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Challenges As Opportunities: Foreign Series Take Writers Strike Benefited Indies Root in U.S. Soil

BY ERIN SOMERS BY LEAH HOCHBAUM ROSNER While many have speculated that fewer n the industry all are well aware of the Hollywood writers strike’s effects on his year, the pilot process is pilots might become the norm during upcoming TV seasons worldwide and the changes to the U.S. television industry. somewhat different. It had to future pilot seasons, others believe that It remains to be seen if these changes are going to be permanent, as predicted, be, what with the time next year, things will go back to the way or just temporary, as hoped. constraints imposed by the they were in a pre-strike world. The big lengthy Writers Guild of However, little has been said about (Continued on Page 54) the effects –– one way or another –– America strike in of the strike on the U.S. the U.S. Iindependents and foreign television TLast year, the U.S. TV China’s Foreign TV Content production and distribution companies. networks commissioned At first sight, many independents seemed their typical number of Viewed With Contempt to have come out of the strike unscathed, pilots (ABC had 29; CBS, BY LEVI SHAPIRO and a lucky few even saw some benefits. 21; CW, 12; Fox, 24; and VideoAge spoke to a cross-section of NBC, 20). This year, the enry Luce, the founder of Time Magazine, once independent companies to find out if and numbers are notably famously remarked, “There is no such thing as why David fared better than Goliath different (as of press time, a China expert, only varying degrees of during the writers’ crisis, which engulfed ABC had 17; CBS, 14; CW, H ignorance.” The same could be said about TV networks, studios, producers, 4; Fox, 14; and NBC had Western content owners selling their programming to distributors and even cities. already greenlit 13 shows at local Chinese television stations. Because of economic, its early mini-upfront). (Continued on Page 56) (Continued on Page 50)

Latin America’s Top Guns Shoot For Region’s Top Show

orum Brasil is fast becoming Latin America’s premier TV trade show. This year’s ninth edition promises F improvements, and, next year, there’s an even more drastic plan to move the event from its traditional São Paulo location to Rio de Janeiro. These changes are viewed as a signal to the international TV sector to get an early jump on the bandwagon in order to secure a more privileged standing in the future. Forum Brasil, which will take place June 3-5 in São Paulo, will bring

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Cover stories: 17. Official L.A. Screenings Guide Comparing TV Seasons. This time foreign series take root in U.S. soil for reel • Indie Programming Selection. When Fare is Fair Brasil TV Forum: Latin America’s top guns shoot for region’s top TV trade show • Where, When and Who is C screening Local Sino TV: China’s foreign TV content viewed with contempt • Parties & Events

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reside on SurfTheChannel’s network. down on pirates, though. In March, the Sony’s 88 Minutes is just one of government began focusing on file 95,000 titles on Stockholm-based sharing after the International SurfTheChannel, which boasts about Federation of the Phonographic 650,000 viewers a month. The site offers Industry registered complaints against films that are still in theaters, as well as PirateBay.com, which locates pirated movies that aren’t out yet, such as Time material — just like SurfTheChannel Warner Inc.’s Good Chemistry. does. Online piracy cost the movie biz $7.1 billion in 2005 and, according to the Movies Pirated A new danger in the Web piracy arena, Motion Picture Association of America, SurfTheChannel links to a number of is the fastest-growing threat to the film Afghan Clerics Before Premiere other sites, including Tudou.com, industry 56.com and many sites around the globe. Anti Indian Soaps Streaming technology makes movies and A host of other sites, including l Pacino thriller 88 Minutes TV shows instantly available on Web QuickSilverScreen.com, Joox.net and ndian soap operas have caused opened in U.S. theaters on browsers and hides viewers’ identities, SideReel.com provide similar services. outrage in Afghanistan in recent SurfTheChannel even had a page on April 18. But according to making it nearly impossible for anyone months. In April, a Muslim to stop them. The site uses an Internet MySpace.com, a social networking site movement opposing the scandalous A Bloomberg.com, prior to its owned by News Corp. The page was I service to hide its location and links to programs gained steam when members debut, SurfTheChannel.com had blocked after the company learned of its sites that make copyrighted material of Parliament, backed by the national already played the film roughly 51,000 existence. available. According to a site spokesman, Ministry of Information and Culture, times. it’s legal because the content doesn’t Sweden has recently started cracking issued a statement demanding that private TV channels stop broadcasting five of the controversial shows. Since they hit the airwaves, the soaps have provoked protests from conservative Muslim clerics and politicians. Opponents object to the shows because men and women are portrayed together, the Hindu religion is prominently featured and women are dressed “immodestly.” Following the demise of the Taliban in 2001, a dozen or so private television stations emerged and began to broadcast the soaps to eager subscribers. A spokesman for Tolo TV, the country’s leading private channel, dismissed the parliamentary declaration, claiming it was against the law. However, many of Kabul’s most influential Muslim leaders have taken up the campaign and have vowed to resort to violence if the shows are not removed.

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he ailing U.S. economy has not affected video game sales, according to industry data T released on April 17. March video game sales in the U.S. were up 57 percent from 2007, reaching $1.7 billion. Nintendo, which led the boom with its Wii console sales, boasted its biggest non-holiday month ever. The sudden popularity of Nintendo Wii accessories has been attributed to the release of the “Super Smash Bros. Brawl” game. The company reported 720,000 Wiis sold, and an additional 2.7 million copies of the hit game. “Wii Fit,” an innovative game that encourages couch potatoes to get some exercise, hits the shelves in May. Nintendo is confident that, with the help of the new game, its strong showing will continue. Sony’s PS3 game console also took off in March, with figures doubling from (Continued on Page 6)

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figures for Nintendo and Sony. As The BBC opposes the idea of sharing mandatory fee paid by all British Nintendo’s ability to keep Wiis in stock the license fee with its rivals and has said households with a TV set. improved, sales hit new heights. Though that a cut in funding would hurt its Nintendo is still dealing with pockets of ability to fulfill its public service shortages, it has become much more requirements. adept at handling supply issues. One choice is to invite commercial Downloads broadcasters to bid for “long-term Down Under funding to provide public service (Continued from Page 4) competition to the BBC.” The license U.K. To Review fee is one way to finance it, according to unique struggle has begun down 2007. The company expects sales to Ofcom. Other options are government under for the rights to the “last continue to rise, with the premiere of BBC Funding funding from a number of different mile” of broadband cabling. The such games as “Metal Gear Solid 4” and sources or industry levies. A term refers to the last 10 meters “Gran Turismo 5 Prologue” in the fcom, Britain’s media regulator, is Putting a stop to the BBC’s exclusive of wiring between the front door of a coming months. Additionally, Xbox 360 considering requiring the British access to public funds would pressure it house and the owner’s television. and Nintendo DS games sales have Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) to to reduce spending. In October, the BBC Though it may seem trivial, control of shown improvement, along with O share its annual license fees with announced that it would cut 2,500 jobs, this digital gateway will dictate who gets handheld units from a variety of makers. commercial broadcasters that offer sell its London headquarters and produce a piece of the Internet-streaming pie Sales on games and consoles are also public service programs. The proposal fewer programs because the government that could end up being worth billions. going up due to a recent increase in was one of many under consideration by refused to increase the license fee by the A variety of diverse companies, supply. Previously, retail shortages of the regulator, as it began its second major amount it had requested. including Internet service providers, systems throughout the U.S. damaged review of the sector. The BBC is financed through a cable companies and game console makers, have all joined the competition. Australia faces an unusual obstacle in terms of Internet-based television services, in that monthly download limits are much lower than in other countries. This both inhibits the amount of programming users can access, and caps the amount of revenue available to companies. The winner of the “last mile” would be able to exclude its own content from a subscriber’s download cap, and thus exclusively serve a large audience. One of the major players in the running is broadband service provider Telstra Big Pond, which owns rights to distribute Fox News and coverage of the Bejing Olympics. Its biggest competitor for the final 10 meters is provider SingTel Optus, which is partnering with MTV and Disney.

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Although author Michaelis dutifully recounts the particulars of Schulz’s professional success and personal life, he Book Review neglects to fully assess his impact on the entertainment industry. Charlie Brown and his friends changed the way people thought about comics. Suddenly, two-dimensional drawings could become TV stars, sell cars and insurance, and work their charm in countless languages. Though the world saw Schulz simply as Charlie Brown’s human Schulz’s Life In The incarnation, he was, in truth, an entertainment and marketing genius. Charles Monroe Schulz was born on Unfunny Pages November 26, 1922, in St. Paul, Minnesota to a German immigrant and his Norwegian-American bride. Schulz was dubbed “Sparky” by one of his many enerations of comics readers boisterous Scandinavian relatives while and TV watchers view Peanuts still in infancy. The nickname became as merely a kind-hearted cartoon, rife with gently ever more contradictory as Schulz grew humorous observations about up — he was a reticent child and an human nature. Yet, in the 50 insecure adult. But it nevertheless stuck, years of his life in print, contributing to the “Average Joe” image GCharlie Brown did a whole lot more than that made him likeable to the public tickle the funny bone of those perusing despite the phenomenal wealth he the Sunday papers. Though his character eventually accrued. was forever thwarted in his attempts to kick a football, Schulz succeeded in Michaelis delights in pointing out creating a media empire that spanned similarities between young Schulz and print, TV and merchandising, and Charlie Brown. Both had barbers for generated millions of dollars. fathers, an affinity for little red-haired girls, In biography Schulz and Peanuts and a love-hate relationship with a “dog that (2007, HarperCollins, 655 pages, U.S. thought he was a human.” Throughout the $34.95), author David Michaelis looks book, landmarks from Schulz’s upbringing to the comic strip for insights into the and childhood friends pop up in the life of its creator and the intricacies of his abundant strips that accompany the text. relationship with television. However, the most poignant resemblance of Schulz himself was quoted as saying, “If the illustrator to his round-headed drawing somebody reads my strip every day, they’ll is the loser mentality, the shared fixation on know me for sure — they’ll know exactly being a “bland, stupid-looking kid” what I am.” However, despite Michaelis’ unworthy of love or recognition. For impressive breadth of research and painstakingly thorough (and at times Charlie Brown, it was a trait that would absurd) analysis of the comic strip that draw millions of sympathetic readers to the both catalogued and drove Schulz’s life, the strip. But for Schulz, it represented a deeper artist and media mogul remains elusive. struggle with neuroses and undiagnosed Success was hard won for Schulz, depression. despite his singular talent and Charles Schulz passed away in 2000. determination. Trained only by a His contribution to the world of comics is correspondence drawing course, Schulz immeasurable, and the sheer joy he has worked diligently and suffered many brought to the public cannot be denied. rejections in seeking to get his strip picked up by a syndicate. However, his skill was Michaelis’ book pays tribute to the undeniable, and when United Features adventures of Schulz’s iconic characters in Syndicate finally premiered his strip on their famed holiday specials and on the October 2, 1950, he was off and running. magnum opus. for the true meaning of Christmas printed page. However, when it debuted, It was not long before Peanuts outgrew Throughout his life, Schulz was became the special’s centerpiece. Michaelis was denounced by Schulz’s newsprint. Merchandisers came knocking, determined and willful, but never were When A Charlie Brown Christmas was surviving family members. They accused looking to slap Snoopy’s recognizable mug these traits so apparent as during the finally presented to CBS executives, one him of deliberately portraying the icon in on everything from linens to plush toys, development of A Charlie Brown week before it was scheduled to air and an unfavorable light, and calling attention and the entertainment industry soon Christmas. Melendez recalled that the $25,000 over the miniscule $150,000 to his crippling social deficiencies and followed suit. However, Schulz was illustrator “was very sensitive and budget, the suits were baffled. The greed. But Michaelis’ account is nothing if reluctant to lend his characters to film and [collaborators] had to be very careful” movie had a melancholy jazz score by not balanced. TV projects. “There are some greater when dealing with him. Vince Guaraldi, lacked the laugh track things in the world than animated In spite of objections from his director that was standard in cartoons of the day, The book’s shortcomings occur not cartoons” became his mantra over the next and producer, Schulz was insistent that was voiced by children rather than because the analysis is biased, but rather 10 years. Schulz’s real fear was that the special be a condemnation of the professionals and featured Linus reciting because its focus is off. Michaelis uses Hollywood would swoop in and change holiday season’s materialistic side. a biblical passage at the climax. All of Schulz strips to explain the inner his characters’ “essential qualities.” Surprisingly, Michaelis fails to call these were Schulz’s touches. Expecting workings of Schulz’s psyche, which, But by 1965, when CBS and Coca- attention to the irony of Schulz’s eagerness the worst, they broadcast the quirky film coming from an author and not a Cola offered to fund a Peanuts to comment on commercialism. He had on December 9, 1965. The movie was psychoanalyst, seems presumptuous and Christmas special, a producer named made millions licensing his characters into an instant hit, declared a “Yule classic,” irrelevant. Surely, not every strip Schulz and nominated for prestigious TV Lee Mendelson had earned Schulz’s trust merchandizing and endorsement deals ever created reflected his inner turmoil. through collaboration on a handful of and would go on to make a Peanuts awards. Letters poured into CBS, commercials. Schulz was confident that special for every holiday including, thanking the network and the man of The intriguing part of Schulz’s story is Mendelson and his selected director, Bill laughably, Arbor Day. The director and the hour, Charle Schulz. Money-wise, A not in his unknowable emotions, but his Melendez, would preserve the look of his producer voiced their objections to Charlie Brown Christmas continues to be impact on comics, entertainment, uncluttered drawings and the integrity Schulz’s offbeat ideas, but the artist would a gift that keeps on giving for CBS, merchandizing and even holidays, the of his vision. He was ready to make his have his way, and Charlie Brown’s quest which re-airs the special each year. world over. ES

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president, Original Programming and ewer parties (but an abundance Power’s Chris Philip and Eloise Tooke of celebs), the rise of African Series Development for E! “It’s going to be a wild ride.” Duccio Donati, senior television, and an attempt at minute episodes of international crime vice president, Comcast International honest-to-goodness eco- series Aspe to German public broadcaster Media Group, concurred. “This MIP-TV friendliness in the Palais des ZDF, and Italy-based RAI Trade’s sales of has been a big show for us. Because of the Festivals. This could summarize its Viceroys to Russia’s Film Depot, strike, a lot of programmers have holes in MIP-TV 2008, which took Bulgaria’s BNT, Benelux’s AMedia, Czech their schedules,” he said. “And it’s a bit of place in Cannes, France in April. TV, Romania’s TVR and Sweden’s No- F a perfect storm for us that we have Stop. MGM Networks said that it would Many companies, including Lionsgate programming to fill those schedules.” In soon launch a high-definition version of and U.K.-based Fireworks, opted to ditch addition to Pamela, Comcast was also The MGM Channel to subscribers in the confines of the convention center’s promoting its previously announced Israel. Like the standard definition “bunker,” instead choosing outdoor docu-series Living Lohan, which channel, it will be subtitled in Hebrew. terrace areas alongside such luminaries as chronicles Lindsay Lohan’s mom Dina as Disney-ABC and FremantleMedia. she grooms younger daughter Ali for Argentina’s Telefe and Colombia’s RCN On some executives’ minds were Web- super stardom, and Denise Richards: It’s were at MIP fresh off of celebrating the based TV series — in fact, a keynote Complicated, which follows the actress as opening of their joint office in Russia. delivered by Hulu CEO Jason Kilar was she navigates Hollywood. Through the Moscow office, run by Russian specialist Anastasia Korchagina, one of the best attended at the market, Other deals also made at the market on par with a keynote given by Shine Dori Media’s Nadav Palti both companies are seeking to increase included Starz Media and Tandem their presences in the region through the Group’s Elisabeth Murdoch. Execs were infractions. But while these many topics Communications’ announcement that, also talking about the ever-increasing kept people entertained and informed at distribution of programs, telenovelas and beginning immediately and continuing formats. “Being in Russia allows us to price of oil, and whether or not these the conference, it was business as usual through 2009, Tandem will handle petrodollars from the Middle East will for most companies, with deals a-plenty closely monitor the needs of such a worldwide TV sales of several key Starz competitive market,” said Alejandro soon be making their way to Hollywood, announced throughout the event. series and collections, including the as predicted by The New York Times. Parra, director of Telefe International, Comcast International Media Group Fantasy/Adventure Collection and the adding that “the Russian market has Since the L.A. Screenings were right announced that its E! Entertainment new Ladies Out Collection; Germany- grown 15 to 20 percent over the last two around the corner, the U.S. pilots with Television will debut an observational based Bavaria Media Television’s years.” RCN’s Maria Lucia Hernandez early buzz attached to them also had documentary series about Hollywood announcement that it sold three 90- Frieri echoed Parra’s sentiments. “The buyers talking. Yet unsurprisingly, it was icon Pamela Anderson. Produced by possibilities are endless,” she said. those people who couldn’t get to Cannes World of Wonder Productions, the half- Nigerian TV companies had planned to who really had tongues wagging. A hour series, Pamela (working title), will be at the market in full force, but number of (former) industry bigwigs, debut summer 2008. The series will focus This MIP-TV has unfortunately, things went awry when the including Drew Levin and Noel Cronin on Anderson and will not feature her majority of the delegation from the three of Team Communications Group and children with ex-husband Tommy Lee. been a big show for Harel Goldstein of Hilltop exhibiting companies was held at the “Pamela Anderson is one of the most border due to visa problems. Despite this, Entertainment, were arrested prior to captivating personalities in pop culture the market for various white-collar us. Because of the the delegates who did manage to make it to today,” said Lisa Berger, executive vice Cannes made an impact. With DISCOP strike, a lot of Africa premiering in February 2009 in Senegal, the continent is being hailed as an programmers have emerging market. Toyin Subair of Nigeria’s HiTV, one of Africa’s first commercial pay- TV companies, said: “Africa is the only holes in their market now that needs to be expanded,” pointing out that TV has taken off schedules,” he said. throughout Eastern Europe and Asia, regions which were previously assumed to “And it’s a bit of a be barren wastelands of television. This year’s MIP-TV was a more eco- perfect storm for us friendly affair than previous incarnations of the international television market. that we have “All of the carpeting in the main areas [in the Palais] is recyclable,” said Paul Johnson of ReedMidem, which organizes programming to fill MIP-TV, before adding that all of Reed’s print production was also on recycled those schedules. paper.” Japanese broadcaster NHK was Comcast’s Duccio Donati and Leilani Farinas the recipient of the Green World Award, — Comcast’s Duccio Donati which recognized the network’s (Continued on Page 16) 12 VIDEO • AGE “ M AY 2008 May Ads.indd 13 5/5/08 4:55:43 PM May Ads.indd 14 5/6/08 4:34:07 PM May Ads.indd 15 5/6/08 4:34:24 PM aaaMay_2008 5/7/08 2:47 PM Page 16

of this unexpected development. Serafini pointed out that the studios might keep buyers in their screening MIP-TV Review rooms for fewer hours, leaving them ample time to spend with independents. “This year, buyers will have more time to visit independents at their hotels,” said Pedro Leda of Ledafilms. “It will be a very (Continued from Page 12) good year for independent product.”

MIP-TV Power Women: Mediaset’s Nella Allegretti, SPI’s Revi Benshohsan, Rai Trade’s Marilena Launch -pad for Philip Mazzei, a film by Francesco Fulcini (left) to be produced by Buskin Avola and Rita Lombardi, Funwood Media’s Almudena Campo, Zebracom’s Amanda Garay Film’s Roberto Bessi, here with Bavaria Media Italia’s Giuseppe Proietti (right) Sarasti, Sonaecom’s Susanna Barbato, Telemundo’s Esperanza Garay Court TV (launching its new rebrand as The L.A. Screenings were on many truTV) and the Singapore Media executives’ minds at MIP. “Like everyone Development Agency hosted some else, we’re still recovering from the hit of bashes. Regardless of the dearth of get- the strike,” said Henri Ringel, vice togethers, the stars were out in full force. president of Sales for Walt Disney Actors Shirley MacLaine, Derek Jacobi Television International (Latin America). and Sam Neill graced the hallowed halls “But if anything, that’s only given us of the Palais with their presences. Simon more strength.” Keith LeGoy, executive Beaufoy, writer of The Full Monty, was vice president, Distribution, Sony also on hand to meet and greet. Pictures Television International, said that At VideoAge’s traditional MIP-TV he believes the Screenings will be “pretty much the same as any year.” But he did breakfast, held at the Plage Royale in mention that he thinks the Screenings Cannes, editor Dom Serafini told a crowd might be shorter this year. “The real of 20 executives that this year’s L.A. difficulty for buyers will be how to Screenings could finally be the break that evaluate a series that has been picked up independents have been waiting for. “This straight from a script,” said LeGoy. is a unique opportunity simply because the studios have fewer pilots this year,” On the seminars side, there were a total said Serafini, alluding to the after-effects of 51 seminars, including keynotes, pitch of the writers strike. “The independents sessions and master classes. MIP-TV Power Women II: Sony’s Hayley Babcock, NBC Universal’s Pauline Bohm, Channel Four’s Ruby Kuraishe, Programs4Media’s Tracy Vaughan, Granada’s Jennifer Harrington, need to capitalize on this.” Representatives MIP-TV 2008 drew 13,360 participants NBC Universal’s Lara Ingle, Outline Productions’ Helen Veale, Promofilm’s Marcela Campos, from such indies as Ledafilms, Televisa, up from 13,311 in 2007. Some 4,551 NBC Universal’s Millie Savinon, Mediaset’s Nella Allegretti, International Emmys’ Camille CDC United Network, RCN, Globo TV companies from 111 countries took part in Bidermann, Debmar-Mercury’s Beata Hegedus and RAI Trade were present looking for the market. MIP-TV 2009 will take place suggestions on how best to take advantage March 30-April 3. continued commitment to raising public space, which offers lots of natural awareness on environmental issues. sunlight. “They’ve been [trying to raise awareness] And while entertainment companies for over 50 years — way before it was were successful in their attempts at being even cool or trendy,” said Johnson. green (meaning environmentally Teri Fleming, vp, Marketing, for Santa conscious), it seemed that they were Monica, California-based Lionsgate, also holding onto their greenbacks (as dollars took it upon herself to ensure that her and other currencies are sometimes company’s new booth and location were called) this year. Lavish parties are as green as possible. “The decking is all usually a large part of MIP-TV, but this reusable,” she said. She also brought year, they were few and far between. Of biodegradable cups and reused walls course, there was the traditional opening from Lionsgate’s old booth. “We’re just night gala provided by Reed Midem. trying to be as eco-friendly as possible,” This year’s had a Japanese theme she said. Being eco-friendly is less complete with paper lanterns and ladies expensive for new booths. Re-fitting dressed in traditional kimonos. Also on older booths can be quite pricey, the first night, Granada, Portman and however. Plus, it seems that the new Distraction all threw their own shindigs. Turkish Power lunch: Antalya Fest’s Ziya Temeltas, Comcast’s Nazan Giasson trend is having a booth with terrace On the second day of MIP, Dori Media, and Regent’s Merve Berker discuss how to best promote the Antalya Film Fest.

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The Light Before Christmas Tomb Overdrawn Love Holiday special incorporating the classic tale The adventurer’s journey continues, this time A man is torn between his fiancé and an The Night Before Christmas. with a pharaoh’s fortune at stake. intriguing woman who appears in his life. Spooky Bats and Scaredy Cats The Boxer A Branch of Heaven Two friends take a haunted Halloween jour- An ex-con redeems himself with the help of Telenovela set in 1971 that tells the story of ney that leads them through swamps, ceme- his mentor. two families coping with the cultural teries and forests. The Lost Samaritan changes of the times. The Mysterious Origins of Man: When a passerby stops to help two car acci- New Rich, New Poor Re-writing Human History dent victims, he becomes the target of deadly Brayan and Andres join forces to try to make Charlton Heston hosts a documentary inves- assassins. it in the business world. tigating the validity of startling evidence that Fatal Rescue Who Will Love Maria? indicates that humans and dinosaurs co-exist- A boy’s mysterious disappearance into a mag- Maria’s self-imposed deadline to have a child ed. ical well brings his divorced parents back is fast approaching and she doesn’t even have Dark Secret of the Black Sea together. a boyfriend. She sets out to find a mate that Ancient legends of the mysterious body of Last Chance has the ideal genetic material. water, including its possible connection to Sci-fi film set in the future in which human- The Snitch Cartel the Bible. ity faces ecological disaster. A group of friends rise through the ranks of About Face 1. Artear’s Socias 80 Minutes a drug cartel. But when they get to the top, The story of young Jewish immigrants who 2. Cube’s Pangea After being injected with lethal poison, Alex betrayal and violence ruin their lives. fled Europe during the Holocaust and then 3. DIC’s Dino Squad has 80 minutes to save his own life. CCI ENTERTAINMENT enlisted in the Allied forces to fight Hitler. 4. Caracol’s The Snitch Cartel ARTEAR/PREMIUM MEDIA 18 Dupont St. The Secret: Evidence We Are Not Alone 5. CCI’s Frankstein’s Cat Lima 1261, C1138ACA Toronto, Canada M5R 1V2 Science-fiction program centering on the 6. Dori Media’s Lalola Buenos Aires, Argentina T: (416) 964-8750 F: (416) 964-1980 U.S. government’s position on UFOs. 7. ACI’s Jack Hunter: The Lost Treasure of T: (54 11) 4370 1234 www.ccientertainment.com DIC ENTERTAINMENT Ugarit F: (54 11) 4370 1403 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 4100 W. Alameda Ave. 8. Granada’s Headcases www.mki.artear.com.ar Animated children’s show in which a little Burbank, CA 91505 More Than Partners (Socias) boy’s dinosaurs are much more than toys. T: (818) 955-5400 F: (818) 955-5409 Dramedy about three female lawyers who When no one is looking, his prehistoric pals www.dicentertainment.com open a firm together. come to life and join him. Dino Squad Nobody’s Women (Mujeres de Nadie) Frankenstein’s Cat Five adolescent misfits discover they have the Telenovela set at a hospital following the lives Named Nine for the number of ill-fated ability to transform into crime-fighting of a trio of women. felines that went into making him, this cat is dinosaurs. Together, they use their powers to Jam Session a monstrous pet. defeat an evil velociraptor. Acclaimed Latin guitarist Diego Mizrahi Erky Perky Sushi Pack hosts a music program that incorporates Two silly bugs are taken from their hotdog An animated series that follows five superhero guest performances, interviews with musi- cart home and transplanted to a squeaky sushi rolls as they protect Wharf City from a cians and footage from live concerts. clean suburban kitchen. slew of evil villains. Killer Women (Mujeres Asesinas) Beautiful Dreamer Horseland 1 This series dramatizes the stories of different A story about love in wartime. Horses and kids can talk to each other at the women who have committed jaw-dropping Sticks and Stones world’s most amazing stable. crimes, including murder. Based on the true story of a Canadian pee- Cake wee hockey team that organized a tourna- A live-action/reality series starring 13 Going ment to make amends for the ill treatment of On 30’s Christa B. Allen that centers on a teen a U.S. team during a visit to Canada. 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1. Fireworks’ The Border 8 9 2. Lionsgate’s Mad Men 3. FremantleMedia’s Oprah’s Big Give 4. Power’s XIII: The Conspiracy ures and pop culture icons including Gordon 5. Latin Flower’s Urban Tales Brown, Victoria Beckham and Vladimir 6. Telefilms’ Dan In Real Life Putin. 7. Ledafilms’ Blonde Ambition 5 The Murdoch Mysteries 8. Mediaset’s Corleone Period drama series about a 19th century 2 9. Telefe’s Talking Lives detective and his cutting-edge forensic tech- niques (THE) LATIN FLOWER COMPANY Julio a Roca 590, 12th Floor 1067 Cap. Fed. Buenos Aires, Argentina Indie Programming Guide T: (54) 911 5025 9521 www.thelatinflowercompany.com (Continued from Page 18) Living on the Edge (El Tiempo No Para) A group of thirtysomethings is reunited by an with her own cable access show. Mafioso stereotypes. Bikini Beach old friend’s suicide. DORI MEDIA GROUP FRECUENCIA LATINA Hi-def series full of bathing beauties and sun- My Beloved Housekeeper (Amo de Casa) 2 Raul Wallenberg St. 1250 East Hallandale Beach Blvd, Ste 606 kissed celebrities. When Alberto loses his job, his wife decides to Ramat Hachayal, Tel Aviv, Israel 69719 Hallandale, FL 33009 FREMANTLEMEDIA ENTERPRISES return to the workforce to support the family. T: 972 3 647 8185 F: 972 3 647 8491 T: (954) 457-1200 F: (954) 457-1213 1 Stephen Street The Black Sheep (Oveja Negra) www.dorimedia.com www.flinternational.tv London, U.K. W1T 1 AL Family comedy about a married couple with The Wizardess (La Maga) La Pre T: (44) 20 7691 6000 opposite personalities and their spirited Classic tale The Wizard of Oz is revamped The son of a famous singer, who died tragi- F: (44) 20 7691 6100 teenage children. into a modern teen series. cally in a car accident, wants to follow in his www.fremantlemedia.com Urban Tales (Voces Anonimas) Olivia & I (Olivia y Yo) father’s footsteps and enrolls in an exclusive DEA Suspense series that travels the globe in search A timid cartoonist falls in love with her stu- performing arts school. Viewers are invited along as special agents of chilling urban legends and hair-raising dio manager. To cope with her feelings, she El Otro Plano from Detroit’s Drug Enforcement Agency do modern myths. creates an animated proxy who ends up A show about the paranormal world. Does battle in the war on drugs. Social Slaves (Adicciones) doing more harm than good. life exist after death? Can the dead communi- Anthony Bourdain No Reservations Series dealing with 13 different kinds of Screenz (Pantallaz) cate with the living? The prestigious chef and food writer travels addictions and their consequences. Drama about relationships formed on the Amores en Conflicto the world tasting local fare. High Mountain (Breaking Limits) Internet. Raul and Veronica, a therapist and a lawyer, Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern (Alta Montaña) Mannequins (Maniquiz) join forces to open a couples-therapy prac- No dish is too exotic for this globetrotting Teen series set in breathtaking Patagonia, The cutthroat world of modeling is revealed tice. But they can’t seem to keep from getting chef, who will consume anything. Argentina about a group of young people in this drama series. involved in their clients’ lives. She’s Got the Look from different walks of life who work togeth- Lalola Mi Problema Con las Mujeres Reality series featuring supermodel Kim er to restore a hotel. A spurned girlfriend takes revenge on her Jose undergoes a special therapy treatment, in Alexis in her search for the next up-and-com- Swindlers (Farstantes) philandering ex by magically turning him which he has to revisit the problems of past ing top model. Two very different con artists team up to into a woman. relationships. Oprah’s Big Give become the perfect crime duo. FIREWORKS INTERNATIONAL Sexo Con…Sentido Ten contestants compete to see who can do LEDAFILMS 19 Heddon Street Talk show exploring all aspects of sex in mod- the most to help perfect strangers. Virrey Olaguer Feliu 2462, 3rd Floor London, U.K. W19 8HR ern life. The Best Years C1426EBB Buenos Aires, Argentina T: (44) 20 7034 3410 Diablos Azules Set at a university in Boston, this drama T: (54 11) 4788 5215 F: (44) 20 7851 6504 A group of kids with a passion for soccer help series chronicles the lives of college students F: (54 11) 4788 5220 www.contentfilm.com each other grow up and overcome problems. as they cope with their love lives and plan for www.ledafilms.com The Border (THE) FREMANTLE CORPORATION the future. Blonde Ambition Agents of the Immigration and Customs 23 Lesmill Rd, Ste 201 Falcon Beach An innocent country girl takes on big city Security Squad investigate terrorism and traf- Toronto, Canada M3B 3P6 A teenage drama set in a seaside town in the executives in this feature film starring Jessica ficking at the Mexican border. T: (416) 443-9200 F: (416) 443-8685 off season. Simpson. Heartland www.fremantlecorp.com GRANADA INTERNATIONAL Home of the Brave Hi-def drama series about a family that owns Sports Extreme and Wrestling The London Television Centre, Four American soldiers face their final tour of a horse ranch in the rugged Rocky A variety of titles including Wrestling Titans, Upper Ground duty in Iraq. Mountains. Lucha Mania, Tactical Paintball and monster London, U.K. SE1 9LT My Mom’s New Boyfriend The Assistants truck and motocross competitions. T: (44 20) 7491 1441 F: (44 20) 7493 7677 Meg Ryan, Antonio Banderas and Colin Four Hollywood underlings slave away ZombieFest www.granadamedia.com/international Hanks star in this action comedy about an under their eccentric producer boss. Made up of seven gory horror flicks. The Colour of Money FBI agent and his lovelorn mother. Dating Confidential Hot Pursuit Gameshow where contestants battle a super I Know Who Killed Me Documentary exploring the lengths to which Feature film jammed with car races. cash machine to try to win a fortune. Aubrey Fleming (Lindsay Lohan) escapes the people go to find a mate. All My Children The Pinky & Perky Show clutches of a sadistic serial killer. But she is not out of danger yet… Wine Confidential Classic soap now in its 38th season. Two cuddly piglets host a variety show with Lost City Raiders Takes viewers behind the scenes of the intox- Documania hilarious stunts, crazy cartoons and a ton of When a series of radical natural disasters flood icating world of wine production. Edgy documentary series featuring Impaler, celeb guests. the continents, a group of adventurers roam Gardening Confidential Snuff, Risk Takers, Kidnapped, and many Lost in Austen The history of the popular leisure activity more. the high seas in submarines searching for relics Modern remake of Jane Austen’s classic Pride of lost civilizations. with some surprising modern twists. Christmas Holiday Fare and Prejudice. ABC WID DA MOB The Alpha-Bots Christmas Special and two Headcases Animated adult comedy that lampoons other holiday cartoons. An animated series that skewers public fig- (Continued on Page 22)

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Only female babies have been born in a small town for the last 30 years. A doctor goes to investigate the phenomenon. TELEVISA INTERNACIONAL L.A. SCREENINGS 2008 6355 NW 36th St. Miami, FL 33166 T: (786) 265-2500 F: (786) 265-2269 www.televisainternacional.tv Dear Enemy (Querida Enemiga) Two sisters turn on each other when they discover that one is inheriting a fortune. Dumb Girls Don’t Go to Heaven 1 2 (Las Tontas No Van al Cielo) Telenovela about a woman who finds her husband in her sister’s arms and decides to begin her life afresh. Soul of Steel (Alma de Hierro) 4 Jose’s world is turned upside down when his wife’s prosperous ex-boyfriend returns to town. 1. Televisa’s Soul of Steel penseful hour of their lives. Burning For Revenge (Fuego en la Sangre) 2. Vision’s Diamond Dog Caper B & B Three brothers set out to avenge their sister’s 3. Telemundo’s Betrayed A ballet dancer and a rock musician team up death by any means necessary. 4. Venevision’s Poor Millionaire to open an arts school. They soon discover The Panther (El Pantera) they have undeniable chemistry. After five years behind bars for a crime he did- 3 TELEFILMS S.A. n’t commit, Gervasio breaks out to search for Avda. Del Libertador 1068, Piso 11, his fiancé’s murderer. C1112 ABN Buenos Aires, Argentina Searching for Timbiriche, the New Band T: (54) 11 5032 6000 (Buscando a la Nueva Banda Timbiriche) F: (54) 11 5032 6099 Reality show in which hopefuls compete to Indie Programming Guide www.telefilms.com.ar become part of a band. Che Code FAME (Código FAMA) Academy Award winner Benicio del Toro Viewers decide the winner of this talent com- stars as Che Guevara in this gripping movie petition. (Continued from Page 20) TV movie about a thief who wreaks havoc on about the famous revolutionary. VENEVISION INTERNATIONAL toy stores just two days before Christmas. 3:10 To Yuma 121 Alhambra Plaza, Ste 1400 POWER Masters of Horror 2 Rusell Crowe stars in this Western about a Coral Gables, FL An anthology series featuring 13 new 34 Gresse St. small town rancher who is enlisted to escort T: (305) 442-3411 F:(305) 446-4743 thrillers from an all-star group of horror London, U.K. W1T 1QX an outlaw on a train ride. www.venevisioninternational.com directors. T: (44) 20 7323 0070 Dan In Real Life Valeria Planet’s Funniest Animals F: (44) 20 7323 0060 Dan Burns (Steve Carell) is a single father Telenovela in which a woman’s past comes A clip show made up of home videos, bloop- www.powcorp.com who is devoted soley to his children, but his back to haunt her. ers and commercials featuring hilarious crea- Crusoe life is changed when he meets Marie (Juliette Reach for the Stars (Te Llegue a Querer) tures. A castaway is marooned on a desert island in Binoche) in a bookstore. Six young musicians struggle to make it to the LIONSGATE this adaptation of the classic adventure novel The Other Boleyn Girl top. 2700 Colorado Avenue, Ste 200 by Daniel Defoe. Period drama featuring Natalie Portman and Torrent of Passions (Torrente) Santa Monica, CA 90404 XIII: The Conspiracy Scarlett Johansson as sisters who compete for Love and motherhood tear two lifelong T: (310) 255-3700 F: (310) 255-3880 A miniseries following a man with a mysteri- the affections of King Henry VIII (Eric friends apart. www.lionsgate.com ous neck tattoo and a bad case of amnesia. Bana). China Through the Yangtze River (China a Fear Itself The Summit Eastern Promises Través del Rio Yangtze) Horror anthology show featuring the genre’s Desperate for retribution, a mother turns to Viggo Mortensen stars as Nikolai, a member Documentary revealing the many natural premier writers and directors. biological weapons to avenge her son’s death. of one of the most feared crime families in wonders of China. Crash The Changeling London. Naomi Watts plays the woman who Poor Millionaire (Pobre Millonaria) Series based on the Oscar-winning feature Heroine Sorrow is caught between the cruel gets involved with him and risks destroying The Panama Canal provides the lush, tropical dealing with race issues in Los Angeles. city of Metropolis and the world of the the organization. setting for a story of love and betrayal. Mad Men Faeries in this sci-fi/fantasy series. Butterfly on a Wheel Love Contract (Amor Comprado) Drama series set in the world of ad executives Pinocchio Suspense film starring Pierce Brosnan and Telenovela in which a young couple’s relation- on Madison Avenue in the ’60s. The timeless classic about a puppet turned Maria Bello about a family threatened by kid- ship is constantly thwarted by their financial Weeds real boy gets a modern makeover. nappers. situation. Dramedy about a suburban mom who The Catch In Bruges VISION FILMS/VISION MUSIC resorts to dealing marijuana to support her Ex-cons become government agents to bust Follows the adventures of two hired killers 14945 Ventura Blvd., Ste 306 family after the death of her husband. an underground crime ring. (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson) who are Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Chandon Pictures The Devil’s Mistress exiled to Bruges, Belgium. T: (818) 784-1702 F: (818) 788-3715 Sitcom following an over-ambitious wedding Angelica Fanshawe manipulates and exploits TELEMUNDO INTERNACIONAL www.visionfilms.net videographer. everyone in her way in a period drama about 2745 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Exit Speed Speed Racer: The Next Generation lust and ambition. Coral Gables, FL 33134 A bus full of passengers is attacked by a vicious Animated series that builds on the classic car- TELEFE INTERNATIONAL T: (305) 774-0033 F: (305) 774-7372 motorcycle gang. toon. Pavón 2495 (1248) Cap. Fed. www.telemundointernacional.com Diamond Dog Caper Dirty Dancing UK: The Time of Your Life Buenos Aires, Argentina Secret Lies (El Juramento) A clever kid takes on a gang of crooks to save Reality competition in which 16 dancers bat- T: (54 11) 4308 4496 The story of a man who will stop at nothing the dog being used in a heist. tle it out for the grand prize. F: (54 11) 4774 6848 to avenge his brother’s death, based on classic Mama, I Want to Sing! MEDIASET DISTRIBUTION www.telefeinternacional.com.ar novela La Mentira. Patti LaBelle, Billy Zane and singer Ciara star Via Aurelia Antica 422 Don Juan and His Fair Lady Victoria in a drama about a young girl who dreams of Rome, Italy 00165 Telenovela about a lothario who fears com- Telenovela about a middle-aged woman who a musical career. T: (39) 06 66390566 mitment and the woman who reforms him. gets a second shot at love after a turbulent Necessary Evil F: (39) 06 66390650 Taking Lives failed marriage. Thriller about a young journalist who www.mediasetdistribution.com Telenovela dealing with forensics and people- Happy Widow (Viuda Alegre) encounters paranormal events while investi- Corelone: Il Capo dei Capi trafficking. When Beatriz’s fourth husband passes away, gating a mysterious psychiatric institute. Miniseries depicting the life of notorious Dazzled she begins to realize that she may be the car- What We Do Is Secret Italian mob boss Totó Riina. Teen telenovela about a girl with humble rier of a deadly curse. Biopic starring Shane West and Bijou Phillips Nasiriyah: A True Story From Iraq roots who has one chance to make a splash in Dance Dance Dance about the hectic life of Darby Crash, lead Based on a true story, this dramatic minis- the film industry. Shot in hi-def, this musical telenovela follows singer of The Germs. eries follows a unit of Italian soldiers on a Teenangels aspiring dancers in São Paulo, Brazil. National Lampoon’s TV: The Movie dangerous peace-keeping mission in Iraq. Series for teens centering on a group of ado- Betrayed (La Traición) The Jackass gang spoof popular reality shows. Teacher in the Hood lescents who live together in a home. Twin brothers are torn apart by a rivalry over Jackie Chan & Bruce Lee Film Package Pietro teaches remedial students with trou- Cool Daddy a beautiful woman. Anthology of martial arts films showcasing the bled homes and ties to organized crime. Family comedy about a widower with three My Husband’s Lover (La Mujer de mi two masters from the years 1973 – 1983. Teaching the Future: The True Life of teenage daughters and a world of relationship Esposo) Legends in Concert Maria Montessori problems. Telenovela set in Korea about a woman who Features performances by Elvis Presley, Frank The true-life story of the Nobel Prize-winner Countdown conducts an affair with her best friend’s hus- Sinatra, Johnny Cash and many more. who revolutionized early education. Each episode takes place in real time and fol- band. What If Santa Claus…Again? lows different people during the most sus- Aqualarre

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20th Century Fox TV Distribution Cookie Jar Entertainment GranCine Fox Studios Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1713 Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1716 10201 W. Pico Blvd., Beverly Hills Tel: (310) 369-8870 Cube International HBO Phill Catherall Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1757 Adness Entertainment Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 1214 Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 914 Invision Entertainment DIC Entertainment Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 1005 Alebrije Entertainment Dan Waite, Daniel Uribe Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1711 Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1760 Laguna Productions Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 1021 Alfred Haber Distribution Discovery Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 1208 Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 1418 Lain International Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 908 Alomi Productions Disney-ABC International Television Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1705 The Walt Disney Studios Latele Novela Network 500 South Buena Vista Street Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 927 America Video Films Burbank Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 1216 Tel: (818) 460-7960 (The) Latin Flower Company Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1917 Silvana D’Angelo, Carolina Garcia American Cinema International Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 960 Chevonne O’Shaughnessy Distraction Formats Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1707 Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 1022 Ledafilms Pedro F. Leda, Sebastian Leda, Moira BBC Worldwide Dori Media McNamara, Fernando Paduczak Century Plaza Hotel, Suite 660 Nadav Palti, Michal Nashiv, Celina Amadeo, Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 716 Jose Escalante, Juan Fernandez, Elena Bender Media Services Antonini, Andres Santos, Tali Fink Liberman Broadcasting Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 860 Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1160 Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1721

Beta Films Endemol Lightworks Program Distribution/SCG Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1923 Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1706 Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 921

Beverly Hills Entertainment Entertainment Studios Lionsgate Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1901 Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1708 Craig Cegielski, Amanda Cordner, Tim Stuart, Hana Zidek, Teri Fleming, Tori Crotts Caracol Television Film Independent 2700 Colorado Avenue, Ste 200 Angelica Guerra, Lisette Osorio, Pedro Davila, Intercontinental Hotel, Mezzanine 207 Santa Monica Monica Ramon Tel: (310) 255-3700 Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1909 Fireworks International Greg Phillips, Saralo MacGregor, Melissa LucasFilms Carsey-Werner International Wohl, Diana Zakis Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 1018 Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1260 1337 Third Street Promenade, Ste 302 Santa Monica Mediaset Distribution CBS Paramount Int’l TV Tel: (310) 576-1059 c/o Comarex Paramount Studios Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1924 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood Frecuencia Latina International Limited Tel: (323) 956-5000 Miki Ivcher, Patricia Jasin Mel Giniger & Associates Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1402 Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 902 Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 1214

CCI Entertainment (The) Fremantle Corporation MGM International TV Fred Vargas Irv Holender 10250 Constellation Blvd. Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 918 Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 1421 Los Angeles Tel: (310) 449-3376 Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1002 CDC FremantleMedia Enterprises Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1910 Sheila Aguirre Mondo TV Spain Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1722 Maria Bonaria Fois, Migdalia Inocencio, ChinaTV Jacqueline Lopez Silvero Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 727 Globo TV International Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1723 Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1860 Comarex/TV Azteca Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1924 Granada International Flavio Medeiros Comcast/E! Networks Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1102 Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1921 (Continued on Page 26)

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Adness Ent. Ste 914 Nelvana Ste 721 Alebrije Ent. Ste 1711 HBO Ste 1757 Alomi Productions Ste 1705 The Latin Flower Co. Ste 960 Alfred Haber Distr. Ste 1208 Polar Star Ste 916 ACI Ste 1707 Liberman Broad. Ste 1721 America Video Films Ste 1216 Rai Trade Ste 1424 BBC Worldwide Ste 660 MGM TV Ste 1002 CCI Entertainment Ste 918 Rive Gauche/Dinter Ste 1725 Bender Media Ste 860 MondoTV Spain Ste 1723 Beta Films Ste 1923 MTV Networks Ste 1202 ChinaTV Ste 727 Sony Pictures TV Int’l Ste 1416 Beverly Hills Ent. Ste 1901 NBC Universal Int’l TV Ste 1460 Cube International Ste 1214 Spiral International Ste 718 Caracol Television Ste 1909 Power Ste 1928 Carsey-Werner Ste 1260 Premium Media/Artear Ste 1660 Discovery Ste 1418 Tandem Studios Ste 1214 CBS Paramount Int’l TV Ste 1402 RCN Ste 1906 Distraction Ste 1022 Toei Animation Ste 1427 CDC Ste 1910 RCTV International Ste 1905 Film Independent Mezz 207 World Wide Ent. Ste 1014 Comarex/TV Azteca Ste 1924 Record TV Network Ste 1502 Comcast/E! Networks Ste 1921 Rose Entertainment Ste 1560 (The) Fremantle Corp Ste 1421 World Wrestling Ent. Ste 1221 Cookie Jar Ent. Ste 1713 Salsa Entertainment Ste 1717 Invision Ent. Ste 1005 DIC Entertainment Ste 1760 South Winds Ste 1414 Laguna Productions Ste 1021 Disney Latin America Ste 1917 Telefe International Ste 1802 Dori Media Ste 1160 Telefilms Ste 1902 Lain Ste 908 Endemol Ste 1706 Telemundo Intl Ste 1918 Latele Novela Net Ste 927 Entertainment Studios Ste 1708 Televisa Ste 1915 Frecuencia Latina Ste 902 Televix Ste 1907 Ledafilms Ste 716 FremantleMedia Ste 1722 TV Film Int’l Ste 802 Lightworks/SCG Ste 921 Globo TV Int’l Ste 1860 Venevision Intl Ste 1701 LucasFilms Ste 1018 Granada Int’l Ste 1102 VIP 2000 Ste 1728 GranCine Ste 1716 Vision Films/ KO Films Ste 1730 Mel Giniger & Assoc. Ste 1214

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MTV Networks Culver City TV Film International Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1202 Tel: (310) 244-3977 Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 802 Intercontinental Hotel, Suite 1416 WHO’S NBC Universal Int’l Television Venevision International Universal Studios South Winds Luis Villanueva, Cesar Diaz, Jose 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1414 Antonio Espinal, Cristobal Ponte, Tel: (818) 777-4534 Miguel Somoza, Daniel Rodriguez Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1460 Spiral International Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1702 Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 718 SCREENING Nelvana Enterprises VIP 2000 Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 721 Tandem Motion Picture Studios Century Plaza Hotel, Suite 1728 Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 1214 Polar Star Vision Films/KO Films Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 916 Telefe International Brittany Mullikin, Lise Romanoff Alejandro Parra, Michelle Wasserman, Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1730 Latin Screenings, Power Diana Coifman, Jesica Stescobich, Parties & Events Pepe Echegaray, Ericka Arango-Rojas Gonzalo Cilley, Guillermo Henrich, Warner Bros. International TV Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1928 Meca Salado Pizarro 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank May 14 Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1802 Tel: (818) 954-600 • Premium Media/Artear Premium Media/Artear Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1915 (7:30 pm) • Venevision International Blanca Ponce, Luciana Egurrola, Telefilms S.A. (6:00 pm-8:00 pm) Natalia Affranchino Tomás Darcyl, Ricardo Costianovsky, World Wide Entertainment May 15 Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1660 Alfredo Andreotti, Humberto Delmás, Intercontinental Hotel, Suite 1014 • Dreamworks-Ledafilms Latin Alejandro Carballo America Screenings RAI Trade Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1902 World Wrestling Entertainment • CEO Meetings Wine Tasting Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 1424 Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 1221 (6:00 pm-8:00 pm) Intercontinental Telemundo International • Dori Media Cocktail Party RCN Marcos Santana, Xavier Aristimuño, (8:00 pm) May 16-17 Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1906 Carlos Bardasano, Karen Barroeta, • Café Ole (8:00 am-4:00 pm) Mariano Calasso, Luis Daniel Capriles, Intercontinental RCTV International Esperanza Garay, Adriana Ibañez, May 16 Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1905 Joysette Rivera, Eddy Vivas • Twentieth Century Fox Latin Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1918 VideoAge Information Desk America Screenings Record TV Network Intercontinental Hotel Lobby • VideoAge Breakfast Meeting Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1502 Televisa Internacional Tel: (310) 444-3189 (9:15 am) Intercontinental Fernando Perez Gavilan, Carlos Castro, [email protected] • Telenoveleros Party (7:00 pm-10:00 pm) Rive Gauche/Dinter Claudia Sahab, Mario Castro, Jose Luis May 17 Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 1725 Romero, Oscar Belaich, Cecilia • CBS-Paramount Latin Galeana Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel America Screenings Rose Entertainment Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1915 2025 Ave of the Stars • Telefé Party (8:00 pm) Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1560 Los Angeles • Tel: (310) 228-1234 May 18 Televix • NBC Universal Latin America Screenings Salsa Entertainment Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1907 May 19 Century Plaza Hotel, Ste 1717 Intercontinental Hotel • Warner Bros. Latin America Screenings 2151 Ave of the Stars May 21 Toei Animation Los Angeles • Tel: (310) 284-6500 • Disney-ABC Latin America Screenings Sony Pictures TV Int’l Intercontinental Hotel, Ste 1427 Sony Pictures Studios 10202 West Washington Blvd.

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By International NBC UNIVERSAL INT’L Michael Prupas, Genevieve Production Team: Joss Whedon TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION Hofmeyr Format: One-hour drama Distribution Company Date My Ex (Bravo) Format: One-hour drama From the mind of Joss Whedon Production Team: Douglas Ross, New twist on Daniel Defoe’s classic comes this action series about a Please note that this list includes Gregory Stewart, Kathleen French tale. female Jason Bourne who is only ABC, CBS, NBC, the CW and Format: One-hour reality stripped of her memories after cable network pilots. In the May 19 Follows a Real Housewives of SHAFTESBURY FILMS completing missions. issue of VideoAge the list will be Orange County alum as she looks The Listener (NBC) updated to reflect the announce- for love in Los Angeles. Production Team: Christina The Ex List (CBS) ments made at the Fox upfronts. Jennings, Scott Garvie, Michael Production Team: Diane Kath & Kim (NBC) Amo, Russ Cochrane, Glen Davis, Ruggiero, Jonathan Levin CBS PARAMOUNT Production Team: Michelle Nader, Bill Laurin Format: One-hour drama INTERNATIONAL TV Paul Feig, Wil Calhoun, Mark Format: One-hour drama Focuses on a woman who is sur- 90210 (CW) Koops, Howard Owens, Gina A suspenseful series that follows a prised to learn from a psychic that Production Team: Gabe Sachs, Jeff Riley, Jane Turner, Rick McKenna paramedic who can read people’s she’s already dated her future Judah, Mark Piznarski Format: Half-hour comedy minds. husband. Format: One-hour drama About a 40-something divorced Contemporary spinoff of the mom and her self-absorbed WARNER BROS. The Goode Family (ABC) (midsea- Aaron Spelling classic. daughter. INTERNATIONAL TV son) Eleventh Hour (CBS) Production Team: Mike Judge, Harper’s Island (CBS) (midseason) Kings (NBC) Production Team: Jerry David Krinsky, John Altschuler, Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Production Team: Jon Turteltaub Production Team: Michael Green, Michael Rotenberg, Tom Lassaly. Danny Cannon, Cyris Voris, Ethan Format: One-hour drama Francis Lawrence, Erwin Stoff Animated comedy from creator Reiff, Mick Davis, Paul Buccieri Murder mystery that unfolds as Format: One-hour drama Mike Judge about a family Format: One-hour drama friends attend a destination wed- David and Goliath set in a meta obsessed with doing the “right” Focuses on a government agent ding on a secluded island. modern world. thing whether it’s environmental- who investigates scientific crises ly, politically or socially. Stylista (CW) Knight Rider (NBC) and oddities. Production Team: Tyra Banks, Ken Production Team: David Bartis, Man vs. Cartoon (truTV) Leverage (TNT) Mok, Eli Holzman, Desiree Gruber, Doug Liman, Gary Scott Production Team: Dean Devlin Thompson Production Team: Craig Piligian Jane Cha Format: One-hour drama Format: One-hour drama Format: One-hour reality Format: One-hour reality Timothy Hutton stars as a former A modern take on the original Real humans attempt stunts like Aspiring fashion assistants vie for insurance investigator who turns series with a brand-new KITT and those done by Looney Tunes char- an editorial job with Elle maga- against corporate America. zine. cast. acters. Life on Mars (ABC) My Own Worst Enemy (NBC) The Mentalist (CBS) Worst Week (CBS) Production Team: Josh Production Team: Matt Tarses, Production Team: Jason Smilovic, Production Team: David Nutter, Applebaum, Andre Nemec, Scott Jimmy Mulville David Semel Bruno Heller Rosenberg, Jane Featherstone, Format: Half-hour comedy Format: One-hour drama Format: One-hour drama Stephen Garrett, David E. Kelley About a man who’ll do anything An executive lives a double life as About a former celebrity psychic- Format: One-hour drama to please his girlfriend’s parents. a government agent. turned-detective, who uses his skills of observation to “read” Adaptation of a BBC series about a cop who wakes up 30 years in DISNEY-ABC INT’L TV The Office Spinoff (NBC) people and solve crimes. the past. Project Gary (CBS) Production Team: Greg Daniels Production Team: Ed Yeager, Ric Format: Half-hour comedy Surviving the Filthy Rich (CW) Momma’s Boys (NBC) Swartzlander Spinoff of the hugely successful Production Team: Rina Mimoun, Production Team: Ryan Seacrest, Format: Half-hour comedy sitcom. Leslie Morgenstein, Bob Levy Dad tries to navigate new waters Format: One-hour drama Andrew Glassman with his kids, his ex and his new- The Philanthropist (NBC) Tells the tale of a recently fired Format: One-hour reality found romantic life. Production Team: Charlie Corwin tabloid journalist who is offered a Moms select brides for their com- Format: One-hour drama position as a tutor for twin 16- placent sons. FREMANTLEMEDIA About a billionaire who uses his year-old billionaire sisters. ENTERPRISES resources to help those in need. Opportunity Knocks (ABC) America’s Toughest Jobs (NBC) Truth in Advertising (TNT) Production Team: Ashton Production Team: Thom Beers, Gail The Rachel Zoe Project (Bravo) Production Team: Greer Shephard, Kutcher, Jason Goldberg, Karey Berman, Lloyd Braun Production Team: Charlie Corwin, Michael M. Robin, John Coveny, Burke, J.D. Roth, Todd A. Nelson Format: One-hour reality Jamie Patricof, Rachel Zoe Hunt Baldwin Format: One-hour reality Twelve people leave their safe jobs Format: One-hour reality Format: One-hour drama A game show that shows up on for demanding ones. Celebrity stylist Zoe gives viewers About two talented ad men whose America’s doorstep. a fly-on-the-wall look at how she jobs and friendship are increasing- Merlin (NBC) juggles it all. ly on the line. Raising the Bar (TNT) Production Team: Julian Murphy, Production Team: Steven Bochco INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR Johnny Capps, Jake Michie, Julian The Real Housewives of New Format: One-hour drama TBA Jones Jersey (Bravo) A public defender tries to help Format: One-hour drama Production Team: Sirens Media the down and out. Chopping Block (NBC) Fantasy series set in Camelot. Format: One-hour reality Showcases the McMansions and Production Team: David Barbour, Untitled Ashton Kutcher/ Julian Cress Shark Taggers (NBC) lavish lifestyles of some of New Tyra Banks Project (ABC) Format: One-hour reality Production Team: Thom Beers, Gail Jersey’s wealthiest wives. Production Team: Ashton Couples are tested in various Berman, Lloyd Braun Kutcher, Tyra Banks restaurant challenges. Format: One-hour reality POWER Format: One-hour reality Marine biologists track down and Crusoe (NBC) A beauty pageant unlike all oth- Dollhouse (FOX) investigate ocean predators. Production Team: Justin Bodle, ers.

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123 1. Kicking off the Latin L.A. Screenings was the first ever Hispanic TV Conference, held in Miami, Florida. Pictured are: conference organizer Amanda Ospina, Disney-ABC Latin America’s Leonardo Aranguibel, Telemundo’s Perla Farias, TV Venezolano’s Luis Zelkowicz and Argentinean scriptwriter Marcela Citterio. 2. Lionsgate’s Craig Cegielski and Amanda Cordner. 3. The Latin Flower’s Silvana D’Angelo. 4. The Intercontinental team, including GM Raymond Vermolen and CEO Meetings & Conferences’ Neal Lloyd, welcomes L.A. Screenings participants. 5. Century Plaza’s Heather Humphries and Carly Weinstein in front of the X Bar, a hotspot for L.A. Screenings attendees. 6. Carsey-Werner’s Herb Lazarus. 7. Prez of Entertainment Dawn Ostroff at the CW upfront presentation in New York City. 8. RAI Trade’s Sabrina Eleuteri is exhibiting at the Intercontinental.

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Sue Akens, EVP, Business Affairs Joe Lucas, EVP, Sales and Marketing Barry Chamberlain, SVP, Sales Tom Toumazis, EVP & Managing Director, EMEA & Canada Paul Gilbert, SVP, International Formats Paul Candland, EVP & Managing Director, Japan Isis Moussa, SVP, Marketing Rob Gilby, SVP & Managing Director, Asia-Pacific Stephen Tague, SVP, European Sales Fernando Barbosa, SVP, Sales, Latin America Cece Braun, VP, Finance Catherine Powell, SVP, Program Distribution, EMEA (North) Chrissy De Pauw, VP, Sales Administration Rob Haiat, VP, Business Operations Francesca Tauriello, SVP, Program Distribution EMEA (South) Scott Michels, VP, Sales Operation and Administration Maria Kyriacou, SVP, New Media Distribution, EMEA Catherine Molinier, Managing Director Orest Olijnyk, SVP, Sales, Canada Stephanie Pacheco, Managing Director, Latin America A rmando Nuñez, Jr. Greg Johnson, VP, Sales, Asia-Pacific Ben Pyne Michelle Payne, VP, European Sales P resident Harry Tanaka, VP, Sales, Japan Giovanni Pedde, VP, European Operations P resident Guy Petty, VP, Business Development Henri Ringel, VP, Sales, Latin America Global Distribution Bruce Swanson, VP and General Manager Carsten Fink, VP, Sales & Distribution, Germany Jennifer Weingroff, VP, Communications Alexandre Moussard, VP, Sales, French-Speaking Europe Stephen White, VP, Managing Director, Asia Pacific David Nogueira, VP, TV Sales & Distribution, Spain Sarah Clarke, Sr. Director of Sales, Canada Paramount Theater Tatjana Vucanvoic, VP, Sales, Central & Eastern Europe & The Walt Disney Mie Horasawa, Director of Sales, Northeast Asia Studios Roxanne Lettman, Director, International Sales and Production Paramount Studios Africa Eric Mueller, Executive Director of Sales, Latin America 5555 Melrose Avenue 500 S. Buena Vista Amelia Plant, Sales Manager Hollywood Street Nicole Sinclair, Director of Sales, Asia Pacific Tim Wright, Director of Sales Tel: (323) 956-5000 Burbank Tel: (818) 460-7960

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Haydn Arndt, SVP, Sales Liaison, Australia and New Zealand Liz Avery, Director, Sales Liaison, U.K. and Eire John McMahon, President and Managing Director, Europe Rob Bell, VP, Digital Platforms John Migicovsky, President, Columbia TriStar Media Group of Canada Justin Che, SVP, Sales, International New Media Ken Munekata, President, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Japan Rajiv Dhawn, VP, Sales Liaison, Asia Stuart Baxter, EVP, European Distribution Vimish Gandesha, VP, Sales Liaison, Scandinavia, Benelux, Israel, S. Africa Jack Ford, EVP and Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand Marwan Helayel, Director, Sales Liaison, Middle East Keith Le Goy, EVP, Distribution Kerry Hutson, Director, Sales, International New Media Todd Miller, EVP and Managing Director, Asia Sonya Joo, VP, Branded On Demand Development TC Schultz, EVP and Managing Director, Latin America Don McGregor, SVP, Sales Liaison, UK, Northern Europe, CEE, CIX, John Fukunaga, SVP, Distribution Baltics, S. Africa, & Middle East Danny Goldman, SVP, Sales Maxim Mikailov, Director, Liaison, CIS, Baltic States & Turkey Belinda Menendez Michael Grindon Angel Orengo, SVP, Distribution, Latin America & Caribbean Beth Minehart, EVP, Sales, International New Media P resident Ross Pollack, SVP, Distribution, Asia P resident Tamara Misert, Director, Sales Liaison, Spain & Portugal Mike Wald, SVP, Pay TV and New Media Distribution Atsushi Miyasaka, VP, Sales Liaison Noémie Weisse, SVP, Sales, France Allan Navarrete, VP, Sales Liaison, Latin America Marco Cingoli, VP, Sales and Production, Italy Sven Noth, Director, Sales Liaison, Germany Kerstin Gühne, VP, Distribution, Germany Sony Pictures Maria Rodriguez, Director, Sales Liaison, Australia Universal Studios Lot Masaki Ushiroku, VP, TV Licensing, Japan Maria Sanchez, SVP, Liaison, Spain, Portugal & Latin America Studios 100 Universal City Kylie Munnich, Director, Sales, Australia & New Zealand Anne-Lorraine Villeroy, Director, Sales Liaison, France, Italy & N. Africa 10202 West Plaza Maria Valenzuela, Director, Sales, Spain Washington Blvd. Universal City Culver City Tel: (818) 777-4534 Tel: (310) 244-3977

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Jose Abad, SVP & Managing Director, Southern Europe Marion Edwards, President, International Television Robert Blair, SVP, Northern Europe Jamie McCabe, EVP, PPV VOD EST Jim Brehm, SVP, Sales, Canada, Latin America and Asia Richard Samuels, SVP Sales, Asia Tony Cornish, Sales Director Brendan Zauner, VP Sales, Asia Tomas Davison, Director of Sales Elie Wahba, SVP Sales, Latin America Malcolm Dudley-Smith, EVP, Branded Services — Business Management Jose Luis Gascue, VP Sales, Florida John Garcia, VP & General Manager – Latin America Ricardo Rubini, VP Sales, Latin America Enrique Juarez, Director, Sales – Latin America Michael Murphy, SVP Sales, Canada Mark Kaner Ted Lai, VP, International Television J e ff rey R. Schlesinger David Heath, VP Sales, Canada P resident Caroline Lang, VP & Managing Director, France P resident Jean Vezina, Director Sales, French Canada Chris Law, SVP & Managing Director, UK Television & Gerard Grant, SVP Sales, France Digital Distribution Martine Bazin, VP Sales, France Juan Mayne, Director of Sales Denis Cantin, Director, Format Sales, Europe Joanna Murchie, Sales Director, Central and Eastern Europe Steven J. Ross Steve Cornish, SVP Sales, U.K. Fox Studios Mitsuru Oda, VP & General Manager Theater Yoni Cohen, VP Sales, U.K. 10201 W. Pico Blvd. Roni Patel, Director, Benelux/Middle East Warner Bros. Studios Rosario Ponzio, Managing Director, Italy Steve Turney, Director Sales, U.K. Bldg. 310 4000 Warner Blvd. Greg Robertson, SVP & Managing Director Beverly Hills Burbank Sylvie Lebosse, European Operations Sylvia Rothblum, Managing Director, German-Speaking Territories Tel: (310) 369-8870 Roderick Molinare, European Operations Mickie Steinmann, VP & General Manager, Canada Tel: (818) 954-6000 Nicky Wood, VP, Scandinavia & Eastern Europe

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ARGENTINA Brosseau, Di-Ann Laurier, Jacques Mathieu, Berangere Terouanne Mega: Nassos Katakouzinos, Dennis Artear: Walter Sequeira, Bernardette Del Josee Mignault, Elaine Mourez, Pierre Roy MCM: Olivier Richard, Cecile Mercier Kinigos Mas TLN: Aldo DiFelice NBC Uni: Laurent Dumeau, Pauline Skai: Dimitris Koliodimos, Elpida Kallinteri Playboy: Ariel Taboada TVA: Maxine Bissonette, Claude Foisy, Dauvin, Francois Roux Star: Gina Dimitriadi, Eleni Paschalidou Telefe: Claudio Villaruel, Bernarda Sylvie Gaudreault, Sophie Henault, Claire NRJ12: Gerald Brice Viret, Olivier GUATEMALA Llorente, Julian Rodriguez Montero Syril Monteleone, Sylvie Tremblay Fernandez, Julien Figue Latitud TV: Alejandro Botran, Pamela AUSTRALIA Vision: Beverley Shenken Telecom: Mark Cutten, Bernard Tani Urrutia Foxtel: Stephen Baldwin, Jamie Campbell, CHILE TF1: Mara Sorbera, Andre Beraud, HONDURAS Deb Darby, Duane Hatherly, Brian Walsh, Chilevision: Jaime de Aguirre, Pablo Elisabeth Durand, Remi Jacquelin, Canal 11: 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Gidmundsson, Skarphedinn Cooper Zaida Jimenez, Mario Gonzalez, Luis Castro Zander Gudmundsson RTBF: Valerie Lardinois, Emmanuel Tourpe CROATIA DMax: Michael Grubinger, Katja Hofem- RUV: Erna Kettler, Gudmundur Ingi RTL-TVI: Stephane Rosenblatt, Erwin Nova: Nina Mikola, Drazan Mavric, Zranka Best Kristjansson Lapraille, Patrick Vandenbosch, Maria Pia Jankoev Grundy-UFA: Rainer Wemcken INDIA Defourny RTL: Christoph Mainusch, Eckard Stressig ITTC: Katie Caprio, Klaus Hallig, Cornelia Entv: Ajay Trigunayat SBS: Esther van den Brink CYPRUS Liebig-Marciniak Inx: Richard Platt, Indrani Mukerajea Skynet: Ingrid De Coninck, Didier Lupfer, Lumiere: George Xinaris Kabel1: Guido Bolten, Karin Bombe Zee: Deblina Chakravarti Ramzi Malouki CZECH REPUBLIC Kinowelt: Achim Apell INDONESIA Telenet: Piero Cavaliere, Paty Colemont, Czech TV: Alena Blahosova-Polednakova, MTV: Catherine Muehlemann, Stephan Indosiar: Triandy Suyatman Anouk Mertens Michael Malek Schwarzer, Elmar Giglinger (Comedy), LPP: Yon Anwar, Antar Merau Sianturi VMMA: Luc Janssens, Nico Nulens Prima: Hannes Nothegger Karin Schrader (Comedy) RCTI: Nana Putra VRT: Hilde Debackere, Jean-Luc Sterckx DENMARK NBC Uni: Roger Schneider SCTV: Soemijato Muin, Vita Intan BOLIVIA DR: Steen Salomonsen, Kaare Schmidt Plus TV: Dominik Kaiser, Torsten Prenter IRELAND ATB: Daniel Cruz, Jose Luis Penaranda, SBS: Tina Moreton Polyphon: Hubertus Meyer-Burckhardt Channel 6: Michael Murphy Carlos Villazon TV2: Anette Romer, Feline Munck Premiere: Hans Seger, Rainer Ingber, RTE: Dermot Horan, Brian Walsh, Andrew ECOR: Ernesto Monasterio, Carlos Novaro, TV3: Peter Slot Martin Calsow, Sebastian Lau Fitzpatrick Alberto Wichtendal DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ProSieben: Andreas Bartl, Thilo Proff, TG4: Deirbhile Ni Churraighin, Lis Ni Red Uno: Jessica Kuljis, Julio Romero Colmed: Nicolas Rodriguez, Jordan Juergen Hoerner Dhalaigh BRAZIL Rodriguez, Michael Rodriguez ProSiebenSat1: Guillaume De Posch, Jan TV3: Ben Frow, Catherine Mackin, David 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Prete, Imma Petrosino, Maurizio Colombo, Aldo Televicentro: Octavio Sacasa, Marta Sacasa, SLOVAKIA New Channel: Olexander Bohutskyy, Victoria Romersa, Marco Costa, Piercarlo Guglielmi, Paolo Alejandro Sacasa Joj: Zuzana Aichova, Eva Dzurovcinova, Erika Levchenko, Iryna Lysenko, Olga Zadorozhna Paggetta, Carlo Panzeri NORWAY Tothova TET TV: Iryna Chernyak, Maria Pinchuk, Grygory Sky: Luisa Borella, Stefano Orsucci, Kathryn Fink NRK: Fredrik Luihn, Trine Fossan, Elisabeth Mjoes STV: Alica Cincarova Tychnya JAPAN TV2: Nils Ketil Andresen, John Ranelagh, Anette SLOVENIA U.K. AXN: Masato Ito, Satoko Minagawa, Hiroko With, Dennis de Alme Visscher, Pat Quinn, Pop TV: Tomaz Krzicnik, Gorazd Slak AXN: Tom Davidson, Ross Hair Ozawa Marianne Boge SOUTH AFRICA BBC: George McGhee, Sue Deeks, Jana Bennett, Broadmedia: Ai Morizane, Naoki Nakamura, TV3: Trygve Ronningen MNET: Jan Du Plessis, Pauline Cunningham, Jane Trantor, Danny Cohen, George Dixo, Angie Yoshihiro Seki, Shu Watanabe, Akiko Yoshikawa 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Dólares de los L.A. Africa: La última frontera de la TV. Screenings para L.A. DISCOP Africa está lista POR DAVID SHORT ahora. El primer país es Nigeria, y el ay un país que tiene mas del Segundo es Camerún. doble de la superficie de POR DOM SERAFINI Ambos son típicos países de Africa - un ucha atención ha sido dada al hecho de que Los Angeles California con un PBI de USD300 billones, posee una continente que prácticamente no ha sido perdía cerca de USD23 millones diarios durante la huelga de los de las mayores reservas de tocado por la televisión, incluso en el guionistas. Durante petróleo del mundo, con una Siglo XXI. Africa es la última frontera de esos penosos días, población de 135 millones de (Continuación a la pàgina 44) ciertas consideraciones personas que poseen mas de fueron realizadas sobre H 32 millones de teléfonos los L.A. Screenings. celulares, pero que tiene solo Evaluando los daños M¿Los Estudios lo llevarán a cabo o no? tres estaciones de TV- dos post-huelga Si los Estudios hubieran optado por estatales. ¿Adivinan dónde cancelar o incluso posponer los L.A. está? Screening, la consecuencia estratégica Aquí una pista. Es la i bien la amarga negociación del Sindicato de hubiera sido reforzar el rol de MIP- puerta lindera con otro país, guionistas ha pasado, las nuevas luchas en la TV (y realmente sus organizadores un poco más grande que industria de la TV están solo por comenzar. La estaban preparados para esa California, pero que tiene S huelga del Sindicato de Guionistas de América- eventualidad) y de cambiar el solo un canal de Televisión. SGA (The Writers Guild of America-WGA) contra la calendario de los mercados del año, No, no es Europa en los asociación de productores llegó a su fin el 12 de que tradicionalmente comienza con años 60, pero sí es Africa Febrero cuando el Sindicato aceptó oficialmente el

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l guionista William Goldman remarcó famosamente que en Hollywood “nadie sabe nada”. E Mientras que la mayoría interpretó que quiso decir “que la mayoría de los ejecutivos de los Estudios son (expletivo),” Goldman estaba en realidad describiendo la dificultad en predecir un éxito. Hoy, esa frase fácilmente podría ser aplicable a la venta de video por descarga de Internet, conocida como EST (Electronic-Sell-Through). Por el momento, Estudios y cadenas de TV usan EST como una plataforma de Medios complementaria. Entre las grandes cadenas de TV americanas, ABC fue la primera en área. Desde octubre 2005, ABC ha vendido cerca de 35 millones de episodios de TV vía iTunes. Karen Hobson, vp de la Corporate Communications en Disney ABC Television Group, describió la estrategia de ABC como la combinación de distintas plataformas de entrega. “El consumidor que paga (EST) vive en armonía junto con nuestro soporte de contenidos en ABC.com. No hay ningún tipo de publicidad en iTunes, y el precio

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billones chinos no se detienen con el petróleo. Está reconstruyendo la DISCOP infraestructura africana, mientras que la Hollywood apunta ayuda de Occidente está restringida a la Africa asistencia alimenticia y otros temas al EST humanitarios. China está reconstruyendo rutas en Etiopía y Mozambique y hospitales y escuelas en Liberia. Además, (Continuación de la pàgina 43) (Continuación de la pàgina 43) China está reconstruyendo la magnífica vía férrea de Benguela que iba desde el va desde USD1.99 por episodio hasta la TV. Incluso Sudáfrica, el único país USD34.99 para toda la temporada.” desarrollado del continente, ha tenido Atlántico sur hasta el Océano Indico. TV solo desde hace 30 años. Pero hay Africa se está convirtiendo En enero, ofreciendo iTunes Movie una compañía que piensa que habrá un rápidamente en el campo de juego Rentals, Apple aumentó su oferta de video. El servicio incluye más de 1000 gran cambio. La gente detrás de industrial de China, con total interés en títulos, con costos desde USD2.99 para DISCOP, el mercado de TV para el ellos mismos. Este interés en ellos centro y el Este de Europa, que lanzará los títulos de catálogo y USD3.99 para los mismos incluye el relanzamiento de la DISCOP Africa el año entrante. estrenos. NBC podría haber retirado sus industria televisiva africana. DISCOP Patrick Jucaud shows de TV de iTunes el año pasado, DISCOP Africa será lanzado Africa trabaja conjuntamente con la oficialmente en MIP, expresó Patrick pero su compañía hermana, Universal Diciembre del 95, Eslovaquia-Diciembre televisión estatal China y otros entes, Jucaud. “Será un evento con base en un Pictures, continúa siendo socia de Apple. hotel en Dakar, Senegal, desde el 25 al 27 del 96, Ucrania-Septiembre del 97 y dijo Jucaud. “Tenemos clientes chinos y Michael Bonner, svp de NBC Universal de febrero del año próximo. Esperamos Polonia en Octubre del 97. CME se clientes rusos. Tenemos un socio chino Digital Distribution, “los próximos años que concurran más de 250 estaciones de convirtió en una máquina de hacer trabajando actualmente para nosotros en serán los de la convergencia de la TV con televisión africanas de casi todos los dinero. Su estación Checa, Nova TV Beijing.” la PC. NBC está buscando socios que recuperó el costo de su lanzamiento de sean flexibles al momento de desarrollar países de Africa. Incluso estaciones de No hay premios para aquel que Zimbabwe han demostrado interés. USD10 millones al primer año. modelos novedosos de paquetes y precios. adivine que país puede ser el abastecedor Nunca han participado de MIP o de ¿Cuál será la chispa que encienda a la Hemos lanzado en Amazon hace ocho NATPE (asociados a DISCOP). Solo dos TV africana? Jucaud puede que esté en lo de televisores baratos para los nuevos meses un modelo con siete marcas países, Libia y Túnez, son reacios a correcto cuando dice que el crecimiento espectadores africanos sentados en sus diferentes y 90 series de televisión. participar de DISCOP Africa.” ya ha comenzado. “Hemos tenido un sofás. La TV necesita además de Queremos que nuestros contenidos ¿Un mercado de TV en Africa? La increíble interés por contenidos de TV y electricidad, que siempre es pobremente tengan la mayor llegada posible mientras mayoría de la gente en el mundo de distribuidores de formatos, también abastecida en Africa. Simplemente miren al mismo tiempo protegemos el centro de Occidental piensa que son afortunados los de agencias de publicidad africanas que en el mapa de Google Earth cómo se ve nuestro negocio. que subsisten día a día en África. ¿Tienen sostienen que sus clientes necesitan África de noche. Fuera de Sudáfrica, es mejor programación si van a invertir mas Desde 1999, el centro del negocio de la tiempo para relajarse y ver un episodio de realmente el continente negro. ¿Quién dinero.” Los datos del tamaño del compañía de distribución de video digital JAG antes de ir a dormir? ¿Está Jucaud proveerá y manejará las estaciones de CinemaNow, ubicada en California, ha loco? No. De hecho, según Jucaud, eso es marcado de la TV africana son duros, señaló Jucaud, pero sostuvo que “las electricidad? sido el EST. Curt Marvis, CEO de exactamente lo que dijo la gente cuando CinemaNow aprendió por el camino estaciones de TV africanas están deseosas Según Jucaud: “Ya hay unos 20 fueron anunciados los planes originales duro lo que debe recorrer la industria para para DISCOP. Luego de 50 años de de hacer dinero, ya sea ahora o en el millones de chinos en 13 países futuro. Es un mercado que no ha sido que el mercado crezca. “Dos cosas deben comunismo y dominación Soviética, poca africanos.” Pero por más alentador que suceder,” comentó Marvis. “Presencia de gente sabía algo acerca de estos renovados explotado.” Nuevas estaciones están parezca el panorama para la TV en contenidos y precio amigable para el y abiertos países. ¿Desearían los obreros siendo lanzadas por todos lados”, apuntó Jucaud. Africa, inevitablemente habrá problemas. consumidor. Ese es el Santo Grial y checoslovacos de las fábricas de tranvías, No todo fue color de rosa en Europa los peones húngaros, los mineros ¿Pero porqué? tendrá lugar dentro de dos a cuatro años.” central en los años 90. CME y otras rumanos, los tractoristas ucranianos o los Bien, todo aquel que sabe hoy algo de Pero ese tiempo no fue lo esclavos de las fábricas de zapatos búlgaros compañías tuvieron dificultades con sus suficientemente rápido para el servicio de Africa, debe susurrar solo una palabra: asociados locales llevándolos con gusto al realmente ver un episodio de L.A. Law, China. video-on-demand por Web de Murphy Brown, Seinfeld o Jerry Springer? Y mercado libre y ayudando a millones. MovieLink, que reclutó USD100 El nivel de inversión de China en si así lo desearan, ¿cómo los pagarían? Vladimir Zeleny, el licenciatario de Nova millones de Warner Brothers, MGM, Africa ha realmente cambiado el “Ellos decían que lo pagarían con Vodka y TV, estuvo preso en una cárcel checa y Paramount, Universal y Sony, pero fue continente. Y esto ha sido así por años mujeres, que no había dinero.” Sostuvo otros como él en la región cayeron vendida el año pasado a Blockbuster por Jucaud. Bien, como sabe la industria de sin que Occidente fuera consciente de ello, que recientemente ha descubierto profundamente. menos de USD20 millones. TV ahora, esto no fue cierto. En los años Recientemente Blockbusters apuntó los intereses de China en Sudán y solo Africa es famosa por sus sobornos y su 90, las estaciones de TV comerciales USD2 millones a la Paramount durante el surgieron a lo largo y lo ancho de toda la cuando esto fue noticia en febrero. En los corrupción. Jucaud ya lo ha probado. Su meses siguientes, Steven Spielberg se período de la Navidad, para disponer de Europa central, todas ávidas de primera elección fue lógicamente la una ventana de 10 días en la que podía contenidos. alejó de su rol como asesor artístico de las capital de Nigeria, Lagos. El Este de olimpíadas de Beijing, persuadido por ofrecer Jackass 2.5. Según Alex Carloss, África verá el más anticipado y rápido Ahora, dijo Jucaud, 15 años después Mia Farrow y otras celebridades que EVP de Digital Media en Paramount del primer DISCOP, ese mercado está apoyan la Coalición para salvar a Darfur crecimiento del negocio de la TV en el Pictures Digital Entertainment, “Esta fue valuado en “varios cientos de millones de (Save Darfur Coalition) continente. Tiene la población más una jugada ganadora para ambas dólares habiendo comenzado de la compañías. Excedimos nuestras Para ese entonces, China ya llevaba grande, la mayor economía fuera de nada.” El estímulo para ese crecimiento, Sudáfrica y es políticamente, proyecciones de descargas. Jackass 2.5 por supuesto, fue el acelerado invertidos unos USD200 millones en la región de Darfur para llevar mas de relativamente estable. ocupó el primer lugar en el ranking de lanzamiento de estaciones comerciales descargas de iTunes durante varias en la región con la caída del comunismo. 400.000 barriles diarios de petróleo, por Pero, dijo Jucaud, demasiadas medio de un oleoducto de 1000 millas, semanas. Hemos descubierto que el EST El principal pionero fue CME (Central personas en Lagos deseaban demasiados es otra manera de llegar al público joven. European Media Enterprises), fundado desde el sur de Sudán hasta el Mar Rojo, sobornos. Luego de especular con Cape sin haber presionado en absoluto al Fue excelente con los films de catálogo por el multimillonario de la cosmética, Town en Sudáfrica como alternativa, como Zoolander, School of Rock, Mean Ronald Lauder. Recuerdo perfectamente gobierno sudanés para detener la miseria humana de Darfur. decidió que el show debe quedar en el Girls and Jackass.” el vertiginoso ritmo de los lanzamientos Este de África. Por lo tanto, será Senegal. de CME. Todavía conservo la remera El petróleo es la llave. Un tercio del Mientras los Estudios y las cadenas de Allí hablan francés y Dakar está al borde desteñida con la leyenda ‘CME Central petróleo que llega a China viene de TV siguen experimentando con el EST, European Tour’ escrita en la espalda. La Africa. Fuera de Sudán, China ha del océano. En ese extraño lugar llamado otros continúan ganando subscripciones y lista cuenta la jadeante historia: invertido USD1.4 billones en zonas África, esos dos elementos al menos, modelos de negocios para publicidad. 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realidad es todo una cuestión de usuario,” Hulu puede ser visto por interoperabilidad… proveyendo la medio de socios tales como MSN, Hollywood apunta simple utilización de un producto MySpace, AOL, Yahoo, Comcast invisible de DRM (Digital Rights Fancast, así también el servicio de uso al EST Management).” individual como los blogs. “La televisión Hulu y Joost adoptaron tradicional ha demostrado que la gente conjuntamente una manera de está interesada en ver los anuncios promocionarse. “No podemos realmente (Continuación de la pàgina 44) publicitarios en un contenido Premium. competir con el sistema abierto,” dice Tenemos nuestro propio equipo de Christina Lee, Directora de Corporate sistema por suscripción seguirá siendo el ventas de publicidad que trabaja con Communications del servicio VOD de mecanismo dominante para contenidos anunciantes y reciben las respuestas de Hulu. Lanzado en una versión beta de larga duración como las películas. privada el último octubre como un los consumidores. Esto es mas Sillicon Con el tiempo irá creciendo, pero en este proyecto conjunto entre Newscorp y Valley que Hollywood,” dijo Lee, momento EST es solo un punto de luz marcando que el CEO de Hulu, Jason en la pantalla del radar que influye sobre NBC, Hulu ofrece contenido Premium Kilar, provino de Amazon. Puede que sea los dueños de los contenidos.” Dos años de exitosos TV shows, como también atrás, Green supervisó el lanzamiento de films de Sony y MGM, que incluye la cierto que en el tema del EST, “nadie Vongo, un servicio por suscripción que inserción de comerciales. sepa nada.” Lo que es claro, es que el Curt Marvis de Cinema Now envía películas y contenido de videos a la “Estamos tratando de agregar todo el consumidor contribuirá en las PC y accesorios portátiles. “El mercado contenido Premium del mundo, discusiones de cuál será el nuevo modelo ha evolucionado rápidamente. En haciéndolo fácilmente disponible para el de negocios.

Internet. En el acuerdo final, al haber servido para “limpiar los ha creado más dificultades laborales que Sindicato le fue garantizado un pago fijo cimientos y robustecer el crecimiento.” exacerban todavía más aún el desarrollo Evaluando los de U$D1300 por contenido en Internet Zucker pasó a demarcar que con su de la nueva temporada. y un 2% de las ganancias brutas por daños grilla limpia (de programas) NBC Hacia fines de febrero, NBC anunció distribución en diferido luego de un planea reestructurar su estrategia de otro cambio en su forma de proceder, post-huelga período de dos años. La SGA también desarrollo de nuevas series. Con el esta vez relacionada en la manera en que hizo una concesión en su reclamo de nuevo sistema, NBC aspira a reducir la presenta su contenido a los anunciantes. incrementar los beneficios de regalías pérdida de millones de dólares. En el En vez de la tradicional presentación (Continuación de la pàgina 43) por DVD’s. pasado su cadena vertía dinero en casi anticipada (upfront), NBC realizará un La producción se reanudó el 15 de contrato ofrecido por los estudios. 80 pilotos, con solo un 10% llegando al evento en el que presentará su completo febrero, pocos días después de que el Comenzada a inicios de noviembre, la aire. De ese 10% solo uno o dos podían line-up de 52 semanas. El objetivo del contrato fuera ratificado. Nuevos nuevo sistema es el de dar una imagen huelga detuvo casi toda la producción ser considerados un “hit”. Al comienzo episodios de Sitcoms de fácil realización completa de la estrategia de tanto de TV como de films por casi tres del otoño, NBC va a producir solo unos fueron producidos en cuestión de pocos pilotos, el resto del line up serán programación de NBC, y de sacar parte meses infligiendo un descalabro semanas. NBC Saturday Night Live, que programas en vivo. “Esto no tiene que de la presión que tiene el prime time financiero a lo largo de toda la industria fuera una de las primeros en salir del ver con hacer menos programas,” dijo como principal atractivo para los y a Los Angeles en particular. De todas aire, lideró el regreso de de casi todos el Zucker, “Esto tiene que ver con hacer anunciantes. Marion Edwards, maneras, a pesar del hecho que la 23 de febrero. Comedias y dramas de menos derroche.” Los guionistas pueden Presidenta de International Television producción ha comenzado su una sola cámara tomaron mas tiempo en ver en este cambio una cachetada en sus para 20th Century Fox Distribution, reanudación lenta pero segura, ni los ser producidos que los de 3 cámaras en rostros luego de la dura batalla acuerda que si bien “será bueno ver cómo guionistas ni los estudios podrán estudios y los ejecutivos de las cadenas contractual que pelearon, las cadenas no se escriben pilotos por 50, 60 o 70 respirar aliviados hasta que a largo plazo predijeron que retornarían en abril. En garantizan que el cambio es puramente mil dólares,” la nueva estrategia de NBC no se perciban las consecuencias de la su mayoría, las cadenas se centran en una decisión financiera. está lejos de ser adoptada por todos. huelga. completar la mayor cantidad de “hit Sin embargo, a pesar del dinero que Edwards sugiere que el futuro de la Pasadas 15 semanas de huelga, ambas series” posibles. Shows que no son posiblemente ahorren las cadenas, el industria es, por el momento, totalmente partes estaban deseosas de llegar a un considerados un éxito deberán esperar y nuevo sistema de pilotos causará bajas impredecible y, en lo que se refiere a acuerdo. La amenaza combinada de la muchos ni siquiera regresarán hasta el en los escritores. Muchos de ellos son estrategias de desarrollo, habrá mucho de cancelación de la entrega de los Oscars y otoño. escépticos con respecto al plan de NBC, prueba y error hasta dar con la estrategia la puesta en peligro de la temporada de Si bien los efectos inmediatos - aduciendo que las cadenas de TV se correcta. “Estamos como en el Lejano pilotos del 2008, empujaron a los retrasos de temporada y cancelaciones- están pegando un tiro en el pié al Oeste en este instante,” señaló Edwards, adversarios a salir del callejón sin salida se han observado, llevará meses develar eliminar la investigación y el desarrollo y es prematuro poder decir que funcionará en el que estaban. Además de que si la los efectos finales de la huelga. El primer están seguros que el viejo sistema y que no.” huelga se prolongaba hasta junio, síntoma de lo que serán efectos a largo regresará en corto tiempo. Pero si el Mientras que un sistema a prueba de cuando el contrato con el Sindicato de plazo golpearon incluso antes de que la nuevo sistema se afirma, reduciendo la fallas tomará su tiempo, los ejecutivos de Actores finaliza, estaba la amenaza de huelga finalice con dramáticos anuncios producción de pilotos en un 90% o más los Estudios concuerdan en un punto: el que este Sindicato que prometió de los grandes Estudios. Los majors como fue propuesto, esto reducirá sistema de pilotos de los años recientes oficialmente sumarse al piquete del NBC, ABC, y FOX se adelantaron a también el número de guionistas que no es más viable. “Todos nos conflicto. mitad de enero para anunciar recortes tendrán la posibilidad de ver sus show beneficiaremos de un modelo de La mayor parte de las demandas de la extremos en la cantidad de pilotos que realizados. Luego del tembloroso negocios mas eficiente,” dijo Edwards. SGA se vieron reducidas hasta acelerar el producirán para la temporada de otoño. comienzo del 2008, con la que parecía Sin embargo, agregó cautelosa, que acuerdo. El sindicato renunció a su La semana siguiente en NATPE, Jeff ser una huelga interminable y poniendo ordenar siete episodios para una demanda que los escritores de Zucker, Presidente y CEO de NBC en peligro sus contratos, los escritores temporada y verlo fracasar no es animaciones y reality TV shows fueran Universal, explicó en su discurso que, a deben prepararse para otro posible sustancialmente diferente al antiguo permitidos sumarse al Sindicato y pesar de la perdida de ingresos, su golpe. Las producciones también han sistema de pilotos. En cambio, Edwards también redujeron sus demandas de compañía veía la huelga con una actitud sido aceleradas como precaución a una sugirió que la Internet puede ser un lugar pagos por emisiones diferidas por positiva y sugirió que la misma pudo posible huelga de actores. 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La fórmula fue desarrollada por la son películas con el potencial de devenir empresa Destination Marketing en series de TV. Así es, que en febrero Association International (anteriormente último, NBC sacó al aire Knight Rider Dólares de los conocida como International Association como una película de TV de dos horas de Evaluando los L.A. Screenings of Convention and Visitor Bureaus) duración que podría servir de piloto. daños post-huelga ubicada en Washington D. C., tal cual Mientras los L.A. Screenings van como fue informada en la publicación cobrando forma, uno podría esperar que Meetings & Conventions. De todas debido a la escasez de desarrollo, muchos (Continuación de la pàgina 43) maneras, esas cifras no incluyen los de los shows de la actual temporada sean (Continuación de la pàgina 44) gastos de los Estudios, de las fiestas de repetidos este otoño. Además, como los L.A. Screenings y culmina con MIP- algunos distribuidores independientes, muchos nuevos shows van a ser materiales, tal como lo está haciendo la TV. Naturalmente, los Estudios no regalos, material promocional y similar y producidos con tiempos acotados (por los informes que encargan los 20th Century Fox con sus serie Iris hubieran tomado esa decisión ejemplo: cuando hay menos tiempo para Expanding en la Web. unilateralmente, dado que las fechas en compradores a asesores locales. Todo eso una orden de trabajo, cast, filmación de Mayo de los L.A. Screnings están ligadas habría llevado la cifra a mas de USD7 pilotos o presentaciones) los estudios De manera similar como lo reportara millones. ¡Nada mal para un mercado a las nuevas presentaciones que hacen las puede que no tengan material de esas VideoAge en su nota de tapa, Patric M. que ni siquiera ha sido organizado! cadenas de TV en Nueva York. series para los compradores Verrone, presidente de la SGA Oeste, En los L.A. Screenings, el tiempo de internacionales. Una vez llegado al acuerdo con los comentó que el legado de la huelga será permanencia por delegado es mucho más Sin embargo, si los broadcasters reducen guionistas, las cadenas de TV que los guionistas verán incrementada su programaron sus presentaciones para extenso que el promedio usual (que, de el número de nuevas series, siempre están agencias de publicidad y clientes y los acuerdo a un estudio, es de 3.5 días por las cadenas de Cable, que acelerarán las competencia con la distribución tipo do- Estudios los siguieron con los L.A. mercado) debido a la naturaleza del evento, presentaciones de sus temporadas it-yourself en la Internet. Durante el que exige proyecciones diarias seguidas de Screenings. A pesar de que las cadenas iniciando sus encuentros con agencias de transcurso de la huelga, escritores negociaciones y fiestas de fin del día. La consideraban descartar las presentaciones, publicidad al comienzo de febrero. parte de los L.A. Screenings que más dinero desempleados utilizaron la Internet para aún contaban con el implícito beneficio de aporta a la ecuación de la economía local es Incluso cuando los estudios están presentar sus desalentadoras aptitudes. la buena publicidad que recibía la nueva la creación de pilotos para la nueva contentos cuando las cadenas ordenan grilla de programación. Un zumbido Parodias y videos ácidos sobre la huelga temporada americana. De acuerdo al realizar pilotos, mucho mas apreciados son positivo trasladado a más CPM (valor de escritos por huelguistas aparecieron por altamente publicitado comentario realizado las órdenes para producir episodios. Pero, los anuncios). toda la Internet. En su discurso en por el CEO de NBC-Universal, Jeff debido a todas las medidas de recortes en Finalmente, para las fechas del Zucker, el broaadcaster americano puede los costos implementadas por las cadenas NATPE, Jeff Zucker expresó que las calendario de ambos eventos, las ahorrar hasta USD50 millones si redujera americanas, los estudios están reacios a cadenas de TV deben aprender la manera aceptar series de seis episodios, pujando en presentaciones en Nueva York y los L.A. su dependencia de costosos pilotos. Esto se de incorporar de una forma mejor la Screenings, la huelga de los guionistas cambio para que sean al menos 13 en la traslada a un ahorro acumulado para las Internet y la tecnología móvil en sus tuvo cero efecto. Lo que sí se vio grandes cadenas de TV cercanos a los orden inicial, que son también bien afectado por la huelga es la cantidad de USD200 millones por año. Aún cuando apreciados a nivel internacional. planes de negocios. Quizás esta es su programas piloto que los compradores no sea claro cuánto de este ahorro afectaría Para poder navegar por la maraña de la oportunidad. internacionales podrán ver en Los la economía local de Los Angeles, el nueva terminología de los Puntos centrales del contrato de 3 años Angeles del 15 al 23 de Mayo. Pero sobre impacto es de todas maneras substancial. estudios/networks de TV, Gary Marenzi, con los guionistas: este tema regresaremos luego. Zucker dijo que actualmente, cada co-presidente de MGM TV Algo que no fue tomado en cuenta, piloto cuesta hasta USD7 millones Distribution, se ofreció a explicar como En su lista inicial de demandas, la SGA entre las varios escenarios barajados de (habiendo subido de USD3 millones en tradicionalmente las networks realizaban deseaba ganar la jurisdicción sobre los tipo ‘día del juicio final’, es qué habría 2005) y algunos no llegan nunca al aire. sus pedidos: escritores de animaciones y realty TV perdido Los Angeles si los L.A. El último enero, ABC abandonó cerca de Orden de Script: El script de un piloto shows. Pero finalmente debieron retirar Screenings hubieran sido cancelados. 40 guiones, dejando caer la mayoría de más una “Biblia” con las sinopsis de esta demanda de las negociaciones. La Para los Estudios, la distribución los proyectos para cualquier cadena varios episodios. Usualmente la cadena internacional de TV es un negocio anual. americana. Con 29 pilotos el año pasado, paga el 100%. SGA se concentrará en organizar estas Sin embargo, muchos convenios se ABC financió la mayor cantidad de Orden de Piloto: Un video del piloto o áreas fuera del contrato. cierran durante los L.A. Screenings. Se pilotos, seguida por FOX (25), CBS una presentación extendida para decidir si estima que en condiciones normales, Los guionistas pedían un incremento (21), NBC (20) y CW (12). De estos el concepto del script funciona. La cadena para los Estudios los L.A. Screenings en las regalías por DVD’s que les paga 107 pilotos, las cadenas tomaron 66: un televisiva usualmente paga un costo pueden llegar a representar el 60% de sus porcentaje del 61%. Este año, con acordado de antemano por esta tarea. aproximadamente un 4% por venta. No ingresos, aún teniendo en cuenta que conversaciones que hablan de acotar el podrán incrementar ese porcentaje sobre Orden de Series: Si a la cadena le agrada algunos acuerdos pueden tomar varias número de pilotos a la mitad, se podrían los DVD’s en este contrato. Los escritores semanas o meses hasta ser cerrados. estar viendo 50 pilotos, pero con un el piloto, ordenará la serie (usualmente de seis a trece episodios) y la pondrá en su inicialmente solicitaban regalías de un Pero en esta gran vasija de oro, hay porcentaje mayor de aceptación. En años grilla. Esos son los shows que serán 2.5% de paga por emisiones en Internet y muchas mas pepitas para tomar, tales recientes, para ahorrar dinero, muchas presentados en los L.A. Screenings. como el valor para la prensa, asesores, cadenas, en lugar de pilotos comenzaron aceptaron cambiar esto por una fórmula coordinadores y para la ciudad en sí a usar la estrategia de un sistema de Serie- Pickup: Esto significa que la cadena fija a pedido de los conglomerados de Directa o requiriendo la presentación de misma. extiende la orden inicial de producir 22 medios. En el nuevo contrato, los los pilotos en video (que son menos episodios de la primera temporada (lo Relativo a este último punto, de pulidos, mas cortos y menos costosos que usual). Si la orden inicial fue de 13 guionistas recibirán una paga fija durante acuerdo a la estimación de VideoAge, los los pilotos regulares) episodios esto también se denomina los dos primeros años (para un programa nueve días del evento aportan al menos “Pickup de nueve” (13+9=22). de una hora la paga será de USD654 en el USD7 millones a la economía local. Este Según se informa, Moonlight de CBS, número fue obtenido teniendo en cuenta que fue estrenado la temporada pasada, fue Renovación: Esto significa ordenar primer año y de USD677 en el segundo el pico de participación de 2000 comandado como una presentación. De la una segunda temporada de un show año) En el tercer año del contrato, personas, multiplicado por la misma manera, la serie de larga data, (pasados los 22 episodios originales o recibirán el 2% de las ganancias brutas permanencia de cada delegado (cinco Judging Amy, fue también el resultado de cuantos haya tenido) días), multiplicado por el promedio de una presentación. De todas maneras, por En términos de tiempos de producción, El contrato reconoce a la SGA la gasto diario por delegado (USD350, que extraño que parezca, ya que las cadenas la temporada de pilotos comienza en representatividad exclusiva para negociar incluyen alojamiento, transporte, poseen sus propios estudios, estos prefieren febrero y concluye cerca del 15 de abril. la escritura de guiones para los nuevos comida, shopping, etc.) y esto hacer pilotos en lugar que presentaciones, La temporada de episodios, por otro lado, ya que reciben un pago más elevado. sistemas de Medios. También establece multiplicando ese valor por el factor comienza después del 4 de julio, toma pagos mínimos para quienes escriban en 1.64, lo que da un total cercano a Otra solución posible para ahorrar ímpetu en la mitad de agosto, y va hasta USD5.74 millones. El factor dinero para las cadenas y los estudios es las fiestas terminado en Navidad. Hay nuevos Medios. El contrato permite multiplicador depende del perfil del seguir la estrategia de MGM de producir algunos episodios que se emiten todo el aumentos salariales anuales de 3% a 3.5% evento y puede variar de 1.5 a 1.64. pilotos encubiertos (backdoor pilots), que año, especialmente en el Cable. a la mayoría de los autores.

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worse, “95 percent of the time they want you to pay for the dubbing,” said Michael Polin. Added Maggie Zhou of Shanghai China’s Media Group: “most deals are fee-paying Foreign TV in the form of a one-time payment. There can be a minimum guarantee or revenue share but barter is seldom used unless the sponsor requires it.” Given these (Continued from Cover) unfavorable economics, most major production companies tend to forego the cultural and regulatory challenges, Chinese market. precious little programming from Equally important are the cultural “Hollywood” and other nations finds its preferences of the Chinese audience. way to the 370 million TV households Beginning in 1999 with dramas like Jewel in the Middle Kingdom (as China is in the Palace and Winter Sonata, Korean sometimes called). Understanding those dramas connected with Chinese viewers. challenges, and applying a hybrid model These shows had less character toward monetization, can help foreign development and more sentimentality content owners build long-term than American serials like Desperate profitability in China. Housewives. The television industry in China is The stars of Desperate Housewives booming. According to Beijing-based research firm China Media Monitor channels. Unfortunately for foreign closures with a rigid new set of Intelligence (CMM-I), an independent content owners, CCTV is particularly restrictions on TV talent shows. For business-to-business intelligence conservative. “The one thing the example, no reality shows between 7:30 resource for Chinese media, viewers government doesn’t want is for people to p.m. and 10:30 p.m., no voting via watch 135 minutes of the boob tube on be ‘Americanized.’ The government mobile phone or the Internet, workdays and 175.7 minutes on days prefers non-offensive content, like competitions cannot run for more than off. Revenue is also soaring. The Annual Discovery and National Geographic,” two months, and each episode must Media & Entertainment Report from said Michael Polin, a Chinese media finish within 90 minutes. In 2008, the PriceWaterhouse Coopers noted faster consultant and author of the DVD-series annual growth in China (15.7 percent) central government gave the green light Teach Me China. Most of the remaining than any other territory in Asia. That to several new talent shows: Jiangsu TV’s 3,000 local TV stations have a limited represents $5.1 billion and a forecasted Absolute Singers, Beijing TV’s The reach and extremely limited acquisition annual growth rate of 13.4 percent Disciple and Zhejiang Satellite TV’s budgets. One exception is the Shanghai through 2011. competition to select the cast for the TV Media Group, which acquired a number remake of the classic Journey to the West. Chinese audiences crave sappy of stations in the affluent Shanghai One potentially profitable approach dramas. According to Beijing-based region. The satellite channels with the for foreign rights holders is licensing CVSC-SOFRES Media, an audience largest reach in China are depicted in the China Entertainment TV’s Anthony Tse measurement company, dramas chart on page 54. formats for local productions. Hunan accounted for 24.1 percent of the However, before scheduling sales Rather than showing one episode per content broadcast on all TV channels meetings at Beijing’s Great Wall Sheraton week, Desperate Housewives aired four last year and 33.9 percent of audience hotel, it is important to know that all episodes per day for six consecutive days. ratings. This mirrors the results for content and programming in the Middle 2006, with 22.9 percent of the content Kingdom is regulated by the State Polin, the Chinese media consultant, and 32.3 percent of the audience Administration of Radio, Film and who has been doing business in China devoted to dramas. Of course, there are Television (SARFT). These bureaucrats for over 20 years, recommends comedy. differences for age and gender. While are so tough they even went after “I Love Lucy is great. The Chinese love female audiences prefer entertainment animated SpongeBob SquarePants. Seinfeld but it isn’t what you think…they and drama programs, the guys prefer are actually laughing at Kramer’s physical military, news and financial programs. Beginning this May 1, all foreign cartoons were banned from the 5-9 p.m. comedy.” CCTV is the only network with a slot. SARFT Director Wang Taihua I Love Lucy and Seinfeld are examples national footprint (Shanghai Media promised to “provide a favorable of a branding platform upon which to Group is the second-largest media environment for the innovation of monetize video assets in China. Because group), and has 15 distinct national China’s cartoon industry,” by increasing acquisition budgets are 90 percent lower the daily broadcast ratio to 7:3 for than international rates, it may actually Chinese-made cartoons and foreign be a better long-term strategy to give the product. content away for free to local TV stations

Since local stations are limited in the Granada’s James Ross and make the money on the back-end. amount of foreign programming they That includes merchandising, mobile, can show, there has been an increase in retail, etc. According to Polin “Once they locally produced, original content. The TV scored big ratings in January with a know the brand, you can convert money most popular weekly show in Chinese local version of Granada’s Saturday from short, funny clips. There are 650 television history was SuperGirl, a Night Take-Away, renamed Happy million cell phone users growing at 50 localized version of Pop Idol produced by 2008. James Ross, regional director at million per year. If I have a partner that Hunan Satellite TV. The finale of the Granada International, cited “making can reach that audience, how much do I 2005 season attained an audience of 400 local versions of our entertainment have to charge for a download? A nickel million viewers. Two weeks later, SARFT shows as part of our strategy to develop or a dime is enough. I just give them 500 banned the show. our presence in China.” clips, ask them to post on their site and Several popular shows, including Selling original content directly to then promote virally.” Chongqing TV’s First Heart-Throb, local TV stations is much less lucrative Monetizing on the back-end is risky, Guangdong TV’s Date with Beauty and than other foreign markets with fees but ultimately China is a volume story. SpongeBob SquarePants: Shenzhen TV’s Super Date were removed from the local stations around 10 Practically speaking, “you cannot shop Banned in primetime by the authorities. SARFT followed these percent of international prices. Even around a show to 3,000 different

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should also be in attendance in droves since there are currently a number of Brazil-Canada co-productions in the Latin America’s works. Top Guns But, being that it is still mainly a Brazil-centric market, TV Globo, which is also an associated partner of the event, will be there in full force. “This year, we (Continued from Cover) are going to present our main products to the international market, as well as our new visual identity,” said a Globo rep. “As in previous editions of Brasil TV Forum, our executives will participate in lectures and roundtables, debating subjects related to the production and distribution of content. As the biggest broadcaster in Brazil, TV Globo is always aiming to be present at events such as Forum Brasil 2007 these, specifically ones where the production and distribution of content is give tax credits for co-productions. to be discussed.” Forum Brasil will also offer attendees U.K.-based Granada International will This year’s ninth the opportunity to pitch a project to the also be present at the Forum. “We go Discovery Channel, with a U.S.$20,000 there to meet local clients so we can edition promises better understand local trends and prize for the best documentary. market changes,” said Flavio Medeiros, improvements, and, Screenings of programs and pilots senior sales executive for Granada. “It’s a throughout the market will be relatively easy, due to a fully automated system that Flavio Medeiros of Granada well-attended event and Granada would next year, there’s an like to foster local relationships to should help even the least tech-savvy of together broadcasters and producers acquire and co-produce local content.” even more drastic industry execs. from more than 30 countries to Granada will not, however, have a stand, “For producers, the Forum is a great network, share experiences and find because, as Medeiros pointed out, “it’s plan to move the opportunity to be part of a growing product. not a distribution event per se.” As for market,” said Mermelstein. “Brazil was The event began simply enough as a why it’s important for Granada to be never very open to the international conference for the local television there, Medeiros pointed to the fact that event from its market, but now, that’s changing. Globo industry. But two years ago, organizers Brazil is “the biggest market in Latin is entering the documentary world. And expanded it into an international America, with a strong and fast-growing traditional São many companies are selling formats and market. “There are many changes this media sector. Any major company scripts rather than telenovelas that have year,” said Forum Brasil’s André should have a strong presence” at the Paulo location to already been produced. And for Mermelstein. First, the Forum is moving Forum. But he did suggest a few things broadcasters, the event, obviously, offers to a different floor at the Frei Caneca that could be done to improve the event. Rio de Janeiro. them the opportunity to sell their Convention Center, which will double content. And if they’re looking for last year’s exhibition space. Second, the Minutes With…” sessions have included original programming outside of major Forum will, for the first time, offer a HBO, Canal Futura, National U.S. studios, the Forum is a great place to lounge where TV executives can have Geographic, Discovery, Canal + and search for new content.” meetings and stop for coffee. And third, Channel 4. this year’s Forum will also present the Mermelstein went on to say that Portuguese-Speaking Broadcasters The event will also play host to industry insiders looking to break into Meeting. Broadcasters hailing from approximately 15 seminars designed to the Brazilian market should come on Portuguese-speaking territories around foster the knowledge bases of those in down. “The Forum is not like NATPE or the world will gather on June 6 (the day the television industry. Topics include MIPCOM, where you know what you’re after the Forum ends) to discuss the international market for Latin getting,” he said. “It’s something new.” American productions, the challenges technological innovations and co- Next year, the event will move to Rio, production opportunities. of international co-productions, mechanisms for financing production which, Mermelstein said, “should make it “This meeting is especially interesting and these methods’ impact on local and more attractive for visitors.” LHR because Portuguese is not spoken in all international markets, the changing that many territories,” said Mermelstein. face of TV as telecom operators enter “So it’s a great opportunity for producers the video services arena, programming to do business with these countries.” “trends (the rise of formats and In addition, the Forum is putting in Forum Brasil’s André Mermelstein documentaries), and the advance of its best efforts to lure buyers by paying new distribution platforms such as for their flights and hotel “Make it more international,” he said. IPTV, Web TV and mobile phones. accommodations. “And keep the guest speakers and the “It’s a good moment for the Brazilian Mermelstein expects roughly 1,500 focus on production.” economy, and therefore, a good time for people to attend the Forum this year. local production,” said Mermelstein. He In addition to the new additions, the “Last year we had about 900 people,” he went on to say that Brazilian market will feature “30 Minutes said. “But we’re growing. It takes a while government funds established for TV With…” sessions in which directors for word of mouth to spread.” A production should soon inject a lot of majority of attendees will still be from around the globe can discuss their money into the arena. “Local Brazilian, but Mermelstein said the programming and acquisition policies, productions are definitely going to event should also draw execs from other as well as offer tips for producers and boom,” he said. “These funds can be Latin American countries, the U.S., and distributors on how best to pitch used to make TV series, animated Europe, specifically from regions like projects to acquisition execs. Participants programming or co-productions.” Portugal, Spain and France. Canadians in previous editions of the Forum’s “30 Another bill in Brazil’s Congress would Forum Brasil 2007

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middle-class background who goes to work for a boutique firm in Los Angeles; Castle, a drama about a horror novelist Foreign Series working for the New York Police Department homicide unit; and The Unusuals, about a New York police precinct. CBS has Can Openers, about female physicians fighting to survive the (Continued from Cover) doctors’ boys club and Exit 19, a pilot presentation about a quirky homicide question still unanswered is therefore: detective balancing her job and her single Will this unusual pilot season become mom status. The CW has Austin Golden usual or will this year be forever viewed Hour, about a group of young emergency as an unfortunate anomaly? room surgeons and EMTs and Wrecking In addition to the vastly divergent Ball, about a young attorney and scion of pilot process, it seems that Hollywood a famous political dynasty who joins studios are, more forcefully than ever, forces with a newly graduated law student reworking series that have already Keith LeGoy, evp, Distribution, Sony Pictures Marion Edwards, president, International to start a law firm. Fox has another law worked for international broadcasters. In Television International Television, Twentieth Century Fox show, Courtroom K, a dark drama about a fact, shows based on foreign judge, a public defender and a prosecutor programming were all over the truncated even more new U.S. series,” said LeGoy. performer. Based on the runaway success in a Milwaukee, Wisconsin courtroom. 2008-2009 pilot list, showing once again of its flagship show, Gossip Girl, about the Marion Edwards, president, There may be fewer pilots to choose that it doesn’t take a “Made in the USA” International Television at Twentieth lives and times of spoiled rich girls on from this year. But until the upfronts, tag to guarantee small screen success. Century Fox, concurred with LeGoy. “It New York’s Upper East Side, comes the there’s no way to know for sure which of seems like we’re having two development CW’s newest potential hit, How to Teach We’ve come a long way from the 2003 these shows will see the light of day and season in which NBC’s Americanized seasons this year,” she said. “A number of Filthy Rich Girls. Based on the book of the which will end up in the scrap heap. Yet it version of British hit Coupling tanked pilots were shot prior to the strike. But same name by Zoey Dean, the show seems clear that despite reports to the quicker than anyone could say: “I told for a lot of the pilots [that were picked follows a Yale graduate who is hired by a contrary, pilot season is alive and kicking you so.” In recent years, the success of up post-strike], there’s no real time to wealthy man to be a live-in tutor and life shows based on international series — cast and shoot them in a typical time coach for his granddaughters. And based in Los Angeles. such as NBC’s The Office, which frame. I foresee more midseason shows.” on Daniel Defoe’s masterpiece “Robinson borrowed whole scripts from its U.K. But for now, everyone’s focused on the Crusoe” comes NBC’s Crusoe. The 13- predecessor and ABC’s Ugly Betty, which regular-season shows. In addition to part series from the U.K.’s Power is an was modeled on Colombian telenovela overseas series gaining traction on U.S. ambitious update of the classic novel. Yo Soy Betty, La Fea — have been an soil, another big trend is taking what’s “This deal is the first for nearly 40 years China’s indication to programmers that mining worked in the past and trying to make it where a leading British producer has foreign depths is the new not-so-secret work now. In February, NBC aired Knight received an order directly from a U.S. Foreign TV secret to primetime success. Rider, a two-hour modern take on the network,” said Justin Bodle, founder and CEO of Power, in a statement. This year, quite a few pilots were loosely original series about a talking car and the or wholly adapted from shows around the man who drives it. The backdoor pilot has Also in fashion this year are science (Continued from Page 50) globe. ABC drama Life on Mars, about a already been picked up as a series, and fiction series. From the mind of Buffy the cop who wakes up 30 years in the past, is many insiders speculated that this was Vampire Slayer creator and cult hero Joss stations,” said Lilly Zhou, president of super-producer David E. Kelley’s what NBC Universal president Jeff Zucker Whedon comes Fox’s Dollhouse, a heavy- Content Asia Network. “You need local adaptation of a BBC series. An as yet meant when he told audiences at NATPE on-action series about a female spy who is partners with expertise and “guanxi” (or untitled ABC drama from Veronica Mars that instead of pouring the studio’s stripped of her memories after showrunner Rob Thomas tells the tale of a resources into 80 or so pilots, as it typically completing missions. Another show on relationships). One person with oodles of matriarch of a family of criminals who does, that it would change up the pilot tap for Fox is Fringe, a sci-fi series about guanxi is Anthony Tse, president of decides it’s time for her brood to go process. Knight Rider, which garnered an FBI agent, an institutionalized China Entertainment Television, which decent ratings for the peacock net, might scientist and a certified genius who team straight is based on a New Zealand format is part of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka- called Outrageous Fortune. CBS comedy simply have been a one-off movie-of-the- up to identify paranormal activity, and Worst Week is a U.S. version of BBC series week that did well with viewers. The Oaks, a drama that follows one house Shing’s Tom Group. Anthony spoke on a The Worst Week of My Life, which At NATPE, Zucker also told eager and the families that live in it through panel at the NATPE conference last chronicled the lives of a young couple who listeners that his station planned on several decades. NBC’s The Listener tells January and commented on how foreign must survive their soon-to-be in-laws, ordering a number of series straight to air. the tale of a man who struggles to lead an rights holders can monetize in China. while drama The Eleventh Hour, which ordinary life while using his extraordinary He’s kept his promise, picking up Kath “Initially, you will earn less on a per deal focuses on a government agent who and Kim, a comedy about a divorced powers of telepathy to help others. CBS protects people from scientific abuses, is mother and her self-absorbed daughter, as pilot The Mentalist focuses on a mentalist basis in China than in the United States. also based on a British show. Another CBS well as dramas Crusoe, The Listener and who uses his abilities to solve crimes. And But there are many, many stations and drama, Mythological X, is a new take on an The Philanthropist, without ever seeing a ABC’s Section 8 is a sci-fi drama from X- most do not require exclusivity. Choose Israeli series, and tells the tale of a woman pilot for any of them. In April, NBC held Men writer Zak Penn. the right local partners and eventually who is told by her psychic that she has a mini upfront event for advertisers in Other common themes include the your brand will grow.” If you lose heart, already dated the man she is destined to which the network revealed its a complete always in-vogue police, lawyer and take comfort in the old Confucian marry. Fox laffer Outnumbered, about a 52-week programming strategy — a full doctor shows. ABC is offering an as yet family struggling to raise three overly month before the studios’ usual upfronts. untitled show from Dave Hemingson proverb, “With time and patience, the intelligent and highly rambunctious kids, Other blasts from the past trying to about a law school graduate with a mulberry leaf becomes satin.” is also based on a U.K. format. make their way into the future include Keith LeGoy, executive vice president, ABC’s Cupid, a revamped version of a Distribution, Sony Pictures Television short-lived 1998 series about a man who International, believes that due to the fact thinks he’s been sent by Zeus to unite 100 Rank Channel Reach-Persons Reach-Households Reach % that many U.S. broadcasters simply didn’t romantically challenged couples, and an (Millions) (Millions) have the usual amount of time to cast or untitled reality competition series based 1 Shandong Satellite TV 826.1 241.0 65.2 produce their pilots, that there will be a on Disney juggernaut High School second wave of new series for midseason, Musical in which contestants live together 2 Zhejiang Satellite TV 798.3 232.9 63.0 which will probably hit in September or at a music conservatory and are 3 Anhui Satellite TV 769.9 224.6 60.7 October. “That will provide a fresh eliminated one by one until one is 4 Hunan Satellite TV 755.3 220.3 59.6 opportunity for everyone to take a look at eventually crowned America’s best 5 Sichuan Satellite TV 732.1 213.5 57.7

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But in contrast to the millions lost by keeps turning over and over whether there the Writers Guild of Canada –– were able to the networks during the three-month is a strike or not.” Lazarus also pointed out avoid the WGA blackout. “We definitely Challenges hiatus, the cost to independent that the fact that some series did not hire some American writers and we had companies was far less drastic. Still, return to the airwaves after the strike was some live-action series that were put on As Holender explained, indie-wise, the a plus for small distributors. The shows hold during the strike,” said Ann Austin, Opportunities consequences of the strike varied from that perished left gaps to be filled by head of Development for Cookie Jar. But company to company. How a production syndicated shows or international content. because it had a lot of product in the can, company fared in the drought depended A non-American TV executive who Cookie Jar “wasn’t in a place where the three-month delay affected it drastically.” (Continued from Cover) on product inventory, he said. “If you wished to remain nameless concurred had plenty of product in the pipeline, that non-U.S. companies also profited Additionally, because Cookie Jar’s you didn’t suffer.” He also pointed out programming is comprised mostly of The city of Los Angeles lost an from the strike. He suggested that the that U.S.-based independent distributors animation, it was more or less business as estimated $2.2 billion over the course of dearth of content from the U.S. gave with off-network products were in a usual. the 14-week industry-wide shutdown. foreign production houses the Greg Phillips, president of London- After the walkout, it took months to get good position to sell, as the stations were opportunity to step in and serve local based Fireworks International, pointed scripted programming back up and looking to fill holes in their schedules. audiences. “Some of the locally- out that the industry is already bouncing running. Los Angeles-based industry Herb Lazarus, president of Carsey- produced shows took off,” said the back, and that, thankfully, “the strike did veteran Irv Holender, who recently took Werner International, cited the nature of source, “And [TV] stations realized that not go on long enough to have any major the helm at Toronto-based Fremantle his company as the reason it avoided they don’t have to spend so much money negative effects on the way business is Corp., provided an overview of the catastrophe. Carsey-Werner’s properties on American content when what they conducted.” On the up side, he said, “it strike’s effects. Overall, he said, “no one are all syndicated shows, mostly classic make domestically is just as popular.” highlighted for the buyers an opportunity was immune to the shutdown because sitcoms, and thus the firm requires no new Some companies, like Toronto-based to give more serious consideration to companies lost the momentum and Cookie Jar Entertainment –– which content. “If you weren’t producing any non-U.S. network and non-U.S. major continuity they were building when employs predominantly Canadian writers programming, there was no effect,” he product.” Phillips summed up the shows were put on hiatus.” who report to their own national union, said. “The library that we deal with just consequences as “a qualified positive,” because although the industry as a whole suffered, it allowed high-quality content from indies and foreign producers to get some much-deserved attention. Additionally, Phillips called attention to the fact that everyone knew the strike was coming and no one was blindsided by it. The shrewd foreign company, he said, took advantage of this knowledge and prepared accordingly by “setting the bar higher, carefully examining what the U.S. market needed and engaging itself fully with what the market required.” Dan Waite, vp, International Sales for Burbank, California-based DIC, said his company also experienced minimal strike fallout. “We’ve been moving on as we normally do,” he said. Waite went on to explain that since DIC is a children’s animation studio, and animation writers are not covered by the WGA, it was able to continue work without interruption. Plus, he added, “we have our scripts done well ahead of time.” Waite also added that, although his company emerged from the strike unharmed, the walkout had no positive effects whatsoever outside of the writers getting an agreeable contract. “I don’t think there have been any positives for anybody,” he said. “Any pluses pale in comparison to the amount of suffering everyone in L.A. underwent.” Indeed, the industry was greatly harmed by the three-month stoppage. It was reported that $10 million were lost due to the cancellation of the Golden Globes alone. And that was only one night. However, for some indies, there was an undeniable silver lining. From the beginning of the strike, it has been the norm that many TV executives, wishing to steer clear of the sensitive issue, have kept mum about the strike, and a number of companies contacted by VideoAge refused to comment, for fear of stepping on writers’ or studios’ toes. However, no matter how diplomatic the indies are being, studio paralysis during the strike created opportunities for the little guy. At this year’s L.A. Screenings, with studio content occupying only two or three hours of the buyers’ time, rather than whole days, perhaps the indies will get one last chance to take advantage of the strike.

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