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TRENDS IN LATIN AMERICA

The Evolution into TV 2.0

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A Feat Worth Celebrating _/18 Can Okan, CEO of Inter Medya

A Strategy for World Domination _/24 Virginia Mouseler, CEO of The Wit

Co-Production Leads the Way _/38 Laura Miñarro, Director of Co-Production and Scripted Content at Eccho Rights

A World of Opportunities _/68

Kelly Wright, Head of Latin America and Executive Advisor for Asia Pacific at Keshet International

The Challenge of Filming Chávez _/72 Felipe Cano and Henry Rivero, Directors of original series ‘El Comandante’

The Strength of the Emperor _/88 Aysegul Tuzun, VP, Sales & Marketing at MIST

The Reinvention of TV Azteca _/94

Fidela Navarro, Director of TV Azteca Internacional

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Gallery EXECUTIVES

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DISCOP DUBAI 2017

January 30th, February 2nd, Madinat Jumeirah Resort, Dubai

The Doctor Is In _/78

Emmanuelle Namiech, CEO of Passion Distribution

ARTICLES MIPTV 2017 _/16 WHERE THE SCREENS MEET

Classic Meets Avant-Garde

‘EL SECRETO DE SELENA’ BY DISNEY MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LATIN AMERICA _/20 DISNEY ADDS MORE POPULAR IDOLS

The Boom of “Exotic” Content _/85

KANAL D _/60 AN EXPECTED SUCCESS

Stefanie Fischer, Head of Content at WDRmg

Roxanne Barcelona, Vice President at GMA Worldwide

LatAm’s Knight Templars _/92

Edward Sabin, Executive Managing Director International at A+E Networks

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Suplements TELENOVELAS _/ 35 LISTINGS MIPTV 2017

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KABO INTERNATIONAL _/64 TV FOR A NEW REALITY TV FRANCE INTERNATIONAL _/84 FRENCH TV’S BIG NIGHT

20 Years of Ideas _/96

Sunita Uchil, Chief Business Officer, Global Syndication & Production at Zee Entertainment

“Good morning everybody! Went to sleep early last night. So... what I miss? #Oscars” @IAmSteveHarvey, after the Oscar’s mistake during the last awards ceremony, very similar to his own when hosting Miss Universe 2016.

OSCARS 2017

PRESIDENT/CEO Sebastian Lateulade - slateulade@todotv.tv EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Soledad Saldías - ssaldias@todotv.tv PUBLISHING DIRECTOR Sebastián Amoroso - samoroso@todotv.tv EDITOR IN CHIEF Rodrigo Ros - rros@todotv.tv EDITORS Carolina Mussio - cmussio@todotv.tv Valentina Vinaja - vvinaja@todotv.tv Luis Cabrera - lcabrera@todotv.tv Sofía Vanoli - svanoli@todotv.tv Valentina Ulibarri - vulibarri@todotv.tv MEXICO Enrique de la Rosa BRAZIL Sebastián Torterola SPAIN Josefina Mezzera - jmezzera@todotv.tv Gonzalo Larrea - glarrea@todotv.tv EDITOR OF AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT Mauricio Plada - mplada@todotv.tv COMMUNITY MANAGER Karina Torres - ktorres@todotv.tv DATA AND RESEARCH Fernando Moreno - fmoreno@todotv.tv Luisina Castro - lcastro@todotv.tv SALES AND PRODUCTION Darío Alemán - daleman@todotv.tv INTERNATIONAL SALES MANAGER Mónica Iriarte - miriarte@todotv.tv HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Alejandro Sánchez - asanchez@todotv.tv WEBMASTER Nazario Pereira - n.pereira@todotv.tv FINANCE MANAGERCR Cr. Michel Schwartz - mschwartz@todotv.tv ADMINISTRATION Ana Paula Carreira - acarreira@todotv.tv Valeria Morena - morena@todotv.tv ART AND DESIGN UNIK Media Solutions - info@unikbureau.com www.unikms.com HEADQUARTERS Aguada Park - Paraguay 2141 Of. 401, Montevideo - Uruguay - CP 11800 Tel./Fax: (598) 2927 2510 / 2511 / 2513 ttv is a monthly publication owned by TodotvMedia. Its distribution is free of charge. The articles reflect the opinions of the individual authors on the topics covered, without implying editorial control or endorsement of the content by the management and ownership of the magazine. For all purposes, the advertisements and their content are the sole responsibility of the advertiser. Reproduction in whole or in part, in electronic or print form, of the content of this publication, without express written permission of TodotvMedia is strictly prohibited.

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‘MOONLIGHT’ MIX UP MAKES FOR A MEMORABLE OSCARS WARREN BEATTY AND FAYE DUNAWAY ANNOUNCED ‘LA LA LAND’ AS THE WINNER IN A MISTAKE THAT WILL GO DOWN IN OSCAR HISTORY, BUT IT WAS ‘MOONLIGHT’ WHO WON THE AWARD FOR BEST PICTURE.

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And the Oscar goes to… ‘La La Land’.” Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway announced the musical pic as the big winner of the 89th Academy Awards, a ceremony that will forever be remembered for its surprising winners and one notable mistake.

ner when facing the monumental pic that was ‘La La Land’.

After the announcement, the full cast of ‘La La Land’ got on stage and its producer, Jordan Horowitz, even gave an emotional speech. And that’s when it happened: the organization realized Beatty read the envelope for Best Actress again, not the Best Picture one, which clearly said ‘Moonlight’ on it.

As far as the individual performances go, Damien Chazelle was named Best Director for ‘La La Land’ at the young age of 32, Emma Stone was named Best Actress, Casey Affleck (‘Manchester By The Sea’) was named Best Actor, and Viola Davis (‘Fences’) Best Supporting Actress. ‘Manchester by the Sea’ also won Best Adapted Screenplay.

The surprise was double: the Academy not only handed out the wrong envelope, but the winner was actually the small independent film written and directed by Barry Jenkins, who very few saw as the potential win-

In addition to Best Picture, ‘Moonlight’ won the award for Best Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali, as well as Best Original Screenplay.

There were also awards for ‘Zootopia’ in the Animation category, for ‘OJ: Made in America’ as Best Documentary and ‘The Salesman’ as Best Foreign Film.

INNUMBERS

EXECUTIVES

100 million

dollars’ worth of Turkish content have been sold to Latin America so far, according to the DEIK.

new pilots will be developed by Amazon for the upcoming TV season, including 3 comedies and 2 dramas.

20 billion

dollars is how much will be spent globally on advertising on digital video in 2017, according to Strategy Analytics.

dollars a month is how much YouTube’s new online pay TV package, YouTube TV, will cost.

86.4%

of ad sales in Spain are covered by Mediaset and Atresmedia, leaving only 13.6% for the remaining operators.

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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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PRODU AWARDS

EXCELLENCE IN NEW CONTENT AND PLATFORMS PRODU, a leading provider of information and contacts for the entertainment and innovation business in Latin America, with 28 years of experience in the market, is hosting the Produ Awards in recognition of excellency in the industry, honoring the use of new platforms, content, talent, and the executives, companies and creatives who standout in this new digital reality. The Produ Awards are homage to the traditional industry that’s been able to adapt to the digital environment, and to the new digital native players who managed to introduce themselves into the traditional business and screens. A panel integrated by renowned industry leaders will be in charge of evaluating and choosing the winners in content, talent, companies and advertising, across 40 subcategories that cover all areas linked to innovation and creativity in every platform. The invitation is open until May 1st for executives and talents from the entertainment industry to present their nominations. For more information, please visit awards. produ.com.

DISNEY MEDIA DISTRIBUTION CHIEF, BEN PYNE, TO STEP DOWN BEN PYNE, Disney’s longtime head of TV distribution, is exiting his post after a 25year run. The executive took on the role of president of Disney Media Distribution in 2007 and has been with the company since 1992. “Ben’s reputation in our industry is second-to-none,” said Bruce Rosenblum, president of business operations for Disney/ABC TV Group. “What he’s built here at Disney, and what he’s been able to accomplish over the past 25 years, is truly remarkable. While we’ll be sad to see him leave, we’re excited to see what his next chapter holds.” Pyne joined Disney in 1992. He was part of the team that transitioned Disney Channel from a pay cable service to a commercial-free basic offering in the U.S, upping the base from 6.5 million subscribers to over 100 million today. More recently, Pyne was a key player in the launch of ABC and Disney-branded authenticated streaming apps and ABC’s pursuit of retransmission consent deals for its eight O&O stations. He has also represented Disney on the board of Hulu.

Ben Pyne, President of Disney Media Distribution

CO-PRODUCTION

CANADA AND ISRAEL JOIN FORCES ANNOUNCED during the Kidscreem Summit in Miami, the Canada Media Fund and the Jerusalem Film Fund of the Jerusalem Development Authority will be joining forces on an incentive to support co-development and coproduction of audiovisual content. The deal targets Canadian and Israeli producers operating in the city of Jerusalem, giving them until October 17, 2017 to submit an application. The aim of this joint venture is to encourage co-development and coproduction of TV projects in the drama, children and youth, and variety and performing arts genres, as well digital media projects in virtual reality, augmented reality, video games, documentary, and animation. The total maximum contribution for each funded project in development is CAD$ 100,000, and the total maximum contribution for each project in production is CAD$ 250,000.

MARKETWATCH

CONTROVERSY

‘EL COMANDANTE’ MADE ITS CONTROVERSIAL DEBUT

‘VERSAILLES’ LEADS FRENCH EXPORT AWARDS TV France International (TVFI) awarded the Banijay Rights series, ‘Versailles’, as the best-selling drama of 2016. Mediatoon took the animation prize for ‘Trotro’. ECCHO RIGHTS GOES DIGITAL FOR TURKISH DRAMA The company has announced a new addition to its catalogue: ‘Phi’, the first Turkish series produced by Ay Yapim specifically for digital platforms. A+E NETWORKS JOINS HULU’S LIVE STREAMING PARTY The company signed a deal with the streaming platform by which all six of its original brands will be added to Hulu’s new live TV streaming service. STREAMING CATCHES UP TO PAY TV For the first time ever, the number of streaming video viewers is now equal to paid TV subscribers in the US, says a new report by CTA.

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NETFLIX & AMAZON DRIVE WESTERN EUROPEAN SVOD Netflix will remain the dominant force in Western European SVOD for the next five years. Amazon Video will provide a stiff challenge as Digital TV Research estimates that 15 Western European countries will offer Amazon Prime Video by end-2017. BBC ONE DOMINATES UK RATINGS Ratings agency Barb says the network is the home of the most-watched shows in British television, owner of 31 of the 40 most popular shows of 2016.

DIGITAL

A+E TO PRODUCE ORIGINAL REALITY FOR SNAPCHAT WITH PLANS to go public this year, social network Snapchat has just signed a new deal for its Discover division, which will now have its first original reality developed with A+E Networks. Called ‘Second Chance’, the reality will see couples getting to talk face to face about what it was that made them break up, seeking to maybe get a second chance at being together. It will be produced by digital agency A+E 45th & Dean, and offered exclusively on Snapchat Discover. The series will run through eight weeks and premiere a new episode weekly. It will be available in the US, UK, Canada and Australia. The deal with A+E Networks joins the long list of traditional content producers joining Snapchat, an ideal vehicle to reach millennials, including Saturday Night Live, Time Inc. and the BBC.

‘EL COMANDANTE’, one of the most anticipated series of the year in Latin America, finally had its premiere on RCN in Colombia and on TNT in Latin America. In Colombia, the biopic produced by Sony Pictures Television registered a 4.3 rating and 16% share, somewhat disappointing numbers given the anticipation generated ahead of the premiere. But the big news about the series’ premiere was the censorship in Venezuela, where its broadcast was forbidden on pay TV, blocking RCN in the operators on the border with Colombia. TNT, the series’ first pay TV window, didn’t air it in Venezuela either, alleging they never had the rights to air it in the country. ‘El Comandante’ has 60 episodes and tells the story of the deceased former Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez. In addition to TNT in Latin America and RCN in Colombia, the series was already sold to Telemundo in the US, Telefe in Argentina and Blim, Televisa’s digital platform.

ORIGINALS

AMAZON PRESENTS NEW TV PILOTS AMAZON unveiled its lineup for the 2017 spring pilot season, which will be reviewed and chosen by viewers in order to decide which ones will turn into a full-fledged series. The list includes three comedies and two dramas. On the scripted drama front, Amazon presented two titles: ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’, from creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Tony Shalhoub; and ‘Oasis’, from Matt Charman. On the comedy side, Amazon Studios presented animated comedy ‘The New V.I.P.s’, which follows a group of low-level employees who seize control of a major corporation after accidently murdering their boss; dark comedy about the life of Frank Lafount, ‘The Legend of Master Legend’; and ‘Budding Prospects’, a comedy series set in 1983 which follows three hapless city boys who move from their comfort zone of the San Francisco counter-culture to Mendacino to grow marijuana.

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WHERE THE SCREENS MEET GATHERING 11,000 ATTENDEES AND ALMOST 4,000 BUYERS UNDER ONE ROOF, MIPTV IS PRESENTING FOUR DAYS OF CONFERENCES, KEYNOTES, SCREENINGS AND LECTURES ON THE MARKET’S LATEST TRENDS, TO ANALYZE AND DECIPHER THE NEW FRONTIERS OF STORYTELLING. By Gonzalo Larrea @glarrea / glarrea@todotv.tv

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FRESH TV SHINES AT MIPTV Same as every year, The Wit is hosting two conferences to present the “freshest” contents in the global TV industry. The first, devoted to the freshest formats, will take place on Monday, April 3 at 1:15 pm in the Grand Auditorium. The second, devoted to fresh fiction, will take place on Wednesday, April 5, also at 1:15 pm in the Grand Auditorium.

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The new frontiers of storytelling”. That’s the motto chosen this year by the Miptv organization, presenting an event that will offer a notably vast agenda of conferences, keynotes and screenings, to attempt to decode this new reality in content development, once again making Cannes the epicenter for the international TV industry. From Monday, April 3 through Thursday, April 6, the Palais des Festivals will gather over 11,000 executives, with 4,000 buyers, more than 1,600 exhibiting companies and 1,000 representatives from the now mainstream digital ecosystem.

LATIN AMERICA WILL HOST ITS OWN SCREENINGS As an answer to the international market’s growing demand for quality dramas, Miptv is giving one of the region’s best known for its drama productions, Latin America, a standout place in the upcoming event, with the organization of the first ever Miptv LatAm Screenings. Hosted by Virginia Mouseler, CEO of The WIT, the event will take place on Monday, April 3, between 8:45 am and 10:00 am at the Auditorium A, featuring the best titles from companies like Globo, TV Azteca, Televisa Internacional, Caracol Televisión, Telemundo Internacional, PolKa Producciones, Telefe/Viacom, RCN Televisión, Record TV Network and Bandeirantes.

ROY PRICE TO HOST A MEDIA MASTERMIND KEYNOTE Roy Price, VP of Amazon Studios, is one of the standout speakers for this year’s Media Mastermind Keynotes cycle, which features many renowned industry experts. Price’s conference will take place on Monday, April 3 at the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals at 4:45pm. The executive will share details about Amazon’s successful original content strategy, which has earned it many awards, including Golden Globes, Emmys and Oscars. Price will be joined by other speakers like Jørgen Madsen Lindemann, President and CEO of MTG, who will speak on Monday, April 3 at 12:20pm in the Grand Auditorium; Gilles Pellison, Chairman and CEO of TF1, who will be honored by Variety and speak on Tuesday, April 4 at 5:45pm at the Grand Auditorium; and Paul Telegdy, President of the Alternative and Reality Group at NBC, who will share a conference with Meredith Ahr, President of Universal Television Alternative Studios, on Monday, April 3 at 5:20pm in the Grand Auditorium.

A PREVIEW OF THE LA SCREENINGS 2017 For the first time, Hollywood studios will offer a sneak peek in Cannes of the new shows to premiere at this year’s May screenings at the inaugural MIPDrama Pre-LA Screenings Showcase. Disney Media Distribution and Lionsgate will join as the first presenting partners in the event, which will take place on Tuesday, April 4, from 08:45am to 10:00am at the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals.

MIPTV WILL GATHER OVER 11,000 EXECUTIVES, 4,000 BUYERS, MORE THAN 1,600 EXHIBITING COMPANIES AND 1,000 REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM.

RECIPIENTS OF THE MÉDAILLES D’HONNEUR Alexander Coridass, President and CEO of ZDF Enterprises, Germany; Viacheslav Murugov, CEO of CTC Media, Russia; Roy Price, Vice President of Amazon Studios, USA; and Zhao Yifang, President and Founder of Huace Group, China will be receiving the prestigious Médailles d’Honneur in a ceremony taking place in Cannes on Wednesday, April 5. “It is a great honor to recognize these four exceptional industry figures, who have each, in their own way, made major contributions to the international entertainment content sector, and whose vision and leadership have set the standards in their respective fields,” said Laurine Garaude, director, TV Division, Reed Midem, organizers of Miptv.

LAURINE GARAUDE, DIRECTOR, TV DIVISION

ENTERTAINMENT GOES BACK TO SCHOOL AT MIPTV Miptv 2017 will feature a brandnew programme to bring an academic viewpoint on current trends in TV and online viewing behaviors, which promises to provide a fresh understanding of today’s content industry and the challenges of tomorrow. This ambitious session is entitled “Innovation Talks: When Academics Decipher Entertainment,” and will feature three leading researchers who will share their insights in their respective fields of study. It will take place on Monday, April 3 at 10:15am in the Esterel, Palais 5, and feature lectures from Frank Bentley, Senior Principal Researcher at Yahoo Labs; Dimph de Feijter, R&D Activity Coordinator at NHTV University of Applied Sciences; and Teri Schwartz, Dean, UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television.

WORLD PREMIERES FOR TURKEY’S FINEST The event will offer a vast selection of screenings and world premieres, including two of the most anticipated Turkish series for the international market: presented on Monday, April 3 at the Auditorium K, ‘Phi’, distributed by Eccho Rights and produced by Ay Yapim, which will screen at 12:00pm; and ‘The Last Emperor’ by TRT, presented by Mistco, will make its debut at 4:00pm. Other standout titles in this year’s list of screenings are ‘Riviera’, which will premiere at the Grand Auditorium at 6:00pm on April 3, along with several new fiction series like ‘4 Blocks’ (TNT), ‘Maltese’ (ZDF Enterprises), and ‘Call My Agent! Season 2’ (France TV Distribution).

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A Feat Worth Celebrating IN 1992, INTER MEDYA STARTED OUT AS A FILM DISTRIBUTION COMPANY SERVING THE TURKISH FILM AND TV INDUSTRY WITHIN THE DOMESTIC MARKET. NOW, 25 YEARS LATER, THE COMPANY HAS GROWN TO BECOME ONE OF THE LEADING TURKISH CONTENT DISTRIBUTORS, AND IT’S CELEBRATING THIS MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT WITH A BANG. By Sofía Vanoli / @Soph_VB /svanoli@todotv.tv

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“IN THESE 25 YEARS OF BUSINESS, WE MANAGED TO BECOME ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEADING TURKISH CONTENT DISTRIBUTORS.”

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his year is bringing great things for the Inter Medya family as they celebrate their 25th anniversary. With a brand new look, a brand new logo and the creation of several sub-brands, the company is ready to take the market head on with many exciting ventures. In an exclusive interview with ttv, Can Okan, CEO of Inter Medya, tells us more about this exciting year. You’re celebrating your 25th anniversary in 2017, what does this mean for the company? We are happy and proud to be celebrating our 25th anniversary as the Inter Medya family. In these 25 years of business, we managed to become one of the leading Turkish content distributors in the world and to always develop our business relationships. Today, we plan to continue to earn the trust and loyalty of our partners and clients by always providing a satisfactory and sustained service record. While continuing to focus on the sales of Turkish TV series and feature films in the international market, we also intend to establish ourselves as one of the major content distributors in the field of entertainment, reality and game show formats in both the local and international markets. I know you’re preparing special things to commemorate the date, can you tell us about that? What have you got planned? This year we have decided to completely renovate our corporate identity while maintaining the culture and strategy of the company. To represent a sense of continuity in our new name and look, we decided to keep our red-colored logo but dropped ITV, which caused confusion at trade fairs and various events. The new design ensures a gentle transition and represents the strong values we’ve established over the years. In addition, we have also created a number of

sub-brands such as Distribution, Production, Post-Production, Creation, Animation, Digital, which we hope to completely roll out in the coming months. One of your goals for 2017 was to focus on the distribution of movies. How has that been going so far and what are your plans going forward? Yes, indeed, we have recently been concentrating on the distribution of feature films to a greater extent, which, as you know, was our core business at our foundation. We managed to build an extensive catalogue of movies that are not only box office hits in Turkey but that feature many known actors. Dramas are still a major priority, what’s new in this genre? At a time when Turkish drama series are extremely popular in the global market, we believe that dramedies -drama series that include some comedy elements such as ‘Hayat’, produced by Bi Yapim– will achieve strong results and generate a new trend in the near future. Produced by Koliba Film, ‘In Between’ is also one of our strongest titles. Based on a famous novel by the Turkish writer Peyami Safa, we have only recently started to distribute this title. Another hit is ‘Endless Love’, produced by one of Turkey’s most successful production companies, Ay Yapim. Inter Medya dramas have seen a lot of success around the globe, why do you think that is? What do you think broadcasters are looking for? Turkish Drama series have become extremely popular in the global market and still continue to attract the enthusiasm of buyers from around the world. In recent months, besides from territories where Turkish content has been hugely successful, we have had a lot of interest from South East Asia, French-speaking Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. The broadcasters are looking for the Turkish content because of the high production values, well written stories and good acting.

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In this sense, which titles will you be introducing at Miptv? There are a number of new formats that we plan to present at Miptv. One of them is ‘Courage to Love’, a fresh and entertaining dating show developed by our in-house team. Another is ‘One Shot’, a new reality TV format, also created by our own team. We are also very excited to be presenting ‘Hacked Love’, a dating show that we co-developed with Secuoya Group. One of our most attractive formats is also ‘Join Instant’, an online interactive quiz show with second screen technology that provides live participants the chance to win as much as those who join the show’s online portal through the Internet. In February, Inter Medya closed a deal with Netflix for some of its dramas, what does the future look like for the company in terms of SVOD? What advantages does this bring? We were very excited to sign an agreement with Netflix for four of our series, namely ‘Black Money Love’, ‘20 Minutes’, ‘Behzat C.’ and ‘Love Is in the Air’. We believe that the wide reach of such platforms will help increase the visibility of Turkish content in the world and hope that they will pave the way to new territories. We are still negotiIn Between Series

“WE BELIEVE THAT DRAMEDIES WILL ACHIEVE STRONG RESULTS AND GENERATE A NEW TREND IN THE NEAR FUTURE.” ating with other SVOD services and will be pleased to share with you once we receive positive results. Which regions are the most successful ones for the company? Are there any territories in particular you’re looking to expand into? Besides the MENA region and Eastern Europe countries, Latin America and US Hispanic markets have become very important for us. Now, we have also entered into sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia, where we will expand in the near future. In addition to markets that we have been participating for years, we have started attending new markets such as ATF Singapore, Discop Dubai. We are also planning to attend Discop Ivory Coast and Discop Johannesburg as well as to organize various events and activities in order to increase our company’s visibility, especially now that we have a brand new corporate identity going hand in hand with our 25th anniversary. ttv Endless Love Series

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There has been a recent push for the development and production of formats; what can you tell us about that? In 2016, we decided to expand our range of product to include entertainment, reality TV and game show formats, which we often develop in-house. Our catalogue currently has a total of 13 original formats. In addition to that, we have a number of formats that were developed and produced by Secuoya Group, with which we signed a distribution agreement last year. ‘Oasis’, ‘Guess Who?’ and ‘The Box Challenge’ are definitely among our popular formats. Our creative team is continuously working on fresh projects and we will continue to invest on our format business and expand our production and sales network as we believe that formats will become more and more important for our future.

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DISNEY ADDS MORE POPULAR IDOLS FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF ITS BIOPIC ‘HASTA QUE TE CONOCÍ’, BASED ON THE LIFE OF THE ICONIC SINGER-SONGWRITER JUAN GABRIEL, AND THE PRODUCTION OF ‘EL CÉSAR’, ABOUT MEXICAN BOXER JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ; DISNEY MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LATIN AMERICA ANNOUNCED THE PRODUCTION OF ‘EL SECRETO DE SELENA’, A MINISERIES THAT TELLS THE STORY OF TEX-MEX SINGER SELENA QUINTANILLA’S TRAGIC DEATH. By Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv

FERNANDO BARBOSA,

SVP AND GENERAL MANAGER OF DISNEY MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LATIN AMERICA

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“WE WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH ‘HASTA QUE TE CONOCÍ’, NOT JUST IN TERMS OF RATINGS, BUT ALSO WITH OUR PRODUCTION PARTNERS, THEN WHY CAN’T WE KEEP WORKING WITH THE SAME PARTNERS AND CONTINUE TO GROW TOGETHER?” “I HAVE NO DOUBTS THAT IT WILL BE A GREAT SUCCESS IN THE TV MARKET.”

uring Natpe Miami 2017, hosted from January 17th through the 19th at the Fontainebleau and Eden Roc resorts in Miami Beach, Disney Media Distribution Latin America held a press conference to announce its most recent original production project entitled ‘El secreto de Selena’, a 13-episode miniseries about Tex-Mex singer Selena Quintanilla (1971-1995) and her tragic death. The miniseries is based on the bestseller by journalist María Celeste Arrarás called “El secreto de Selena”, which presents an in-depth investigation about the singer’s death and the trial for her disappearance.

The new title joins Disney Media Distribution Latin America’s collection of original fictions and biopics, which started with ‘Hasta que te conocí’, about the life of the iconic singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel, who passed away last year; and ‘El César’, another biopic based on the life of Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez. Following in ‘Hasta que te conocí’ and ‘El César’s footsteps, the new miniseries has two major screens already confirmed: TV Azteca in Mexico and TNT (Turner Latin America) on a pan-regional level. “If the formula works, why not keep building and producing? We were very successful

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with ‘Hasta que te conocí’, not just in terms of ratings, but also with our production partners, then why can’t we keep working with the same partners and continue to grow together?,” Fernando Barbosa, SVP and General Manager of Disney Media Distribution Latin America, said to ttv. “We are very happy and excited to be taking this original title called ‘El secreto de Selina’ to the small screen. The diva’s fans will discover the events that led up to her tragic death and what happened after. I have no doubts that it will be a great success in the TV market,” he added. The project will be developed by production house BTF Media -which also worked on ‘Hasta que te conocí’ and ‘El César’-, joined by LatinWE, Moconoco and María Celeste Arrarás, as partners. PRE-PRODUCTION DETAILS. “This project began after a crazy conversation we had with María Celeste Arrarás, to see if we could convince her to grant us the rights to take her book to television,” Luis Balaguer, co-founder of LatinWE with Sofia Vergara, said to ttv.

According to Balaguer, ‘El secreto de Selena’ is a story the audience is “eager to see.” A story

The executive is taking on the project with great care. “María Celeste wants to make sure everything is just as it should be. She is very involved in the project. We are now looking for that team of writers who will interpret the book and take it to where we feel it should go. We will then start with the casting, looking for locations to film it. It will be a long pre-production process,” Balaguer explained. During the press conference, he announced filming will begin late this year. “This is a project I’ve been thinking about for 20 years. I wanted to take it to the small screen. It’s a very successful book with seventeen editions, that continues to sell very well,” María Celeste Arrarás, author of the best-selling book “El secreto de Selena”, said to ttv. “I wrote ‘El secreto de Selena’ 21 years ago and then I wrote the 20th anniversary edition, where you realize that everything that was said back then was later confirmed with time, so it all comes full circle,” she said.

About her participation in the series’ production, Arrarás said she will be “keeping a close eye on everything.”

The writer believes this project’s appeal is based on the fact that it’s a real life story that surpasses fiction. “It’s a story that has elements of betrayal and murder; elements from the worlds of crime, music and television, which bring surprises about Selena’s life that people didn’t know. The book starts when she is shot and so does the miniseries. Everything you see is all about the investigation of the months leading up to that,” she said.

“I will be very involved in the entire process. I want to be sure that the essence of what happened there is respected and that everything that people felt -including me because I was present during the trial and spoke to the protagonists- is shown on screen. That’s very important to me. Just like when you write it and want to show it through words, you also want to show it on screen,” she concluded. ttv

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“She was so excited and wanted to do it, and then we took it to my great friend and partner Fernando Barbosa at Disney, who didn’t hesitate for even a second. The question was who we were going to produce it with. And the answer was simple: BTF is now everyone’s sweetheart,” he said.

based on “a very well-made book, with a record number of editions.”

During Natpe Miami 2017, Disney Media Distribution Latin America also confirmed that Armando Hernández will be the one to play Julio César Chávez in the highlyanticipated series ‘El César’, Disney Media Distribution Latin America’s new biopic following ‘Hasta que te conocí’. In addition to Hernández, the series will feature Héctor Bonilla as the mysterious “man of the cigar”; Leticia Huijara (Doña Isabel, Julio César Chávez’ mother); Maya Zapata, Marcela Guirado and Julio Bracho. The series will air on Telemundo (US), TV Azteca (Mexico) and pay TV network Space for all of Latin America. Filming started in late February on locations in Mexico City, Culiacan (Sinaloa) and Las Vegas (US).

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A Strategy for World Domination VIRGINIA MOUSELER, CEO OF THE WIT, DETAILS THE STEPS LATIN AMERICA MUST TAKE TO SHED ITS IMAGE OF THE CLASSIC TELENOVELA-PRODUCER AND BECOME A HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDER IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONTENT PRODUCTION ARENA. By Gonzalo Larrea / @Gonzalolarrea /glarrea@todotv.tv

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“EVEN IF NETFLIX IS SEEN AS A DANGEROUS COMPETITOR FOR MOST BROADCASTERS IN THE REGION, NETFLIX IS DOING A LOT OF GOOD FOR LATIN AMERICA BECAUSE IT’S GIVING THE REST OF THE WORLD ACCESS TO SOME GREAT LATIN AMERICAN PRODUCTIONS.”

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s an answer to the international market’s growing demand for quality dramas, Miptv is giving one of the region’s best known for its drama productions, Latin America, a standout place in the upcoming event, with the organization of the first ever Miptv LatAm Screenings.

between 8:45 am and 10:00 am at the Auditorium A, as a showcase for the region’s best drama productions.

Hosted by Virginia Mouseler, CEO of The WIT, the event will take place on Monday, April 3,

Does the market still see the region as only a telenovela producer? Not only, but

Ahead of the event, the CEO spoke to ttv about the many elements that make the region a solid content producer and listed the steps it must take to stand tall in the international market.

mostly, yes. Telenovelas, including quite traditional romantic telenovelas, make up the most important share of the LatAm production, viewing and exports. But it’s a strong asset for a market to be identified with a style, a recipe, success, know-how. Not every market or region of the world has such a strong identity. That’s a great commercial base from where distributors may be able to sell different products, but it takes time and lots of marketing efforts to break into new territories. The whole image of the region has to evolve, a hit show has to emerge and then everybody will follow. What role –if any- do new platforms play in that evolution? Netflix is seen as a dangerous competitor for most broadcasters in the region, Netflix is doing a lot of good for Latin America because it’s giving the rest of the world access to some great Latin American productions (and LatAm Netflix originals). That’s a great window which will increase interest for LatAm productions, enabling Netflix subscribers to get used to and to like stories from this region. Which new productions would you highlight from the region? I would highlight any production going into the trend we identified at the last Mipcom: “black is the new pink”. Meaning LatAm productions are going more and more into new territories like thrillers, noir-styled series; and the pink-telenovela color tends to be less important. So I’m very excited to see mystery dramas or thrillers from LatAm producers, be it on Netflix, Blim, Telefe, Globo, Caracol… There’s a definitely a different feel the world should discover. Biopics are now hot in the Latin American market. Do you think they can also work well in other markets? The biopic trend is a very interesting development indeed. I think it’s the best chance for LatAm productions to break into markets outside LatAm. When they are based on celebrities known all over the world it’s a great chance, like gangsters, politicians, sportsmen and artists. Biopics are more popular around the world, broadcasters understand it’s a great marketing opportunity to be able to focus on a strong brand: in Australia and the US, you see more and more biopics about famous characters.

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More recently I find interesting how narcos stories evolve now in Mexico for instance, integrating more complicated, mature stories, not only focusing on narcos, but also politicians and corruption. The whole system and not only the gangsters. From this point of view Netflix’s ‘Ingobernable’, with Kate del Castillo (now famous around the world thanks to “El Chapo”) is a very interesting evolution. What should Latin America do to be more relevant in the international fiction landscape? I think Latin America is already doing a great job: biopics and thrillers related to the LatAm history or landscape is a good strategy. While at the same time, developing an “arty”, “auteur” and “experimental feel”, with series made for streaming platforms: those niche series will help give LatAm productions a different image, far from the colossal and industrial reputation of the big groups of the region. Why is that? Because nowadays the interest for dramas is centered on innovative, transgressive series, not on the mainstream stuff from the free broadcasters. So it’s important to get the recognition from a part of the audience which likes great directors, great stories, and then LatAm will be an “El Dorado” for interesting series and a trend and fashHasta que te conocí Disney Media Distribution Latin America

“THE BIOPIC TREND IS A VERY INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT. I THINK IT’S THE BEST CHANCE FOR LATAM PRODUCTIONS TO BREAK INTO MARKETS OUTSIDE THE REGION.”

ion will be able to develop. The “cool factor” mustn’t be neglected. Why are the MIPTV LatAm Screenings important and what we can expect from this event? The Miptv LatAm Screenings is a new opportunity for broadcasters and distributors from the region to show buyers, journalists, how “cool” the production from the region is. To show that LatAm is not only a great production source for telenovelas but more generally for dramas. And that these productions are able to stand the competition, not only against Turkish telenovelas, but against the rest of the world. The market for international drama is booming, new platforms welcome international drama, the viewer is more and more global and educated, he choose his series not only based on their origin, but on the story and artistic values. And that’s a great business opportunity now open for producers from all around the world, including LatAm. So at the Miptv Latam screenings you’ll be able to get a taste of the latest, hottest, upcoming dramas from the region chosen on their ability to travel and captivate international audiences. ttv

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Which other trends do you see emerging from the region? I think, from an international point of view, even if the trend is tired in LatAm, the theme of narco-trafficking, narco-gangsters, narco-thrillers is very interesting for the rest of the world. It mixes LatAm context and identity with international themes and personalities everybody relates to. Look at how well ‘Pablo Escobar, the Drug Lord’ from Caracol (fascinating even if a bit old fashioned now) did around the world, also ‘La Reina del Sur’, and of course Netflix’s ‘Narcos’.

VIRGINIA MOUSELER,

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ZIYAD VAROL,

LICENSING AND DIGITAL MANAGER, ACQUISITION & SALES AT ATV

ATV SOLD ‘ORPHAN FLOWERS’, ‘WEDLOCK’ AND ‘DON’T WORRY ABOUT ME’ TO CANAL 13 IN CHILE.

atin America, where Turkish dramas have enjoyed sustained success in recent years, is a key region for ATV, one of the leading distributors of Turkish titles, to focus on. And based on how the distributor started the year, it’s safe to say it’s on the right path.

Another story of family and courage, ‘Wedlock’ revolves around a mother who must fight for her child and escape the troubling relationship with her husband. Either she will surrender to bondage or fight with courage, and build a new life for her children and herself.

In February, ATV announced a deal with one of the most important markets in Latin America, where the Turkish telenovela phenomenon began, Chile, where Canal 13 acquired three telenovelas from the Turkish distributor: ‘Orphan Flowers’ (‘Kırgın Cicekler’), ‘Wedlock’ (‘Yeter’) and ‘Don’t Worry About Me’ (‘Benim Icin Uzulme’).

On the heels of this groundbreaking deal in Chile, ATV is now ready for Miptv, where it will present these and other dramas for the international market.

‘Orphan Flowers’ and ‘Wedlock’ registered great success in Turkey. ‘Oprhan Flowers’ has been a ratings success since its premiere, and was sold to Romania, Croatia, Greece, Moldova, Macedonia, Indonesia and Netflix Turkey. ‘Orphan Flowers’ tells the story of a young girl who lost her dad when she was a child. Abused by her step-father, she is taken to an orphanage by her mother, where she must live surrounded by the glamour of rich people’s lives. Faced with hard circumstances, she still manages to form good friendships.

ATV’S DRAMATIC SLATE FOR MIPTV On the heels of its groundbreaking deal with Canal 13 in Chile, which acquired three of its most popular dramas, ATV is now present at Miptv ready to find more strategic partners for its vast catalog of Turkish productions. By ttvnews / @ttvnewsofficial

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In addition to ‘Orphan Flowers’ and ‘Wedlock’, ATV is also presenting the new drama ‘Love and Hate’ (‘Aşk ve Mavi’), which premiered in early November and has swiftly become a leading series on Friday nights. The title shares the same core elements as the highest-selling Turkish dramas, with wonderful scenes of Cappadocia, one of the most touristic areas in Turkey. The drama revolves around Ali, who spends his youth in prison and doesn’t learn how to love, and Mavi, who has never loved anyone. They get to know each other only by the letters they exchange, but what will happen when they meet face to face? ATV is also presenting the romantic drama ‘She Was Pretty’ (‘Seviyor Sevmiyor’), adaptation of the Korean series, which premiered in June, drawing in a sizeable audience in Turkey. Telling the story of a childhood love that’s rekindled many years later, the series became especially popular among teen audiences and is now being presented for the international market. Last but not least, ATV is presenting ‘Stolen Life’, about Mine and Asiye, two sisters who are trying to survive without money, love or hope in the suburbs of Istanbul. They witness a horrible murder in which a young woman loses her life, and Asiye reborn with that girl’s identity. ttv Wedlock Drama

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The first edition of Discop Dubai closed its doors, leaving behind positive reviews and the feeling that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a market with potential to become the referent in the region. Almost everyone in attendance agreed with the idea that the event will grow yearly. According to the organization, this first edition had 700 attendees registered, with 323 unique buyers in attendance.

5 1. Ahmet Ziyalar, Beatriz Cea Esteruelas, Melissa Okan and Can Okan (Inter Medya). / 2. Tarec Ghattas and Melissa Pillow (Telemundo Internacional). / 3. Alaa Elabasy and Ezgi Ural (Kanal D). / 4. Tanvi Bansal, Hasnaa Descuns and Nitin Michael (ZEE Entertainment). / 5. Vildan Yirmibesoglu, Nil Pekin and Ramazan Yirmibesoglu (Raya Group). / 6. Asli Serim Guliyev (Calinos Entertainment). / 7. Patrick JucaudZuchowicki (Basic Lead). / 8. Rodrigo Vilela (Globo). / 9. Muge Hanilci and Ziyad Varol (ATV)

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10. Micheline Azoury and Matteo Giannetti (Mondo TV). / 11. Graham Spencer and Kelly Shek (All3Media International). / 12. Melis Hamamcioglu and Magdalena Szwedkowicz (FOX Networks Group Content Distribution). / 13. Aysegul Tuzun and Beyza Nur Torun (MIST). / 14. Sara Hashem and Mohammed Al-Sarray (DW MENA Region). / 15. Houda El Hafidi and Rozana Mosameh (Alaraby Television Network). / 16. Esther Agraso (Imagina International Sales) with José María Caro Patiño and George Haikal (Mediapro Middle East). / 17. The MENA.TV team. / 18. The Sabbah Pictures team. / 19. Mounia Aram (Ampersand) and Sabrina Hounas (Novovision). / 20. Sandra Kawar (Roya TV)

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A TASTE OF FLAVORFUL CONTENT

THE COMPANY IS PRESENTING A CATALOGUE THAT OFFERS CLIENTS A COMBINATION OF HOME-GROWN FORMATS AND SERIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

By Sofía Vanoli / @Soph_VB / svanoli@todotv.tv

BANIJAY RIGHTS IS COMING TO MIPTV 2017 WITH A VARIED CATALOGUE COMPLETE WITH HOME-GROWN FORMATS AND SERIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, THAT PROMISE TO CAPTURE THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF WORLDWIDE AUDIENCES WITH ENTERTAINMENT, LAUGHTER AND DRAMA.

lmost a year after the merger between Banijay Group and Zodiak Media, the new company announced this rebranding of its international distribution division, which is now operating under the name Banijay Rights. Miptv 2017 will mark one of the first events the company is attending under the Banijay Rights banner, and it has big things planned. As such, the company is presenting a catalogue that offers clients a combination of home-grown formats and series from around the world, that come from some of the company’s production entities in several countries and from a wide range of third party producers. The first format to make the rounds will be ‘I Married a Murderer’; a brand new crime series that tells stories of once-loving couples whose marriages end in murder. The show presents every case with real evidence, conVersailles Drama

vincing dramatizations and several interviews with experts that will hold off the revelation until the very end to foster a sense of mystery. It will be followed up by ‘Fantastic Duo’, a primetime entertainment format that brings the world of apps and TV together, enabling fans to duet with their favorite singers and become stars themselves; and ‘The Bravest’, a reality series from Mastiff Denmark for TV3 where a diverse group of people live together as they test their courage to the limits facing action-packed challenges based on mankind’s fundamental fears. In addition, the company is also presenting ‘The Legacy’, a Banijay Rights format created by Marcelo Ferreo in which six contestants compete in a variety of games to take home a hefty cash prize. At the start of the game, the prize fund is split in equal shares between the players but after each round the weakest contestant picks an opponent in an attempt to save themselves by defeating them in a deadly duel where the winner inherits the other’s legacy and sends them home. The catalogue is rounded up by ‘Rebecka Martinsson’, a Yellow Bird drama series for TV4 and ARD Degeto based on the best-selling crime novels from acclaimed author Åsa Larsson. Set in northern Sweden, the series revolves around lawyer Rebecka Martinsson, who despite a great career with a law firm in Stockholm has not really found peace with herself. When a close childhood friend suddenly passes away Rebecka reluctantly returns to Kiruna, the place where she grew up. On investigation Martinsson soon discovers that her friend was actually murdered and she refuses to leave until she has uncovered the truth. ttv

VERSAILLES LEADS FRENCH EXPORT AWARDS Banijay’s appearance at Miptv 2017 comes hot on the heels of a major achievement for one of the series in its catalogue. French drama ‘Versailles’ was named the best-selling drama of 2016 by TV France International (TVFI) at the Export Awards, winning over dramas like ‘No Second Chance’ from TF1 Studio, and ‘Spin’, from 100% Distribution.

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Co-Production Leads the Way LAURA MIÑARRO, WHO JOINED ECCHO RIGHTS IN FEBRUARY AS DIRECTOR OF CO-PRODUCTION AND SCRIPTED CONTENT, SPOKE TO TTV ABOUT THE COMPANY’S STRATEGY FOR THE DIVISION, IN WHICH LATIN AMERICA STANDS AS A PRIORITY. By Gonzalo Larrea / @Gonzalolarrea /glarrea@todotv.tv

into the team. She was previously director of Imagina International Sales and joined Eccho Rights as director of Co-Production and Scripted Content. Why did you join Eccho Rights? Eccho Rights is rolling out a strong strategic plan to broaden the company’s action plan and we are now focusing more on international co-productions. So my arrival at the company is linked to its investments in this new area of business. I will first be in charge of searching for, packaging and managing international co-production projects, especially in Latin America and Spain, which are the territories I’ll be managing directly. I will also be directing the rest of our company’s international co-production projects.

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“A LATIN AMERICATURKEY ALLIANCE FOR CO-PRODUCTION IS SOMETHING COMPLETELY NATURAL FOR US.”

tanding as leading distributors in the international market, especially for Turkish content, Swedish company Eccho Rights is ready to take the next step in its development, entering the world of co-productions. To that end, in February of this year they welcomed Spanish executive Laura Miñarro

What type of content are you thinking of co-producing? It depends on many variables and on the projects. The normal thing for us to do is to continue with drama and fiction, meaning they’ll be fiction series. As far as genres, it will be any project we deem interesting and that has international distribution potential, because evidently international sales are our core business. But we are open to everything. We are evaluating a range of projects and are actually receiving some very strong ones from Scandinavia and even Asia. Given your presence in Latin America as Turkish content exports, is it possible to think about co-productions between Latin America and Turkey? Definitely. Eccho Rights is very strong in terms of Turkish distribution. It knows the Turkish market like no other and it’s also very strong in Latin America. So a Latin America-Turkey alliance for co-production is something completely natural for us. We want universal concepts and we don’t want co-productions that don’t feel natural.

What co-production models are you planning to use? We don’t want to be simply financial co-producers. Meaning, we won’t be giving money and then not participating in the project. We want to do the opposite: to really be an active part of it through packaging and developing the co-production business. Models are abundant and that’s the beauty of co-production; each project you take on could be done with a different model, so there are a lot of potential scenarios.

LAURA MIÑARRO,

DIRECTOR OF CO-PRODUCTION AND SCRIPTED CONTENT AT ECCHO RIGHTS

PHI, THE STAR TITLE FOR MIPTV

Is Latin America a priority? Yes. Latin America is a priority. Eccho Rights is strong in terms of content distribution and it’s diversifying its range, always aiming at those territories we’re strong in. We are very well known in Latin America, but also in the Middle East, Scandinavia and Asia. Are there any specific markets you’re aiming at in Latin America? We are delving in a bit of everything, because we realize there are very interesting projects in non-traditional markets. Evidently, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina are territories we work very well in, but there are many others that might not be in people’s radars that still generate very strong projects we might be interested in. Producers who are doing great work in Latin America and have the need to take it to the international market is what we’re looking for. We feel we are a natural partner in those cases, as well as for networks on the hunt for original projects, or who want to develop

Eccho Rights is arriving at Miptv to present the latest of the four titles to come out of its volume deal with Turkish producer Ay Yapim.

co-productions and are looking for something interesting. We want to be an active partner for the industry in general. And the idea is to keep the distribution rights? Yes, that is our goal. Eccho Rights wants to retain the projects’ international distribution rights, but we understand building the business will be different for each project. If a partner wants to hold on to the rights for specific territories we are open to that option, but that’s part of the negotiations we do with each one. ttv

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“What we announced so far were the first three titles of our alliance with Ay Yapim: ‘Brave and Beatiful’, ‘Insider’ and at Natpe we presented ‘Heart of the City’. This time, we will be bringing ‘Phi’, which is the first part of a book trilogy that Ay Yapim is producing as original content for an OTT platform in Turkey,” Barbora Susterova, director of Sales for Latin America, said to ttv. “It’s a very different product from everything we’ve done so far. It’s a premium primetime series aimed at a completely different audience,” she added. ‘Phi’ will have a season of 20, 60-minute episodes, with a production level that matches that of premium dramas currently in the market. “We believe this content will allow us to enter territories and markets that don’t have Turkish content, like online platforms and countries in Western Europe.” ‘Phi’ will be presented during the company’s cocktail at Miptv, hosted at the Carlton Hotel, as well as through a special screening on Monday, April 3 at 12:00pm at the Auditorium K. The series will then have an additional two 20-episode seasons, based on the other two books in the trilogy: ‘Chi’ and ‘Pi’. TTV MAGAZINE/33

“ECCHO RIGHTS WANTS TO RETAIN THE PROJECTS’ INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS.”

Eccho Rights is also presenting the Spanish adaptation of the Turkish format ‘The End’, titled ‘El accidente’, which is being developed by Globomedia for Telecinco; as well as the Indian adaptation of the successful drama ‘Fatmagul’, and the 8-episode Scandinavian crime drama ‘Maria Wern’. And as always, the company will also promote its classic titles ‘Elif’ and ‘La casa del mar’.

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SPANISH FICTION FOR EXPORT By Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv

Imagina International Sales is arriving at Miptv 2017 with new quality fictions with global potential, including series like ‘Pulsaciones’ and ‘Noche y día’, aimed to follow down the same successful path as ‘Vis a Vis’, which recently premiered in the UK.

016 was a year of great accomplishments for Imagina’s international sales division. “We’ve reached historic milestones for Spanish fiction. We’ve gathered a fantastic team and we have the support from Mediapro’s 36 commercial offices to distribute our content,” Beatriz Setuain, drector of the company’s Spanish division, said to ttv.

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Setuain explained that last year, the division was able to get a fiction series -’Vis a Vis’- to air on broadcast TV in the UK for the first time. Premiered on Channel 4, the series “conquered the Nordic noir audience with a Spanish thriller,” she explained. “In addition to all the sales we’ve already announced, I’d like to highlight our deals signed with major international SVOD operators.” These days, Imagina International Sales manages Mediapro’s TV content sales, and also commercializes titles from third party producers. “Our goal is to offer our clients the best fiction and entertainment content from Spain, and that’s why we look for titles that have great potential to travel,” she said. “Our catalog holds a great variety of genres: we sell taped content and formats to broad-

casters, producers and platforms of all types. We know thrillers and telenovelas are working very well at the moment, but we are aware the market is in constant movement and are always on the lookout for new trends,” she said. For 2017, the division seeks to increase its presence in major markets around the world, like Latin America, Western Europe and the US, “not forgetting to boost our presence in markets where Spanish content is still not established strongly, like Asia or Africa,” she explained. In this sense, the company is arriving at Miptv 2017 with its series ‘Pulsaciones’, a new thriller recently aired on Antena 3; the second season of ‘Noche y día’, another hit thriller; and the entertainment format ‘Crush’, now available for primetime. ttv

BEATRIZ SETUAIN,

DRECTOR OF IMAGINA INTERNATIONAL SALES’ SPANISH DIVISION

“WE HAVE SIGNED DEALS WITH MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SVOD OPERATORS.”

LATIN AMERICA, A KEY MARKET FOR IMAGINA Latin America stands as a “fundamental” market for Imagina International Sales. “In 2016 we moved our head of commercial for Latin America, Miguel García, to our office in Miami,” Setuain said. “Having consolidated our presence in this region, we believe working in situ with our clients is a necessary step to increase our sales in the market.”

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ADDING to its own original productions, ‘La colombiana’ and ‘Un diablo con ángel’, Chilean network TVN acquired the Turkish telenovela ‘Elif’, the Indian telenovela ‘Saras & Kumud’, Colombian title ‘La tormenta’ and Brazilian telenovela ‘Doña Xepa’, produced in Brazil by Rede Record. In addition, Somos Distribution, led by Luis Villanueva, announced it licensed ‘Sunshine Girls’ to TVN as well. The telenovela is one of the leading titles on Kanal D’s catalog, distributed in Latin America by Somos.

PREMIERES

STRONG START FOR ‘LOVE, DIVINA’ SPIKING UP to 6.5 and averaging a 6.0 rating, the telenovela ‘Love, Divina’ made its debut this Monday on El Trece in Argentina, becoming the winner of its timeslot. The telenovela was competing head to head with Telefe’s magazine ‘Cortá por Lozano’ (starting at 5:30pm), which registered an average 6.3 rating. ‘Love, Divina’ marks teen series’ return to Argentina’s afternoon entertainment, a timeslot that used to be

their turf but had lately been taken over by other types of content. The series is also available on Blim across Latin America and enjoying notable international potential, judging by its first sales, all signed ahead of its premiere. Aside from El Trece and Blim, the series was acquired by Super! by De Agostini in Italy and France Télévisions in France. The series is distributed by Federation and Televisa.

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ECCHO RIGHTS GOES DIGITAL FOR TURKISH DRAMA

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SWEDISH DISTRIBUTION company Eccho Rights is combining the digital revolution with the love for Turkish dramas with a new addition to its catalogue: ‘Phi’, the first Turkish series produced by Ay Yapim specifically for digital platforms. Based on the book trilogy ‘Phi’, ‘Chi’ and ‘Pi’ by Turkish author Azra Kohen, the show will have a 20-episode debut season which will initially launch on streaming platform Puhu TV in Turkey. After its initial debut, Eccho Right will take over its international distribution. The show has three seasons planed, one for each book in the saga, with the first being an adaptation of ‘Phi’. The second and third seasons would be ‘Chi’ and ‘Pi’, respectively. The show will have its world premiere during Miptv’s latest edition on Monday, April 3.

EXECUTIVES

AZTECA EXEC BRINGS DRAMA TO TELEMUNDO TELEMUNDO ANNOUNCED RICARDO COETO has been named EVP of Production for Telemundo Studios. In this newly created role, Coeto will be responsible for oversight of the scripted productions of Telemundo Studios, as well as the weekend prime

entertainment properties. Coeto will be based in Miami and will report to Luis Silberwasser, President, Telemundo Network, Studios and Universo Channel. Coeto brings more than 20 years of media experience to the role, having most recently served as Director of Production

and New Projects for TV Azteca, where he oversaw productions for the network, as well as the talent and technical services departments. He first joined TV Azteca in 2000 and previously worked as an Executive Producer and Director of Creative Services.

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‘WOUNDED LOVE’ REACHES 50 COUNTRIES TURKISH DISTRIBUTOR Kanal D continues to hit new milestones with its groundbreaking title, ‘Wounded Love’. The drama has now been sold to 50 countries, reaching unprecedented sales turnover. ‘Wounded Love’ is increasing its demand from a wide geography such as America to Europe Africa to Asia. The countdown has started for the airing of the drama in various languages. The series has been sold to four territories in Latin America, including Argentina (Telefe), Peru (América TV), Uruguay (Monte Carlo) and Chile (Mega). Starring Halit Ergenç and Bergüzar Korel, the drama is the story of one of the most tragic heroes of his time; a hero who is condemned to face the ruination of his family and can do nothing to stop it.

SALES

‘ELIF’ SOLD IN FOUR NEW TERRITORIES IN LATIN AMERICA THE DAILY DRAMA from Turkish producer Green Yapim, has now scored 22 international sales. Broadcasters in Mexico, Paraguay, Hungary, Puerto Rico, Pakistan and Honduras were the latest to snap up the production. Distributed by Eccho Rights, the drama has found great success in Latin America. Since its debut in August 2016 on Caracol in Colombia, the series has enjoyed a 30% market share, while Chilean state broadcaster TVN reports an increase in rating from 4% up to 11% during broadcasts of the family drama. In Peru, Latina has already ordered seasons 2 and 3, having also seen impressive ratings during the first season.

TELENOVELAS

TELEDOCE BETS ON INTERNATIONAL TELENOVELAS URUGUAYAN NETWORK TELEDOCE joined the telenovela craze with the acquisition of two new dramas from Turkey and Brazil. On March 6, the network premiered ‘Medcezir’, the Ay Yapim telenovela distributed by Warner Bros International Television Distribution, based on the US show ‘The OC’. ‘Medcezir’ was successfully broadcast in Chile on Mega and in Argentina on El Trece. In addition, the network also acquired ‘Total Dreamer’, the Globo telenovela starring Ruy Barbosa, shot on location in Montevideo and Punta del Este.

GLOBO’S ‘TOTAL DREAMER’ PREMIERES IN ISRAEL ISRAEL’S VIVA AND VIVA PLUS CHANNELS have secured the newly-launched Globo series ‘Total Dreamer’, with a premiere scheduled for May 2 and a broadcast with Hebrew and Russian subtitles. The show tells the story of Eliza (Marina Ruy Barbosa), a young woman from the countryside of Rio de Janeiro who runs away to the big city after getting caught up in some trouble, after a period of hardships she becomes a successful model and meets the love of her life. ‘Total Dreamer’ will be the fourth telenovela from Globo to be broadcast by the networks after ‘Brazil Avenue’, ‘Empire’, and ‘Brave Woman’. In addition to Israel, the show has already been licensed to the Middle East and Africa since its debut at Natpe 2017.

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The Power of a Good Story By Luis Cabrera / @luis_cabreram / lcabrera@todotv.tv

‘THE PROMISED LAND’ AIRED IN BRAZIL SCORING EXCELLENT NUMBERS FOR RECORD TV, WHO WON YET AGAIN WITH ANOTHER BIBLICAL TELENOVELA. NOW, THE COMPANY AIMS AT THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET, WHERE THE PRODUCTION WILL SEEK TO REPLICATE THE SUCCESS OF ITS PREDECESSORS.

nding its run on Record TV’s screen in Brazil, ‘The Promised Land’ registered excellent ratings for the broadcaster, spiking up to 16.0 in San Pablo. According to the company, the telenovela averaged a 17.7 rating and 24.0% share in the city, in addition to a 19.0 rating and 26% share in Rio de Janeiro. While the numbers didn’t reach the records established by ‘Moses and the Ten Commandments,’ they are still excellent results that confirm Record was right to invest in biblical productions, a type of content that portrays the values the company represents.

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“The audience has approved these productions,” said Anderson Souza, director of Dra-

‘THE PROMISED LAND’ AVERAGED A 17.7 RATING AND 24.0% SHARE IN SAN PABLO, IN ADDITION TO A 19.0 RATING AND 26% SHARE IN RIO DE JANEIRO. The Promised Land Telenovela

“WHAT WE HAVE IN STORE FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS FOR OUR CHANNELS -ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS IN LATIN AMERICA- IS REALLY AMAZING.”

ttv TELENOVELAS / RECORD TV ma at Record. “People seek the word of God. They want to sit in front of the TV as a family and relax, with quality programming they can watch with their kids and that provides a message of hope. This doesn’t happen only here in Brazil, but also overseas.” ‘The Promised Land’, which is an adaptation of The Book of Joseph, the leader of the Jewish people after Moses’ death, brings passion and action to the already engaging combination of romance, drama and epic events.

Telefe rose to the top of the ratings’ chart. The drama averaged a 16.0 rating, 6 points above its competition in the same timeslot. NEXT IN LINE: ‘EL RICO Y LÁZARO’. Record’s next step in the biblical telenovela path is ‘El rico y Lázaro’, the story told by Jesus to his disciples, which has been reinterpreted multiple times. The story takes place in 600 A.C. and revolves around two men who die on the same day, but only one of them reaches paradise, while the other one suffers in hell.

El rico y Lázaro Telenovela

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Premiered in Brazil on July 5, 2016, ‘The Promised Land’, is a biblical super production, with 130 episodes and an average budget of US$ 200,000 (650,000 reales) for each one. Record and production house Casablanca Content, decided to raise the bar on a genre that has resulted in so much success and recognition, especially following ‘Moses and the Ten Commandments.’ The series has already been presented at other markets and sparked interest in multiple territories, striking deals in many European countries, including Portugal, where it even surpassed ‘Moses and the Ten Commandments’ with 9% higher market share, according to GfK. In Latin America, the show has performed excellently in countries like Argentina, where

Zac (Igor Rickli, fom ‘The Promised Land’) and Aser (Dudu Azevedo) are Hebrew men born with the same opportunities, who go down different paths after they die. The decisions each made during their lifetimes defined their destinies. They will fight for the love of Hebrew woman Joana (Milena Toscano). The story is located in Jerusalem, which after being ruled by many kings who move away from God, is immerse in idolatry, and the people of Israel are about to lose everything that Moses and Joshua fought for. Babylon imposes its force on all the Mesopotamia region. After defeating the Egyptians, Nebuchadnezzar II (Heitor Martinez) takes the throne of the vast and powerful empire. He takes over Jerusalem, destroys the Temple of Solomon and enslaves thousands of

A PREQUEL TO ANOTHER GREAT STORY In addition to biblical dramas, Record is committed to producing high quality stories with important themes. A standout in its list of productions is ‘The Slave Mother’. The telenovela is a prequel to ‘The Slave Isaura’, one of Brazilian TV’s most successful telenovelas, produced for the first time in 1976 by Globo and then again in 2004 by Record, both based on the book by Bernardo Guimarães. 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 her story wouldn’t have come about without the characters and plot of ‘The Slave Mother’. The telenovela, adapted by Renato Modesto and directed by Alexandre Avancini, was shot in 4k.

Hebrews in a punishment that will last more than seventy years. The new biblical telenovela is directed by Edgard Miranda and demanded another major investment in production by Record. According to local media outlets, each of the series’ 150 episodes cost US$ 260,000 (800,000 reales). In addition, the cast included 97 actors, setting a new record for the company. In its premiere in mid-march and immediately after the final episode of ‘The Promised Land’, ‘El rico y Lázaro’ registered a 14.5 average rating in San Pablo, each point representing 70,500 viewers. Critics highlighted its production values, mainly its special effects, which were part of the episode since the very first scene. ttv

ttv TELENOVELAS / Q&A ESPERANZA GARAY, SVP, SALES AND ACQUISITIONS FOR LATIN AMERICA AT TELEMUNDO INTERNACIONAL

Telemundo’s Idols Arrive in Cannes Telemundo Internacional is arriving at Miptv 2017 with a new catalog of international titles, led by the series ‘Guerra de Ídolos’, Telemundo’s most recent production for the US, along with the comedies ‘The Fan’, ‘Lady Altagracia’ and ‘Chema, The Flight of the Scorpion’; formats from Chilean networks TVN and Mega; and ‘El Comandante’, the controversial Sony Pictures Television biopic about the life of Hugo Chávez. By Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv

elemundo Internacional is arriving at Miptv 2017 with several of the newest titles from the Telemundo network in the US, featuring the new series ‘Guerra de Ídolos’, the comedies ‘The Fan’, ‘Lady Altagracia’ and ‘Chema, The Flight of the Scorpion’, among others. In the following interview, Esperanza Garay, SVP, Sales and Acquisitions for Latin America at Telemundo Internacional, spoke to ttv about the company’s new productions and shared her outlook on the current state of the international TV market.

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What titles will Telemundo Internacional be presenting at Miptv 2017? We will pres-

“’GUERRA DE ÍDOLOS’ IS THE PRODUCER’S FIRST ORIGINAL MUSIC SERIES.” “SUPER SERIES HAVE ENJOYED GREAT POPULARITY IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET.” ESPERANZA GARAY,

SVP, SALES AND ACQUISITIONS FOR LATIN AMERICA AT TELEMUNDO INTERNACIONAL

ent Telemundo’s new production, ‘Guerra de Ídolos’. This is the producer’s first original music series, a story by mariano Calasso that features current music star María Leon, along with the very talented singers Pedro Capó, Christian Pagan, Luis Figueroa and Alex Brizuela. In addition, popular actors Alberto Guerra, Alejandro la Madrid, Juan Pablo Medina and Daniel Elbittar, are all part of the project’s cast. This product is being promoted on social media with its original music and interactive initiatives that invite the audience to learn the songs. What other titles will you be presenting in Cannes? In addition, we are showcasing the Telemundo comedy ‘The Fan’; the classic drama with a contemporary twist, based on the story of “Doña Bárbara” by Rómulo Gallegos, ‘Lady Altagracia’; and ‘Chema, The Flight of the Scorpion’. From TVN in Chile we’ll bring

Amanda Telenovela

Guerra de ídolos Musical

the formats ‘Esa no soy yo’ and ‘El camionero’; and from Mega we have the formats and finished versions of ‘Amanda’ and ‘Ámbar’. Aimed at Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, we’ll be presenting ‘El Comandante’, produced by Sony Pictures Television, about the life of Hugo Chávez. How is Telemundo developing super series and how has the international market responded to the genre? Super series have enjoyed great popularity in the international market. It’s a genre Telemundo dominates and has turned it into a leader in the US among Hispanic networks. What about the “classic” telenovelas? Do they still have room in Telemundo Internacional’s catalog? Yes, of course. Telemundo Internacional has many classic telenovelas in its catalog. At Miptv, we will be presenting Chilean stories ‘La chúcara’ from TVN and ‘Pobre Gallo’ from Mega, which are traditional telenovelas, now available to be distributed in neutral Spanish. These titles have been very successful in Chile, as well as ‘Ambar’ and ‘Amanda’ from Mega, and ‘El camionero’ by TVN. How does the international co-production model work for Telemundo Internacional? Co-production has always been part of Telemundo Internacional’s business strategy. In addition to creating valuable alliances, we are open to offers and to being proactive when facing new opportunities.

“CO-PRODUCTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF TELEMUNDO INTERNACIONAL’S BUSINESS STRATEGY.”

What’s your outlook on the current TV industry? Television is an active, dynamic and competitive business. The telenovela is still the preferred product in Latin America, in all its genres: romance, comedy, suspense and research, among others, and the networks are much more aggressive when it comes to programming content.

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How do you think TV should change or evolve in a world where video consumption habits are changing so radically? Broadcast TV, the star platform in the audiovisual entertainment industry, has adapted to all the changes brought on by new devices, which allow viewers to access content whenever they want, in an on-demand way. In Latin America, digital development for most networks is in its early stages, and networks are becoming more aware of what’s necessary to stay active with their linear programming and digital platforms.

El Comandante Series

The Fan Series

What expectations does Telemundo Internacional have for 2017? Our goal is to strengthen our presence, so we have new products that promise to be an international success. ttv

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Wedlock

A Carnival Affair

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Separated By Love

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EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Martha Contreras, Sales Asia Adela Velasco, Sales Africa and Eastern Europe Karina Dolgiej, Sales Formats Raul Mendoza, Marketing

Jesus Iriepar Murillo, Sales Executive for Easter Europe and Middle East Paloma Garcia, Sales Executive for Western Europe and Africa

TOP EXECUTIVE Marcel Vinay, CEO Comarex

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Ziyad Varol, Licensing and Digital Manager, Acquisition & Sales

Full Moon

Maria Estrella, Sales Executive Asia

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Leora Nir, CEO, Dori TLV Revital Basel, VP Sales, Dori Media Group Elena Antonini, VP Sales, Dori Media Distribution Argentina Pauline Ick, VP Sales, Dori Media Distribution Maria Perez Campi, Sales Manager, Dori Media Distribution Argentina Camila Premet, Junior Sales, Dori Media Distribution Argentina Tali Fink, Director of Acquisition, Dori TLV Einat Borovich-Naim, Marketing Director, Dori Media Group

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SEPARATED BY LOVE

(Telenovela – 111 X 60’)

WEDLOCK

(Drama – 137 X 45’) “Courage or Bondage?” A lie told by a desperate mother for her child, pulls everyone in the same swirl. Their lives get upside down. Within the psychological between husband and wife, she only had two choices; either she will surrender to bondage or fight with courage, and build a new life for her children and herself.

STOLEN LIFE

(Drama – 100 X 45’)

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“Can a long gone lıfe start all over agaın?” Mine and Asiye, two sisters who are trying to survive without money, love, hope in suburbs of Istanbul. They witness a horrible murder. While a young woman looses her life, Asiye reborn with that girl’s identity. But her past will never stop chasing her.

A CARNIVAL AFFAIR

(Telenovela – 90 X 60’) ‘A Carnival Affair’ is the story of Alejandro, a man from Colombia’s capital city who dislikes the city’s coastal people and their habits. Alejandro is in for a surprise, as his mother confesses that he was the result of a night of passion during Barranquilla’s Carnival. Upon learning this, Alejandro will begin a journey to find his real father, but little does he know that he will find true love when he meets Elizabeth, a woman that will change his life and transform it into a carnival. Alejandro will have to rediscover himself and follow his heart to find true happiness through his relationships between two totally opposite women.

‘Separated by Love’ follows the story of a young woman, Sol, who leaves her country home for the city in search of a better life, without a glimpse of all the threats and dangers that await her. She falls in love with Alejandro, not knowing that he is the son of the evil woman who swindled her parents and had them killed when she was only a baby, and is now prepared to lash out at Sol to destroy her and take her away from the love of her life forever. Over time, and thanks to a twist of fate, Sol returns, rich and successful, to take revenge on all those who did her wrong and to recover everything that is rightfully hers. But revenge will not be easy, or without sacrifice, especially when she has to face the only man she has ever loved. Ultimately, a web of chronic dramatics, allegedly unrelated, will mesh perfectly together to put in motion a network of synchronized events that will lead Sol to doubt the truth of her past and lose perception of her future, and make it difficult for her to distinguish between good and evil… love and betrayal.

Nadav Palti, President & CEO, Dori Media Group

FULL MOON

(Daily Drama – 100 X 30’) A thrilling drama that is set in the “full moon” parties’ scene in Thailand about the young who visit the island known for its parties. When looking to celebrate they find themselves entangled in a sketchy weapons deal while secrets from their dark past threaten their carefree existence. Unveiling the lost memories also create a charged love triangle that put everybody’s life in jeopardy and threaten the peaceful existence on the island, even if you are in paradise on the other end of the world.

POR AMARTE ASÍ

(Telenovela – 60 X 60’) Francisco is a prestigious rich attorney representing a woman (Luz) that disconnected her dying husband from the machine that kept him alive, obeying his last wish to end his pain. They will end up falling in love which will be threatened when Francisco’s wife discovers the affair. Mercedes, his daughter, crashes her car and wounds Manuel, a young promising football star, which ends up in a wheelchair with his life destroyed. They fall in love without him knowing that she is the reason for his condition. Francisco will be challenging his own heart by having the chance to love again. With the world against him, he will not give up until love fills his life again.

Heart Of The City

Total Dreamer

Hayat

Crossroads

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GLOBO

INTER MEDYA

KANAL D

Gamla Brogatan 26, 111 20 Stockholm, Sweden Tel.:+46 8 55 60 93 80 Email: info@ecchorights.com Website: ecchorights.com Booth: P3.B1

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 Booth: P0.A10

Valikonagi Caddesi 26/3, Nisantasi, 34367 Istanbul, Turkey Tel.: (+90 212) 231 0102 Email: info@intermedya.tv Website: www.intermedya.tv Booth: C16D

Dogan TV Center, 100. Yil Mahallesi 34204 Bagcilar, Istanbul, Turkey Tel.: +902124135666 Email: sales@kanald.com.tr Website: www.sales.kanald.com.tr Booth: P-1.G51

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Nicola Söderlund, Managing Partner Barbora Susterova, Head Of Latin America And Iberia Laura Minarro, Director Of Co-productions And Scripted Handan Özkubat, Head Of Istanbul Office Sales And Acquisitions Manager Nixon Yau Lim, Head Of Asia Pacific Dorit Schilling, Independent TV Sales Manager and Consultant Karin Strandberg Blom, Drama Development Executive Caroline Palmstierna, Director Of Business Development

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Fredrik af Malmborg, Managing Director

HEART OF THE CITY

(Drama series – 72 X 45’) A beautiful and gripping romance that takes a young man deep in to the city that he has long tried to forget, unable to resist his own history and the strength of a new love.

BRAVE AND BEAUTIFUL

(Drama series – 103 X 45’) When a handsome stranger appears in the nick of time to save the life of a rich heiress, they fall instantly in love. But was he really there just by chance?

INSIDER

(Drama series – 126 X 45’) An action packed thriller following two moles on opposite sides of the law, each trying to catch the other before their personal lives catch up with them.

NEW BRIDE

Following her fairy tale wedding, Bella must face the harsh realities of a culture clash after marrying in to an Eastern tribe, far removed from her cosmopolitan upbringing.

TOP EXECUTIVE Raphael Corrêa, Executive Director of International Business

Ahmet Ziyalar, COO Melissa Okan, Sales & Marketing Manager Hasret Ozcan, Legal & Business Affairs Nesrin Eyüpoglu, PR& Marketing Executiveb Sibel Levendoglu, Sales Executive Beatriz Cea Esteruelas, Sales Executive Shannon Ramey, Sales Executive Elena Pak, Sales Executive Pelin Koray, Sales Executive Pakize Atil, Sales Executive Leyla Apa, Team Assistant

TOP EXECUTIVE Can Okan, Founder / CEO

TOTAL DREAMER

(Telenovela - 130 X 60’ HD) 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.

TIME AFTER TIME

(Telenovela - 100 X 60’ HD) Livia and Felipe are in a forbidden love story doomed to end tragically. A century later, they both have a new chance to make their love real again. ‘Time After Time’ is an innovative romance set in two different eras in which characters hold the opportunity to make up for their mistakes, come to terms with the past and write themselves another story.

WOUNDED PAST

(Telenovela - 130 X 60’ HD) When she was a young girl, Helô was harshly torn apart from the love of her life: Pedro, a straightforward romantic young man whose powerful family strongly believes the ends always do justify the means. Because she comes from a very humble background, Pedro’s parents set up all kinds of intrigues in order to prevent the couple from fulfilling their seemingly predestined love story. Twenty years later, all it takes is a casual encounter to spark that feeling again and have them fighting against not only Pedro’s family tricks, but also Helô’s mighty and unscrupulous husband.

HAYAT

(Dramedy - TBA available in HD) Two distinct lives…One ruled by money and greed… Another by friendship and sacrifice… Brought together by the indestructible bridge of love. On the one hand is Murat, the handsome, cool, perfectionist young man who took over the responsibility of his family’s company at an early age while on the other hand is Hayat, the beautiful, joyful, yet clumsy young woman who lives to enjoy. A recent university graduate, Hayat is having a hard time finding a job.

ENDLESS LOVE

(Drama – 114 X 45’ HD S1 / TBA available in HD S2) 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. It’s his senior year as a mine engineering student. A rational in life, he doesn’t believe in miracles, especially those related to love. 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.

Ezgi Ural, Sales Manager Kerim Emrah Turna, Sales Manager Selim Turkmen , Sales Executive Alaa Elabasy , Sales Executive

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Ozge Bulut Marasli, Executive Vice President - Strategy & Project Management

CROSSROADS (Drama)

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

FAMILY SECRETS (Drama)

As the famous businessman, Kemal İpekçi is living an enviable life in İstanbul with his wife Suzan and his children, Mert and Çiçek whom he loves very much. An incident that happens to his son Mert, brings out that Kemal İpekçi has another family that no one knows in Adana. His youth love Nilgün and their twins Kadir and Hasret has been living in Adana out of sight. Kemal had to live a double life till then. But when the truth is revealed, Kemal will have to have a fight with unexpected issues to protect his incomplete love and children.

WOUNDED LOVE (Drama - 120’)

What lies beneath the most threatening truth that two lovers can face? This is the story of a devoted mother who struggles to keep her family together during the most difficult times a woman can encounter. A woman who finds solace in the memories of her love, but who will have to reject her beloved. A mother who is doomed to make a choice between her family and her repressed womanhood.

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(Drama series – 100 X 45’)

Thiago Ferreira, Head of International Sales Bruno Assumpcao, Sales Executive Asia Carolina Krambeck, Sales Executive Eastern Europe & Latam Rodrigo Vilela, Sales Executive Africa & Middle East

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Fortune, Love & Betrayal

The Fan

POL-KA PRODUCCIONES Jorge Newbery 3449, Capital Federal Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel.: +54 11 4553 0588 Website: www.pol-ka.com Booth: P-1. C72

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Manuel Martí, Head of Development and International Production

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Manuel Martí, Head of Development and International Production

TELEMUNDO INTERNACIONAL 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

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Esperanza Garay, VP Senior de Ventas y Adquisiciones, Latinoamérica Melissa Pillow, VP de Ventas, EMEA Olimpia Del Boccio, VP of Marketing, Press & Promotions Tarec Ghattas, Sales Director, EMEA Yari Torres, Sales Planner, Asia

Av. Vasco de Quiroga 2000, Col. Santa Fe, México DF, 01210 Tel.: +1 (786) 265 2500 Website: www.televisainternacional.tv Booth: R9.A2

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Claudia Silva, Director of Sales South America Cecilia Galeana, Director of Sales Central America and Caribbean Mario Castro, Director of Sales Asia, Africa and Middle East Claudia Sahab, Director of Europ

TV AZTECA INTERNACIONAL / AZ CONTENIDOS Periferico Sur #4121, Col. Fuentes Del Pedregal. Cp 14141 Mexico City, Mexico Tel.: +5255 52511410 Email: jrico@tvazteca.com.mx Website: www.tvazteca.com Booth: R8-B10

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Ramón Salomon, Director of Operations AZ Contenidos

TOP EXECUTIVE

Fidela Navarro, Director at TV Azteca International

Carlos Castro, General Director of Sales

Marcos Santana, President

(Telenovela - 225 X 60’)

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Women Breaking The Silence

TELEVISA INTERNACIONAL

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FORTUNE, LOVE & BETRAYAL Under a matriarchal and despotic structure leaded by Angelica -widow of Carlos Maria, the real creator of the family fortune-, the “Villalbas clan” is also formed by their three children: Antonio; Ana and Agustin. Despite being so different, the descendants and future heirs to the family fortune have something in common: none of them manages to get on with Lisandro, their uncle on their father’s side. There is also a “parallel universe” behind the Villalba’s residence doors, particularly on the ground floor. The ranch workers live together there: maids, cooks, foremen, farmhands, all of them at the service of the family. They are two very different worlds, interwoven with unrequited love, revenge and betrayal all over. However, they will be united by one purpose: finding the truth about Angelica’s murder, no matter what.

My Sweet Curse

WOMEN BREAKING THE SILENCE MY SWEET CURSE

(Romantic Melodrama – 127 X 60’)

THE FAN

(Telenovela – 120 X 60’ HD) ‘The Fan’ is the story of Valentina Perez, a fun, kind-hearted woman of humble means, who proudly presides as president of the Lucas Duarte Fan Club. An unexpected twist of fate places her idol, the famous telenovela star Lucas Duarte, directly in her path. Even though he pays little attention to her at first, with time, he’ll realize he can’t live without her.

LADY ALTAGRACIA

(Telenovela – 120 X 60’) ‘Lady Altagracia’ is a story of revenge, betrayal and ambition, but also of redemption, justice and love, which follows the life of Altagracia, who lost her parents to a fatal car accident, and who at a young age suffered the abuse of a group of young men. Since then, Altagracia becomes a ruthless and ambitious woman, an unfeeling mother who abandoned her daughter at a young age and uses her charms to amass an empire that allows her to impose law and take justice into her own hands. Despite her considerable success, Altagracia is missing something: love. And, she discovers it for the first time when she meets Saul, an attorney who defends the victims of gender violence. But Saul has already captivated Monica, Altagracia’s estranged daughter. This cold woman will now be cornered by two feelings she had previously avoided: love for her daughter and love for a man.

At the village of El Salado, traditions, beliefs, and old customs are maintained, so when Aurora’s mother dies while giving birth, Macrina, the midwife, tells everyone that the girl is responsible for her mother’s death since she was born with a birthmark in the shape of a skull, which proves she gives rise to misfortune, labeling the little girl as a “curse bearer” for good. José, Aurora’s father, determines to keep his daughter completely isolated from people to prevent bullying. Only a few months old, the magic of love comes to Aurora’s life. It is Rodrigo, he meets her accidentally and is captivated by her for life. Over the years, José catches an illness and dies. Feeling unprotected, Aurora decides to leave El Salado. But destiny shakes her again when Aurora thinks her aunt has died and she believes it was her fault.

A BELOVED MAN

(Light Melodrama with Comedy – 82 X 60’) Concerned about people’s future, Odorico Cienfuegos wins the election to be the town’s Mayor thanks to a promise he made: building a new cemetery. His closest assistants are the Samperio sisters, three spinsters who keep their love affairs so secretly that not even they suspect anything. His daughter, Valeria, is also by his side… but she is also in a dilemma between two of Odorico’s biggest enemies: Homero and León. Valeria can’t choose between them and her father hates them both. Homero is a journalist and is always revealing Odorico’s misdeeds in his newspaper; while León is an impeccable doctor who never lets an innocent soul die, which prevents Odorico from opening his cemetery.

(Drama Series – 150 X 42’)

All multifaceted women (mothers, housewives, students, or workers) who have lived and struggled over the years with everything that happened around them. They will not stay behind and the will not be submissive in silence never again. They have learned that listening is the way to get what they are looking for. They will seek and help other women in difficult situations to teach them the power of breaking the silence.

IRON LADY

(Television series / Drama / Action – 80 X 42’) Silvana Durán, aka the Iron Prosecutor, is on a mission to capture Diego Trujillo, a wanted drug lord who murdered her father and confined her husband to a wheelchair on the day of their wedding. Armed with two good reasons to seek “justice”, Silvana is promoted as head of the antidrug squad and sends her brother Argemiro to infiltrate Trujillo’s cartel. Her mission is almost accomplished when Argemiro sides with her mortal enemy. Having been betrayed by her brother, Silvana turns to her bodyguard, Joaquín Muñoz, for consolation and ends up falling in love with him. What Silvana doesn’t know is that Joaquín is in cahoots with the drug cartel and is out to ruin her career. At some point, however, he falls for her for real, but Silvana can’t find it in her heart to forgive him.

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POL-KA AND TELEVISA

PRESENT FIRST SERIES By Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv

THE SERIES ‘LOVE, DIVINA’; A CO-PRODUCTION FROM POL-KA PRODUCCIONES, TELEVISA AND CABLEVISION IN ARGENTINA, IS THE FIRST TO COME OUT OF THE NEW DEAL BETWEEN POL-KA AND TELEVISA, WHICH WILL SEE FOUR SERIES PRODUCED OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, TO AIR IN ARGENTINA, MEXICO AND THE REST OF LATIN AMERICA.

rgentina’s leading fiction producer and one of the most respected in Latin America, Pol-ka Producciones has over 20 years of uninterrupted business in the TV and film industry. The producer brings its own signature style to each product and idea it develops. The quality of its shows, as well as its technical and human resources, have made it a true content generating engine for important networks and partners in Latin America, the US and Europe. Among its leading productions stand the miniseries ‘Epitafios’, developed for HBO Latin America; the Argentine, Colombian, Ecuadorian and US Hispanic versions of the US format ‘Desperate Housewives’; the telenovela ‘Valentino, el argentino’; the series ‘Signos’, in co-production with Turner Latin America; the sale of the format ‘Mujeres Asesinas’ to the ABC network in the US; as well as the series ‘Violetta’ and ‘Soy Luna’ for Disney Channel Latin America, which have garnered huge success, both in our country and overseas. LOVE, DIVINA. To continue with the success streak, the company is presenting ‘Love, Divina’, a co-production between Pol-ka, Televisa and Cablevisión for El Trece network in Argentina, starring Laura Esquivel and a cast of young Mexican talents, which premiered on March 13. The series was written by Mario Schajris and its production direction was supervised by Diego Andrasnik, who recently left Pol-Ka.

“THE DEVELOPMENT FOR ‘LOVE, DIVINA’ FOCUSED ON NEW CONTENT CONSUMPTION HABITS, FEATURING A “DIVINA” APP, AVAILABLE FOR ANDROID AND IOS.”

With the new title, Pol-Ka and Televisa kick-start their new alliance, with ‘Love, Divina’ as the first of four series to be developed over the next four years. The series will air in Mexico and the rest of Latin America through SVOD platform Blim, and Televisa’s broadcast and pay TV networks, in

addition to several platforms and channels in the international market. ‘Love, Divina’ airs Mondays through Fridays at 6:00pm in Argentina. And, since March 14, clients of Argentine cable operator Cablevisión can also enjoy the exclusive experience of watching the complete season on their digital platform Flow. In addition, Cablevisión HD clients will also get access to the series’ 60 episodes. The development for ‘Love, Divina’ focused on new content consumption habits, featuring a “Divina” app, available for Android and iOS. During each episode, devices where the app is installed synchronize the audio and unlock different sections and contents in real time, with a second-screen dynamic to interact with the content that’s on TV. This way, viewers can access additional information like info graphs, exclusive content developed backstage by the cast themselves, and for the first time in Argentina, they get the chance to watch the scenes on TV from different angles. In addition, users can download the content and share them on social media, following each episode. This initiative completes the company’s integral offer that sees a multiplatform distribution on TV, VOD, social media and apps. ttv Love, Divina Series

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THE EVOLUTION INTO TV 2.0 IN THE FOLLOWING REPORT, TTV SPOKE TO LEADING INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES IN LATIN AMERICA ABOUT THE STRATEGIES THEY ARE ROLLING OUT TO TAKE THEIR TRADITIONAL TV CHANNELS INTO THE DIGITAL WORLD. FROM DEVELOPING APPS AND DIGITAL INITIATIVES, TO PRODUCING SHORTFORM CONTENT, AND INVESTIGATING NEW TYPES OF NARRATIVES AND STORIES.

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“WE CAN SAY THAT EVERYTHING THAT GLOBO PRODUCES IS AVAILABLE ON GLOBO PLAY AS VOD. YOU CAN ACCESS LIVE PROGRAMMING FOR NO ADDITIONAL COST, WITH A SIMPLE USER SUBSCRIPTION.”

“LATINA IS BEGINNING WHAT WE CALL A SECOND STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT, WHERE WE WILL START TO MERGE WITH THE DIGITAL WORLD IN A MORE PROACTIVE WAY.”

ERICK BRÊTAS, DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MEDIA AT GLOBO

ANDRÉS BADRA, GENERAL MANAGER OF LATINA

“TRADITIONAL MEDIA WILL CONTINUE TO GROW, BUT THE USER WILL MIGRATE BETWEEN DIGITAL AND TRADITIONAL CONSUMPTION.” IVÁN MARCHANT, VP OF COMSCORE FOR MEXICO, COLOMBIA, PERU AND CENTRAL AMERICA

he fact that traditional TV is going through a time of transformation isn’t new. The boom of digital platforms like TV Everywhere, Over-TheTop, YouTube, Netflix, Amazon, Claro Video, and others; and the changes in audiences’ viewing habits and their relationship with the media, are proof that traditional TV, as we know it today, must adapt its business model to modern times. Competing with these new content platforms and engaging new generations of viewers who are born into the multiscreen digital ecosystem, is a major challenge that, slowly but surely, TV networks in Latin America will have to face. As Iván Marchant, VP of comScore for Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Central America, explained to ttv: “Traditional media will continue to grow, but the user will migrate between digital and traditional consumption. Meaning, they may start to watch something on television and continue doing so on a mobile device, or vice versa. This type of convergence allows for the options to be broader and greater for everyone.” Thus, many of those TV networks, who are in turn parts of media conglomerates, don’t define themselves as simple channels anymore; but rather as content “platforms” or “producers.” They delve into programming strategies suited for the digital ecosystems, whether it’s generating digital platforms, producing short content or updating the stories’ narratives. In this new scenario, the region’s networks have started to evolve, and seek new alternatives to over 50 years of traditional business models and a status quo that’s now threatened by a future that’s becoming a reality. Strategic alliances and international co-productions are also part of this evolution. In the following report, ttv gathered answers from some industry leaders who are transforming their channels, searching for new alternatives to stay ahead of the curve in the new golden age of TV.

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IVÁN MARCHANT, Sincronía Blim

VP OF COMSCORE FOR MEXICO, COLOMBIA, PERU AND CENTRAL AMERICA

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LUCERO MARTÍNEZ Manager, Digital at RCN Televisión MARÍA DEL ROSARIO IREGUI VP, Strategic Business at RCN Televisión

LUCERO MARTÍNEZ,

MANAGER, DIGITAL AT RCN TELEVISIÓN

The premiere of the ‘Francisco, el matemático’s reboot, the new version of RCN Televisión’s hit series, which premiered in Colombia 12 years ago, is part of the network’s new digital strategy, aimed at reaching the new generation of viewers. Produced by Cristina Palacio, VP of Content at RCN Televisión, and after a thorough market investigation, the series’ multiscreen premiere was a remarkable success.

MARÍA DEL ROSARIO IREGUI,

VP, STRATEGIC BUSINESS AT RCN TELEVISIÓN

ERICK BRÊTAS,

DIRECTOR, DIGITAL MEDIA AT GLOBO

CARLOS SANDOVAL,

GENERAL DIRECTOR OF BLIM (TELEVISA)

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ANDRÉS BADRA,

GENERAL MANAGER OF LATINA

“’Francisco, el matemático’ is a brand that was very successful on RCN in the past. And this year we’ve seen a trend in the industry around reboots. Netflix did it with ‘Fuller House’ and ‘Gilmore Girls’; so did CBS with ‘McGyver’”, said María del Rosario Iregui, VP of Strategic Business at RCN. “We thought RCN needed a product that spoke to a younger audience and to a more adult viewer who had the need to understand the young one’s world, and that ‘Francisco, el matemático’ could be the product that met this double goal: to once again offer audiences a snapchat of Colombian teens’ reality through a fiction series,” she explained. In addition, Lucero Martínez, the network’s Digital manager, said the series is a product designed to reach a younger audience that’s currently drifting away from broadcast TV. “We thought it was ideal to develop a digital strategy to back the product. It’s not just about having a second screen, but rather generating original content, a lot of music, covering different themes in the digital space, talking about what young people talk about on google trends,” she said. With this foundation, RCN Television built the content. “We are where they are, we speak the language they speak. We get close to their tastes and preferences,” Iregui said. “From the parents’ side, we cover issues and themes made for them and thus developed a format that airs on Wednesdays -half an hour before the series airs- called ‘Plan nocturno’, which is aimed at the parents,” she said. In this sense, RCN Televisión is taking this digital evolution seriously, analyzing potential business models. “The network’s strategy is for the audience to be reached by the product in different ways and platforms, rather than having the network’s main screen as the only connection.” RCN Televisión currently offers a catch up service on its website, in addition to exclu-

sive digital content for the different products, as well as social media. “It’s a multimedia way to connect with our audience,” Martínez said. With this strategy in mind, RCN Televisión is analyzing different options, like offering VOD content or an OTT platform. “As of now, we don’t have a solid offer that people would be willing to pay for. So it’s better to not do it yet,” she said. “We are aware of how OTTs are challenging the status quo, changing the rules of the game, but you have to know who you are and what you have to offer; who you will be allying with or how you’ll be building a valuable offer that really makes sense.”

ERICK BRÊTAS Director, Digital Media at Globo Globo Play’s digital app was launched on November 3, 2016 with a 12,90 reales (US$ 3) price tag, that gives access to Globo TV’s programming via simulcast, as well as a catalog with 86 titles featuring telenovelas, series, news and entertainment, adding up to 7,300 hours of content. Creating and developing Globo Play demanded a new video processing and managing platform, the creation of two lines of development, as well as extending existing lines and forming editorial teams for the Programming area. We have more than 30 people working directly at Globo Play and almost 100 people doing so indirectly,” said Erick Brêtas, director of Digital Media at Globo. Videos offered on Globo Play come in three formats: simulcasting -shown exactly as it airs on TV-, complete and VOD fragments. “We can say that everything that Globo produces is available on Globo Play as VOD. You can access the programming live -it is currently available for the central regions of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo-, for no additional cost with a simple user subscription,” he said. “Fragments of all the shows can be accessed for free. Full episodes of telenovelas, series and comedy shows are available only for Globo.com subscribers. The rest, including full episodes of newscasts, entertainment shows and reality shows, are also available for free. Lastly, our archive section has 86 titles available from 2010 on,” he added. Globo Play stands out for offering the possibility to watch content in simulcast with Globo’s TV programming, as well as live events. “We believe live programming on mobile can be of great interest for the audience

that’s stuck in traffic or wants to watch the news during their lunch break. These are just two of the many examples I could give of typical situations where simulcasting is perfect,” he said. In this sense, the executive explained that “a great technological challenge was guaranteeing the audience would have access to the network corresponding to the region they’re in. This is done through mobile devices’ GPS and Geo-IP technology on mobile browsers, which guarantees the presence of regional content and adds value to our affiliate broadcasters model in Brazil.” The executive believes linear TV continues to be extremely relevant. “Television can’t be beat when it comes to sports events and great journalistic coverages. In Brazil, once the consumption pace is what we define as “almost live”, the importance of telenovelas also contributes to maintaining linear TV’s hierarchy.” In addition, many of Brazil’s most successful shows, like the realities ‘Big Brother Brazil’ or ‘The Voice Brazil’, are aired live. “The change must be implemented in content like movies, weekly series and kids’ shows. These can be consumed On Demand without affecting the user experience. It’s important to analyze how consumers organize their content consumption. They’ll probably organize it in a folder with linear TV, pay TV and VOS services, whether from operators or OTTs,” Brêtas said.

CARLOS SANDOVAL General Director of Blim (Televisa) Even though Blim is a product by Televisa and until now, all of its original productions have been Mexican; Carlos Sandoval, general director of Blim, said the platform is aiming at positioning itself as a product for all of Latin America. “Like we said when we launched it, this is a long-term project and in order to meet that goal, we must make all these decisions every day, solidifying the platform, closing content deals, gaining the necessary windows for Televisa’s productions, finding third-party productions,” Sandoval said.

Sandoval explained “Blim is Latin America, it’s Latin America’s Hispanic language. We believe in great content production in the rest of Latin America.”

Sandoval didn’t mention any preferences for specific countries, although he did say the company already has a few projects underway. “We are open and doing many things in certain territories. I can’t reveal much at this time because we are still in negotiations and discussions, but the minute something is signed, we will announce it.”

ERIC JURGENSEN CEO of América TV América TV in Peru is an interesting case. The network has become a leader in Peruvian television, and has made a sizeable investment in technology and a 23,000 m2-production facility, as well as searched for strategic alliances for original co-production in the region. The new studio is home for the network’s most popular content, like the traditional fiction ‘Al fondo hay sitio’ and the export format ‘Esto es guerra’; but América TV’s expansion plan is focused on joining forces with international players, to develop high-quality productions at a lower cost. “We intend to co-produce with different networks, possibly make a movie in our studios. We want to explore the possibility to produce very good content at a very good cost with different colleagues. The entire production can be custom-made here in Peru,” said Eric Jurgensen, CEO of América TV. One of the clearest examples has been ‘The Return of Lucas’, a co-production with Telefe in Argentina. “We are in conversations with our friends at Televisa to eventually do something new. We will produce ‘La Colorina’, the first Televisa format we’ll make. It’s a 120-hour telenovela set in the eighties. We will develop the Peruvian adaptation for the local market,” he concluded.

ANDRÉS BADRA General Manager of Latina Searching for the growth formula in the digital revolution spreading across the industry, Andrés Badra, general manager of Latina, is planning for a busy 2017 at the Peruvian broadcast TV network, which he wants to transform and make it more relevant for new audiences and younger generations.

DT CONSULTING BOOSTS THE DIGITAL “REVOLUTION” Born in October 2016, DT Consulting made its official debut at Natpe Miami 2017, seeking to help traditional media speed up their digital transformation. “The company fundamentally wants to help TV, radio and editorial companies in Latin America and Europe to roll out their digital transformation the right way,” Alberto Ciurana, president and CEO of DT Consulting, said to ttv. “And what we want is for them to do it efficiently, using their own resources and not having to invest extra money.” Manuel Garza, one of the company’s partners, explained that so far, they’ve seen traditional media already has the infrastructure needed to transcend the digital ecosystem. “We know very clearly given the specific requests made by TV broadcasters in Latin America, that they have everything they need to transcend in the digital ecosystem. It’s an issue of making the decision and repackaging the product, to have an emotional connection with new audiences,” he explained. According to the two executives, the current urgency, as well as the opportunity TV is faced with, is about something as simple as the fact that currently 70% of the world’s population is under the age of 30. That, added to the reality that in three years 50% of the advertising budget will be destined to the digital ecosystem and that by the end of 2018, 80% of what will be consumed online will be video, forcing them to move and do it fast. “This population is watching content in a new way. They watch it whenever, wherever and however they want,” Ciurana said. “The key is to have a connection with these new audiences and that’s where we are, trying to help them be more efficient and monetize their content.” To that end, DT Consulting offers traditional media their experience and expertise to work in the digital ecosystem as a complement, and not a competitor, making the most of the current infrastructures to reach new audiences that don’t consume content on TV.

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“It’s something the team works on every day, it’s not a one-person job. We are more than 70 people working on this project and creating synergies with many areas of Televisa,” he added.

In this sense, the executive said the company is not looking for anything specific, but does have one mandatory requirement: “We are looking for stories that are well made, with very good scripts that will make viewers want to subscribe to Blim.”

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“This year marks the start of a new phase at Latina. The network is beginning what we call a second stage of development, where we will start to merge with the digital world in a more proactive way,” he said.

MARCELO LIBERINI,

VP DIGITAL AT CARACOL TELEVISIÓN

MARCELA QUIROGA,

DIRECTOR, COMMERCIAL AND DIGITAL BUSINESS AT TVN

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TV AZTECA PARTNERS WITH GOOGLE As part of the reinvention process started by Benjamín Salinas, CEO of TV Azteca, the company’s content distribution is extending to reach more viewers. TV Azteca has created strategic alliances that allow it to open its screens to more options, and this time, it struck a deal with YouTube to increase its distribution channels and take its content to more viewers through the digital platform. The partnership allows TV Azteca to strengthen its distribution through YouTube, offering audiences the advantage of having a broader selection of content from TV Azteca’s digital platforms -azteca.com and its apps- which now offer content with the same quality as YouTube. The selection, available anytime, anywhere, includes emblematic titles like ‘La fiscal de Hierro’, ‘La Isla’, ‘Cocineros mexicanos’, ‘Venga la alegría’ or ‘Ventaneando’; as well as sports broadcasts by ‘Fut Azteca’ and ‘Box Azteca’.

BENJAMÍN SALINAS CEO OF TV AZTECA

“By digital world, we mean all those producers that develop content now cataloged as informal content,” he added. According to the executive, the plan for Latina is to incorporate them to their screen and for them to interact with theirs, starting with a collaboration plan with different YouTubers in Peru. “We will invite them to be part of the audiovisual industry in a more formal and professional way. These content producers that currently go by under the radar will be exposed to the industry in a different way.” “One of the most important projects we have in development is to incorporate Peruvian YouTubers to broadcast TV and vice versa: broadcast TV is also incorporating to Peruvian YouTube,” he said. The idea behind the plan is for Latina to become the bridge between the two worlds. The network is also enlisting two fictions about very controversial characters from Peruvian history, who are also recognized internationally. Latina will develop them through co-production with innovative alliance models. “We won’t do them on our own, they are co-productions with traditional and non-traditional producers, and that’s how the future of Peruvian audiovisual content will be created,” he said. “We are looking for alternative business models that are not traditional in co-production, both with local partners who come from startups, as well as leading international players,” he concluded.

MARCELO LIBERINI VP Digital at Caracol Televisión Offering entertainment, news and sports, all made in dynamic formats with HD video, Caracol Next is Caracol Televisión’s new digital business unit in Colombia. The unit’s new big bet, which in essence replaces ICCK, is digital video, short and fast, in high quality, all of it original productions designed for the web, associating brands to the company’s content as an added value differential. “We’ve decided to strongly and aggressively invest in a purely digital video strategy,

mainly short format with original productions,” said Marcelo Liberini, VP, Digital at Caracol Televisión.The new platform is in charge of developing strategies for websites from media groups like Caracol Televisión, El Espectador, Gol Caracol, Blu Radio, Cromos and Shock. Behind the scenes, this new strategy is backed by teams of engineers in from Silicon Valley, who advised the company in terms of user consumption and engagement. Liberni, who arrived at Caracol after working at Clarín Group in Argentina, said the company will take the videos to all of its websites and social networks. “We will be as close as can be to our users,” he said. “At Caracol we have the leading TV brand, one of the most traditional and leading news sources with an independent tone, the greatest community of football fans in the country, one of the best radios, a niche brand for women and one for young viewers. I haven’t seen any other content producer for digital media that has this standout offer in terms of variety and quality,” Liberini concluded.

MARCELA QUIROGA Director, Commercial and Digital Business at TVN Chilean state network TVN has a strong presence in the digital development area. Marcela Quiroga, Director, Commercial and Digital Business at TVN, explained: “TVN’s digital content strategy has the clear goal of reaching multiple audiences through diverse digital media, such as its +TVN app, its popular social networks, its OTT TVN Play, and its YouTube channel, among others.” For these platforms, content is adapted to each specific window. “Since they each have their own characteristics, we’ve adapted the content to each of these audiences,” she said. As for the transition that linear TV must make towards the digital ecosystem and new content consumption habits, Quiroga said traditional television must adapt to audiences’ new behaviors. “Content delivery must take into consideration each digital platform’s characteristics and purpose: audiences have very different behaviors for each one,” she said. In this sense, the executive believes “it’s vital to deliver the right content offer to each one of our audiences.” Thus, TVN is working “to generate new productions with a different feel to traditional TV, and constantly analyze audiences’ behavior in each particular platform so we can deliver an integral offer that fits on all screens.” ttv

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of SDPnoticias.com has been acquired by Grupo Televisa to strengthen its online presence.

of 18-34 year olds changed the channel during commercials, compared with 5.5% of 35-54 year olds, says Nielsen.

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demand expressions made ‘Stranger Things’ the most popular Netflix show in 2016, says Parrots Analytics.

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KESHET OPENS PRODUCTION HUB IN MEXICO KESHET INTERNATIONAL announced the opening of a production hub in Mexico City that will operate under the name Keshet MX and will expand the company’s production capabilities in Latin America and US Hispanic. The idea behind Keshet MX is to build on existing development and production deals by adding new partnerships with broadcasters, networks and brands as well as integrating local talent and introducing more of Keshet’s programming across the region. Headquartered in Mexico, the new production hub will offer its services throughout the region, including the US. Kelly Wright, Keshet’s Head of Latin America, will direct the new division, reporting to the company’s COO & President of Distribution, Keren Shahar. Leading the team in the ground will be Frank Scheuermann, Head of Development and Production Latin America.

of Millennials’ total time spent watching video is done on TV-connected devices, says Nielsen.

Kelly Wright, Keshet’s Head of Latin America

Oscars were won by ‘La La Land’, out of its 14 nominations.

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of video sales with revenues from downloads and subscriptions are digital sales, exceeding DVD and Blu-ray discs, says the ERA.

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Roberto Rios, Corporate Vice President of Original Productions for HBO Latin America

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HBO UNVEILS 14 NEW PRODUCTIONS IN BRAZIL

HBO LATIN AMERICA announced an unprecedented lineup of Brazilian productions, 14 in total, consisting of seven non-fiction series, two documentaries, four fiction series, and HBO’s first Brazilian late-night talk show, starring comedian Gregorio Duvivier. This is the largest number of Latin American productions for a single year in the history of HBO, which now span more genres than ever: drama, mystery, documentary, non-fiction series, biography, comedy, animation, short form and talk show. “HBO already produces more original local content than any other premium subscription entertainment service in the region and we have never had a portfolio of exclusive productions with the volume and breadth of what we are presenting today,” said Roberto Rios, Corporate Vice President of Original Productions for HBO Latin America.

ANNOUNCED for the first time in 2015, Nielsen’s Total Content Ratings (TCR), formerly known as Nielsen Total Audience, made its debut on March 1. The initial launch is limited, informing only the channels. After that, publishers can choose to share their own data externally, with media, agencies or for other business purposes. “When a publisher shares that information, we will make the same information available to agencies,” said Jessica Hogue, SVP Product Leadership, Nielsen. “It will be led by our media clients: for those that are ready and comfortable and want to be able to use the data, we want to support them to be able to do that.” The TCR seek to measure total audiences for TV shows, adding the TV ratings to DVR views and digital platforms, from computers to mobile devices and smart TVs.

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AN EXPECTED SUCCESS FOLLOWING ITS PRESENTATION AT THE LAST MIPCOM, ‘WOUNDED LOVE’ HAS TAKEN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET BY STORM, AS IT WAS TO BE EXPECTED FOR THE NEW DRAMA THAT REUNITES THE STARS OF THE WORLDWIDE HIT ‘1001 NIGHTS’. ON THE FOOTSTEPS OF THAT SUCCESS, KANAL D IS READY TO HAVE ANOTHER SPECTACULAR WEEK IN CANNES DURING MIPTV. By Luis Cabrera / @luis_cabreram / lcabrera@todotv.tv

ratings’ success already sold in over 50 countries. Sometimes, what you expect is what you get, and there is nothing wrong with that. ‘Wounded Love’ was heralded as the biggest new Turkish drama since it was presented at Mipcom 2016 and the series, aired locally and distributed internationally by Kanal D, has proved everyone right. It might not have been a huge leap of faith to bet on a show that reunited Halit Ergenç and Bergüzar Korel, the leading couple that starred in the biggest Turkish hit of the past decade: ‘1001 Nights’. Pairing them with famous directors Yağmur and Durul Taylan and the Kanal D brand, made the series’ success almost a done deal.

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Even so, ‘Wounded Love’s impact in the market shouldn’t be overlooked. The series has been a grand slam. Highly demanded even before its airing in Turkey, ‘Wounded Love’ has been sold to 50 countries and reached unprecedented sales turnover, never seen for a Turkish drama. “’Wounded Love’ became the star of the market immediately after its presentation,” said Ezgi Ural, Head of Sales in Europe, MENA and Asia for Kanal D. “In Turkey it is mostly a ratings winner. As of March 2017, ‘Wounded Love’ has been sold to nearly 50 countries. It’s currently airing in Croatia and other countries are preparing to broadcast it as well.” Besides Croatia, other countries that already acquired the new drama include Macedonia, Hungary, Romania, Moldavia, Poland, the MENA region, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay and Chile.

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“‘Wounded Love’ immediately became the star of the market. In Turkey it’s mostly a ratings winner.”

“We are working on new volume deals both in Latin America and in different territories. We hope to spread the good news in a short time.”

“WE ARE THE PLATINUM SPONSOR OF MIPTV. WE ARE ALSO SPONSORING THE MIPDRAMA LUNCH. IN ADDITION WE WILL LAUNCH OUR NEW SERIES ON THE FRESH TV EVENT.” EZGI URAL ‘Wounded Love’ is the story of one of the most tragic heroes of all time. A hero who is condemned to face the ruination of his family and is unable to do anything to stop it. A woman who is doomed to make a choice between her family and her repressed womanhood. A story of a nation’s rebirth. Nowadays millions of viewers in various regions are waiting to watch the drama. Locally, Kanal D has been leading different demos with the drama, and even played around with historic events, like airing a show with a mention to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on November 10, the same day in which the first president of Turkey left his office in 1938. THE STAR OF THE SHOW. Kanal D’s presence at Miptv 2017 will go well beyond bring-

ing one of the most sought-after titles of the market. “We are the platinum sponsor of Miptv, and we also are sponsoring the MIPDrama lunch,” said Ural. “In addition, we will launch our new series on the Fresh TV event”.

‘Innocent’ tells the story of an ordinary family in the middle of unordinary events, while ‘Possesed’ is the story of chain of events that happen to two young people living in a strange village.

After an excellent experience in Dubai, which was “very fruitful” for the company, granting it access to new countries in the MENA region, Kanal D looks forward to repeating the work done in Cannes. To that end, the company will be presenting 5 new dramas: ‘Innocent’, ‘A.k.a. The Legend’, ‘Blood Ties’, ‘Possesed’ and ‘Nameless Squad’.

Meanwhile, ‘A.k.a The Legend’ is the story of a legendary veteran basketball player who hit rock bottom and tries to put his life back together; and ‘Blood Ties’ tells the story of a young woman’s struggle to find her son who was adopted by a wealthy family without her permission. Lastly, ‘Nameless Squad’ is the story of an elite squad fighting with the enemies of Turkey.

‘Innocent’ and ‘ Possesed’ have the distinction of being original miniseries produced exclusively for BluTV, Kanal D’s OTT platform.

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Chile has been particularly kind to Kanal D. Or perhaps it’s the other way around. Mega rose to the top of the ratings race after betting (and winning big) on Turkish dramas, and the channel doesn’t plan to change strategies in 2017. The Chilean channel closed a volume deal with Kanal D to get access to many of the company’s new titles, including ‘Wounded Love’. “We are working on new volume deals both in Latin America and in different territories,” said Kerim Emrah Turna, Kanal D’s International Sales Executive. “We hope to spread the good news in a short time.” Mega knows the potential of the Ergenç and Korel pairing, after climbing to the top of the ratings charts with ‘1001 Nights’ in 2014. More so, Mega already had success with another one of Kanal D’s dramas, ‘Fatmagül’. “We are not surprised by ‘Fatmagül’s sustained success over the years,” explained Emrah Turna. “’Fatmagul’ is originally a scenario written by Vedat Turkali and was shot as a cinema movie in 1986. When you look at its story, you can easily see that it’s a very familiar female issue. A story of challenge. So it is a timeless and borderless story. If you have a good story like ‘Fatmagul’, life spans will be multiple.”

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Raya Covers All the Bases Complementing the distribution of high-quality Turkish series and movies around the world, with advertising, media planning, content acquisitions and more; Raya Group is a 360 partner for companies in Turkey and a strong promoter for Turkish content’s boom in the international market. By Carolina Mussio / @carolinamussio / cmussio@todotv.tv

Raya Group adds foreign media planning to its line of business,” he said. To this end, the company works with leading players from all over the world, including companies like Global Entertainment, Limon Production or Show TV Channel; although its main focus is on a handful of key regions. “We are currently focused on Latin America, the Balkans, the Middle East and Asia Pasific,” Yirmibesoglu said, adding they are rolling out their strategy in Latin America one country at a time.

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s one of the most notable trends in global television of the last few years, the growing popularity of Turkish content has elevated the country’s local production to a whole new level, reaching almost all corners of the world.

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As part of this revolution, Raya Group was established in 2012 by Ramazan Yirmibesoglu, to distribute Turkish series and movies in the international market. “The most popular series and films from Turkey started to be marketed abroad at a very fast pace,” said Ramazan Yirmibesoglo, founder of the Turkish distributor, which also manages advertising, media planning and acquisitions for Turkish companies around the world. “In addition, by creating fresh solutions for the constantly changing media and communication world’s dynamics, and pairing up Turkish companies with foreign consumers,

lar series about the mafia. I believe it can do well in Latin America, where audiences love series like ‘Pablo Escobar, the Drug Lord’,” he said. Raya is also presenting another drama called ‘Don’t Worry About Me’, which recently premiered with great success in Chile. “I think that it will travel to many different countries around the world,” he said.

To find new partners in the international market, Raya Group is now arriving at Miptv with a selection of new dramas and formats.

On the formats side, the company is presenting its new productions ‘Codes of Life’, aimed at educating and opening people’s minds in relation to medicine; and ‘My Doctor’, a format targeted at women, designed to reach female viewers and educate them about important issues.

On the drama side, the company is presenting ‘Brave Heart’, a crime drama the

“We hope it will be a fruitful market for all of us,” he said. “And we are expecting to finalize

“’BRAVE HEART’ IS A POPULAR SERIES ABOUT THE MAFIA. I BELIEVE IT CAN DO WELL IN LATIN AMERICA, WHERE AUDIENCES LOVE SERIES LIKE ‘PABLO ESCOBAR, THE DRUG LORD’.” executive believes will engage viewers in Latin America. “’Brave Heart’ is a popu-

the meetings and deals we’ve been discussing since last year.” ttv

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TV for a New Reality By Carolina Mussio / @carolinamussio / cmussio@todotv.tv

ARMED WITH THE FIRST FORMAT TO USE VIRTUAL REALITY AND MIXED REALITY VIDEO ON TV, ALONG WITH A SELECTION OF INNOVATIVE TITLES, KABO INTERNATIONAL IS PRESENTING A “FUTURISTIC” CATALOG AT MIPTV, DESIGNED TO FULFILL THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET’S GROWING DEMAND FOR ALL THINGS VR.

“THERE IS A REAL BUZZ AROUND VR AT THE MOMENT AND THIS REALLY SEEMS TO BE TAKING OFF AS WANT TO HAVE MORE OF AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE.”

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Cops On The Block Format

hat once seemed like a distant future has now become our present, as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) initiatives take over the audiovisual industry, making content a more immersive and interactive experience than ever before. The future is now and the demand for new types of entertainment is spreading across all markets, presenting countless new opportunities for fearless distributors like Kabo International, who’s armed with innovative original formats that meet the newest trends in production. “There is a real buzz around all things VR at the moment and this really seems to be taking off as viewers want to have more of an immersive experience, which combines all the multiple platforms available to them,” Arabelle Pouliot-Di Crescenzo, Managing Director at the international distributor, explained to ttv. To face this new reality, Kabo International has put together a catalog of “exciting new formats”, led by its latest addition, ‘Tilt’, from Finnish interactive entertainment outfit Reflect. “We kicked-off the year with closing a distribution deal with Reflect on a few of their shows, which includes the very exciting VR format ‘Tilt’,” she said, adding that this new deal “marks the first TV format to use VR and Mixed Reality Video in television.” The format, which “received a futuristic revamp in 2016”, will be presented to buyers for the first time at the upcoming Miptv, a market where Kabo aims to find new opportunities with its innovative catalog. “The interest in all things VR has really taken off and this market will be buzzing with developments in this area,” she said. “I believe the demand for interactive entertainment of this nature will take center stage.”

These new VR titles will be backed by Kabo’s tried-and-true comedy formats, which continue to perform strongly in the international market. “We are pleased to report that our first quarter has really been fantastic and there has been a substantial amount of momentum in the formats arena,” she said.

The format sees three contestants face six guests. They are given a list of six genuine occupations or hobbies and have to match them with the guests by asking specialized questions or completing challenges.

ARABELLE POULIOT-DI CRESCENZO, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF KABO INTERNATIONAL

“THE INTEREST IN VR HAS REALLY TAKEN OFF AND THIS MARKET WILL BE BUZZING WITH DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS AREA.”

With these and other titles, the company is seeking to strengthen its relationships and business in Europe, “a key market” for the distributor, as well as find new opportunities with partners in new territories like Latin America. “We have great relationships in the region with clients in Mexico and Argentina for example and more,” she said. “Latin America is still part of our global strategy and our formats are easily adaptable to all viewing audiences.” Always on the cutting-edge of new technologies and trends, the company is planning

The company is arriving at Miptv with ‘Cops On The Block’, a Pick’n Mix scripted comedy format that revolves around the hilarious antics of the police captain and his motley crew of cops as they try to enforce law and order in their town.

Tilt Format

Unique for its “universal comedy elements and stand-out characters”, the show has already garnered new licenses and options, which the executive will be announcing close to Miptv. With season 6 already in production and ratings on M6 increasing each season, Kabo International is also presenting ‘Our Crazy Family’, a comedy that focuses on a multi-generational family and follows their various antics as they face the complexities of three generations all trying to get along. Produced by Kabo Family, 3,500 scripts have already been created for the show, “a pretty impressive volume for any potential buyer to choose from and reformat the show for their specific territory,” she said. The format already scored a new license deal in Greece with Star TV and the distributor expects to announce more international licenses soon.

to make the most of Miptv’s many conferences and panels, to learn about the international market’s current demands and future trends to come. “In addition to showcasing our catalogue to potential and existing buyers, we are also looking forward to the conferences that are listed for the event, and seeing what the latest forecasts and developments are for the industry over the coming year,” she said. ttv

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Along with ‘Tilt’, the international distributor is continuing with the VR trend with ‘High Score’, an entertainment game show format that mixes digital, physical, real-life and virtual reality, in what the executive describes as “a kind of futuristic eSports decathlon.”

Last but not least, the company is presenting another strong format in its catalog, the entertainment game show ‘Who’s Who?’ which has been produced under license in 10 countries so far. SVT has commissioned a new season which is currently in production and the format is also under option in Spain and Denmark.

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RETHINKING THE WINDOWING MODEL Six of the seven biggest Hollywood studios reportedly back the idea of offering a new premium window that’s almost simultaneous to the premiere in theaters. It would cost between 30 and 50 dollars. By ttvnews / @ttvnewsofficial Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016

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he idea is not new and it’s far from becoming a reality, but Hollywood studios continue to move towards the launch of a new VOD window, which would become available almost parallel to the content’s theater premiere and be offered for a premium prize. That, at least, according to Variety, which reports six of the seven biggest Hollywood studios back the idea of offering this type of service, although they have different opinions about the premiere schedule and price. FOX, Warner Bros., Universal, Sony, Lionsgate and Paramount would be on board, according to Variety, while Disney, the current king of the box office with franchises like Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars, would be firmly against the idea. Among the proposals, the studios are reportedly evaluating a

period of between 17 and 45 days for the premieres to make their way to VOD, which is significantly less that the 70-90 days it currently takes them to move between the windows. As far as the price goes, the ideas vary from 30 to 50 dollars a movie. Other issues the studios don’t seem to agree on are whether every movie should take the same number of days to reach the VOD window, or if the number should vary according to the box office results and the number of theaters offering it. In addition, there’s still the matter of nego-

tiation with the movie theaters, who would keep a share of the digital sales. Defending the new idea, the studios say they must adapt to new content consumption habits while also saving money on advertising, since merging two windows would mean not having to advertise the same titles twice. The argument against it is clearly the cannibalization of the current model, as well as the exhibitors’ logical reluctance. Another complication would come from anti-trust laws, which don’t allow studios to sign deals as a unit, but rather forces them to do so individually. ttv

THE STUDIOS ARE REPORTEDLY EVALUATING A PERIOD OF BETWEEN 17 AND 45 DAYS FOR THE PREMIERES TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO VOD.

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A World of Opportunities Keshet International is arriving at Miptv with several productions, presented as great fits for Latin America. Sharing a similar DNA, the Israeli company is poised to continue its growth with tailored productions and strategic alliances in the region. By Sofía Vanoli / @Soph_VB / svanoli@todotv.tv

eshet International sees Latin America as a priority market that is gaining momentum year after year, allowing the company to try its hand at producing specially-tailored content with the aim of growing its presence in the region, building its footprint in a very organic way. In an interview with ttv, Kelly Wright, Head of Latin America and Executive Advisor for Asia Pacific at Keshet International, explained the company’s goals for the region in 2017, emphasizing the need to collaborate with local talent and create content that’s really new, different, and that generates a real demand. Keshet has recently signed major deals in Latin America, what do these deals mean for the company? Well, we had a great start for the year and all the deals closed present great opportunities around the market. We’ve announced a master class with Teledoce in Uruguay, and a

“I THINK THE MARKET IS VERY OPEN TO NEW CONTENT RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE A LOT OF CHANNELS THAT HAVE A BRAVE, RISK-TAKING ATTITUDE.” KELLY WRIGHT,

HEAD OF LATIN AMERICA AND EXECUTIVE ADVISOR FOR ASIA PACIFIC AT KESHET INTERNATIONAL

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co-development deal with Mega in Chile, with which we’re working together to develop an entertainment format, which is a sort of Chilean/Israeli hybrid series. We also released the first hint about our new show with Telefe that we’ve been co-developing for about a year called ‘Heartbeat’. They’re all great opportunities. And we’ve also announced Keshet MX, which is our production company in Mexico and I think that it’s the most exciting thing for us because it means launching our own production activity in the region. And we see the demand for that, we see that a lot of broadcasters are starting to branch out and not do everything in house, they want to do things different, and they want a diverse look for their shows and make them look more up to date and fresh, so we definitely see an opportunity there.

Flight Club Format

What makes Latin American companies great partners for these kinds of endeavors? I think the market is very open to new content right now. There are a lot of channels that have a brave, risk taking attitude that is pretty unique to Latin American, and we like that, because it is the same way in Israel. We do share similar temperaments and we find a nice symmetry in our cultural preferences and lives. Plus, we believe that anybody anywhere needs content which is adapted for them and that works for them, so that’s why we want to develop content in Latin America, that works for them and can then be distributed to other territories within the region and hopefully beyond that as well. It’s all about really creating special tailored content for the region because we believe in the region and we want to grow our presence there. Is that the goal for your deal with Mega in Chile? Definitely. Our partnership is a brainstorming one, we share the same goals in terms of our own channels and markets, but we’re also making a point of looking at the international market as well: ‘does it have the potential to travel outside of Chile and Israel? Can it be an international success?’ We want to create something that has a place and a purpose and a demand out there in the market. That’s what we look at when we go into these developments and it’s also something really exciting, we have a good relationship so it’s really fun to brainstorm together. Ultimately the goal is that this will be a commercial success of course, but right now we’re just having fun experimenting.

With that in mind, what will you be presenting at Miptv? At Miptv we’re highlighting additional shows like ‘Loaded’, which is a finished program that Keshet UK is producing for Channel 4 in the UK and AMC in the US, and we will be showing the first sneak peak of it at the market although the series won’t be available until the summer.

Looking at the future of the region, how do you see these partnerships evolving? We would like to close more deals like this in the future. We would like to do more of these things in different territories around the region because there is so much growth there, and so much potential. Things are changing very quickly and there are new channels coming in, OTT platforms, etc. There is a place being made for independent production companies that are growing and having more influence with the channels and more opportunities to create programs for free-TV and we want to be a part of that in a very organic way. We see the region as a market where we can really build a footprint for Keshet in a very organic way, we want to integrate ourselves, and we want to work with local talent and export formats, series, documentaries, movies, from Latin America to the rest of the world. Netflix isn’t the only option for the region, we can distribute to other channels from Australia to Nigeria to the UK and we’re ready to take that next step into the future. ttv

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In terms of programing, what have you found works best with broadcasters? I think everybody is looking to find series that can be companion pieces to telenovelas, because telenovelas are there to stay, but there is still that audience which really loves traditional series, so I think we’re looking to find alternatives in terms of dramas. We’ve done a great job so far with our partnership to Telemundo and Televisa, and we want to do more. I don’t propose to know exactly what the next solution is, because it varies from territory to territory, but I do think that whatever a broadcaster wants to try, we have it in our catalogue, and if we don’t have it, we can create it for them.

And we’re still talking about ‘Heartbeat’, which we’ve been doing with Telefe, for which we’re providing more information; there will also be a comedy format that’s called ‘Stand up and Drive’, about stand-up comedians driving on their way to their performances; and then we’re bringing two other shows: one is a game-show called ‘Flight Club’ and ‘Lovers & Liars’, which is based on an old game show format that we’re revamping for today’s audiences. They’re great fits for the region.

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TELEFE

WINS WITH ‘LOVE AFTER LOVE’ ‘THE SEARCH FOR LAURA’, Telefe’s digital experience that extends the main plot of its new telenovela, ‘Love After Love’, launched to great success in Argentina. In its first episode, available since January 26 on Telefe.com and the Mi Telefe app, surpassed 150,000 plays, according to the network. And the second episode, premiered on February 2, reached 50,000 views in its first our available on the platforms. In addition, the hashtag #LaBusquedaDeLaura became a trending topic in Argentina with each new episode. ‘The search for Laura’ is an 18-episode webseries with original content that shows viewers a new point of view for ‘Love After Love’s main plot. The series stars Manuela Pal, Michel Noher and Santiago Pedroso.

APPOINTMENT

BOB BAKISH’S PLAN TO REVITALIZE VIACOM LAST MONTH, Viacom presented its first financial results since Bob Bakish has been leading the company, which show a 5% increase in earnings and 12% decrease in revenues, which ended the quarter at 396 million dollars. But the most notable part of the presentation weren’t the results, but rather the plan presented by Bakish to revitalize the company. The new CEO presented five lines of action: 1) To put Viacom’s power behind its six flagship brands: BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. and Paramount. 2) To revitalize and elevate the closeness to content and talent. 3) To strengthen the alliances that boost the traditional income. 4) To make great strides in the physical and digital worlds. 5) To continue optimizing and energizing the organization. With these measures, it’s clear the focus will be the six flagship brands. The rest of Viacom’s brands, Bakish said, will be “realigned to strengthen the six main brands.” Bob Bakish, CEO of Viacom

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PRODUCERS

RAZE: NEW COMPANY BY LATINWE AND EMILIANO CALEMZUK

ORIGINALS

NETFLIX PRESENTS FIRST ORIGINAL ANIMATION IN LATIN AMERICA AFTER THE PREMIERE OF COMEDY SERIES ‘Club de Cuervos’ and the drama ‘3%’, Netflix is debuting two new genres in Latin America with the premieres of animated series ‘Las leyendas’ and reality show ‘Ultimate Beastmaster’. Produced by Ánima Estudios the first show is the first original animation for Netflix in Latin America. It premiered on Friday, February 24, in more than 190 countries and 24 languages. The show expands the universe created by Ánima Estudios with its movie trilogy ‘La leyenda de la Nahuala’, ‘La leyenda de la Llorona’ and ‘La leyenda de las momias de Guanajuato’. The animation will tell myths from Mexico, Latin America and several other corners of the world like Germany and Japan. The same day, Netflix also premiered its first reality show: ‘Ultimate Beastmaster’, a global experiment that also has six local versions in Brazil, Mexico, the US, South Korea, Germany and Japan.

Emiliano Calemzuk, Director of Shine Americas and former president of Fox Television Studios

DURING THE LAST DAY OF NATPE MIAMI, Luis Balaguer, founder and CEO of LatinWE, and Emiliano Calemzuk, former executive director of Shine Americas and former president of Fox Television Studios, presented Raze, their new venture. The startup, which has Sofia Vergara as its co-founder as well, is meant to create content that change how Latin American stories are told. “The US Hispanic experience is so broad that it can’t be defined as a single genre,” Calemzuk said. Headquartered in Beverly Hills, Raze offers content in multiple formats for different platforms. Raze began its operations in May of 2016 with the series about the life of singer Jenni Rivera, ‘Su nombre era Dolores’, produced by LatinWE, Dhana Media and BTF, premiered on Univision. The company is now developing the biopic about Argentine soccer star, Diego Maradona, with the same partners.

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THE CHALLENGE OF FILMING CHÁVEZ Felipe Cano and Henry Rivero, directors of original series ‘El Comandante’ (60x60’), produced by Sony Pictures Television in Colombia about the life of the controversial former president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, spoke to ttv and shared details about this super production that caused an impact across Latin America. By Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv

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El Comandante’ (60x60), the original Sony Pictures Television production, directed by Felipe Cano from Colombia and Henry Rivero from Venezuela, was a monumental challenge, to say the least. To showcase the life of such a controversial person as was the former president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, generated all

sorts of clashing opinions and political consequences, that both directors were able to handle gracefully. The series premiered on RCN Televisión in Colombia and pay TV network TNT (Turner Latin America) across the region, yet the government of president Nicolás Maduro forbid the broadcast in Venezuela. The

series is set to premiere on other screens in Latin America soon. How was the challenge of directing the show ‘El Comandante’, which revolves around a very powerful and polemic Latin American figure like Hugo Chávez? Felipe Cano Directing ‘El Comandante’ was a major

challenge, because being a Colombian myself, I had to delve into the inner passions of a country that isn’t my own. To do this, in addition to having a partner in Henry -a Venezuelan director-, I had to study and be very responsible with the story and the different points of view there are. After reading many documents, seeing tons of images, speaking to many, many people; we decided to concentrate on the Chávez in our story, the one our writers gave us, and give that Chávez the universe and truth he needed. Henry Rivero The biggest challenge was how big of a project it was and how much it covered. To cover almost six decades in a character’s life, recreating an entire country -Venezuela- in another one -Colombia-; in addition to historic events that required a lot of preparation and planning.

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How did you get involved in this project?

FELIPE CANO,

HENRY RIVERO,

“DIRECTING ‘EL COMANDANTE’ WAS A MAJOR CHALLENGE, BECAUSE BEING A COLOMBIAN MYSELF, I HAD TO DELVE INTO THE INNER PASSIONS OF A COUNTRY THAT ISN’T MY OWN.”

“WE HAD HUNDREDS OF EXTRAS AND HELICOPTERS FLYING ABOUT. THE SCENES WERE SHOT WITH FOUR CAMERAS, STEADYCAM AND DRONES. IT ALL MADE IT A VERY DEMANDING AND CHALLENGING SHOOT.”

DIRECTOR OF ‘EL COMANDANTE’

Felipe Cano This is my fourth project with Sony. We have a strong relationship where we always try to be a part of the riskiest projects, the most complex, and then, shoulder to shoulder, make it happen. I found out through Teleset, who asked me to join and I didn’t hesitate for even a second. Henry Rivero In the first few days of March 2015, I got a call from Camila Misas, VP, Creative, International Production at Sony Pictures Tel evision, inviting me to a confidential

meeting at Teleset’s offices in Bogotá. She didn’t share any further details, she just told me they were thinking of me to direct a series they were going to produce. On March 19 we had the meeting and then this project started, becoming a very demanding and highly satisfying challenge.

Marulanda, Juan Pablo Posada and Luis Eduardo Jiménez.

How would you define the story and the main character in this fiction?

What were the most difficult scenes to shoot?

Felipe Cano I would describe Chávez in one word: passion. He’s a man of love and hate, there is no in between. However you look at it and whoever you speak to, it’s either love or hate towards him. We even realized this happens with people in other countries too, people who never even knew him or witnessed his actions. And I say “passion” because of the way our team worked, putting everything they had into the product, without thinking about political agendas. Henry Rivero Hugo Chávez is an incredible character for a fiction series. He’s charismatic yet full of dramatic contradictions, with an incredible journey that begins with his childhood in poverty, to becoming one of the richest men in the continent, with a tragic and mysterious death. It’s a story inspired by the life of a leader who was both loved and hated by people with the same intensity. What was the treatment given to the “fiction” scenes?

Henry Rivero A realistic approach was taken, treating references and historical events with respect but always seeking

Felipe Cano and Henry Rivero 150 people.

Felipe Cano The landslide in Vargas, the first coup and Aprill 11. Not just because of the technical resources it demanded, but because we had to portray the personal struggles of everyone at that time.

to emphasize the dramatic elements in the fiction. Were you a part of the casting process? How was the selection of the main stars and, particularly of Andrés Parra, who plays Hugo Chávez? Felipe Cano We did the casting and met with a lot of people. It was very hard to say no, because they were so talented. With each person and each character, we worked for about an hour, polishing their acting, before they tried out on camera. Our idea wasn’t for the actors to did what we expected, but rather work on their proposal and take it into our turf. Because the best thing that can happen during casting is to be surprised. With Andrés, he was always Chávez. I could even say Andrés was Chávez before I was the director. Henry Rivero We had intense casting sessions for months and all over Latin America, to find the more than 400 characters who play a part in the series. With Andrés Parra, he had already been asked by Sony to play Chávez a year in advance.

How much time did it take to shoot the series? Where was it shot? Which locations would you highlight? Henry Rivero One year in total, with four months of preproduction and eight months of filming. It was done in different towns and cities in Colombia. An abandoned farmhouse inside an archaeological park called Merecure, in Villavicencio, a Colombian region. Felipe Cano It took eight months to film the 60 episodes. The series was shot all over Bogota. We also travelled to Santa María and the Colombian Plaines. How was the production team put together? Felipe Cano That was a matter of luck. Sony and Teleset decided on our partnership and the chemistry with Henry was instant. We have a lot in common and I was lucky enough to work with him. Henry Rivero The production team was chosen by the executive producers: Andrea

Henry Rivero The landslide scenes, the tragedy at Vargas in December 1999, where over 30 thousand people died and entire villages in Venezuela disappeared. Those were very intense scenes to direct because of the human drama and the emotional stress. We also had hundreds of extras, helicopters flying about. The scenes were shot with four cameras, steadycam and drones. Everything made it a very demanding and challenging shoot. How was the relationship between the direction and the cast during the shooting? Felipe Cano Very good and fun. We had a great time. Henry Rivero We were very lucky to be able to cast amazing, talented and professional actors. It was a real joy to be able to direct them for over a year. What was it like to work alongside the team from Sony Pictures Television? Felipe Cano I love working with Sony and Teleset. They always give us the tools and all the time we need. It’s a family affair. Henry Rivero Being a part of this project was very satisfying both personally and professionally. I think of Sony as a home and their team as a family. ttv

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Felipe Cano Like Henry said, this is like looking through a keyhole and spying on what happened then and there. So there were a million different things happening at those moments, but the important thing was the fiction to be respectful of the reality expressed in the story, to find a how and a why that were cohesive to the actions that the story is representing.

How many professional technicians worked during the production -including post-production?

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ADAPTED TO THE NEW TV ERA Televisa Internacional’s investments on its digital platform, Blim, have catapulted it to the top of the original production streaming game in Latin America. Present in Cannes, the company will offer some of the main titles born from this initiative. By ttvnews / @ttvnewsofficial

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aunched as a counterstrike for Netflix and Claro Video’s expansion across Latin America, Televisa’s streaming platform, has reached its first year in the market. To mark the milestone, the company unveiled some of the platform’s results and most popular contents. The company revealed Blim currently has 1.3 million minutes of content and over 21,000 hours of entertainment, as a result of 10 original productions and 70 commercial alliances.

Demon’, about the mythical boxer; and ‘Súper X’. In 2017, the platform already premiered the series ‘Sincronía’ and is preparing three new titles: ‘Las 13 esposas de Wilson Fernández’, ‘Dogma’ and ‘Diablo guardián’. According to Blim’s numbers, the most popular original series premiered during its first year were ‘Nosotros los guapos’, ‘40 y 20’ (seasons 1 and 2), ‘Por siempre Joan Sebastian’, ‘Súper X’ and ‘Blue Demon’.

Lastly, the company highlighted its vast coverage in Latin America, with presence everywhere from the Patagonia to Tijuana, outside Brazil. “If we consider that out of the 10 million subscribers to an SVOD service in Latin America, Mexico is the leading country and that in addition, Blim stands as one of the top three services chosen by consumers, we reach a very vast audience,” they said. Present in Cannes, Televisa will showcase its original productions for the streaming platform, ‘Sincronía’ and ‘40 & 20’, along with traditional dramas like ‘My Sweet Curse’, which follows the story of a girl who is labeled a “curse bearer” since childbirth, and more light telenovelas like ‘In Love with Ramón’, ‘A Beloved Man’ and ‘The Two Lives of Estela Carrillo”. ttv

In terms of original titles, the platform made its debut with ‘40 y 20’, its first investment in the genre, which already has a second season.

In addition to its original productions, Blim landed major alliances during its first 12 months, with partners like Universal Studios, Telemundo, RTVE, Univisión, Videocine, Viacom (MTV), Sony, A&E, Betafilms, RCN, NBCU, MGM, Cisneros, Canana and Discovery, among others.

Other titles premiered in 2016 were the series ‘Por siempre Joan Sebastian’, about the Mexican singer songwriter; ‘Nosotros los guapos’; ‘Yago’; ‘El hotel de los secretos’; ‘Blue

“BLIM CURRENTLY HAS 1.3 MILLION MINUTES OF CONTENT AND OVER 21,000 HOURS OF ENTERTAINMENT, AS A RESULT OF 10 ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS AND 70 COMMERCIAL ALLIANCES.”

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TELEFE SHAKES THINGS UP TELEFE IS ARRIVING AT MIPTV 2017 WITH THE FULL FORCE OF ITS PRODUCTIONS AND BACKED BY ITS NEW OWNER, VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS AMERICAS, TO PRESENT A COMBINED CATALOGUE THAT WORKS TOWARDS MUTUAL GROWTH. By Sofía Vanoli / @Soph_VB / svanoli@todotv.tv

GUILLERMO CAMPANINI,

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DARÍO TUROVELZKY, SVP OF GLOBAL CONTENT AT TELEFE

GUILLERMO BORENSZTEIN,

HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AT TELEFE

elefe has been undergoing major changes after being acquired by Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) – Americas in November 2016. As part of the merge, both companies will now operate under a combined structure, co-led by Guillermo Campanini as Chief Operating Officer and Darío Turovelzky as SVP of Global Content.

cluding pay TV networks MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Paramount Channel.

As such, the network will now be integrated to the rest of VIMN’s portfolio in Argentina, in-

With this in mind, the biggest changes have been happening to everything re-

“The main challenge has been having to adapt very quickly to the Viacom family,” Guillermo Borensztein, Head of International Business for Telefe, said to ttv about the transition. “We’ve had to bring added value to the group’s network portfolio, and also really stand out as Argentina’s content factory for the whole group,” he added.

“OUR AIM IS FOR THE INDUSTRY TO LOOK AT US AS JUST ONE ENTITY, AS A SINGLE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ARM THAT GROWS EVEN STRONGER WITH TIME.”

garding content distribution, as Telefe now has the full strength of Viacom to grow and expand internationally. And of course in the production of shows from Telefe that act as the perfect complement to Viacom’s offering. “The changes aren’t all about the company’s structure; they also have to do with the company’s goals and visions in the medium and long term,” Borensztein explained. “We’re much stronger now and we’re confident that we can bring something to the table in terms of new content and business models that rely heavily on co-production.” So, what is the company’s new distribution strategy going to look like? According to the executive, the main goal is to strengthen Telefe’s own catalogue with home-grown content, together with both local and international co-productions, and content from third party partners which can help generate big deals that can be sustained over time. In short, the main goal is to focus on quality production, while strategically empowering the distribution company: “That’s where we’re headed; towards volume, quality and diversification,” he said. Natpe 2017 was the first tradeshow to see Telefe and Viacom under the new light, being the first Telefe attended as a Viacom company and a combined brand, with the same stand and a structure that offered the same clients a range of complementary contents. “It was a great first experience and it can be summed up in the party we threw for our clients at Viacom’s Studios in Miami. It was very well received by the market and our clients, some of which are shared, some of which are different and are now looking at an amazing new catalogue.” “Our aim is for the industry to look at us as just one entity, as a single production and

distribution arm that grows even stronger with time,” said Borensztein regarding the company’s outlook on the future. GEARING UP FOR MIPTV. The next major tradeshow for Telefe is Miptv 2017, and as such, the company is getting ready to take attendees by storm with a Telefe/Viacom combined content offering that is complementary and works towards a mutual growth. In this sense, the catalogue includes major titles like ‘Love After Love’, a romantic thriller produced by Telefe and shot entirely in 4K, which has had great success in Argentina, leading on primetime, as well as in other markets in America, Europe and the Middle East. “We feel like we’re keeping the ball rolling from the success we’ve had with ‘The Return of Lucas’ which, although it was sold from the US to Chile, it still has great potential in Europe, where there are a lot of open doors for the show,” continued explaining Borensztein. In addition, Telefe is also taking two new original entertainment formats that are currently on air in Argentina: ‘Despedida de solteros’, which offers a different take on what Borensztein calls “coexistence realities”, where contestants live in a custom-built home under constant surveillance; and ‘¿En qué mano está?’, a family oriented gameshow which has become a great hit in Latin America and has, according to the executive, all main ingredients needed to become a hit in Europe as well. “Although Telefe’s productions have always had a big impact, we feel that by strategically relying on Viacom’s strength we will be able to grow a lot in the distribution arena, with Telefe’s role becoming more and more important, not only as a production company but as a global distributor,” the executive concluded. ttv

NEW ERA, NEW MANAGEMENT On March 7, amidst the sea of changes, news spread that Tomás Yankelevich was leaving his role as Director of Global Content at the Argentine broadcast TV network for “professional and personal reasons, in search for new opportunities,” according to a press release from VIMN – Americas. A day later VIMN – America’s president, Pierluigi Gazzolo, presented the network’s new directive team, with Guillermo Campanini as Chief Operating Officer and Darío Turovelzky as SVP of Global Content. The company’s directive team also includes Paula Guerra, who will direct the Content Distribution area for all the brands; Gustavo Capua, who will supervise the areas of Financing, Technology, Facilities and Operations; Claudio Ipolitti who will continue to direct Telefe’s News division, in addition to supervising the Interior networks, Institutional Relationships and Corporate Communication; and Fernando Varela who will to work as director of Legal Affairs, now adding Viacom Argentina to its list of responsibilities.

PIERLUIGI GAZZOLO,

PRESIDENT OF VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS – AMERICAS Despedida de solteros Reality

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The Doctor Is In ‘Robot Wars’ arrival in over 90 countries and the sustained success of the ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ franchise, allowed Passion Distribution to continue growing on solid ground in 2016. And now, the company is arriving at Miptv with over 200 hours of content, led by its new star production, ‘Dr. Christian Will See you Now’. By Valentina Ulibarri / @vale_ulibarri / vulibarri@todotv.tv

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Welcome to ‘Embarrassing Bodies: Live from the Clinic’,” said Dr. Dawn Harper as she walked through the clinic with Dr. Christian Jensenn in one of the many spinoffs to follow the success of the original 2011 series, ‘Embarrassing Bodies’. Now, six years later, the doctor’s office is opening its doors once again with ‘Dr Christian Will See You Now’, the new series developed by Firecracker Films, to air on Warner Channel. “This series takes the drama, intensity and emotion of the natural precinct of the one stop shop health center and translates it into a piece of bold, moving and heartfelt television,” Emmanuelle Namiech, CEO de Passion Distribution, said to ttv.

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“WE HAVE SOME OF THE STRONGEST UNSCRIPTED SHOWS AVAILABLE TO BUYERS.”

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According to Namiech, who was named CEO in May of 2016 following Saly Miles’ departure, the show has garnered great interest from the international market, and the company expects it to become its new star title. “It’s engaging, warm and authentic,” she said “It goes beyond treating just the medical problem, it also helps address the impact this health issue has been having on the patient, their lives and their relationships.”

In addition to ‘Dr Christian Will See you Now’, Passion Distribution’s 2016 was a year of great accomplishments, with the success of ‘Robot Wars’, which was sold in over 90 countries and has already been renewed for a second and third season; and the ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ franchise, which is now in its 9th season. “We have some of the strongest unscripted shows available to buyers,” she said. Backed by this solid catalog, Passion Distribution is now arriving at Miptv to showcase over 200 hours of new content, with quality series like ‘Spies’, ‘Iraq after ISIS’ and ‘All New Cold Justice’. In addition, the company is offering a vast catalog of unscripted content, covering current themes, trends, real-life stories and entertainment. “We’ve shored up content in various genres of unscripted programming, such as crime and investigation, lifestyle, current affairs, access-driven factual entertainment and entertainment,” she said. As the executive explained, the catalog’s success is mainly based on having high quality content and having strong titles like its newest documentary ‘The Boy Who Tried to Kill Trump’, that are relevant to the current times. This quality is also what ensures Passion Distribution’s catalog will succeed on any platform, not just linear TV. “Audiences have been attracted to new platforms. But they also trust existing broadcasters to understand their needs and provide content that meets their expectations,” she explained. “Linear TV platforms are under growing pressure from SVOD and OTT competitors and must continue to make the most of customer loyalty they have garnered over the years,” she concluded. ttv

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A PIECE OF ITALY AROUND THE WORLD By Valentina Ulibarri / @vale_ulibarri / vulibarri@todotv.tv

Mediaset Italia solidified its global presence in 2016 and now reaches over 10.5 million homes, adding new operators in Bulgaria, the UK and Japan. Keeping its focus on the international market with its lineup, the company wants to make Italian viewers around the world feel at home.

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GIORGIO GIOVETTI, HEAD OF SALES AT MEDIASET ITALIA

“AS TELEVISION IS CHANGING AND PLATFORMS ARE MULTIPLYING, WE WOULD LIKE TO LAND ON MAJOR OTT PLATFORMS.” that has international potential. “To travel the world, we constantly work to improve our line-up with programming that meets the interests and needs of the viewers,” he said.

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The key is knowing what viewers want to watch and, as Giovetti explained, Italian audience seeks quality productions that engages them emotionally. “For the Italians living abroad it’s not only a question of content, it’s something more sentimental”, he said. “We believe that if we focus on what they want to watch we can contribute to make them feel home again, to be part of a family.”

fter a 2016 when the focus was put on Latin America, Mediaset Italia continues to expand onto new markets like Bulgaria, the UK and Japan. Adding these to the list of major partners the company has in Europe, the US and Australia; Mediaset Italia is now present in more than 10.5 million homes around the world. Mediaset’s focus are Italian-speaking audiences, those Italian communities that are spread out across the world, as well as those who are interested in the culture, the food and the fashion from Italy. “We also would like to strengthen our presence in those

territories where the channel is already present; we think that we still have growth opportunities in the US, for instance,” he added. With the goal of reaching all those viewers around the world and those interested in its culture, the network is also adapting to new forms of consumption. “As television is changing and platforms are multiplying, we really would like to land on the major OTT platforms,” said Giorgio Giovetti, head of Sales at Mediaset Italia. In addition, expanding across the globe can only be done through high-quality content,

‘Avanti un Altro’, ‘Striscia la notizia’ and ‘l’onore e il rispetto 5’ are the company’s three standout productions, along with quality realities, dramas and formats like ‘L’Isola dei Famosi’, ‘Amici’, ‘Amore pensaci tu’, ‘Emigratis 2’, ‘Le Iene’, ‘Scherzo Perfetto’, ‘Little Big Show’, ‘Verissimo’, ‘Donnavventura’, and ‘C’è posta per te’. All this, spread across its nine channels Canale 5, Italia 1, Retequattro, La 5, Italia 2, Mediaset Extra, Top Crime, Iris and Tgcom24. As for the future, the company intends to grow its catalog even further, adding more productions and formats: “We will definitely introduce more live events such as special news editions, election debates and much more,” he concluded. ttv

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Classic Meets Avant-Garde WDRmg is starting 2017 with an offer that combines modern and classic, and is arriving at Miptv with strong kids’ content like the 360 format ‘Gigglebug’, and ‘Little Sandman’, based on one of the most iconic cartoons in Germany. By Valentina Ulibarri / @vale_ulibarri / vulibarri@todotv.tv

n 2017, German company WDRmg has the goal to continue betting on kids’ content with an unconventional approach: 360 formats, digital apps and iconic characters. “2016 was exciting for us. It was the second year after we started distributing kids programmes and formats internationally, and we are very happy with the responses across the market,” Stefanie Fischer, head of Content at WDRmg, said to ttv. PUPPETS AND TABLETS. Building this innovative and unique offer, WDRmg put together a varied catalog, featuring two standouts from 2016 ‘WildWoods’ and ‘Gigglebug’. The first brings back a classic form of entertainment: ‘WildWoods’ is an innovative live action comedy with puppets set in beautiful outdoor locations. The second, is an animated series born as an app.

STEFANIE FISCHER,

HEAD OF CONTENT AT WDRMG

“2016 WAS EXCITING FOR US. IT WAS THE SECOND YEAR AFTER WE STARTED DISTRIBUTING KIDS PROGRAMMES AND FORMATS INTERNATIONALLY, AND WE ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THE RESPONSES ACROSS THE MARKET.” Gigglebug Format

part of its strategy. “As of now, Latin America will be a focus for us in 2017,” she said. This should come easy for WDRmg, which owns a catalog suited for all types of territories, with everything “from game shows to series, high quality and originality, which are integral to every programme and format we represent.” “WDRmg not only sells kids programmes globally but also acts as an agency for licensing and merchandising,” she said. “This way, we offer comprehensive brand management for some of our kids programmes across various platforms and countries”.

WDRmg’s most demanded titles of the year. Now present at Miptv, the company is bringing back a German classic: ‘Little Sandman’, produced by Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, which is arriving in Cannes alongside new formats ‘My Garden on a Plate’, ‘Made with Love’ and ‘Suck it up!’

Lastly, ‘Autumn Tingles’, one of the company’s many formats, completes the list of

As for their distribution, the executive highlighted Latin America will become a big

As the executive explained, “the major platforms like Amazon Prime Video and Netflix are increasingly producing and buying content from all over the world, giving smaller productions from outside the US a chance to shine on the global stage.” ttv

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“The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” Mark Twain’s phrase is featured prominently on ‘Gigglebug’s website. The 360 cartoon, together with one of the 5 best apps in 34 countries, are the perfect combination to educate and entertain kids.

This way, the changes in viewers’ content consumption habits and new platforms like OTT services, stand as no obstacle for the company. Especially in the German-speaking area, where they have close partnerships with all the big players in the market, both TV stations and VOD platforms.

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FEELS LIKE CHILD’S PLAY By Carolina Mussio / @carolinamussio / cmussio@todotv.tv

SUCCESSFULLY PREMIERED AND WITH TWO MORE SEASONS ALREADY IN STORE, ‘HEIDI, BIENVENIDA A CASA’ IS ONE OF MANY KIDS’ TITLES IN MONDO TV’S CATALOG THAT PROVE THE DISTRIBUTOR HAS BECOME A LEADING PLAYER IN THE INTERNATIONAL KIDS’ CONTENT GAME.

hat better proof of a product’s notable potential than to have it renewed ahead of its premiere? Weeks before teen series ‘Heidi, Bienvenida a Casa’ made its debut on Nickelodeon Latin America on March 13, Mondo TV made the decision to develop an additional two seasons.

MARÍA BONARIA FOIS,

GENERAL MANAGER OF MONDO TV IBEROAMÉRICA

“OUR MOST IMPORTANT DEAL OF 2017 SO FAR IS THE ONE WE SIGNED WITH ALIANZAS PRODUCCIONES TO CO-PRODUCE TWO MORE SEASONS OF ‘HEIDI, BIENVENIDA A CASA’.”

“Our most important deal of 2017 so far is the one we signed with Alianzas Producciones to co-produce two more seasons of our teen fiction based on Heidi,” said María Bonaria Fois, general manager of Mondo TV Iberoamérica. “We are very happy and proud to have reached a deal with such an important partner for a product that has so much international potential,” she added. Written by Marcela Critterio, the teen series presents a modern adaptation of the traditional story, with a fresh new approach and narrative. The two new installments will feature 60, 45-minute episodes each, for a total of 120 new episodes. In addition, it will be a cross-media project, whose main goal, as Bonaria Fois explained, “will be to increase the brand’s recognition through additional products, like digital campaigns, special events, concerts, videos and more.”

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‘Heidi, Bienvenida a Casa’ will be distributed in Latin America through Mondo TV’s local partners, like Smilehood in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia; and Agosin in Chile and Peru. A SOLID BET. ‘Heidi, Bienvenida a Casa’ is just one of many successful kids’ titles Mondo TV now has in its catalog, proving the distributor has been able to make a name for itself in the kids’ content arena in a short time. “We continue to develop our business with the production of series for kids and teens, something that’s new for the Mondo TV group, to answer the growing demand for content in the genre, and follow up on the incredible interest garnered by the first season of ‘Heidi’,” the executive explained. This way, along with ‘Heidi, Bienvenida a Casa’, Mondo TV is arriving at Miptv with a full slate of kids’ titles, starting with ‘YooHoo & Friends 3D’, a co-production between Mondo TV and Aurora World Corp. “There has already been great interest from broadcasters in this series, boosted by the more than 80 million ‘YooHoo & Friends’ plushies sold since the toy line’s international launch in 2007.” The company is also presenting ‘Invention Story’, a co-production with York Animation, which is currently in development and will make its debut in 2018. The animation features a smart fox who creates a new invention in each episode; something related to kids’ daily lives. “By following the fox in its efforts to create new inventions, our young audience will discover many secrets in science and its principles,” she said. The catalog is completed by ‘Sissi The Young Empress’, whose 26 new episodes will premiere in mid-2017; ‘Cuby Zoo’, another promising co-production by Mondo TV and Aurora; ‘Treasure Island’; ‘Nori Rollercoaster Boy’; and ‘Adventures in Duckport’. “Our goal is to maintain a solid position as distributors of Mondo TV’s rich catalog of animations and especially become stronger as original content producers,” the executive explained, adding it’s all about finding the right partners to do so. “We believe it’s important to find the perfect co-production partners, because this shortens the development times and costs,” she said. “We want to focus on Latin America in the near future. Argentina is a key market, as well as Brazil and Mexico. We have many projects in development and are very excited to be announcing them soon,” she concluded. ttv

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FRENCH TV’S BIG NIGHT

for the French Producer of the Year in Paris, France. Highlighting the economic and cultural impact of French program exports, the ceremony was hosted on Monday, March 13, with winners spanning across three categories: animation, fiction and documentary.

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As French TV productions’ international success soars, TV France International hosted the 13th Export Awards on March 13th in Paris, to honor the companies behind the best-selling French TV titles worldwide, granting awards to Banijay Rights, Mediatoon Distribution and Balanga.

THE WINNERS Distributed by Banijay Rights, ‘Versailles’ was crowned as the best-selling drama of 2016, winning over the other nominees in the fiction category ‘No Second Chance’, from TF1 Studio, and ‘Spin’, from 100% Distribution. “’Versailles’ is a resounding international success, with sales to over 135 territories, including the main broadcasters, and translations into 9 languages. It’s a tremendous honour for us to receive the Award,” said Tim Mutimer, CEO of Banijay Rights. In the animation category, the award went to Mediatoon Distribution for its title ‘Trotro’. “We are particularly delighted and proud to receive the 2017 Export Awards for ‘Trotro’. The series is now reaching its 5th generation of children 2-4 years old throughout the world,” said Jérôme Alby, Executive Director of Mediatoon. “The Award also highlights the strength and the long shelf-life of series made in France on the international market, and the key role played by TV France International and by CNC through their support of international distribution,” he added. Other notable nominees in the category were Cyber Group Studios for ‘Zorro the Chronicles’ and Xilam Animation for ‘Sonic Boom’.

Hervé Michel, President of TV France International; Tim Mutimer, CEO of Banijay Rights; Christophe Bochnacki, President of Balanga; Bénédicte Guettier, the writer of Trotro; and Jérôme Alby, Executive director of Mediatoon Distribution.

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iction series, animation, drama, documentaries and more. French TV productions continue to expand across the international market, conquering new audiences and territories as France becomes a true engine for content production. “International sales of French programs have continued to increase and reached their highest level ever in 2015, with 164 million euros,” said Hervé Michel, President of TV France International. In addition, Screenopsis, TV France International’s online screening platform, was suc-

cessfully launched; and thanks to the distributors’ association SEDPA, international sales agents of TV programs now have a legal status in France, proving it’s a buoyant time for international sales of French TV programs. To honor the sales companies behind the best-selling French TV productions worldwide, the organization once again hosted its traditional TV France International Export Awards, at the PROCIREP Award Ceremony

Last but not least, the Export Awards honored Balanga for ‘Face to Face’ as the best documentary, over fellow nominees ‘Apocalypse: The Battle of Verdun’ from francetv distribution and ‘Moon’ from Terranoa. “’Face to Face’ is an emblematic example of the editorial and commercial strategy of Balanga. Our aim was to create a strong international brand with the 16 films included in the Face to Face collection. The response from broadcasters and digital players has been amazing. The experience has also helped us develop a new relationship between producer and distributor,” said Christophe Bochnacki, President of Balanga. ttv

THE TV FRANCE INTERNATIONAL EXPORT AWARDS HONOR THE SALES COMPANIES BEHIND THE BEST-SELLING FRENCH TV PRODUCTIONS WORLDWIDE.

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The Boom of ‘Exotic’ Content GMA Worldwide is gearing up to Miptv with an impressive and varied slate of content that’s making its way abroad after a successful run at home. With this in mind, Roxanne Barcelona, VP for the company, walks us through what’s in store. By Sofía Vanoli / @Soph_VB / svanoli@todotv.tv

MA Worldwide is coming to Miptv 2017 with a clear objective: to continue taking content from the Philippines to other parts of the world, including Latin America, which, according to Roxanne Barcelona, Vice President for the company, is a region that still remains largely untapped. “We would like to continue making inroads in other parts of the world,” Barcelona explained to ttv. “The success of ‘Until We Meet Again’ in Peru is a good example of how our stories can travel well with other cultures. With a total of 7 drama formats and a canned series sold, -it is a good beginning for GMA content in that part of the world,” she added. ‘Until We Meet Again’ made its debut this March in Peru on PanAmericana Television with spectacular ratings, doubling in numbers the ratings reached by the previous owner of the timeslot. In fact, the warm reception received by the show has opened a door for the company.

ROXANNE BARCELONA ,

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will highlight the company’s new dramas currently on air: ‘Envy’, which launched back in January; ‘Destined to be Yours’, which premiered in February with a 41.5% market share; and ‘A Woman Scorned’. “We also have three new dramas that will premiere in April and May which are ‘My Love from the Star’, a remake from the Korean hit series of the same title; ‘Impostora’, which was a hit GMA drama produced 10 years ago; and ‘Mulawin’, which is the sequel of a series we produced in 2004,” added Barcelona in regards to the catalogue. The executive also described that the current love for what has been dubbed as ‘exotic’ content hailing from providers located in Asia and the Middle East is a very exciting thing for GMA, since it means more enthusiasm for a wider variety of content with fresh new stories and faces that come alongside universal themes. Themes like romantic love, filial piety, revenge and betrayal, which relate strongly to viewers, combined with the success experienced by the company’s first ventures in Latin America paints a very optimistic picture for the future. “Based on our previous success in Latin America, out partner in the region, Latin Media Corporation (LMC) is optimistic that our series will be received well in other Latin countries and we’re working on several deals in the region that we hope we can talk more about soon.”

In this sense, GMA Worldwide is presenting a very robust catalogue at the market, which

All in all, the future is bright for GMA Worldwide, and if its success in the region is anything like its success back at home, where it has been crowned as the most popular network with an average market share of 41.9%, Latin American viewers will sure have an experience to remember. ttv

A Woman Scorned Melodrama

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TOP CONTENT FOR A TOP NETWORK Based on numbers from January 2017 alone, GMA’s results came seven points above its main competitor (ABSCBN), and that’s mainly due to quality programming like ‘Meant to be’, ‘ People vs. The Stars’, ‘Envy’ and ‘Pretty Woman’, all of which ranked as leaders in their timeslots.

“THE SUCCESS OF ‘UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN’ IN PERU IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW OUR STORIES CAN TRAVEL WELL WITH OTHER CULTURES.”

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The Strength of the Emperor By Carolina Mussio / @carolinamussio / cmussio@todotv.tv

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APPOINTED AS AN EXCLUSIVE SALES AGENT BY THE TURKISH RADIO AND TELEVISION CORPORATION (TRT), MIST IS ARRIVING AT MIPTV ARMED WITH ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CATALOGS IN TURKEY, READY TO FIND NEW BUYERS AND PARTNERS, AND INTRODUCE THE WORLD TO THE NEXT HIT DRAMA ‘THE LAST EMPEROR’.

The Last Emperor Drama

“‘THE LAST EMPEROR’ WILL MAKE ITS WORLD PREMIERE IN A SPECIAL SCREENING AT MIPTV, WITH ITS CAST AND PRODUCERS IN ATTENDANCE.”

lready a leading content distributor in Turkey, MIST’s business reached a new level last year, when it extended its partnership with Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), becoming an exclusive sales agent for the drama series, kids’ animation, documentaries, miniseries, educational programs and TV movies in TRT’s library. Aysegul Tuzun, VP of Sales & Marketing at MIST, spoke to ttv about the alliance and the success of its dramas, ‘Resurrection: Ertugrul’, which continues to find new buyers around the world, and ‘The Last Emperor’, which the distributor is presenting in a special screening event at Miptv in Cannes. As the distributor of TRT’s vast content catalog of series, animation, documentaries and TV movies; which titles would you highlight from the library? First of all, we’re proud to be launching our brand new series ‘The Last Emperor’ at Miptv. It will make its World Premiere in a special screening event during the first day of the market with its cast and producers in attendance. Second of all, we are of course very pleased with ‘Resurrection: Ertugrul’ which is still our driven content and has received plenty of interest from all around the world for its third season. It is simultaneously being aired in several territories worldwide. Evident from its first-ranking position in Turkey for 3 seasons in a row, ‘Resurrection: Ertugrul’ can be said to be the most successful Turkish drama. Besides current broadcasters, we are about to add new broadcasters from different territories such as Latin America for ‘Resurrection: Ertugrul’. Apart from historical dramas, TRT’s library has series with international plots, animation series for preschoolers and schoolers, documentaries about nature, wildlife and history, miniseries with great casts and touching scenarios, and TV movies with famous production teams. TRT has high-budget and high-quality projects which made their way to the top of the ratings list in recent years. It pleases us to see how our content, which is very unique when compared to other productions, receives interest from all corners of the world.

VP, SALES & MARKETING AT MIST

Which titles will you be presenting at Miptv in Cannes? ‘The Last Emperor’ is our assertive brand-new drama series. While illuminating the recent past of Turkey, it is also drawing a correspondence between history and modern day. The story sheds light on the last 14-year reign of the strongest Ottoman Emperor in the 19th century, Abdulhamid Han. ‘The Last Emperor’ has a great cast of celebrities such as world famous Bulent Inal who attracts tremendous interest from international audience (celebrated for ‘Under the Linden Trees’, ‘Tatar Ramazan’) and Ozlem Conker who is a very well-known Turkish actress (celebrated for ‘Black Rose’). There is no doubt that it will be a new phenomenon from TRT’s library in 2017. ‘Resurrection: Ertugrul’ has gotten interest from all over the world since day one. With the launch of season 3 in Turkey, it maintains its high ranking position. And for our miniseries, they all have great casts made up of the most famous Turkish celebrities with great touching stories and high-quality. Amongst them, we will focus on ‘The Legend of Destan’ which is the newest miniseries we have. It hit the audience with its dramatic story and great visual effects. MIST is hosting a special Screening at Miptv for the World Premiere of ‘The Last Emperor’. Could you share details about the event? We will be more than happy to see our partners at our special screening. The event will take place on Monday, April 3rd at Resurrection: Ertugrul Drama

“WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH ‘RESURRECTION: ERTUGRUL’, WHICH IS STILL OUR DRIVEN CONTENT AND HAS RECEIVED PLENTY OF INTEREST FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD FOR ITS THIRD SEASON.” “TRT HAS HIGH-BUDGET AND HIGHQUALITY PROJECTS WHICH MADE THEIR WAY TO THE TOP OF THE RATINGS LIST IN RECENT YEARS.” 4pm in Auditorium K. In addition to the video screening, there will be a Q&A section in which we will learn more about the project. What makes ‘The Last Emperor’ so special? What are your hopes and plans for the title in terms of international distribution? There is currently a continuous demand for historical dramas. This genre is a tool for not only understanding the history but also learning about historical characters as human beings. ‘The Last Emperor’ is a huge project. The fact that it delves into the real history and the games going inside the palace, are what make it engaging for the audience. They witness how a Sultan can be an innovator in terms of social life and a pioneer in politics. As far as its international distribution, we were confident that it would be well-received by our partners as Abdulhamid Han is a very respectful Ottoman Emperor in several territories outside Turkey due to his philanthropic characteristic. We have done a couple of presales. But of course, Miptv will be a very important chance for us to introduce our series and expand our business globally. What are MIST’s plans for the rest of 2017? Any projects you could share? There are ongoing negotiations which are planned to be finalized in 2017. And also, since 2016, MIST has been present in every TV market to showcase its titles to its partners from all around the world. ttv

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Which regions are currently your main targets? How does the impressive success of Turkish content in Latin America influence your distribution strategy? We are currently active in nearly every part of the world. Due to the effects of cultural and historical background, our main target is Eastern Europe and Middle East. But, of course, there is a remarkably growing demand from Latin America and MIST will definitely be in this region with several deals.

AYSEGUL TUZUN,

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A ROYAL AFFAIR

Finding guaranteed success with its historic productions, RTVE is set to win one more time with ‘Queens’, the new series that’s sparking notable interest since its debut at Natpe, and will once again shine at Miptv, alongside ‘Santiago, the Path’s End’ and ‘iFamily’. By Luis Cabrera / @luis_cabreram / lcabrera@todotv.tv

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he story of ‘Queens’ seems destined to boost RTVE’s historic series’ momentum in the international market. “We expect ‘Queens’, which tells a story that features many of the continent’s main kingdoms, and that was so influential for the configuration of Europe’s current map, will spark great interest in Cannes,” Rafael Bardem, Head of Programming and License Sales, said to ttv. ‘Queens’ is the story of the rivalry that existed between two great European monarchs: Mary Stuart of Scotland and Elizabeth I of England. These two women fought for supremacy in the political, religious and personal realms, under the attentive eyes of the most feared monarch in Europe, Philip II, heir to the largest empire every created, of the Papacy and of the Kingdom of France. The series was filmed in English, featuring spectacular outdoor locations in Spain and Scotland. “We are very happy, because at the past Natpe we saw great interest in our production,” Bardem said. “’Queens’ appeals to the international market, both for its story and the production quality. It’s a production we’ve invested a lot in and paid special attention to every detail.”

“We are specialists in the production of historic series,” he said, highlighting other successful series like ‘Isabel’. RTVE’s catalog also includes period pieces like ‘Santiago, The Path’s End’, a historical series that tells the story of three brothers, three anonymous heroes who suffered under the unfettered ambitions of various historical figures. The story traces their love affairs, betray-

TIME FOR LAUGHS “It’s been a while since RTVE produced comedy,” Bardem said. “But I think that with ‘iFamily’ we did it right.” The new comedy series features a ver “connected” family. Two brothers who are opposites of each other, Kike and Luis, separated by an event in the past, are forced to reunite when one of them, a free spirit, is forced to care for the other one’s four kids, a successful businessman. “We have high hopes for the series, because it’s so well made,” he said. The series made its debut on March 7, starring Antonio Resines, Fernando Cayo, Antonio Garrido, Raúl Fernández and Bárbara Goenaga. ‘iFamily’ is produced by RTVE in collaboration with Programas y TV. als, passions and blunders, all set when the Cathedral of Santiago started its construction. The company is also distributing ‘The Ministry of Time’ and ‘Acacias 38’, a title that has found incredible success on different markets, starting with Italy. “The truth is ‘Acacias 38’ has garnered great success in Italy, where it still reaches very high ratings,” he said. “This has made it very popular and it helped us in the negotiations we’re having with broadcasters in other countries, especially in the Mediterranean.” The success of ‘Acacias 38’ has led to multiple sales for other series, such as ‘Seis hermanas’, which travelled to Poland, Lithuania, Greece and Portugal, among other countries. “The show has also been successful in the Arab world. It’s currently on air in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Algeria and the Emirates, among others,” he concluded. ttv

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HEAD OF PROGRAMMING AND LICENSE SALES AT RTVE

“WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN THE PRODUCTION OF HISTORIC SERIES.”

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LatAm’s Knight Templars To further extend its presence in Latin America, where its brands Lifetime, History, H2 and A&E have become fan-favorites, A+E Networks is arriving at Miptv with ‘Knightfall’, its newest title for History, which is certain to captivate Latin audiences. By Valentina Ulibarri / @vale_ulibarri / vulibarri@todotv.tv

+E Networks is true to its strategy of finding new opportunities for its partners and clients, with some of the best programming made in the US that allows it to maintain a leadership position in the market. The more than 335 million homes and 1200 hours of content a year are strong credentials for a company that needs no introduction. Edward Sabin, executive managing director, International at A+E Networks, spoke to ttv about the company’s current success, highlighting History, H2, Lifetime, and A&E, as brands that generate quality content in the US. Its dramas, documentaries, realities and other productions are sold in over 200 territories in more than 40 languages. “I hope our four channels in Latin America,

History, A&E, Lifetime and H2, continue to grow aggressively,” said Sabin. “We’ve seen an incredible growth on Lifetime through shows like ‘Dance Moms’, and our film franchise Lifetime Movies. We hope that growth will extend to our other brands.” BACK TO ITS ROOTS. ‘Roots’ is a direct reflection of this effort and proved its value through solid ratings’ results. The miniseries premiered on History, Lifetime, A&E and LMN, was the highest-rated premiere in US pay TV of the past four years. According to Nielsen, 5.3 million viewers tuned in to the debut during the Memorial Day holiday. Last year, the adaptation of ‘Roots’ premiered in Mexico, also registering solid numbers: an average 44.5% share, according to Nielsen Ibope Mexico. The drama was recently sold in Colombia and Ecuador. A BATTLE KNIGHT. The story about the Knight Templars is making its way to the small screen through History Channel, produced by A+E Studios. Called ‘Knightfall’, the company’s new series will make its debut at Miptv 2017, with a special event featuring the cast and production crew. “For 200 years, the Knights Templar were the most elite warriors fighting the crusades in the holy land. In 1307, the Templars vanished”, says the show’s sinopsis. Sabin believes the fiction will be nothing but a success: “’Knightfall’ has all the ingredients necessary to capture audiences’ imaginations across Latin America,” he concluded. ttv

“I HOPE OUR FOUR CHANNELS IN LATIN AMERICA, HISTORY, A&E, LIFETIME AND H2, CONTINUE TO GROW AGGRESSIVELY.”

EDWARD SABIN,

EXECUTIVE MANAGING DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL AT A+E NETWORKS

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“’KNIGHTFALL’ HAS ALL THE INGREDIENTS NECESSARY TO CAPTURE AUDIENCES’ IMAGINATIONS ACROSS LATIN AMERICA”

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A GREAT DEAL

ALL AROUND US FORMAT ‘SAVE TO WIN’ IS MEXICAN DISTRIBUTOR COMAREX’S STANDOUT TITLE FOR MIPTV 2017. THE COMPETITION SHOW, A SUCCESS IN THE US SINCE 2009, OFFERS A PLETHORA OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVERTISERS AND BROADCASTERS. By Luis Cabrera / @luis_cabreram / lcabrera@todotv.tv Save To Win Format

n January of 2017, Comarex announced a new deal with Winning Productions for the international distribution of the format ‘Save To Win’, one of the most popular and successful brand-sponsored formats in the world. The show, which currently airs in the US on The CW, was created by Winning Productions as an excellent way to work side by side with the leading advertisers in the market. In the US, the show drew in top brands like Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s, Kimberly-Clark, Knorr, Colgate-Palmolive and P&G.

“It’s an entertaining show with a vibrant rhythm, where contestants can win sizeable amounts of money,” said Marcel Vinay Jr., CEO of Comarex. Two teams compete head to head in games related to daily shopping, in a fake supermar-

“After being the number one show among morning game shows and considered the most important launch since 2009 in the US, ‘Save To Win’ is sparking great interest around the world,” Vinay Jr. said. “I presents a great potential of opportunities for sponsoring brands, as well as the advantage of being adaptable to any territory in the world.” “This partnership with Comarex is excellent for Winning Productions and for the ‘Save To Win’ format,” said producer Scott Weiner. “We’ve had a great launch in the US and now with Comarex managing its international distribution, it will surely become a fast-selling format.” “Marcel and his team were able to see the potential of this brand-sponsored format, which can easily be adapted and scaled up or down, depending on each territory,” said Jonathan Zager, producer. ttv

Comarex is presenting its star format alongside many other titles, such as its telenovelas ‘Separated by Love’, that follows the story of a girl that leaves her home in the country to pursue her dreams in the city;’Runaways’, about four women who for different reasons end up in prison and decide to breakout; and the series ‘Just Looking’, which narrates the many love stories that occur inside an apartment building. Other titles in Comarex’s portfolio include ‘Code Name Solo’, ‘The Phone Secrets’, ‘Singles Looking for Love’ and ‘Black Sheep’.

MARCEL VINAY JR., CEO OF COMAREX

“AT THIS MIPTV, WE’LL BE PRESENTING A CATALOG OF FORMATS THAT CAN BE ADAPTED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. A GREAT EXAMPLE IS THE US FORMAT ‘SAVE TO WIN’.”

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The competition format rewards its contestants based on their knowledge of everyday objects that can be found in any grocery store.

ket recreated on set. After three fun rounds during which the host shows them the different products, the team in the lead moves on to the final round.

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The Reinvention of TV Azteca THE DIRECTOR OF TV AZTECA INTERNACIONAL SPOKE TO TTV ABOUT THE MEXICAN GROUP’S EVOLUTION UNDER BENJAMÍN SALINAS’ LEADERSHIP, WHICH IMPLIES A “DEEP STRUCTURAL CHANGE,” FROM THE SELECTION OF STORIES AND NARRATIVE LANGUAGES, TO THE STRATEGIES AND BUSINESS MODELS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET. By Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso /samoroso@todotv.tv

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developing characters, speeding up narrative languages, changing esthetics, inviting film actors and innovating with genres. And at the same time, it requires a new executive vision, new business models, new strategies that are more focused on collaborating with third parties and a new international perspective. In this sense, we continue with the reinvention of TV Azteca, which is already paying off.

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The alliance with strategic international partners, in the sense of content coproduction, has been one of TV Azteca’s strongest strategies. On the one hand, we’ve consolidated the relationships and added more high-end international projects with partners like Disney, Sony or Globo. On the other hand, for the first time we’ve scored presales for big series to Univision, Telemundo, Netflix and Blim, just to name a few. We are breaking molds and formalizing other strategic alliances in different business ventures, with diverse industry players.

“WE ARE NOW A STRONGER, MORE DIVERSE, MORE INNOVATIVE OPTION, THAT’S ADAPTABLE TO OTHER WINDOWS.”

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Our new CEO, Benjamín Salinas, knows what it takes to change and see both short and long term results. TV Azteca’s reinvention is happening in all senses of the word, and it’s only a matter of time to celebrate the results,” Fidela Navarro, director of TV Azteca Internacional, said to ttv. How is the process of evolution taking place at TV Azteca? It’s a deep structural change, that implies betting and taking chances when it comes to choosing stories,

On the international content distribution side, which are AZ Contenidos’ main strategies for 2017? We will be very focused on pre-sales for our big primetime series and on developing other co-productions for 2018. We also want to add to our list of partners in Latin America with a medium and long term strategic perspective. We are now a stronger, more diverse, more innovative option, that’s adaptable to other windows. What markets is the international distribution division currently focusing on? We have an excellent perspective for Africa in 2017 and we will be exploring options with Asian players, in different projects and levels. I believe there are many opportunities in the market, and that through constancy and hard work, good content gives good results. More than selling what we have and what we want, we must observe and listen

to the market, to see what we can add and innovate.

FIDELA NAVARRO,

DIRECTOR OF TV AZTECA INTERNACIONAL

In addition to traditional sales, how is AZ Contenidos working with digital players? By staying open and flexible. Windows, when they are in the right order, they add to the business, they don’t take away from it. And I believe we understood that and have made the most of all the relationships when it comes to negotiating and financing. We’ve had excellent results with platforms like Blim with the series ‘Entre correr y vivir’ and we just signed a deal with Netflix for ‘Iron Lady’, for example. And things like this allow us to innovate both with the business models, the development of stories and the production process. What will AZ Contenidos be presenting at Miptv? We will be presenting a new super series that’s already in the works, ‘Las malcriadas’, which will break the mold as a primetime social drama in the last quarter of the year. We will also show a new series called ‘Women, Breaking the Silence’, and will be presenting the mystery telenovela currently in development, ‘Missing Bride’, for pre-sales and pre-premieres. In general terms, how do you see the international content market? There is more content and more competition than ever before, which forces us to be better and not let our guards down. If you don’t bet, you don’t win. Everyone is obligated to want more and achieve more. Audiences are becoming more divided and more demanding. Everything is evolving faster than ever. What do traditional networks demand most now? Networks demand balance and diversity. They need super series with daring stories, powerful female roles and plenty of action, that draw in younger viewers, with a Iron Lady Series

“AUDIENCES ARE BECOMING MORE DIVIDED AND MORE DEMANDING. EVERYTHING IS EVOLVING FASTER THAN EVER.” “WE BELIEVE WE ARE A GREAT CONTENT INCUBATOR AND PRODUCER, AND CREATOR OF NEW BUSINESS FOR THE ENTIRE MARKET AND EVERY PLATFORM.” movie esthetic and major investments. But they also need content for other timeslots that’s more classic, longer telenovelas with the feelings and emotions they’re known for. There are territories that demand more telenovelas, and there are platforms and services that demand more primetime series. It depends. The reality is that everything still sells great. And in terms of entertainment, game shows and realities still have their own universal demand.

ket and achieve a greater reach with everything we produce and co-produce.

How is TV Azteca developing content specifically for the digital ecosystem? At TV Azteca there is a digital area that’s signed strategic alliances with major players like Google and continues to experiment with new formulas and business models. We are working closely with them and with the fiction area, to explore the international mar-

What are your expectations for 2017 in terms of content distribution? We will achieve unprecedented financing for new projects and maximize our catalog, getting better results in territories that used to be secondary. The changes we’ve made in our business models and our international vision will make this possible. ttv

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How would you define TV Azteca’s present? We believe we are a great content incubator and producer, and creator of new business for the entire market and every platform. Each network is a source of possibilities to sell and co-produce, but we also work with projects and offer third-party services independently.

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20 Years of Ideas Launched to bring over two decades-worth of stories and productions into the global market, Zee Entertainment’s new division Zee Format Factory has developed several new formats that will now shine at Miptv alongside the Indian producer’s vast catalog of titles spanning across all genres. By Carolina Mussio / @carolinamussio / cmussio@todotv.tv

sic catalog, Zee Entertainment is armed with more than 200,000 hours of content. “Anything anybody could want in family, kids, thrillers, food, lifestyle or any other entertainment genre, we surely have it.” Present at Miptv, the company is showcasing some of its best and newest productions, starting with ‘Zindagi Ki Mehek’ (‘Mehek’s Journey’), which tells the story of a young and positive girl called Mehek, who has magic in her fingers and can cook great food.

In addition, Zee Entertainment is presenting ‘Waaris’ (‘The Heir’), about Waaris, a girl who ing forward to talking to mainstream players was brought up as a boy in order to meet her from all over the world,” she said. grandmother’s desire to have a male heir to take over the family’s farmland in Gaguwal. From the list of new productions, the executive highlighted the new scripted series ‘Phan- Lastly, Zee is presenting ‘Conquered’, a series tasmagoria’, with 12 episodes based on each that chronicles unique and uplifting stories of the zodiac signs; and ‘Moksha’, a game show about people, from the everyday to the inbased on the popular kids’ game Snakes and fluential, who have broken boundaries and Ladders. “We had a beautiful show back in the conquered obstacles in order to achieve 90s on Zee TV and this is a new version of it.” their goals. Hosted by journalist Laura Ling, the series will inspire and motivate people FOR ALL AUDIENCES. Within its vast catalog, to live the best life that they can lead. the Indian company has found great success with its dramas, both series and feature films, “At this year’s Miptv, Zee is excited to preswhich showcase all the magic that Bolly- ent new shows from our extensive catalog, wood has to offer and engage audiences on as well as present new formats from our rethe more than 35 international Zee channels cently launched Format Factory which are around the world. available for international distribution,” Uchil said. “We look forward to meeting with curAnd, adding the new sitcoms, series, formats rent partners and meeting new companies and dramas, along with everything in its clas- as well,” she concluded. ttv

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CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER, GLOBAL SYNDICATION & PRODUCTION AT ZEE ENTERTAINMENT

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We’ve been in the business for over 20 years with a lot of scripted and unscripted formats. We are now bringing them out into the world,” Sunita Uchil, Chief Business Officer of Global Syndication & Production at Zee Entertainment, said to ttv, explaining the goal behind the launch of the company’s newest division, Zee Format Factory. Presented at Mipcom 2016, the Indian company’s new international unit was launched to adapt its own ideas for the international market, finding those with the highest potential for international adaptation and presenting them at the main tradeshows, along with new original concepts. “So far we’ve been leading producers in India and in the international space with the South Asian audience, and now we are look-

“SO FAR WE’VE BEEN LEADING PRODUCERS IN INDIA AND IN THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE WITH THE SOUTH ASIAN AUDIENCE, AND NOW WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO TALKING TO MAINSTREAM PLAYERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.” Mehek’s Journey Series

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‘O11CE’ PREMIERED WITH GREAT SUCCESS ON MARCH 13 ON DISNEY XD, ‘O11CE’ IS THE NEW 80-EPISODE ORIGINAL TEEN SERIES BY DISNEY CHANNELS LATIN AMERICA. ITS DIRECTOR, SEBASTIÁN PIVOTTO, SPOKE TO TTV ABOUT THIS STORY BASED ON THE WORLD OF SOCCER, THE MOST POPULAR SPORT IN THE REGION. Por Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv

o continue its winning streak with ‘Violetta’ and ‘Soy Luna’, on March 13 Disney Channels Latin America premiered its new original production, ‘O11CE’, an 80-episode co-production with Disney Channels Europe, produced in Argentina by Pegsa Group, with services by Pol-ka Producciones.

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To find out more about this new initiative, ttv spoke to Sebastián Pivotto, the series’ director, who’s worked on multiple successful shows prior to ‘O11CE’, including the third season of ‘Violetta’, as well as renowned Argentine fiction series like ‘Esperanza mía’, ‘Padre coraje’, ‘Gasoleros’, ‘Valientes’, ‘Campeones’, and the movie ‘Belgrano’. How did the idea for ‘O11CE’ come about? A while ago Disney started to think about the possibility to develop a series with a soccer theme for Disney XD. Same as with all the content developed by the company, what they wanted was for the narrative to be the most important thing; meaning, for it to be the main driver behind all the series’ elements. They wanted it to be a soccer-related story with characters who went through conflictive situations, sad and joyful moments, and had to face great challenges that led them to overcome situations and turn into better people. Based on those concepts, ‘O11CE’ is a story that while it does revolve around sports, it’s mainly about a soccer team who must learn that a team is only as strong as the sum of its parts. It’s the story of team members who learn not to put themselves first. It also has elements of adventure and hides a great mys-

tery behind one of the characters, which will be slowly unveiled as the show progresses. How did you join the project? Well, I had just finished the final half of ‘Violetta’s third season. Luckily, that contact with Disney was a great experience and when the possibility for Pol-ka to develop a trailer involving a soccer match came around, I was chosen to do it, because I had directed many sports and action shows. I loved the trailer so much that there was no need to develop a pilot, and the project went straight into production. It was sort of like jumping from trailer to show.

“’O11CE’ IS A STORY ABOUT A SOCCER TEAM WHO MUST LEARN THAT A TEAM IS ONLY AS STRONG AS THE SUM OF ITS PARTS.”

“IT WAS HARD WORK AND WHEN THE CASTING WAS COMPLETE, THERE WAS A LONG TIME DEVOTED TO REHEARSALS AND COACHING.” What was the process behind the cast selection like? Choosing the actors was complex because we had to find kids of a certain age, who knew how to play soccer and also, in a way, had a certain look that we had imagined for each character. And it was really a lot of elements that had to be there, but sometimes we leaned more for one over the other: sometimes we prioritized soccer skills, sometimes acting chops… It was hard work that lasted a long time. And when the

SEBASTIÁN PIVOTTO, DIRECTOR OF ‘O11CE’

casting was complete, there was a long time devoted to rehearsals and coaching. Luckily, Disney’s commitment is strong and they gave us plenty of time to do it just right. How long did the first season take to produce? Out of all the shows I’ve done in my life, this was the one that had the most pre-production. The process lasted almost nine months, which is a lot. I believe the result speaks for itself. Filming for the 80 episodes in ‘O11CE’s first season began in February of 2016, and it took almost nine more months of intense work on every area. How did Pegsa and Pol-Ka Producciones share the workload? When the project was designed, the main challenge was to tell this story about soccer with scenes from games and strong matches, that were also aesthetically pleasing and adapted to TV times. To do so, Pegsa, which is a producer specialized in sports, and Pol-ka joined the Disney team, and they were responsible for integrating those concepts to the story. And while having many producers can sometimes be complicated, I think everyone grew from this experience, mainly because each one put their specific knowledge into the

production. On the sports side, Pegsa was obviously a great support, and Pol-ka did what it does best, which is high-quality fiction with production times accommodated to the budget. They both worked on the artistic side as well, always guided by Disney. What role will digital platforms and social media play in ‘O11CE’s strategy? The truth is new platforms are part of the fiction itself, because we worked very hard to ensure the school had its own operating system, its own communication system among the students. Each one receives a cellphone from the school to work and be part of a virtual campus, that works for the academic and sports sides. So, new formats and new platforms are a concept that’s been working from within the series, so it can be exploited outside of it, extending onto this new universe we live on now. It’s not only something that allows you to know more about the show or the characters, but rather a system that’s in itself part of the story. There are even narrative lines about this. There are many characters who are tech nuts and eventually their lives, their passion and their work will revolve around

“DISNEY HAS MADE IT CLEAR THEY FEEL THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS THEY’VE EVER DONE.” O11CE Disney XD

social media. As I said, it’s all part of the story itself. How would you define ‘O11CE’? Disney has made it clear they feel this is one of the best shows they’ve ever done. I’m also very happy because the actors have an incredible talent, especially considering ‘O11CE’ is the first show for many of them. This show has so much passion, adventure, action, mystery and friendship. It was all the condiments to make it appealing and also present a real array of personalities that all kids will relate to in one way or another. And if you add the sports side to it, even better. There’s going to be a soccer championship, a game every ten episodes, sports scenes on every episode. And sports is always something that draws crowds. ttv

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VP AND GM OF DISNEY CHANNELS LATIN AMERICA

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The stadium is packed. The crowd screams in excitement and the dressing room is pure adrenaline: ‘O11CE’ makes its debut on Disney XD, presenting an engaging plot and incredible soccer scenes, never before seen on a Latin American fiction series. “’O11CE’ is our most recent regional production and we are very proud not only because of its amazing production quality, but also because of the way we are innovating with the way we tell the story. We believe that ‘O11CE’s message, its values and appealing esthetics, will generate a strong connection with our audience on Disney XD,” said Cecilia Mendonça, VP and GM of Disney Channels Latin America. “Another important element for us is that ‘O11CE’ promotes healthy living habits in a fun and simple way through sports,” she concluded. This is the first long-form series for Disney, with 80 episodes that air Mondays through Fridays across Latin America and specific territories in Europe.

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UNDERWAY By Sebastián Amoroso / @sebamoroso / samoroso@todotv.tv

Juan Parodi, president of The Magic Eye, spoke to ttv about the development process for the new biopic ‘Sandro de América’. Filming began on March 20 aiming for a September release. Agustín Sullivan, one of the actors who plays Sandro

he project ‘Sandro de América’ (13x60), based on the life of Argentine singer songwriter Roberto Sánchez (“Sandro”), a popular icon in the country and the region, was announced during the Telefilms screening at LA Screenings 2016.

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Producers associated to The Magic Eye are Argentine network Telefe (recently acquired by Viacom International Media Networks) and Telefilms. Both companies divided the series’ international distribution rights. After months of pre-production, it’s now time for filming to begin, which will kick-off on Monday, March 20 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. “Filming will take place in Buenos Aires and we are also evaluating Uruguay as an option; but we will recreate New York, Colombia, Chile and Mexico,” Juan Parodi, who is also executive producer for the project, explained to ttv. “We will recreate the 50s

“I’VE BEEN WORKING FOR OVER TWO YEARS, GATHERING ALL THE RIGHTS I NEEDED, THE RIGHTS TO THE SONGS, PERMISSION TO FILM AT HIS HOUSE. IT DEMANDED A GREAT EFFORT AND LOTS OF TIME.” all through 2010, and his strongest moments which were in the 60s and 90s, so we will recreate it all in Argentina.” “The casting has been done,” he said. “We have four Sandros who cover everything from his childhood to his death. There’s a kid; then Agustín Sullivan who is remarkably similar to him and will play him from ages 18 through 30, when he was most successful; then Marco Antonio Caponi from there until the age of 45; and lastly Antonio Grimau, who will play him until his death.”

The scripts are written by renowned writer Esther Feldman, with directing by Uruguayan director Adrián Caetano. “Production services will be provided by Non Stop production house, with the best cameras to film in 4k. We are well above any multinational VOD company’s production standards,” he said. “We will be filming until the first week of August. And then comes post-production. We aim to have the product ready by September,” Parodi said. “Screens that air it will do so how they see fit. For instance, Telefe will choose whether to air it in September, October or whenever. They also have some of the distribution and I believe they already closed deals in Chile, Colombia and Uruguay.” In addition to being a production partner, Telefilms also owns the VOD and pay TV rights to the series in the region. “I don’t know who they’ve signed deals with to date,” he said. “This stage in the project is very exciting for me. I’ve been working for over two years, gathering all the rights I needed, all the rights to the songs, permission to film at his house… and it demanded a great effort and lots of time. So starting the filming process is very exciting for me,” he said. “It truly was hard work. It’s a major project. We have to recreate five decades and portray the life of an artist who triumphed in all those countries. I am very happy with the script and how everything is turning out; the cast and everyone around this project,” he concluded. ttv

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Fighters of the Crusaders, Keepers of the Holy Grail – Knightfall is the story of The Knights Templar, one of the most powerful entities in history, guardians of the Holy Grail and the road to Jerusalem, founders of the modern banking system and inspiration for Arthurian legends and modern-day blockbuster films and books. This epic drama series chronicles the actual events leading up to and following the persecution, downfall and eventual burning at the stake of the Knights Templar on a fateful Friday the 13th, 1307.

The new prime time singing competition where for the first time on TV, the 4 finalists are announced in the 1st episode! Selected by 3 top music judges, only the best will make the final 4 and live like VIPs from the start. But they shouldn’t get too comfortable… because in every episode, new hopefuls will try to steal a seat from one of the final 4. Anyone can become a contestant at any time via submissions on the dedicated app, but only the most talented will be able to challenge them! Who will win the audience’s hearts and defend their seat? And in the season finale, who will be crowned the winner when the final 4 battle against each other?

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(Mini-series – 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.

SEX TAPE

(Factual Entertainment – 60’) How would you feel watching your own sex tape? Now imagine other people watching it with you… Could your relationship be improved by sharing your most intimate moments with others? In this provocative mustsee social experiment, each week 3 couples will try to fix their relationships with a dramatic and spicy therapy. They will film their love life for a whole week – the issues, the intimacy and the sex… because if there’s a problem in the bed, there’s a problem in the relationship. They will then meet the other 2 couples, and under the guidance of a top sex therapist they’ll reveal their uncensored tapes to each other! We will see their raw and unfiltered reactions, but will the new perspective change their relationship?

TOP EXECUTIVE Tim Mutimer, CEO

TOP EXECUTIVE

Elliott Chalkley, VP of Sales Andrew Sime, VP of Formats

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

ORPHAN FLOWERS (Drama – 73 X 150’)

“Broken flowers of shattered families...”Young girl who lost her dad when she was a child; Eylül lives with her mother and step-father. Her step-father’s abuses unsettles her and her mother believes him over her daughter. Eylül finds herself in front an orphanage. Eylül now has to live around the glamour of rich people’s lives in an orphanage. While every bad days are ahead of her, she still manages to form good friendships.

WEDLOCK

FANTASTIC DUO

(Entertainment - 60’) Living the duet dream. A true breakthrough in primetime entertainment, this unique format brings the world of apps and TV together, enabling fans to duet with their favourite singers… and become stars themselves. Packed with high notes and high emotion, Fantastic Duo showcases the amazing talents of both wannabe singers and established stars. Using a karaoke app, it invites viewers to sing along with exclusive versions of hit songs recorded specially for the show by the most famous singers in their territory. To audition, or just for fun, fans upload videos of their half of the duet. The most-liked get to sing with their heroes in front of a live studio audience. In each stand-alone episode, new stars select their perfect singing partner. The duet of the winning Fantastic Duo is immediately made available on music platforms, turning successful contestants into instant chart-toppers.

I MARRIED A MURDERER (104 X 30’)

For better or worse – till death do us part. This brand new psychologically compelling true crime series tells stories of once-loving couples whose marriages end in murder. Every case is told with real evidence, convincing dramatisations, and interviews with experts in homicide forensics, investigative journalism and psychology. Each story is structured to withhold the revelation about which spouse is the killer and foster a sense of mystery. But when the killer is eventually unmasked, it’s time to capture them and uncover the motive behind the crime – whether it is for money, love, safety, freedom, or revenge!

Angry Birds Blues

Surviving Escobar, Alias JJ

CAKE 5th Floor, 76 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4QS Tel.: +44 (0) 207 307 3230 Email: info@cakeentertainment.com Website: www.cakeentertainment.com Booth: R7:D18

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Bianca Rodriguez, Senior Sales Manager Marie-Laure Roche, Senior Sales Manager

TOP EXECUTIVE Ed Galton, CCO & Managing Director

CBS STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL

Calle 103 # 69B -43. Bogotá, Colombia 150 Alhambra Circle. Suite #1250. Miami, FL, 33134 USA Ctra. Fuencarral-Alcobendas, KM 12.450 28049 Madrid, Spain Tel.: + 1305-960-2018 (Miami) / + 571 – 6430430 (Bogotá) / + 34 670 21 4935 (Spaın) Email: sales@caracoltv.com.co Website: www.caracolinternacional.com/en Booth: P0.B1

7800 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Tel.: 323-575-5460 Fax: 323-575-5469 Website: www.CBSCorporation.com Booth: R7.E2

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Jesus Iriepar Murillo, Sales Executive for Easter Europe and Middle East Paloma Garcia, Sales Executive for Western Europe and Africa

(Animation - 52 X 11’)

Award-winning CGI animation for 6-9 year olds, ‘Bottersnikes & Gumbles’ follows the adventures of three young Gumbles, who love nothing better than to ‘gumble’ all day long, which means crazy, stretchy capers around their junk valley, while carefully avoiding getting tin-canned by their lazy, grumpy neighbors the Bottersnikes. Produced by Cake, Cheeky Little Media and Mighty Nice, ‘Bottersnikes & Gumbles’ won the 2016 Pulcinella Award for Best Kids TV Series and is airing on CBBC in the UK, Seven Network in Australia and internationally on Netflix in 17 languages.

MY KNIGHT AND ME

(Animation - 52 X 11’)

Barry Chamberlain, President, Sales Cece Braun, SVP, Finance & Sales Strategy, Managing Director European HQ Teri Fleming, SVP, Marketing Michelle Payne, VP, Regional Sales, London Roxanne Pompa, VP, International Sales & Production Doug Smith, VP and General Sales Manager, Canada

COMAREX Bosque de Duraznos 69 – 905. Col. Bosques de las Lomas. CP 11700. Mexico City, Mexico Tel.: +52 (55) 5251 1410 Email: sales@comarex.tv Website: www.comarex.tv Booth: P0.A27

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Martha Contreras, Sales Asia Adela Velasco, Sales Africa and Eastern Europe Karina Dolgiej, Sales Formats Raul Mendoza, Marketing

TOP EXECUTIVE Marcel Vinay, CEO Comarex

TOP EXECUTIVE

María Estrella, Sales Executive Asia

Armando Nuñez, President, CEO

SAVE TO WIN

(Game Show / Format – 52 X 60’)

SURVIVING ESCOBAR, ALIAS JJ

MACGYVER

‘Surviving Escobar, Alias JJ’ is the story of this character after he became the only survivor of the Medellin Cartel. The story begins with Pablo Escobar’s decline when Alias JJ decides to give himself in. After landing in prison, he must face his enemies and use all of his tactics not only to survive, but to regain his status of main capo in prison, while also continuing his reign of terror as a feared drug trafficker.

‘Macgyver’, a reimagining of the classic series, is an action-adventure drama about 20-something Angus “Mac” MacGyver, who creates a clandestine organization within the U.S. government where he uses his extraordinary talent for unconventional problem solving and vast scientific knowledge to save lives. Under the aegis of the Department of External Services, MacGyver takes on the responsibility of saving the world, armed to the teeth with resourcefulness and little more than bubble gum and a paper clip.

(Series – 60 X 60’)

A CARNIVAL AFFAIR

(Drama - 21 X 60’)

BULL

(Drama – 22 X 60’) ‘Bull’ stars Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull in a drama inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw, the founder of one of the most prolific trial consulting firms of all time. Brilliant, brash and charming, Dr. Bull is the ultimate puppet master as he combines psychology, human intuition and high tech data to learn what makes jurors, attorneys, witnesses and the accused tick.

MAN WITH A PLAN

(Comedy – 22 X 30’) ‘Man With A Plan’ stars Matt LeBlanc in a comedy about a contractor who starts spending more time with his kids when his wife goes back to work and discovers the truth all parents eventually realize: Their little angels are maniacs.

‘Save To Win’ is a fun and fast-paced playalong game show where savvy shoppers can win big cash by showcasing their knowledge of everyday household brands like Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s, Kimberly-Clark, Knorr, Colgate – Palmolive y P&G among others. Two teams of two compete head to head as they play shopping-themed games in our studio store, that resembles a large retail chain. Our host serves up the products as our contestants compete in three rounds testing their brand knowledge. Our show culminates in an exciting final bonus round where picking the right items from our product-themed prize wall can result in one team walking away with the jackpot. Now airing in the US at The CW Network.

JUST LOOKING

(Teleseries – 60 X 60’) A building, 6 apartments, a penthouse, a concierge and many stories of love… The daily lives of our characters intertwine; forming the backbone of the building they live in. We will see how curious their private lives are, as we enter discreetly through the windows of their apartments and listen to their conversations through the walls. We will share in their joys, sorrows, triumphs, failures, love, pains, and in both their distant and attainable dreams. One thing that we do know, but our characters do not, is that we are not the only ones, anonymously prying in their lives. All of the neighbors are at the mercy of a psychopath who has hidden cameras in all the apartments. He discovers their most intimate secrets and hidden desires giving him the power to manipulate them, just as a puppeteer pulls the strings of his puppets, so that they can achieve their darkest economic and passionate motives

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A medieval comedy for kids 6-11, ‘My Knight and Me’ stars loyal, street-smart Jimmy the Squire; his best friend fun, daring Cat the Princess and his father Henri of Orange, a charmingly inept but passionately chivalrous knight who might not be the most efficient protector of the realm but he sure is the funniest! Together, this knightly trio set out to make the Dark Ages a little lighter… and a whole lot more fun! Airing on Canal+ Family and Teletoon+ (France), Super RTL (Germany), VRT-Ketnet and RTBF-Ouftivi (Belgium) and globally on Cartoon Network.

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

TOP EXECUTIVE

(Animation - 30 X 2’ and 30 seconds)

BOTTERSNIKES & GUMBLES

Save To Win

CARACOL TV INTERNACIONAL

ANGRY BIRDS BLUES

Non-dialogue comedy series for 6-12 year olds starring the boisterous blue birds and hatchlings from ‘The Angry Birds Movie’, ‘Angry Birds Blues’ follows mischievous bluebird triplets Jake, Jay and Jim who burst with energy and big plans that wildly succeed or hilariously fail. The Blues’ feats are often complicated by a supporting cast of naive, yet adorable, baby hatchlings in crazy antics and unbelievably comic disasters that you won’t be able to resist!

Macgyver

LISTINGS

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The Zoo

Dumb

Guiltology

DHX MEDIA

DORI MEDIA

DRG

ECCHO RIGHTS

207 Queens Quay West, Suite 550, Toronto, Ontario M5J 1A7 Tel.: +1 (416) 363-8034 Fax: +1 (416) 363-8919 Website: www.dhxmedia.com Booth:R7.K16

Seefeldstrasse 133, CH-8008 Zurich, Switzerland Tel.: +41-43-817-7050 Fax: +41-43-817-7055 Email: sales@dorimedia.com Website: www.dorimedia.com / www.dorimediadistribution.com Booth: P-1.F50

62-65 Chandos Place, London WC2N 4HG Tel.: 0044 (0)207 845 5200 Website: www.drg.tv Email: info@drg.tv Booth: R8D21

Gamla Brogatan 26, 111 20 Stockholm, Sweden Tel.:+46 8 55 60 93 80 Email: info@ecchorights.com Website: ecchorights.com Booth: P3.B1

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Josh Scherba, EVP, Distribution and Content Ken Faier, SVP and Executive Producer, DHX Content Stephanie Betts, SVP, Development and Production Wiebke Hoefer, Senior Director of European Sales

TOP EXECUTIVE Steven DeNure, President & COO

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

TOP EXECUTIVE Nadav Palti, President & CEO, Dori Media Group

THE ZOO

(Kids – 30 X 11’) Produced by the award-winning team from the BBC’s Natural History Unit and shot in a mockumentary doc style, ‘The Zoo’ follows the everyday action of the animals as they make friends, forge allegiances and attempt to manipulate each other. Using state of the art CGI and facial tracking technology, the animals will tell us exactly what’s happening in their own hilarious words with photo real moving mouths. Along the way, we’ll also meet the genuine zoo keepers and get their version of events. Only the audience and the narrator will be privy to both sides.

MEGAMAN

(Kids – 52 X 11’) Ten year old Aki Light is precocious and upbeat with a big secret.... Hidden deep within him is nano-core technology that allows Aki to transform into the super powered super hero MegaMan. As the super powered Mega Man he is on a quest to stop wrong doers from their misguided ways!

FANGBONE

(Animation - 52 X 11’)

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Phi

Grab your battle-axe, pull on your loincloth, oil up your pecs, and get ready for ‘Fangbone’ – an 11 minute animated comedy-adventure series based on the bestselling books by Michael Rex. Fangbone, a young barbarian from Skullbania, travels through a magical portal into the suburbs of our world with a most dangerous burden! To protect the blackened and slightly jam-smelling big toe of venomous drool from being reunited with its master - the evilest sorcerer in all the planes of existence!

DUMB

(Crime Drama – 50 X 35’) A crime drama about a 30 year old frustrated and stoned actress who is stuck with a body and appearance of a teenager and hates it. She sees herself as a dumb leading a mundane life, without friends or dreams. All she has is her boyfriend, who later dumps her and gets arrested for dealing drugs. Determined to save him, she joins the police as an undercover agent posing as a high-school senior class student. Blinded by love and power, she soon crosses the line becoming the new target of investigation. Way over her head, playing the role of her life, she realizes for the first time that she is not, in fact, dumb.

THE BEST OF ALL

(Shiny Floor Game Show) The theory states that the average of the answers to a question of a large audience will be a more precise evaluation of quantity than any one opinion even that of a professional. ‘The Best of All’, a new shiny floor game show, is there to find out if the “Wisdom of the Crowd” theory really works? How many people make a “Crowd”? It depends... There is no one answer... In “The Best of All”, a large group of hundreds of people compete against studio participants. All the questions in the game are amusing visual questions (video segments), questions with a WOW factor, questions that are fun to watch even if you’re not participating in the game.

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Richard Halliwell, MD Joel Atley, SVP Sales Noel Hedges, EVP Content Acquisitions

TOP EXECUTIVE Jeremy Fox, CEO

GUILTOLOGY

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

(Crime – 6 X 60 HD) ‘Guiltology’ is a brand new type of crime series that takes viewers deeper inside the world of forensic investigation than ever before. Every episode features one compelling true-crime case that is ultimately solved by a leap forward in forensic science or technology. Driven by powerful first-person storytelling, the lead detective of each case takes us through every step of the most enduring investigations of their careers, turning viewers into armchair forensic sleuths as they relive the detectives’ journey alongside them.

REWIND LOVE

(Factual Entertainment Format – 60’) At a time when there are numerous shows focused on dating, this new relationship format offers something completely different. In ‘Rewind Love’, the emphasis is on couples aged 25-45 who are almost on the brink of separation. During the course of each show, which in essence is an original and well-meaning social experiment – these fragile relationships are reviewed, tested and explored with expert help, in order for the couple to decide once and for all – should they stay together – or part.

12 STARS

(Factual Entertainment Format – 60’) ‘12 Stars’ is a new, star-studded, studio entertainment show that features a wide range of famous faces doing very funny things. Anchored with a popular and funny host, the new format pits three celebrity guests against each other, as they aim to correctly answer an array of questions posed by twelve famous faces – either live in the studio or on VT – hidden behind twelve doors on a giant grid. And the stakes are high. Each of the three celebrities is representing a third of the audience – and if successful, they can win them fantastic prizes.

TOP EXECUTIVE

Fredrik af Malmborg, Managing Director

PHI

(Drama series – 20 X 60’) The first ever Turkish Drama Original from production giant Ay Yapim, ‘Phi’ is a breath-taking romance, with an all-star cast. When Can Manay, a celebrated psychologist, becomes obsessed with the beautiful Duru, he will do anything to win her affection. A whole cast of characters will find their lives changed forever, as Can stops at nothing to win the woman he desires.

HEART OF THE CITY

MARIA WERN

(Crime drama – 8 X 45’) Sweden’s favourite female detective returns to solve a series of murder mysteries on the beautiful island of Gotland. 8 new episodes available now, with a further 8 in production later this year.

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Total Dreamer

Destined To Be Yours

Lifeline

GLOBO

GMA WORLDWIDE

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 Booth: P0.A10

10th floor GMA Network Center EDSA Corner Timog Avenue Diliman, Quezon City Philippines 1103 Tel.: (632) 982-7777 local 9391/9392 Email: gwi@gmanetwork.com Website: www.gmaworldwide.tv Booth: P-1.E67

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Thiago Ferreira, Head of International Sales Bruno Assumpcao, Sales Executive Asia Carolina Krambeck, Sales Executive Eastern Europe & Latam Rodrigo Vilela, Sales Executive Africa & Middle East

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Roxanne J. Barcelona, VP

TOP EXECUTIVE

Raphael Corrêa, Executive Director of International Business

DESTINED TO BE YOURS

(Romantic Comedy – 45 X 45’)

TOTAL DREAMER

TIME AFTER TIME

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Luningning is a spirited young DJ determined to save her rural community from people who want to steal their land.

LEGALLY BLIND

(Melodrama – 45 X 45’) As Edward solves his fiancé’s rape case, he discovers that the assailant is his own brother. Torn between his love for his fiance and his brother, whose side will he choose?

ENVY

(Melodrama 45 X 45’) Two adopted sisters fight for the love of one man and the attention of their adoptive mother.

MEAN TO BE

(Romantic Comedy – 45 X 45’) Billie’s life turns upside down when she meets four young men who all subsequently fall head over heels for her.

WOUNDED PAST

A WOMAN SCORNED

When she was a young girl, Helô was harshly torn apart from the love of her life: Pedro, a straightforward romantic young man whose powerful family strongly believes the ends always do justify the means. Because she comes from a very humble background, Pedro’s parents set up all kinds of intrigues in order to prevent the couple from fulfilling their seemingly predestined love story. Twenty years later, all it takes is a casual encounter to spark that feeling again and have them fighting against not only Pedro’s family tricks, but also Helô’s mighty and unscrupulous husband.

In Rome and Emma’s marriage, unfaithfulness places their union in jeopardy. After a lengthy struggle, who will win the tug-of war between wife and mistress?

(Telenovela - 130 X 60’ HD)

IMAGINA INTERNATIONAL SALES

(Melodrama – 45 X 45’)

INTER MEDYA

Tel.:+34917285738 Email: info@imaginasales.tv Website: www.imaginasales.tv Booth: R7.F31

Valikonagi Caddesi 26/3, Nisantasi, 34367 Istanbul, Turkey Tel.: (+90 212) 231 0102 Email: info@intermedya.tv Website: www.intermedya.tv Booth: C16D

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Esther Agraso, Head of Sales Miguel García, Sales Manager for LATAM Lorena Molloy, Marketing Manager

TOP EXECUTIVE

Roxanne J. Barcelona, VP

TOP EXECUTIVE

Join Instant

Beatriz Setuain, Director

TOP EXECUTIVE

LIFELINE

Can Okan, Founder / CEO

(Thriller – 13 X 50’) A renowned surgeon suffers from a heart attack, after receiving a heart transplant, he starts having strange nightmares related to the murder of his donor.

NIGHT AND DAY

(Drama / Thriller / TV Series – 27 X 50’) Sara Grau, a forensic pathologist, thinks while performing an autopsy on an unidentified body that she recognizes him as someone with whom she had shared a brief affair in the past. This discovery will turn her life upside down.

SIX SISTERS

(Telenovela – 430 X 50’) ‘Six sisters’ will have to struggle together to take care of their family, while challenging the social conventions of the time.

CRUSH

JOIN INSTANT

(Game Show Format – 60’) ‘Join Instant’ is a Brand New Unique Online Interactive Quiz elimination TV Game Show with a 2.Screen Technology which enables viewers at Home to participate live with our Show. Home audiences tend to identify themselves with many of the current game shows’ competitors and live through them vicariously - cheering for their favorites. Yet deep down, the viewer wants to participate personally. They want a direct and immediate thrilling experience of competing for a prize in front of a large audience.

HAYAT

(Quiz Show - Daily 60’)

(Dramedy - TBA available in HD)

Can you imagine a game show where if contestants fail, they’ll be literally crushed by a safe full of money?

Two distinct lives…One ruled by money and greed… Another by friendship and sacrifice… Brought together by the indestructible bridge of love. On the one hand is Murat, the handsome, cool, perfectionist young man who took over the responsibility of his family’s company at an early age while on the other hand is Hayat, the beautiful, joyful, yet clumsy young woman who lives to enjoy. A recent university graduate, Hayat is having a hard time finding a job.

SOCCER CITIES

(Lifestyle / Sports - Weekly x 30’) We’ll discover a different city each week through the eyes of a well-known soccer player.

Prime Suspect: Tennison

Tilt

ITV STUDIOS GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT LTVC Upper Ground, London, SE1 9LT Tel.: +44 (0)20 7157 3000 Email: holy.tyler@itv.com Website: www.itvstudiosge.com Booth: ITV Studios House

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Crossroads

Loaded

KABO INTERNATIONAL

KANAL D

KESHET INTERNATIONAL

2-4 allée de Seine, 93200 Saint-Denis, France Tel.: +33 (0)1 85 78 73 31 Website: www.kabointernational.com Email: arabelle@kabointernational.com Booth: P-1 J56

Dogan TV Center, 100. Yil Mahallesi 34204 Bagcilar, Istanbul, Turkey Tel.: +902124135666 Email: sales@kanald.com.tr Website: www.sales.kanald.com.tr Booth: 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: R8C9

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Elsa Pielot, International Sales

TOP EXECUTIVE

Craig Bohland, Vice President Sales, Canada Christina Covarrubias, Director Sales, Latin America & USH

Arabelle Pouliot-Di Crescenzo, Managing Director

TOP EXECUTIVE

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Ezgi Ural, Sales Manager Kerim Emrah Turna, Sales Manager Selim Turkmen , Sales Executive Alaa Elabasy , Sales Executive

TOP EXECUTIVE

Ozge Bulut Marasli, Executive Vice President - Strategy & Project Management

Greg Johnson, Executive Vice President - Distribution, Americas

TILT

(Virtual Reality / Game Format – 10 X 30’)

PRIME SUSPECT: TENNISON (Drama - 6 X 60’)

The much-anticipated prequel to multi-awardwinning global hit ‘Prime Suspect’. This visually-stunning, cinematic-style drama rewinds to 1970s London to portray the early career of the formidable DCI Jane Tennison, the role that established Oscar® winner Dame Helen Mirren as a household name.

FEARLESS

(Drama / Series - 6 X 60’ S1)

This brand new series follows Emma Banville, a solicitor known for defending lost causes as she investigates the killing of a schoolgirl in East Anglia and tries to free the man she thinks was wrongly convicted of the girl’s murder. However, as she digs ever deeper into the case, she begins to sense powerful forces, in the police and the intelligence services at home and abroad, who want to stop her uncovering the truth. Sir Michael Gambon will star alongside acclaimed lead actress Helen McCrory in the six-part drama.

VICTORIA

(Drama – 1 X 90’ + 7 X 60’) Featuring a stellar cast, this eight-part series is the start of a landmark account of the life of British history’s most significant monarch. It is a saga of interlocking circles – the circuits of power in Westminster, the fast-growing family of Victoria and Albert, the intermarrying European royal houses and the sometimes scandalous palace staff. Series 2 coming in 2017.

The first TV format featuring virtual reality and using mixed reality production technique in broadcast TV. The format which currently airs in Finland on TV6 is a gameshow-meets-talk show format where millennial celebrities challenge each other in VR games.

COPS ON THE BLOCK

(Scripted / Comedy Format – 32 X 30’) ‘Cops OnThe Block’ is a Pick’n Mix scripted comedy format that revolves around the hilarious antics of the police captain and his motley crew of cops as they try to enforce law and order in their town. When it comes to fulfilling their day-to-day duties, the over-enthusiastic yet endearing team of recruits seem to lack experience and miss the mark when it comes to judging certain situations, resulting in some hilarious outcomes.

OUR CRAZY FAMILY

(Scripted / Comedy format – 200 X 30’ + 3 X 52’) ‘Our Crazy Family’ is a hilarious comedy that focuses on a multi-generational family and follows their various antics as they face the complexities of three generations all trying to get along. The format is based on one of the company’s most unique products – the ‘Pick’n Mix’ sitcom format, which is comprised of thousands of individual comedy sketches that can be assembled in any order to suit a broadcaster’s programming schedule.

CROSSROADS (Drama)

FAMILY SECRETS (Drama)

WOUNDED LOVE (Drama - 120’)

Keren Shahar, COO & President of Distribution, Keshet International Sammy Nourmand, Managing Director UK & West Europe Sebastian Burkhardt, VP Digital & Acquisitions Keshet International Kelly Wright, Head of Latin America, Keshet International Gary Pudney, Head of Asia, Keshet International Nelly Feld, Head of Sales and Business Development Europe, Keshet International Anke Stoll, Director of Acquisitions & CoProductions Assaf Blecher, VP Development and Content, Keshet Broadcasting Ilanit Hirsch, Head of Acquisitions, Keshet Broadcasting

TOP EXECUTIVE Alon Shtruzman, CEO

LOADED

(Comedy-Drama – 8 X 45’) After selling their start-up for £246m four lifelong friends are starting to learn that more money definitely means more problems. ‘Loaded’ centres around the lives of tech entrepreneurs and friends Josh, Leon, Watto and Ewan. They have just sold their start up gaming company for hundreds of millions of dollars – the culmination of a billion man-hours of blood, sweat, toil, coding, shouting, swearing, fighting, hugging, pitching, grinding, and, occasionally showering. Overnight, the four 30-something friends are transformed from “people who play games” to “serious players in the game.” Amid a raging hurricane of money, excess and “millionaire’s guilt”, ‘Loaded’ is about friendship, ambition, gluttony, the peculiar British distaste for other people’s success and how money can put even life-long friendships to the test.

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What lies beneath the most threatening truth that two lovers can face? What is the ultimate challenge that love can abide? This is the story of a devoted mother who struggles to keep her family together during the most difficult times a woman can encounter. A woman who finds solace in the memories of her love, but who will have to reject her beloved. A mother who is doomed to make a choice between her family and her repressed womanhood.

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

LISTINGS

TTV

The Final Act

The Last Emperor

Heidi bienvenida a casa

Dr Christian Will See You Now

MEDIASET DISTRIBUTION

MIST

MONDO TV

PASSION DISTRIBUTION

Viale Aventino 26, 00153 Rome Italy Tel.: +39 06 66390 566 E-mail: internationalsales@mediaset.it Website: www.mediasetdistribution.com Booth: R7 F7

Tel.: +902166951300 Email: info@mistco.tv Website: www.mistco.tv Booth: P-1 N51

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Via Brenta, 11 - 00198, Rome, Italy Tel.: +36 0686323293 Fax: +39 06 86209836 Email: mondotv@mondotv.it Website: www.mondo-tv.com Booth: P-1.N1 / P-1.M2

Beyza Nur Torun, Sales & Marketing Manager

No 1. Smiths Square, 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8JA Tel.: +44 (0)207 981 9801 Fax: +44 (0)207 401 7801 Email: clairedouglas@passiondistribution.com Website: www.passiondistribution.com Booth: P4.C18

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Manuela Caputi, Head of International Sales

TOP EXECUTIVE

Aysegul Tuzun, V.P., Sales & Marketing

Manuela Caputi, Head of International Sales

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Dimitri Papnikas, Sales Executive Orlando Corradi, President Mateo Corrdadi, CEO

TOP EXECUTIVE

Maria Bonaria Fois, General Manager

THE FINAL ACT

(Crime Series - 8 X 80’ or 16 X 40’) Tonio Fortebracci wakes up in a dark and dirty cellar. Two years have passed since he was wounded in a hail of bullets and the torture he has suffered at the hands of De Nicola has been so brutal, that he has completely lost his memory. Once escaped from his prison, Tonio tries desperately to remember his name and past: that of a Mafia Godfather who had reached a point where he no longer wanted to be a part of it…

BEAUTY CENTER – A FEW YEARS LATER

(Drama / Comedy Series - 8 X 80’ or 16 X 40’) Italy’s most famous beauty salon is finally back again! It has a new location in Rome, as well as a new owner, the beautiful hairdresser, Jessica. Yet, it hasn’t lost its soul, hair stylist Luca, who, once again, will be the repository of all the protagonists’ secrets. By their side are new, strong female characters. As always, Luca is there to hold everything together and look after his ladies … their beauty and their hearts.

CODE NAME SOLO

(Crime Series - 4 X 100’ or 8 X 50’) Solo is the code name of a fearless undercover agent whose mission is to wipe out from the inside a dangerous mafia clan in order to stop an enormous drug traffic operation, which involves many countries. He’ll have to do it by using only his own means and… a huge amount of courage.

ON YOUR SKIN

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(Daily stripped game show) The first game in the world in which the answers and the sums of money are written on the skin of 10 charming models - female and male - in an original and explosive mix of body painting, fashion and quizzes.

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Jimmy Humphrey, Head of Acquisitions Nick Tanner, Head of Sales Christine Wehrmeier, Sales Manager Kathryn Hubbard, Sales Manager Tatiana Hernaiz, Sales Manager Johann Galland, Sales and Marketing Assistant Claire Douglas, PR and Marketing Manager

TOP EXECUTIVE

THE LAST EMPEROR

(Drama Series - +100 X 45’) ‘The Last Emperor’ is the assertive brand-new drama series. The story sheds light on the last strongest Ottoman emperor, Abdulhamid Han. He is famous for being the most modernist and innovator emperor of Ottoman Empire.

Emmanuelle Namiech, CEO

HEIDI BIENVENIDA A CASA (Live Series - 60 X 45’ Full HD)

Ömer finds himself in an obligatory game for his sister who has 6 months left to live... He will go through a contractual marriage. He will pay Zehra the money she asked for and buy her for 6 months.

‘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.

EGE AND GAGA

YOOHOO & FRIENDS

Story of a little boy named Ege and his best friend Gaga, a talking crow. In each episode they find and learn something new and record it to their notebook with pictures and photos.

‘Yoohoo & Friends’ is about the adventure of 5 animal friends who inhabit the magical island of YooTopia, where the five friends explore the island and help endangered animals, and save the endangered animals on Earth. YooTopia is closely linked to the environment of planet Earth. There is a ‘Tree of Life’ in YooTopia, and it functions as a barometer indicating how the environment of Earth is. One day, the fruits started to rot one after another, and YooHoo and his friends go off to solve the problem on Earth, carrying magical devices, which became magical gadgets after installing Green Seeds on it. After solving all problems on Earth with their wisdom and harmonized teamwork, YooHoo & Friends will come back to YooTopia.

RESURRECTION “ERTUGRUL” (Drama Series - 279 X 45’)

In this great story from 13th century, our hero Ertugrul is struggling to find a home for his tribe and the woman he is in love with.

YOU NAME IT

(Drama Series - +100 X 45’)

(Kids’ Animation – 26 X 7’)

THE OUTLANDER: DISCOVER LIFE (Documentary – 26 X 13’)

Experiences of a wildlife photographer about nature in the world’s different regions and the mysteries of ethnic cultures.

(Animation - 52 X 11’ 3D CGI Full HD)

DR CHRISTIAN WILL SEE YOU NOW (Factual Entertainment – 10 X 60’)

‘Dr Christian Will See You Now’ (10 x 60’), takes the drama, intensity and emotion of the natural precinct of the one-stop-shop health centre and translating it into a piece of bold, moving and heartfelt television. In each episode, five carefully cast members of the public with pressing health problems put their private lives in the hands of Dr Christian Jessen (‘Embarrassing Bodies’) and his larger-than-life, first-class medical team. Over the course of a single day, he will help each patient on the way to overcoming their life-changing conditions, all taking place in a state-of-the-art health clinic observed via a fixed-rig. A Firecracker Films production for W (UKTV).

SPIES

(Factual Entertainment – 4 X 60’) Every day, Britain’s Secret Intelligence Services are fighting an invisible war against a host of hidden threats. In this series, three former spies drawn from MI5, MI6 and GCHQ put together a diverse group of men and women to test if they have the skills and qualities required for that battle. ‘Spies’ sees them go through a series of exercises based on the Intelligence Officer New Entry Course (IONEC) - an intense, ultimately inspiring psychological experiment run by people who have been through the real thing. As the 14 trainees’ raw intelligence, powers of persuasion and talent for concealment are put under the microscope, the ex-Spies (known as “Control) judge who has the character, wit, and confidence needed to make it through to the end. A Minnow Films and GroupM Entertainment production for Channel 4.

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Family Silence

Brave Heart

The Promised Land

POL-KA PRODUCCIONES

RAYA GROUP

RECORD TV

RED ARROW INTERNATIONAL

Jorge Newbery 3449, Capital Federal Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel.: +54 11 4553 0588 Website: www.pol-ka.com Booth: P-1. C72

Kosuyolu Mah. Salih Omurtak cad. No:40 Kosuyolu Kadıkoy – Istanbul, Turkey Tel.: + 902165451533 Fax: + 902165451534 Email: ramazan@rayagroup.tv Website:www.rayagroup.tv Booth: P-1.J61

Rua da Várzea, 240 - Barra Funda.01140-080 São Paulo-SP, Brasil. Tel.: +55 11 3300-4022 Email: emendes@sp.rederecord.com.br Website: www.recordtvnetwork.com Booth: P-1.G22

Medienallee 7, 85774 Unterfoehring, Germany Tel.: +49 89 9507 7303 Email: info@redarrowinternational.tv Website: www.redarrowinternational.tv Booth: P4.C10

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Bo Stehmeier, SVP Global Sales Amelie von Kienlin, SVP Scripted Acquisitions and Coproductions Harry Gamsu, VP Non-Scripte

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Manuel Martí, Head of Development and International Production

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EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Miguel and Elisa became parents when they were very young. They are conservative about their children’s education. They both work from home: he has his dental office and she renders catering services. Lara, one of their daughters, studies Fashion Design. She is in a relationship with Juan and will do everything she can to stop being a virgin. However, something will come up every time to prevent it, which will put her in an increasingly awkward situation. Tobi, their eldest child, is quite androgynous; he likes telling people that his parents are dead. And Mia is about to finish high school. She is the most sensitive member of the family and also the only one who dares to say what the others don’t.

FORTUNE, LOVE & BETRAYAL (Telenovela - 225 X 60’)

Under a matriarchal and despotic structure leaded by Angelica -widow of Carlos Maria, the real creator of the family fortune-, the “Villalbas clan” is also formed by their three children: Antonio; Ana and Agustin. Despite being so different, the descendants and future heirs to the family fortune have something in common: none of them manages to get on with Lisandro, their uncle on their father’s side. There is also a “parallel universe” behind the Villalba’s residence doors, particularly on the ground floor. The ranch workers live together there: maids, cooks, foremen, farmhands, all of them at the service of the family. They are two very different worlds, interwoven with unrequited love, revenge and betrayal all over. However, they will be united by one purpose: finding the truth about Angelica’s murder, no matter what.

TOP EXECUTIVE

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

TOP EXECUTIVE

Delmar Andrade, International Sales Director

Ramazan Yirmibeşoğlu, Owner

FAMILY SILENCE

(Dramedy - 20 X 60’)

Edson Mendes, International Sales Manager

Nil Pekin, Sales Executive

Manuel Martí, Head of Development and International Production

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Empire Builders

Henrik Pabst, Managing Director

THE PROMISED LAND BRAVE HEART (Series)

Ömer is living in a small village in İstanbul which everyone works as a fisherman. During his army duty while they were sailing suddenly they saw a boat with refugees from Syria. Unfortunately their boat was sinking and there was a little boy drowning in the water. Ömer jumped into the water to rescue the poor child. As a coinsidence their name were the same… Ömer took the family to the army ship and now they were in safe. Army let Ömer to go home 15 days before his discharge as a present. Ömer was back in his home as a hero but he was schoked when he learned the truth; a mafia group with international connections has begun to use Local fishing boats for the purpose of smuggling people, weapons and drugs.

DON’T WORRY ABOUT ME (Series)

The story begins when Sinan goes to the boat with his father and his wealthy friend Yilmaz and get caught to the storm. Sinan manages to save Yilmaz but unfortunately, loses his father who drowned. Because of his loss and also by the fact that he couldn’t save his father, Sinan, can’t get over the guiltiness and decides to leave the village, and hadn’t returned there after finishing his studies and joining the army abroad. After the army, Yilmaz who owes his life to Sinan puts him at the head of his company. However, when Sinan meets Yilmaz’s beautiful wife Bahar, it is love at first sight and they cannot resist getting closer.

(Soap Opera – 179 X 50’ HD) 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 – 159 X 60’ 4K) 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’.

MOSES AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (Soap Opera – 242 X 60’ HD)

An epic soap opera that retells one of the most famous parts of the Bible: the story of Moses, from his birth to the arrival of his people in the Promise Land, through the Red Sea crossing and the encounter with God on Mount Sinai.

THE MIRACLES OF JESUS (Series – 35 X 50’ HD)

‘The Miracles of Jesus’ is a series based on Bible stories. Every week are narrated the difficulties faced by those before obtaining the blessings of Jesus. Each chapter seeks to transmit teachings of love, hope, courage and perseverance of people who had faith and, therefore, conquered the Miracles Of Jesus.

EMPIRE BUILDERS

(Factual / History - 10 X 60’) An epic documentary for PBS that explores 10 of history’s great empires, from the Romans to the Raj and the Ottomans to the Egyptians, by visiting significant sites that defined their achievements and legacy.

CLEVERMAN SEASON 2

(Scripted Series / Drama – 6 X 60’) ‘Cleverman’ is back, as this internationally acclaimed and startlingly original genre drama returns for an action-packed second season, starring Iain Glen (‘Game of Thrones’) and Frances O’Connor (‘The Missing’).

LOOK ME IN THE EYE (Formats / Reality)

The emotionally charged new social experiment. Estranged people are brought back together to share two minutes of silent eye contact, in a bid to help them to reconcile their relationships where all other efforts have failed. Now produced in France, Australia and Germany.

EINSTEIN

(Scripted Series / Crime – 10 X 60’ + 1 X 120’ Pilot) New crime procedural series starring Tom Beck (Alarm for Cobra 11) as the great grandson of Albert Einstein, who is forced to work with the police to solve crimes using his brilliant but eccentric mind. Now commissioned for a second season.

Queens

Ride Upon The Storm

A Whole New Beginning

Lion

RTVE

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TALPA GLOBAL

TELEFILMS

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Eagle House, 50 Marshall Street, London, W1F 9BQ Tel.: +44 (207) 534 2733 Email: sales@studiocanaltv.com Website: www.studiocanaltvseries.com Booth: P1.A1

Media Park, Matrix Building, Familie de Mollaan 1, 1217 ZB Hilversum, The Netherlands Tel.: +31 35 533 3111 Email: sales@talpa.tv Booth: C16.B

Carlos Pellegrini 1427, Piso 7, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel.: 5411 5252-2100 Email: telefilms@telefilms.com.ar Website: www.telefilms.com.ar

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Maarten Meijs, Manager Director

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Raúl Molina Uruñuela, International Sales & Business Development Manager Antonio Pérez Bonilla, International Sales & Business Development Manager

TOP EXECUTIVE

Beatriz Campos, VP Sales Isabelle Fedyk, VP Marketing & Press Barbara Knabe, Head of Television Distribution & World Sales Sebastian Miska, Senior Sales Manager TV/ Digital & TV Series Acquisition Camille Dupeuble, Sales Manager TV, France

TOP EXECUTIVE

Rafael Bardem, Head of Programmes & Licensing Sales

Katrina Neylon, EVP, International Sales and Marketing

QUEENS

(Fiction Series – 6 X 60’) ‘Queens’ is the story of the rivalry that existed between two great European monarchs: Mary Stuart of Scotland and Elizabeth I of England. These two women fought for supremacy in the political, religious and personal realms, under the attentive eyes of the most feared monarch in Europe, Philip II, heir to the largest empire every created, of the Papacy and of the Kingdom of France. The series was filmed in English, featuring spectacular outdoor locations in Spain and Scotland.

IFAMILY

(Fiction Series – 8 X 70’) A funny family comedy. It follows the story of two warring brothers, Luis and Kike, and Luis’ four children. Luis is a successful businessman, a widower and father of a large family who has never known how to relate to his children. He made his fortune by dishonest means, and a timely traffic accident gives him the chance to escape his debts to the Tax Office. Kike, meanwhile, is a chancer who is addicted to gambling, a scoundrel whose life will be turned upside down overnight.

SANTIAGO. THE PATH’S END (Fiction Series – 8 X 70’)

(Drama Series – 20 X 60’ S1 & S2) Creator Adam Price (‘Borgen’) turns his attention to how faith and religion affect our lives in this modern, character-led drama produced by Camilla Hammerich (‘Borgen’) and starring Lars Mikkelsen (‘House of Cards’).

BELOW THE SURFACE

(Crime Thriller Series – 8 X 60’) Nerve-racking, globally-relevant crime thriller centered on the tense stand-off that ensues when fifteen innocent people are taken hostage on a subway train beneath Copenhagen. Based on an idea by Adam Price and Søren Sveistrup.

TRUST ME

(Drama Miniseries – 4 X 60’) From prolific screenwriter Dan Sefton (‘The Good Karma Hospital’) and starring Jodie Whittaker (‘Broadchurch’), character-led psychological thriller ‘Trust Me’ centres on a gripping story of identity, lies and a woman’s desperation to escape the pain and disappointment of her old life.

SOMETHING’S ROCKIN’ (Drama Series – 10 X 60’)

Based on an original idea by Adam Price and Jesper Malmose, this compelling original drama is based on the true story of a small, bold group of idealists who broke the rules to deliver banned rock ‘n’ roll music to a new generation.

TOP EXECUTIVE

Maarten Meijs, Manager Director

Tomás Darcyl, President

A WHOLE NEW BEGINNING

LION

What if you could press the reset button and start over? Leave all your troubles and worries behind? But also: your job, school, family, friends, house… and all your belongings? In ‘A Whole New Beginning’, three families have a chance to build a new life and a new future in a remote place on the other side of the world… from scratch!

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.

AROUND THE WORLD WITH 80-YEAROLDS

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

(Reality – 52 X 45’)

(Factual – 8 X 45’)

Eight sweet and likeable people, all 80-plus, who have never travelled before, go on a trip around the world! Exploring foreign cultures, seeing exotic locations, and making their wildest dreams come true… Witness their amazement as these energetic seniors are ready for the best time of their lives!

DO YOU WANT TO MARRY US? (Entertainment – 6 X 75’)

In ‘Do You Want To Marry Us?’ two stepfamilies battle for the prize of a lifetime - their dream wedding and a fabulous honeymoon for the entire family! Because the parents aren’t married…yet! With unique proposals organized by the kids to surprise their parents, the show is touching and endearing. But don’t forget the excitement… because there can only be one winner! From emotional questions to hilarious dance assignments… this is going to be anything but an ordinary wedding!

(Movie – 118’)

HAWCKSAW RIDGE (Movie – 139’)

JACKIE

(Movie – 100’) Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband’s historic legacy.

MOONLIGHT

(Movie – 111’) A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, ‘Moonlight’ chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.

COLLIDE

(Movie – 99’) An American backpacker gets involved with a ring of drug smugglers as their driver, though he winds up on the run from his employers across Cologne high-speed Autobahn.

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An historical series that relates the experiences of three brothers, three anonymous (or not so anonymous) heroes who suffered the unfettered ambitions of various historical figures. The story traces their love affairs, betrayals, passions and blunders, all set when the Cathedral of Santiago started its construction.

RIDE UPON THE STORM

Ricardo Costianovsky, CEO

LISTINGS

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Guerra de ídolos

My Sweet Curse

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Women Breaking The Silence

TELEVISA INTERNACIONAL Av. Vasco de Quiroga 2000, Col. Santa Fe, México DF, 01210 Tel.: +1 (786) 265 2500 Website: www.televisainternacional.tv Booth: R9.A2

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

(Romantic Melodrama – 127 X 60’)

THE FAN

(Telenovela – 120 X 60’ HD)

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‘The Fan’ is the story of Valentina Perez, a fun, kind-hearted woman of humble means, who proudly presides as president of the Lucas Duarte Fan Club. An unexpected twist of fate places her idol, the famous telenovela star Lucas Duarte, directly in her path. Even though he pays little attention to her at first, with time, he’ll realize he can’t live without her.

Ramón Salomon, Director of Operations AZ Contenidos

TOP EXECUTIVE

Fidela Navarro, Director at TV Azteca Internacional

ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES Tel.: +91-22-71061234 Email: zeecontent@zee.esselgroup.com Website: www.zeebollyworld.com Booth: P1 – K51

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Sarah Coursey, Head of Americas, Syndication Janice Strangward, Head of Europe, Syndication Nitin Michael, Deputy Vice President, Syndication - MENAP Sharmeen Dsouza, India Head, Syndication Sandeep Hardasmalani, Region Head, Syndication, APAC

TOP EXECUTIVE

Sunita Uchil, Chief Business Officer, International Ad Sales

WOMEN BREAKING THE SILENCE MY SWEET CURSE

Julio Cesar Solar is music’s number one star, and his younger brother Mateo Solar is one of the industry’s most important composers and producers. They have fame and power, but an unexpected tragedy will shake everything they’ve built and lead Mateo to embark on a search for answers. What he’ll find is an unimaginable network of mafias linked to the music business – all of which he will now have to face. At the head of this network is the popular music singer Rafa Zabala and the corrupt businessman Amado Matamoros. In his journey, Mateo falls in love with the aspiring singer Manara, Amado’s half-sister, who has sought his guidance as producer. This, however, will not prevent Mateo from unleashing a war against his powerful enemies upon discovering the truth.

EXECUTIVES ATTENDING

Carlos Castro, General Director of Sales

Marcos Santana, President

(Drama Series - 75 X 60’ HD)

Periferico Sur #4121, Col. Fuentes Del Pedregal. Cp 14141 Mexico City, Mexico Tel.: +5255 52511410 Email: jrico@tvazteca.com.mx Website: www.tvazteca.com Booth: R8-B10

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GUERRA DE ÍDOLOS

TV AZTECA INTERNACIONAL / AZ CONTENIDOS

Zindagi Ki Mehak (Mehak’s Journey)

A BELOVED MAN

(Drama Series – 150 X 42’)

IRON LADY

ZINDAGI KI MEHAK

(Mehak’s Journey) (Drama - 100 X 30’) ‘Zindagi ki Mehek’ is the story of a young and positive girl, Mehek. Mehek has magic in her fingers and can cook great food. Mehek believes that good food is very essential for a good life. This show is her journey and life with the talent she possesses.

BADO BAHU

(Size Doesn’t Matter) (Drama - 100 X 30’) It is an interesting and unconventional love story. Lakha Singh is hesitant about marrying Komal, a sweet but full-bodied girl. However, his apprehension does not stop her from overcoming life’s battles with grace and self-confidence.

WAARIS

(The Heir) (Drama - 200 X 30’) Two brothers - Charan and Jagan, own most of the farmland in Gaguwal. Due to a dispute between them over the land, their mother Deena declares that the business will be handed over to Jagan if Charan doesn’t have a son. In an incident, Charan is killed and at around the same time, Charan’s wife gives birth to a girl and she declares that her baby is a boy and names her Waaris. So begins the story of Waaris, a girl who was brought up as a boy.

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KIDS

9 STORY’S

‘NATURE CAT’ PROWLS LATAM DISCOVERY KIDS LATIN AMERICA has licensed children’s series ‘Nature Cat’ from 9 Story Media Group in Canada. The series, which targets three to eight-yearolds, premiered on PBS Kids in the US in November 2015 and has previously been acquired by DHX Television in Canada. Created by Illinois-based Spiffy Pictures and coproduced with WTTW Chicago, the series follows the adventures of a house cat with no instinct for nature. Internationally, the series has been licensed to SVT in Sweden, TG4 in Ireland, SIC in Portugal, Canal Panda and AMC Networks in Spain, Nick Jr in Italy via Funwood Media, Cineplex in Thailand, Discovery Asia in the Indian subcontinent, Mediacorp in Singapore, E Junior in the Middle East and Hop TV in Israel.

ONLINE

YOUTUBE RED GETS FIRST KIDS’ ORIGINAL YOUTUBE is making its first investments into children’s programming: The video giant has greenlit four series from top creators on the platform that will launch this spring and summer, available to subscribers of YouTube Red. The shows are: ‘Hyperlinked,’ a series starring the five members of tween music group L2M as they come together to create their own website by girls for girls; ‘DanTDM Creates a Big Scene,’ starring British YouTuber Daniel Middleton along with animated friends who overcome challenges in staging a live show on the road; ‘The Kings of Atlantis,’ an animated series following two young monarchs as they seek to overthrow the brutal usurper of their kingdom; and ‘Fruit Ninja: Frenzy Force,’ in which the team of four Fruit Ninjas join forces to fight the evil Durian Grey and the Deep Fried Sensei.

KIDS

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‘LOVE, DIVINA’ GETS CROSS-MEDIA EXPERIENCE PREMIERED on March 13 on Argentina’s El Trece and Blim, teen series ‘Love, Divina’ made its debut with its second screen app. The app syncs automatically through sound with the episode on screen, opening up an array of second screen content on mobile devices, in real time. Photos, videos, trivia and games will appear on the app as the episode progresses on the main screen. ‘Love, Divina’ is a Pol-Ka, Televisa and Federation Entertainment co-production. The show has currently been acquired by Super!, a De Agostini network in Italy, and France Télévisions in France, in addition to El Trece in Argentina, Televisa in Mexico and Blim in Latin America.

FORMATS

‘THE VOICE KIDS’ VS. ‘MASTERCHEF JUNIOR’ IT’S THE BATTLE OF THE KIDS’ formats in Mexico. On March 12, Televisa premiered ‘The Voice Kids’ on Las Estrellas. Executive produced by Miguel Angel Fox, the format premiered to compete directly with ‘Masterchef Junior’ by TV Azteca. The grown up version of ‘The Voice’ aired for six seasons in Mexico with great success, with a seventh in store for this year. Meanwhile, ‘Masterchef Junior’ premiered on Azteca Trece following the success of the original ‘Masterchef’, produced by Alejandro Esquivel. While some kids will put their voice on trial and seek to convince coaches Rosario, Maluma, Emmanuel and Mijares on ‘The Voice Kids’, others will have to convince judges Betty Vázquez, Benito Molina and Adrián Herrera that their dish is the tastiest on ‘Masterchef Junior’.

INNUMBERS

countries have acquired Kanal D’s drama, ‘Wounded Love’.

162 billion

dollars is how much revenue for virtual and augmented reality will be in 2020, says Data Corporation.

110

4K titles premiered in 2016, according to Digital Entertainment Group. In 2017, it could climb to 250.

episodes will make up the Uruguayan adaptation of Keshet’s cooking format, ‘Master Class’.

256.75 million

interactions made ‘Pretty Little Liars’ the most social show of the year in the US, according to ListenFirst Media.

455

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original shows were produced in the US in 2016, says FX Networks Research.

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SERIES

FOX STARTS FILMING NEW SEASON OF ‘SITIADOS’ FOX NETWORKS GROUP (FNG) Latin America announced the start of filming for the second season of ‘Sitiados’, the continuation of its ambitious original production premiered in 2015. Inspired by the many times Cartagena de Indias was besieged, the new installment weaves stories of fiction that recreate part of the Spanish invasion of America. “We are very excited to announce the start of filming for a series like ‘Sitiados’, acclaimed by both critics and viewers,” said Edgar Spielmann, EVP & COO of FOX Networks Group Latin America. Made up of eight one-hour episodes, the new season takes the action to stunning natural scenarios like beaches, jungles and new locations in the Colombian Caribbean, cities in Cartagena, the ancient city of Santa Marta, and many more. Produced by FOX Telecolombia, filming will extend for six weeks and its premiere will take place in the second quarter of 2017 on FOX Premium.

DISTRIBUTION

7A MEDIA TO SELL SIC TV IN LATAM AND US SIC TELEVISION announced 7A Media will be in charge of distributing its content in Latin America and Hispanic US, exclusively. SIC TV has implemented an expansion strategy in the region that includes more drama for the international market. The broadcaster currently airs two original telenovelas and other award-winning titles. “I am impressed by the magnificent production quality and in-depth stories SIC is currently developing,” said César Díaz, founder of 7A Media and a renowned executive with over 35 years of experience in the international TV distribution business. “7A Media is exactly the type of company we were looking for, giving us the confidence that our shows and telenovelas will be distributed like we hoped in such a competitive market,” said João Pedro Nava, director of Sales and Distribution at SIC.

César Díaz, Founder of 7A Media