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A Seller’s Market _/28 NETFLIX
The Unstoppable Wave _/46
_/34 Q&A Living with the Enemy _/14 Juan José Campanella, Director – ‘Colony’ The Greatest Story of All _/34 Mike Gunton, Creative Director of the BBC Natural History Unit and Executive Producer of ‘Life Story’ Around the World in 1001 Nights _/38 Halit Ergenç, Star of 1001 Nights
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ARTICLES ‘NCIS’
Most-Watched Drama in the World _/06
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PRODUCT NEWS Mipcom 2015 _/18
PROGRAMME Mipcom 2015 _/42
HIGHLIGHTS Mipcom 2015 _/124
LISTINGS Mipcom 2015 _/54
‘HASTA QUE TE CONOCÍ’: BIOPIC ABOUT JUAN GABRIEL
A Story Worth Telling _/10 AUSTRIA COMPLETES A MISSI ON IMPOSSIBLE
Arie Bohrer, Director - Location Austria _/50
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‘NCIS’ IS MOST-WATCHED DRAMA IN THE WORLD ‘NCIS’, the number 1 drama on US television for six consecutive seasons, continues to be the most-watched drama in the world, according to Eurodata TV Worldwide. On Thursday, June 18 at the 55th Monte-Carlo Television Festival, CBS’s global powerhouse series received the prestigious International Television Audience Award for a Drama TV Series for the second year in a row. ‘NCIS’ is distributed worldwide in more than 200 markets by CBS Studios International. The series stars Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Sean Murray, Pauley Perrette, Rocky Carroll, Brian Dietzen, Emily Wickersham and David McCallum, with Executive Producers Gary Glasberg, Chas. Floyd Johnson, Mark Horowitz, Mark Harmon, Frank Cardea, George Schenck, Steven D. Binder, Scott Williams and Donald P. Bellisario. ‘NCIS’ is produced by Belisarius Productions in association with CBS Television Studios. DISTRIBUTION
‘EZEL’ TAKES OVER LATIN AMERICA ECCO RIGHTS AND SOMOS DISTRIBUTION have closed several broadcast deals in Latin America for ‘Ezel’, produced by Ay Yapim. The Turkish drama will air on Unitel in Bolivia, TV Accion in Paraguay, Latina in Peru and Caracol in Colombia. Eccho Rights has also licensed the series in Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay and several countries across Central America.
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is how many territories Netflix plans to reach by the end of 2016. The platform is reaching Italy, Spain and Portugal this year.
50%
of Indian regional channels network Prism TV was acquired by Viacom for US$ 153 million.
2.2 million
people are subscribed to Telefónica in Spain as of Q2, 2015; 1.8% more than the same period last year.
23.3%
more time will be spent watching online video worldwide in 2015 than in 2014, says ZenithOptimedia.
1 billion
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dollars is how much the company created by the Banijay (UK) and Zodiak Media (France) merger will have in combined revenue.
5%
more TV ads were seen in Spain in 2015, versus 2013, says a new report by Ymedia.
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MIPCANCUN 2015 ADDS CONFERENCES AND DEBATES REED MIDEM announced it is expanding the second edition of MIPCancun, the must-attend tradeshow for buyers and distributors from the Latin American TV industry, which made its debut last year. In addition to one-on-one meetings and opportunities for networking, the event’s second edition will include new debate panels and studies that will offer a unique informative experience for producers and broadcasters in Latin America and the Caribbean. MIPCancun 2015 will take place on November 18-20 in Cancun, Mexico. EUROPE
DISCOVERY ACQUIRES RIGHTS FOR 2018-2024 OLYMPIC GAMES THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) announced that all TV and multi-platform broadcast rights in Europe for the four Olympic Games in the 2018–2024 period have been awarded to Discovery Communications, the parent company of Eurosport. The deal, valued at US$ 1.44 billion, includes the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics, the Tokio 2020 Games, and the 2022 and 2024 Olympics. Russia is the only country excluded from the deal, while France and the UK are only included in the 2022 and 2024 editions. This deal makes Eurosport one of the leading sports networks in Europe. In addition, Discovery and Eurosport have also made a commitment to partner with the IOC to develop the new Olympic Channel across Europe, so sports fans in Europe will be able to enjoy excellent coverage of the Olympic Games and Olympic sports, both during and outside Games time, on their platform of choice. Discovery and Eurosport will deliver more coverage across more screens than ever before to over 700 million people across Europe. Discovery has committed to broadcasting a minimum of 200 hours of the Olympic Games and 100 hours of the Olympic Winter Games on freeto-air television during the Games period.
‘HASTA QUE TE CONOCÍ’: BIOPIC ABOUT MEXICAN SINGER/SONGWRITER JUAN GABRIEL
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IN MAY, DISNEY MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LATIN AMERICA, SOMOS PRODUCTIONS AND JUAN GABRIEL ANNOUNCED THEY WERE PRODUCING ‘HASTA QUE TE CONOCÍ’, A GROUNDBREAKING SERIES BASED ON THE LIFE OF THE MYTHICAL MEXICAN SINGER-SONGWRITER. THE SERIES WAS PRESENTED DURING THE 2015 LA SCREENINGS AS THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF BIOPICS. THE SERIES WILL DEBUT FIRST ON TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM LATIN AMERICA, TELEMUNDO AND AZTECA. By Rodrigo Ros / Twitter: @rodrigo__ros / rros@todotv.tv
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t the LA Screenings 2015, Disney Media Distribution Latin America, Somos Productions and Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel, announced the production of the new series ‘Hasta que te conocí’. The project was first presented at the New York Upfronts by Hispanic network Telemundo, and then in Los Angeles during Disney Media Distribution Latin America’s screening at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank.
THE PROJECT WAS FIRST PRESENTED AT THE NEW YORK UPFRONTS BY HISPANIC NETWORK TELEMUNDO, AND THEN IN LOS ANGELES DURING DISNEY MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LATIN AMERICA’S SCREENING AT THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS IN BURBANK.
Behind-the-scenes of the 'Hasta que te conocí' trailer shoot
“This series is about my life. It’s a dramatization of it. I’m doing it with great love and appreciation for everyone who was a part of my life as Juan Gabriel. I want
“Juan Gabriel is a real phenomenon and will always reach high ratings on television. He’s led a very interesting life, full of drama, and that’s a perfect combination to take to the small screen. He’s a magnet, a remarkable attraction,” Fernando Barbosa said to ttv. “’Hasta que te conocí’ has been an amazing project that we’ve been involved in. We are confident it will draw in many, many viewers in Mexico, US Hispanic, Latin America and Spain,” he added. Mary Black, in charge of production for Somos Productions, explained that this is a wonderful project and a fantastic story. “Unfortunately, this is a true story, because at times you can’t believe he actually went through everything he did. He had a very sad story, a very complicated start. That troubled beginning is what made Juan Gabriel who he is today. He represents a country. He represents Mexico. I feel like this is a project of a lifetime. It’s not by chance that we became friends more than 25 years ago,” she said. BTF Media is in charge of production and development for the series. Based in Mexico City, the producer aims at making this production unique with highquality visuals and creativity, developing the projects with a cinematic perspective. The project’s production is supervised by Leonardo Aranguibel, Head of Production at Disney Media Distribution Latin America. Same as everyone else involved in this project, Aranguibel is also in awe of Juan Gabriel’s life. “It’s such a fascinating story,” he said. “Juan Gabriel is one of the most important icons for the Hispanic community in Latin America of the past century.” Not much has been revealed about the production thus far. Yet, Aranguibel said it’s “a project we’ve been working on for the last two years.” He said the result will be a 15-hour series that will also include a onehour special about Juan Gabriel’s life. Luis Villanueva, president and CEO of Somos Productions, shared his personal experience: “To Mary Black and I, same as for anyone else who works in the international entertainment industry, especially for Hispa-
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The series will air across the region on Turner Broadcasting System Latin America’s channel TNT, in the US on Hispanic network Telemundo, and on Azteca in Mexico. The series will have 13 episodes based on never-before-seen testimonies that shine a whole new light on the life of the “Divo of Juárez.”
it to be a beautiful memory; that’s my true wish,” Juan Gabriel said after the project was announced. A long time in the works, the project is now seeing the light with the help of its main promotors: Fernando Barbosa, SVP of Distribution and Production at Disney Media Distribution Latin America, and Mary Black, COO of Somos Productions.
‘HASTA QUE TE CONOCÍ’: BIOPIC ABOUT MEXICAN SINGER/SONGWRITER JUAN GABRIEL through local productions. So we’re very proud to participate in this event that will transcend screens to become a social phenomenon.”
JUAN GABRIEL “THIS SERIES IS ABOUT MY LIFE. IT’S A DRAMATIZATION OF IT. I’M DOING IT WITH GREAT LOVE AND APPRECIATION FOR EVERYONE WHO WAS A PART OF MY LIFE AS JUAN GABRIEL.”
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nic audiences, it’s a real privilege to work with an artist of such caliber, as professional and relatable as Juan Gabriel. This project will make history by showcasing one of the most successful careers in Latin American music and because of its commercial appeal across all markets.”
FERNANDO BARBOSA, SVP OF DISTRIBUTION AND PRODUCTION - DISNEY MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LATIN AMERICA
“JUAN GABRIEL IS A REAL PHENOMENON AND WILL ALWAYS REACH HIGH RATINGS ON TELEVISION.” come out of our screen next year. Juan Gabriel is one of our country’s unmistakable idols. He’s an icon in every sense of the world.” Ángel Zambrano, SVP of Content at Turner Broadcasting System Latin America said “Turner Latin America believes in the need to bring audiences closer to our networks
Jesús Torres-Viera, Executive President of Programming at Telemundo, said to feel “honored” to be part of the project, while Leonor Sotillo, SVP of Programming and Strategy at the network, added “Juan Gabriel is part of want we want to prove in our new programming offer. Juan Gabriel is one of the most complete and internationally recognizable artists of all time.” Lastly, Francisco Cordero, CEO of BTF Media, said it’s “an honor to give new life to a story like Alberto Aguilera Valadez’s, Juan Gabriel, together with Somos Productions and Disney Media Distribution Latin America. We’ve worked with them for more than two years under the highest quality standards, to offer a product that celebrates our identity. We share the high expectations generated by the project and it’s with great enthusiasm that we predict it will be a notable product.” ttv
LATIN AMERICAN SCREENS. One of the most relevant aspects of the project is the fact that it’s being developed by three major production companies: Turner Broadcasting System Latin America through its pay TV network TNT, Azteca in Mexico and Telemundo for the US Hispanic broadcast market.
‘HASTA QUE TE CONOCÍ’ TO PREMIERE IN 2016
In this regard, Rodrigo Fernández, General Director of Programming for Azteca, said: “We are very satisfied and excited to see what will
AT THIS POINT, all that’s left to do is confirm which will be the cast for ‘Hasta que te conocí’ and plan out the shooting schedule, which according to the producers will take place during Q4, 2015. The partners’ goal will be to present the series to Latin American audiences during Q1, 2016.
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Juan José Campanella, Director of ‘Colony’
LIVING WITH THE ENEMY DESCRIBED BY DIRECTOR JUAN JOSÉ CAMPANELLA AS “A FICTION MOVIE DIRECTED BY COSTA-GAVRAS,” HIS NEW US TV PROJECT ‘COLONY’ IS COPRODUCED BETWEEN LEGENDARY TELEVISION AND UNIVERSAL CABLE, AND MAKE ITS DEBUT ON THE USA NETWORK. By Luis Cabrera
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Behind-the-scenes of ‘Colony’
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xtraterrestrial invasions are a narrative resource often used to create sci-fi stories. From the famous 1984 series ‘V’, to more recent productions such as ‘Falling Skies’, space invaders have captured viewers imaginations worldwide for years. The fight against an enemy that’s technologically superior generates great opportunities and scenarios for action-packed scenes. However, there’s not much left unexplored in the genre, and to an editor like Juan José Campanella, what’s interesting is novelty.
“I am currently living in Argentina and I only take on projects I like to be involved in,” Campanella said in an exclusive phone interview with ttv. “Since we finished ‘Metegol’, I did three other projects: two in Los Angeles and one in Argentina. I receive many scripts for pilots, between 15 and 20 a year, and I take one on every year and a half. They’re series that I like to be a part of. Series where I see something new, something I’ve never seen before.” This is the reason behind chosing ‘Colony’, the new 10-episode series USA Network presented in July at
“THE WAY THIS STORY IS TOLD IT COULD BE A MILITARY REVOLUTION IN THE SEVENTIES IN ANY COUNTRY IN LATIN AMERICA. I WAS VERY DRAWN TO IT.” (‘The Walking Dead’), is directed by Campanella and will make its debut in US television in a few months. It’s a co-production between Legendary Television and Universal Cable Productions. Why did you decide to be a part of this particular series? I receive many scripts, between 15 and 20 a year, and I take one on every year and a half. In this case, I was drawn to the interesting twist to something we’ve seen many times. It’s a different way to tell the story, very realistic. The way this story is told, it could be a military revolution in the seventies in any country in Latin America. I was very drawn to it. What was so special about ‘Colony’? I am a seventies’ movies kid, back when crime thrillers were all the rage thanks to Costa-Gavras, ‘Z’ or ‘State of Siege’. What interested me so much about ‘Colony’ is that it’s unique in the sense that it uses this sub-genre, alien invasion, in a way I had never seen before: with an incredibly interesting political realism. It’s almost a political thriller. It’s like it’s a science fiction movie directed by Costa-Gavras.
the San Diego Comic-Con. The drama, created by Carlton Cuse (‘Lost’) and Ryan Condal (‘Hercules’), starring Josh Holloway (‘Lost’) and Sarah Wayne Callies
Is it more of a thriller than an action series? We never see the aliens. The Earth is divided between the resistance and the collaborators. It’s based on the study of the Nazi invasion in Paris. That’s how the plot is set up. I lived in Argentina in the seventies. As it has happened in many dictatorships: most of the population accepts it and believes it’s better. The resistance is in the minorities. More than an action series, it’s oriented towards the moral dilemma. The conflict arises not from the attacks and the action, but from what the characters will choose to do once faced with the strong moral dilemma.
THE TOUGH QUESTIONS ‘COLONY’ TOOK OVER THE SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON THIS YEAR, showing the first trailer for the upcoming series and promoting the show in many different ways, including a deal with Uber to offer complimentary rides to the attendees in a fleet of vehicles and SUVs meant to recall the occupation of Los Angeles, the setting of the series. The trailer was well received by the audience, serving its purpose of introducing the key elements of the drama: Will and Katie, the leading characters, seem willing to do whatever is necessary to be reunited with their lost son, but how far will they go to protect their family?
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“WE NEVER SEE THE ALIENS. THE EARTH IS DIVIDED BETWEEN THE RESISTANCE AND THE COLLABORATORS. IT’S BASED ON THE STUDY OF THE NAZI INVASION IN PARIS.” years of my career, after working on ‘Metegol’. I worked a lot for US television, then stopped for three years to do ‘Metegol, the movie’, and when I came back to do more pilots I was fortunate enough to work with the two biggest gentlemen in the industry: Mark Johnson (‘Breaking Bad’) and Carlton Cuse. In addition to being a writer and having great influence on what happens in the story, Carlton is a people person, he’s kind, respectable and has an authority that doesn’t come from authoritarian actions. It’s a real pleasure to work with him.
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How’s the experience of working with two of the most renowned actors in US television such as Holloway and Wayne Callies? I worked with Sarah (Wayne Callies) in what was her first role in Los Angeles, an episode of Dragnet, the remake made with Ed O’Neill that lasted one season. Sarah had just arrived in Los Angeles and was the guest star in the episode I made. Then she continued her career on ‘Prison Break’ and ‘The Walking Dead’. She’s a giant actress, she’s epic. On top of her beauty she has an element of troubled heroin that’s so important.
What role does the city of Los Angeles play in the story? This huge wall was built overnight, like the Berlin wall, which covers Los Angeles. What happens within the city, and the city itself as a character, is very important. This is important in the pilot, but will be used a lot in the following episodes. Prisons or concentration camps are redesigned places: car washes, gyms, etc. It’s very important to see what the city used to be and how the social, demographic and racial dynamics change after the invasion. It demanded great effort to film it in Los Angeles and not in one of the more popular and affordable cities normally used. One of the things that surprises people in this industry the most is that we shoot it in Los Angeles. Not much is filmed there. Carlton Cuse is a very respectable showrunner in the US. What was it like to work with him? It’s the first time I work with Carlton Cuse and Ryan Condal. The truth is I’ve been extremely lucky over the last few
I believe Josh Holloway and Héctor Alterio are the two best actors I’ve worked with in my life. They are really excellent teammates. It’s a real pleasure to work with them. Josh is 45 years old and maturing in such an interesting way. He reminds me a lot of how Ricardo Darín matured: young studs who, without any surgery or treatments of any kind, let time do its thing and became these handsome, interesting faces. In this series, Josh is able to showcase an acting skill that he wasn’t able to do in other places. He has an interpretive maturity that’s incredibly rich. The truth is I’m very happy with the cast: we are all getting along so well. Is it a big cast? The recurring cast is made of two people: Josh and Sarah. Then there are important secondary characters, those are between 8 and 9. Our cast is made up of between 12 and 15 people. The series is quite classic in this sense, it’s not coral, telling five or six stories. It basically follows two main stories and the rest are secondary characters that are part of those stories. The family group is the nucleus but it opens and each character has its own activities and world. ttv
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PRECIOUS PEARL. In 1934, Buddhist monks saved the millionaire Franz Hauser from an avalanche in the Himalayas. Back in Brazil he is faced with the jealousy of his bastard brother who, after plotting his death, took his place in the family business. Moreover, he needs to overcome the obstacles that separate him from the woman he loves, the worker, Amélia. It’s up to Pearl, the fruit of their union, to smooth over the conflicts that prevent their love. Precious Pearl has won the 2014 International Emmy Award in the telenovela category.
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I DARE YOU TO LEAVE. This is a heartbreaking story in which power, envy, selfishness and desire for ownership will tragically mark the deep love Paulina and Adrián feel for each other. The young couple will have to fight against a past that marked their families’ fate and now demands justice. On one hand, Paulina’s father, Gonzalo Murat, who pretends to be an impeccable man, won’t accept Adrián since he thinks he is beneath her social status. On the other hand, there is Julieta, who looked after her brother Adrián since he was little and who feels a profound love for him that borders in obsession so, in her eyes, no woman is enough for her brother; but most importantly, she feels a special kind of hate towards Paulina for being the daughter of her father’s murderer and she is willing to go to any lengths to separate them. Paulina and Adrián will defend the great love they feel against all odds, even if that costs them their very lives.
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RELATIONSHIP STATUS: IT’S COMPLICATED. An aspiring scriptwriter Aysegul experiencing betrayals and hard times, but her life intersects with a handsome actor Can. Although he is in love with another beautiful girl, no one knows what the future holds…
ESCÁNDALOS. It’s a series that presents the opportunity to create partnerships between different channels seeking to join the project. The first episode of ‘Escandalos’ is developed in HD, with renowned artists such as Ricardo Álamo, Miguel de León & Nohely Arteaga. The series was shot in different countries in Latin America. The second episode will be developed in Mexico. The project is written by different Latin American authors, some episodes produced in 4k. VIP 2000 TV distributes taped content and formats for this project in the international market and owns the international distribution rights.
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ONCE I LOVED YOU. In a fertile, prosperous wineproducing valley, adversity and competition are abundant and dishonesty goes by the name of Melchor Coronel, the wealthy owner of Coronel Winery. Years back, Melchor and his friend Alonso Rivero joined forces to promote the region’s wine industry, but Melchor got greedy and wanted the success for himself and so he began to scam Alonso out of his lands leaving him practically empty-handed. Alonso managed through perseverance and hard work to get his vineyards up and running again.
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SHIMMER & SHINE. VIMN is powering into Mipcom 2015 with Nickelodeon’s brand new original preschool series ‘Shimmer & Shine’. The 20 part series – which debuts on Nickelodeon US in August 2015 - follows the magical adventures of fraternal twin genies, Shimmer and Shine, who unintentionally create chaos while attempting to grant wishes for their human best friend, Leah.
! POL-KA PRODUCCIONES / MEDIABIZ WWW.POLKA.COM / WWW.MEDIABIZ.COM.AR (DRAMATIC COMEDY - 180 X 60’) BRAVE GIRLS. After losing all of their money five strangers form an unbreakable friendship. Together they will go through life sharing their tragedies and moments of glory.
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THE DEPARTMENT OF TIME. A fantasy and fiction adventure starring a character from our own time who travels to a different period in history in each episode, with the mission to ensure that the past does not change. He carries out his work through a Ministry created so that history does not suffer temporary digressions that might change the present.
LA BANDA. Entertainment giants Syco, FremantleMedia and Saban present this fresh and energetic new music series for all audiences that’s on the hunt for the ultimate boy band. Premiered on Univision, the format takes a brand new approach to talent where, for the first time ever, the fans are in control!
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WAR OF ROSES. Gülru was born in the suburbs and she grew up in the servants’ quarter of a mansion where her father has worked as a gardener. Despite her big dreams during the time she has spent in the gardens of the splendid mansion, she has not forgotten her modest neighborhood. Gülru has some heroes in her small world. However, there is someone else and her world orbits around her. Since her childhood, Gülru has admired the beautiful daughter of the mansion, Gülfem Sipahi. This admiration that neither her family nor Mert approves, blazes up again when Gülfem returns to the mansion after years. Gülru tries to be the same person as Gulfem is. And after Gülru’s path crosses Gülfem’s huge disappointment, Omer Hekimoglu, a war of roses starts. There is no way out of this war, whether from a luxurious mansion or from a small neighborhood.
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CISNEROS MEDIA DISTRIBUTION WWW.CISNEROSMEDIADIST.COM (TELENOVELA - 120 X 60’) SEPARATED BY LOVE. This classic telenovela is the story of Sol, a poor, innocent young woman whose life is destroyed by the malice of people who want to get her out of the way. However, a twist of fate allows her to return, rich and triumphant, to avenge everyone who did her wrong. The most difficult vengeance will be against the only man she ever loved… the father of her child, who begs her for another chance...
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LIMITLESS. ’Limitless,’ based on the feature film, is a fast-paced drama about Brian Finch, who discovers the brain-boosting power of the mysterious drug NZT and is coerced by the FBI into using his extraordinary cognitive abilities to solve complex cases for them. Working closely with Brian in the major case squad in New York City is Agent Rebecca Harris, a formidable investigator with a dark past, and Agent Boyle, a former military officer and Rebecca’s confidante. They report to Special Agent in Charge Nasreen “Naz” Pouran, a canny manipulator of the reins of power. Unbeknownst to the FBI, Brian also has a clandestine relationship with Senator Edward Mora (Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper, recurring), a presidential hopeful and regular user of NZT who has plans of his own for his new protégé. Fueled now with a steady supply of NZT that enables him to use 100% of his brain capacity, Brian is more effective than all of the FBI agents combined, making him a criminal’s worst nightmare and the greatest asset the Bureau has ever possessed.
! DISNEY MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LATIN AMERICA WWW.DAET.TV (COMEDY SERIES – 13 X ½ HR.) GRANDFATHERED. Jimmy, a charismatic restauranteur and lifelong bachelor who’s popular with the ladies, has his life turned upside-down when he discovers that he has a grown son, Gerald, who’s nerdy, awkward and nothing like him. And if that weren’t bad enough, Gerald has a two-year-old daughter, which makes Jimmy a grandfather. His extended family continues to grow when Gerald’s strong-minded mother, Sara, re-appears and he meets Vanessa, Gerald’s beautiful and non-committal baby mama. This hilarious new series explores the dynamic of this mismatched but loving family.
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BEDEL - PRICE OF LOVE. Vedat Seyhanli comes from a very rich family whose roots are in Adana. He lives with his extended family in Istanbul. His only desire is to be the only owner of his father’s inheritance and love. Vedat even killed his brother in order to reach this goal when he was a kid. After this incident, Vedat’s father brings another child from orphanage house. He discovers that this child, Ali, is actually his father’s real son. Vedat puts her plan back in track and he threatens Ali’s fiancé Begüm and marry her by force. Ali finds out about the marriage and comes to save Begüm. But Vedat kills Ali to get rid of him forever. Clearing every obstacle in his way, Vedat lives his dream life full of gambling, alcohol and women until he sees Ali after 10 years who was supposed to be dead. That night the gamble table serves a revenge machine: losing all his wealth to Ali, Vedat wants to play a last round. And Ali wants only one thing in exchange of Vedat’s wealth: His Wife...
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! BBC WORLDWIDE WWW.BBCWORLDWIDE.COM (6 X 50’) WAR AND PEACE. Adapted by leading screenwriter Andrew Davies (‘A Poet In New York,’ ‘Mr Selfridge,’ ‘Bleak House,’ ‘Pride And Prejudice,’ ‘House Of Cards’), directed by Tom Harper (‘Peaky Blinders’) and produced by the BBC and The Weinstein Company. Starring Paul Dano, Lily James, James Norton, Gillian Anderson and Jim Broadbent, War and Peace follows three young people as their lives are changed forever by love, passion, war and heartbreak. A BBC Cymru Wales Drama, in partnership with The Weinstein Company and BBC Worldwide/Lookout Point.
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FILINTA. The first Ottoman crime show of television history, ‘Filinta’ is a show that presents notions of rights, justice, camaraderie, fellowship and love. Mustafa is a very smart, skillful, handsome young man. He serves as a policeman with his best friend Ali, who is also an orphan like Mustafa. Kadı Gıyaseddin is a ‘kadı’ (judge) who belongs to a wellestablished family, and was trained in Damascus, Bukhara, Cairo and Konya from an early age. He is of an easy-going and coolheaded temperament. He shows us his refined wisdom in every scene. He also has trained sultan’s sons at the palace. He is a former mentor of the Sultan. Our story begins with a conspiracy against Mustafa and Ali.
Mipcom 2015 Highlights
TURKEY @ MIPCOM
AS THE 2015 COUNTRY OF HONOR, Turkey will take center stage at Mipcom, through dedicated conferences, events, matchmaking and more. Mipcom 2015 will bring Turkey’s rich media & entertainment industry to Cannes, offering the opportunity for the world to meet and do business with the largest delegation ever of Turkish TV executives.
DANA WALDEN AND GARY NEWMAN, MIPCOM 2015 PERSONALITIES OF THE YEAR
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THE CHAIRMEN AND CEOS OF FOX TELEVISION GROUP have been
named Mipcom 2015 Personalities of the Year, the first time that two industry leaders have jointly received the award since its creation in 1989. Walden and Newman will be honored at a gala dinner for international entertainment executives to be held at the InterContinental Carlton Cannes on October 7. Newman and Walden have been Presidents of 20th Century Fox Television since 1999 and in the 15 years since, have grown the company into a powerhouse content provider.
ZORRO PREMIERES AT MIPJUNIOR
‘ZORRO THE CRONICHLES’ will make its debut at the 2015 MIPJunior World Premiere TV Screening. The action comedy series for kids and families is produced by Cyber Group Studios (CGS) in association with Zorro Productions, in collaboration with Blue Spirit Studios and the participation of France Televisions and RAI. Cyber Group Studios distributes the series worldwide. ‘Zorro the Cronichles’ is the first-ever CGI adaptation of the adventures of Zorro.
RESHAPING THE CONTENT GAME FROM ICONIC CLASSICS to the vanguard of modern drama and outstanding blue-chip documentaries, Mipcom 2015’s “Reshaping the Content Game” conference program will feature key executives sharing their vision on how to stand out from the crowd and make the difference. Sessions include “Factual Megasession: the blue-chip legacy” and “Social responsibility: aspirational megasession”, among others.
ITV CEO ADAM CROZIER TO KEYNOTE ADAM CROZIER, Chief Executive of UK commercial broadcaster and indie producer ITV, will speak on Monday, October 5 as part of the “A New Creative Excellence” conference program at Mipcom. Crozier will discuss ITV’s strategy to build an international content business, including the creative renewal of ITV Studios and ITV’s international expansion in key markets including America, where it is now the largest independent producer of non-scripted programs. The conversation will also explore ITV’s growing international scripted business, coinciding with the launch of ITV Studios’ new ambitious dramas ‘Beowulf’ and ‘Jekyll & Hyde’.
HIGHLIGHTS ‘MAGNIFICENT CENTURY’ HAS SCREENING AT MIPCOM AS PART OF THE TURKEY COUNTRY OF HONOR events at Mipcom 2015,
‘THE LAST PANTHERS’ TO BOW IN CANNES THE NEW EVENT SERIES from Sky Atlantic and CANAL+ will be the Mipcom 2015 World Premiere TV Screening on Monday, October 5, in the Grand Auditorium of Cannes’ Palais des Festivals. The world exclusive screening will take place in the presence of key cast and the director and writer of the series, and be followed by a Q&A session with the director, writer and cast, and the talent will appear on the Mipcom Opening red carpet later that evening.
Reed MIDEM announced a screening of ‘Kosem The Empress/Magnificent Century’ will be shown during the Mipcom 2015 International Drama Series screenings. Produced by Tims Productions and distributed by Global Agency, ‘Magnificent Century’ has become a top-rated show in the international marketplace. The screening announcement was made during a press conference today at the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC), the official partner of the Turkey Country of Honor program at Mipcom, in the presence of major Mipcom exhibitors from the Turkish TV industry.
JIM PACKER & MIKE HOPKINS TO KEYNOTE JIM PACKER, President of Worldwide TV and Digital Distribution at Lionsgate, and Mike Hopkins, CEO of Hulu, will take the Mipcom stage on Monday, October 5. Packer directs Lionsgate’s strategies for capitalizing on evolving distribution opportunities and spearheads the company’s rollout of streaming platforms around the world. Hopkins is a media veteran who brings more than 20 years of video experience to Hulu.
Mipcom 2015 Highlights
FILM AND TV PRODUCER MARK GORDON TO KEYNOTE THE AWARD-WINNING TV AND FEATURE FILM PRODUCER with more than 100 projects to his
credit, Mark Gordon, will take the Mipcom stage on Tuesday, October 6, as part of the Mipcom 2015 “A New Creative Excellence” conference program. In addition to developing and producing high quality content for global distribution, The Mark Gordon Company is also an active financier of independent, third-party film and TV productions via its partnership with Entertainment One. Mark Gordon’s TV slate includes ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘Criminal Minds’ and ‘Ray Donovan’, among many others.
SOPHIE TURNER LAING TO KEYNOTE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF ENDEMOL SHINE GROUP, will
keynote at Mipcom in Cannes on Monday, October 5. Taking the stage for the first time since her appointment as head of the newly-formed global content creator, producer and distributor, Turner Laing will be part of Mipcom’s 2015 Media Mastermind Keynote Series. As CEO of Endemol Shine Group, Turner Laing oversees a network of over 120 companies in more than 30 markets with a portfolio of approximately 600 revenue-generating titles across scripted and non-scripted genres.
MIPCOM DIVES INTO THE STREAM
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MIPCOM 2015 will inaugurate “Into The Stream”, a brand new conference program exploring the changing global video ecosystem and content distribution strategies across every platform. This program will create a space for cable and satellite, OTT and streaming services, channels and leading media groups to meet, and provide a forum dedicated to territorial expansion and digital transformation. Daily sessions and keynotes will explore the digital transformation of traditional broadcasting groups, showcasing best-in-class OTT & direct-to-customer offerings and digital programming strategies.
NADAV PALTI, president and CEO of Dori Media Group, NADAV will keynote at Mipcom 2015 on Tuesday, October 6, as part of the Media Mastermind Keynote Series. Mr. Palti served PALTI as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors at DMG from December 2002 to September 2004, when he assumed TO the role of CEO. Mr. Palti is a Certified Public Accountant holds a BA in Economics and Accounting from KEYNOTE and the University of Tel-Aviv.
SpecialReport TURKEY COUNTRY OF HONOR MIPCOM 2015
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featured in the Inside Turkey special in the ttv Mipcom 2015 issue.
A Seller’s Market
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HIGH-VALUE DRAMA PRODUCTIONS HAVE TRANSFORMED THE TV MARKET IN TURKEY, NOW ONE OF THE PREMIERE CONTENT PRODUCERS AND DISTRIBUTORS IN MANY REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD. A POWERFUL PRIMETIME, BUILT AROUND LONG TIME RUNNING LOCAL DRAMA, AND AN ECONOMY THAT’S COOLING OFF SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER YEARS OF RESURGENCE, HAS PUT THE PRESSURE ON INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTORS TO CHANGE THEIR TACTICS AND STAY RELEVANT IN THE TERRITORY. By Luis Cabrera / Twitter: @luis_cabreram /lcabrera@todotv.tv
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FIRAT GULGEN, CEO - CALINOS ENTERTAINMENT
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“MORE THAN 100 NEW PRODUCTIONS ARE BEING PRODUCED EVERY YEAR. TV SERIES AND STUDIO PRODUCTIONS ARE CREATING US$ 1.5 BILLION WORTH OF BUSINESS FOR THE MARKET. WITHIN THIS COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT ONLY THE BEST TV SHOWS, SERIES AND DRAMAS SURVIVE.”
top me if you’ve heard this before: a multicultural territory, a bridge between East and West, a melting pot that blends different traditions and works as the perfect soil from where to grow a diverse crop of drama content, capable of resonating with audiences all over the world. Being chosen as the Country of Honor for Mipcom 2015 proves that the secret of Turkey’s furious growth as a high-volume producer and consumer television market is no longer a secret nor a surprise, as much as it is a well-known reality that has established itself well past its shock moment, years ago, when ‘1001 Nights’ and ‘Gümüs’ started conquering territories and opening doors for a wave of new Turkish dramas. After years functioning mostly as buyers, something that worked very
THE ARTISTS BEHIND THE CAMERAS AMONG THE MANY TURKISH COMPANIES present in Cannes, most of them Mipcom veterans, Ay Yapim makes a surprise appearance. The producer is responsible for some of the hit titles that have led Turkish content’s international expansion, such as ‘Ezel’, ‘Fatmagul’, ‘Black Money Love’, ‘Forbidden Love’, ‘Kuzey Güney’ and ‘Kurt Seyit & Sura’. The company began working in 2005 and hasn’t stopped developing hit titles, collecting awards and engaging audiences around the world.
well for Latin-American telenovelas, local TV companies changed the scenario by product of a fierce local drama competition among the eight leading channels, a sort of “drama race” that has completely turned the Turkish TV dynamic around. That fierce competition has improved the quality of local productions -their “dizi”- in a way that has reinvigorated every area of the industry, with actors, actresses, directors and writers popping up all over the country, and bringing the best of each other to land the highly sought-after roles. “There is very intense competition in the sector,” explained Firat Gulgen, CEO of Calinos Entertainment, an avid distributor of Turkish content. “More than 100 new productions are being produced every year. TV series and studio productions are creating US$ 1.5 billion worth of business for the market. Within this competitive
environment only the best TV shows, series and dramas survive. This competitive and profitable market naturally creates a very dynamic structure.” This doesn’t bode exactly well for some of the foreign companies that were used to running into open arms every time they visited local channels in Turkey, with pay TV buyers acquiring international dramas and free TV being more prone to making local versions of foreign formats. Now, however, the business has changed and the smartest distributors have been able to navigate the new wall created by the local drama output to find people interested in their contents, more as an alternative than a direct competition to what the free channels are offering during primetime. “As long as the national market raises the level through healthy competition and keeps feeding
from the historical backdrop and cultural diversity our country holds, the Turkish media industry will keep on adding to the previous years’ success in the future as well,” said Mehmet Demirhan, Deputy Head of TV Acquisitions, Sales and Co-Productions at TRT. “Turkish drama series became so popular as a result of providing high-quality content that keeps family values at the center. Stories with rich cultural variety with good adaptation opportunities also helped create a new market.” LONGER THAN EXPECTED. The legal framework that allows only 12 minutes of advertising for every hour of broadcast, and the competition itself among different channels, made Turkish productions extend their air time. First they were just five extra minutes, then ten, and now there are dramas lasting up to 140 minutes. This longer running time has played well alongside one of Turkish dramas’ prime qualities: a slow pace, even compared to traditional telenovelas, with huge emphasis on character and situation development and, in many of the best cases, a non-filtered treatment of modern family struggles, showed with such realism that it has gained criticism from government officials.
“TURKISH DRAMA SERIES BECAME SO POPULAR AS A RESULT OF PROVIDING HIGHQUALITY CONTENT THAT KEEPS FAMILY VALUES AT THE CENTER. STORIES WITH RICH CULTURAL VARIETY WITH GOOD ADAPTATION OPPORTUNITIES ALSO HELPED CREATE A NEW MARKET.”
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The challenge of re-editing content to make them faster for international markets hasn’t become an obstacle for Turkish dramas’ unstoppable journey around the world. After many years of hard work in the Middle East, Northern Africa and the Balkans, Turkey managed to enter Latin America with great strength, while also landing its first deals in the US.
MEHMET DEMIRHAN, DEPUTY HEAD OF TV ACQUISITIONS, SALES AND CO-PRODUCTIONS – TRT
SpecialReport Chile was won over by ‘1001 Nights’ and since then several channels in the South American country have acquired their own Turkish dramas.
ZIYAD VAROL, HEAD OF SALES - ATV
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“A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE TYPES OF TURKISH CONTENT IS NOW VISIBLE DUE TO THE NEW PEOPLE-METER. THIS AFFECTED THE CONTENT TO EVOLVE TO MORE LOCAL STORIES.”
‘Ezel’ and ‘Fatmagul’ are the latest titles to conquer the region. Both dramas are produced by Ay Yapim, with ‘Ezel’ being distributed in Latin America by Eccho Rights and Somos Distribution, and ‘Fatmagul’ being distributed by Kanal D. ‘Sila’, distributed by ATV, is another one of the titles that have won over Latin American audiences. Latin America has become a key region for all Tur kish companies, which 2015 being an even more successful year than 2014 was. Furthermore, since many of these titles are old productions in Turkey -’Ezel’, for example, finished its run on ATV channel in 2011- the perspective seems to be very good for the Turkish content.
The episodes’ long running time and the number that each series carries adds to the obstacles that international companies must overcome to see their products make it through in the country. Yet, all this does have a counterpart: it has become easier to sell scripted formats, which has led to old successful US series coming back to life with a Turkish version over the last couple of years, such as ‘E.R.’ and ‘The O.C.’. Allies that most international distribution companies have found are the channels that don’t have the means to put a huge local production on screen: non-leading free or pay TV channels are the ones that are more willing to take risks and be innovative. Sometimes you can make a virtue out of necessity.
Such a powerful showing around the world has opened even the most difficult doors. The US has also began to show interest in Turkish content, with NBC and ABC opting to adapt ‘Suskunlar’ (‘Game of Silence’) and ‘Son’ (‘Runner’), respectively. The “big four” (NBC, ABC, CBS and FOX) are very reticent about buying ready-to-air projects, but trying their luck on such a worldwide phenomenon by buying scripts rights is an opportunity too good to pass up.
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS. With a potential audience of 76 million people -half of which are under the age of 30- Turkey’s potential as an exponential TV market has always been a reality. However, a few years ago, after the revolution that allowed private entities to offer their own channels, the potential really started to become noticeable. From just a few state channels, Turkey now has a dozen, in addition to over 50 private channels, all currently evolving towards new technologies and platforms.
WORKING AROUND THE WALL. Such a high level of local production does create a problem for international distributors whose content has been all but exiled away from free channels’ primetime, now ruled by local dramas.
This growth was backed by a flourishing Turkish economy, the 16th most important in the world and 6th most powerful in Europe, with an average GDP growth of 5% over the past decade. This growth is noticeable in many aspects, including the multiplying number
of broadband subscribers that currently surpass 40 million, growing from just 6 million in 2008. Corruption scandals around the country’s main political figures and some of its most influential executives have put a dark cloud over Turkish economy’s promising future. Local currency has lost value significantly, which weakens content buyers’ purchasing power, another obstacle for content distributors seeking to expand their business in the territory. Yet, Turkish buyers’ deep pockets haven’t been affected and the territory continues to be known for its investments in all types of formats and genres available. CONTENT GOING RURAL? On the other side of the fence, a problem Turkish TV is currently facing is the new ratings’ system, which went into effect after the previous one collapsed in 2011. Marked by scandal and numbers that were meddled with, the AGB Nielsen Company’s ratings system -which monitored over 2,500 homes in 34 cities- was eventually shut down by the Television Watching Monitoring Committee.
“One of the core elements of our business is based on the rating system, changes within this environment also affect our content,” said Ziyad Varol, Head of Sales at ATV. “A dramatic change in the types of Turkish content is now
“If the Turkish rating system doesn’t change, I think it will cause trouble and make it difficult to market Turkish productions internationally, not only in the MENA region but also in other countries,” Gulgen added. ttv
UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT Turkey will be the Country of Honor in the 2015 edition of Mipcom and the title cannot be more justified, with the honoree becoming one the most important players in television, mostly galvanized by its local drama productions. The in-depth look at Turkey will start early on Monday, with an overview of the Turkish market provided by research presented by Eurodata TV Worldwide. That will be followed by the mega session titled “Dialogue with the Americas,” that will focus on the success of Turkish drama and scripted formats and their amazing track record of successful international deals across the whole American continent. Can Okan, CEO and president of ITV Intermedia and Juan Vicente, Director of International Content for Megavision, Chile, will be among the speakers. The last panel of the first day for the Country of Honor will highlight the new TV content coming from the country, one which hasn’t yet been aired internationally. Tuesday will give Turkish producers and distributors the opportunity of having one-on-one meetings with international buyers and commissioners, while also complementing the in-depth look at the country’s TV industry with two panels: one about the “dizi”, the scripted formats that have conquer the world; and another one about Turkey’s unscripted content, one that have been steadily growing in the last couple of years, having an incremental impact on the international market.
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After a temporary system was put in place, the country set up a new ratings system commanded by TNS, which puts more emphasis on rural audiences and has taken a blow on local production, mostly dramas set in urban scenarios.
visible due to the new people-meter. In the new panel, a majority of representation is shifted from AB demo-group to CD, which is considered more rural. This affected the content to evolve to more local stories.”
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Mike Gunton, Creative Director of the BBC Natural History Unit and Executive Producer of ‘Life Story’
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The Greatest Story of All
PREMIERED IN LATIN AMERICA IN SEPTEMBER ON BBC EARTH, BBC’S DOCUMENTARY SERIES ‘LIFE STORY’ UNVEILS THE DIFFICULT CHALLENGES AND REMARKABLE SUCCESSES ANIMALS GO THROUGH DURING EACH STAGE OF THEIR LIVES, SHOWING DRAMATIC SEQUENCES AND BREATHTAKING FOOTAGE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, AS IT TELLS THE ULTIMATE STORY THERE IS TO TELL: THE JOURNEY OF LIFE. By Carolina Mussio Twitter: @carolinamussio cmussio@todotv.tv
‘Life Story’ BBC Earth
“THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST STORIES THERE ARE TO TELL. IT’S THE JOURNEY OF LIFE THAT ALL OF US TAKE FROM THE MOMENT WE’RE BORN THROUGH EACH PHASE OF OUR LIVES.”
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ilming for 1900 days in 29 countries across six continents, travelling a total of 1,850,798 miles, the team at BBC’s Natural History Unit developed one of its most amazing documentary series: ‘Life Story’. The series premiered in Latin America on BBC Earth, which made its debut in the region in September, showing how animals attempt to overcome the challenges that face them at each stage of life, allowing viewers to share their struggles and successes in this battle against all odds. Mike Gunton, Creative Director of the BBC Natural History Unit and Executive Producer of ‘Life Story’, spoke to ttv about the process of making “one of the biggest stories there are to tell.”
What can you tell us about the behind-the-scenes of ‘Life Story’? This is an incredible series, a true landmark. And of course, it was a massive global undertaking. It takes us about three years to make a series like this. We travelled all over the world to get the very
BBC EARTH DEBUTS IN LATIN AMERICA ORIGINALLY BROADCAST IN THE UK ON BBC ONE IN 2014, ‘Life Story’ made its debut on BBC Earth, BBC’s channel which launched in 17 countries and made its way to Latin America on September 1st. “Launching BBC Earth in Latin America is part of a bigger strategy to grow in the region,” Jon Farrar, SVP of Global Programming and Acquisitions at BBCWW, said to ttv. “We see a great demand for factual content in the region, and the importance of children and family. BBC Earth will be a channel that creates an engaging viewing experience for the whole family,” he added. And while the majority of global programming is produced by the BBC’s central Natural History unit in the UK, Farrar said they will take advantage of “Latin America’s beautiful, varied and fascinating wildlife” to “localize the channel as much as possible.”
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As an executive producer for ‘Life Story’, what can you tell us about this groundbreaking documentary series from the BBC? This is truly one of the biggest stories there are to tell. One of the things we try to achieve when we make these big landmarks, these big blockbuster series, is to find an overall story that is a big, important story. This is one of the biggest. It’s the journey of life that all of us take from the moment we’re born, through the struggles we face in each phase of our lives, until the end. So what we’re trying to do with ‘Life Story’ is to focus on each of those life stages and look at the struggles, the trials and tribulations animals face, and then share their successes and failures. What is lovely about it is it allows us to tell probably the most empathetic stories that we’ve ever been able to tell. Because I think you see in those stories, our own lives. And it allows you to connect with those animals in a way that we haven’t been able to do before. Apart from that, the stories themselves are beautifully told. They’re very dramatic and exciting. The stories connect with the audiences and they say
‘yes, I understand that’. When you see an animal fail to get his mate or struggle, you can understand the troubles and tribulations. The stakes are so high that when they succeed, you feel this sense of achievement that you share with them.
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“WE HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND WE PUT IN THE TIME AND EFFORT TO LOOK THROUGH THE VEIL AND SHOW THINGS THAT ARE TRULY REMARKABLE.”
best stories we could possibly tell. Of course we also looked for the most striking visuals we could find and ways of showing things that are new. Because audiences want good stories and drama, but they also want to see new, exciting visuals. We filmed the series across 30 countries, in every continent. A team of 30 people plus another 50 people in the camera team. We shot about 2000 hours of footage, and we spent about 2000 man-days in the field. We had to take close to 2000 Malaria pills. We travelled 4000 miles by boat which is like the equivalent of rowing across the Atlantic Ocean. The scale was huge. In terms of technology, one of the things we wanted to do as far as the kind of storytelling we wanted to have in the series, was we wanted to get viewers inside the animals’ head, so they could understand and experience their lives. We used a lot of moving camera, a lot of tracking shot, lots of point-of-view shots, so you really feel like you’re with them. We’re always trying to use the camera to reveal things you can’t see with the human eye: time lapses, infrared photography, night-time cameras, ultra-high speed. We had lots of extraordinary cinematic techniques. What was your favorite part of the project? Because there is such high drama, we pushed for sequences that really shock you and make you want to know what’s going to happen, get you engaged. I think one of my favorites is the opening sequence of the first episode, which is filmed up in the Arctic. There’s a particular species of birds, the Barnacle Goose, that decide not nest on the ground because the predators would eat their eggs. So they lay their eggs on a nest at the top of
the cliffs, about 400 feet high. The trouble is that their mothers can’t feed them because they feed on grass. So the chicks have to get down within a day of being born. They can’t fly yet, so the only way they can get down is to jump. They have to skydive effectively to the ground. They flap in the hopes of slowing down their descent enough so they don’t get squished, but they fall and they crash to the ground. And you watch and think ‘This is impossible, nothing could survive that’. When you watch it your heart is in your mouth and you think they can’t possibly survive, but in the end, three of the five made it to the bottom. You could almost hear people gasping with amazement. It caused quite a lot of comments in the papers, because people thought it was almost too dramatic to watch. But with the success in the end, people were happy for them and so invested in the story. How have audiences reacted to the story? What feedback and comments have you received? That opening sequence has had about 25 million views on Facebook and about 60 million shares. So I think the social media has been pretty impressive actually. I think that’s the most notable reaction we’ve ever had for anything we’ve ever done. It’s been an amazing social media reaction. We have a show in the UK called Gogglebox, where they film people watching TV. And the reaction to the “Geese Jumping” as it was called, made people turn away from their screens. They couldn’t believe it. The reaction has been huge. Why do you think the BBC’s documentaries are so renowned worldwide? First, it’s ambition. We try to do things that nobody else will attempt. Or if they did attempt, probably couldn’t pull off. That’s partly because we have the experience to have that ambition, to say ‘we can do this’ even though it looks impossible. We always manage to find new stories, new ways of showing things. We have an extraordinary network of camera teams and scientists. We can push back the frontiers. We always want to draw the veil back. Lots of these things that animals do are hidden. You can’t see these things in a safari. We have the extra technologies and special cameras that allow us to go past that, and the extra time and effort allows us to look through the veil and show things that are truly remarkable. ttv
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Around the World in 1001 Nights AS THE STAR OF GLOBALLY SUCCESSFUL TURKISH PRODUCTIONS SUCH AS ‘1001 NIGHTS’ AND ‘MAGNIFICIENT CENTURY’, HALIT ERGENÇ HAS BEEN PART OF SOME OF THE MOST THRILLING AND ENGAGING STORIES IN TV. IN THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH TTV, THE ACTOR SHARES DETAILS ABOUT HIS CAREER, FROM HIS FIRST STEPS TO FINDING WORLDWIDE FAME, AND SHARES HIS PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. By Carolina Mussio Twitter: @carolinamussio cmussio@todotv.tv
Halit Ergenç,
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“I STARTED TO ACT IN THE THEATER AS AN ACTOR, IN DRAMA AND COMEDIES. THEN I BEGAN TO PLAY ROLES IN TV.”
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true rags-to-riches story. Starting from a humble origin in Turkey, Halit Ergenç is now one of the most recognizable faces in the TV industry. He starred in globally successful Turkish series such as ‘1001 Nights’ and ‘Magnificent Century’, which have aired in more than 50 countries across the globe.
‘Ali and Nino’, based on a novel. It is directed by Asif Kapadia. I had the role of the first prime minister of Azerbaijan. That’s a very good love story. We completed it earlier this year. And as far as my next project goes, I really don’t know which TV series I’m going to be in next season. We are having many meetings now, discussing scripts. We will see.
ttv met up with the actor in Istanbul, Turkey, where he talked about how he got started in the acting business, from his first steps in the theater and all the way to international television, and shared his experiences working in internationally successful productions.
Do you see yourself working in the US in the future? Why not? It’s possible. If it happens it would make me very happy. It would be another challenge for me and I’d love to be in international stories, films or TV. I never limit myself when it comes to being local or doing certain characters. My thing is I live life as it comes. If something happens, I think about it and if I love it, I’ll do it. I hope it happens.
How did you get your start in the industry? It’s a long story. I wanted to be a singer at first. Then I started to play in theaters, be in musicals. And then I started to act in the theater as an actor, in drama and some comedies. Then the TV episodes started, I began to play roles in TV. There was a gap in between 1999 and 2001, when I was in the US. Then I came back and got into TV, little by little. The more I did, the more roles came. Which was your first leading role? It was before 2000 actually. I acted in ‘Dedem, Gofret ve Ben’, a Turkish TV series. “Gofret” was the name of the dog. It was about a kid’s life and the things happening around him. I was in the second circle. There was the kid, his mother and his grandfather, and I was in the second circle. As a leading role, it was in the second season of Zelda. The first male leading character passed away and they needed a new male lead for the female character. So I jumped in. That was the first one.
What are your current projects? I’ve done a coproduction between Azerbaijan and England called
“’1001 NIGHTS’ HAS MANY DIFFERENT SUBJECTS AND EACH OF THEM HAS TO BE BEAUTIFULLY D|ONE.”
‘1001 Nights’ TRAVELS THE WORLD Originally titled ‘Binbir Gece’, ‘1001 Nights’ aired daily for three seasons on Turkey’s Kanal D between 2006 and 2009. The series became one of the highestrated Turkish exports, broadcasting in more than 50 countries, mainly in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Most recently Global Agency’s groundbreaking drama series has taken Latin America by storm. After huge success in Chile (Mega) and Colombia (Caracol), the series premiered on El Trece (Argentina). And in 2015, the series reached Brazil (Bandeirantes), Peru (Frecuencia Latina), Uruguay (Saeta), Bolivia (Unitel) and US Hispanic (Mundofox).
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Being one of the main characters in two of Turkey’s most successful series such as ‘1001 Nights’ and ‘Magnificent Century’, why do you think they were so successful? It’s about many things. It’s about the story. ‘1001 Nights’ is a good love story and has beautiful views. It’s nicely done. ‘Magnificent Century’ is a historical TV series and has a very good script with real facts. So, the whole team, the actors, the directors, the crew. It has many different subjects and each of them has to be beautifully done. I can’t say it’s because of the look, that is just a part of it.
Having made some of the industry’s most successful drama series and now epic productions, what do you think we will see next for the Turkish TV market? In Turkey, we are shooting very long episodes. 120 minutes approximately in a week. In one week, a 120-minute episode gets ready to air. It’s hard work. I can’t guess what will come in the future
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“I’D LOVE TO BE IN INTERNATIONAL STORIES, FILMS OR TV. IT WOULD BE ANOTHER CHALLENGE FOR ME.” but what I believe we have to do is cut down the time as much as we can, and improve the quality of what we do. Because we can do it better so we have to work on it. This is not a mass production. Each thing must be precious, like a jewel. In these days we have the possibility to do that, but I believe that if we continue with this timing, we could burn out. Everybody is very careful about the quality, but with the timing it’s hard to make them go well together. It takes so much effort that I think we can’t go on with this length of episode. We have to cut down the timing and build up the quality.
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Did you ever imagine you would be such a popular actor in so many places around the world? I never imagined that and I never think about it. It’s a lovely thing. It’s the surprise of a lifetime for me. And whenever I go to another country with all the people who love me, I feel blessed. Before I started this job I never imagined this, and while I was doing it, when I was famous in Turkey, I never thought about being famous internationally. It’s such a great honor for me. ttv
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04-08 OCTOBER 2015 PALAIS DES FESTIVALS, CANNES, FRANCE
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PROGRAMME MIPCOM 2015 SUNDAY OCTOBER 4 18:15 - 19:30 GRAND AUDITORIUM Mipcom Pre-Opening Screening
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5 9:00 - 9:15 ESTEREL Into the Stream: View from Over-TheTop 9:00 - 10:30 AUDITORIUM K International Drama Screening: ‘The Girlfriend Experience’ 9:30 - 9:50 AUDITORIUM A Turkey: Market Overview 9:50 - 10:40 AUDITORIUM A MegaSession: Dialogue with the Americas
10:00 - 11:00 MATCHMAKING LOUNGE First Timers Matchmaking 10:45 - 11:15 AUDITORIUM A Fresh TV from Turkey
14:30 - 16:00 AUDITORIUM K (By Invitation) International Drama Screening: ‘Mercy Street’
11:30 - 12:00 GRAND AUDITORIUM Media Mastermind Keynote: George Strompolos, CEO, Fullscreen
15:45 - 16:15 ESTEREL Into the Stream: Novel Adaptations, The Road to Success
12:10 - 12:40 GRAND AUDITORIUM Media Mastermind Keynote: Jim Packer, President of Worldwide Television & Digital Distribution, Lionsgate & Mike Hopkins, CEO, Hulu
16:30 - 17:00 GRAND AUDITORIUM Media Mastermind Keynote: Sophie Turner Laing, CEO, Endemol Shine Group
13:10 - 14:10 GRAND AUDITORIUM & BALCONY Fresh TV Formats
17:10 - 17:40 GRAND AUDITORIUM Media Mastermind Keynote: Adam Crozier, Chief Executive, ITV
14:30 - 15:15 ESTEREL Into the Stream: Film & TV Blurring Lines 14:00 - 15:15 AUDITORIUM I Europe Readies for 4K: Sky and 4K
18:30 - 19:30 GRAND AUDITORIUM Mipcom World Premiere TV Screening: ‘The Last Panthers’ from Sky Atlantic and Canal+, Distributed by Sky Vision and Studiocanal 19:30 GRAND HYATT CANNES HOTEL MARTINEZ Mipcom Opening Party hosted By TRT-Turkey
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10:00 - 10:30 ESTEREL Into the Stream: The New Disrupters
10:00 - 12:45 AUDITORIUM I Japan Readies for UHD / India has 4K services on Air
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 9:00 - 11:00 MATCHMAKING LOUNGE Matchmaking with Turkish Producers 9:00 - 10:30 AUDITORIUM K International Drama Screening 9:10 - 9:40 AUDITORIUM A ‘The Last Panthers’: A Look Behind the Scenes, Presented by the European Commission 9:10 - 9:30 ESTEREL Carriage Deal: Map of Opportunities 9:15 - 12:30 AUDITORIUM I HDR Dramatically Improves the image, Part I & II 9:30 - 10:15 ESTEREL What Do Platforms Want? 9:45 - 10:15 AUDITORIUM I European Drama: One Step Beyond
10:20 - 10:50 AUDITORIUM A The Allure of Escapism: Engaging Millennials, by CMF & Telefilm Canada
14:15 - 14:45 ESTEREL Content Ownership - Global Freedom for Creation, Distribution & Marketing
10:20 - 11:00 ESTEREL Territorial Expansions: Channels & OTT Show & Tell
15:00 - 16:00 ESTEREL Social TV Showcase presented by Twitter
11:00 - 11:30 GRAND AUDITORIUM Media Mastermind Keynote: Mark Gordon, CEO, The Mark Gordon Company 12:30 - 13:30 MATCHMAKING LOUNGE Carriage Deals Networking Lunch in partnership with Globecast 14:00 - 15:15 AUDITORIUM I 4K and Factual Output
15:15 - 16:00 AUDITORIUM A The Power of Unscripted: Superpanel 16:40 - 17:10 GRAND AUDITORIUM Media Mastermind Keynote: Rudy Tanoesoedibjo, President Director, PT MNC Sky Vision & Nadav Palti, CEO & President, DMG 18:15 - 19:30 GRAND AUDITORIUM Mipcom World Premiere TV Screening
14:15 - 15:00 AUDITORIUM A Turkey: Home of ‘Dizi’ Content
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7 9:15 - 10:30 GRAND AUDITORIUM The Blue-Chip Legacy: Aspirational Megasession - Featuring: Wendy Darke, BBC; Anthony Geffen, Atlantic Productions; Courteney Monroe, NatGeo Channels 9:30 - 12:30 MAJESTIC HOTEL (By Invitation) OTT & Global TV Channel Strategy Summit by Magine TV & PwC
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10:00 - 11:00 AUDITORIUM I How New Operators Are Sourcing Content
12:15 - 13:00 GRAND AUDITORIUM Acquisition Superpanel: What do Buyers Want? Followed by the World Screen Content Trendsetter Award
14:30 - 15:15 GRAND AUDITORIUM Personalities of the Year Keynotes: Gary Newman & Dana Walden, Co-Chairmen / CEOs, Fox Television Group
12:15 - 14:15 AUDITORIUM A MIP Screenings: ‘Human, The Movie’
15:45 - 17:00 GRAND AUDITORIUM Media Mastermind Keynotes
13:15 - 14:00 GRAND AUDITORIUM Fresh TV Fiction
20:00 GRAND AUDITORIUM (By Invitation) Mipcom Personalities of the Year Dinner Honoring Gary Newman & Dana Walden, Co-Chairmen / CEOs, Fox Television Group
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 9:30 - 12:00 MATCHMAKING LOUNGE Social TV Showcase Presented by Facebook 10:00 - 14:00 AUDITORIUM I The Best of 4K
12:00 - 13:00 BLUE LOUNGE MIPCOM Press Conference: End of the Market Round-up 14:00 - 15:00 MATCHMAKING LOUNGE Trending Topics
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THE UNSTOPPABLE
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WAVE BORN AS A SIMPLE VIDEO CLUB ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO, NETFLIX IS NOW ONE OF THE TV INDUSTRY’S MAIN PRODUCERS AND DISTRIBUTORS. WITH OVER 50 TERRITORIES WORLDWIDE AND MORE THAN 23 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS OUTSIDE THE US, ITS END GOAL IS TO BE PRESENT ACROSS THE GLOBE. PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE PLATFORM THAT’S REDEFINING THE RULES OF THE GAME. By Gonzalo Larrea / Twitter: @Gonzalolarrea / glarrea@todotv.tv
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aunched in 1995, directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks, ‘Apollo 13’ was undeniably one of the most ambitious movies of that year, quickly gaining notoriety as one of the favorites to take home the Oscar.
Ron Howard had been slowly building a growing career as a director (his big break would come in 2002 with ‘A Beautiful Mind’), and Tom Hanks was by far the most coveted actor back then, with two consecutive Academy Award wins for Best Actor in ‘Philadelphia’ and ‘Forrest Gump’. The movie also had state-of-the-art visual effects and an engaging plot based on real life events. A box office hit with over US$ 350 million grossed and a budget of “only” US$ 52 million, the movie was surprisingly snubbed on the major award shows.
WHILE NETFLIX’S GLOBAL CONTENT SPEND APPROACHES US$5 BILLION, THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED IT WILL DEVOTE MORE INVESTMENT TO ORIGINALS, BOTH IN ABSOLUTE DOLLARS AND PERCENTAGE TERMS, IN 2016. Two Oscars in minor categories and two Baftas in technical categories are part of the short list of awards the movie collected. Very little for the high expectations it generated. However, ‘Apollo 13’ is directly responsible for the revolution the TV and film industries are facing today. How so? This movie, or rather the 40 dollar fine Reed Hastings had to pay for his late return to Blockbuster, gave the now CEO of Netflix the idea to create an “all you can eat” video store -more like “all you can watch”- that would work through the mail. The rest is history. Netflix not only proved to be a good idea but also revolutionized the way US viewers started watching their DVDs. The true revolution wouldn’t start until 2007 and after an attempt to sell it to Blockbuster for just US$ 50 million that never panned out: the streaming revolution. In 2007, after 10 years in the market, the company’s creators began experimenting with direct online distribution. Once the technology caught up, the success was unstoppable. 2010: THE YEAR OF EXPANSION. In 2010, after three years of sustained growth in the US, restless as ever Reed Hastings set the next stage of the international expansion in motion. Canada was naturally the first market chosen and the success didn’t take long to make it there as well.
The UK and the Nordic region followed in 2012, and Holland after that in 2013. The success in Europe was so that in 2014 the company disembarked in Austria, Belgium, Luxemburg, Sweden, Germany and lastly France, which will be the location for its first original series in Europe called ‘Marsella’. This year, the company added two new continents to its expansion, arriving in Australia and New Zealand,
With over 50 territories around the world and more than 23 million subscribers outside the US, the company’s end goal is to be present across the globe. “We want to grow internationally fast. Six months ago we had 15 million users outside the US and now it’s already 23 million. We are present in 50 countries and over the next 18 months we want to reach another 150,” said Reed Hastings in mid-2015. Netflix’s Chief Content Officer, Ted Sarandos, added the company’s plan is “to be virtually everywhere in the world” in five years. With imminent launches in Spain, Italy and Portugal, and its recent arrival in Australia and Japan, the plan seems to be going smoothly. What are Netflix’s most successful territories? According to SNL Kagan, Canada is now its most important territory with more than 3.5 million subscribers. Almost tied is the UK and the podium is completed by non-other than Brazil. According to SNL Kagan, the Latin American country has over 2 million Netflix subscribers and is followed closely by another Latin neighbor: Mexico, which ranks fourth with 1.3 million. Fifth comes Holland, which was also the fastest-growing market. Within Latin America, the list continues with Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Venezuela. INVESTING ON CONTENT. Netflix’s growth is not limited to territorial expansion, but also to its content. The company evolved from simply offering a catalog of vintage titles to being a world-renowned original content producer: the company collected 34 Emmy nominations, 475 hours of original content including 16 dramas and comedies, nine documentaries, three documentary series, 12 comedy specials and 17 kids’ shows… and counting. And all this in just two and a half years since it launched its first original series, the popular and critically-acclaimed ‘House of Cards’, for which it spent US$ 100 million on two seasons. This number, how-
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Then in 2011, Latin America became the next destination, a strong investment from the company that didn’t take too long to pay off. While growth was slow at first, there’s no denying today Netflix is a true heavyweight in the region, with over 5 million subscribers, an original series already premiered (‘Club de Cuervos’) and two more on the way: ‘Ingobernable’ in México and ‘3%’ in Brazil.
and its imminent launch in Japan; while China appears as a potential destination for the company in the near future.
SpecialReport “SIX MONTHS AGO WE HAD 15 MILLION USERS OUTSIDE THE US AND NOW IT’S ALREADY 23 MILLION. WE ARE PRESENT IN 50 COUNTRIES AND OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS WE WANT TO REACH ANOTHER 150.” Reed Hastings,CEO - Netflix ever, doesn’t seem as large in comparison to what the company spent on original production in 2015: US$ 5 billion, according to its latest financial report. “We anticipate that as our global content spend approaches US$5 billion, in 2016 we will devote more investment to originals both in absolute dollars and percentage terms. This includes not only series, documentaries and stand-up but also original feature films,” Netflix told investors in its quarterly earnings call. With productions like ‘House of Cards’, ‘Orange Is the New Black’, ‘Daredevil’, ‘Bloodline’, ‘Sens8’, ‘The Killing’, ‘Longmire’, ‘Fuller House’, ‘Narcos’ and ‘Marco Polo’, among many others, that number seems reasonable. And as the company mentioned in the report, a new category will soon be added to its original content catalog: movies. Taking its revolution from TV to the big screen is Netflix’s next major step.
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Far from waiting, the company plans to set this plan in motion this very year with ‘Beasts of No Nation’, scheduled for release on October 16 in most of its territories, as well as a few movie theaters in the US. “The current movie distribution model, especially in the US but also the rest of the world, is pretty antiquated for the on-demand audiences we are looking to serve,” Ted Sarandos said at Mipcom 2014. “The current model we have has been the same almost since the beginning of movies on television in the early ‘70s. “The world has moved on from then.” “The idea of releasing a movie and then waiting six, eight, ten months before there was any home video exploitation and at least a year before you can get that at home, that’s not the model people choose,” Sarandos added. “People are choosing Netflix; they don’t want to wait a year, or maybe ten years to get
that movie. We will accelerate the process by using our money to back our sayings and have movies on theaters and Netflix on the same day. We don’t want to kill sales, we want to restore the options and the possibility to make a choice,” he said. Directed by Cary Fukunaga (‘True Detective’), starring Idris Elba (‘The Wire’) and with a shocking story, ‘Beasts of No Nation’ is even a potential contender for the 2016 Oscars, acting as the ‘House of Cards’ for Netflix in the movie world. But this movie won’t be the company’s only investment in this new segment, with four more Adam Sandler movies on the way (the first to come in December of this year), an ambitious sequel to ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ which will premiere during Q1, 2016 and ‘Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday’, based on the famous character played by Paul Reubens, to premiere in March of 2016. According to Sarandos, TV has managed to somewhat replace movies over the past few years thanks mainly to innovation in distribution models. “What’s happening right now is TV has never been better, but a big driver of why television is displacing movies in the culture is because the distribution for television has never been better either,” he said. “If people want to see ‘Breaking Bad’, they’re not going to miss it like they used to. Whereas if you want to see a movie and don’t live anywhere near a theater, you have to wait at least a year to see it on Netflix.” WHAT ABOUT SPORTS? After taking over television and soon making its way to movies, sports come as Netflix’s next logical step. Its directive board, however, says that’s not in the cards. Both Hastings and Sarandos said acquiring sports rights is not something they’re planning for the near future. Yet, they also don’t completely rule it out.
“TV HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER, BUT A BIG DRIVER OF WHY TELEVISION IS DISPLACING MOVIES IN THE CULTURE IS BECAUSE THE DISTRIBUTION FOR TELEVISION HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER EITHER.” Ted Sarandos, Content Director - Netflix “We focus on series and movies. Sports are too expensive,” said Hastings, who also added sports will be a necessary element to accelerate new consumption habits. “Sports will be an important promoter: the next FIFA World Cup, for example, will only be broadcast with Super High Definition over the internet,” he said.
“I will never say never, but I would say that where we sit today, I don’t think the on-demand to sports is enough of an addition to the value proposition to chase,” said Sarandos. For the time being, Netflix’s “unstoppable wave” is growing strongly and changing the game rules as it moves.
A GOLDEN ALGORITHM DESPITE MILLION-DOLLAR investments in content, original productions and international expansion, for many Netflix’s real secret is its spot-on recommendations. Its impressive algorithm was launched in 2000 when the company was still an online DVD store and fine-tuned to what it is today. The technology is supervised by Mexican executive Carlos Gómez Uribe, VP of Innovation, who leads a team of 100 engineers devoted to improving the platform’s TV and movie recommendations. With over 4 billion hours of content reproduced every three months, Gomez Uribe’s team certainly has its work cut out for it, as well as massive influence in how this content is consumed: according to the company, 75% of user activity is influenced by the recommendations.
To collect this data, Netflix has more than 40 people hand-tagging TV shows and movies; people who are trained for that specific task.
But in addition, the company usually hosts focus groups and field research with company employees, even going as far as its users’ home to analyze their consumption habits. All this information is used to decide what the user must see when they interact with the platform: which movies and series are shown on the homepage, what categories, how many options in each category. Everything is determined by the algorithm. Soon, the company will also take time of day and day of the week into consideration. “We have been working for some time on introducing context into recommendations. We have data that suggests there is different viewing behavior depending on the day of the week, the time of day, the device, and sometimes even the location. But implementing contextual recommendations has practical challenges that we are currently working on. We hope to be using it in the near future,” Xavier Amatriain, Engineering Director at Netflix, said to Wired. ttv
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How does this magical algorithm work? On the one hand, it uses metadata from each movie and series. “By looking at the metadata, you can find all kinds of similarities between shows. Were they created at roughly the same time? Do they tend to get the same ratings?,” Gómez Uribe said in an interview to Wired.
Using this metadata, Netflix has a registry of everything the user sees, searches for, rates and even how they surf through the site. The algorithm then links similar behaviors to similar preferences.
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Arie Bohrer, Director - Location Austria
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FROM MOUNTAINS TO VALLEYS AND ALL OF ITS BREATHTAKING SCENERY, AUSTRIA HAS BECOME A COVETED DESTINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL SPIES LIKE JAMES BOND AND ETHAN HUNT TO SAVE THE WORLD FROM. ARIE BOHRER, DIRECTOR OF LOCATION AUSTRIA, SPOKE TO TTV ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF HOUSING THE ACTION-PACKED BLOCKBUSTERS ‘MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION’ AND ‘SPECTRE’. By Sofía Vanoli / Twitter: @Soph_VB / svanoli@todotv.tv
“AUSTRIA IS VERY COMPRESSED AND YOU HAVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU WOULD HAVE IN EUROPE.”
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s one of the many important locations used to film the action-packed, blockbuster films ‘James Bond: Spectre’ and ‘Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation’, Austria is ready to showcase its wonderful landscape and breathtaking scenery. Arie Bohrer, Director of Location Austria, the country’s film commission designed to promote it as a major location for international film and TV productions, spoke to ttv about the role Austria played in both films, highlighting the country as a one of a kind place, which offers plenty of incentives for the audiovisual industry.
“IT’S A VERY WELL-EQUIPPED COUNTRY WITH A FIVE STAR INFRASTRUCTURE. YOU CAN REACH A 4,000 METER MOUNTAIN AS EASY AS YOU CAN WALK AROUND THE OPERA BUILDING.” But ‘Spectre’ wasn’t the only production taking an interest in Austria this year. ‘Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation’, starring Tom Cruise, also chose the country as its set, focusing on its amazing architecture, such as the famous opera building. The history of the city plus the beautiful landscape around was all that counted in the end to make an exceptional movie.
January 2015 saw the production of the 24th James Bond film reach the country to shoot at different locations for a period of four weeks. The experience involved over 500 film professionals, including 150 from Austria, which gathered together to shoot the film in locations such as Sölden and Obertilliach in Tyrol, and Altaussee in Styria.
The showcasing of these important cultural structures through the films, mentioned Bohrer, is one of the main goals for Location Austria.
“’Spectre’ was a huge production that was shooting in different places. It reached high mountains, very extreme conditions and, as I mentioned, it had a very good infrastructure that allowed moving a crew of 1,000 people up and down the mountain like you could in a studio,” he explained.
“Every country promoting for film productions has another goal, the final goal is to attract truism to your country. So there are two goals, one is expanding big productions in the country, and the other one is the effect on tourism. This will hopefully be successful if we have a successful movie.” The executive added he was positive the response from audiences will be great: “I’m quite sure that is what is going to happen. The campaigns have Austria
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AUSTRIA: A LAND OF PLENTY. “First of all you have the compromise. It is also very compressed and you have everything that you would have in Europe,” he said. “It’s a very safe country, a very well-equipped country with a five star infrastructure. You can reach a 4,000 meter mountain as easy as you can walk around the opera building. It is all there.”
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“THIS CITY IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT OF ALL THE PREMIERES I’VE EVER HAD THIS IS DEFINITELY THE MOST ELEGANT ONE I’VE EVER ATTENDED.” TOM CRUISE, STAR OF ‘MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION.’ as a dominant feature, so I think that it will attract people and it will cause some interest”. EPIC PREMIERE. Promotions for both features have made waves, especially for ‘Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation’, which celebrated its premiere at the opera building in Vienna on July 23, taking over the city in what was the first world premiere of a Hollywood film in the country. For the red-carpet event and screening, the historic Vienna State Opera House received a makeover of IMAX proportions exclusively for the premiere. Over the course of three days, IMAX’s team equipped the opera house with an IMAX screen measuring approximately 56 feet by 37 feet, IMAX’s proprietary dual-projection system and a custom sound system configured and tuned to optimize the playback of the film’s IMAX soundtrack in this unique environment. “This city is so beautiful and I have to say that of all the premieres I’ve ever had this is definitely the most
elegant one I’ve ever attended”, stated the film’s protagonist Tome Cruise, who was in attendance along with costars Simon Pegg and Rebecca Ferguson. The cast was joined in Vienna for the premiere by director Christopher McQuarrie, and producers Bryan Burk, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger. THE ROAD AHEAD. Following the experience with both movies, Location Austria hopes it can continue on its successful path, working to expand into TV series and more co-productions. “We’re producing from 20 to 40 movies a year. These kinds of projects are important because they are expanding the market, you’re not just producing a national product but you also have a partner or some international partners that represent different markets,” he said. “I would be interested to work at least once with a South American crew. Austrian producers are always open for co-productions,” he concluded. ttv
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Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation Feature Film
IMPOSSIBLE FILMING THE FIFTH INSTALLMENT IN THE ‘MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE’ SERIES, ‘Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation’ was written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, and produced by Tom Cruise, JJ Abrams, and David Ellison of Skydance Productions. It stars Cruise, who reprises his role as IMF Agent Ethan Hunt, alongside Jeremy Renner as William Brandt, Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn and Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust. Filming began on August 21, 2014, in Vienna, Austria, and concluded on March 12, 2015. The director, cast, crew and the entire production team visited several locations around the country, filming everywhere from the streets, the Metro and even the roof-top of the Vienna State Opera. Cruise performed all his own stunts at the age of 53, even hanging onto the side of an A400 military transport plane.
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Nature Cat
UnREAL
2015 16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
9 STORY MEDIA GROUP
A+E NETWORKS
ALFRED HABER DISTRIBUTION
23 Fraser Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M6K 1Y7 Tel.: +1 416-530-9900 Fax: +1 416-530-9935 Email: distribution@9story.com Website: 9story.com Booth: R7.K28
235 East 45th Street New York, NY 10017 Tel.: +1-212-210-1400 E-mail: intl.sales@aenetworks.com Web: sales.aenetworks.com Booth: P3.C10
111 Grand Avenue, Suite 203, Palisades Park, New Jersey 07650 Tel.: (201) 224-8000 Fax: (201) 947-4500 Email: info@haberinc.com Website: www.alfredhaber.com Booth: P-1.L50
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Natalie Osborne, Managing Director Stephen Kelley, Director, Distribution Federico Vargas, Director, Distribution Jennifer Ansley, VP, Marketing & Communications Natalie Dumoulin, VP, Creative Affairs
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Mayra Bracer, Latin America Television Sales Representative - A+E Networks TOP EXECUTIVE
Mayra Bracer, Latin America Television Sales Representative - A+E Networks
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Vince Commisso, President & CEO
(Scripted - 10 x 60’)
‘Nature Cat’ can’t wait to get outside for a day of backyard nature excursions and bravery, but there’s one problem: he’s a house cat with no instincts for nature! Fortunately, Nature Cat’s animal friends are at his side to share in his deep love for Mother Nature, passion for exploring the great outdoors, and swashbuckling wanderlust of old-fashioned backyard adventure.
Set against the backdrop of the hit dating competition show Everlasting, ‘UnREAL’ is led by flawed heroine Rachel Goldberg (Shiri Appleby), a young producer whose sole job is to manipulate her relationships with and among the contestants to get the vital dramatic and outrageous footage that the program’s dispassionate executive producer, Quinn King (Constance Zimmer), demands. What ensues is an eye-opening look at what happens in the outrageous world of unscripted television, where being a contestant can be vicious and producing it is a whole other reality.
NUMB CHUCKS
THE FIRST 48
NATURE CAT (Animated Preschool - 80 x 11’)
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UNREAL
(Animated Comedy - 52 x 11’) Two half-witted woodchuck vigilantes, Dilweed and Fungus, use their non-existent kung-fu skills to protect the lives of all the citizens in Ding-ALing Springs, whether they need it or not! Get ready Ding-A-Ling Springs, you’re about to be Numb Chucked!
(Crime - 303 x 60’, 1 x 1/2 hr. Special, 1 x 120’ Specials) For homicide detectives, the chance of solving a case is cut in half if they don’t get a lead in the first 48 hours. Each passing hour gives suspects more time to flee, witnesses more time to forget what they saw, and crucial evidence more time to be lost forever. Gritty and fast-paced, ‘The First 48’ takes viewers behind the scenes of “real-life” investigations, with unprecedented access to crime scenes, forensic processing and interrogations.
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Andrew Haber, Vice President, International Sales Christopher Brouder, Vice President, International Sales Steven Weiser, Vice President, Domestic & International Sales Patricia Villagran, International Sales Executive TOP EXECUTIVE
Alfred Haber, President
2015 16TH ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS Univision (Music Awards Special – 1 x 240’) It’s the most dazzling celebration of Latin culture on television and showcases the very top talent in the dynamic world of Latin music. The 2014 show included sizzling performances by Carlos Vives, Marc Anthony, Rubén Blades, Carlos Franzetti, Camila, Ricky Martin, Carlos Santana, Pitbull, Calle 13, Enrique Iglesias, Magic!, Espinoza Paz, and more.
WORLD’S MOST AMAZING VIDEOS NBC/Spike TV (Reality Series - 65 x 60’) One of television’s original reality success stories, it’s the highly popular NBC/Spike TV series that features shocking “caught on camera” footage of gripping, dramatic events.
Bat Pat
Bedel - Price of Love
Once I Loved You
ATLANTYCA ENTERTAINMENT
ATV
AZTECA
Via Leopardi, 8 20123 Milano, Italy Tel.: +39 024300101 Email: distribution@atlantyca.it Website: www.atlantyca.com Booth: R7.A20
Abbasaga Mh. Ihlamur Yildiz Cd. Toprak Center Binasi, No:10 Besiktas, 34353, Istanbul, Turkey Tel.: +90 212 381 28 48 Fax: +90 212 227 83 88 Email: info@atvdistribution.com Website: www.atvdistribution.com
Periferico Sur #4121, Col. Fuentes del Pedregal. Cp 14141 Mexico City, Mexico Tel.: +5255 52511410 Email: sales@comarex.tv Website: www.comarex.tv Booth: R8.B10
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Emir Düzel, Content Sales Specialist Müge Hanilçi, Content Sales Specialist Mahmut Ipsirli, President, Thematic Channels Aysegul Tuzun, Content Purchasing Specialist Erdi Zencirli Egeryilmaz, Movie & International Drama Acquisition Manager Mutlu Inan, Asst. General Manager and Editor in Chief Didem Demir, Format Acquisition Manager Pinar Canbaz, Movie & International Drama Acquisition Manager
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Marcel Vinay Hill, Vice President International Sales Ernesto Ramirez, Director of Operations & New Media Carmen Pizano, Sales Latin America & Spain Martha Contreras, Sales Asia Adelas Velasco, Sales Africa and Eatern Europe Raul Mendoza, Marketing
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Caterina Vacchi, Head of Animation Department, Executive Producer Niccolo Sacchi, Executive Producer TOP EXECUTIVE
Pedro Citaristi, Distribution Manager
BAT PAT (Animated Adventure Comedy – 52 x 11’ 2D HD)
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF GERONIMO STILTON (Animated Series - 26 x 23) ‘The New Adventures of Geronimo Stilton’ is in production with Superprod and RAI Fiction and France Television as broadcasting partner. The delivery of the new 26 episodes is set for a fall 2016 delivery.
Marcel Vinay Jr., CEO Comarex
Ziyad Varol, Head of Sales
ONCE I LOVED YOU (Telenovela – 90 x 60’)
BEDEL - PRICE OF LOVE (New Series-Ongoing/Drama – 90’) Vedat Seyhanli comes from a very rich family whose roots are in Adana. He lives with his extended family in Istanbul. His only desire is to be the only owner of his father’s inheritance and love. Vedat even killed his brother in order to reach this goal when he was a kid. After this incident, Vedat’s father brings another child from orphanage house. He discovers that this child, Ali, is actually his father’s real son. Vedat puts her plan back in track and he threatens Ali’s fiancé Begüm and marry her by force. Ali finds out about the marriage and comes to save Begüm. But Vedat kills Ali to get rid of him forever. Clearing every obstacle in his way, Vedat lives his dream life full of gambling, alcohol and women until he sees Ali after 10 years who was supposed to be dead.
In a fertile, prosperous wine-producing valley, adversity and competition are abundant and dishonesty goes by the name of Melchor Coronel, the wealthy owner of Coronel Winery. Years back, Melchor and his friend Alonso Rivero joined forces to promote the region’s wine industry, but Melchor got greedy and wanted the success for himself and so he began to scam Alonso out of his lands leaving him practically empty-handed. Alonso managed through perseverance and hard work to get his vineyards up and running again.
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‘Bat Pat’ is a spooky animated adventure-comedy that proves the supernatural isn’t always evil – just misunderstood. Bat Pat is joined by Silver siblings: Rebecca, Leo and Martin, and a range of lovable creepy characters. Together with their winged companion, who has a terrible memory for supernatural facts with a keen nose for nocturnal mischief, the four best friends work to help the quirky “Fogville” town dwellers to unravel the mysteries of the scary creatures that lurk about. Balancing comedy and action, the series is a spooky sitcom that maintains the fast paced quirky character humor of a traditional comedy mixed up with some unexpected adventures. The series, produced with the participation of Rai Fiction and RTVE, will be delivered fall 2015.
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War and Peace
Relationship Status: It’s Complicated
BBC WORLDWIDE
CALINOS ENTERTAINMENT
CBS STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL
Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, W12 7FA, UK Tel.: +44 (0) 20 8433 2000 Website: www.bbcworldwide.com
Kavacik Mah. Ekinciler Cad. Necip Fazil Sok., Calinos Plaza No:6 Beykoz Istanbul, Turkiye Tel.: +90 216 999 49 99 Email: info@calinosentertainment.com website: www.calinosentertainment.com Booth: P-1/J 69
7800 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 Tel.: 323-575-5460 / Fax: 323-575-5469 Website: www.CBSSI.com Booth: R7.E2
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING David Hanono, VP, Digital Business Development Alejandra Olea, VP, Content & Format Sales Manuel Miguez, Director, Content Sales Janel Downing, Director, Coproduction and Format Sales Alessandra Epstein, Manager, Digital Sales TOP EXECUTIVE
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Besir Tatli, General Manager Asli Serim, International Sales Director Ismail Dursunov, International Sales Director, CIS Melis Hamamcioglu, Business Development Director Emre Gorentas, International Sales Specialist, Latin America
Adapted by leading screenwriter Andrew Davies (‘A Poet In New York,’ ‘Mr Selfridge,’ ‘Bleak House,’ ‘Pride And Prejudice,’ ‘House Of Cards’), directed by Tom Harper (‘Peaky Blinders’) and produced by the BBC and The Weinstein Company. Starring Paul Dano, Lily James, James Norton, Gillian Anderson and Jim Broadbent, War and Peace follows three young people as their lives are changed forever by love, passion, war and heartbreak. A BBC Cymru Wales Drama, in partnership with The Weinstein Company and BBC Worldwide/Lookout Point.
TOP EXECUTIVE
Armando Nuñez, President, CEO, CBS Global Distribution Group
Firat Gulgen, CEO
LIMITLESS
WAR AND PEACE (6 x 50’)
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Barry Chamberlain, President, Sales Paul Gilbert, SVP, International Formats Roxanne Pompa, VP, International Sales & Production Stephanie Pacheco, Managing Director, Latin America Noelia Nicolás, Director, European Formats
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Anna Gordon, EVP
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Limitless
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: IT’S COMPLICATED (Romance / On Air +35 TV hr.) An aspiring scriptwriter Aysegul experiencing betrayals and hard times, but her life intersects with a handsome actor Can. Although he is in love with another beautiful girl, no one knows what the future holds…
EMERGENCY LOVE (Romance / On Air - +43 TV hr.) Hospitals that are experiencing the battle between life and death, witnessing a romantic love scene this time. The irresistable story of a young and beautiful junior doctor, Nisan and her master Sinan. Fights and love together makes a big fire.
(Drama – 13 X 60’) ‘Limitless,’ based on the feature film, is a fastpaced drama about Brian Finch, who discovers the brain-boosting power of the mysterious drug NZT and is coerced by the FBI into using his extraordinary cognitive abilities to solve complex cases for them. Working closely with Brian in the major case squad in New York City is Agent Rebecca Harris, a formidable investigator with a dark past, and Agent Boyle, a former military officer and Rebecca’s confidante. They report to Special Agent in Charge Nasreen “Naz” Pouran, a canny manipulator of the reins of power. Unbeknownst to the FBI, Brian also has a clandestine relationship with Senator Edward Mora (Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper, recurring), a presidential hopeful and regular user of NZT who has plans of his own for his new protégé. Fueled now with a steady supply of NZT that enables him to use 100% of his brain capacity, Brian is more effective than all of the FBI agents combined, making him a criminal’s worst nightmare and the greatest asset the Bureau has ever possessed.
Separated by Love
CISNEROS MEDIA DISTRIBUTION 121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1400 Coral Gables, FL 33134 (USA) Tel.: +1 (305) 442.3411 Fax: +1 (305) 446.4743 E-mail: info@cisnerosmediadist.com Web: www.cisnerosmediadist.com
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Cristobal Ponte, Exclusive Independent Representative for Europe, Africa & M.E.
TOP EXECUTIVE
Marcello Coltro, EVP of Content Distribution, Cisneros Media
SEPARATED BY LOVE (Telenovela - 120 x 60’) This classic telenovela is the story of Sol, a poor, innocent young woman whose life is destroyed by the malice of people who want to get her out of the way. However, a twist of fate allows her to return, rich and triumphant, to avenge everyone who did her wrong. The most difficult vengeance will be against the only man she ever loved… the father of her child, who begs her for another chance...
ZULEYKA’S MAGAZINE
Fake, Stolen - Sold!
DEUTSCHE WELLE Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 3, 53113 Bonn, Germany Tel. +49.228.429 - 3501 Fax: +49.228.429 - 3500 Email: sales@dw.de Website: www.dw.de / www.dw-transtel.de Booth: P-1.K22
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Maria Winzen, Head of Dw Transtel Dr. Arno Hefner, Head of Department Documentaries & Coproductions Martin Maass, Editor DW Transtel Kate Cox, Deputy Head of Documentaries and Coproductions Ulrich Wartmann, Head of Distribution Europe Andrea Hugemann, Distribution Executive America Alexandra Lenz, Distribution Executive Asia/ Australia Mohammed Al-Sarray, Distribution Executive MENA Region Evgenia Kazakov, Distribution Executive CIS Mee-Fung Lee, Representative Asia Jihad Ibrahim, Representative Middle East TOP EXECUTIVE
Petra Schneider, Director of Sales And Distribution
FAKE, STOLEN – SOLD! (Documentary – 6 X 30’)
Zuleyka Rivera brings her beauty, talent and Latin wit to the small screen to host a fresh, informative, inspiring, dynamic and always entertaining TV magazine, covering a variety of women topics: health, beauty, nutrition, diets, children, relationships, sexuality, celebrities, travel, fashion, and so much more.
Uncover the mystery and intrigue where high culture meets criminal minds. ‘Fake, Stolen – Sold!’ exposes the sinister side of the art world – from theft and extortion to counterfeits and forgery.
OUR TECHNICAL WORLD (Documentary – 6 X 30’ HD) The scitech show with spectacular examples of how technology is deployed in our world and the challenges it must withstand.
DISNEY MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LATIN AMERICA Two Alhambra Plaza 9th Floor, Coral Gables, FL33134, USA Tel.: (+1) 305-567-3758 Fax: (+1) 305-774-3913 Web: www.daet.tv
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Henri Ringel, VP. Distribution Jack Morera, Director, Distribution Leonardo Aranguibel, Director, Production Fabiola Bovino, Senior Manager, Marketing TOP EXECUTIVE
Fernando Barbosa, SVP Distribution and Production
CODE BLACK (Procedural Medical Drama - 13 x 1 hr.) Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden (Pollock) stars in this new procedural medical drama. Set in the busiest and most notorious ER in the nation, this new medical drama follows LA County Hospital doctor Leanne Royer, a brilliant, hard-nosed residency director training a group of new doctors in her aggressive style of medicine borne out of her own shocking past and often putting her at odds with colleagues and students.
GRAND FATHERED (Comedy Series – 13 x ½ hr.) John Stamos stars in this new series about a bachelor who discovers he’s a father and a grandfather. Jimmy, a charismatic restauranteur and lifelong bachelor who’s popular with the ladies, has his life turned upside-down when he discovers that he has a grown son, Gerald, who’s nerdy, awkward and nothing like him. And if that weren’t bad enough, Gerald has a two-year-old daughter, which makes Jimmy a grandfather.
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(Variety Show - 220 x 60’)
Code Black
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Aydamaya
La Banda
DUSYERI ANIMATION COMPANY Tel.:90 216 465 77 71 Fax: 00 90 216 465 77 73 Email: bilgi@dusyeri.com.tr Website: www.dusyeri.com.tr Booth: P1.G83
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Ayse Sule Kirac, Founder
TOP EXECUTIVE
Nazli Guney Uysal, Marketing Manager
Precious Pearl
FREMANTLEMEDIA LATIN AMERICA 5200 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33126, US Tel.: (1-305) 267-0821 E-mail: adrian.santucho@fremantlemedia.com Web: www.fremantlemedia.com Booth: Croisette No.11
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Godfrey McFall, VP Business Development, FremantleMedia Latin America and Brazil Constanza Cagliolo, Creative Director, FremantleMedia México
TOP EXECUTIVE
Adrián Santucho, CEO, FremantleMedia US Hispanic, Mexico & Panregional
MY SIDE OF THE SKY (Live Action supported with Animation - 26 x 40’) Aydamaya is an alien girl who as accidently fallen into the backyard of Ada; a young girl from Istanbul. Their funny stories are strong enough to teach and have us remember the value of friendship, nature and our wonderful world.
LELIKO
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(3D Animation - 52 x 10’ HD) Leli and Liko are living in a village of games with their best friends Kulabuz and Pembik; flying robots that find a special fun game for each episode and they race through the time to complete the game. They play interesting games, solve puzzles, sing songs, dance and encourage physical activity. ‘Leliko’ was designed to help children to express themselves and promote their mental development as well as supporting the physical activity.
GLOBO Rua Evandro Carlos de Andrade, 160 / 7º andar, Vila Cordeiro 04583-115, São Paulo, Brazil Tel.: + 55 11 5112- 4559 Fax: + 55 115112-4018 Website: www.globo.com/licensing Booth: P0.A1
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Raphael Correa, Executive Director Of International Business Daniel Djahjah, Head Of International Sales Bruno Assumpcao, Sales Executive Eastern Europe Carolina Krambeck, Sales Executive Eastern Europe Rodrigo Vilela, Sales Executive Africa, Middle East & France Roberto Cabrini, Sales Executive Asia / Oceania Thiago Ferreira, Sales Manager Europe Fernanda Vio, Marketing Coordinator Mariana Botelho, Marketing Coordinator
LA BANDA
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(Entertainment) Entertainment giants Syco, FremantleMedia and Saban present this fresh and energetic new music series for all audiences that’s on the hunt for the ultimate boy band. Premiered on Univision, the format takes a brand new approach to talent where, for the first time ever, the fans are in control!
MEXICO TIENE TALENTO (GOT TALENT) (Entertainment) ‘Got Talent’ is the amazing variety competition where contestants can do anything they wantas long as the judges and the voting public are impressed. A hit in over 30 territories, ‘Got Talent’ is prime time television at its best. ‘México tiene talento’ is the Mexican version of this big show that is going to air in 2015 its 2nd season on Azteca TV.
Ricardo Scalamandré, Head Of International Business
PRECIOUS PEARL (Preciosa perla) (Telenovela - 110 x 1 hr.) In 1934, Buddhist monks saved the millionaire Franz Hauser from an avalanche in the Himalayas. Back in Brazil he is faced with the jealousy of his bastard brother who, after plotting his death, took his place in the family business. Moreover, he needs to overcome the obstacles that separate him from the woman he loves, the worker, Amélia. It’s up to Pearl, the fruit of their union, to smooth over the conflicts that prevent their love. Precious Pearl has won the 2014 International Emmy Award in the telenovela category.
Filinta
War of Roses
Max Steel
ITV INTER MEDYA
KANAL D
LEDAFILMS
Valikonagi Caddesi 26/3, Nisantasi, 34367 Istanbul, Turkey Tel.: (+90 212) 231 0102 E-mail: info@itv-intermedya.com Web: www.itv-intermedya.com
Dogan TV Center 100. Yil Mahallesi 34204 Bagcilar, Istanbul, Turkey Tel.: +90 212 413 51 11 E-mail: sales@kanald.com.tr Web: sales.kanald.com.tr
Virrey Olaguer y Feliu 2462, 3rd floor, Buenos Aires (C1426EBB), Argentina Tel.: +5411 4788 5215 Email: info@ledafilms.com Website: www.ledafilms.com
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Ahmet Ziyalar, Managing Director Beatriz Cea Esteruelas, Sales Executive Leyla Apa, Sales Assistant
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Kerim Emrah Turna, International Sales Executive
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Gabriela Lopez, Sr Vice-President Moira Mc Namara, Sales Manager
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Kerim Emrah Turna, International Sales Executive
Can Okan, President / CEO
FILINTA (History/Drama/Action - 2014)
BLACK MONEY LOVE
WAR OF ROSES
Pedro Félix Leda, President
MAX STEEL (Action/Sci-Fi)
Gülru was born in the suburbs and she grew up in the servants’ quarter of a mansion where her father has worked as a gardener. Despite her big dreams during the time she has spent in the gardens of the splendid mansion, she has not forgotten her modest neighborhood. Gülru has some heroes in her small world. However, there is someone else and her world orbits around her. Since her childhood, Gülru has admired the beautiful daughter of the mansion, Gülfem Sipahi. This admiration that neither her family nor Mert approves, blazes up again when Gülfem returns to the mansion after years. Gülru tries to be the same person as Gulfem is. And after Gülru’s path crosses Gülfem’s huge disappointment, Omer Hekimoglu, a war of roses starts. There is no way out of this war, whether from a luxurious mansion or from a small neighborhood.
(Kara Para Aşk) (Drama - 2014)
THE BANDITS
Omer who is a police officer in Van and Elif, the middle child of the Denizer family, one of the leading families of the community, come across with a tragic event. Omer loses his beloved fiancée while Elif loses her father in the same car. Both shot dead in the head.
Kandemir is the boss of a gang who manages robberies which are carried out using their own style and principles. The most important thing which connects the gang members is their friendship.
When 16-year-old Max McGrath discovers his body can generate the universe’s most powerful energy, he must bond with the only being able to contain it: a mysterious techno-organic extraterrestrial named Steel. United as the superhero Max Steel, the two friends must combat an alien menace and unlock the secrets of their past.
THE FREE STATE OF JONES (Drama) A true story set against the Civil War and Reconstruction. The story follows Newton Knight, a Southern unionist who fled the battlefield and rallied Confederate Army deserters to his so-called Knight Company against the Confederacy. Knight went on to marry the former slave of his grandfather and is still a divisive figure to this day.
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The first Ottoman crime show of television history, ‘Filinta’ is a show that presents notions of rights, justice, camaraderie, fellowship and love. Mustafa is a very smart, skillful, handsome young man. He serves as a policeman with his best friend Ali, who is also an orphan like Mustafa. Kadı Gıyaseddin is a ‘kadı’ (judge) who belongs to a well-established family, and was trained in Damascus, Bukhara, Cairo and Konya from an early age. He is of an easy-going and coolheaded temperament. He shows us his refined wisdom in every scene. He also has trained sultan’s sons at the palace. He is a former mentor of the Sultan. Our story begins with a conspiracy against Mustafa and Ali.
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Bug Ranger
Season One: Urgent Landing
MONDO TV
NOVOVISION
Via Brenta, 11 - 00198, Rome, Italy Tel.: +36 0686323293 Fax: +39 06 86209836 Email: mondotv@mondotv.it Website: www.mondo-tv.com Booth: P1.M2 / P1.N1
12 rue Vivienne – LOT N°3, 75002 Paris, France Tel.: +33 1 75 47 80 70 Fax: +33 1 75 47 80 74 Web: www.novovision.tv Booth: R7-F6
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Matteo Corradi, CEO Paolo Zecca, Board Member of Mondo TV Suisse Micheline Azoury, Head of International Sales & Brand Manager Alessandro Venturi, Sales Manager Theo Kouroglou, Sales Manager Maria B.Fois, GM of Mondo TV Spain Guido Berté, GM of Mondo TV Suisse Roberta Puppo, International Licensing Manager
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Nadège Boinnard, COO Antonio Molina, VP Sales Valérie Seban, Development Consultant Patricia Cardis, Head of Communication Jordane Richter, Head of Digital Sabrina Hounas, Marketing and Acquisition Manager Allison Glasgow-Lafontaine, Regional Sales Manager Europe and MENA Wai-Kuan Wong, Regional Sales Manager Asia TOP EXECUTIVE
François Xavier Poirier, CEO
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Orlando Corradi, President
SEASON ONE: URGENT LANDING BUG RANGER
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(3D CGI Full HD - 52 X 11’) The story revolves around a group of best friends - Squiggz, Cosmo and Flutter - who spend their time buggin’ on down the boardwalk of life. For this trio, every day is the first day of summer and every night is filled with carnival lights and excitement. Each episode is loaded with butt skidding action and lightlyspiced, silly humor that speaks directly to the show’s 4 to 9 target age group. Any lessons our bugs learn along the way are subtly and humorously woven into the fabric of our stories rather than clobbered over our viewers’ heads. That’s because kids, first and foremost, still need to be kids - even if they are bugs!
(30 x 22 – HD) “Ladies and Gentleman, this is your Captain speaking, please fasten your seat belts and prepare yourself for the most heart in your throat, stomach turning flight of your life!” In this hair rising, blood pumping, hidden camera, a star boards a local commercial flight with his/ her agent to attend an important meeting for a big production contract. On board, all the crew members and the other passengers are our accomplices including the agent. Before takeoff and during the entire flight, a series of events and incidents happen and make the pranked star increasingly nervous and definitely uncomfortable.
Brave Girls
POL-KA PRODUCCIONES / MEDIA BIZ Jorge Newberry 3449, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel.: (+5411) 45530588 Web: www.polka.com / www.mediabiz.com.ar
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Luciana Egurrola, International Sales Virginia Berberian, VP Business and Development TOP EXECUTIVE
Manuel Martí, Director of International Development and Production
BRAVE GIRLS (Dramatic Comedy - 180 x 60’) After losing all of their money five strangers form an unbreakable friendship. Together they will go through life sharing their tragedies and moments of glory.
THE BRAVE ONES (Drama - 208 x 60’) The time has come for three brothers to take the law into their own hands. Determined to avenge their fathers death, plans beings to take shape in a game where love and hate play along.
DAY & NIGHT (Action - 120 x 60’) “Brigada 24” is the place where cops who must purge some shameful sin are taken. Two officers with a record of impeccable service will join forces to serve their sentence.
Moses and the Ten Commandments
Cleverman
Hasta que te conocí
RECORD TV NETWORK
RED ARROW INTERNATIONAL
SOMOS DISTRIBUTION
Rua da Várzea, 240 - Barra Funda, São Paulo-SP, Brasil. CEP: 01140-080. Tel: +55 11 3300-4022 Email: emendes@sp.rederecord.com.br Website: www.recordtvnetwork.com
Medienallee 6, 85774 Unterföhring, Germany Tel: +49 89 9507 2320 Email: sales@redarrowinternational Website: www.redarrowinternational.tv Booth: P4.C10
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Marcus Vinícius, Executive VP Moysés Bezerra, Executive VP Assistant Marcelo Silva, Artistic VP Mafran Dutra, General Production Director Paulo Franco, Artistic and Superintendente Edson Pfutzenreiter Mendes, International Sales Manager
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Zasha Robles, Director Spiral International
2601 s. Bayshore Dr. Ste, 1250, Coconut Grove, Fl 3313 Tel.: +1-786-220-04-40 Email: fvillanueva@somosdistribution.net Website: www.somosdistribution.net Booth: P1 G14
TOP EXECUTIVE
Delmar Andrade, International Sales Director
MOSES AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (HD Soap Opera - 170 x 50’) 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 (HD Series - 35 x 50’)
Henrik Pabst, Managing Director
TOP EXECUTIVE
Luis Villanueva, President and CEO
CLEVERMAN (New Drama - 6 x 1 hr.) Red Arrow International is launching major new genre drama ‘Cleverman’ at Mipcom, starring Iain Glen (‘Game of Thrones’) and Frances O’Connor (‘The Missing’). This smart, sexy and dangerous thriller for ABC Australia is set in the near future, and sees a group of non-humans battle for survival in a world where humans feel increasingly inferior to them and want to silence, exploit and kill them. The drama is directed by Wayne Blair (‘The Sapphires,’ ‘Septembers of Shiraz’) and Leah Purcell, with creatures and effects by Jacob Nash (Bangarra Dance Company) and the world-renowned Weta Workshop (‘The Hobbit’ trilogy, ‘Avatar’).
PETER & WENDY (New Drama/TV Movie – 1 x 2 hr.) ‘Peter & Wendy’ is a magical new family adventure based on J.M. Barrie’s much-loved classic ‘Peter Pan’, told through the imagination of a 12-yearold girl. Starring Stanley Tucci (‘The Hunger Games’), Laura Fraser (‘Breaking Bad’) and BRIT award-winner Paloma Faith, ‘Peter & Wendy’ is a breath-taking and emotional reimagining of this timeless classic with a compelling modern twist.
HASTA QUE TE CONOCÍ (Series – 13 x 45’) This series will trace the life of Alberto Aguilero Valadez aka Juan Gabriel. It will narrate the singer’s pursuit of fame and success.
MERCY (Turkish Drama – 88 x 45’) Narim is a true heroe who has overcome the blows dealt by her mean family and the big city. Her story starts in a small village but ends in Istanbul.
LOVE STORY (Turkish Drama – 79 x 45’) Depicts the story of Ceylan, who by entering Korkut’s life brings happiness and hope, following a chain of disappointments he has had to endure in his past.
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‘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.
TOP EXECUTIVE
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Francisco Villanueva, Vice President & COO Jose Espinal, VP. Chief Operating Officer of SomosTV Mariana Villanueva, Sales Manager
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Cake Wars
Dance Dance Dance
SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL 75 Ninth Ave, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011 Website: www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com Booth: P4.C20
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Jim Samples, President, International Simone Nardi, Chief Financial Officer, International Barbara Bellini, Commercial Affairs and Operations, International Progamming Jo Lovell, International Director of Program Sales Leena Singaraja Head of Ad Sales and Distribution, Asia Pacific Stephanie Quinn, Regional Director, Ad Sales, Australia and New Zealand TOP EXECUTIVE
Hud Woodle, Vice President International Program Licensing and Distribution
CAKE WARS
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(1 Season - 8 x 60’) There are plenty of great bakers out there, but who has the skill and creativity to take the ‘Cake Wars’? Jonathan Bennett hosts as four bakers go whisk-to-whisk to see whose mindblowing creation will come out on top, earn them $10,000 and win their just dessert: being featured at A-list parties for ‘The Simpsons’, The Sound of Music, DC Comics and more. Let the Cake Wars begin!
Cannibals
TALPA
TELEFE
Sumatralaan 45 – Gebouw De Matrix, 1217 GP Hilversum, The Netherlands Tel.: +31 35 533 3111 Web: www.talpa.tv E-mail: sales@talpa.tv Booth: C16.A3
Prilidiano Pueyrredón 2989 2nd floor. (B1640ILA) Martinez, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel.: (5411) 4102-5994 Fax: (5411) 4587-4349 E-mail: sales@telefeinternational.com.ar Web: www.telefe.com Booth: R9.A20
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Gepke Nederlof, Head of Global Sales TOP EXECUTIVE
Maarten Meijs, Managing Director Talpa Global
DANCE DANCE DANCE (Talent – 90’) ‘Dance Dance Dance’ takes celebrity dancing to a whole new level. The dancers reenact the most famous dance performances with revolutionary technology to mimic the original setting and even a synchronized backstage broadcast in the ‘Dance Dance Dance’ app. The celebs form a duo with someone they’re close to, offering explosive reality during the intense training process. The best in the business offer mind blowing performances, raising the bar for celebrity dance competitions all over the world.
SUPERKIDS (Talent – 90’) From the makers of ‘The Voice Kids’ comes ‘Superkids’, the show that gives the nation’s most gifted youngsters the stage they deserve. In this positive talent competition, kids showcase their astonishing skills by performing a wide variety of high level acts, including singing, dancing, playing an instrument, ice skating, executing a magic trick and performing a comedy sketch. It’s genuine feel good entertainment for the entire family.
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Daniel Otaola, Content Distribution Manager Guillermo Borensztein, VP of Coproductions & New Business Development Diana Coifman, International Business Senior Executive Maria Eugenia Costa, International Business Executive Maria del Rosario Cosentino, International Business Executive Meca Salado Pizarro, Head of Marketing TOP EXECUTIVE
Tomas Yankelevich, International Business Director
CANNIBALS (Drama Thriller - 60 x 1 TV Hour - 4K Ultra HD) ‘Cannibals’ is directed by Juan José Campanella, Academy Award Winner for ‘The Secret in their Eyes’ and starred by a star-studded cast led by Natalia Oreiro, Benjamín Vicuña and Joaquín Furriel. This new fiction gathers the best talents in each field, not only locally renowned but also with worldwide recognition, to achieve a different and superior series. It is a story of love, revenge and redemption in the world of politics. Ariana, the protagonist, was raped by a group of young men of power in their teens. Today, 20 years later, she returns seeking justice. In order to accomplish that, she must infiltrate the circle of the man running for president of the country. For this project and through a strategic Alliance, Telefe co produces with Monte Carlo TV of Uruguay and FOX International Channels Latin America.
No Escape
Under The Same Sky
I Dare You To Leave
TELEFILMS
TELEMUNDO INTERNACIONAL
TELEVISA INTERNACIONAL
Av. Libertador 1068 Piso 11. Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel.: 5411 5032 6000 Website: www.telefilms.com.ar Email: telefilms@telefilms.com.ar Booth: P-1.E4
2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., 4th Floor Coral Gables FL 33134, USA Tel: (786) 394-1210 Fax: (305) 774-7372 E-mail: Olimpia.DelBoccio@nbcuni.com Web: www.telemundointernacional.tv Booth: P0.B1
Av. Vasco de Quiroga 2000, Col. Santa Fe, México DF, 01210 Tel.: +1 (786) 265 2500 Booth: R9.A2
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Ricardo Costianovsky, CEO Humberto Delmas, Sales Manager Alejandro Carballo, Sales Manager Alfredo Andreoti, Sales Manager TOP EXECUTIVE
Tomas Darcyl, President
NO ESCAPE (Film) In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.
THE HATEFUL EIGHT (Film)
TOP EXECUTIVE
Marcos Santana, President
UNDER THE SAME SKY
TOP EXECUTIVE
Fernando Pérez Gavilán, VP of Televisa Internacional
I DARE YOU TO LEAVE
(Bajo el mismo cielo) (Telenovela - 120 x 60’)
(Telenovela / Classic – 150 x 60’)
This story takes place in the city of Los Angeles. Carlos is an immigrant widower who works as a gardener to give the best he can to his youngest son, while bearing the pain of losing his eldest son to a gang. His life, full of sacrifices and hardships, takes a turn when he meets Adela, a beautiful and troubled gang member. Their connection is instantaneous, but their love will be threatened by street violence, injustice and fierce opposition from Felicia, his eternal admirer. Still, nothing can shake this humble man, whose goal in life is to be happy and live for those he loves.
This is a heartbreaking story in which power, envy, selfishness and desire for ownership will tragically mark the deep love Paulina and Adrián feel for each other. The young couple will have to fight against a past that marked their families’ fate and now demands justice. On one hand, Paulina’s father, Gonzalo Murat, who pretends to be an impeccable man, won’t accept Adrián since he thinks he is beneath her social status. On the other hand, there is Julieta, who looked after her brother Adrián since he was little and who feels a profound love for him that borders in obsession so, in her eyes, no woman is enough for her brother; but most importantly, she feels a special kind of hate towards Paulina for being the daughter of her father’s murderer and she is willing to go to any lengths to separate them.
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Tarantino’s eighth major feature, ‘The Hateful Eight’ picks up a decade after the Civil War, and charts the journey of a group of bounty hunters, outlaws and fugitives after they all wind up seeking shelter from a blizzard in the same cabin, where they get involved in a plot of betrayal and deception. Will they survive?
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Xavier Aristimuño, SVP of International Business Development & Digital Media Esperanza Garay, SVP Sales & Acquisition, Latin America Karina Etchison, SVP of Sales - Europe, Middle East, Africa Melissa Pillow, VP of Sales for Europe Olimpia Del Boccio, VP of Marketing, Press & Promotions Emanuela Bosco, Format Sales Manager
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Carlos Castro, General Sales Director Ricardo Ehrsam, General Director of Europe and Asia Claudia Sahab, Director for Europe Mario Castro, Director of Sales Asia and Africa Claudia Silva, Sales Director South America Cecilia Galeana, Sales Director of Central America and the Caribbean Mauricio Bailon, General Director of New Business Ma. Carmen Rotter, General Director of Televisa Consumer Products Vicente Zarazua, General Director of Operations
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Resurrection ‘Ertugrul’ - Dirilis ‘Ertugrul’
TRT - TURKISH RADIO & TELEVISION CORPORATION TRT Genel Müdürlüğü, Tv Department, A blok No: 604, 06450 Oran Ankara - Turkey Tel.: 009 0 312 463 25 40 Fax: 009 0 312 463 24 73 Website: www.trt.net.tr / www.trtsales.com
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Ersagun Servi, International Programmes Sales Manager Meltem Tümtürk Akyol, Sales Executive
Carlos, Rey Emperador
TELEVISIÓN ESPAÑOLA (TVE) Avda. Radiotelevisión, 4 – 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain Tel.: +34 91 581 54 01 Email: venta.contenidos@rtve.es Website: www.rtve.es/comercial/
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Raul Molina, Ejecutivo de Venta de Contenidos, España y Europa Antonio Pérez, Ejecutivo de Venta de Contenidos, EEUU y América Latina
TOP EXECUTIVE
VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS 1111 Lincoln Road, Floor 5, Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA Tel.: +1.305.604.5366 Email: programsales@vimn.com Website: www.b2b.viacom.com Booth: R7.N7
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Caroline Beaton, Senior Vice President Amanda Cordner, Director
TOP EXECUTIVE
Mehmet Demirhan, Deputy Head of Television Department
RESURRECTION ‘ERTUGRUL’ - DIRILIS ‘ERTUGRUL’
Shimmer & Shine
TOP EXECUTIVE
Rafael Bardem, Head of Content Sales
Adeline Ferro, Latin America/Canada
CARLOS, REY EMPERADOR
SHIMMER & SHINE
(Period Drama)
(Animation - 20 x 30’ HD)
How did a simple young man turn into one of the most powerful men in Europe’s history? How could he become the leader of Christianity and rule an empire that’s as vast as it is diverse? How could he do it, facing rivals as powerful as Francisco I, Suleiman the Magnificent, Henry VIII and even the following inhabitants of the Holy See? Through the story of the life of Charles of Habsburg, from his arrival in Castilla, viewers will see how the heir to the Spanish crown grew stronger, facing threats from those around him, with good and bad advice from his counselors, always fighting to reach the top. Victim of a set of values only he seems to live by, Charles falls victim to his own ideals, giving up his own kingdom and even diminishing his personal achievements. But his legacy will live on with his heirs and his memory will remain alive in Europe until the present.
VIMN is powering into Mipcom 2015 with Nickelodeon’s brand new original pre-school series‘Shimmer & Shine’. The 20 part series – which debuts on Nickelodeon US in August 2015 - follows the magical adventures of fraternal twin genies, Shimmer and Shine, who unintentionally create chaos while attempting to grant wishes for their human best friend, Leah.
(Drama - 26 X 100’) He made the sun his flag, the sky his tent and rode his horses across endless plains. He vibrated the swarthy land, pierced the blue sky. He made his armors companions and his armies strong. He carried the divine gospel tomore seas, tomore lands. ‘Resurrection’, story of theman who determined the fate of theworld.
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(Drama – 26 X 100’) ‘Filinta’ TV series aims to tell the stories of the institution of Kadı (judiciary). ‘Filinta’ is written and settled on the basis of justice, friendship and fraternity. The well-educated Kadıs (judges) maintained harmony in social life and sustained peace through 600 years of Ottoman Empire.
HARVEY BEAKS (Animation - 52 x 30’ HD) Also launching at the market from Nickelodeon’s world-class animation portfolio is cute comedy series ‘Harvey Beaks’, which tells the story of the unlikely friendship between mild-mannered bird (Harvey) who’s never broken the rules, and his two friends (Fee & Foo) who’ve never lived by any.
Escándalos
Raw
VIP 2000 TV 1200 Brickell Ave. 1575, Miami, Fl, 33131 Tel.: 305-3732400 Fax: 305-3732451 Web: www.vip2000.tv
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Rosalind Rotundo, VP
TOP EXECUTIVE
Roxana Rotundo, CEO
ESCÁNDALOS (Series - Action/Drama, Season 1: 20 episodes) It’s a series that presents the opportunity to create partnerships between different channels seeking to join the project. The first episode of ‘Escandalos’ is developed in HD, with renowned artists such as Ricardo Álamo, Miguel de León & Nohely Arteaga. The series was shot in different countries in Latin America. The second episode will be developed in Mexico. The project is written by different Latin American authors, some episodes produced in 4k. VIP 2000 TV distributes taped content and formats for this project in the international market and owns the international distribution rights.
Razia Sultan
WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT
ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED
1241 East Main Street, Stamford, CT 06902 USA Tel: +1 203-352-8600 Email: wweintl@wwecorp.com Website: www.wwe.com Booth: R7.E75
135, Continental Building, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai - 400018, India Tel.: +91-22-24831234 Email: zeecontent@zee.esselgroup.com Websites: www.zeebollyworld.com / www.zliving.com Booth: P 1 –K 51
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Ed Wells, SVP & Managing Director, International Frank Uddo, SVP, International Content Media Distribution Stefan Kastenmüller, General Manager, Europe Emilio Revelo, Director, Content Media Distribution, International James Frewin, Sr. Manager, Content Management Distribution Subhash Mishra, Director, International Digital Media Operations, UK Heather Lubin, Director, International Marketing & Communications
EXECUTIVES ATTENDING Vivek Prabhu, Region Head, Americas Sandeep Hardasmalani, Region Head, APAC Jailesh Raggoo, Lead Syndication, Europe Sharmeen Dsouza, Lead Syndication, India Nitin Michael, Region Head, Middle East & Africas TOP EXECUTIVE
Sunita Uchil, Global Head of Syndication and CRO, International Business
TOP EXECUTIVE
Gerrit Meier, President, International
RAW (Sports/Entertainment - 52 x 60’/52 x 120’/52 x 180’)
SMACKDOWN (Sports/Entertainment - 52 x 60’/52 x 120’) This weekly, live-event program brings you high-flying match-action, dazzling pyrotechnics, and unpredictable drama from packed venues around the world.
(Costume Drama - 120 x 30’) A historical costume drama set in 1236 AD, the program traces the story of the only woman to rule during the Sultanate and the Mughal period. She was a fierce warrior, rising to become an extraordinary leader.
GANGAA (Family/Social Drama – 120 x 30’) An inspiring story of a child widow characterized with an indomitable spirit and will to survive. Considered to be a threat to age-old society customs, her resilience ensures that she emerges a winner.
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Emanating each week from arenas across the globe, this live-event-based show is a completely unique combination of in-ring match competition, rock-concert ambiance, and dramatic interactions.
RAZIA SULTAN
INNUMBERS
53%
of Euronews is now property of Media Globe Networks, owned by the Sawiris Family and managed by Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris.
USA
LA SCREENINGS 2016 TO START A DAY EARLY THE NEXT EDITION OF THE LA SCREENINGS will kick-start one day sooner. Isabella Marquez, organizer for the event, confirmed the news to ttv, explaining the decision was made because the NY Upfronts also changed their date, thus the studios’ screenings will have to take place after that. The 2016 LA Screenings will begin on Monday, May 16, instead of on a Tuesday as usual. The studios’ screenings will begin on Thursday, May 19.
107.2 million
in revenue were picked up by Imax in Q2, 2015; thanks to summer smashes ‘Jurassic World’ and ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’.
46.7%
is how much Spanish group Atresmedia’s net profit increased from 2014, reaching 55.4 million euros.
71%
of Spanish viewers would give up their TV if they had to choose it over surfing the web, says a report from Indie PR.
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6
out of 10 UK TV viewers currently pay for a subscription VOD service, according to research by Conviva.
374,000
next-generation network subscribers is how many Telecom Italia had at the end of June, up from 290,000 in March.
US HISPANIC
MUNDOFOX BECOMES MUNDOMAX FOLLOWING FOX INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS’ exit from the US Hispanic network MundoFox -now owned by Colombia’s RCNthe channel changed its name to MundoMax. “Our broadcast network will officially be rebranded MundoMax on its three-year anniversary, continuing to offer high quality entertainment programming to our viewers,” said Ibra Morales, president of the network. In addition, RCN Televisión announced that, as part of the restructuring for the channel, its news service, ‘Noticias MundoFox’, was shut down. A total of 35 employees were laid off with the show’s termination. Despite the cancelation, the group said it will continue to focus on providing the best quality of news to the dynamic and vibrant Hispanic community in the US.