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My 2 Cents: Alberto Ciurana: TV Azteca’s LATAM Market Technical progress Ace Wins Over Challenges Gives Turks a and social regress Page 3 s chief content and distribu- Delightful Treat Ation officer at Mexico’s TV WORLD: AI to the Azteca, veteran TV executive even of Turkey’s largest content Alberto Ciurana is responsible for Sdistribution companies are rescue; 35th Caucus the programming, operations, and exhibiting this year at NATPE Awards Winners production of TV Azteca’s channels Miami, bringing over 1,000 hours of as the network enters the next new programming and some 5,000 Page 16 phase of its “reinvention,” a process hours of library content. orchestrated by the company’s CEO, The reason why the Turks want Benjamín Salinas Sada. to establish a TV empire in LATAM INSIDE: Highlights of Specifically, Ciurana is respon- is clear. These days, yearly revenue new U.S. and Turkish sible for flagship networks Azteca more focus to TV Azteca’s digital from the Latin American region 7 and Azteca Uno (formerly Azteca operations, and seeks to increase ranges between 25 and 35 percent for television fare 13), as well as a+, which is a the interaction between personal most Turkish companies. And those Pages 10-14 national network with distinct screens and larger ones, dedicating percentages are quickly growing. regional focuses. He also heads up relevant content to all platforms. For Kanal D, the region re- operations and production for TV Ciurana has over 35 years presents about 31 percent of yearly Azteca International (a satellite of experience working in many revenues. “LATAM is one of the most VideoAge pay-TV group of channels), content levels of the Spanish-language important territories [for us],” said Daily on exports, and the Azteca Deportes television industry. He has had a Mikaela Perez, sales executive for sports operations. He plans to bring long career that included a stint as Latin America. the go (Continued on Page 6) (Continued on Page 6) Is NATPE Still Just A LATAM TV Trade Show?
ideoAge Daily spoke with six Vinternational television and film executives from five countries about their expectations for this NATPE Miami in an effort to put a finger on the pulse of what’s going to be happening in the next few days in The Magic City — as this South Florida locale is sometimes called. When asked what she’s most looking forward to about the market, Melanie Torres, director, International Sales, at Sherman Oaks, California-based GRB Enter- tainment, said that the element of NATPE “that excites us the most is the number and quality of buyers. It’s great to get everyone in the same place and have the opportunity to show old and new buyers our new programming slate, which is always changing. It’s a great opportunity to meet with new channels who may not know about GRB and the content we provide.” Speaking of that content, which Torres calls “diverse,” the (Continued on Page 6)
My 2¢ How we measure progress is a matter of opinion — not fact. In fact, at times, technical progress brings social regress. Didn’t you ever wonder where those ideas for movies about violent primitive people with laser guns come from?
rogress can be measured by the actions from my home, there is a small Korean market, Pthat people take. We moved from a time and the huge drugstore, Walgreens. when people used to talk with their faces Now, for major buys I’ll patronize the large practically pressed against a wall (following the store in order to save some bucks. But for smaller development of doorstep intercoms), to a time items I’ll go to the smaller market, even though when they talk to themselves, which, before the I know I’ll probably end up spending 15 percent VIDEOAGE DAILY advent of mobile phones, was only really popular more. among the deranged homeless population. Without little stores like bodegas, shoe repair AT NATPE MIAMI We also progressed from a time when shops, bakeries, liquor stores, florists, etc., my KIOSK 606-K pedestrians used to risk their lives crossing Manhattan neighborhood would be like the streets — before the advent of traffic lights, that suburbs, where one has to drive miles in order to MAIN OFFICE: is — to today, when people happily cross streets pick up something as simple as a liter of milk. 216 EAST 75TH STREET STE PW NEW YORK, NY 10021 while on their phones talking, listening to music, This is because progress is also measured by TEL: (212) 288-3933 or texting, unconcerned the amount of space that FAX: (212) 288-3424 [email protected] about traffic. separates houses and Another sign of the time it takes to drive WWW.VIDEOAGE.ORG WWW.VIDEOAGEDAILY.COM progress is evident in from a home to a mall, a WWW.VIDEOAGELATINO.COM how we order consumer place that recreates the products. In the past, folks vanishing village centers. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF flipped through the Sears Now let’s apply this DOM SERAFINI catalog and then ordered “concept” of progress to EDITORIAL TEAM LARRY ADKINS products over the phone. television and compare ISME BENNIE (CANADA) Today, the ordering is online services with the LUCY COHEN BLATTER CARLOS GUROVICH done online. on-the-air service of lo- DIXON GONZALEZ MESTRE The New York Times cal television stations. GLENN HOULIHAN (U.K.) LUIS POLANCO even had an article about Where is Netflix going LEAH HOCHBAUM ROSNER CAROLINE INTERTAGLIA (FRANCE) it, talking about how “GRANDPA, WHAT DID PEOPLE DO BEFORE THEY COULD FIND to be when their viewers modern consumers often OUT ABOUT DISASTERS AND TRAGEDIES FIVE MINUTES AFTER need details about an ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER HAPPENED?” feel bad about ordering THEY incoming storm, flood or MONICA GORGHETTO online, probably due to fire? BUSINESS OFFICE LEN FINKEL the amount of wasteful What good are OTT, LEGAL OFFICE buys they make, as well as for the general sense SVoD, ASVoD, FVoD and SSVoD going to be ROBERT ACKERMANN, of detachment they feel from the actual products. during an impending public emergency? STEVE SCHIFFMAN But while the Times focused on the For my part, I “patronize” all my local TV WEB MANAGER BRUNO MARRACINO inconveniences of the process (like getting stations that broadcast daily newscasts the same DESIGN/LAYOUT multiple e-mails about similar products), I’d like way I try to patronize little corner shops instead CARMINE RASPAOLO to focus on the human, business, and communal of heading to superstores or doing my shopping CLAUDIO MATTIONI aspects, and the antisocial consequences of online online. ILLUSTRATIONS BOB SHOCHET shopping. Dom Serafini Let me give you an example. Around the corner
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a vice president at Televisa, and as a president at Univision. His new team includes fellow Univision veteran Sandra Smester, who serves as executive vp of Programming for Azteca Uno; Adrián Ortega Echegollén, formerly of Televisa, who is vp of Azteca 7 and Cable; and Patricia Jasin, vp of Azteca Internacional. Over the past two years, TV Azteca CEO Salinas Sada has carried out a “reinvention” of the group. His primary focus has been to return the company to a profitable center of innovation with GRB Entertainment’s Melanie Torres Global Agency’s Izzet Pinto a workplace culture that fosters creativity. On the financial side, the company has carried out a debt company has brought a veritable cornucopia of Calinos Entertainment’s International Sales restructuring that has included the pre-payment shows with it, including Tech Toys 360, a tech manager Anghelo Taylor concurred, saying that of outstanding dollar-denominated bonds due series that travels the globe in search of cool “LATAM is one of our strongest markets, covering in 2018 and 2020, a reduction in total debt, and vehicles, gadgets and gear; The Stalker Files, an average of 25 percent from our world revenues.” the structuring of more long-term debt in local which gives viewers a chilling look at the real And Can Okan, CEO of Inter Medya, remarked currency. stories behind celebrity stalking cases involving that “the Latin American market, which has In December, TV Azteca announced the sale Gwyneth Paltrow, Steven Spielberg, Madonna, always been very important for us, has increased of its U.S. affiliate Azteca America to New York and more; and It Happened Here, which visits its revenues every single year. In 2017, sales City-based broadcaster HC2. Salinas Sada has revenues have reached 35 percent of our total seemingly ordinary places that will forever be also implemented a new production model that linked to some of the most controversial events drama sales!” includes a bigger emphasis on independent and in pop culture history, such as the places where Okan added that: “In recent years, the Latin co-production of content to complement in-house Marilyn Monroe, Biggie, and Tupac met their American and U.S. Hispanic markets have both production. (A Q&A with Alberto Ciurana will be untimely ends. become very important for Turkish content. As for the NATPE program itself, she said that Our biggest aim this year is to strengthen our featured in tomorrow’s Daily) she is “excited that there is an increased focus on existing relationships with buyers in the region, digital and OTT platforms.” as well as to enter into Brazil, where we have day romantic drama series, while Resurrection is And, as to the debate over whether NATPE been in continuous negotiations with numerous an epic drama, which will be available on U.S. Miami is more of a LATAM-focused affair or broadcasters. We hope to close a deal soon.” Hispanic televisions in the first quarter of 2018. a global one, Torres said she sees both sides. For Izzet Pinto, CEO of Global Agency (for Currently, season four is on the air in Turkey and “The largest contingency is usually the LATAM which LATAM represents 30 percent of its yearly it has broken ratings records for four seasons in a market, which is great because we have a large revenues): “Latin America, Argentina, Brazil, row. The story is about the establishment of the catalog of programs for the Latin and Spanish- Mexico, Colombia, and Chile are our biggest Ottoman Empire.” speaking broadcasters looking for content,” territories. But the smaller [LATAM] territories Calinos’ Taylor (pictured below) said, “For she said. “However, the great aspect of NATPE count as well, because, at the end of the day, Latin this NATPE edition is that there is always a growing number of America is our fastest-growing region.” we are continuing the international buyers, which makes the market Calinos’ Taylor also noted that, in addition to successful track of that much more lucrative for us content sellers.” Latin America, the company is focusing on U.S. two prime titles: Our For Avi Armoza, CEO of Israel’s Armoza Hispanics at NATPE as well. Story and Woman. Formats, the thing he’s most eager about are In terms of new content, Raya Group’s Nil Both lead the ratings the many occasions the market offers for old- Pekin said, “We are launching our new format in Turkey and have fashioned networking. “We are all experiencing Quizz or Buzz, a primetime show that is around already sold in many dramatic changes in the world of television 40 minutes.” countries, including and content consumption,” he said, noting that Global Agency’s Pinto shared that the LATAM.” Armoza has brought several new formats to company, which has brought 3,000 hours of For Inter Medya’s NATPE. “Based on this current trend, it makes finished content to Miami, is also “bringing one Okan: “Our plan for 2018 is to launch at least one it far more important and exciting to engage big new drama called Hope. We will be bringing new title in each major content market. However, and dialogue with partners, and I believe that one new format, as well, but the title has not been we are not launching [new shows] at NATPE since NATPE Miami presents us with the opportunity announced yet. It will be a surprise,” he said. we only recently launched our series Broken Wings to do so.” MISTCO’s Aysegul Tuzun (pictured below), (Alas Rotas) at MIP Cancun.” He also believes that “NATPE has always vice president of Sales and Marketing, said: “We Similarly, Kanal D is at NATPE with titles it been and continues to be an international have many new titles in various genres here at presented at MIPCOM and MIP Cancun, such market, as we meet clients and people from NATPE, such as drama series, animation series for as the “second season of Wounded Love, Price all over the world. But what makes it unique is kids, documentaries, and TV movies. Thanks to of Passion, Tales of Innocence (pictured below), the presence from LATAM, which helps it grow the TRT [TV network’s] high production capacity, Mehmed the Conqueror, and our great catalog of our understanding [of the region] and contacts we represent a huge series, programs, movies and documentaries.” In in ways that other markets do not necessarily catalog, which consists total, Kanal D has brought 420 hours of content to allow.” of a wide range of NATPE. Ramazan Yirmibesoglu, managing director content.” But, Tuzun of Turkey’s Raya Group Distribution, is also added, “our highlights thrilled by the “number and quality of buyers” at this TV market will here at NATPE Miami. “We are a distribution be two of our drama company, and we always want to introduce our series: The Prisoner of content to [larger] audiences.” This year, that Love and Resurrection: content includes series Don’t Worry About Me Ertugrul. 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(Continued from Page 6) buyers [here] are very clear on their requirements, and many Is NATPE Still Just A LATAM Market? are also ready to experiment with new content. It is an As to the question of whether he considers NATPE to be more Latin American-centric encouraging media scene for than other markets, he said that, in a sense, all markets are Latin-centric to him. “The us.” Zee has a very diverse slate LATAM market is the biggest market for Turkish series, so it’s very important for us.” of product, including blue-chip Irv Holender (pictured at right), chairman of Los Angeles, California-based Multicom, documentary Life of Earth from said that what he is most excited about at NATPE is the endless array of new options Space, as well as Yoga Girls, Big available to him at an event as well-attended as NATPE. “We are always looking for new Fat Truth and season two of opportunities in both sales and acquisitions,” he said, mentioning that Multicom is at Altar’d. the Miami event with a host of new features, series, specials, and documentaries. Uchil, who’s pictured below, And, as to the uncertainty over whether or not the market has become more LATAM- believes that the Miami market focused at recent editions than in previous years, in his opinion, it has. “Over the years, [NATPE] has become a predominantly Latin market.” For Sunita Uchil, chief business officer, International Ad Sales, Global Syndication and Production for India-based Zee, NATPE Miami “is very exciting as it offers us an insight into new regions and their habits on content consumption in a most unique manner. The
is equally focused on both LATAM and the rest of the globe. “It’s a good mix of both for us,” she said. “Since NATPE Miami is in such a convenient location for all channels in Latin America, they participate at NATPE in huge numbers. We also have a good response coming in from Canada and the U.S. — especially with new media platforms.” Diana Zakis, sr. vice pre- sident of Sales and Distribution for Kew Media Group (which is based in both the U.K. and the U.S.), said that “NATPE offers the perfect opportunity to meet with our buyers between MIPCOM and MIP-TV. The number of buyers, coupled with the fact that they cover such key territories as North America and Latin America, along with a growing contingent from Europe, makes it a must-attend event in our annual sales and marketing calendar.” “NATPE should be consi- dered an international mar- ket,” Zakis went on to say. “Whilst historically it has been an event attracting significant numbers from the LATAM marketplace, the dynamics are shifting, and we are noticing large numbers attending from other key territories.” The majority of the execu- tives interviewed now consider NATPE to be a global market, rather than just a LATAM event. This opinion is also supported by official figures, which indicate that of the 540 buyers in attendance, 72 percent hail from outside the Latin zone. LHR
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Calinos’ Blooming Kanal D Pays The Global Agency Love Story Price of Passion Attains New Hope
rom family tragedies to talent shows, Global FAgency has a lot of drama series and formats in tow. Eight years ago, Ozan took the rap for his gang boss and went to jail for a murder he didn’t commit. After his release, Ozan discovers new Hope when he learns that he has a daughter ill with leukemia. In Bitter Sweet, Nazli wants to be a chef of Japanese cuisine. In order to pay for her home as well as her culinary schooling, she must work an extra job as the home cook for a fussy businessman, anal D is presenting a wide-ranging catalog of titles in which passion and and the two soon develop a romantic relationship. K Golden Horde is a period drama set in alinos Entertainment arrives at NATPE drama run high. Cwith a variety of soap operas and dramatic Each 45-minute episode of 7 Faces relates 13th-century Russia in which the Grand Prince series. different conflicts between lovers, soul mates, Yaroslav aims to unite the separate principalities and defeat the Tataro-Mongols. Our Story is an account of a struggling family friends, and family members. The mini-series is At the center of the dramatic love triangle of led by Filiz, the eldest daughter, who takes care of directed by Tunc Sahin. Black Pearl (pictured) is Hazal, a young woman her five younger siblings, as well as her alcoholic The Erguven family is at a Crossroads. The who has been in love with Kenan since childhood, father. With so much responsibility, Filiz believes head of the household, Evren Erguven, owns a yet is coerced into marrying the murderer Vural. she has no time for love. But all that changes hotel chain. But after a bad investment leaves Evermore tells the romantic story of Sureyya when a mysterious young man pursues her. him bankrupt, he and his family are forced to and Faruk. But Faruk’s mother, Esma, who had Bahar is a Woman whose life is marked by loss move to Bodrum and adapt to a new way of life. been arranging a marriage for her son, does not — her mother abandoned her, and the deaths of The crime drama Innocent tells of a retired approve of the love match. her husband and grandparents haunt her. Bahar police captain named Cevdet who, after The talent show format Open Call invites tries to carry on for the sake of her children, when discovering that his son killed his daughter-in- hopeful singers to submit 60-second videos that her mother, Hatice, makes a surprise attempt at law, is faced with a difficult decision. Will he will then be voted on by the audience. Those rekindling their relationship. bring his son to justice or help cover up his crime? selected will perform onstage to see if they have When Ceylan, a beautiful young woman who Ferhat is a hitman and Sirin is a doctor, yet the star quality. works as a fashion designer for a popular singer, two strike up an unexpected marriage in which My Wife Rules is a couples cooking competition meets Korkut in Germany, they feel an immediate they learn the Price of Passion (pictured above). in which a chef demonstrates a recipe for wives, connection. The two embark on A Love Story In Tales of Innocence, Meryem and her who then have to instruct their husbands through (pictured) that will help them both forget past boyfriend Oktay accidentally hit a woman while an earpiece on how to prepare the dish. sorrows and regrets. driving. To protect her boyfriend who was driving Booth 400 www.theglobalagency.tv Booth 311 drunk, Meryem lies to the police and says that www.calinosentertainment.com she was the driver. In romantic drama War of the Roses, two young women come of age. As children, Gülru MISTCO Crowns admired Gulfem, the daughter of the owner of the mansion where her father worked. When she The Last Emperor becomes an adult, Gülru meets Gulfem’s former lover and faces antagonism. Wounded Love asks the question of whether ISTCO is in Miami Beach with a roster love can endure in the face of betrayal. Set during Mof drama and epic series, as well as the age of the Ottoman Empire, the period drama children’s programming. follows the intertwined tales of a struggling Topping its drama slate is 180-episode romantic mother, a ruined family, a detached father, and series The Prisoner Of Love (pictured). Troubled a lovesick man. by his mother’s abandonment, Omer enters a Booth 410/Tresor Suite 2-1802 marriage with Zehra to sales.kanald.com.tr make his sister happy. From their forced marriage, a surprising romance blooms. In epic production Resurrection: learn new facts about their surroundings. The Last Emperor Ertugrul, the 13th-century hero Animation series Jade follows a little girl who’s different than most kids her age: she loves presents the real-life events Ertugrul struggles to find land for his math! A curious and smart young girl, Jade goes of sultan Abdulhamid tribe and the woman he loves. Season on fun trips with her bug-like friends called Mat Han, the last Ottoman 4 is currently on air in Turkey as well as Mats. On these adventures, Jade is usually the emperor. A visionary and selected international territories; 300 one to save her clumsy friends from troublesome episodes are currently available. philantropist, Abdulhamid situations. Animated preschool series Ege and led an ambitious empire, VP of Sales and Marketing Aysegul Tuzun is while facing opposition Gaga follows the title characters — a on hand at the MISTCO booth. from family and state little boy and a talking crow — on Booth 224 traitors. nature adventures in which the two www.mistco.tv
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+E Networks’ catalog for Miami includes Ahistorical drama series and thrilling movies. Live PD: Police Patrol presents a mix of dash cam, fixed rig, and handheld camera footage taken over eight weeks by on-duty metropolitan and rural police forces. In season two of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, Remini addresses the deeply shocking stories of victims who have suffered harassment and heartbreak after leaving the Church of Scientology. The epic historical drama Knightfall (pictured) n addition to representing Starz titles, chronicles the fall of The Knights Templar, the ILionsgate Entertainment presents a variety society of warriors known as the Fighters of the of programming led by Sweetbitter, which Crusades and the Keepers of the Holy Grail. tells of a young woman’s coming of age in New Military drama SIX returns for a second season York City. After getting a job as a waitress, she is in which the elite team of Navy Seals goes out on quickly immersed in the possibility and beauty of missions of national security. the city. Starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Cocaine In Vida, two Mexican-American sisters from Godmother is the story of drug lord Griselda wentieth Century Fox Television Los Angeles’ Eastside are confronted with a Blanco, a mentor to Pablo Escobar who was Distribution’s roster is a mixed bag of shocking truth about their mother and with T involved in the Cocaine Cowboy Wars in Miami in supernatural dramas, crime thrillers, and memories of their old neighborhood. the late 1970s and early 1980s. sci-fi comedies. The Gifted (pictured) depicts Documentary series Wrong Man follows a suburban family forced to go on the run after Based on true events, Menendez: Blood a team of experts and investigators who track discovering that their teenage children have Brothers is the disturbing tale of Erik and Lyle down new evidence and witnesses to uncover mutant powers. the irresponsibility that takes place inside the Menendez who were charged with the savage The Resident is a medical drama in which criminal justice system. murder of their parents. a senior resident mentors an idealistic young The Rook is a story about a young woman Watcher in the Woods is set in a picturesque doctor. The show reveals what takes place behind who, after waking up in a London park with British country manor that seems idyllic until Jan closed doors at hospitals. amnesia, unveils her mysterious past and Carstairs and her family start getting the feeling Procedural drama 9-1-1 follows the lives confronts paranormal adversaries. that they are being observed by a mysterious of emergency responders who constantly face A trio of parents attempts to win the figure. life or death situations, both for others and for approval of the Alpha Mums in family comedy Tresor Suite 2-1509/2-1511 themselves. Motherland. Working mom Julia, single mom sales.aenetworks.com The Assassination of Gianni Versace: Liz, and stay-at-home dad Kevin experience the American Crime Story is the second installment trials and tribulations of competitive parenting. in FX’s American Crime Story series, and Based on Louisa May Alcott’s novel, Little investigates the murder of fashion designer Women (pictured) chronicles the lives of Gianni Versace. four sisters as they journey from childhood to In Trust, the mafia kidnaps John Paul Getty III adulthood amid the ongoing Civil War. for a multi-million dollar ransom. The four-part event series Howard’s End is David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson return about Margaret and Helen, two independent and in their iconic roles as FBI agents Fox Mulder and unconventional sisters, and the men who enter Dana Scully in The X-Files. their lives. Set 400 years in the future, The Orville follows Tresor Suite 2-1914/2-1916 the adventures of a second-rate spaceship that is www.lionsgate.com part of Earth’s interstellar Fleet. Sorrento Suite 1912 Alone Together www.foxfast.com With Disney
isney Media Distribution Latin America light daggers, while Tyrone can Dis in Miami with three live-action series. envelop others in darkness. The first is The Crossing, a drama that Esther and Benji are Alone follows refugees from a war-torn country as they Together (pictured). The two are seek asylum in a small American fishing village. the boy-girl best friend couple However, the country the refugees are retreating that are strictly platonic. They are from is America, 100 years in the future. always there to support each other, In Cloak & Dagger, Tandy Bowen and while also seeking acceptance Tyrone Johnson are two teenagers from different by the narcissistic and celebrity- backgrounds who have both lost their respective obsessed culture of Los Angeles. families. After an unexpected event, the two come Tresor Suite 2-2209/2-2211 to possess supernatural powers. Tandy can throw www.disneymediadistribution.tv
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iacom International Media Networks Vpresents a NATPE slate that includes a courageous princess, streetcar-racing sweethearts, and party-hearty beach house residents. Preschool series Nella the Princess Knight tells of the animated adventures of a young princess who is also a knight. She faces challenges with her unicorn Trinket and her friend Sir Garrett. A modern adaptation of the story of Romeo and Juliet, Vikki RPM (pictured) centers on the relationship between Max and Victoria. While the ntertainment One (eOne) is at NATPE with a diversified line-up of original and onar Entertainment develops, produces, and two compete against one another on the racetrack, E acquired content for film and television. distributes a diverse selection of content, they’re also inseparable friends. S Currently in production with its debut season, including historical dramas, fantastical In comedy series Se Busca Comediante, adventure series, and more. four comedians take a hilarious road trip across Burden of Truth (pictured) is a drama series that World War II drama series Das Boot expands Mexico. El Diablito, Alexis de Anda, Berth Oh, and stars Kristen Kreuk as a big city lawyer returning upon the 1981 film and 1973 novel of the same Manu NNa will see what it takes to get audiences to her hometown for a mysterious case. name. Taking place in 1942 occupied France, laughing. The Detail is a police procedural that follows the story revolves around the U-612 German Borges Importadora is a single-cam scripted three homicide detectives of different ranks submarine helmed by Commander Hoffman as it format that follows four employees who try to as they navigate the professional and personal readies for its first voyage. restructure a failed importing firm into an Internet divide. Detective Jacqueline “Jack” Cooper, The Son (Season 2) is the multigenerational video production company. Detective Stevie Hall, and Staff Inspector Fiona saga of the McCullough family, centered on MTV Floribama Shore takes place along the Currie work together so that justice can be served. family patriarch Eli, who is played by Pierce beaches of the Florida Panhandle. Eight young Based on a crime-thriller novel by Lisa Moore, Brosnan. The drama witnesses the rise of an adults will put their lives on hold to party in Caught tells the story of an escaped convict who, ambitious family trying to maintain a Texas oil Panama City Beach. with the help of a corrupt police officer, goes after dynasty. The life of the renowned Argentine singer- his drug kingpin ex-partner. Set in 1814, Taboo tells of the return of James songwriter Roberto Sánchez is chronicled in After the discovery of a magnificent rough Keziah Delaney to his home in London to inherit biographical series Sandro de América. The diamond in ICE, the Green brothers are forced his father’s shipping empire. After spending 10 program unveils never-before-told facts about the back into the Los Angeles diamond trade network. years in Africa, Delaney learns that his father’s popular artist’s life. legacy leaves behind enemies who are lurking in Primetime thriller Ransom is inspired by Versailles Suite 762 the real-life cases of hostage negotiator Laurent the shadows. b2b.viacom.com Season two of The Shannara Chronicles Combalbert, and his partner, Marwan Mery. (pictured) finds The Four Lands in a state of Protagonist Eric Beaumont uses his insight into chaos. Centuries into a post-apocalyptic future, human behavior to resolve the most delicate of a group of heroes must band together to prevent kidnapping cases. further harm. Mary Kills People is about Dr. Mary Harris, a Versailles Suite 1062 single mother and doctor who assists terminally www.sonarent.com ill patients who want to pass on their own terms. In comedy series Let’s Get Physical, slacker Joe returns to the fitness industry when his dad Growth For gives him the broken-down family gym. Versailles Suite 861/862 Universal Cinergia www.international.eonetv.com
eadquartered in Miami, Universal feature films and animation.” HCinergia offers dubbing and subtitling In addition to including new languages in services in a number of languages for its portfolio, the company continues in 2018 to content aggregators, distributors, channels, and expand its activities and studios. With a total of 33 other digital platforms. The company closed 2017 recording studios, Universal Cinergia houses nine by signing contracts with Lionsgate and Deluxe studios in Miami, four in Brazil, 17 in Mexico, two Media as “Preferred Vendors.” in Paris, and one in Barcelona. “Being close to the “Participation in markets throughout the year customers, knowing their needs and demands is key is a highly effective way to establish new contacts to delivering good quality and maintaining a good and meet our clients,” said Liliam Hernandez, business relationship,” concluded Hernandez. To CEO. “We continue in the forefront with Turkish further bolster its expansion efforts, the company productions, working with all Turkish distributors. seeks to establish itself as a business partner for Among them are Eccho Rights, Kanal D, Calinos, territories in Asia. Inter Medya, Raya, TRT, and ATV Global Agency, Pictured at right are Liliam Hernandez, among others.” president and CEO, and Gema López, president She added, “The Turkish dramas dubbed in and COO. Spanish are very successful, as are telenovelas, www.universalcinergia.com
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TV. It is a mix of the strengths of linear television, along with AI To The Rescue of The “Idiot Box” the technology underpinning oday, Jeff Weber, CEO of zone·tv, will be outlining “Why Future Linear TV Networks Will be Powered by AI,” at AI that combine to create Ocean Tower Salon 2A at the Eden Roc, a fascinating topic, especially considering that in the mid-1950s critics the personalized experience T consumers are craving. used to commonly refer to a TV set as an “idiot box.” VideoAge caught up with Weber (pictured at right) before the session to get a preview of his presentation. VA: Linear TV is here. AI for VideoAge: What is the link that connects linear TV with AI, and how can personalized TV be achieved with linear TV? consumers is to come. How Jeff Weber: To zone·tv, these two questions are interlinked. Linear TV has a lot going for it: It’s many years before the two can well marketed, strongly branded, and transmits highly popular shows. But consumer behavior connect? has shown us that viewers don’t park on one channel, forced to consume what is predetermined JW: [This year] is when it for them. Therefore, the future of television has to focus on personalization and an enhanced happens! The technology exists viewing experience. and we will be delivering it What if the linear programmer’s streams, enhanced with artificial intelligence, could learn this calendar year. It’s a matter a viewer’s programming desires, and present only viewer favorites, without any viewer action of having the right software other than watching what they enjoy? Or that lets viewers actively program their own personal platform, a robust media asset channel experience? management system — driven That is the ultimate personalized, on-demand experience: the future of the thing we call linear by AI and machine-learning — to make this happen. It is also important to put the right business models in place to make linear TV enhanced by AI happen now rather than future business models that benefit content owners, licensees, and end distributors. VA: Is there a current example of linear TV using AI? JW: No, no one is out in the marketplace doing linear TV with AI. We will be the first and it will happen this year. VA: What kind of audience will you expect today? JW: I expect an interesting mix of all programming players, but our message resonates best with potential content partners who are looking for new content platforms. 35th Annual Caucus Award Winners
he Caucus for Producers, TWriters & Directors held its 35th annual Caucus Awards Dinner in Los Angeles on December 3, 2017. At the Sunday dinner, Dan Cohen, president of Worldwide TV for Paramount Pictures, was honored as Executive of the Year, while writer and producer James G. Hirsch of Papazian- Hirsch Entertainment was decorated with the Caucus Lifetime Achievement Award. Other honorees included Beachwood Productions pro- ducer Stephanie Austen, who received the Chair’s Award; Vin Di Bona Productions executive producer Michele Nasraway, who was awarded with the Distinguished Service Award; and America’s Funniest Home Videos host Alfonso Ribeiro, who was honored with the Entertainer of the Year prize.
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