 sisters as he gives an inside look at what it takes to survive the chaos of a huge family. With his best bud Clyde (Caleel Harris), Lincoln always comes up with a plan to stay one step ahead of the chaos, but whether or not it works is where the adventures begin.
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A DOGGONE CHRISTMAS. An amazing pup with special abilities, escapes a government lockdown. Can this unexpected team of kids, armed with only their wits, their bikes, and a strong bond with the dog, channel the real spirit of Christmas to save the day?
WAITING FOR THE SUN. Demet is a self-sacrificing woman who raised her daughter Zeynep by herself. The fact of what happened with the father of Zeynep has been kept as a secret by Demet for many years. Everything starts changing with the closure of Demet’s shop. While dealing with financial difficulties, she receives a helping hand from her best friend Jale who is the headmistress of one of the most prestigious private school in İstanbul. She offers Demet and Zeynep to move in to İstanbul. On her first day at school, Zeynep and Kerem, quarrel with each other. Kerem is the only son of the owner of the school.
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MY SUMMER PRINCE. Mandy Cooper, assistant to PR legend Deidre Kelley, would like more responsibility in her job but has never gotten the chance to prove herself. Deidre and Mandy fly to small town Greenbriar, Idaho, to do damage control for the handsome but immature Prince Colin of Edgemere, but Deidre comes down with chicken pox. When Mandy is asked to help handle the situation, she decides to go one step further and actually pretends to be her own boss! With Mandy impersonating Deidre in a lie she can’t seem to get out of, she unexpectedly finds herself falling in love with Prince Colin and he for her. What happens when he finds out the truth? And what will happen to Mandy when Deidre realizes what she’s done?
! A+E NETWORKS sales.aenetworks.com (Miniseries – 8 X 60’) SIX. This new series is inspired by the real missions of Seal Team Six, the unit best known for killing Osama Bin Laden and popularized by hit films like ‘Lone Survivor’ and ‘Captain Phillips’. With a former Special Operations team member ensuring authenticity and accuracy while preserving secrecy of classified missions, ‘Six’ is the story of a brotherhood of an elite Special Forces unit – the best at what they do. This series depicts the emotional truths of what it means to be in Seal Team Six including making the life and death decisions that protect the United States. The key members of the team are the cynical ladies’ man, Caulder, the deeply religious Graves, family man Ortiz, and Taggart the veteran leader of Seal Team Six.
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MIDNIGHT SUN. A French police officer travels to remote northern Sweden to investigate brutal serial murders concealing a secret conspiracy. From creators Märlind & Stein.
! SNAP TV www.snaptv.tv (Romantic Comedy – 1 X 90’) CUP OF LOVE. ’Cup of Love’, starring Anna Hutchison (‘The Cabin in the Woods’), Nicolas Rincon (‘Sin tetas no hay paraíso’) and Julian Arango (‘Metástasis’, ‘Yo soy Betty, la fea’), tells the story of a lonely and love-weary food scientist, Zoe Walker (Hutchison), who visits Colombia on a business trip. While there, a chance encounter with coffee plantation owner Diego Fernando (Rincon) reignites her passion for life and love.
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FLEABAG. The extremely talented Phoebe WallerBridge (‘Broadchurch’, ‘Crashing’) writes and stars in this new genre of scripted content. Not a comedy and not a drama, this is a hybrid. ‘Fleabag’ is a hilarious and poignant window into the mind of a dry-witted, sexual, angry, porn-watching, griefriddled woman trying to make sense of the world. Making comparisons to Lena Dunham’s ‘Girls’, ‘Fleabag’ gives a voice to young females around the world, with an unprecedented honesty and emotion that’s rarely spoken.
HAYAT. On the one hand Murat, the handsome, cool, perfectionist, meticulous young man who took over the responsibility of big company at an early age. On the other hand Hayat, a clumsy, irritable but joyful beautiful young girl who knows how to enjoy life. On the one hand a world ruled by money and greed. On the other hand a world rules by friendship and sacrifice. And the indestructible bridge that will bring together these two worlds: Love.
GUSTO WORLDWIDE MEDIA www.gustoworldwidemedia.com (Food series – 30 x 30’ 4K, UHD)
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FISH - THE DISH. Beautifully-shot 4K cooking series that celebrates sustainability while demystifying cooking seafood. Accompanied by 120+ recipes with videos & gorgeous food photography.
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TOTAL DREAMER. This modern fairy tale tells the story of a homeless girl who dreams of helping out her family and finds her big chance of turning her life around in a fashion modeling contest - but the way to winning it and becoming a star will be a lot harder than she originally envisioned. A captivating romantic comedy about overcoming obstacles, ‘Total Dreamer’ wins its audience’s heart right from the first episode
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BLUE DEMON. The fictionalized life story of Alejandro Muñoz Moreno, the Mexican wrestler known as “Blue Demon,” who was widely considered to be one of the greatest Mexican wrestlers of his time.
! TELEFILMS www.telefilms.com.ar (Comedy – 1 X 100’) BAD MOMS. When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long overdue freedom, fun, and comedic self-indulgence.
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FREMANTLEMEDIA INTERNATIONAL www.fremantlemedia.com (Drama – 10 X 60) THE YOUNG POPE. Created and directed by Academy Award winner Paolo Sorrentino, Jude Law and Diane Keaton star in the story of Lenny Belardo, the first American Pope in history.
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RULED BY LOVE (WORKING TITLE). ’Ruled By Love’ is a story which takes place in a successful family law firm with lawyers who are experts in family law, experienced in separations, divorces, couple´s conflicts and family problems in general. This group of lawyers will face in their personal lives similar situations than those of their clients, which will make them confront their own feelings.
! TELEMUNDO INTERNACIONAL www.telemundointernacional.tv (Telenovela – 121 X 60’ HD) RICH IN LOVE. Silvana “Chivis” Rivapalacios de Villaseñor is the mother of three young girls and the wife of one of the most influential businessmen in the city. His bad business decisions and shady practices have left him in ruins, and he in turn has disappeared without announcement, leaving his family homeless. This is why Chivis, her mother and her three daughters have to rebuild their lives in a middle-class neighborhood where they will, for the first time, learn what it really means to work to survive. They’ll also learn how to enjoy life with all its good and bad.
! KESHET INTERNATIONAL www.keshetinternational.com (Adventure Reality – 22 X 75’) WELCOME TO THE WILD: AMAZON. The first season of ‘Welcome to the Wild’, which takes place in the Amazon, sees 18 contestants enter the world’s largest and most extreme jungle to undergo a cross river competition, each one determined to be the first to emerge from the other side as the winner. During this wild adventure, they will face a thrilling obstacle course along the banks of the mighty Amazon River. At each leg of the race, a challenge inspired by the ancient culture of a different hidden tribe reveals itself. The jungle cannot be crossed alone – the team must expend themselves physically and mentally to stay ahead of their rivals and find the courage they need to complete the gruelling, surprising and at times mystical, challenges they face.
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MATA HARI. Margaret McLeod is penniless and out on the streets after her husband leaves her and gains custody of her only daughter. With no other means of making a living, she decides to become an exotic dancer. Under the stage name of Mata Hari, Margaret soon wins fame and notoriety, becoming extremely popular with the European elite. She becomes a regular guest of luxury villas and magnificent mansions, her every performance creating a real sensation. But the year is 1913 and the world is on the verge of a war that will change the entire course of history. Mata Hari cannot even imagine what fateful role she is to play in these coming events...
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THE THREE SIDES OF ANA. In the past, a serious accident left triplets Ana Lucía, Ana Leticia, and Ana Laura marked by pain as it took away their parents’ life and also separated Ana Lucía from her family. Ernestina, the triplets’ grandmother, and Ramiro, their uncle, look for Ana Lucía, but they can’t find her. Years later the search for Ana Lucía continues. Ana Laura longs to find her sister but Ana Leticia doesn’t, since it would mean sharing her inheritance and the love of those around her. This is why, when her husband Marcelo is about to find Ana Lucía, she hires someone to kill him in order to solve the problem all at once… but Marcelo survives and just loses his memory; then, a woman helps him and gives him a new name: Santiago. Santiago’s and Ana Lucía’s paths meet, but both of them ignore their past and what they have in common.
STAR MEDIA starmediafilm.com (Historical Drama – 12 eps)
PRODUCT NEWS ttvpreview ! RED ARROW INTERNATIONAL www.redarrowinternational.tv (Scripted Series / Drama – 12 X 60’)
ECCHO RIGHTS www.ecchorights.com/contact (103 x 45’) BRAVE AND BEAUTIFUL. ‘Brave and Beautiful’ is the launch of the season on Star TV in Turkey with Tuba Büyüküstün and Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ in the leading roles. Tahsin is head of the Koroglu family, his wealth and great influence in society makes him feared and respected by everyone. There isn’t a place or person in town that he does not control. Tahsin has two children; his son Korhan is a big disappointment to his father, but Sühan, his smart and beautiful daughter, he loves dearly.
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MATA HARI. ’Mata Hari’ is an epic new drama that charts the extraordinary life of exotic dancer, courtesan and infamous spy Mata Hari. To her audiences, Mata Hari was the notorious performer and dancer. To her wealthy lovers she was the charming yet mysterious seductress. To both the German and French Intelligence Services she was an invaluable and trustworthy informant who was exposed as a double agent. But few saw Margaret Zelle, the real woman behind the legend of Mata Hari.
! SMILEHOOD MEDIA www.smilehood.com (Romantic comedy – 30 X 26’) ALCHEMY FOR ANA. Ana lives in harmony or at least that’s what she thinks. Funny, single and without children, she lives without regrets. She is more than satisfied with her job, loves what she does and enjoys it. She loves singing at the bar surrounded by people and even though she feels happy, she knows she hasn’t reached the top of her career yet. Something unexpected happened that will turn Ana’s life upside down. She is given the most devastating news: Sol, her best friend, has died. From that moment, Ana’s life does a 180° degree turn. Sol, in an extraordinary act of love, names Ana the guardian of her most precious thing: her children. This sudden turn of events will take Ana on a challenging and never imagined journey.
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MAX STEEL. When 16-year-old Max McGrath discovers his body can generate the universe’s most powerful energy, he must bond with the only being able to contain it: a mysterious techno-organic extraterrestrial named Steel. United as the superhero Max Steel, the two friends must combat an alien menace and unlock the secrets of their past.
mondo TV www.mondo-tv.com (Live Series - 60 X 45’ Full HD) HEIDI BIENVENIDA A CASA. ’Heidi, Bienvenida a casa’ is based on an original idea by legendary Argentinian writer and producer Marcela Citterio, whose vast portfolio of hits includes a number of international success stories such as ‘Yo Soy Franky’, ‘Chica Vampiro’ and ‘Patito Feo’. This new 60x45’ series reinterprets the worldwide well – known classic Johanna Spyri novel from 1880 with a modern touch and it is featured with comedy and music. We rediscover the story we all know about and the universal values that drove the success of Heidi classic - kindness and freedom. The charming and friendly girl who moves from her rural home to the unfamiliar and confusing environment of the big city has now a difference: Heidi’s daily life, friendships and adventures take place in the modern world.
ZEE ENTERTAINMENT www.zeebollyworld.com (Period Drama – 300 X 30’ HD)
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EK THA RAJA, EK THI RANI (ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE LIVED A KING & QUEEN). The true story of the Royal Family of Ameerkot. In order to cope with the loss of the family fortune, the royal family arranges the marriage of their son, the prince with the daughter of the state’s biggest moneylender. The marriage causes a scandal, and sets off a chain of dramatic events within the family and the royal servants, causing them to change forever.
Mipcom 2016 Highlights
Japan Named Mipcom 2016 Country of Honor Organized in partnership with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), the Japan Country of Honor programme will be twofold: it will showcase the rapid uptake of high-definition 4K broadcasting and production, and Japanese animation, with 2017 marking the 100th anniversary of the genre in Japan. The Mipcom Country of Honor event will also encompass presentations on Japanese tourism and cuisine.
Shonda Rhimes Is the Mipcom 2016 Personality of the Year The internationally respected Shonda Rhimes,
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whose TV credits include ABC Studios’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘Scandal,’ ‘Private Practice,’ ‘How to Get Away with Murder’ and ‘The Catch’, has been named Mipcom 2016 Personality of the Year. She will be honored at a gala dinner for leading international television executives at the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, on Wednesday, October 19 and will be featured at a Media Mastermind Session in the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals.
Mipcom Sets Record Number of Int’l Drama Screenings With premium drama now a key driver in the TV industry, Mipcom is doubling its offer of International Drama Screenings and will present a record number of brand-new shows from the USA, UK, Germany, France and China. This year’s International Drama Screenings will be held from Monday, October 17 through Wednesday, October 19, and feature eight new shows: ‘The Missing, Series 2’, ‘Maximilian and Marie de Bourgogne’, ‘Ouro’, ‘Jamestown’, ‘Freakish’, ‘The Legendary Tycoon’, ‘Fangar - Prisoners’ and ‘Charité’.
Mipcom HIGHLIGHTS 2016 ‘Splash and Bubbles’ Gets MIPJunior World Premiere TV Screening Produced by The Jim Henson Company and Herschend Enterprises, the animated series will make its debut at MIPJunior in Cannes. Featuring 80 11-minute episodes, ‘Splash and Bubbles’ dives into marine biology and ocean science to encourage kids aged 4-7 to explore the diversity and spectacle of our natural undersea world. Herschend Enterprises will support the series with broad-reaching location-based entertainment including live-shows and experiential attractions at theme parks, aquariums and other venues.
‘Mata Hari’ to Premiere at Mipcom On Sunday, October 16 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, ‘Mata Hari’ will get its World Premiere TV Screening. Based on a true story, ‘Mata Hari’ is an epic new English-language drama that charts the extraordinary life of exotic dancer, courtesan and infamous spy, Mata Hari. Distributed worldwide by Red Arrow International, the series is produced by Star Media in partnership with Channel One Russia and Inter Ukraine.
Treasure Box Japan: World Premiere of New Formats
‘Rocky Horror Picture’ Show Debuts at Mipcom Dr Frank-N-Furter will stalk the Croisette this autumn, when 20th Century Fox Television’s two-hour television special of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ is featured as a Mipcom 2016 World Premiere TV Screening on Tuesday, October 18 at the Palais des Festivals. The 20th Century Fox madefor-TV reboot of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios and The Jackal Group, and is executive-produced by Lou Adler, Gail Berman and Kenny Ortega, who will also direct and choreograph the two-hour special.
Treasure Box Japan, a regular must-attend event at MIPFormats, returns this October at Mipcom 2016 as one of the Japan Country of Honor flagship events. In this session, the nation’s key industry players will introduce and discuss their latest format gems. Treasure Box Japan presenters at Mipcom 2016 include: TV Tokyo, TBS, ABC, YTV, TV Asahi, Fuji TV, Nippon TV and NEP/NHK.
‘The Halcyon’ has World Premiere at Mipcom Sony Pictures Television is inviting delegates at Mipcom 2016 to an exclusive screening of its highly-anticipated, new period drama series, ‘The Halcyon,’ on Sunday, October 16. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the producers of the show. Produced by Left Bank Pictures and commissioned by ITV in the UK, the eight-part drama is set in 1940, and tells the story of a bustling and glamorous five-star hotel at the centre of London society at the start of World War Two.
Mipcom 2016 Highlights
Sony CEO to Give Media Mastermind Keynote As part of the Japan Country of
Honor program, Kazuo Hirai, President and CEO of Sony Corporation, will deliver a Media Mastermind Keynote at Mipcom 2016. Scheduled for Monday, October 17 October at the Grand Auditorium; Hirai’s opening keynote will be the first in a series of top-level industry addresses at the event, under this year’s theme “The New Television,” designed as a celebration of the success of small-screen programming across linear and digital platforms, where the power of choice prevails.
Mipcom Announces Triple Media Mastermind KEYNOTES Ben Sherwood, Co-Chair of Disney Media Networks and President of Disney-ABC Television Group; David Linde, Chief Executive Officer of Participant Media; and Sophie Watts, President of STX Entertainment, will offer Media Mastermind Keynotes at Mipcom 2016. The leading speakers will explore, each from their own perspective, the 2016 event’s theme of “The New Television”.
Mipcom Delves into Virtual Reality
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The event is offering a series of dedicated conferences and workshops, to discover how VR content is disrupting the way the industry is used to creating, distributing and monetizing content. The sessions include: “Disruptive Storytelling: Weaving Narratives Into VR”, “Entertainment 3.0: Best-In-Class VR Experiences”, “Producers + Gaming Studios: VR’s Creative Allies”, “Mastering The VR Content Workflow”, “VR & Immersive Journalism: The Future Of News” and “Getting Real About VR: Where Is The Money?”
Kiefer Sutherland to Host Media Mastermind Keynote
Golden Globe award-winner Kiefer Sutherland, actor and executive producer of the highly anticipated ‘Designated Survivor’, from The Mark Gordon Company and ABC Studios, and distributed internationally by eOne, joins the stellar line-up of Media Mastermind Keynotes on Monday, October 17. In his role as Tom Kirkman in the ABC show, Sutherland will play a low-level cabinet member who is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union which kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession. ‘Designated Survivor’ premiered in September 2016.
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The Boom of Biopics Betting on series based on renowned Latin American characters has become a solid trend in the region, with names like Pablo Escobar, Juan Gabriel, Hugo Chávez, Celia Cruz, Roberto Sánchez and even Diego Maradona. In the following report, ttv tackles the genre’s biggest trends and most recent productions. By Sebastián Amoroso Twitter: @sebamoroso samoroso@todotv.tv
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* preview of the special report to be featured in the ttv Mipcom 2016 edition
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he biographic series or “biopic”, same as the movie, is a TV genre that consists of the TV dramatization of a person’s -or group of people’s- real life events. Since the characters portrayed are real people, whose actions and characteristics are well-known, biopics are considered to be one of the most popular genres in modern television, as they focus on people beloved by audiences, historically relevant or controversial enough to spark their interest. In Latin America, the characters chosen speak for themselves: world famous drug dealer Pablo Escobar, Mexican singer-songwriters Juan Gabriel and Joan Sebastián, controversial former Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, beloved singer Celia Cruz, boxing champion Roberto Sánchez (Sandro), and iconic soccer star Diego Armando Maradona, among others. All of them, one way or another, are popular characters, either beloved or controversial, making them appealing to international audiences from multiple regions.
In addition, all the series are developed by many production companies, which share the risks while ensuring an array of broadcast windows across the region’s main markets, which makes its international distribution easier and guarantees good results.
THE PABLO ESCOBAR EFFECT. While the genre is not exactly new in the region, producing biopics has become very popular in many territories in Latin America, the US Hispanic and Mexican markets; and several countries in Central America, the Andean region and the Southern Cone. If one were to pinpoint the exact moment when this trend started, it could be the premiere of ‘Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord’, the major production developed by Caracol Television, based on the life of the most dangerous drug deal in history, which became one of the highest-rated series in Colombia. Biopics have been a staple for the Colombian production network ever since, bringing other iconic characters to life in series like ‘The Voice of Freedom’, based on the life of Colombian singer Helena Vargas; ‘Football Dreams, a world of passion’, based on the “golden generation” of the Colombian national soccer team, led by Carlos “El Pibe” Valderrama; or ‘Laura, an Extraordinary Life’, inspired by the life of Colombian missionary Laura Montoya. ‘Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord’, the 74-episode fiction series, was an international distribution success. A solid story and main character, an impeccable cast and production design, and high-quality artistic and technical development,
made the series an international hit. “This production has an enormous cast, because it recreates many years in Pablo Escobar’s life. Everything that happens and everything he touches. It’s the story of the politicians, the police officers , the army men who face him and fell victims to his drug empire,” Juana Uribe, VP of Caracol Television and General Producer of the series in 2012, said to ttv. “It’s a very ambitious story in terms of narrative, because it intends to give a new dimension to the way drug-dealing stories are told,” she added. Dago García, VP of Production at Caracol Television, recently shared his own views about the biopic genre: “There is a certain curiosity for knowing details about a famous character’s life that audiences have somehow connected with and feel close to. The pleasure is not in the surprise but in the recognition. Everyone knows what’s going to happen and that’s appealing.” DISNEY SETS ITS OWN STYLE. Disney Media Distribution made a name for itself in the biopic genre with ‘Hasta que te conocí’, the 13-episode series based on the life of Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel, a.k.a. “el divo de Juárez”, co-produced with Somos Productions and Juan Gabriel himself. “’Hasta que te conocí’ got started in my apartment in Vedado, on the 27 and N, Habana City, about eight years ago on a Sunday night. I was alone with my mother in law, Alicia, and we were watching that big, iconic, Bellas Artes concert from the early 90s on TV Cubana. My mother in law, who was sick and a major Juan Gabriel fan, and I,
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These super productions have one common denominator, in addition to all being biopics: the finished products meet the notably high quality standards and international potential that the current TV industry is demanding for the global market.
“The more human they are, the more identification they generate. Music and cultural relevance are the best ways for audiences to recognize and connect with them through empathy and curiosity,” Mario Morales, TV expert, recently said to El Tiempo newspaper in Colombia, about biopics.
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Fernando Barbosa, SVP of Distribution and Production - Disney Media Distribution Latin America
“I was alone with my mother-in-law, Alicia, and we were watching that big, iconic, Bellas Artes concert from the early 90s on TV Cubana. My mother-in-law, who was sick and a major Juan Gabriel fan, and I, we were both in tears. And at that very moment the light bulb went on in my head.”
Dago García, VP of Production - Caracol Television
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“There is a certain curiosity for knowing details about a famous character’s life that audiences have somehow connected with and feel close to.”
we were both in tears. And at that very moment the light bulb went on in my head,” Fernando Barbosa, SVP of Distribution and Production at Disney Media Distribution Latin America, said via Twitter. The series premiered on Telemundo in US Hispanic, TV Azteca in Mexico, RCN Television in Colombia, and on pay TV network TNT (Turner Broadcasting System Latin America) on a pan-regional level, with excellent results. Meanwhile, in Mexico, the premiere broke all types of records, reaching 12.7 million viewers and surpassing Televisa with a drama series for the first time in ten years. At the time of this report, the series has also premiered on Chilevision in Chile, Latina in Peru, TVN in Panama, Esmitv in El Salvador, and it will soon premiere on Teleamazonas in Ecuador and Telemundo in Puerto Rico. “This series about my life, I’m doing it with a lot of love and appreciation for every single person that walked besides me through the years. I want it to be a beautiful memory, that’s my main wish,” said Juan Gabriel, who passed away on August, 28 in Los Angeles, US. “It was Fernando Barbosa’s dream to represent the life of the great Juan Gabriel. Connecting with him through his good friend Mary Black-Suárez made it happen. We wanted it to be Don Alberto himself who told the moving story, a kind of audiovisual autobiography,” said Leonardo Aranguibel, Director of Production at Disney Media Distribution Latin America.
Alejandro Aimetta, the series showrunner, explained to ttv that “the idea wasn’t to share what everyone already knows. There’s a big different between Juan Gabriel and Alberto Aguilera Valadez. We told the story of the man behind the professional success. We explained why Juan Gabriel is Juan Gabriel, where he came from and how those origins definitely created the identity he later showed.” “The premise is clear: Juan Gabriel wouldn’t have been who he was without his parents and his life,” Aimetta said. “Like everyone, we are shaped by our context. It gives us tools or takes them away. History shaped him and the sensitivity he showed as an adult has a lot to do with the context in which he was raised. Our family defines us and this one has a lot of stories to tell, it’s quite unique.” In addition, this year Disney Media Distribution Latin America announced from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the production of a new 26-episode biopic called ‘El César’, based on the life of Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez, co-produced by TV Azteca and BTF Media. “We’ve been focused on finding relevant stories of big personalities, idols like Juan Gabriel and Julio Cesar Chávez, who are iconic Mexican stars. We’ve been blessed to be able to land these two projects,” said Fernando Barbosa. “We are getting started, we are in pre pre-production. We hope to have it complete within a year, that’s the big starting point. Production will take place in Mexico, Sinaloa, Culiacán, DF; we are ready to start this beautiful adventure,” he said.
As of now, the series will air on pay TV network Space (Turner Broadcasting System Latin America) on a pan-regional level, on Telemundo in the US Hispanic market and on Azteca 7 in Mexico. “It’s a story that has been fought over by many studios and producers for years. We made the right connections at the right moments. We were there the right day and we got it,” said Leonardo Aranguibel, Director of Production at Disney Media Distribution Latin America. “It was hard to accept this project because I didn’t want to reveal too much about my private life, but I think this is going to be a great example of life for young people, for new talents who want to rule the world, for them to realize what it takes to fulfill a dream, how one can fall prey to drugs and alcohol, and how one bounces back from that,” said Julio César Chávez at the presentation. TELEVISA SHOWCASES ANOTHER MEXICAN IDOL. Another one of the biopics that have premiered this year is ‘Por siempre Sebastian’, Televisa’s bioseries made up of 18 episodes, which tells the story of another one of the most important singer-songwriters in Mexico: Joan Sebastian.
In this sense, thanks to the success obtained with its premiere in August, Televisa aired the production again through the Las Estrellas network. Its re-broadcast began on September 3.
The biopic is also available on Blim, Televisa’s digital platform, including two special episodes with details about filming and the characters’ creative process, as well as fun moments during filming. This way, a very interesting phenomenon is taking place in Mexico: the two leading channels -Azteca and Televisa- are programming, in the same year -and with very little time difference- two biopics about their most popular singers. CELIA CRUZ ON THE SMALL SCREEN. RCN Television in Colombia is also betting on biopics, starting with its series ‘Celia’, based on the life of the mythical Cuban singer Celia Cruz, which also premiered in several countries and presents an impressive period reconstruction. ‘Celia’ is produced by RCN Television and FoxTelecolombia, and recreates over seven decades of Celia Cruz’s life. Production included over 8,000 extras between dancers, musicians, filming on locations like Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, New York and San Juan in Puerto Rico, as well as several locations in Colombia. The 80-episode series was directed by Víctor Mallarino and Liliana Bocanegra, with scripts by Andrés
Juan Parodi, President The Magic Eye
“Sandro is a strong character for all of Latin America. Based on that story and with his music, we will relive his times, the dramas and the hits.”
Angélica Guerra, SVP and General Director, Production - Sony Pictures Television, Latin America, US Hispanic
“The biopic is a winning genre for the audience.”
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Carla Estrada’s production presents some of the most important events in the life of the unforgettable songwriter from Jiliantla.
And backed by the experience gained with the series on digital platforms, the company also started broadcasting the episodes on “second screen” simultanously through the official website televisa.com/porsiemprejoan, offering subscribers exclusive behind the scenes video, pictures and a few confessions through the Televisa Television app.
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Tomás Yankelevich, Content Director - Telefe
“It’s an incredible challenge as a producer to think about taking the life of the best soccer player of all time to the small screen.”
Salgado (‘El Joe, la leyenda’) and Paul Rodríguez; executive production by Nelson Martínez and music by Alfredo De La Fe. Jeimy Osorio and Modesto Lacén star as a young Celia Cruz and Pedro Knight. Aymée Nuviola and Willie Denton play the couple as adults.
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In the US, ‘Celia’ became the strongest primetime premiere of the last for years for Telemundo. It also premiered in Puerto Rico, Chile and Uruguay; while Honduras, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Peru and Paraguay also acquired the series. BIOPICS IN THE SOUTHERN CONE. Biopics have also been developed in the Southern Cone, which confirms the trend across the region with two major characters: Sandro and Diego Armando Maradona. During the 2016 LA Screenings, Telefe and The Magic Eye, Grupo
Telefilms’ new production company, closed a co-production deal to develop a new biopic series called ‘Sandro de América’, based on the life of Argentine singer-songwriter Roberto Sánchez, better known as Sandro. Also called “Sandro de América”, the singer won over thousands of hearts with his music and frenzy, becoming “the Argentine Elvis.” He is known as “the forerunner of national rock”, since he introduced the music genre with songs from iconic international artists, dubbed in Spanish. The ‘Sandro de América’ series will recreate his life, with all the vertigo, passion, mystery, incredible success, along with the hardship and loneliness, all of it accompanied by the unconditional love of his fans: those who stood by him through the worst times in his life. The series will have 18 episodes, with songs to represent and illustrate each stage in his life. Development for the project will start in the upcoming weeks, aiming for a 2017 premiere, and his widow Olga Garaventa has granted the rights to develop the series. It will air in Argentina on Telefe, and its international distribution will be jointly managed by Telefe and Telefilms. “The miniseries is based on Sandro’s life. It’s a typical biopic, from his birth to his death, and everything in between. Sandro is a strong character for all of Latin America. Based on that story and with his music, we will relive his times, the dramas -he asked for a transplant on national TV- and the hits. We are sure it will be an ex-
cellent product for every market,” Juan Parodi, president of The Magic Eye, said to ttv during the 2016 LA Screenings. “The project is in the process of writing and we believe we will be filming it by mid-October, for it to be ready to premiere when Telefe wants to in 2017. We are evaluating the possibility to film in other countries in Latin America. Sandro is so strong in the region that we are analyzing the possibility to film in Chile or in Mexico,” he said. In Mid-July, Telefe announced a deal to develop a series -still unnamed- based on the life of the international soccer star, Diego Armando Maradona, for which the Argentine network is already looking for co-production partners. “We are happy with the deal because of what Diego Maradona represents around the world. We are thankful for Diego’s trust in us. It’s an incredible challenge as a producer to think about taking the life of the best soccer player of all time to the small screen. He’s probably the most famous person in the world,” said Tomás Yankelevich, Content Director at Telefe. “We think of it as an unprecedented super production and so we are looking for partners to join us. We have high expectations to develop a global product, with no frontiers,” he said. Diego Armando Maradona said: “Every month in my life has enough stories to write 100 episodes. Everything I lived is more than any fiction series. I am so happy and excited that Telefe is developing this project for the world. It’s the story of my life.” ttv
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16-20 OCTOBER 2016 Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France
* The programme may be modified by the organization prior to the event. Check the updated schedule at www.mipcom.com
PROGRAMME MIPCOM 2016 SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 19:30 MAJESTIC HOTEL Mipcom Pre-Opening Dinner “The Dragon Dentist” (NHK)
21:30 GRAND AUDITORIUM World Premiere TV Screening: ‘Mata Hari’ (Red Arrow Int’l)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 9:00 - 9:30 ESTEREL The new Television: The Value of Content 9:00 - 10:15 AUDITORIUM K ‘The Missing Series 2’ Screening (all3media Int’l) 9:30 - 10:00 AUDITORIUM A Japan: Market Overview 9:45 - 10:15 ESTEREL Tindering Content: The Best Outlet for Your Story 10:00 - 10:30 4K ULTRA HD THEATRE Here Come the UHD Channels 10:10 - 11:00 AUDITORIUM A Treasure Box Japan: World Premiere of Brand New Formats! 10:30 - 11:15 ESTEREL The rise of OTT Regional Giants 11:30 - 12:30 4K ULTRA HD THEATRE Music/Culture: The UHD Producers
12:30 - 14:30 MAJESTIC HOTEL Women in Global Entertainment Power Lunch (A+E Networks & Lifetime) 13:15 - 14:15 GRAND AUDITORIUM Fresh TV Formats 14:00 - 15:30 AUDITORIUM A Making TV Content Travel (Creative Europe Media)
14:30 - 15:45 AUDITORIUM K ‘Maximilian and Marie de Bourgogne’ Screening (Beta Film) 15:00 - 15:30 ESTEREL Entertainment 3.0: Best-in-Class VR Experiences 15:45 - 17:00 4K ULTRA HD THEATRE NHK’s Rapid Progress to UHD 15:45 - 16:15 ESTEREL Producers + Gaming Studios: VR’s Creative Allies 16:40 - 17:10 GRAND AUDITORIUM Media Mastermind Keynote: Kiefer Sutherland, Actor and Producer, ‘Designated Survivor’ 18:30 - 19:45 GRAND AUDITORIUM World Premiere TV Screening 19:30 - 00:00 GRAND HYATT CANNES HOTEL MARTINEZ Mipcom Opening Party - Japan Country of Honor 20:00 ROOM ACAJOU 2 ‘Cold Case’ Screening (Wowow) 21:00 ROOM ACAJOU 2 ‘Moribito II, Guardian of the Spirit’ Screening (NHK)
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11:30 - 12:00 GRAND AUDITORIUM Media Mastermind Keynote: Kazuo Hirai, President and CEO, Sony Corp
14:15 - 14:55 ESTEREL Disruptive Storytelling: Weaving Narratives into VR
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 9:15 - 10:00 AUDITORIUM A New Voices - The Next Generation of Digital Storytellers
12:00 - 12:45 4h ULTRA HD THEATRE Wowow, Moving Into 4K
15:30 - 16:00 ESTEREL Crossing from Film to TV: Creativity & Financing
9:30 - 10:30 4h ULTRA HD THEATRE Here come the UHD Channels
12:15 - 12:45 GRAND AUDITORIUM Media Mastermind Keynote: Sophie Watts, President, STX Entertainment
15:30 - 16:10 AUDITORIUM A Japanese Drama Beyond Borders
9:45 - 10:15 AGORA New Ways of Financing Non-Scripted Formats 9:15 - 9:45 ESTEREL The Carriage Landscape: Streamlining Viewer Options 10:00 - 11:15 ESTEREL Show & Tell: Channels & Streaming Platforms 10:15 - 11:00 AUDITORIUM A New Storytellers: Fresh Voices from Around the World 10:45 - 11:30 AUDITORIUM K Brexit: A Survival Guide 10:45 - 11:45 4h ULTRA HD THEATRE Spectacular Factual Productions in UHD 11:30 - 12:00 GRAND AUDITORIUM Media Mastermind Keynote: Ben Sherwood, Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks, President, Disney-ABC TV Group
12:30 - 13:30 AGORA Carriage Deal Networking Lunch 13:30 - 14:45 AUDITORIUM K ‘Planet Earth II Exclusive First Episode’ (BBC WW) 14:00 - 14:40 AUDITORIUM A Japanese Documentary Showcase (Tokyo Docs) 14:00 - 14:30 ESTEREL Mastering the VR Content Workflow 14:45 - 15:25 AUDITORIUM A Japanimation Out of the Box 14:45 - 15:15 ESTEREL Beyond 360: From Passive Viewing to Virtual Interaction
9:15 - 10:00 AUDITORIUM A Data-Driven Entertainment: It Isn’t Brain Surgery, Or Is It? 10:00 - 11:00 4K ULTRA HD THEATRE Action and Sport
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10:10 - 10:55 AUDITORIUM A Creative Masterclass: Comedy Gets Serious 10:15 - 11:30 AUDITORIUM K ‘The Legendary Tycoon’ Screening (China Huace Film & TV Co) 11:15 - 12:00 4K ULTRA HD THEATRE Special Presentation 11:15 - 12:00 GRAND AUDITORIUM The Rise of Factual in Programmer’s Horizon 12:15 - 13:00 AUDITORIUM A UHD: The Latest Developments
17:15 - 17:45 GRAND AUDITORIUM Media Mastermind Keynote: David Linde, CEO, Participant Media 17:30 - 18:30 AGORA VR & Immersive Journalism: The Future of News (RT TV News Network) 18:30 - 19:45 GRAND AUDITORIUM World Premiere TV Screening 22:00 GRAND AUDITORIUM World Premiere TV Screening: ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ (FOX)
15:15 - 16:15 4K ULTRA HD THEATRE Spectacular UHD Programming, Increasingly in High Dynamic Range
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19 8:30 - 10:00 AUDITORIUM K ‘Prisoners’ and ‘Charité’ Screenings (Global Screen)
16:30 - 17:45 AUDITORIUM A ‘Ouro’ Screening (Newen Distribution)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 12:30 - 13:15 GRAND AUDITORIUM Acquisition Superpanel: Global Strategies - Presenting the World Screen Content Trendsetter Award
10:00 - 10:45 AUDITORIUM A Best of Fresh TV: A Special Selection of the Fresh TV Formats & Fiction Screenings
13:30 - 14:15 GRAND AUDITORIUM Fresh TV Fiction
10:00 - 11:00 4K ULTRA HD THEATRE UHD: The Latest Developments
14:15 - 14:45 AUDITORIUM A Getting Real About VR: Where Is the Money?
11:00 - 11:45 AUDITORIUM A They Made Mipcom: Catch-Up Session with Exclusive Interviews of Top Executives
14:30 - 15:30 4K ULTRA HD THEATRE UHD: The Latest Developments
11:15 - 12:00 4K ULTRA HD THEATRE Continuous Screening of the Best in UHD
14:45 - 15:15 GRAND AUDITORIUM Media Mastermind Keynote 15:30 - 16:15 GRAND AUDITORIUM Mipcom Personality of the Year Keynote: Shonda Rhimes 20:00 CARLTON HOTEL Mipcom Personality of the Year Gala Dinner Honoring Shonda Rhimes
11:00 - 11:45 AUDITORIUM A Trending Topics: The Most Buzz-Worthy Trends of the Market
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A Tradition of Looking Forward Japan is a country of contradictions: a territory with an ageing population, yet full of early-adopters avid to look towards the future of television. In Cannes, Mipcom will offer an opportunity to celebrate Japanese animation, get an in-depth look at other genres and provide a firsthand look at how far ahead the country is when it comes to TV’s new technology. By Luis Cabrera / @luis_cabreram / lcabrera@todotv.tv
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he opportunity to be celebrated in Cannes as the Mipcom 2016 Country of Honor seems to come at the right time for Japan’s TV industry. In the midst of taking another technology leap, far ahead of the rest of the world, the industry wants to showcase its known international success (animation), push forward less heralded genres (dramas) and awe the world with its work in 8k resolution. While Japanese animation needs no introduction (it represents 62% of Japan’s TV programming exports), Japanese dramas welcome the chance to improve their stands before the eyes of international market. Japanese dramas have not been able to travel as well as animation or formats have. In 2013, only 16.4% of
the TV industry exports were dramas. Even worse, Japanese dramas have watched enviously how the “Korean Wave” has taken the world –and even the local market- by storm. One caveat is that with a strong local currency, Japan is struggling mightily to sell most of its products in the international market. A sluggish economic growth (0.2% on the second quarter) is not helping the cause, but Japan is still the world’s third-largest economy and is bound to bounce back. In the local TV market, the non-linear consumption is rapidly becoming the norm, even among an ageing population that continues to show a declining birth rate. According to government data, 44.8% of average daily media contact time comes from PCs, tablets
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With a definition of approximately 33 million pixels (7,680 x 4,320), 8k has 4-times more resolution than 4k and 16-times the number of pixels of the current HD (1,920 x 1,080). NHK is pushing forward the 8k resolution with its sights set on the 2018 Summer Olympic Games, to be held in Tokyo. The broadcaster will be discussing everything about 4k and 8k at Mipcom during the “NHK’s Rapid Progress to UHD” panel, which will be held on October 17th. NHK’s senior producer Yoshino Masashi and senior manager Kashima Yoshiharu will discuss the company’s role in the evolution towards “Super Hi-Vision” and showcase shows shot in 4k. To put NHK’s role as the flag-bearer of Ultra-HD (4k) and Super Hi-Vision (8k) in perspective, one just needs to review the steps already taken by the company, like the public screenings of about 100 hours of Rio 2016 coverage in 8k, the 8k test-transmissions programmed for this semester or the recent agreement with the Louvre museum. The agreement with the Louvre allowed NHK to produce a series in 8k about nine of the world’s greatest pieces of art, using the full-spectrum of features that includes the new technology, like wide color gamut (WCG), high dynamic range (HDR) and 22.2-multichannel sound, for example. Is the first international co-production made entirely in 8k. Visitors at Mipcom will also be able to see a 10-minute edited version of the show.
and mobiles devices, proving that Japan taste for new technology is way more than a stereotype.
However, by 2020, Japan might already be looking at a new frontier: 8k.
Furthermore, NHK has joined forces with Sony and Panasonic to cooperate in order to further develop the 8k technology, including TVs capable of handling those video broadcasts. According to Advanced Television, the trio will be overseen by NHK and it is expected that chip-set developer Socionext (itself formed by a merger between Fujitsu and Panasonic’s chip divisions) will be involved in developing a ‘next generation’ chip-set for use in 8K.
According to a study conducted by the Mitsubishi Research Institute, penetration of 4k television sets in Japan will jump from 6% to 50% over the next four years
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GOING FOUR TIMES FURTHER. Japan is on the brink of a 4k explosion. According to study conducted by Mitsubishi Research Institute, penetration of 4k television sets in Japan will jump from 6% to 50% over the next four years, putting the country at the forefront of the 4k revolution.
How far ahead is NHK from the rest of the world? Well, the 8k experience is comparable to the HD one. In 1980, 10 years before it became mainstream, NHK was already broadcasting content in High Definition.
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With a strong local currency, Japan is struggling to sell most of its products in the international market Trying to keep pace with NHK’s investments in 8k transmission, Sony and Panasonic announced their goal to start selling 8k-ready TVs by 2020. Both companies are working together to meet that goal. This year, Sony also introduced the industry’s first demodulator and tuner models that can handle Japan’s ISDB-S3 transmission system. A UNIQUE STYLE. Japan’s early-adopter mentality hasn’t left any area of the entertainment industry untouched, yet, at its heart, Japanese animation has the same “hand-drawn” unique art style that conquered audiences all-around the world. Indeed, some process of the animation production has been greatly sped up by the digital evolution, but the genre is still as easily recognizable for the whole world as it has been since 1960, when Osamu Tezuka, the “father of manga”, gave the finishing touches to its first drawing of ‘Astro Boy’. Tezuka, also known as the “Japanese Walt Disney”, fathered a style of drawing that has become inseparable from Japanese manga, and therefore, animation. ‘Astro Boy’s big round eyes were a first in 1960, but rapidly became one of the genre’s defining characteristics.
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Inspired by -but not limited to- the prolific work of manga’s authors and aided by incremental forays into dubbing and cheap selling price, the animations soared in popularity around the world during the late 70’s and 80’s with titles like ‘Heidi’, ‘Mazinger Z’ and, later, ‘Dragon Ball Z’, becoming a genre on itself, known as “anime”. Anime’s (short for “animēshon”, the Japanese word for animation) popularity has grown steadily around the world and today Japan has close to 430 anime production studios. A varied offer of subgenres –as is the case with manga, anime is classified in Japan according to its target demographic, which could include age, gender and social status- has allowed anime to become the most important Japanese production, accounting for a 70% of the DVD market sales and 75% of the programming investment of the local TV stations. ttv
COUNTRY OF HONOR HIGHLIGHTS JAPAN: MARKET OVERVIEW 17 Oct 2016, 09:30 - 10:00, Auditorium A, Palais 3 Mitsubishi Research Institute shares its in-depth research about the vibrant Japanese content market. TREASURE BOX JAPAN 17 Oct 2016, 10:10 - 11:00 Auditorium A, Palais 3 Treasure Box Japan, a regular must-attend event at MIPFormats, as one of the Japan Country of Honour flagship events. TV Tokyo, TBS, ABC, YTV, TV Asahi, Fuji TV, Nippon TV and NEP/NHK will be the featured companies. KAZOU HIRAI – MEDIA MASTERMIND KEYNOTE 17 Oct 2016, 11:30 - 12:00, Grand Auditorium, Palais 1 The president and CEO of Sony Corporation will bring the first Media Mastermind Keynote of Mipcom 2016. The company is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. JAPANESE DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE 18 Oct 2016, 14:00 - 14:40 Auditorium A, Palais 3 Tokyo Docs, a pitching forum for documentary projects, presents a selection of documentary programs by broadcasters and works by productions companies and independent filmmakers. JAPANIMATION OUT OF THE BOX 18 Oct 2016, 14:45 - 15:25 Auditorium A, Palais 3 An analysis of the past, present and future of the beloved Japanese animation. JAPANESE DRAMA BEYOND BORDERS 18 Oct 2016, 15:30 - 16:10 Auditorium A, Palais 3 Two experts in Japanese drama will showcase some shows that have succeded on the international market and brand new international launches.
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LA Screenings In general terms, the LA Screenings’ new venue at the InterContinental Hotel was well received by the more than 80 distribution companies, as well as the 400+ buyers who attended the “independent” screenings. The market’s trends included exotic content, super series, entertainment formats and multiple coproduction alliances.
May 16 - 25, InterContinental Hotel, Los Angeles, USA
Disney Media Distribution Latin America staff during the screening at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank
Elie Wahba (20th Century FOX Television Distribution)
Marcello Coltro at the Welcome Cocktail organized by Cisneros Media Distribution, with guest talents
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LA SCREENINGS 2016 May 16 - 25, InterContinental Hotel, Los Angeles, USA
Ricardo Cruz (RCN Televisión) and Willard Tressel (OnDirectv)
Mark Shoeman and Melaine Meurehg celebrate DHX Media’s tenth anniversary
Jimmy van der Heyden (CDC United Networks)
The FOX Networks Group Latin America team during 20th Century FOX Television’s screening
Rodrigo Fernández (TV Azteca) and Raphael Correa Netto (Globo)
Antonio Pérez Bonilla (RTVE)
Vista general del Palais des Festivals durante Miptv 2016
Emilio Revelo (World Wrestling Entertainment), Miki Ivcher (Frecuencia Latina International) and Juan Fernández
Michael Weatherly (‘NCIS’, ‘Bull’) and Armando Nuñez Jr. (CBS Studios International)
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Tammy H. Nam, CEO – Viki
An Ambassador for Culture IN A SEA OF VOD platforms, Viki stands out as a unique content provider that caters to a global audience seeking for a specific kind of production. In an exclusive interview with ttv, CEO Tammy H. Nam, spoke about the platform’s future. By Sofía Vanoli / @Soph_VB / svanoli@todotv.tv
“We have this amazing platform to be an ambassador for culture.”
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“This is creating a global environment in which Asian content is increasingly more popular and more relevant.”
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iki, a global VOD platform specializing on Asian content, has a unique approach to content and user communities, with the goal to educate and serve as a medium to introduce culture to people from around the world. For people seeking for a different kind of content, Viki is the place to go. “We’re unlike other companies in that we have this amazing platform to be an ambassador for culture and introducing culture to people from around the world,” said Tammy H. Nam, the company’s CEO, in an exclusive interview with ttv. “Our viewers in various countries are not native to the content, which means that they are not Asian or ethnically Asian. They are introduced to Chinese, Korean, Filipino and Thai culture. We also have US content, some European content as well. It’s content they want and they are introduced to by the subtitling community, so it’s a really great platform in that respect,” she added.
“When it started, the original idea was for it to teach and help people learn languages by subtitling YouTube videos. The very origin of Viki was lan-
Another feature that makes Viki unique is it focuses primarily on Korean and Chinese content, as well as productions from Thailand, the Philippines, and Japan. So why focus on this extensive regional market? What impact does it have for the international audience that the platform focuses on? According to Nam, it is a combination of opportunity and recognition of the importance of Asian productions: “It all happened at the time of the Korean boom, when there were lots of exports of Korean content. And it was also at the same time that K-Pop was becoming very popular, so timing worked really well. Especially in the last five years, the entertainment industry out of Asia has been booming.” “Asia’s influence is increasing and the demographic is changing. More Asians are moving and living in other parts of the world, so that applies and there is organic influence there. There is also more collaboration between Asia and Hollywood. They are beginning to pay attention to the content and the storylines. This is generally creating a global environment in which Asian content is increasingly more popular and more relevant.” Viki obtains most of its content from deals with content providers, but it also works closely with top
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The subtitling community is one of the things that sets Viki apart from other platforms currently in the market. For the platform, the people who watch are the people who subtitle the videos into hundreds of languages; a feature that has been at the heart of the platform since its inception.
guage-learning using videos, and the business side came from that initial idea. So that is why the core and heart of the platform is very community oriented,” Nam explained.
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“Latin America is probably our second most important region in terms of potential growth.”
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broadcaster and top studios from around the worlds and is now trying its hand at original content. The platform has launched a new series titled ‘Dramaworld’ which launched April of this year and is working on a second production, ‘Five Year’, in collaboration with the creators and producers of ‘The Walking Dead’. The main reason behind the move, according to the executive, is getting more control over the content, from creation to distribution, but also get more say so on the storylines presented to audiences and have content that is tailored to the international audience they service. “Most of the content is not written or created with an international audience in mind, it’s created for a domestic audience and then the content is exported to reach people who want to see it. What we wanted to do here do was influence the creation of the storyline for an international audience, and so the only way to really do that is to produce our own.”
In April, Viki launched its first original production, ‘Dramaworld’, a 10-episode dramatic comedy set in Los Angeles and Seoul, which follows the adventures of Claire Duncan, an American college student and huge fan of Korean Dramas who gets transported to her favorite show. Following the project, the platform is presenting another original, ‘Five Year’, which will focus on a family living under the threat of a deadly meteor headed toward Earth. The 16-episode show will begin production later this year in collaboration with the creators and producers of ‘The Walking Dead’.
This careful consideration of its audience is partly the reason behind Viki’s success. The service is expanding, especially in the Latin American region, where it has been growing by nearly 50% year-over-year. In order to accommodate the growth, the platform has launched a Portuguese version of the site to accompany the previously launched Spanish one. “Maybe four of our top ten countries on Viki are from Latin America, so the region is starting to grow in terms of watch time. And I believe the Portuguese launch is contributing to that. In fact, Latin America is probably our second most important region in terms of potential growth. What we’re doing right now is looking at how we can be more visible in the region through partnerships, and we’re evaluating several deal,” Nam concluded. ttv
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3 Amigonauts
Six
9 Story Media Group
A+E Networks
ALL3MEDIA International
23 Fraser Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M6K 1Y7 Tel.: +1 416-530-9900 Fax: +1 416-530-9935 Email: distribution@9story.com Website: 9story.com Stand: R7.K28
235 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 Tel.: +1-212-210-1400 Website: sales.aenetworks.com Email: intl.sales@aenetworks.com Suite: P3.C10.
Berkshire House, 168-173 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7AA Tel.: +44 (0)20 7845 4350 Fax: +44 (0)20 7845 4399 Email: international@all3media.com Website: www.all3media.com Stand: R8.C20
Executives attending Natalie Osborne, Chief Strategy Officer Claudia Scott-Hansen, VP, Business Development Jennifer Ansley, VP, Marketing Communications Natalie Dumoulin, VP, Creative Affairs Stephen Kelley, Director, Distribution Federico Vargas, Director, Distribution
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Vince Commisso, President & CEO
3 AMIGONAUTS (Animated Comedy - 52 X 11’)
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Set in Earth’s far-flung future, ‘3 Amigonauts’ is a rocket-paced comedy about three bumbling buds who attend the solar system’s most prestigious space academy. Life is one big party for these delightful dingdongs as they super-size the smallest tasks into madcap intergalactic adventures!
NATURE CAT (Animated Comedy - 80 X 11’) ‘Nature Cat’ follows a cat named Fred, who dreams of exploring the great outdoors. Of course there’s one small problem: he’s a house cat with no instinct for nature! With the help of his animal friends, Fred embarks on action-packed adventures that include exciting missions full of nature investigation and a healthy dose of humour.
Executives attending Ellen Lovejoy, Vice President, International Content Sales TOP EXECUTIVE
Executives attending Facundo Bailez, Senior Sales Executive, Formats TOP EXECUTIVE
Ellen Lovejoy, Vice President, International Content Sales
Facundo Bailez, Senior Sales Executive, Formats
SIX (Miniseries – 8 X 60’) This new series is inspired by the real missions of Seal Team Six, the unit best known for killing Osama Bin Laden and popularized by hit films like ‘Lone Survivor’ and ‘Captain Phillips’. With a former Special Operations team member ensuring authenticity and accuracy while preserving secrecy of classified missions, ‘Six’ is the story of a brotherhood of an elite Special Forces unit – the best at what they do. This series depicts the emotional truths of what it means to be in Seal Team Six including making the life and death decisions that protect the United States. The key members of the team are the cynical ladies’ man, Caulder, the deeply religious Graves, family man Ortiz, and Taggart the veteran leader of Seal Team Six.
FLEABAG The extremely talented Phoebe Waller-Bridge (‘Broadchurch’, ‘Crashing’) writes and stars in this new genre of scripted content. Not a comedy and not a drama, this is a hybrid. ‘Fleabag’ is a hilarious and poignant window into the mind of a dry-witted, sexual, angry, porn-watching, grief-riddled woman trying to make sense of the world. ‘Fleabag’ gives a voice to young females around the world, with an unprecedented honesty and emotion that’s rarely spoken.
THE MISSING SERIES 2 (Series – 8 X 60’) When a young woman walks back into the town she was abducted from 11 years ago, it is revealed that she holds vital clues about another missing girl. French detective Julien Baptiste becomes embroiled in the mystery when he races across Europe to pursue a 12 year-old case. ‘The Missing Series 2’ dramatizes a thrilling chase for a missing girl, whilst exploring the truth of what happens when a missing child returns.
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ARMOZA FORMATS 16 Ha’Arba’a St., 3rd Floor, Tel Aviv 6473916, Israel Tel.: +972-3-5408333 Email: info@armozaformats.com Website: www.armozaformats.com Stand: R8.B3
Executives attending Amos Neumann, COO Shay-Lee Barcan, Sales Executive (Latin America & US Hispanic) Anat Lewinsky, Sales Executive (CIS, W. Europe, Middle East, India) Michal Itzhaki, Sales Executive (Nordic territories, Africa) Salomé Peillon, Sales Executive (France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands) Sharon Levi, Sales Executive (English speaking territories, Asia) Ronit Shuler, Head of Productions Yael Phillips, Head of Strategy & Marketing TOP EXECUTIVE
Avi Armoza, Founder & CEO
CURVY SUPERMODEL (Reality Competition – 60 X 120’)
Insider
Cisneros Media Distribution 121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1400 Coral Gables, FL 33134 (USA) Tel.: +1 (305) 442.3411 Fax: +1 (305) 446.4743 Email: info@cisnerosmediadist.com Website: www.cisnerosmediadist.com Stand: P-1.C13
Executives attending Cristobal Ponte, Exclusive Independent Representative for Europe, Africa & M.E.
Eccho Rights Gamla Brogatan 26, 111 20 Stockholm, Sweden Tel.: +0855609380 Website: www.ecchorights.com/contact Stand: P3.B1
Executives attending Nicola Söderlund, Managing Partner Barbora Susterova, Head of Latin America and Iberia Handan Özkuban, Head of Istanbul Office Nixon Lim, Head of Asia Pacific Dorit Schilling, Independent TV Sales Manager & Consultant
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Cristobal Ponte, Exclusive Independent Representative for Europe, Africa & M.E.
MARY FOR MAYOR (Dramedy – 14 X 30’) Set in a fictional Southwestern town where divorce is forbidden due to a 150-year-old superstition, Mary finds herself in an unhappy marriage and runs for mayor to change the law, sending residents into a frenzy. But just as Mary is about to put an end to her marriage, she begins to fall back in love with her husband, who is in fact an imposter hired by the town’s incumbent mayor as part of a conniving plan to win the election.
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Fredrik af Malmborg, Managing Director
INSIDER (108 X 45’) When Sarp’s brother disappears and is presumed dead his mother hangs onto his memory for dear life. Sarp blames himself for having lost him and is still haunted by the loss. Just as Sarp is to graduate from the police academy he is assigned to infiltrate the mafia syndicate run by the mob boss, Celal Karabaş. He believes by succeeding with his mission he will finally find peace in his mind and soul.
(Drama Series- 120 X 60’)
BRAVE AND BEAUTIFUL (103 x 45’)
An innovative and dynamic format that can either be a telenovela or a drama series, it follows five couples who fall in love in different ways: at first sight, at the first laughter, at the first compliment after years of indifference, after the first divorce, and even during the first hip fracture. These lively and spontaneous characters meet or are reunited when they move into the same building – not knowing a psychopath has installed hidden cameras in every apartment.
‘Brave and Beautiful’ is the launch of the season on Star TV in Turkey with Tuba Büyüküstün and Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ in the leading roles. Tahsin is head of the Koroglu family, his wealth and great influence in society makes him feared and respected by everyone. There isn’t a place or person in town that he does not control. Tahsin has two children; his son Korhan is a big disappointment to his father, but Sühan, his smart and beautiful daughter, he loves dearly.
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This new prime time reality competition is set to change how we define beauty, in a nationwide casting show that searches for catwalk potential among the prettiest curves. Now airing on Germany’s RTL2, 40 aspiring “plus-size” models will be selected out of thousands of hopefuls looking to find a place in the tough and discriminative modeling industry. Each week they will face new challenges, while an expert jury will mentor them on their path and choose who has what it takes to continue to the next episode.
Mary For Mayor
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The Young Pope
Total Dreamer
FREMANTLEMEDIA INTERNATIONAL 1 Stephen St London W1T 1AL Tel.: 02076916605 Email: lucinda.sayer@fremantlemedia.com Website: www.fremantlemedia.com Stand: Croisette 11
Executives attending Al De Azpiazu, Vice President, Sales & Distribution - Western Europe Amac Erol Us, Sales Director, Middle East, Africa & South East Europe Jamie Lynn, EVP Distribution, EMEA Lisa Honig, SEVP Sales Americas Maximilian Bolenius, VP Sales, German Speaking Europe & Eastern Europe Sheila Aguirre, SVP Sales & Development, Latin America, Caribbean & Hispanic USA
Fish - The Dish
Globo
Gusto Worldwide Media
Rua Evandro Carlos de Andrade, 160 / 7º andar, Vila Cordeiro 04583-115, São Paulo, Brazil Tel.: + 55 11 5112- 4559 Fax: + 55 115112-4018 Website: www.globo.com/licensing Stand: P0.A1
66 Muriel Street, Ste. 203, Ottawa, Canada K1S4E1 Tel.: +1-613-730-1728 Email: sales@gustotv.com Website: www.gustoworldwidemedia.com Stand: R.7 M 2.
Executives attending Raphael Correa, Executive Director of International Business Daniel Djahjah. Head of International Sales Bruno Assumpcao, Sales Executive Eastern Europe Carolina Krambeck, Sales Executive Eastern Europe Rodrigo Vilela, Sales Executive Africa, Middle East & France Roberto Cabrini, Sales Executive Asia / Oceania Thiago Ferreira, Sales Manager Europe
Executives attending Chris Knight, President and CEO
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Jens Richter, CEO
Ricardo Scalamandré, Head of International Business
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Chris Knight, President and CEO
FISH - THE DISH (Food series – 30 x 30’ 4K, UHD) Beautifully-shot 4K cooking series that celebrates sustainability while demystifying cooking seafood. Accompanied by 120+ recipes with videos & gorgeous food photography.
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ONE WORLD KITCHEN THE YOUNG POPE
TOTAL DREAMER
(Drama – 10 X 60’)
(Telenovela - 120 X 60’)
Created and directed by Academy Award winner Paolo Sorrentino, Jude Law and Diane Keaton star in the story of Lenny Belardo, the first American Pope in history.
This modern fairy tale tells the story of a homeless girl who dreams of helping out her family and finds her big chance of turning her life around in a fashion modeling contest - but the way to winning it and becoming a star will be a lot harder than she originally envisioned.
APPLE TREE YARD (Drama – 4 X 60’) A provocative thriller that brings a law-abiding wife and mother into the dock at the Old Bailey, caught up in a highly damaging and compromising lie….
SUPERMAX – THE HELL IN THEIR MINDS (Series – 10 eps)
‘Supermax’ is Globo’s first original fiction series entirely produced in Spanish and featuring international talents. A thrilling story of adventure, horror, and romance where reality transcends fiction.
(Food series – S1 30 x 30’ / S2 24 X 30’ 4K, UHD) It’s the future of food television! Visually stunning, delicious international cuisine (Italian, Indian, Thai, Argentinian & Japanese) accompanied by 200+ webisodes plus recipes and food photography.
A IS FOR APPLE (Food series – 60 x 30’ 4K, UHD) Entertaining, innovative food television recorded on a one-of-a-kind set, accompanied by a stunning interactive website and 120+ recipes with webisodes & gorgeous food photography.
Hayat
Waiting For The Sun
Welcome To The Wild: Amazon
ITV Inter Medya
Kanal D
Keshet International
Valikonagi Caddesi 26/3, Nisantasi, 34367 Istanbul, Turkey Tel.: (+90 212) 231 0102 Fax: +90 212 231 8929 Email: info@itv-intermedya.com Website: www.itv-intermedya.com Stand: C16.E
Dogan TV Center, 100. Yil Mahallesi 34204 Bagcilar, Istanbul, Turkey Tel.: +902124135666 Email: sales@kanald.com.tr Website: www.sales.kanald.com.tr Stand: P-1.G51
12 Raul Valenberg Street, P.O.B. 58151, 6158101 Tel Aviv, Israel Tel.: 972.3.7676031 Fax: +972.3.7676007 Email: info@keshetinternational.com Website: www.keshetinternational.com Booth: R8.C9
Executives attending Ahmet Ziyalar - Managing Director
TOP EXECUTIVE
Can Okan, President / CEO
HAYAT (TBA Available in HD) On the one hand there is Murat, the handsome, cool, perfectionist young man who took over the responsibility of big company at an early age… On the other hand there is Hayat, a clumsy, irritable but joyful beautiful young girl who knows how to enjoy life… Two worlds and the indestructible bridge that will bring them together: Love.
ENDLESS LOVE (Drama – 114 X 45’ S1 HD)
TOP EXECUTIVE
Ozge Bulut Marasli, Executive Vice President - Strategy & Project Management
Executives attending Keren Shahar, President, Distribution Kelly Wright, Head of Latin America Nelly Feld, Sales Director Rose Hughes, Senior Sales Manager Paula Cohen, Sales Manager Cherry Lu, Sales Manager Kelvin Ko, Sales Manager TOP EXECUTIVE
Alon Shtruzman, CEO
WAITING FOR THE SUN (Series - 54 X 92’HD) Demet is a self-sacrificing woman who raised her daughter Zeynep by herself but everything starts changing with the closure of Demet’s shop. While dealing with financial difficulties, she receives a helping hand from her best friend Jale who offers Demet and Zeynep to move in to İstanbul.
FLAMES OF DESIRE (Series - 20 X 130’ HD) Bayram and his only friend, his blood brother, Salih, to forget their dispute between each other, agree to engage their children Melek and Kerem at an early age, continuing to live in different cities until their children reach the age of marriage. When his young boy, Kerim, graduates from College, they go to the encounter of Salih who lives together with his two girls Hülya and Melek. Salih is also faithful to the promise he gave, and with the arrival of Bayram, they confirm the marriage of their children.
WELCOME TO THE WILD: AMAZON (Adventure Reality – 22 X 75’) The first season of ‘Welcome to the Wild’ which takes place in the Amazon sees 18 contestants enter the world’s largest and most extreme jungle, to undergo a cross river competition, each one determined to be the first to emerge from the other side as the winner. During this wild adventure, they will face a thrilling obstacle course along the banks of the mighty Amazon River. At each leg of the race, a challenge inspired by the ancient culture of a different hidden tribe reveals itself.
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Two separate worlds, both close and distant to each other, lie in a seaside neighborhood of Istanbul. What happens when two young people from these separate worlds fall in love? From a middle class family, Kemal is one of three children; his only aim in life is to make a living and survive. But his world turns upside down when Nihan comes into his monotonous life. From a wealthy family, Nihan lives in an affluent area of the neighborhood. However, she finds herself removed from the values of her environment and distant to her own world.
Executives attending Ezgi Ural, Sales Manager Europe&Asia Kerim Emrah Turna, Sales Manager Americas&Africa Selim Turkmen, Sales Alaa Elabasy, Sales
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Max Steel
Unfortuity
Ledafilms Virrey Olaguer y Feliu 2462, 3rd floor, Buenos Aires (C1426EBB),Argentina Tel.: +5411 4788 5215 Email: info@ledafilms.com Website: www.ledafilms.com
Executives attending Alejandro Leda, President Moira Mc Namara, Sales Manager TOP EXECUTIVE
Heidi bienvenida a casa
MK DISTRIBUTION / MK MEDIA GROUP Ukraine, 03680, Kiev, 86G Malevicha street, Office 404 Tel.: +38 067 236 55 73 Email: anna@mk-distribution.com Website: www.mk-distribution.com
Executives attending Artem Zapolskyi, Head of Sales Department Anna Verbovska, Acquisitions and Sales Manager (Latin America, Europe)
Pedro Félix Leda, CEO
TOP EXECUTIVE
Kateryna Dmytriieva, CEO
MAX STEEL (Action/Sci-Fi) When 16-year-old Max McGrath discovers his body can generate the universe’s most powerful energy, he must bond with the only being able to contain it: a mysterious techno-organic extraterrestrial named Steel. United as the superhero Max Steel, the two friends must combat an alien menace and unlock the secrets of their past.
MOTHER’S DAY
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(Comedy)
‘Mother’s Day’ is the latest star-studded ensemble comedy from director Garry Marshall (‘Pretty Woman,’ ‘Valentine’s Day’). Bringing together Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson and Julia Roberts along with Jason Sudeikis, it’s a celebration of mothers everywhere. This big-hearted comedy invites us all to enjoy the laughter, tears and love as three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother’s Day.
UNFORTUITY (Docudrama – 13 X 26’) Even our smallest decisions can affect our whole life considerably and turn the existing reality upside down. ‘UnFortuity’ is dedicated to the most valuable discoveries at the world history, intriguing stories concerning the happenings changed the world for better. The main idea of creators was to show the correlation between the cause and the effect, as well as to replay the chain of occasions and finally as a result to see their outcomes.
TASTY MORNING (Entertainment – 150 X 3’) Morning...Sleepy or cheerful..Waking up early or with “Oh no! I overslept”. Morning is the first step into successful day! For sure all we need the ‘Tasty Morning’. We prepared 150 recipes from all over the world to make the it delicious, cozy and diverse. French, Ukrainian, English, Spanish, Korean, Moroccan, Indian, Mexican, Brazilian, Arabic cuisine and much more. Taste it!
Mondo TV Via Brenta, 11 - 00198, Rome, Italy Tel.: +36 0686323293 Fax: +39 06 86209836 Email: mondotv@mondotv.it Website: www.mondo-tv.com Stand: P-1.N1 / P-1.M2
Executives attending Orlando Corrad, President Paolo Zecca, Chief Production Officer Micheline Azoury, Head of TV Sales Alessandro Venturi,International Sales Manager Theo Kouroglou,International Sales Manager Maria B.Fois,GM of MONDO TV Iberoamerica Dimitri Papanikas,Sales Executive of Mondo TV Iberoamerica Valentina La Macchia,Director of Consumer Products Roberta Puppo,Marketing Manager Susanna MasinI, Product Manager TOP EXECUTIVE
Matteo Corradi, CEO
HEIDI BIENVENIDA A CASA (Live Series - 60 X 45’ Full HD) ‘Heidi, Bienvenida a casa’ is based on an original idea by the legendary Argentinian writer and producer Marcela Citterio, whose vast portfolio of hits includes a number of international success stories such as ‘Yo Soy Franky’, ‘Chica Vampiro’ and ‘Patito Feo’. This new 60x45’ series reinterprets the worldwide well – known classic Johanna Spyri novel from 1880 with a modern touch and it is featured with comedy and music. We rediscover the story we all know about and the universal values that drove the success of Heidi classic – kindness and freedom. The charming and friendly girl who moves from her rural home to the unfamiliar and confusing environment of the big city has now a difference: Heidi’s daily life, friendships and adventures take place in the modern world.
Taken
Ruled By Love (Working Title)
NBCUNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608 Tel.: +1 818 777 1300 Website: www.nbcuniversal.com Stand: P4:C4 and P4:C14
Executives attending Belinda Menendez, President
TOP EXECUTIVE
Kevin MacLellan, Chairman
RCN TELEVISION
Record TV Network
Ave. Americas # 65 – 82 Tel.: (57)1 4269292 Website: www.rcnventasinternacionales.com Booth: P1 – F26
Rua da Várzea, 240 - Barra Funda, São Paulo-SP, Brasil. CEP: 01140-080. Tel: +55 11 3300-4022 Email: emendes@sp.rederecord.com.br Website: www.recordtvnetwork.com Stand: P-1.G22
Executives attending: Cristina Palacio, Creative and product VP Maria del Rosario Iregui, VP of Strategic Business Ricardo Cruz, Acquisitions Director Maria Lucia Hernandez, International sales Director Lina Maria Waked E, International sales executive Carolina Lozano, International sales executive
Gabiel Reyes Copello, President
(Drama – 10 X 60’)
(Drama – 8 X 60’) ‘Jamestown’ is a gripping historical drama in the vein of Deadwood. This is the story of a group of English women who travel to Jamestown Colony, Britain’s first settlement in 17th century North America. They come with one purpose – to marry the men they’ve never met. ‘Jamestown’ is an emotional and brutal drama set against the hardships, chaos, highs and lows of establishing a new community in the Americas.
Edson Pfutzenreiter Mendes, International Sales Manager
TOP EXECUTIVE
Delmar Andrade, International Sales Director
RULED BY LOVE (WORKING TITLE) (Series – 123 x 60’) ‘Ruled By Love’ is a story which takes place in a successful family law firm with lawyers who are experts in family law, experienced in separations, divorces, couple´s conflicts and family problems in general. This group of lawyers will face in their personal lives similar situations than those of their clients, which will make them confront their own feelings.
AGAINST THE TIME (Series – 90 X 60’) Leonardo Ballesteros comes back to the country to burry Daniel, his younger brother, who apparently has committed suicide. Small details lead him to suspect Daniel was murdered. Decided to find out the truth, he will discover a link to an organ trafficking network and he will also find love in the woman who was his brother´s girlfriend.
THE PROMISED LAND (Soap Opera - 130 X 50’) After Moses’ death, Joshua is the new leader of the Hebrews. He is an experienced warrior, gifted with courage, determination and a powerful faith. But it is no easy task to lead the people to its new destination. With his closest and trusted allies, Joshua must fulfill a difficult mission ordered by God: to command the twelve tribes of Israel in their conquest of Canaan, the promised land.
THE SLAVE MOTHER (Soap Opera – 15 X 60’) Some stories are so striking they span generations. Such is the case of ‘The Slave Isaura’. The life story of the light-skinned slave girl who was obsessively pursued by Mr. Leôncio, won the world through page and screen. But every story has a beginning, and none of her story would have come about without the characters and plot of ‘The Slave Mother’.
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JAMESTOWN
Executives attending:
TOP EXECUTIVE
TAKEN From executive producer Luc Besson (‘Taken’, ‘The Fifth Element’) comes a new modern-day, edge-of-your-seat thriller that follows the origin of younger, hungrier former Green Beret Bryan Mills (Clive Standen, ‘Vikings’) as he deals with a personal tragedy that shakes his world. As he fights to overcome the incident and exact revenge, Mills is pulled into a career as a deadly CIA operative, a job that awakens his very particular – and very dangerous – set of skills. In thirty years, this character will become the Bryan Mills that we’ve come to love from the ‘Taken’ films.
The Promised Land
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Mata Hari
The Sonata Of Silence
Red Arrow International
RTVE
Smilehood Media
Medienallee 7, 85774 Unterfoehring, Germany Tel.: +49 89 9507 2320 Website: www.redarrowinternational.tv Email: info@redarrowinternational Stand: P4.C10
Avda. Radiotelevisión, 4- 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain Tel.: + 34.91.581.77.44 Email: rafael.bardem@rtve.es Website: www.rtve.es/commercial/ Booth: Riviera Hall R7-L15
Francisco Acuña de Figueroa 1551, C1180AAF, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel.: +54 11 52359500 Email: sales@smilehood.com Website: www.smilehood.com Stand: P-1.C1
Executives attending Raúl Molina Uruñuela, International Sales & Business Development Manager Antonio Pérez Bonilla, International Sales & Business Development Manager
Executives attending Lucas D´Amato and Agustín Fabregues, Sales executives
Executives attending Bo Stehmeier, SVP Global Sales Amelie von Kienlin, SVP Scripted Acquisitions and Coproductions Harry Gamsu, VP Format Acquisitions & Sales TOP EXECUTIVE
Henrik Pabst, Managing Director
TOP EXECUTIVE
(Action / Scripted Series / Drama – 12 X 60’) ‘Mata Hari’ is an epic new drama that charts the extraordinary life of exotic dancer, courtesan and infamous spy Mata Hari. To her audiences, Mata Hari was the notorious performer and dancer. To her wealthy lovers she was the charming yet mysterious seductress. To both the German and French Intelligence Services she was an invaluable and trustworthy informant who was exposed as a double agent. But few saw Margaret Zelle, the real woman behind the legend of Mata Hari.
THE ROMEO SECTION: ASSASSINS (Scripted Series / Thriller - 10 X 60’) A stylish, dangerous, and high-stakes thriller from acclaimed showrunner Chris Haddock.
TOP EXECUTIVE
Silvana D’Angelo, Director
Rafael Bardem, Head of Programmes & Licensing Sales
ALCHEMY FOR ANA
MATA HARI
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Alchemy For Ana
(Romantic comedy – 30 X 26’)
THE SONATA OF SILENCE (Fiction Series - 9 X 70’) Sentimental thriller set in the Spanish society of the late 1940’s seen through the eyes of Marta Ribas; a woman who is ready to throw off the yoke of sexist prejudice that grips her and determined to take control of her life at all costs.
THE DEPARTMENT OF TIME (Fiction Series – 21 x 70’) Fictional TVE production within fantasy and adventure genre which travels back in time to a specific period in history in each episode. Different 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.
Ana lives in harmony or at least that’s what she thinks. Funny, single and without children, she lives without regrets. She is more than satisfied with her job, loves what she does and enjoys it. She loves singing at the bar surrounded by people and even though she feels happy, she knows she hasn’t reached the top of her career yet. Something unexpected happened that will turn Ana’s life upside down. She is given the most devastating news: Sol, her best friend, has died. From that moment, Ana’s life does a 180° degree turn. Sol, in an extraordinary act of love, names Ana the guardian of her most precious thing: her children. This sudden turn of events will take Ana on a challenging and never imagined journey.
Cup Of Love
Blue Demon
Super Combat Teams
Snap TV
Sony Pictures Television
Zapata 286, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel.: +54 11 4775 7145 Email: info@snaptv.tv Website: www.snaptv.tv Booth: R9-A9
10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232, USA Tel.: +1 (310) 244-4000 Fax: +1 (310¬) 244-1874 Website: www.sonypicturestelevision.com Booth: C 12
Executives attending Ezequiel Olzanski, Director of International Sales & Distribution TOP EXECUTIVE Ariel Tobi, President
CUP OF LOVE (Romantic Comedy – 1 X 90’) ‘Cup of Love’, starring Anna Hutchison (‘The Cabin in the Woods’), Nicolas Rincon (‘Sin tetas no hay paraíso’) and Julian Arango (‘Metástasis’, ‘Yo soy Betty, la fea’), tells the story of a lonely and love-weary food scientist, Zoe Walker (Hutchison), who visits Colombia on a business trip. While there, a chance encounter with coffee plantation owner Diego Fernando (Rincon) reignites her passion for life and love.
JESSICA DARLING’S IT LIST (Family / Kids – 1 X 90’)
TOP EXECUTIVE
Keith Le Goy, President, International Distribution
BLUE DEMON (Series - 65 x 60’) The fictionalized life story of Mexican wrestler “Blue Demon.”
NOTORIOUS (Drama – 13 X 60’) ‘Notorious’ follows the professional and personal relationship between a charismatic attorney and a powerhouse television producer as they attempt to control the media, the justice system, and ultimately, each other.
19 Heddon Street, London, W1B 4BG, UK Tel.: +44 (0) 207 851 6500 Tel.: +1 661 254 3535 Website: www.smallworldift.com Stand: Stand C15.A6
Executives attending Colleen Crescenti, Managing Director Tara Gaule, VP of Format Sales & Development Henny Adolfsdottir, Sales Executive Frank Sutera, Production Advisor TOP EXECUTIVE
Tim Crescenti, President
SUPER COMBAT TEAMS (Game Show) In ‘Super Combat Teams’, competitors, comprising a diverse range of world champions and record holders, compete in the most thrilling challenges and stunts to prove themselves the best! Each episode features five spectacular challenges, such as ‘Fly Over Cars’, ‘Cross Fires’ and ‘Beat Gravity’. ‘Super Combat Teams’ is the first stunt battle format to invite its audience to be part of the show – with viewers at home guessing the result of each challenge in real time via an interactive platform, with cash prizes up for grabs to those that predict the correct winners.
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Premiere Disney Channel Latam / ‘Jessica Darling’ –a smart, witty, opinionated girl heading into 7th grade– was never too concerned about where she’d fit in the middle school hierarchy. But before her first day of school, her older sister – the super popular Bethany, now in college –decides to help out by giving her the “It List– a cheat sheet on how to navigate the middle school maze and rise to the top of the popularity chain. The instructions appear simple enough to follow, but, like life, nothing is as easy as it seems.
Executives attending Zack Van Amburg, President, Sony Pictures Television Jamie Erlicht, President, Sony Pictures Television Andrea Wong, President, International Production Andy Kaplan, President, Worldwide Networks Alexander Marin, Executive Vice President, International Distribution Angelica Guerra, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Production, Latin America and US Hispanic
SMALL WORLD INTERNATIONAL FORMAT TELEVISION
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Mata Hari
My Summer Prince
Star Media
Starz
STUDIOCANAL
Russia, 31, bld.1, Nizhnie Polya str., 109 382, Moscow Tel.: +7(499) 356 54 00 Email: office@starmediafilm.com Website: starmediafilm.com Stand: R8.A4
9242 Beverly Blvd, Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Tel.: 424-204-4102 Website: www.starzglobal.com Email: starzworldwide@starz.com / digitalinfo@starz.com Stand: R9.A32
Eagle House, 50 Marshall Street, London, W1F 9BQ Tel.: +44 20 7534 2700 Email: sales@studiocanaltv.com Website: www.studiocanaltvseries.com Booth: P1.A.1
Executives attending Maria Grechishnikova, VP, Sales, Co-productions & Formats Nadia Rekhter, Head of International Projects Department William J Peck, International Sales Consultant Star Media TOP EXECUTIVE
Vlad Ryashin, CEO
Executives attending Alisha Engelgau, Vice President, Worldwide Distribution Alecia Dixon-Kurschner, Vice President, Domestic Distribution Meggan Kimberley, Sales Executive Todd Bartoo, Senior Manager, Sales & Acquisitions Kirsten Stanisz-Bedno, Senior Manager, Marketing Michael Messina, VP, Digital Distribution
TOP EXECUTIVE
MATA HARI (Historical Drama – 12 eps)
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Midnight Sun
Margaret McLeod is penniless and out on the streets after her husband leaves her and gains custody of her only daughter. With no other means of making a living, she decides to become an exotic dancer. Under the stage name of Mata Hari, Margaret soon wins fame and notoriety, becoming extremely popular with the European elite. She becomes a regular guest of luxury villas and magnificent mansions, her every performance creating a real sensation. But the year is 1913 and the world is on the verge of a war that will change the entire course of history. Mata Hari cannot even imagine what fateful role she is to play in these coming events.
Gene George, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Distribution
Executives attending Katrina Neylon, EVP Sales & Marketing TOP EXECUTIVE
Katrina Neylon, EVP Sales & Marketing
MIDNIGHT SUN (Crime Series – 8 x 60’) A French police officer travels to remote northern Sweden to investigate brutal serial murders concealing a secret conspiracy. From creators Märlind & Stein.
HARLAN COBEN’S THE FIVE MY SUMMER PRINCE (Romance / Comedy – 1 X 90’) Mandy Cooper, assistant to PR legend Deidre Kelley, would like more responsibility in her job but has never gotten the chance to prove herself. Deidre and Mandy fly to small town Greenbriar, Idaho to do damage control for the handsome, but immature Prince Colin of Edgemere, but Deidre comes down with chicken pox. When Mandy is asked to help handle the situation, she decides to go one step further and actually pretends to be her own boss! With Mandy impersonating Deidre in a lie she can’t seem to get out of, she unexpectedly finds herself falling in love with Prince Colin… and he for her. What happens when he finds out the truth? And what will happen to Mandy when Deidre realizes what she’s done?
(Thriller Series – 10 X 60’) Original thriller series by Harlan Coben, ninetime #1 NY Times bestselling author. Four friends are united by a terrible childhood event. Screenplay by Danny Brocklehurst.
SECTION ZÉRO (Drama Series – 8 X 60’) A dark, edgy and violent political, sci-fi thriller from César-nominated writer and director, Olivier Marchal (Braquo) and starring Pascal Greggory and Ola Rapace.
The Next Boy/Girl Band
Bad Moms
Rich In Love
Talpa Content
Telefilms
Telemundo Internacional
Media Park, Matrix Building, Familie de Mollaan 1, 1217 GP Hilversum, The Netherlands Tel.: +31 35 533 3111 Email: sales@talpa.tv Website: www.talpa.tv Booth: C16.B
Carlos Pellegrini 1427, Piso 7. Buenos Aires. Argentina. Tel.: +33 4 92 99 8284 Email: telefilms@telefilms.com.ar Website: www.telefilms.com.ar Stand: P-1.C 2 Hall/Level: Palais -1
Executives attending Gepke Nederlof, Head of Global Licensing
Executives attending Ricardo Costianovsky, CEO Alfredo Andreotti, Sales Manager Humberto Delmas, Sales Manager Alejandro Carballo, Sales Manager Nicolas Zumaglini, Adquisiciones
2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., 4th Floor Coral Gables FL 33134, USA Tel.: (786) 394-1210 Fax: (305) 774-7372 Email: Olimpia.DelBoccio@nbcuni.com Website: www.telemundointernacional.tv Stand: P4.C14
TOP EXECUTIVE
Maarten Meijs, Managing Director Talpa Global
TOP EXECUTIVE
Tomás Darcyl, President
THE NEXT BOY/GIRL BAND
Executives attending Xavier Aristimuño, SVP of International Business Development & Digital Media Esperanza Garay, SVP of Sales & Acquisitions, Latin America Melissa Pillow, VP of Sales, Europe Olimpia Del Boccio, VP of Marketing, Press & Promotions Yari Torres, Sales Planner, Asia Elena Aguirre, Sales Planner, Europe
(Talent – 8 X 90’)
Marcos Santana, President
BAD MOMS (Comedy – 1 X 100’) When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long overdue freedom, fun, and comedic self-indulgence.
¿QUÉ CULPA TIENE EL NIÑO? (Comedy Romance – 1 x 105’) Maru, after becoming pregnant from a drunken one night stand with an immature young unemployed bachelor, is determined to follow tradition and marry him anyways.
LION (Drama – 129’) A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
RICH IN LOVE (Telenovela – 121 X 60’ HD) Silvana “Chivis” Rivapalacios de Villaseñor is the mother of three young girls and the wife of one of the most influential businessmen in the city. His bad business decisions and shady practices have left him in ruins, and he in turn has disappeared without announcement, leaving his family homeless. This is why Chivis, her mother and her three daughters have to rebuild their lives in a middle-class neighborhood where they will, for the first time, learn what it really means to work to survive. They’ll also learn how to enjoy life with all its good and bad.
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In this brand-new format, two top record labels will take each other on to create the next boy/ girl band that fans will go crazy for. Starting off with the looks and moves, the contestants must have what it takes to be part of the next pop phenomenon. If they’ve got the looks and the moves, the next challenge begins... can they sing? Because you’ll need the full package to secure your spot! The record labels keep looking for the biggest talent until the very last moment... the contestants are never safe! From looks and moves to singing talent, the contestants need to nail it all in order to make it to the final. Who will make the cut? The Boys… or the girls?
TOP EXECUTIVE
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The Three Sides Of Ana
Televisa Internacional
TRICON FILMS & TELEVISION
Av. Vasco de Quiroga 2000, Col. Santa Fe, México DF, 01210 Tel.: +1 (786) 265 2500 Website: www.televisainternacional.tv Booth: R9.A2
786 King St West, Toronto, ON Canada, M5V 1N6 Tel.:(310) 450-0101 Fax:(416) 341 - 0173 Website: www.triconfilms.com Email: info@triconfilms.com Stand: R7.J7
Executives attending Carlos Castro, General Sales Director Ricardo Ehrsam, General Director of Entertainment Formats of Televisa Internacional Claudia Sahab, Director of Europe Mario Castro, Director of Sales Asia, Africa and Middle East Claudia Silva, Director of the Southern Cone Cecilia Galeana, Director of Central America Silvia García, Director of Sales CIS and Middle East Douglas Welch, Director of Sales Africa TOP EXECUTIVE
Fernando Pérez-Gavilán, VP Televisa Internacional
THE THREE SIDES OF ANA (Traditional – 120 X 60’)
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Food’s Greatest Hits
In the past, a serious accident left triplets Ana Lucía, Ana Leticia, and Ana Laura marked by pain as it took away their parents’ life and also separated Ana Lucía from her family. Ernestina, the triplets’ grandmother, and Ramiro, their uncle, look for Ana Lucía, but they can’t find her. Years later the search for Ana Lucía continues. Ana Laura longs to find her sister but Ana Leticia doesn’t, since it would mean sharing her inheritance and the love of those around her. This is why, when her husband Marcelo is about to find Ana Lucía, she hires someone to kill him in order to solve the problem all at once… but Marcelo survives and just loses his memory; then, a woman helps him and gives him a new name: Santiago. Santiago’s and Ana Lucía’s paths meet, but both of them ignore their past and what they have in common.
Executives attending Frank Saperstein, EVP, Tricon Kids, Family & Animation Nick Solowski, Senior Director, International Sales & Acquisitions Ashley Rite, Director, Development & International Sales Fred Joubaud, Director, International Sales & Digital Acquisitions Liz Coucean, Director, International Sales & Acquisitions
The Loud House
Viacom International Media Networks 1111 Lincoln Road, Floor 5, Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA Tel.: +1.305.604.5366 Email: programsales@vimn.com Website: www.b2b.viacom.com Stand: R7.N7
Executives attending Renato Martinez, Americas Sales Team Emmanuelle Bon, EMEA Sales Team Marie Bariller, EMEA Sales Team Julie Mateille, Format Sales Emma Stow, Format Sales TOP EXECUTIVE
Adeline Ferro, Americas Sales Team
TOP EXECUTIVE
Andrea Gorfolova, President
FOOD’S GREATEST HITS (Lifestyle - 14 X 30’) They’re the foods you crave and dream about. You celebrate with them and bond over them. Now get ready to learn everything you’ve ever wondered about these infamous foods, and probably a lot of crazy stuff you didn’t! From where it all started years ago – the accidental moments of genius – to celebrity favorites. It’s about food, fun facts and the people who took these classics and made them a part of our collective identity. Get ready for ‘Food’s Greatest Hits’!
THE LOUD HOUSE (Kids Animation – 40 X 30’) VIMN’s family is getting a whole lot bigger with Nickelodeon’s new animated series ‘The Loud House’, which follows 11-year-old Lincoln Loud (voiced by Grant Palmer) and his 10 sisters as he gives an inside look at what it takes to survive the chaos of a huge family. With his best bud Clyde (Caleel Harris), Lincoln always comes up with a plan to stay one step ahead of the chaos, but whether or not it works is where the adventures begin.
SCHOOL OF ROCK (Kids Animation – 25 X 30’) A group of overachieving prep school students band together and learn to rock out when they meet their new, unconventional substitute teacher in Nickelodeon’s Emmy-nominated live-action comedy series ‘School of Rock’.
A Doggone Christmas
Oggy And The Cockroaches
Ek Tha Raja, Ek Thi Rani
Vision Films
Xilam Animation
Zee Entertainment
14945 Ventura Blvd., #306, Sherman Oaks, California, 91403 USA Tel.: (818) 784-1702 Fax: (818) 788-3715 Email: sales@visionfilms.net Website: www.visionfilms.net/ Booth: R7.C33
86-90 rue Notre-Dame de Nazareth, 75003 Paris, France Tel.:+33 (0)1 40 18 72 00 Fax: +33 (0)1 42 77 85 60 Email: lformoso@xilam.com Website: www.xilam.com
18th Floor, Marathon Futurex, N M Joshi Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400013, India Tel.: +91-22-71061234 Email: zeecontent@zee.esselgroup.com Website: www.zeebollyworld.com Stand: P1- K51
Executives attending Leyla Formoso, VP Media Distribution Latin America & Iberia
Executives attending Sarah Coursey, Head of Syndication – Americas Janice Strangward, Head of Syndication, Europe Sandeep Hardasmalani, Regional Head, APAC Nitin Michael, Regional Head, MENAP Vishan Yaduvanshi, DVP, Business Development, International Business
Executives attending Adam Wright, Executive VP, International Sales & Acquisitions
TOP EXECUTIVE
TOP EXECUTIVE
Leyla Formoso, VP Media Distribution Latin America & Iberia
Lise Romanoff, Managing Director, CEO of Worldwide Distribution
TOP EXECUTIVE OGGY AND THE COCKROACHES
A DOGGONE CHRISTMAS (Family – 85’) An amazing pup with special abilities, escapes a government lockdown. Can this unexpected team of kids, armed with only their wits, their bikes, and a strong bond with the dog, channel the real spirit of Christmas to save the day?
A MIRACLE ON CHRISTMAS LAKE (Family – 90’)
SAM (Romantic Comedy – 100’) An alpha New York City male is serendipitously transformed into a beautiful women, and must confront his misogynistic ways when he falls unexpectedly in love with his best friend.
Over four action-packed seasons and almost 20 years and 300 episodes, Oggy has relentlessly battled three horrible cockroaches. They not only squat his home, they squat his whole life! You think this is the battle of the modern era?! Think twice. In season 5, we discover the clash between Oggy and the cockroaches has been around forever! In seasons 6 and 7, we’ll find a mix of brand new episodes and full remake of classic stories from seasons 1 & 2, all produced in 4K.
ZIG & SHARKO (Slapstick Comedy - 78 x 7’ S 2) On a desert island lives a starving hyena with one obsession: devour that delicious mermaid from the rock in the lagoon. Ah, but the lovely fish-girl’s best friend is a shark, a shark with a lot of muscle and who loves to sabotage the hyena’s every move. In season 2, the mermaid decides to set up house on the beach. And she invites all her deep-sea buddies to join her. But the stakes have been raised: now the hyena has to win back his own turf!
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EK THA RAJA, EK THI RANI (ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE LIVED A KING & QUEEN) (Period Drama – 300 X 30’ HD) The true story of the Royal Family of Ameerkot. In order to cope with the loss of the family fortune, the royal family arranges the marriage of their son, the prince with the daughter of the state’s biggest moneylender. The marriage causes a scandal, and sets off a chain of dramatic events within the family and the royal servants, causing them to change forever.
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Field of Dreams for a new generation with a Christmas twist. A teenage boy loses his joyful spirit. His journey is transformed just in time for Christmas when St. Nick and an ice rink magically appear on the frozen lake, reminding him of good times past and giving him hope for the future.
(Slapstick Comedy – 234 x 7’ S 5, 6, 7)
ENNÚMEROS 162 billion
dollars is how much revenue for virtual and augmented reality will be in 2020, says Data Corporation.
50
hours a week is how much time consumers spend in front of their ‘screens’, according to The Diffusion Group.
89%
of bilingual Spanish-language households have a pay TV subscription vs 84% of average households in the US, says Parks Associates.
812,000
is how many video subscribers, cable, satellite and telco operators lost in Q2 2016, says SNL Kagan.
14.6 billion
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dollars is how much Juniper Research estimates revenues from SVOD services will generate in 2016.
62%
of TV viewers are able to recall half or more advertisers seen, ahead of 47% for tablet viewers, says Hub Entertainment Research.
VIRTUAL REALITY
The VR Society is Born In an effort to accelerate the success of virtual reality content production, the Advanced Imaging Society (AIS) announced the formation of The VR Society, a new division within the parent association, backed by major players like Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., DreamWorks Animation, Sony Entertainment, Intel and Phillips. The new group will provide research, hands-on seminars, and best practice recommendations to help facilitate the creation of high quality VR content. “Our consumer research shows a remarkable public awareness and excitement for VR content and products,” said AIS and VR Society President Jim Chabin. Chabin will serve as President of The VR Society, and entertainment veteran Mark Lieber will be the organization’s new Head of VR. The staff also includes Nick Urbom, SVP Marketing and Awards, Irena Cronin, Editorial Director, and AIS SVP, Karen Tobin.
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The Most Popular Digital Series in Europe With no official ratings numbers in most digital platforms, multiple techniques have emerged to “guess” the popularity of streamed shows. One of which, created by Parrot Analytics, measures the shows’ demand from mentions on social networks, video websites, blogs, Tumblr, Wikipedia entries and others. Using this technique, the Mip organization monitored the demand for original shows on digital platforms across 44 European markets in the month of April, 2016. The list is led by Netflix’s original series ‘House of Cards’, which ranked as the most-demanded series in 20 of the markets. In second place, ‘11.22.63’ by Hulu led in eight markets, while ‘Daredevil’ landed in the number three spot, leading in 6 markets. One thing’s clear: Netflix’s impressive leadership, with seven series among the eight most-demanded. Being the only platform present across all 44 territories monitored, the results make sense. Other titles on the list are ‘Narcos’, leader in Spain; ‘Jessica Jones’, leader in Malta; ‘Making a Murderer’, leader in Ireland; and ‘Fuller House’, in Latvia. The study separated results per regions, dividing Europe into four: North, South, East and West. ‘House of Cards’ was the most demanded in the four sections, while ‘11.22.63’ and ‘Daredevil’ are part of the Top 5 in all of them.