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My 2 Cents: A new Donald Duck Embracing Fox L.A. Screenings book about Italy’s Leaves Buyers Misty-Eyed Challenges Reflect simple life in the ‘60s Page 3 ince the start of the television Industry’s Change business, many a U.S. studio INSIDE: Football fever Shas disappeared. Orion, Lori- t MIP-TV, this time the mar, DIC, Embassy, Filmation, Group “talks” about the upcoming in the U.S., digital W Productions, ITC, King World, Me- AL.A. Screenings are just as tromedia, Republic Pictures, and Tri- loud and worrisome as those about vs. TV campaigns bune Entertainment are just some of MIP-TV itself. Page 10 the many that have closed their doors Some buyers are concerned that, over the years. in the short run, the U.S. studios will Some of them are still remem- keep their best content for their own INSIDE: bered fondly today, while others have SVoDs. But the understanding is Cannes visuals — been forgotten. All of them made that, in the long run, the fearsome some impression on the entertain- rivalry among the many competing MIP-TV Photo report VideoAge Daily asked a group of ac- ment business, but no merger has streaming services will create many Page 13 made an impact as big at that of Fox quisition executives to comment. Netﬂ ix-style, money-losing opera- Studios being absorbed by Disney. It’s Dermot Horan, director of Acqui- tions that will force the studios to not just a studio that’s going away, sitions & Co-productions, RTE, Ire- return to monetizing their content VideoAge but a business model. land: “Throughout my professional through international sales. Fox is soon to return as a distribu- life Fox has been a constant –– a stu- Because of the impending chang- Daily tion company that will be part of New dio that made some of the best and es in Hollywood that are going to im- on the go Fox, but to get a sense of the overall most coveted shows. pact the whole television industry, effect of this loss on the industry, (Continued on Page 6) (Continued on Page 4) MIP No. 40 For VideoAge’s Editor-in-Chief

s the expression goes, “The blessing and curse of the TV Atrade media is that everyone thinks they can do what it does, even though no one has a clue what it does.” And, for 40 years, VideoAge’s editor-in-chief, Dom Serafi ni, has been attending MIP-TV and doing what everyone seems to think they can do — without having a clue of what it is that he actually does. His very fi rst MIP-TV was in 1979, when he attended as International Editor of Television/Radio Age. The market was then held in the Old Palais (the current site of the JW Marriott), and the registration area was at the adjacent La Malmaison. Serafi ni continued attending the market as VideoAge International’s editor starting in 1981, when the publication was born. He began attending when the talented — but very moody — MIP-TV founder Bernard Chevry was in power, and continued after his former second- 1 (Continued on Page 4)

My 2¢ My new book makes fun of the past because time has transformed past dramas into today’s comedies — just as yesterday’s comedies have somewhat turned into today’s dramas.

o my newest book recently hit bookstore Italy had just one TV standard, one TV channel, shelves in Italy. But don’t pity the Italians –– and one window: television rights (a model that Sit’s also available on Amazon in every other will return worldwide soon enough). Life was part of the world, albeit in Italian. indeed simple when the very concept of built-in Because it deals with a particular period of obsolesce didn’t yet exist, and all kinds of objects Italian life in the ‘60s, it cannot faithfully be trans- were repaired rather than simply discarded. VIDEOAGE lated into English. Perhaps the French language Back then, America was the country young DAILY could offer a more nuanced interpretation. people around the world dreamed about. (Today, AT MIP-TV How, for example, could Americans relate to a that title goes to post-Mao China.) One of the period when young people in Italy had only one jokes about America making the rounds around STAND P-1.J72 “designated” driver (meaning that most of us typ- Italy in the ‘60s was about the emigrant who was ically had only one friend who could occasionally told that U.S. streets were paved with money. 216 EAST 75TH STREET STE 1W use his father’s car)? Upon my arrival to the U.S. Upon arrival, he picked up a lost dollar bill from NEW YORK, NY 10021 at JFK airport, I was wel- the fl oor, but not before TEL: (212) 288-3933 FAX: (646) 864-0112 comed by my aunt who complaining: “Oh my. [email protected] was accompanied by a Even on Sunday I’ve got WWW.VIDEOAGE.ORG young family friend driv- to work.” WWW.VIDEOAGEDAILY.COM ing his very own convert- Italian children in WWW.VIDEOAGELATINO.COM ible car! the ‘60s grew up with In that era, young peo- TV shows like The Ad- EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DOM SERAFINI ple in the U.S. could al- ventures of Rin Tin Tin EDITORIAL TEAM ways count on having lots and Lassie. And strange- ISME BENNIE (CANADA) of pocket money, and hav- ly enough, Americans ENZO CHIARULLO (ITALY) SUSAN HORNIK ing fun was considered a grew up with songs GLENN HOULIHAN (U.K.) right — not a privilege. It such as “It’s Now or OMAR MENDES LUIS A. POLANCO took some 30 years before Never” (“O Sole Mio”) GILLES POURTIER Americans could get used and “Volare,” and mov- LEAH HOCHBAUM ROSNER CAROLINE INTERTAGLIA (FRANCE) to Italian or French toilet ies like La Dolce Vita, paper. Until very recently, and The Good, the Bad PUBLISHER MONICA GORGHETTO Americans brought suit- and the Ugly. (By the BUSINESS OFFICE cases fi lled with toilet pa- way, “That’s Amore” is LEN FINKEL per from the U.S. whenever they ventured over- not Italian at all. It’s an American song.) LEGAL OFFICE seas. Looking back at those simpler times is called ROBERT ACKERMANN, STEVE SCHIFFMAN In that era, many aspects of daily European life “nostalgia” only because life today is very dramat- WEB MANAGER were considered too “dramatic” for the Ameri- ic –– for the young people with full-time employ- BRUNO MARRACINO can TV executives who attended trade shows in ment who still cannot afford to buy a home, for DESIGN/LAYOUT Europe. Today, we all look back on those times those without jobs who hope to emigrate some- CLAUDIO MATTIONI, CARMINE RASPAOLO with humor, because the passing of time tends to where, and for those TV executives who face con- ILLUSTRATIONS transform dramas into comedies. solidation and untested business models. BOB SHOCHET Looking back, though, it was in fact a simple My book makes the case that, these days, when period, a time when Americans and Russians we look back we laugh, and when we look ahead, fought without getting hurt and competed about we should not cry. 2 who would be the fi rst to put a man on the moon. Dom Serafi ni

April 10, 2019

My 2¢ My new book makes fun of the past because time has transformed past dramas into today’s comedies — just as yesterday’s comedies have somewhat turned into today’s dramas.

o my newest book recently hit bookstore Italy had just one TV standard, one TV channel, shelves in Italy. But don’t pity the Italians –– and one window: television rights (a model that Sit’s also available on Amazon in every other will return worldwide soon enough). Life was part of the world, albeit in Italian. indeed simple when the very concept of built-in Because it deals with a particular period of obsolesce didn’t yet exist, and all kinds of objects Italian life in the ‘60s, it cannot faithfully be trans- were repaired rather than simply discarded. VIDEOAGE lated into English. Perhaps the French language Back then, America was the country young DAILY could offer a more nuanced interpretation. people around the world dreamed about. (Today, AT MIP-TV How, for example, could Americans relate to a that title goes to post-Mao China.) One of the period when young people in Italy had only one jokes about America making the rounds around STAND P-1.J72 “designated” driver (meaning that most of us typ- Italy in the ‘60s was about the emigrant who was ically had only one friend who could occasionally told that U.S. streets were paved with money. 216 EAST 75TH STREET STE 1W use his father’s car)? Upon my arrival to the U.S. Upon arrival, he picked up a lost dollar bill from NEW YORK, NY 10021 at JFK airport, I was wel- the fl oor, but not before TEL: (212) 288-3933 FAX: (646) 864-0112 comed by my aunt who complaining: “Oh my. [email protected] was accompanied by a Even on Sunday I’ve got WWW.VIDEOAGE.ORG young family friend driv- to work.” WWW.VIDEOAGEDAILY.COM ing his very own convert- Italian children in WWW.VIDEOAGELATINO.COM ible car! the ‘60s grew up with In that era, young peo- TV shows like The Ad- EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DOM SERAFINI ple in the U.S. could al- ventures of Rin Tin Tin EDITORIAL TEAM ways count on having lots and Lassie. And strange- ISME BENNIE (CANADA) of pocket money, and hav- ly enough, Americans ENZO CHIARULLO (ITALY) SUSAN HORNIK ing fun was considered a grew up with songs GLENN HOULIHAN (U.K.) right — not a privilege. It such as “It’s Now or OMAR MENDES LUIS A. POLANCO took some 30 years before Never” (“O Sole Mio”) GILLES POURTIER Americans could get used and “Volare,” and mov- LEAH HOCHBAUM ROSNER CAROLINE INTERTAGLIA (FRANCE) to Italian or French toilet ies like La Dolce Vita, paper. Until very recently, and The Good, the Bad PUBLISHER MONICA GORGHETTO Americans brought suit- and the Ugly. (By the BUSINESS OFFICE cases fi lled with toilet pa- way, “That’s Amore” is LEN FINKEL per from the U.S. whenever they ventured over- not Italian at all. It’s an American song.) LEGAL OFFICE seas. Looking back at those simpler times is called ROBERT ACKERMANN, STEVE SCHIFFMAN In that era, many aspects of daily European life “nostalgia” only because life today is very dramat- WEB MANAGER were considered too “dramatic” for the Ameri- ic –– for the young people with full-time employ- BRUNO MARRACINO can TV executives who attended trade shows in ment who still cannot afford to buy a home, for DESIGN/LAYOUT Europe. Today, we all look back on those times those without jobs who hope to emigrate some- CLAUDIO MATTIONI, CARMINE RASPAOLO with humor, because the passing of time tends to where, and for those TV executives who face con- ILLUSTRATIONS transform dramas into comedies. solidation and untested business models. BOB SHOCHET Looking back, though, it was in fact a simple My book makes the case that, these days, when period, a time when Americans and Russians we look back we laugh, and when we look ahead, fought without getting hurt and competed about we should not cry. who would be the fi rst to put a man on the moon. Dom Serafi ni 3

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on the universal theme of love for family. We are MIP No. 40 Straight excited for viewers in Turkey to see it.”

in command Xavier Roy took over management From the Palais • MADD Entertainment announced that RTL of MIP-TV following its sale fi rst to a British Hungary acquired the rights to Crash. Produced by company, and then to Reed MIDEM. •Rai Com is in Cannes with a varied catalog Ay Yapim, the drama series binds the fates of four When Roy left, VideoAge found great support (see expanded story on page 12), that includes individuals who are affected by a car crash. Two from the new bosses, who reasoned that the prestigious performing arts titles. Collaborating lovers reunite, while two strangers meet for the fi rst success of the market was tied to the success of with major Italian opera houses such as Milan’s time. Tibor Forizs, director of Content Acquisitions the publication, and vice versa. La Scala Theater and Naples’ San Carlo Theater, at RTL Hungary, stated, “With its fascinating, Although there are lots of participants who Rai Com is highlighting spectacular productions intertwining and intriguing story arc, clever have more registration badges than Serafi ni, he’s of Tosca with Anna Netrebko and Marcelo Alvarez, twists and cliffhangers, an ensemble of characters most likely the oldest journalist continuing to Concert for Milan from Milan’s Piazza Duomo, and that you can truly relate to and great production report on the market. a live performance of Cavalleria Rusticana held values, Crash is one of the best conceived Turkish Here are some MIP-TV 1979 moments: at the Sassi di Matera (2019 European Culture drama at the moment. We are pleased to start our 1. Irv Holender (l.) then Capital). All performances will be broadcast live business relationship with MADD Entertainment at ZIV International with in Europe and distributed theatrically in major by acquiring this title for Hungarian audiences.” Helsinki Cable’s Dennis territories, including the U.S. and Australia. Livson at the Carlton. Pictured below are Rai Com’s David Bogi and Rita • MediaClub’Elles, the French media association 2. At the Entertel stand, Lombardi. for women in the audiovisual industry, is hosting Sal Campo (l.) and the their second mentoring event this morning. late Russ Kagan The event brings together executives in the 3. Herb Lazarus at industry to offer expert advice and career tips Silverbach & Lazarus to younger professionals attending. This year’s 4. Serafi ni as mentors include France TV’s Caroline Béhar, International editor of TheSocialArchitects’ Donnetta Campbell, Canal+ Television/Radio Age Group’s Aline Marrache-Tesseraud, Faraway Productions’ Chrissy Metge, WeMake’s Bouchra Rejani, Teva and Paris Premiere’s Catherine Schöfer, Fuzzy Duckling Media and Kaha Software’s Sam Witters.

• Canal+ acquired over 280 episodes of cinema- • Banijay Rights announced that the Canadian related content from Prime Entertainment Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) acquired Group for its African feed. Canal+ picked up a The Operatives and Saving Lives at Sea for the package of content that includes Stars!, Director’s documentary channel in Canada. AMO Media’s Short Cut, and Zoom In. Prime Entertainment has The Operatives follows an elite team of former an expanding presence across Africa, as several of military commandos as they bring poachers and its documentaries and entertainment shows are environmental criminals to justice. Produced currently on air on African broadcasters, such as by Blast! Films in the U.K. for BBC2, Saving Lives StarTimes, SABC, and MBC, among others. at Sea shows ordinary people using their time to staff the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. CBC • SPI International partnered with director acquired the pay-TV and VoD rights to both titles. and producer Phillipe Martinez. As part of the agreement, SPI International and Martinez will co- • ABS-CBN inked its fi rst format adaptation produce movies and TV series. Included among the deal for A Mother’s Guilt (Hanggang Saan) with TV series is Salvage Marines. Based on the book by Turkish production company Limon Yapim. A co- Sean-Michael Argo and produced in partnership production with ABS-CBN, the local adaptation with Village Studios, Salvage Marines follows a will begin fi lming later this year and will air on group of soldiers as they embark on a deep-space FOX Turkey. Laarni Yu, Sales head of ABS-CBN operation. Other projects to be jointly produced Here in Cannes, this 40th year anniversary was International Distribution EMEA, commented, include blockbuster trilogy Mister Mayfair and celebrated with coffee, croissants and a group of “The local adaptation of A Mother’s Guilt in Turkey space action-comedy The Intergalactic Adventures PR friends who convened at the Croisette Corner. is proof that Filipino stories have a global audience, of Max Cloud, both of which are produced with During the breakfast, they made a joke about a as our tradition of storytelling is always anchored Goldfi nch Studios. call made to Dom by Mike Williams, director of Communications at Reed MIDEM, who had asked in which hotel he stayed, prompting worries that 40th MIP-TV anniversary. one day earlier than usual. the organizers were going to call the gendarmerie Pictured at left is Dom Serafini with (left to As for the MIP-TV challenges, the “talks” to revi- to ban him from Cannes. Instead, Dom was right) Lippin Group’s Debbie Lawrence, MJ Global talize the market focused on the unoffi cial plan to presented with a bottle of champagne as an Communications’ MJ Sorenson, Pink Orchid’s separate the April event from MIPCOM in the sense informal way for Reed MIDEM to celebrate his Panayiota Pagoulatos, and Devika Patel. that the two Reed MIDEM markets will be sold to exhibitors separately and not conditionally. In addition, MIP-TV organizers are also consid- ering bringing the companies that are currently ex- L.A. Screenings 2019 hibiting outside in the tented stands into the Palais des Festival’s main exhibiting fl oors. (Continued from Cover) (Continued on Page 6) all the buyers contacted by VideoAge are anxious to attend the L.A. Screenings, which, this year will be without Twentieth Century Fox, with no Disney Media Distribution Upfronts party, with reduced 4 Sony Pictures TV screenings and with a shorter length, since the event will be ending on May 23,

April 10, 2019 Cover Stories

(Continued from Cover) on the universal theme of love for family. We are MIP No. 40 Straight TM excited for viewers in Turkey to see it.” Powering Content in command Xavier Roy took over management From the Palais • MADD Entertainment announced that RTL of MIP-TV following its sale fi rst to a British Hungary acquired the rights to Crash. Produced by company, and then to Reed MIDEM. •Rai Com is in Cannes with a varied catalog Ay Yapim, the drama series binds the fates of four When Roy left, VideoAge found great support (see expanded story on page 12), that includes individuals who are affected by a car crash. Two from the new bosses, who reasoned that the prestigious performing arts titles. Collaborating lovers reunite, while two strangers meet for the fi rst success of the market was tied to the success of with major Italian opera houses such as Milan’s time. Tibor Forizs, director of Content Acquisitions the publication, and vice versa. La Scala Theater and Naples’ San Carlo Theater, at RTL Hungary, stated, “With its fascinating, Although there are lots of participants who Rai Com is highlighting spectacular productions intertwining and intriguing story arc, clever have more registration badges than Serafi ni, he’s of Tosca with Anna Netrebko and Marcelo Alvarez, twists and cliffhangers, an ensemble of characters most likely the oldest journalist continuing to Concert for Milan from Milan’s Piazza Duomo, and that you can truly relate to and great production report on the market. a live performance of Cavalleria Rusticana held values, Crash is one of the best conceived Turkish Here are some MIP-TV 1979 moments: at the Sassi di Matera (2019 European Culture drama at the moment. We are pleased to start our 1. Irv Holender (l.) then Capital). All performances will be broadcast live business relationship with MADD Entertainment at ZIV International with in Europe and distributed theatrically in major by acquiring this title for Hungarian audiences.” Helsinki Cable’s Dennis territories, including the U.S. and Australia. Livson at the Carlton. Pictured below are Rai Com’s David Bogi and Rita • MediaClub’Elles, the French media association 2. At the Entertel stand, Lombardi. for women in the audiovisual industry, is hosting Sal Campo (l.) and the their second mentoring event this morning. late Russ Kagan The event brings together executives in the 3. Herb Lazarus at industry to offer expert advice and career tips Silverbach & Lazarus to younger professionals attending. This year’s 4. Serafi ni as mentors include France TV’s Caroline Béhar, International editor of TheSocialArchitects’ Donnetta Campbell, Canal+ Television/Radio Age Group’s Aline Marrache-Tesseraud, Faraway Productions’ Chrissy Metge, WeMake’s Bouchra Rejani, Teva and Paris Premiere’s Catherine Schöfer, Fuzzy Duckling Media and Kaha Software’s Sam Witters.

• Canal+ acquired over 280 episodes of cinema- • Banijay Rights announced that the Canadian related content from Prime Entertainment Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) acquired Group for its African feed. Canal+ picked up a The Operatives and Saving Lives at Sea for the package of content that includes Stars!, Director’s documentary channel in Canada. AMO Media’s Short Cut, and Zoom In. Prime Entertainment has The Operatives follows an elite team of former an expanding presence across Africa, as several of military commandos as they bring poachers and its documentaries and entertainment shows are environmental criminals to justice. Produced currently on air on African broadcasters, such as by Blast! Films in the U.K. for BBC2, Saving Lives StarTimes, SABC, and MBC, among others. at Sea shows ordinary people using their time to staff the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. CBC • SPI International partnered with director acquired the pay-TV and VoD rights to both titles. and producer Phillipe Martinez. As part of the agreement, SPI International and Martinez will co- • ABS-CBN inked its fi rst format adaptation produce movies and TV series. Included among the deal for A Mother’s Guilt (Hanggang Saan) with TV series is Salvage Marines. Based on the book by Turkish production company Limon Yapim. A co- Sean-Michael Argo and produced in partnership production with ABS-CBN, the local adaptation with Village Studios, Salvage Marines follows a will begin fi lming later this year and will air on group of soldiers as they embark on a deep-space FOX Turkey. Laarni Yu, Sales head of ABS-CBN operation. Other projects to be jointly produced Here in Cannes, this 40th year anniversary was International Distribution EMEA, commented, include blockbuster trilogy Mister Mayfair and celebrated with coffee, croissants and a group of “The local adaptation of A Mother’s Guilt in Turkey space action-comedy The Intergalactic Adventures PR friends who convened at the Croisette Corner. is proof that Filipino stories have a global audience, of Max Cloud, both of which are produced with During the breakfast, they made a joke about a as our tradition of storytelling is always anchored Goldfi nch Studios. call made to Dom by Mike Williams, director of Communications at Reed MIDEM, who had asked in which hotel he stayed, prompting worries that 40th MIP-TV anniversary. one day earlier than usual. the organizers were going to call the gendarmerie Pictured at left is Dom Serafini with (left to As for the MIP-TV challenges, the “talks” to revi- to ban him from Cannes. Instead, Dom was right) Lippin Group’s Debbie Lawrence, MJ Global talize the market focused on the unoffi cial plan to presented with a bottle of champagne as an Communications’ MJ Sorenson, Pink Orchid’s separate the April event from MIPCOM in the sense informal way for Reed MIDEM to celebrate his Panayiota Pagoulatos, and Devika Patel. that the two Reed MIDEM markets will be sold to exhibitors separately and not conditionally. In addition, MIP-TV organizers are also consid- ering bringing the companies that are currently ex- L.A. Screenings 2019 hibiting outside in the tented stands into the Palais des Festival’s main exhibiting fl oors. (Continued from Cover) (Continued on Page 6) all the buyers contacted by VideoAge are anxious to attend the L.A. Screenings, which, this year will be without Twentieth Century Fox, with no Disney Media Distribution Upfronts party, with reduced NATPE.com/Budapest Sony Pictures TV screenings and with a shorter 5 length, since the event will be ending on May 23,

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(Continued from Cover) Donald Duck Embracing The Fox L.A. Screenings

Series like Murder One, Ally McBeal, and The The 2019-2020 TV season is on its way as the Simpsons broke new ground, and sold all over the major U.S. broadcast networks continue ordering world. For most buyers, Fox was the fi rst studio new pilots. So far, a total of 65 pilots have been they would visit at the L.A. Screenings each year. I ordered. Of that sum, 37 are dramas and 28 are loved visiting the iconic lot, parking my car under comedies. the Julie Andrews mural, having lunch at the Find the preliminary list below. Future updates commissary and checking out which famous fi lms will be made in VideoAge’s L.A. Screenings editions. had been made in each sound stage.” He continued: “Mark Kaner was always the ABC DRAMA host. He was gracious, politely brief, and always joked that he was still the president of Fox and The Baker and the Beauty that his favorite part of the day was lunch… Studio: ABC Studios, Universal TV, Keshet Consolidation in the industry may be necessary, Studios but losing an independent Twentieth Century Fox “Honey, guess who my new boss is?” Heart of Life will give our world of content less variety and less Studio: 20th Century Fox TV, ABC Studios choice.” The Hypnotist’s Love Story Pedro Lascurain, director of Acquisitions, TV ships between the studios and existing interna- Studio: ABC Studios, Mandeville Television Azteca, Mexico, was sad to see Fox go. tional players.” New York Undercover “The international TV industry will have to Continuing, he said: “I don’t know if ‘losing Fox Studio: Universal TV, ABC Studios adapt to the fact that all Fox product will be sold Studios’ is the proper expression, though. Maybe, NYPD Blue by Disney, and that Fox will be forgotten in the we could say that professionals and consumers Studio: 20th Century Fox TV, ABC Studios years to come. [But] this is how things are in will still relate with them and their content, just Stumptown our industry. Life moves on so fast, yet series like in a different form.” Studio: ABC Studios, The District The Simpsons, The X-Files, The Walking Dead and He then added: “On a totally different note, Triangle movies like Avatar, Deadpool, and TV Azteca´s we’ll miss the May screenings at the Fox Studios. Studio: ABC Studios, Random Hill favorite, Ice Age, will [continue to live on].” For many years, it’s been the opening L.A. Until the Wedding He went on to say that “the good thing is that Screenings day for us at RAI, and we loved the Studio: ABC Studios, Timberman-Beverly, Reshet Disney — with all its brands — is a great producer, relaxed, joyful atmosphere there. It was a little bit Media and we will see many new and renewed stories. like the fi rst day back at school. At the end of the Untitled Hank Steinberg/Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson But it will never be the same without Fox and we day, it’s always the people you miss.” Project will miss it for sure… As buyers it is going to be John Triantafyllis, managing director of JT Studio: Sony Pictures TV, ABC Studios, G-Unit a challenge to see how Disney will distribute all TV Films, Greece: “Disney acquiring Fox Studios Film & Television, Doug Robinson Productions of its product among its channels. Will Disney be will not have a major affect in Greece. Some Fox willing to have an output deal per country? Are contracts –– for deals under discussion that were ABC COMEDY we going to be able to afford it? It’s going to be a yet to be signed –– have been put on hold until the lot of product and a lot of money too.” scenario clarifi es. Specifi cally, a year ago buyers Happy Accident He concluded: “I truly do not know how the were told that all contracts issued under Fox Studio: 20th Century Fox TV, ABC Studios future is going to be without Fox, but we sure will would have an end date of 2020. Neither Disney Nana miss the people that worked there and their great nor Fox are attending MIP-TV this year, and from Studio: 20th Century Fox TV, ABC Studios, productions.” what I understand, there is still some confusion Goldenlight Films, Alcon Entertainment Guido Pugnetti, head of International Opera- as to where their screenings will be held in May.” United We Fall tions and Business Development, RAI Cinema, It- Finally, commented Herbert L. Kloiber of Studio: Sony Pictures TV, ABC Studios aly: “The main consequence we can foresee is that Germany’s TMG: “The biggest loss for Fox Studios Untitled Hannah Simone Project as the global companies gain more control of their is certainly the lunch and introductory speech by Studio: ABC Studios own content, their direct-to-consumer strategies Fox’s prez of TV distribution Mark Kaner during Untitled Jessica Gao Project will dramatically reshape the rules of partner- the L.A. Screenings!” Studio: ABC Studios, CBS TV Studios, Amblin TV Untitled Leslie Odom Jr. Project Studio: ABC Studios, Simpson Street Woman Up Studio: 20th Century Fox TV, ABC Studios, Small Dog Picture

CBS DRAMA

Alive (formerly Frankenstein) Studio: CBS TV Studios Courthouse Studio: Warner Bros. TV Evil Studio: CBS TV Studios FBI: Most Wanted (planted spin-off of FBI) Studio: Universal TV, CBS TV Studios, Wolf Films The Republic Of Sarah Studio: CBS TV Studios Surveillance Studio: 20th Century Fox TV, CBS TV Studios, 6 6th & Idaho (Continued on Page 8)

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(Continued from Cover) Donald Duck Embracing The Fox L.A. Screenings

Series like Murder One, Ally McBeal, and The The 2019-2020 TV season is on its way as the Simpsons broke new ground, and sold all over the major U.S. broadcast networks continue ordering VIDEOAGE world. For most buyers, Fox was the fi rst studio new pilots. So far, a total of 65 pilots have been they would visit at the L.A. Screenings each year. I ordered. Of that sum, 37 are dramas and 28 are loved visiting the iconic lot, parking my car under comedies. the Julie Andrews mural, having lunch at the Find the preliminary list below. Future updates commissary and checking out which famous fi lms will be made in VideoAge’s L.A. Screenings editions. had been made in each sound stage.” He continued: “Mark Kaner was always the ABC DRAMA host. He was gracious, politely brief, and always joked that he was still the president of Fox and The Baker and the Beauty that his favorite part of the day was lunch… Studio: ABC Studios, Universal TV, Keshet Consolidation in the industry may be necessary, Studios but losing an independent Twentieth Century Fox “Honey, guess who my new boss is?” Heart of Life will give our world of content less variety and less Studio: 20th Century Fox TV, ABC Studios choice.” The Hypnotist’s Love Story Pedro Lascurain, director of Acquisitions, TV ships between the studios and existing interna- Studio: ABC Studios, Mandeville Television Azteca, Mexico, was sad to see Fox go. tional players.” New York Undercover “The international TV industry will have to Continuing, he said: “I don’t know if ‘losing Fox Studio: Universal TV, ABC Studios adapt to the fact that all Fox product will be sold Studios’ is the proper expression, though. Maybe, NYPD Blue by Disney, and that Fox will be forgotten in the we could say that professionals and consumers Studio: 20th Century Fox TV, ABC Studios years to come. [But] this is how things are in will still relate with them and their content, just Stumptown our industry. Life moves on so fast, yet series like in a different form.” Studio: ABC Studios, The District The Simpsons, The X-Files, The Walking Dead and He then added: “On a totally different note, Triangle movies like Avatar, Deadpool, and TV Azteca´s we’ll miss the May screenings at the Fox Studios. Studio: ABC Studios, Random Hill favorite, Ice Age, will [continue to live on].” For many years, it’s been the opening L.A. Until the Wedding He went on to say that “the good thing is that Screenings day for us at RAI, and we loved the Studio: ABC Studios, Timberman-Beverly, Reshet Disney — with all its brands — is a great producer, relaxed, joyful atmosphere there. It was a little bit Media and we will see many new and renewed stories. like the fi rst day back at school. At the end of the Untitled Hank Steinberg/Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson But it will never be the same without Fox and we day, it’s always the people you miss.” Project will miss it for sure… As buyers it is going to be John Triantafyllis, managing director of JT Studio: Sony Pictures TV, ABC Studios, G-Unit a challenge to see how Disney will distribute all TV Films, Greece: “Disney acquiring Fox Studios Film & Television, Doug Robinson Productions of its product among its channels. Will Disney be will not have a major affect in Greece. Some Fox willing to have an output deal per country? Are contracts –– for deals under discussion that were ABC COMEDY we going to be able to afford it? It’s going to be a yet to be signed –– have been put on hold until the lot of product and a lot of money too.” scenario clarifi es. Specifi cally, a year ago buyers Happy Accident He concluded: “I truly do not know how the were told that all contracts issued under Fox Studio: 20th Century Fox TV, ABC Studios future is going to be without Fox, but we sure will would have an end date of 2020. Neither Disney Nana miss the people that worked there and their great nor Fox are attending MIP-TV this year, and from Studio: 20th Century Fox TV, ABC Studios, productions.” what I understand, there is still some confusion Goldenlight Films, Alcon Entertainment Guido Pugnetti, head of International Opera- as to where their screenings will be held in May.” United We Fall tions and Business Development, RAI Cinema, It- Finally, commented Herbert L. Kloiber of Studio: Sony Pictures TV, ABC Studios aly: “The main consequence we can foresee is that Germany’s TMG: “The biggest loss for Fox Studios Untitled Hannah Simone Project as the global companies gain more control of their is certainly the lunch and introductory speech by Studio: ABC Studios own content, their direct-to-consumer strategies Fox’s prez of TV distribution Mark Kaner during Untitled Jessica Gao Project will dramatically reshape the rules of partner- the L.A. Screenings!” Studio: ABC Studios, CBS TV Studios, Amblin TV Untitled Leslie Odom Jr. Project Studio: ABC Studios, Simpson Street Woman Up Studio: 20th Century Fox TV, ABC Studios, Small Dog Picture th CBS DRAMA May 14 L ATAM Issue Alive (formerly Frankenstein) Studio: CBS TV Studios Courthouse th Studio: Warner Bros. 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