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Hispanic TV: NAB’s Ace to At NATPE, Canadians Deter Telco Spectrum Grab Will Bring the Big Guys A frank talk with NAB CEO Gordon H. Smith BY ISME BENNIE tainment One (eOne), though pending BY DOM SERAFINI roadcast executive Jay Switzer, a final approval as of press time, will put he U.S. broadband industry needs spectrum –– lots of it. After raking in all long-time NATPE attendee and one fewer Canadian company on the available frequencies and even snagging unlicensed spectrum (the white space former NATPE board member, floor. or unused spectrum that sits between has always believed strongly in The surprise regulatory denial of Bell TV channels), the telcos are now the market’s importance for (Continued on Page 22) going after those frequencies not fully Canadians. His key Tutilized by local TV stations. reasons: the right time of The strategy behind this “spectrum-grab” B year, the right mix of Latins Take MIPCOM (reminiscent of the 1889 “land-grab” in attendees and the opportu- Oklahoma) is revealed in a complaint filed by and TV Sales by Storm nity to meet with them the labor union Communications Workers of directly. Another bonus: America, which claims that telcos are forgoing his past MIPCOM was a huge draw for Latins. NATPE is member-directed building costly fiber networks and instead The strong presence of Latin companies has and not-for-profit. relying on wireless to provide broadband. helped to solidify MIPCOM as the third largest But recent industry However, if this strategy proves correct, it international TV trade show for Latin moves in Canada will affect T could spell disaster — if not doom — for companies — both sellers and buyers — after NATPE many of the 1,777 local U.S. TV stations, of Canadian participation in and the L.A. Screenings. NATPE 2013: the sale of which 1,200 are members of the 90-year-old Gordon H. Smith This year, 113 exhibiting Latin companies and 62 Alliance Films to Enter- (Continued on Page 20) (Continued on Page 26)

A Lively ATF Expected, With Fewer Latins

his year the annual Asia Television Forum (ATF) is being held concurrently with Screen- T Singapore, a film entertainment event in Asia that gathers international sellers and Asian buyers. It will also feature screenings. The three-day ATF market and conference will begin on December 5 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Until recently, the ATF was a hub for Latin American sellers. However, their presence began to decline last year, with only five companies from Latin America making the trip to Singapore. This year, that number has held steady, though some companies — such as Latin Media — will not return this year. Therefore, ATF will play host to just the following Latin American companies: Globo TV International (Brazil), Telemundo Internacional (U.S.), Televisa Interna- cional (U.S.), TV Azteca/Comarex (Mexico) and Caracol Television (from Nat Abraham, President, Distribution t 416.366.6588 x 114 e [email protected] its Spain office). Kate Blank, Director, Int’l Distribution t 416.366.6588 x 231 e [email protected] Jodi Mackie, Int’l Sales Executive t 416.366.6588 x 112 e [email protected] Yet, according to Comarex’s Martha www.breakthroughentertainment.com

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ONTENTSVIDEO AGE • No.7 • Nov./Dec. 2012 Cover stories: 14. American Film Market Review: Film mart Hispanic TV is the ace for Gordon Smith’s rides tropical and economic storms NAB to fend off telco spectrum grab

At NATPE, Canadians will bring the big guys: Bell, Rogers and Shaw CA lively Asia TV Forum expected, despite drop in Latin presence

Latins take MIPCOM and international TV sales by storm 16. New U.S. TV Season. Buyers see quality, still waiting for breakthrough 4. World: U.S., Jordan, Australia, China, Argentina, Italy, South Africa, Canada

10. Book Review: When it comes to Robert Redford, stick to his movies, skip the book 18. The future of U.S. TV: How local TV stations can cope with the switch from broadcast to broadband

28. Travel News. Calendar of events 12. NATPE Preview. As the TV market reaches 50, middle age turns into new age 30. My 2¢: Privacy laws are tailor-made for the rich and powerful to avoid scrutiny and accountability Dec 2012 14-11-2012 8:58 Pagina 2

At NATPE, Canadians will bring the big guys: Bell, Rogers and Shaw CA lively Asia TV Forum expected, despite drop in Latin presence

10. Book Review: When it comes to Robert Redford, stick to his movies, skip the book 18. The future of U.S. TV: How local TV stations can cope with the switch from broadcast to broadband

executives honored were Ted Turner and Sir Howard Stringer (pictured below Oz’s Top 25 TV while accepting the Award). Shows in 25 Years Coincidentally, outside the hotel there was a union demonstration protesting ecently, Australia’s The Sydney some of Stringer’s union policies at Sony. Morning Herald published a list of Holding one of the leaflets that the Rthe top 25 most popular TV shows over the past 25 years, according to a picketers were handing out with panel organized by the paper. Here’s the Springer’s picture on it and a list of list in order of preference, with the year demands, West joked that it was a which is in its 41st year. Veteran trade the show came out. VideoAge added the Broadcasting souvenir because there is no such thing journalist Don West serves as the international distribution company: as bad publicity. Giants Honored foundation’s president. Mad Men (2007), Lionsgate Television his past October, over 50 U.S. TV Among the luminaries at the award The Sopranos (1999), HBO luminaries from the 1980s and ’90s luncheon were Bill Baker (of Seinfeld (1990), Sony Pictures Television T mingled with some 250 guests at Westinghouse TV and WNET-TV The Wire (2002), HBO the 10th annual “Giants of fame), who acted as the master of The West Wing (1999), Warner Bros. Broadcasting” award luncheon at the ceremony; Fred Pierce (of ABC fame), Television Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York Jim Rosenfield (of CBS fame) and Arrested Development (2003), 20th City. The event was organized by the journalists Lesley Stahl and Robin Century Fox Television Alexandria, Virginia-based Library of MacNeil. Frontline (1994), ABC-TV Australia American Broadcasting Foundation, Among the former and current (comedy series) The Simpsons (1989), 20th Century Fox Television Breaking Bad (2008), Sony Pictures Television Homeland (2011), 20th Century Fox Television Lost (2004), Disney Twin Peaks (1990), CBS Studios International (CBSSI) The Larry Sandler Show (1992), HBO Frasier (1993), CBSSI Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997), 20th Century Fox Television Summer High (2007), Australia’s ABC Deadwood (2004), CBSSI The Office (2001), BBC Blue Murder (1995), Australia’s ABC The X-Files (1993), 20th Century Fox Television Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000), HBO Six Feet Under (2001), HBO Battlestar Galactica (2004), NBCUniversal Law & Order (1990), NBCUniversal Phoenix and Janus (1992), both from Australia’s ABC. China Licenses Italian Format he Chinese version of Io Canto (I Sing) has been licensed by Italy’s TMediaset to China’s Enlight Media, a production company founded in Beijing in 1999, which is now traded on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The mobile experience is energizing the transformation of television content, putting ‘when/where/how’ into the hands of Enlight Media is considered China’s viewers. Networks, studios and digital media players are embracing new strategies for development and production deals, largest private TV production group. seeking dynamic content that can thrive in multiple environments. After 10 months on the air in China, I Join us at Content Market, a boutique event at the Wynn designed to cultivate connections and ﬁ nd innovative distribution Sing, a one-hour competition format outlets. From creation to consumption, no other event brings together the community of media and entertainment geared at young audiences, has become a ® professionals — including the world’s largest gathering of broadcast executives. Transform your strategy at NAB Show. hit during primetime on Fridays on satellite TV channel Liaoning. According to Enlight Media’s president of production, Harry Su, I Sing is the first show of its kind — geared CONTENT MARKET April 7–9, 2013 / Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Hotel CONFERENCE April 6–11 EXHIBITS April 8–11 specifically toward young people — in Las Vegas Convention Center / Las Vegas, Nevada USA China. www.nabshow.com (Continued on Page 6)

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shows. In addition to Liaoning TV, Santini, director general of Azteca’s Enlight produces for other Chinese TV Amanda Ospina Canal 13 from Mexico; Marcelo networks, such as CCTV-1 and Anihiu. Gets a Mas X Camaño, president of Argentina’s Writers Association; David Daza, Pictured below from left to right: Michel umbre, anyone? The indomitable program director of Venezuela’s Rodrigue, president of The Format People, Amanda Ospina did it again, Venevision, and Mauro Alencar, Chloe Yang, director of marketing for Corganizing for the 10th time the telenovela consultant for Brazil’s Rede Enlight and Harry Su, president of Cumbre Mundial de la Industria de la Globo. (Continued from Page 4) Production for Enlight. Telenovela, or “Telenovela Industry Pictured below is Amanda Ospina, Summit.” editor and publisher of TV Mas magazine, Michel Rodrigue — a format Over 150 Latin TV executives met who organized the “X Cumbre.” specialist from both Montreal, Canada early last month for a three-day summit and Los Angeles, California who’s now at the Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel in the president of The Format People — is Miami, Florida to talk telenovelas and credited with finding the show. explore innovative ways to keep the After a specific request from Su, genre attractive to a mass, worldwide Rodrigue negotiated the format rights audience. with Mediaset’s Paola Primavori for I Some 30 speakers reached the podium Sing on behalf of Enlight. to either present innovative Now, through Rodrigue, Su is looking programming or to explore ways to to invite professionals from around the expand telenovelas’ reach worldwide. world to help Enlight develop new TV Among the panelists were Alberto Director Favio Dies at 74 rgentinean film director and actor Leonardo Favio died early last Amonth in Buenos Aires at age 74. Favio is considered one of Argentina’s most important cultural figures. He began his career as a film star in the 1950s and 1960s, but went into exile when the military dictatorship took over in 1976. He returned after Democracy was restored. Favio’s last film was The Good People. FMM Empowers Women Execs t the upcoming Florida Media Market (FMM), starting on January A31, 2013 at the Shelborne Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, FMM founder Maritza Guimet will launch Goddess Mujer Woman (GWM) with an inaugural breakfast. Top women executives from China, the U.S., Latin America and the Middle East are expected to attend. GMW will serve as a platform to create content as well as an outlet for content. The goal is for independent women producers and filmmakers to empower a new generation of women across the globe to be part of the industry and to give them the tools to succeed. It aims to increase the recognition of women’s role in the development of film and television. Recently Guimet signed an agreement for active participation at FMM with Chinese TV executives Zhong Xuzhao, VP of SRT, Sichuan Radio and TV and Zhou Yanou, manager of International Relations, Sichuan TV Festival. The agreement was brokered by FMM’s consultant Georges Leclere.

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Televisa, Caracol, Venevision, DW, deals with a football (soccer) player Euronews, Endemol and NHK. Plus, confronted with HIV. The film was shot there were Brazilian and Chinese in English, but DCGEP has produced pavilions. French, Portuguese and Swahili versions More than 40 African countries were as well. The intent is for the film to be in attendance, with the Francophone broadcast throughout the continent on countries particularly well-represented. December 1, World AIDS Day. Also, the An event celebrating the Francophone- pull of football, especially with the upcoming African Cup of Nations set for (Continued from Page 6) Africa connection held at Michel Gondry’s Home Movie Factory January, has generated broad interest in DISCOP Africa both the African market’s rapid installation was a high point. the film. advancement and DISCOP Africa Telenovelas were some of the key Spurs TV Sales becoming the pre-eminent African attractions due to their serial nature, atin American telenovelas generated market. relatable storylines and themes –– and CCI Plays Its a great deal of interest from African The three-day event was well-attended the ease with which broadcasters can Cards Right L broadcasters at the seventh DISCOP and well-organized. The DISCOP team dub them and find interested sponsors. Africa, which ended November 2 at the was everywhere throughout for Among the quality content offered at his time, at their traditional pre- Sandton Convention Center in continued on-site support. the market, there was Inside Story, a film MIPCOM Sunday party, Canada’s Johannesburg, South Africa. Numerous major players were in produced by Discovery Channel Global TCCI Entertainment introduced one Growth from the first DISCOP Africa attendance, including CBS, MTV, Education Partnership (DCGEP) in of the best conversational games. Each in Senegal in 2008 to this edition was Discovery, BBC Worldwide, MGM, Kenya and South Africa, with Kenyan, guest was given four cards with a picture clearly evident, which is a testament to NBCUniversal, Telemundo, Sony, South African and Nigerian actors. It of the same TV show upon arrival. The goal was to trade cards with other guests in order to obtain four different cards. The first two winners each won a bottle of Champagne.

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offer me twenty thousand, or thirty, or forty. It just makes it easier to say no.” In fact, he rarely took a role for money, Book Review looking instead for parts he could learn from, or in which he felt a kinship with the character he was to portray onscreen. The series number 29 X 60’ “The criterion I applied was, What can I SERIES absorb from this? Who wrote it? Who’s in it?” Redford said. Redford cherishes artistic value in the films he makes, and he was devastated when a studio altered what he loved. In When it Comes to Redford, Stick the late 1960s, Redford backed out of the western Blue because he “felt ‘the wrong sensibilities entirely’ were being imposed to his Movies, Not the Book on a western story.” Once he made a name for himself, he often went against the demands of studios to uphold his artistic principles, as he did with Disney on The Horse Whisperer. Redford refused obert Redford is perhaps best born before his parents tied the knot, to go along with Disney’s marketing known for playing the that he had a strained relationship with campaign for the film, in which he was Sundance Kid alongside his his father and that Redford was a expected to appear on Oprah Winfrey, dear friend, Paul Newman in devilish delinquent in his youth (he once Larry King and Barbara Walters. Any Butch Cassidy and the played hooky from school for a month plans for a multi-film contract with Sundance Kid (after which he before his father found out). This Disney were dashed thereafter. But this became a national icon), and contrasts greatly with the sparse details isn’t surprising, as according to Callan, Rfor his efforts in promoting independent Callan shares of Redford’s personal adult “His nature was always stoutly film through his brainchild the life, including his marriage to his first independent.” Sundance Institute, founded in 1981. In wife, Lola, their divorce in 1985 and his Redford is involved in every detail of 1985, Sundance expanded to take over subsequent relationships with Sonia the films he takes on, often taking it upon the United States Film and Video Braga, Kathy O’Rear and Sibylle himself to write scripts so they turn out Festival (where Redford served as Szaggers, whom he married in 2009. the way he envisions them. And he is honorary chairman) from the Utah Film In contrast to the long family history, constantly moving forward and Commission, thus creating the Callan writes only a few words about challenging himself, with this forward Sundance Film Festival. Redford’s divorce: “He had acclaim, Yet, in a meticulous biography, Robert wealth and opportunity, but he also had motion eventually leading to his desire to Redford: The Biography (Alfred A. Knopf, a failed marriage.” The author finally direct. He made his directorial debut in 468 pages, $28.95), Michael Feeney brings to life a brief interaction between 1980’s Ordinary People, a “labor of love” Callan, author of several other Redford and his wife that shows the in Redford’s words. biographies, uncovers the man behind marriage was over one day at Sundance But the art for art’s sake mentality is the characters Redford portrays when he and Lola were skiing with truly exasperating when Ordinary People onscreen. The author relied on friends. But he immediately returns to is nominated for awards, and Redford’s interviews with Redford spanning 14 reader to get bogged down in his high describing Redford’s moving-making, arrogance shows through Callan’s writing, years, beginning in March 1995, as well diction, lofty ideas and very high giving us only a brief glimpse into the making him appear distant and a bit as Redford’s own “jottings” in personal expectations of himself and his every actor’s family life. unlikable. Redford says, “When I saw the diaries housed in the Mugar Memorial action. To wit, after his mother died This lack of personal information awards trail beginning, I caved in. I just Library at Boston University and the likely stems from Redford’s failure to when he was a young man, Redford says: didn’t want it. What I was doing was Sundance archive in Utah. Callan share it. After all, Callan writes, “I wanted to be alone with the grief I had about personal art, about exploring estimates, “In all, more than 300 “Redford shared with no one the extent and the difficulty I had with my personal myself and my audience. I was very proud participants in the Robert Redford story identity. More than anything, I wanted of his domestic breakdown, but it of the film but I did not desire accolades. were interviewed,” as Redford to go on a journey with my art.” disturbed him.” While we learn of the It sounds churlish, but I was sated on introduced him to “friends, business Thus, the reason for the boredom is sudden death of Redford’s firstborn son partners and co-workers.” two-fold — Redford’s life, at least what as an infant, his son Jamie’s serious accolades…I thought, Screw this! and While it’s clear Callan is dedicated to Callan writes of it, frankly isn’t very health problems and his daughter disappeared.” compiling a complete, thoughtful tome interesting (his quotes are far too Shauna’s distress when her boyfriend was Yet, Redford was proud of the honorary of Redford — and he does so admirably intellectual and reflective as opposed to murdered, readers feel as though they Academy Award he received in 2002 for — it’s difficult for the reader to avoid fun), and Callan’s writing style — though have been kept at the border of Redford’s his achievements as “actor, director, getting bored. It isn’t entirely Callan’s polished and intelligent — is equally personal life. We are not let in, and, producer, creator of Sundance and fault that the reader finds himself uninteresting and not particularly unfortunately, this distance keeps us inspiration to independent innovative checking out (or even falling asleep) engaging. Plus, the book chronicles the from fully engaging in the book. filmmakers everywhere” because “it mid-sentence. Much of it lies on the excruciating minutiae of each of Instead, the author presents Redford reconciled [his] two worlds — the shoulders (and in the words) of the very Redford’s films, from conception to as an actor who is very much into independent cinema and [his] acting,” talented and intelligent subject, Robert creating art for art’s sake. He’s not script writing and rewriting to filming to according to Redford. Redford himself. editing and so on. After a while, this preoccupied with money, except in the Prospective readers looking for the But herein lies the problem. Nary a becomes tedious. To temper the drone of early days of his first marriage when he exciting conman Redford portrayed in page goes by without a large-minded, production stories, the reader craves a and Lola were starting a family and hefty and, for lack of a better word, glimpse into Redford’s personal life. money was a necessity. But even early in The Sting won’t find him here. So, unless pompous quote from Redford, who Callan opens the book with a long his career, when Bing Crosby you’re looking for a book to lull you to seems to have analyzed nearly every part account of Redford’s family history in Productions offered Redford $10,000 sleep, Callan’s biography should be left on of his life in great (and at times which the reader learns every detail of his for the lead in TV series Breaking Point, the shelf, and Redford’s image should be infuriating) detail. It is easy for the parents’ lives. We learn that Redford was he rejected the role, saying, “Let them left on the silver screen. SA

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offer me twenty thousand, or thirty, or forty. It just makes it easier to say no.” In fact, he rarely took a role for money, Book Review looking instead for parts he could learn from, or in which he felt a kinship with the character he was to portray onscreen. The series number 29 X 60’ “The criterion I applied was, What can I SERIES absorb from this? Who wrote it? Who’s in it?” Redford said. Redford cherishes artistic value in the films he makes, and he was devastated when a studio altered what he loved. In When it Comes to Redford, Stick the late 1960s, Redford backed out of the western Blue because he “felt ‘the wrong sensibilities entirely’ were being imposed to his Movies, Not the Book on a western story.” Once he made a name for himself, he often went against the demands of studios to uphold his artistic principles, as he did with Disney on The Horse Whisperer. Redford refused to go along with Disney’s marketing obert Redford is perhaps best born before his parents tied the knot, known for playing the that he had a strained relationship with campaign for the film, in which he was Sundance Kid alongside his his father and that Redford was a expected to appear on Oprah Winfrey, dear friend, Paul Newman in devilish delinquent in his youth (he once Larry King and Barbara Walters. Any Butch Cassidy and the played hooky from school for a month plans for a multi-film contract with Sundance Kid (after which he before his father found out). This Disney were dashed thereafter. But this became a national icon), and contrasts greatly with the sparse details isn’t surprising, as according to Callan, Rfor his efforts in promoting independent Callan shares of Redford’s personal adult “His nature was always stoutly film through his brainchild the life, including his marriage to his first independent.” Sundance Institute, founded in 1981. In wife, Lola, their divorce in 1985 and his Redford is involved in every detail of 1985, Sundance expanded to take over subsequent relationships with Sonia the films he takes on, often taking it upon the United States Film and Video Braga, Kathy O’Rear and Sibylle himself to write scripts so they turn out Szaggers, whom he married in 2009. Festival (where Redford served as the way he envisions them. And he is honorary chairman) from the Utah Film In contrast to the long family history, constantly moving forward and Commission, thus creating the Callan writes only a few words about challenging himself, with this forward Sundance Film Festival. Redford’s divorce: “He had acclaim, Yet, in a meticulous biography, Robert wealth and opportunity, but he also had motion eventually leading to his desire to Redford: The Biography (Alfred A. Knopf, a failed marriage.” The author finally direct. He made his directorial debut in 468 pages, $28.95), Michael Feeney brings to life a brief interaction between 1980’s Ordinary People, a “labor of love” Callan, author of several other Redford and his wife that shows the in Redford’s words. biographies, uncovers the man behind marriage was over one day at Sundance But the art for art’s sake mentality is the characters Redford portrays when he and Lola were skiing with truly exasperating when Ordinary People onscreen. The author relied on friends. But he immediately returns to is nominated for awards, and Redford’s interviews with Redford spanning 14 reader to get bogged down in his high describing Redford’s moving-making, arrogance shows through Callan’s writing, years, beginning in March 1995, as well diction, lofty ideas and very high giving us only a brief glimpse into the making him appear distant and a bit as Redford’s own “jottings” in personal expectations of himself and his every actor’s family life. unlikable. Redford says, “When I saw the diaries housed in the Mugar Memorial action. To wit, after his mother died This lack of personal information awards trail beginning, I caved in. I just Library at Boston University and the when he was a young man, Redford says: likely stems from Redford’s failure to didn’t want it. What I was doing was Sundance archive in Utah. Callan share it. After all, Callan writes, “I wanted to be alone with the grief I had about personal art, about exploring estimates, “In all, more than 300 “Redford shared with no one the extent and the difficulty I had with my personal myself and my audience. I was very proud participants in the Robert Redford story identity. More than anything, I wanted of his domestic breakdown, but it of the film but I did not desire accolades. were interviewed,” as Redford to go on a journey with my art.” disturbed him.” While we learn of the It sounds churlish, but I was sated on introduced him to “friends, business Thus, the reason for the boredom is sudden death of Redford’s firstborn son partners and co-workers.” two-fold — Redford’s life, at least what as an infant, his son Jamie’s serious accolades…I thought, Screw this! and While it’s clear Callan is dedicated to Callan writes of it, frankly isn’t very health problems and his daughter disappeared.” compiling a complete, thoughtful tome interesting (his quotes are far too Shauna’s distress when her boyfriend was Yet, Redford was proud of the honorary of Redford — and he does so admirably intellectual and reflective as opposed to murdered, readers feel as though they Academy Award he received in 2002 for — it’s difficult for the reader to avoid fun), and Callan’s writing style — though have been kept at the border of Redford’s his achievements as “actor, director, getting bored. It isn’t entirely Callan’s polished and intelligent — is equally personal life. We are not let in, and, producer, creator of Sundance and fault that the reader finds himself uninteresting and not particularly unfortunately, this distance keeps us inspiration to independent innovative checking out (or even falling asleep) engaging. Plus, the book chronicles the from fully engaging in the book. filmmakers everywhere” because “it mid-sentence. Much of it lies on the excruciating minutiae of each of Instead, the author presents Redford reconciled [his] two worlds — the shoulders (and in the words) of the very Redford’s films, from conception to as an actor who is very much into independent cinema and [his] acting,” talented and intelligent subject, Robert creating art for art’s sake. He’s not script writing and rewriting to filming to according to Redford. Redford himself. editing and so on. After a while, this preoccupied with money, except in the Prospective readers looking for the But herein lies the problem. Nary a becomes tedious. To temper the drone of early days of his first marriage when he exciting conman Redford portrayed in page goes by without a large-minded, production stories, the reader craves a and Lola were starting a family and hefty and, for lack of a better word, glimpse into Redford’s personal life. money was a necessity. But even early in The Sting won’t find him here. So, unless pompous quote from Redford, who Callan opens the book with a long his career, when Bing Crosby you’re looking for a book to lull you to seems to have analyzed nearly every part account of Redford’s family history in Productions offered Redford $10,000 sleep, Callan’s biography should be left on of his life in great (and at times which the reader learns every detail of his for the lead in TV series Breaking Point, the shelf, and Redford’s image should be infuriating) detail. It is easy for the parents’ lives. We learn that Redford was he rejected the role, saying, “Let them left on the silver screen. SA

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Starz’s Magic City talent during a As The TV Market Turns 50, breakfast meeting with the press

Middle Age Is The New Age conference every hour for two days, you could.” As VideoAge has long maintained, the reduction in conferences will surely help generate more traffic in the BY SARA ALESSI element in the making of our sales exhibition hall and corridors of the hotel. strategy.” Alfandary explained his s NATPE — which will be As far as the elevator situation, which company’s goals for NATPE as follows: held at the Fontainebleau was a problem two years ago when “First and foremost, we look to connect Hotel in Miami Beach once NATPE first moved to the with our clients, present them with new again on January 28-30, Fontainebleau, Perth maintained that product launches, and work with them 2013 — starts to reach now, “It is a non-issue.” senior status with its 50th to help them meet their content and programming needs and objectives. However, eOne’s Cabrera had a anniversary, it’s not slowing suggestion in that regard, hoping the down with age, and organizers and Second, we always look to meet new A partners in this type of market and last, organization would, “arrange designated attendees alike are gearing up for an elevators for bottom and top floors.” energetic event. but of course not least, we look to In no unclear terms, Abraham of “Everything is going to be bigger and connect with both young and established content creators.” This year the number of conferences and Breakthrough believes organizers must grander and more about the future in seminars will be reduced build up the studio presence on the every way,” said Los Angeles-based Rod “NATPE is becoming increasingly Perth, NATPE’s new president and important to Starz, as we accelerate our [it] to introduce new programs from our exhibition floor. “Get the studios back on CEO. “We’re going to be doing more efforts in the U.S. post pay-TV market catalog. We’re also ramping up our the floor — not in separate suites where things that integrate technology in terms and in Latin America,” said Gene format distribution efforts, and we’ll be there is no benefit or leveraging of the of [what is] going to have an impact on George, EVP of World Distribution for meeting with clients and production buyers for other exhibitors on the the business.” Starz Media. “We continue our initiative companies to explore opportunities.” exhibition floor.” He added, “Also, the Plus, he added, “We’re planning a big to license directly to free TV broadcasters Cabrera of eOne also noted that her distance between the exhibition floor and birthday bash on Tuesday night.” Other throughout Latin America, and NATPE company will target “all the usual the hotel suites — where the majors activities in store will be a “surprise,” offers a terrific opportunity to see many suspects in Latin America,” while at the typically hold their meetings — and the said Perth, in his usual reserved way. of them again.” same time, “ramping up our Hispanic elevators — results in a frustrating In its 50th year, Perth sees “NATPE However, Nat Abraham, president of U.S. target.” experience for those smaller companies Distribution for Canada’s Breakthrough For his part, FremantleMedia’s [as] a bridge between content creation who have invested to exhibit.” Entertainment, had a different opinion. Alfandary doesn’t doubt that the 2013 and monetization. It does [this] by Starz’s George suggested NATPE “There was a time several years ago when market will be even better than last year facilitating and connecting the ongoing “continue to invest in the conference, NATPE was perhaps the most important from both a business and organizational conversations between Hollywood, making it more of a true showcase for between the world of international, of all markets. However, once the studios standpoint. He said, “NATPE always buyers, talent and press.” digital and the world of brand and stopped exhibiting, there was an almost strives to offer an improved market year With this year’s theme, “Beyond agency communities.” immediate falloff in international buyer to year, and I am sure this upcoming Disruption,” NATPE is showing that it As far as attendance goes, registration attendance. As a result, for smaller edition will continue to evolve. is “way ahead of pace” as compared to companies like ours, it became cost- Additionally, the market in general has has endured and is looking to emphasize last December. NATPE is traditionally a prohibitive to continue to spend the been active over the past few years and the fact that the market is about content. strong market for Latin America, but money for booth rental and setups, [I] expect in our region that will “The reason we picked that theme is that Perth said, “We will have a lot of advertising, graphics, etc., and continue for the foreseeable future.” it is representative of what we think is the Canadian buyers and European buyers consequently, it has become a lesser eOne’s Cabrera concurred, stating, “It opportunity that is hidden by how and exhibitors. We believe all of these priority,” he said. can only get better year [after] year with disruption can preoccupy you,” Perth territories will be represented in major In terms of buying territories on which respect to organization and business. said. ways. We don’t have a weakness there.” exhibitors are setting their sights, Last year, it was organized more This year, the 10th annual Brandon Ahead of the event, participants were FremantleMedia’s Alfandary stated that efficiently with a better European Tartikoff Legacy Awards will honor Steve enthusiastic about the market. From Los even though Latin America as a whole is attendance than in the previous year.” Levitan, co-creator of Modern Family; Angeles, Valerie Cabrera, EVP of an important target, “the larger markets Breakthrough’s Abraham was positive John Langley, executive producer of Cops; Canada’s Entertainment One TV take a big part of the focus, and these while entertaining some reservations: “It Debra Lee, CEO of BET and Herbert include Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, International (eOne) said, “NATPE has seems from everything I’ve been reading Kloiber, chairman of Germany’s Tele among others.” that NATPE is on its way back, but there become significantly more important for Müchen Gruppe. eOne with the rise of all things digital in New York-based Marielle Zuccarelli, is still a long ride to reach the level of As far as the future of NATPE, Perth Latin America and also for European managing director of International market importance it once held.” reported, “We are planning to grow the territories, as it seems attendance from Content Sales for A+E Networks, said NATPE is famous for an abundance of conference in ways that serve our that particular continent has been her company “uses NATPE primarily to conferences, but Perth told VideoAge, steadily increasing.” target Latin American program sales “We’re actually reducing [the number] attendees. We will add the capabilities to For Miami, Florida-based Jack clients, though increasingly broadcasters because we want each one to be more accommodate more attendees. It’s not Alfandary, SVP of Latin America and from Europe and Canada are attending significant…We want each one to stand just about the number, it’s about the U.S. Hispanic for FremantleMedia, the market. Since it’s the first major on its own in a significant way.” Yet, he quality of the experience for those who “Participating in [NATPE is] a vital international market of the year, we use noted, “If you wanted to go to a invest in us.”

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AFM Review

Film Mart Rides Tropical Breakthrough’s Nat Abraham, Marina and Economic Storms Cordoni

he talk outside the suites of the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica — the main marketplace of the AFM — was focused on the destructive Hurricane Sandy that hit the northeast coast Tof the U.S., paralyzing all forms of transportation. Sonar’s John Alexander Carlos Hertel of Germany’s Tele München International estimated that, reportedly not abiding by traditional because of Sandy, 20 percent of buyers Jennifer Garnick and Jonathan Wolf Sales agent Lars Bjorck and windows. arrived late. “In effect, the market started of AFM organizer IFTA Arrow’s Steve Arroyave When it comes to economics, one of on Wednesday,” he said, instead of the most interesting of the five-day Tuesday, October 31, which was the avoided connections in troubled areas stands at Le Merigot Hotel, which is conference series must have been the official start date. Similarly, for Steve were not affected either. adjacent to the Loews and also housed a financial panel about surviving the “Dark Arroyave of Canada’s Arrow In any case, the late arrivals made for a few more exhibitors. Age” that began in 2008. That was when, Entertainment, “the market was slow the longer-than-usual market that otherwise Some old-time film executives according to panelist Nigel Sinclair of Los first day and a half.” would have slowed down considerably by reported an unusual number of new Angeles-based Exclusive Media, the Valerie Cabrera, EVP of Entertain- Sunday, the sixth day of the eight-day companies exhibiting at the AFM for the bottom fell out and, for a period of two ment One TV International, reported market. Reported an executive first time. This trend is said to be due to years, buyers weren’t buying, banks that the storm “Delay[ed] a lot of people responsible for the Asian market, “My several factors: executives leaving their weren’t lending and investors were scarce. from attending, so instead of arriving on last appointment ends on Sunday. By companies to set up their own Today, the equity market is buoyant. Wednesday or Thursday, buyers came in then, for me, the market is over.” distribution businesses; former content Sinclair predicted that South America over the weekend.” Evan Crooke of Los Angeles-based buyers who’ve transitioned to will be the next big source of capital. In Indeed, an exhibitor who did not want Osiris decried the poor traffic on the distribution; producers dissatisfied with the view of another panelist, Graham to be quoted because he was privy to second and third floors of the Loews their distributors who decide to venture Taylor of Beverly Hills talent and literary confidential information said that by Hotel, saying: “Those companies are agency WME, China is an important Thursday, one third of the buyers hadn’t out on their own; and entrepreneurs new, so it’s difficult for them to get with money — and little past long-term partner, though finance is picked up their badges yet. more corporate there; Russian appointments. Plus, they’re in suites with involvement in the industry — who are One company severely affected by investments are more individualistic, he little or no traffic. The AFM layout is not attracted to the film business. Sandy was the New York-based Screen said. helpful to them.” Double Dutch from Canada is one of Media, which could only open its suite Wolf responded by saying that Also new this year was the PR firm in the new companies, which, in the words on Thursday morning. exhibitors on the second floor receive a charge of press accreditation and of its president Ron Möring, up until Jonathan Wolf, managing director of 30 percent discount; nevertheless, he registration. Gone is the ancestral Lippin recently was in the DVD acquisition AFM, found that about 50 participants promised to address the issue in the Group, replaced by Sunshine Sachs, the business and has now ventured into film were delayed by airport shutdowns, but future by moving the Internet kiosk from New York-based PR agency operating in co-production, financing and “most were sellers, not buyers,” he said. the sixth floor to those lower floors. Hollywood since 2008. distribution. According to his analysis, only a dozen In terms of the market, Crooke In a letter inserted into participants’ However, for independents, the buyers were affected and, among them, maintained “AFM is important for us,” registration kits, Santa Monica Mayor theatrical business is a different game all very few Europeans. Asian and Latin and said he’s met with buyers from Asia, Richard Bloom welcomed everyone back, participants were unaffected and the Middle East and parts of Europe, together, considering that, in the U.S., saying that he is “appreciative that the Canadians who took direct flights or especially the Netherlands. However, he for example, only 250 screens are American Film Market will return to noted that there are “so many markets Santa Monica through 2017.” and not enough buyers to accommodate According to official figures, AFM all these markets.” ended its run on November 7 with a six Similarly, John Alexander, the percent increase in buyers (to 1,616 from London-based SVP of New York-based 1,523 a year ago) and 35 more buying Sonar Entertainment, commented, companies than in 2011. A total of 753 “AFM is good as [a] follow-up market buying companies from more than 60 following MIPCOM.” Several sales were countries were present this year. initiated at MIPCOM and were closed at The AFM Conferences, which the AFM, he said. launched in 2011, drew audiences of This year, AFM organizers added a more than 700 each day. Exhibiting The financial panel about surviving new feature to the event — an A view of the Buyers’ Lounge on companies at AFM were on par with last the “Dark Age” — now in the past International Pavilion with some seven the fifth floor of the Loews year, coming in at 357.

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AFM Review

Film Mart Rides Tropical Breakthrough’s Nat Abraham, Marina and Economic Storms Cordoni

he talk outside the suites of the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica — the main marketplace of the AFM — was focused on the destructive Hurricane Sandy that hit the northeast coast Tof the U.S., paralyzing all forms of transportation. Sonar’s John Alexander Carlos Hertel of Germany’s Tele München International estimated that, reportedly not abiding by traditional because of Sandy, 20 percent of buyers Jennifer Garnick and Jonathan Wolf Sales agent Lars Bjorck and windows. arrived late. “In effect, the market started of AFM organizer IFTA Arrow’s Steve Arroyave When it comes to economics, one of on Wednesday,” he said, instead of the most interesting of the five-day Tuesday, October 31, which was the avoided connections in troubled areas stands at Le Merigot Hotel, which is conference series must have been the official start date. Similarly, for Steve were not affected either. adjacent to the Loews and also housed a financial panel about surviving the “DarkC Arroyave of Canada’s Arrow In any case, the late arrivals made for a few more exhibitors. Age” that began in 2008. That was when,M Entertainment, “the market was slow the longer-than-usual market that otherwise Some old-time film executives according to panelist Nigel Sinclair of Los Y first day and a half.” would have slowed down considerably by reported an unusual number of new Angeles-based Exclusive Media, the Valerie Cabrera, EVP of Entertain- Sunday, the sixth day of the eight-day companies exhibiting at the AFM for the bottom fell out and, for a period of twoCM ment One TV International, reported MY market. Reported an executive first time. This trend is said to be due to years, buyers weren’t buying, banks that the storm “Delay[ed] a lot of people responsible for the Asian market, “My several factors: executives leaving their weren’t lending and investors were scarce.CY from attending, so instead of arriving on last appointment ends on Sunday. By Today, the equity market is buoyant. companies to set up their own CMY Wednesday or Thursday, buyers came in then, for me, the market is over.” Sinclair predicted that South America distribution businesses; former content K over the weekend.” Evan Crooke of Los Angeles-based buyers who’ve transitioned to will be the next big source of capital. In Indeed, an exhibitor who did not want Osiris decried the poor traffic on the distribution; producers dissatisfied with the view of another panelist, Graham to be quoted because he was privy to second and third floors of the Loews their distributors who decide to venture Taylor of Beverly Hills talent and literary confidential information said that by Hotel, saying: “Those companies are agency WME, China is an important Thursday, one third of the buyers hadn’t out on their own; and entrepreneurs new, so it’s difficult for them to get with money — and little past long-term partner, though finance is picked up their badges yet. more corporate there; Russian appointments. Plus, they’re in suites with involvement in the industry — who are One company severely affected by investments are more individualistic, he little or no traffic. The AFM layout is not attracted to the film business. Sandy was the New York-based Screen said. helpful to them.” Double Dutch from Canada is one of Media, which could only open its suite Wolf responded by saying that Also new this year was the PR firm in the new companies, which, in the words on Thursday morning. exhibitors on the second floor receive a charge of press accreditation and of its president Ron Möring, up until Jonathan Wolf, managing director of 30 percent discount; nevertheless, he registration. Gone is the ancestral Lippin recently was in the DVD acquisition AFM, found that about 50 participants promised to address the issue in the Group, replaced by Sunshine Sachs, the business and has now ventured into film were delayed by airport shutdowns, but future by moving the Internet kiosk from New York-based PR agency operating in co-production, financing and “most were sellers, not buyers,” he said. the sixth floor to those lower floors. Hollywood since 2008. distribution. According to his analysis, only a dozen In terms of the market, Crooke In a letter inserted into participants’ However, for independents, the buyers were affected and, among them, maintained “AFM is important for us,” registration kits, Santa Monica Mayor theatrical business is a different game all very few Europeans. Asian and Latin and said he’s met with buyers from Asia, Richard Bloom welcomed everyone back, participants were unaffected and the Middle East and parts of Europe, together, considering that, in the U.S., saying that he is “appreciative that the Canadians who took direct flights or especially the Netherlands. However, he for example, only 250 screens are American Film Market will return to noted that there are “so many markets Santa Monica through 2017.” and not enough buyers to accommodate According to official figures, AFM all these markets.” ended its run on November 7 with a six Similarly, John Alexander, the percent increase in buyers (to 1,616 from London-based SVP of New York-based 1,523 a year ago) and 35 more buying Sonar Entertainment, commented, companies than in 2011. A total of 753 “AFM is good as [a] follow-up market buying companies from more than 60 following MIPCOM.” Several sales were countries were present this year. initiated at MIPCOM and were closed at The AFM Conferences, which the AFM, he said. launched in 2011, drew audiences of This year, AFM organizers added a more than 700 each day. Exhibiting The financial panel about surviving new feature to the event — an A view of the Buyers’ Lounge on companies at AFM were on par with last the “Dark Age” — now in the past International Pavilion with some seven the fifth floor of the Loews year, coming in at 357.

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The first drama cancellation of the new season was Sony’s Made in Jersey (CBS), about a woman from a blue-collar FALL U.S. TV SEASON background who gets a job at a white- shoe Manhattan law firm. Though ratings have not been stellar, critics across the board have called Lionsgate’s Nashville (on ABC) the best new show of the season. It’s fairly safe to say that ABC will hold off on any moves Buyers See Quality, Still until the show (hopefully) attracts more viewers. Despite lackluster ratings, ABC has Waiting For Breakthrough given more script orders to Warner Bros.’s 666 Park Avenue, about a New York building with supernatural occurrences, and to Sony’s submarine drama Last anvassing a few buyers’ Resort. opinions of the new U.S. TV The rumor mill is turning out stories season, the verdict was that the next possible cancellations may unanimous — this offering is be Sony’s The Mob Doctor (Fox), about a “solid but unlikely to produce woman who is roped into working for the any breakout hits.” Mafia and Warner Bros.’s Partners (CBS), C“Solid but not sensational” was the about a couple of friends — one gay and opinion of Dermot Horan, director of one straight — who are business partners. Broadcast and Acquisitions at Irish state Interestingly, NBC — formerly the broadcaster RTE. Horan noted that fourth-rated network among younger Elementary, CBS’s new version of demographics — has found itself on top Sherlock Holmes, “is doing well, [but] this season in regards to the advertiser- internationally I suspect that those coveted 18-49s, surprising both observers broadcasters who have already bought and the network itself. Reality the BBC version will not want to take it, competition series The Voice is partly to and it is interesting to note that in the thank for that. U.K., it went to Sky Living.” Dennis Quaid stars in the new CBS series Vegas At MIPCOM 2012, Twentieth Vegas, the new Dennis Quaid series, Century Fox Television Distribution also received Horan’s nod of approval, debuted drama series The Americans although he cautioned, “I suspect that it (which will launch in January) at the might skew to an older audience.” World Premiere Screening. With a full For its part, CBS Studios International house of 700 viewers, it was one of the is, “Thrilled with the performances of most successful screenings. President of Vegas and Elementary [on U.S. TV] so International Television, Marion Edwards far.” Barry Chamberlain, EVP of Sales also noted that Ben and Kate and The for CBS Studios International, added, New Normal drew quite a bit of attention “We find that viewers in the U.S. are in the U.S. watching [the shows] when they are on, “This is an exciting time for content as well as recording them to watch later.” developers because there are so many In fact, both series are expected to be outlets to produce for now, and there are renewed, though no official word has many options for those in acquisitions as been given yet. well,” said Edwards. For example, Fox is Volker Lehmann, director of Acquisitions and Co-Productions at bringing original episodes of Arrested Development to Netflix. ZDF Enterprises, also pointed to A scene from The Mindy Project Elementary and Vegas as potential Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT) series highlights in what he otherwise have been popular among Latin Among them are NBCUniversal’s Go stopped airing in November. described as, “Another average TV American buyers. “All of our series have (airing on NBC in the U.S.), starring season.” However, he added that the new On The U.S. networks tend to be more been sold to Latin America,” said J.J. Abrams series, Revolution, “is Matthew Perry as a sportscaster trying to willing to renew moderately successful Alexander Marin, SVP of Distribution performing better than expected on move on after the unexpected death of comedy series, as they’re far less Latin America and Caribbean at NBC, but this might be due to the fact his wife; Twentieth Century Fox’s The expensive to produce than dramas. For MIPCOM. “The series fit the specific that it has hit reality competition The New Normal (on NBC), about a gay that reason, drama renewals take longer. needs of our clients exactly,” he said, Voice as its lead-in.” couple who uses a surrogate to have a On the drama side, the biggest hit in adding, “Demand for our new slate of Both Horan and Lehmann doubted child; Twentieth’s Ben and Kate (Fox), the U.S. seems to be Warner Bros.’s scripted series has been overwhelmingly that this season would produce a about a single mom who hires her Revolution (NBC), set in a futuristic high [in the Latin American region.]” breakout comedy, although Lehmann aimless brother as her nanny; and world without electricity, and created by SPT has sold drama The Mob Doctor to allowed, “The Mindy Project looks the NBCUniversal’s The Mindy Project (on J.J. Abrams. The show has been renewed FOX International Channels Latin most promising.” Fox), starring ex-Office writer/star Mindy for a full season. America and Made in Jersey to A&E. The Horan and Lehmann’s predictions Kaling as an OB-GYN with Over at the CW, Warner Bros.’s Arrow Client List went to Sony Pictures seem accurate in the U.S., as in the romantic/personal obstacles. is a pretty sure bet in terms of renewal. Television Networks, Latin America, and comedy department, there isn’t one The only sitcom that’s been axed so far Based on a comic book series, the show Last Resort will air on AXN. Plus, Viacom major hit, though several shows even this fall is NBCUniversal’s Animal has been garnering high ratings (though International Media Networks The with modest ratings have received full- Practice (on NBC), about a surly CW shows traditionally pull in far fewer Americas purchased Men at Work and season orders. veterinarian. Episodes of the series viewers than competing networks). Kathy.

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from being mainly a provider of TV signals to broadband delivery. Already video subscriptions are decreasing, while the broadband business is growing. In U.S. TV STATIONS’ FUTURE addition, broadband services generate better margins for providers than video. With growth of broadband delivery, the local TV channels that could still receive a carriage fee will continue to be bundled by the subscription services, while others will aim to reach viewers directly with a Local TV to Cope with Switch mix of ad-supported free services and on- demand pay. Interactivity will also provide an extra revenue source, especially from Broadcast to Broadband for online shopping. During the remaining eight years before broadband will fully replace broadcast TV, local stations have one Analysis by Dom Serafini commercial network or with a public develop original content and/or buy more card to play: Their mux (or virtual his decade will be decisive for network. Each of those networks utilizes syndicated fare at a discount. This will sub-channels) that the digital standard the future of local TV stations some 200 local TV stations to cover the replicate the model used by their allows them. Within the allotted in the U.S. Will they abandon U.S. (PBS has 350) and each provides websites, which are managed mainly by bandwidth of 19 Mbps, each TV station the airwaves for broadband? two services: Internet Broadcasting them up to 14 hours a day of content, can broadcast up to 12 video feeds (like Meanwhile, what are they System and Worldnow. with the rest of the day-parts filled with KAXT-CD in San Francisco). The TV going to do with the extra Plus, some of these extra costs will be syndicated programs and local news. stations of Trinity Broadcasting Group channels? What will their relationship offset by subscription services (at T This model, which worked beautifully broadcast five SDTV (standard) channels with cable and satellite be like? What perhaps $0.15 per sub, due to the highly for over 60 years, has now developed each. But even if the TV stations make will their relationship with the networks valuable local news). Other added some economic glitches, but there are use of only three digital channels, the be like? revenues will come from renting out solutions: potential exists to monetize them before Before this decade is over, OTT (over- spectrums to Wi-Fi providers (since • Because of subscription television and they disappear with the broadband’s the-top) will be the most popular form frequencies will no longer be necessary broadband, networks no longer need IPTV standard. of TV consumption. Companies with affiliate stations. Currently, only 11 for the station to broadcast) to the tune the financial and technological strength of $10 million each on average. In Right now, many TV stations prefer percent of U.S. TVHH receive TV not to use those extra channels because of Apple will have their OTT STBs (set- signals through an antenna, and this addition, local advertising will still top boxes) incorporated into TV sets, constitute a major revenue source from they’re costly to program, can potentially figure could even be as low as 9.6 percent cannibalize their main channel and cable which will allow streaming of all kinds of (subscription TV figures vary). And only car dealers, retailers and political C TV content. For this, consumers will campaigns, which in 2010 brought some will not readily carry them. One solution up to 10 percent of Americans lack access M only need a broadband connection — be $2.3 billion to local TV. would be to partner with European, Asian to broadband. However, this figure is or Latin American TV broadcasters to Y it from cable, optical fiber, Wi-Fi disputed by the National Telecommu- To local TV stations, the digital TV (wireless), satellite-based IP delivery, terrestrial standard could become create ethnic or specialized channels that,CM nications Cooperative Association, which once branded, can remain as standalone telephone wires (DSL) and, eventually, stated that 48 million rural homes have meaningless, since they will not have the MY electrical home wires. As per last year, 65 resources to program the extra channels. broadband channels to serve over 21 no access to broadband services. CY percent of U.S. TVHH used a wireline Plus, to extend their reach, TV stations million foreign-born American residents • Networks no longer need to pay CMY broadband service. Close to 70 percent and/or the general public. With the TV affiliates to carry their TV shows (with will transmit in IPTV (streaming). of U.S. Households (HH) have stations providing the technology, K commercials), since they can easily utilize However, the stations will not lose their broadband and reports say broadband spectrum because they will need the marketing and sales support and the subscription TV and broadband to reach costs will decrease 50 percent a year. airwave rental income to offset the cost foreign partners providing content. their audience, just like any However, in the next few years, the of local services, like news, weather, The easiest programming would be cable/satellite TV channel (e.g., ESPN, hardware industry has to streamline all alerts and political debates. It is Spanish-language content outside Mexico A&E, USA, TNT). To the contrary, the various names of devices associated important that local TV stations increase (which, having their own channels in the networks are looking to be paid (reverse with screens that display any TV content and improve their local TV coverage, U.S., don’t sell programs), followed by compensation) by their affiliates. that has passed through the Internet. both to fend off any attempt by the Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Vietnamese, • Networks no longer have to share 50 It is estimated that by 2015, 80 government to auction their airwaves Korean and Russian, in that order. percent of retransmission fees with their percent of all TV sets sold worldwide (e.g., The Spectrum Reallocation Bill, For the general public, subtitled will have built-in broadband (or local affiliates. This year, “retrans” fees to now before Congress), and to ensure the movies, easy-to-dub animation, voice- connected TV) capability. Currently, in local TV stations will reach $1.5 billion. steady flow of ad revenues, considering over documentaries, and sports like the U.S. there are 30 million connected • By becoming subscription TV that, on average, 44.7 percent of local football, cycling and rugby, could be good TVHH. networks, the companies will no longer TV station income derives from news. attractions. For content providers and viewers, be under the FCC’s jurisdiction. Plus, The IPTV transmission will also add But local TV stations must also become OTT will have little effect because it is the networks will get retrans fees directly new forms of revenue: the on-demand, multimedia outlets, reaching sales, just an evolution, but for OTA (over- from the subscription service to the tune both paid and ad-supported. In 2010, marketing and editorial agreements with the-air) TV stations, especially in the of $0.30 per sub per month (while local local TV revenues for online services local radio and local newspapers (when U.S., it will be a revolution. One could TV stations could get up to $0.25 per were $1.34 billion. Naturally, in order to available) when acquisitions are not even say that OTT will replace OTA, sub). This is because of the networks’ save on syndicated programming costs, feasible. They will be able to offer print, but not FTA –– just to be in tune with highly desirable programming. their coverage will be geo-blocked. radio, linear TV, VoD and the Web all at the industry’s new plethora of acronyms. Under the traditional model, As for the TV networks themselves, a local level, something that networks The U.S. TV system is based on the advertising accounts for 70 percent of a the change will also concern the way cannot do. affiliation model. A model that –– with local station’s revenues, with the rest their content is distributed, which will Interestingly, independent local TV subscription TV reaching up to 88.96 coming from network compensation and be linear and on-demand and on any stations in smaller markets could have a percent of TVHH –– although retransmission fees (nine percent). screen device. better potential than those in bigger crumbling, is still holding on by a Therefore, using today’s parameters, the South Korean broadcaster KBS markets with existing stations owned by thread. However, contrary to the future of local TV looks bleak. According operates K-Player, an Internet platform the networks. Currently, federal “Disruptive Innovation” theory, to some reports, an eight percent drop of that allows programs to be watched on regulations allow groups to own local TV technology doesn’t necessarily have to viewership could represent up to a 30 any screen. Similarly, Singapore is ready stations covering a total of 39 percent of overtake an industry. To the contrary, it percent loss of ad revenue to a local TV to launch Toggle, an OTT service that the country. This means that the stations could help it to grow. station. delivers content to a device of choice. in the remaining 61 percent of the U.S. Currently, most of the 1,777 local TV However, once local TV stations lose Broadband will also change the model will not be competing unfairly with stations in the U.S. are affiliated with a network fare, they can band together to of subscription TV, which will transition stations with more resources.

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A Frank Talk The Broadband Evolution with NAB’s ut of 113.3 million U.S. TVHH, 88.96 percent subscribe to a TV service: cable, 57.1 percent; telco, 9.8 percent; satellite 22 Gordon H. Smith Opercent. Some statistics put satellite subs at 33.8 million. Currently, fiber passes 21 million U.S. TVHH, cable broadband passes 112 million TVHH wireless reaches 36 percent of Americans and is (Continued from Cover) expanding. According to IMS Research, 75 percent of IPTV worldwide HH Washington, D.C.-based National receive their TV over an ADSL connection, indicating how expensive Gordon H. Smith (l.) with VideoAge’s fiber cable to home is. Association of Broadcasters (NAB). Dom Serafini In an interview with VideoAge, NAB Nonetheless, broadband providers are said to be able to meet the increasing demand. For example, in France, where IPTV is very popular, president and CEO Gordon H. Smith According to the NAB report, peak bandwidth demand now reaches 40 percent of network capacity. spelled out all the challenges that local broadcast TV provides 14 Spanish- TV is facing in the U.S. politically, language network options for the U.S. philosophically and financially. He Latino community. And, in addition to maintained that, “Naturally, it would be broadcasting on primary channels better for the long run [for telcos] to throughout the U.S., Hispanic-focused build fiber-optic networks, but they’re television is providing a variety of more expensive than spectrum.” Spanish-language programming on 216 On their part, the telcos argue that multicast DTV channels. “Ethnic TV only 11 percent of U.S. TV HH receive works well in large cities,” commented TV signals through an antenna. Plus, Smith, and the importance of Hispanic local TV stations don’t want to use their local stations is also manifested by “a large sub channels for multicasting and cable and increasing [NAB] membership.” doesn’t want to give them extra space to Said Smith, “Apparently, the carry them. Indeed, broadcast execs government wants to develop broadband VideoAge contacted refused to talk about without sacrificing local broadcasting, their sub channels. Off the record, it was but, at the same time, it is looking to mentioned that they didn’t have the take back the stations’ spectrum, which, money to program them or didn’t want in effect, will put local stations out of The imposing NAB building in Washington, D.C. to cannibalize their main channels. It business, with border stations both in seems that there are philosophical and Canada and Mexico affected the most.” conceptual differences about the future “In my view,” he continued, “the NAB’s Content Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Hotel on of local TV stations among U.S. world of tomorrow will include both April 7-9, 2013 for an event designed to President Barack Obama, his broadcast and broadband, [but] the big Market foster connections and find innovative communications authority –– the FCC question is where the FCC wants to go.” distribution outlets. –– and NAB. And, according to NAB’s Smith proceeded to paint a bright rganizers of the NAB Show are “From creation to consumption, no Smith, “the picture is dark.” picture: “The future is strong [for local asking international TV executives other event brings together the In 2010, the FCC recommended the TV stations]. Local programming like to “consider that NAB Show is community of media and entertainment reallocation of 500 MHz of spectrum for news, weather and sports remains O more than a broadcast technology show, professionals — including the world’s wireless broadband use, with 120 MHz essential and free. Stations are making because the convergence of content and largest gathering of broadcast executives,” coming from the spectrum currently money, especially from political technology has also transformed it into said organizers. The three-day Content allocated to local TV broadcasting campaigns, particularly in swing states the world’s dominant business-to- Market will allow attendees to connect (about 20 channels). Last February, like Ohio, and increasingly they’re business media and entertainment with buyers who purchase domestic and President Obama authorized the FCC to multicasting.” event.” NAB Show is a gathering of international content in an exclusive conduct a voluntary incentive auction of Smith also offered an olive branch to 90,000 executives and creative and meeting environment. broadcast TV spectrum. the authority: “The FCC is open to technical professionals from 156 An invitation-only cocktail reception But the 60-year-old Smith, a former license flexibility,” he said of the countries. and golf outing will offer additional two-term Republican U.S. Senator from possibility of a reverse auction, where The organizers released a statement networking opportunities for Oregon, is convinced that “the FCC’s stations ask for a price and see if telcos saying, “We invite you to think participants. Plus, participation in goal is to take spectrum from agree. In this case, according to Smith, differently about how NAB Show can Content Market includes access to NAB multicasting.” However, he warned, “the “some stations may take short-term augment your programming sales and Show’s exhibit floor. most important part of my job is to money and close down, but not many.” acquisition strategy.” They invite Pictured below are some of the NAB Show assure the future of broadcasting and to The only open question is whether the members of the industry to join them at team: Margaret Cassilly, Jason Stookey, protect free and local broadcasting.” He stations will be able to lease out the Content Market, a boutique event at the Taryn Fisher continued: “We all agree that local TV spectrum they’re not using. stations are important, and their survival “All is on the table and the market will is essential. One cannot get local news determine the stations’ continued from networks. Plus, politicians depend viability,” he concluded. But VideoAge on their local TV stations for campaigns. pointed out that a Republican president They will never allow the demise of their (Richard Nixon) helped create what is connection with the community.” now the most powerful TV industry in Smith also contested the supposedly the world through regulations (FinSyn reduced need for free-to-air frequencies and Prime-access), asking Smith: and pointed to a NAB report stating that Wouldn’t it be better to secure some more than 20.7 million U.S. households government protections for something receive television exclusively through like a local TV station that is considered FTA broadcast signals. In fact, 3.3 vital to both the public and politicians, million (26 percent) Hispanic homes are rather than leave its future to a market over-the-air only. For the most part, distorted by short-term interests? Hispanics continue to rely That is something to think about, disproportionately on the free and local Smith replied. TV that local broadcasters provide. A related analysis is on page 18.

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Canada Enterprises’ bid to buy Astral Media will likely have altered any pre- planned NATPE acquisition strategies. So it’s business as usual for now for both companies. Kevin Wright, SVP Programming, Astral Television Networks, will be at NATPE accompanied by Tory Jennings, director Jay Switzer moderated a session on Canadian content at NATPE 2011 with participants of Programming, The Movie Network. eOne’s John Morayniss, Shaw Media’s Barbara Williams and CTV’s Phil King They will be checking in with content Mike Cosentino of Bell Media partners to learn about their upcoming appointed VP, Programming and Production for Stornoway programming slates and plans. Per Communications, is attending NATPE Wright: “It’s a compact and efficient together with programmer Victoria American clients. She will be looking for market. We’re always looking for high Fusca. They will be looking for a U.S. home for Avoiding Apocalypse, a quality, cinematic dramas suitable for documentaries, reality shows, and series on climate change, and Waterfront pay[-TV].” magazine shows about pets — and Bell Media will be represented by its Cities of the World. animals in general — for the revamped NATPE Dailies: senior programming team, which Filmoption will exhibit as part of Pet Network, as well as programming for includes Mike Cosentino, SVP, Espace Quebec, the Quebec stand, which the company’s information and dance Programming, CTV Networks. will house about 10 Quebec-based channels. “NATPE is uniquely positioned midway Beverley Shenken, VP of companies. Though it will have no direct through the broadcast year, at a crucial Programming for Zoomer Media, will presence, the Ontario Media time in the network development cycle, also be looking for genre-specific Development Agency is supporting four Sunday - Florida Media Market (“formats are us”), and therefore provides a timely programming. Shenken finds NATPE’s companies via its Export Fund: CCI opportunity to speak directly to key Parties, Honors & Celebrations, Not-to-miss events. timing fits in well with her forward International, Microtainment, studio insiders,” Cosentino said. planning. And she says the presence of Shaftesbury Films, and Cookie Jar Barb Williams, SVP, Content at Shaw Kevin Wright, senior vice president, boutique suppliers, particularly from the Entertainment. Media concurred. She will be at NATPE U.S., is extremely useful in finding niche Programming, Astral Television Networks Last January, Canadians represented together with Phil Piazza, VP, Content programming for the channels she Acquisitions and Global Scheduling, programs. Her needs for Vision TV companies will be looking to acquire four percent of attendees, but the Miami Monday - Hispanic television, Canada Day, who oversees acquisitions for all of include British series, great movies, material to represent in the Canadian location has become an added incentive Shaw’s broadcast and specialty outlets. documentaries and programming about market, for international homes for their to participate, and this number could U.S. Syndication biz, European buyers looking In addition to intelligence gathering world faiths. For digital channel One: programs, and for co-production increase. As one heat-seeking Canadian ahead of the May Screenings, Williams Body and Mind, Spirit, Love, she will be opportunities. Randy Zalken’s Fremantle joked, “Does [the fact that I] like going to for Latin content. finds the sessions at NATPE valuable. looking specifically for new age lifestyle Corporation will be at NATPE for all of Miami in January count as being “There’s always interesting things to these reasons. Zalken’s sales offering series with a non-Western approach. important?” learn about the trends, successes and Movies with multi-faith holiday themes includes over 500 hours of diverse developments from other broadcasters are also high on her list. Spanish-track programming. and producers from other territories,” The Corus Entertainment team, led by For Tricon Films and Television, Tuesday - Latin companies at Discop- she said. president Doug Murphy, will include top connecting with NATPE’s Latin For the large Canadian broadcasters television and digital executives. High- American client base is particularly Istanbul, Majors & Mini-majors at NATPE, such as Bell Media, Shaw, and Rogers, profile movies and series are on the important. The company will be whose purchasing is affected by U.S. company’s wish list for pay-TV; promoting its slate of comedy Buyers’ reactions. network schedules and the financial American reality series and TV movies programming, specifically Comedy Bang! benefits of simulcasting with them, for its women’s channels; and for its kids Bang! and Bunk, as well as announcing NATPE is less of a shopping trip and and family channels, reality and sitcoms, new projects. more of an occasion to find out about particularly, “functional families in Peace Point Entertainment Group will series renewals, cancellations, and what’s dysfunctional settings.” also introduce new projects, its new in the pipeline. But they will also keep Hollywood Suite is a bouquet of third-party catalog Stealth Media, and an eye out for programming for specialty movie-driven channels founded by will have an expanded presence at Online Services (providing pre, during and post-market coverage): services. Bell Media, for instance, will be chairman Jay Switzer. Ellen Baine, VP of NATPE this year. In addition to the looking for female-targeted quality Programming for Hollywood Suite, finds bridal fashion reality show Keasha’s e-Beat - Daily newsletter dramas for its recently rebuilt Bravo that NATPE allows her more time to Perfect Dress, president and CEO Les Water Cooler - Weekly online feature channel. meet her company’s studio partners — Tomlin will launch the Superbodies Hayden Mindell, director of Warner, Sony and MGM — in an franchise for the 2014 and 2016 Games HTML & PDF websites for both Issues and Dailies Programming at Rogers Media atmosphere more relaxed than at the L.A. in Sochi and Rio. Television, will also have cable Screenings. She will also be connecting Montreal-based Filmoption Interna- PDF ads linked to advertisers’ websites programming on his agenda, but his with fellow programmers from the newly tional will be active both acquiring and priority for NATPE will be daytime acquired AXN brand and will meet other selling programming at NATPE. programming for CITY-TV. Canadian independent broadcasters face- President Marysse Rouillad feels that Most cable-only groups will be to-face to see if there are ways they can NATPE has picked up greatly in the past Isme Bennie, a former Canadian broadcast Don’t miss these important editorial vehicles, contact: [email protected] shopping for genre-specific help each other out at this year’s NATPE. two years, and is a cost-effective way to executive, is now a media consultant programming. Don Gaudet, recently On the production/distribution side, meet both European and North and writer For more information link to:

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Canadians at NATPE

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Canada Enterprises’ bid to buy Astral Media will likely have altered any pre- planned NATPE acquisition strategies. So it’s business as usual for now for both companies. Kevin Wright, SVP Programming, Astral Television Networks, will be at NATPE accompanied by Tory Jennings, director Jay Switzer moderated a session on Canadian content at NATPE 2011 with participants of Programming, The Movie Network. eOne’s John Morayniss, Shaw Media’s Barbara Williams and CTV’s Phil King They will be checking in with content Mike Cosentino of Bell Media partners to learn about their upcoming appointed VP, Programming and Production for Stornoway programming slates and plans. Per Communications, is attending NATPE Wright: “It’s a compact and efficient together with programmer Victoria American clients. She will be looking for market. We’re always looking for high Fusca. They will be looking for a U.S. home for Avoiding Apocalypse, a quality, cinematic dramas suitable for documentaries, reality shows, and series on climate change, and Waterfront pay[-TV].” magazine shows about pets — and Bell Media will be represented by its Cities of the World. animals in general — for the revamped NATPE Dailies: senior programming team, which Filmoption will exhibit as part of Pet Network, as well as programming for includes Mike Cosentino, SVP, Espace Quebec, the Quebec stand, which the company’s information and dance Programming, CTV Networks. will house about 10 Quebec-based channels. “NATPE is uniquely positioned midway Beverley Shenken, VP of companies. Though it will have no direct through the broadcast year, at a crucial Programming for Zoomer Media, will presence, the Ontario Media time in the network development cycle, also be looking for genre-specific Development Agency is supporting four Sunday - Florida Media Market (“formats are us”), and therefore provides a timely programming. Shenken finds NATPE’s companies via its Export Fund: CCI opportunity to speak directly to key timing fits in well with her forward Parties, Honors & Celebrations, Not-to-miss events. studio insiders,” Cosentino said. International, Microtainment, planning. And she says the presence of Barb Williams, SVP, Content at Shaw Shaftesbury Films, and Cookie Jar boutique suppliers, particularly from the Kevin Wright, senior vice president, Entertainment. Media concurred. She will be at NATPE U.S., is extremely useful in finding niche Programming, Astral Television Networks Last January, Canadians represented together with Phil Piazza, VP, Content programming for the channels she Acquisitions and Global Scheduling, programs. Her needs for Vision TV companies will be looking to acquire four percent of attendees, but the Miami Monday - Hispanic television, Canada Day, who oversees acquisitions for all of include British series, great movies, material to represent in the Canadian location has become an added incentive Shaw’s broadcast and specialty outlets. documentaries and programming about market, for international homes for their to participate, and this number could U.S. Syndication biz, European buyers looking In addition to intelligence gathering world faiths. For digital channel One: programs, and for co-production increase. As one heat-seeking Canadian ahead of the May Screenings, Williams Body and Mind, Spirit, Love, she will be opportunities. Randy Zalken’s Fremantle joked, “Does [the fact that I] like going to for Latin content. finds the sessions at NATPE valuable. looking specifically for new age lifestyle Corporation will be at NATPE for all of Miami in January count as being “There’s always interesting things to series with a non-Western approach. these reasons. Zalken’s sales offering important?” learn about the trends, successes and Movies with multi-faith holiday themes includes over 500 hours of diverse developments from other broadcasters are also high on her list. Spanish-track programming. and producers from other territories,” The Corus Entertainment team, led by For Tricon Films and Television, Tuesday - Latin companies at Discop- she said. president Doug Murphy, will include top connecting with NATPE’s Latin For the large Canadian broadcasters television and digital executives. High- American client base is particularly Istanbul, Majors & Mini-majors at NATPE, such as Bell Media, Shaw, and Rogers, profile movies and series are on the important. The company will be whose purchasing is affected by U.S. company’s wish list for pay-TV; promoting its slate of comedy Buyers’ reactions. network schedules and the financial American reality series and TV movies programming, specifically Comedy Bang! benefits of simulcasting with them, for its women’s channels; and for its kids Bang! and Bunk, as well as announcing NATPE is less of a shopping trip and and family channels, reality and sitcoms, new projects. more of an occasion to find out about particularly, “functional families in Peace Point Entertainment Group will series renewals, cancellations, and what’s dysfunctional settings.” also introduce new projects, its new in the pipeline. But they will also keep Hollywood Suite is a bouquet of third-party catalog Stealth Media, and an eye out for programming for specialty movie-driven channels founded by will have an expanded presence at Online Services (providing pre, during and post-market coverage): services. Bell Media, for instance, will be chairman Jay Switzer. Ellen Baine, VP of NATPE this year. In addition to the looking for female-targeted quality Programming for Hollywood Suite, finds bridal fashion reality show Keasha’s e-Beat - Daily newsletter dramas for its recently rebuilt Bravo that NATPE allows her more time to Perfect Dress, president and CEO Les Water Cooler - Weekly online feature channel. meet her company’s studio partners — Tomlin will launch the Superbodies Hayden Mindell, director of Warner, Sony and MGM — in an franchise for the 2014 and 2016 Games HTML & PDF websites for both Issues and Dailies Programming at Rogers Media atmosphere more relaxed than at the L.A. in Sochi and Rio. Television, will also have cable Screenings. She will also be connecting Montreal-based Filmoption Interna- PDF ads linked to advertisers’ websites programming on his agenda, but his with fellow programmers from the newly tional will be active both acquiring and priority for NATPE will be daytime acquired AXN brand and will meet other selling programming at NATPE. programming for CITY-TV. Canadian independent broadcasters face- President Marysse Rouillad feels that Most cable-only groups will be to-face to see if there are ways they can NATPE has picked up greatly in the past Isme Bennie, a former Canadian broadcast Don’t miss these important editorial vehicles, contact: [email protected] shopping for genre-specific help each other out at this year’s NATPE. two years, and is a cost-effective way to executive, is now a media consultant programming. Don Gaudet, recently On the production/distribution side, meet both European and North and writer For more information link to:

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like speed dating, whereby it is easy to lose track of what is actually being A Lively ATF discussed and agreed upon. Remember, it Despite Drop in is not just the market, but the follow-up after the market that occupies significant Latin Presence time parameters, so the devil is in the details gathered at the market,” he said.

(Continued from Cover) Therefore, Zauner’s advice to organizers to help make ATF a more effective event is “to try and place the Contreras, who is in charge of Sales in market in the context of a full year of the Asia, “ATF is still one of the most important markets to attend if you want media business, [as] one conversation to meet all the SEA [Southeast Asian] between customers and content suppliers clients, and it is equally important for us in a long line of ongoing conversations this year as in the past.” across a year, not a stand-alone event. For Comarex, Southeast Asia “has Perhaps [organizers should] gain a deeper become one of our key territories, Singapore TV insiders: Tony Chow and Robert Chua understanding of the dynamic that takes providing the opportunity to open doors place between content supplier and to other countries in the region and also customer (or buyer) and provide an internationally,” said Contreras. The environment that facilitates that process.” company has “many projects in Asia Studio 100’s Elmendorff concurred, from the launch of [its] new telenovela saying: “From a timing point of view channels, productions of different some broadcasters and distributors do not formats including dramas and reality attend ATF, as it follows shortly after shows such as , La Academia Contectados MIPCOM. We would advise ATF and Campeon Azteca,” she added. organizers to offer attractive packages that Canada’s Breakthrough Entertainment would appeal to existing and potential is attending ATF for the second consecutive year and Kate Blank, delegates.” director of International Distribution, Conferences galore Likewise, Comarex’s Contreras believes reported, “We are hoping that we can “ATF organizers…should provide a better begin working relationships with revenues means more pressure to deal and offer better facilities to buyers broadcasters whom we do not have the contract windows.” attending the market.” opportunity to see at other markets such For Zauner and Fox, “The pillars of “We hope organizers have attracted as MIPCOM and MIP-TV and SE Asia are Korea, China, Indonesia and even more buyers…this year so that we continue to strengthen our existing VideoAge visits TV France International’s India (I’m excluding Australia and New can continue to see it as a valuable and ones.” umbrella stand in 2011 Zealand for the purposes of focusing resourceful market for years to come,” Ling-Sze Gan, senior director of more on SE Asia),” he said. said Breakthrough’s Blank. International Content Sales, Asia Pacific because as Erick Rouillé, executive vice According to Fox’s Zauner, “The Rouillé of Xilam had a practical combination of surging younger for A+E Networks, reported, “From a president of Sales, TV and Licensing, put suggestion for ATF organizers, demographics, [the] uptake of new content sales standpoint, Southeast Asia it, Southeast Asia is a “fast-growing batch “Ameliorate the ATF website to set up technology and burgeoning middle is a major priority for A+E Networks as of territories. Each year ATF is more and meetings, as we all organize our meetings we close many volume deals for our classes who are flexing their newfound more important because our turnover is upfront before ATF.” content with several countries in the affluence makes for a perfect storm of growing each year in Southeast Asia with Participants will be kept busy this time region.” For that reason, Gan noted: business conditions for a content new customers.” Rouillé noted that his around with a pre-market conference on “ATF has always been an important company will focus its efforts on distributor like Fox. To give you an example, in China our digital business December 4 — a day full of sessions market for A+E Networks. The show “Indonesia, Malaysia and, of course, has surpassed the core FTV and basic featuring speakers such as Christian takes place at the end of the year and is a India above all.” TV business, and in Korea, the roll out Murphy, SVP, International platform for us to close deals before year- Australia-based Brendan Zauner, vice of super-fast broadband combined with Programming and Marketing, A+E end and begin working on deals for the president of Sales, Asia for Twentieth following financial year.” bandwidth is driving growth in both Networks, U.S.; Michelle Guthrie, APAC Century Fox International Television For Patrick Elmendorff, managing traditional and new media. A year ago, director of Strategic Business Distribution, could not agree more. He director of Germany’s Studio 100 conversations in India about expansion Development, Google/YouTube, told VideoAge that Southeast Asia is, Media, “Southeast Asia is most definitely into the online environment were non- Singapore; Cort Lane, VP of “extremely important!” adding that this a very important market for our existent, whereas today they are is, “highlighted even more so by the Development and Production, Marvel, company. We have long-lasting and commonplace.” current negative economic conditions in U.S.; C.B. Cebulski, SVP, Creator and continuous partnerships with various Zauner assessed the importance of the Europe and the U.S. The SE Asia region Content Development, Marvel, U.S.; and broadcasters and distributors in the market: “Nothing replaces sitting in is going from strength to strength led by Ahn Taeg Ho, MD of Future Strategy, whole region.” Thus, it follows that front of the customer for being able to Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation “each country in the region is vitally growth in India and China.” drive business, so markets like ATF serve (MBC), South Korea, among others. important for [the company].” Zauner went on to say, “The greatest a purpose.” Keynotes during the market include, Elmendorff added, “ATF is an ideal challenge is assessing which deals are the Yet, one potential downside “Film Keynote: Focus on China’s Film platform for us to meet our partners on right ones for the company and our participants identified is ATF’s date. Business” and “Animation Entertainment a personal level, and in particular to products, and managing the ever- Fox’s Zauner noted, “The timing late in meet with those broadcasters and compressing windows. Growth in the the year presents a set of…challenges, Keynote.” There will also be co- distributors who do not attend TV digital business, predominantly VoD and given that many of the participants, both production case studies, and sessions on markets such as MIP-TV or MIPCOM EST, means that the first window after customer and distributor, have been “Online Digital Distribution for Branded in Europe. On these grounds, ATF still theatrical release (for feature films), and traveling all year under rigorous time Content,” “Future of TV: Going Global, holds the same importance to us as in formerly a position held outright by constraints. My first preference is to visit Helping TV Shows Find Their the past.” DVD, has now taken on a whole new clients in their own country where Audience,” “Kids Content Business TV France International member- importance to the company. It’s no secret business and relationships can be Moving into Digital Interactive Media,” company Xilam, which is based in Paris, that physical DVD sales are declining, so cultivated in a relaxed manner. I find the “South East Asia: New Filmmaker, New will also be in Singapore this year, the scramble to try and arrest declining markets like ATF and MIPCOM a little Money” and more. SA

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(Continued from Cover) Therefore, Zauner’s advice to organizers to help make ATF a more Children’s Series Telenovelas effective event is “to try and place the Contreras, who is in charge of Sales in Asia, “ATF is still one of the most market in the context of a full year of the important markets to attend if you want media business, [as] one conversation to meet all the SEA [Southeast Asian] between customers and content suppliers in a long line of ongoing conversations clients, and it is equally important for us Action Series this year as in the past.” across a year, not a stand-alone event. For Comarex, Southeast Asia “has Perhaps [organizers should] gain a deeper become one of our key territories, Singapore TV insiders: Tony Chow and Robert Chua understanding of the dynamic that takes providing the opportunity to open doors place between content supplier and to other countries in the region and also customer (or buyer) and provide an internationally,” said Contreras. The environment that facilitates that process.” company has “many projects in Asia Studio 100’s Elmendorff concurred, from the launch of [its] new telenovela saying: “From a timing point of view channels, productions of different some broadcasters and distributors do not formats including dramas and reality attend ATF, as it follows shortly after shows such as La Academia, Contectados MIPCOM. We would advise ATF and Campeon Azteca,” she added. organizers to offer attractive packages that Canada’s Breakthrough Entertainment would appeal to existing and potential is attending ATF for the second consecutive year and Kate Blank, delegates.” director of International Distribution, Conferences galore Likewise, Comarex’s Contreras believes reported, “We are hoping that we can “ATF organizers…should provide a better begin working relationships with revenues means more pressure to deal and offer better facilities to buyers broadcasters whom we do not have the contract windows.” attending the market.” opportunity to see at other markets such For Zauner and Fox, “The pillars of “We hope organizers have attracted as MIPCOM and MIP-TV and SE Asia are Korea, China, Indonesia and even more buyers…this year so that we continue to strengthen our existing VideoAge visits TV France International’s India (I’m excluding Australia and New can continue to see it as a valuable and ones.” umbrella stand in 2011 Zealand for the purposes of focusing resourceful market for years to come,” Ling-Sze Gan, senior director of more on SE Asia),” he said. said Breakthrough’s Blank. International Content Sales, Asia Pacific because as Erick Rouillé, executive vice According to Fox’s Zauner, “The Rouillé of Xilam had a practical combination of surging younger Documentaries for A+E Networks, reported, “From a president of Sales, TV and Licensing, put suggestion for ATF organizers, demographics, [the] uptake of new content sales standpoint, Southeast Asia it, Southeast Asia is a “fast-growing batch “Ameliorate the ATF website to set up technology and burgeoning middle is a major priority for A+E Networks as of territories. Each year ATF is more and meetings, as we all organize our meetings we close many volume deals for our classes who are flexing their newfound more important because our turnover is upfront before ATF.” Extreme Video Clips content with several countries in the affluence makes for a perfect storm of growing each year in Southeast Asia with Participants will be kept busy this time region.” For that reason, Gan noted: new customers.” Rouillé noted that his business conditions for a content “ATF has always been an important distributor like Fox. To give you an around with a pre-market conference on company will focus its efforts on December 4 — a day full of sessions market for A+E Networks. The show “Indonesia, Malaysia and, of course, example, in China our digital business has surpassed the core FTV and basic featuring speakers such as Christian takes place at the end of the year and is a India above all.” TV business, and in Korea, the roll out Murphy, SVP, International platform for us to close deals before year- Australia-based Brendan Zauner, vice of super-fast broadband combined with Programming and Marketing, A+E end and begin working on deals for the president of Sales, Asia for Twentieth following financial year.” bandwidth is driving growth in both Networks, U.S.; Michelle Guthrie, APAC Century Fox International Television For Patrick Elmendorff, managing traditional and new media. A year ago, director of Strategic Business Beauty Pageants Telenovelas Distribution, could not agree more. He director of Germany’s Studio 100 conversations in India about expansion Development, Google/YouTube, told VideoAge that Southeast Asia is, Media, “Southeast Asia is most definitely into the online environment were non- Singapore; Cort Lane, VP of “extremely important!” adding that this a very important market for our existent, whereas today they are is, “highlighted even more so by the Development and Production, Marvel, company. We have long-lasting and commonplace.” current negative economic conditions in U.S.; C.B. Cebulski, SVP, Creator and continuous partnerships with various Zauner assessed the importance of the Content Development, Marvel, U.S.; and broadcasters and distributors in the Europe and the U.S. The SE Asia region market: “Nothing replaces sitting in is going from strength to strength led by Ahn Taeg Ho, MD of Future Strategy, whole region.” Thus, it follows that front of the customer for being able to Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation “each country in the region is vitally growth in India and China.” drive business, so markets like ATF serve (MBC), South Korea, among others. important for [the company].” Zauner went on to say, “The greatest a purpose.” Keynotes during the market include, Elmendorff added, “ATF is an ideal challenge is assessing which deals are the Yet, one potential downside Teen Series “Film Keynote: Focus on China’s Film platform for us to meet our partners on right ones for the company and our participants identified is ATF’s date. Business” and “Animation Entertainment a personal level, and in particular to products, and managing the ever- Fox’s Zauner noted, “The timing late in meet with those broadcasters and compressing windows. Growth in the the year presents a set of…challenges, Keynote.” There will also be co- distributors who do not attend TV digital business, predominantly VoD and given that many of the participants, both production case studies, and sessions on markets such as MIP-TV or MIPCOM EST, means that the first window after customer and distributor, have been “Online Digital Distribution for Branded in Europe. On these grounds, ATF still theatrical release (for feature films), and traveling all year under rigorous time Content,” “Future of TV: Going Global, holds the same importance to us as in formerly a position held outright by constraints. My first preference is to visit Helping TV Shows Find Their the past.” DVD, has now taken on a whole new clients in their own country where Audience,” “Kids Content Business TV France International member- importance to the company. It’s no secret business and relationships can be Moving into Digital Interactive Media,” company Xilam, which is based in Paris, that physical DVD sales are declining, so cultivated in a relaxed manner. I find the “South East Asia: New Filmmaker, New will also be in Singapore this year, the scramble to try and arrest declining markets like ATF and MIPCOM a little Money” and more. SA www.venevisioninternational.com 24 VIDEO • AGE D ECEMBER 2012 Dec 2012 14-11-2012 8:59 Pagina 26

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visiting companies (with six listed as press) were registered for MIPCOM, Sony Pictures International TV’s Alexander Marin making up a total of 181 companies, from countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru Uruguay, Costa Rica, Bolivia and Ecuador. Of the 181 Latin companies, 95 attended MIPCOM for the first time this year and many new exhibitors hailed from Colombia and Chile, including Disney Media Distribution Latin America’s Gustavo Sorotski, Fabiola Bovino, Canal 13 Chile and Films International. Fernando Barbosa, Leonardo Aranguibel, Henri Ringel The Argentinean and Mexican pavilions grew with new exhibiting companies, A large Latin American TV trade press such as Argentina’s INCAA. contingent invaded MIPCOM. Reed MIDEM, which organizes Pictured is Televisa’s press conference announcing the production of two MIPCOM, reported that 180 buyers telenovelas. from Latin America were in Cannes. In order to handle meetings with all these buyers, exhibiting companies brought large contingents of their sales “I have the teams. Cesar Diaz, VP of International Sales at Venevision International, noted that the “entire specialized sales team sense that the [was] on hand.” The team in attendance Twentieth Century Fox Int’l Distribution’s Stephanie Pacheco of CBS Studios Elie Wahba and Ricardo Rubini with International represented Eastern Europe, Africa, the Artear’s Walter Sequeira (center) Middle East, North America, Asia, Latin accommodating. “When we come to market is America, Western Europe and Spain. major conventions such as MIPCOM, Diaz reported that “The bulk of [his 90 percent of our appointments have company’s] major buyers come from been prearranged with our clients. coming back, Spanish-speaking territories in Latin However, due to the exciting atmosphere America.” The same was true for Brazil’s and activity of these markets, there are Record TV Network, as Delmar quite a number of walk-ins that show and I’m Andrade, International Sales director up, and we are always available to said, “Latin American countries are our accommodate them, and we certainly positive that main market, even though we also reach appreciate their potential business — it’s buyers worldwide.” what these markets are all about!” he Caracol’s Madrid-based Roberto said. next year Corrente, International Sales executive Similarly, Record’s Andrade stated, for Eastern Europe and Asia, found his Telemundo International’s Marcos Santana “Our agenda is full, with half an hour company was even busier than last year with Cisneros Group’s Adriana reserved for each customer, but walk-ins will be even at their new stand. To handle the packed Cisneros de Griffin are more than welcome.” schedule and meet with buyers from CBSSI’s Pacheco concurred, adding, around the world, he said, “Our entire situation in Europe, exhibitors remained “If time allows, I take walk-ins.” She had better.” sales team [was] present. This is our positive. Record TV’s Andrade found a meetings scheduled with 26 buying — Ricardo Ehrsam main market because it has a global silver lining: “We cannot close our eyes companies, which she said was on pace focus.” Corrente added that the to the European situation, but with past years. “presence of buyers in Asia, Africa and entertainment is extremely important Like the others, Caracol’s Corrente “This edition of MIPCOM [was] a the Middle East is growing” and that the during this time of affliction,” he said. also takes appointments, noting that his very special occasion for us for that market went “very well. In fact, even On her part, Stephanie Pacheco, agenda for this market was very tight. reason,” said Venevision’s Diaz. better than last year.” managing director, Latin America at But, he said, “We are open to walk-ins if In its effort to give a boost to Chilean Likewise, Televisa Internacional’s CBS Studios International, was busy we are able to fit them in.” Ricardo Ehrsam, general director for meeting with buyers from the larger Adding to the Latin flavor at this television content, CinemaChile, an Europe, Asia and Africa, was happy with territories at MIPCOM, including the MIPCOM, top-level Latin executives agency for the promotion of the Chilean his experience this year, as he found the “Pan-regionals, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, had a big presence at the market. Emilio audiovisual sector, launched a new entity, market, “energetic and positive. Venezuela and Puerto Rico.” While Azcárraga Jean, chairman and CEO of “MICH!TV/Deals, Content, People” at Together with NATPE, MIPCOM is the Pacheco said the majority of the sales Mexico’s Grupo Televisa, was honored this MIPJunior and MIPCOM. most important international market.” delegation was in attendance, she noted with the 2012 Personality of the Year Additionally, Disney Media He added, “We were very booked, better that her entire team was not present at award, while Adriana Cisneros de Distribution Latin America, together than last year, despite the European this market. Griffin, vice chairman and director of with TV Azteca, announced the crisis. I have the sense that the market is Indeed, exhibitors were incredibly Strategy for Venezuela’s Cisneros Group, production of a local version of the ABC coming back, and I’m positive that next busy this year, but still tried to find time delivered the inaugural keynote and drama series Brothers & Sisters for Mexico. year will be even better.” for spontaneous meetings with buyers. hosted the “LATAM Global Dealmakers Based on the original series, it will consist Despite the difficult economic As far as walk-ins go, Diaz was Networking Lunch.” of 80 hour-long episodes. SA

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In order to handle meetings with all these buyers, exhibiting companies 5-7 MARCH 2013 brought large contingents of their sales “I have the teams. Cesar Diaz, VP of International Sales at Venevision International, noted that the “entire specialized sales team sense that the [was] on hand.” The team in attendance Twentieth Century Fox Int’l Distribution’s Stephanie Pacheco of CBS Studios Elie Wahba and Ricardo Rubini with International represented Eastern Europe, Africa, the Artear’s Walter Sequeira (center) CEYLAN INTERCONTINENTAL Middle East, North America, Asia, Latin accommodating. “When we come to market is America, Western Europe and Spain. major conventions such as MIPCOM, Diaz reported that “The bulk of [his 90 percent of our appointments have company’s] major buyers come from coming back, ISTANBUL TURKEY been prearranged with our clients. Spanish-speaking territories in Latin However, due to the exciting atmosphere America.” The same was true for Brazil’s and activity of these markets, there are Record TV Network, as Delmar quite a number of walk-ins that show and I’m Andrade, International Sales director up, and we are always available to said, “Latin American countries are our accommodate them, and we certainly positive that main market, even though we also reach appreciate their potential business — it’s buyers worldwide.” what these markets are all about!” he DIGITAL CONTENT MARKET Caracol’s Madrid-based Roberto said. next year Corrente, International Sales executive Similarly, Record’s Andrade stated, for Eastern Europe and Asia, found his Telemundo International’s Marcos Santana “Our agenda is full, with half an hour company was even busier than last year with Cisneros Group’s Adriana reserved for each customer, but walk-ins will be even COPRODUCTION FORUM at their new stand. To handle the packed Cisneros de Griffin are more than welcome.” schedule and meet with buyers from CBSSI’s Pacheco concurred, adding, around the world, he said, “Our entire situation in Europe, exhibitors remained “If time allows, I take walk-ins.” She had better.” sales team [was] present. This is our positive. Record TV’s Andrade found a meetings scheduled with 26 buying — Ricardo Ehrsam main market because it has a global silver lining: “We cannot close our eyes companies, which she said was on pace focus.” Corrente added that the to the European situation, but with past years. “presence of buyers in Asia, Africa and entertainment is extremely important Like the others, Caracol’s Corrente “This edition of MIPCOM [was] a the Middle East is growing” and that the during this time of affliction,” he said. also takes appointments, noting that his very special occasion for us for that market went “very well. In fact, even On her part, Stephanie Pacheco, agenda for this market was very tight. reason,” said Venevision’s Diaz. better than last year.” managing director, Latin America at But, he said, “We are open to walk-ins if In its effort to give a boost to Chilean Likewise, Televisa Internacional’s CBS Studios International, was busy we are able to fit them in.” Ricardo Ehrsam, general director for meeting with buyers from the larger Adding to the Latin flavor at this television content, CinemaChile, an discop.com Europe, Asia and Africa, was happy with territories at MIPCOM, including the MIPCOM, top-level Latin executives agency for the promotion of the Chilean facebook.com/discopmideast his experience this year, as he found the “Pan-regionals, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, had a big presence at the market. Emilio audiovisual sector, launched a new entity, market, “energetic and positive. 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I have the sense that the market is Indeed, exhibitors were incredibly Strategy for Venezuela’s Cisneros Group, production of a local version of the ABC coming back, and I’m positive that next busy this year, but still tried to find time delivered the inaugural keynote and drama series Brothers & Sisters for Mexico. year will be even better.” for spontaneous meetings with buyers. hosted the “LATAM Global Dealmakers Based on the original series, it will consist Despite the difficult economic As far as walk-ins go, Diaz was Networking Lunch.” of 80 hour-long episodes. SA we deliver new markets 26 VIDEO • AGE D ECEMBER 2012

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Politicians and academics who represent rich people tend to justify the need for privacy P.O. BOX 25282 laws by telling commoners that they’re designed to prevent the press and the LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 government from, for example, listening to their private conversations. Now, I doubt that the press and the government are interested in the private life of my aunt Leah in VIALE ABRUZZI 30 Loughborough, England, or that of my friend Jose Vejar in The Bronx, NY. Actually, 20123 MILAN, ITALY my aunt Leah would welcome some form of interest on the part of her government so that it would know her pension is too small. YUKARI MEDIA MIPTV is the spring TV market that sets your YMI BLDG. 3-3-4, UCHIHIRANOMACHI INo, in my view privacy laws have one main purpose: To protect the rich and the CHUO-KU, OSAKA JAPAN agenda for the year. The entire ecosystem of TV powerful from scrutiny and accountability. TEL: (816) 4790-2222 In countries such as Italy, Greece and Argentina, for example, those who have invoked the right of privacy have been mostly politicians, superstars, financiers and EDITOR and online content in one place at one time. industrialists. DOM SERAFINI In the recent book Privacy (Picador Paper, 194 pages), U.S. journalist Garret Keizer attempts to make the case in favor of some restrictions, but in the process brings to the surface the idea that, in essence, privacy laws safeguard offenses against honor. In Europe, laws were developed to protect honor as a form of pecking order, ASSISTANT EDITOR SARA ALESSI where all people knew their place in society. Basically, privacy was intended for the aristocrats, not for the commoners. In addition, according to Keizen, even though privacy laws are a “form of resistance to exploitation,” the rich have a greater ability to assert them than the poor do. EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS ENZO CHIARULLO (ITALY) On the other hand, American laws protect privacy indirectly through laws safeguarding property; and, while in Europe, LUCY COHEN BLATTER privacy is intended as a means of protecting dignity, in the U.S. it is meant to protect liberty. For this reason, the American CARLOS GUROVICH civil libertarians fear that strict privacy laws would remove transparency, accountability and truth in the media. BOB JENKINS (U.K.) Just recently, the Greek government indicted Kostas Vaxevanis, editor of HotDoc magazine, on the grounds of “privacy AKIKO KOBAYACHI (JAPAN) violation” for publishing a list of 2,059 people who had foreign Swiss bank accounts (the list was provided by the French LORENA SANCHEZ (ARGENTINA) LEVI SHAPIRO Finance Ministry) and for suggesting that the Greek authority should check whether any of those accounts were set up for DAVID SHORT (AFRICA) tax evasion. Vaxevanis told The New York Times, ERIN SOMERS “Instead of arresting the tax evaders and the MARIA ZUPPELLO (BRAZIL) ministers who had the list in their hands, they’re CORPORATE AND trying to arrest the truth and free journalism.” CIRCULATION OFFICE Granted, there can be excesses. German- 216 EAST 75TH STREET Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han argues in NEW YORK, NY 10021 his book Transparenzgesellschaft, that there are TEL: (212) 288-3933 FAX: (212) 288-3424 two transparencies, a good one that limits corruption, and a bad one that seeks control. PUBLISHER Indeed, institutions such as prisons, the military MONICA GORGHETTO and monasteries tend to deny or limit privacy as BUSINESS OFFICE a means of fostering greater control, but those LEN FINKEL are exceptions that should not affect LEGAL OFFICE transparency requirements, especially for elected ROBERT ACKERMANN officials. STEVE SCHIFFMAN 50 “Your money, or your picture in all the tabloids and WEB MANAGER entertainment news shows!” For example, since 1766, Sweden has allowed years its citizens to review all official government MIKE FAIVRE The world’s market documents. The United States passed its Freedom of Information Act in 1966 (while many countries still don’t have one) DESIGN/LAYOUT and, in 1974 enacted the Privacy Act, which also provides individuals with a means by which to seek access to and amend CARMINE RASPAOLO & creative forum their records, and sets forth various agency record-keeping requirements. ILLUSTRATIONS Make no mistake: I’m not advocating for unjustified government intrusions, phishing or the mining of private data for BOB SCHOCHET for content on every screen commercial purposes or gain. Indeed, those acts should be punished. However, in some parts of the world, strict privacy FOUNDED IN 1981 laws combined with restrictive and unfair defamation laws (covering liability, slander and vilification) could cripple the free MEMBER OF NBCA press to the advantage of common criminals, corrupted officials, incompetency, negligence, political patronage, abuse of (CIRCULATION) power and financial shenanigans, among other creative ways of evading public scrutiny. VIDEO AGE INTERNATIONAL (ISSN 0278-5013 USPS 601-230) IS 8 -11 April 2013 PUBLISHED EIGHT TIMES A YEAR: JANUARY, FEBRUARY/MARCH, APRIL, Dom Serafini MAY, JUNE/JULY, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER/DECEMBER. PLUS DAILIES BY TV TRADE MEDIA, INC. SINGLE COPY U.S.$9.75. www.miptv.com YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION U.S.$45 (U.S., CANADA, MEXICO); U.S.$60 (U.K. AND EUROPE). © TV TRADE MEDIA INC. 2012. THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF VIDEO AGE INTERNATIONAL ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT IN THE U.S., U.K., AND ALL COUNTRIES SIGNATORY TO THE BERNE CONVENTION AND THE PAN-AMERICAN CONVENTION. 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