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ideoAge Daily set out to find out how U.S. Syndication’s talk-show fever U.S. TV Spanglish viewers much Latin companies produce and he talk show is back big time in U.S. ment in quite a while. It’s very, very distribute each year, and how many V TV syndication. At least that’s how it exciting,” said Mitch Burg, president of t NATPE, TLN’s president, Aldo Di new titles find their way to exhibition Tseems here at NATPE. “This is the the Syndicated Network Television Felice, announced a shift for TLN stands and suites here at NATPE. year for first-run talk shows … We Association. ATelelatino Network following a new According to Michelle Wasserman at haven’t seen this kind of talk develop- Daytime is up for grabs in 2012-2013 multicultural mainstream in Canada. Argentina-based Telefe International, “we for several reasons — the departure of “Besides language and immigration, the usually produce three to five telenovelas Oprah in 2011, Regis Philbin’s retire- cultural touchstones of Latino life — per year, and one to two 13-episode ment from daytime TV and soap operas food, travel, music and entertainment— series.” Variation in production output being canceled left and right. that have permeated big-city living south occurs because, at times, companies also “We have already seen this season of the border, in places like Miami, New have other projects on their agendas. “For where Oprah has been replaced by York, L.A. and Chicago; and, increasing- instance, this year we had Big Brother, so another talk show, it is out performing ly, Canada’s cities — Toronto, Montreal, we weren’t able to produce as much the markets that replaced her with a local Calgary and Vancouver — are seeing the drama,” Wasserman explained. newscast,” said John Nogawski, presi- Latino effect take hold there. Typically 25-30 percent of Telefe’s out- dent, CBS Television Distribution (pic- “Early last year the U.S. Census Bureau put is brought to NATPE. In 2011, tured), who’s betting on Jeff Probst, reported that the Hispanic population in Telefe produced five telenovelas, but has longtime Survivor host for the 2012- the country grew by 43 percent in the last taken just two to NATPE, plus two series (Continued on Page 4) this year. (Continued on Page 4) NATPE is a market with a strong focus on Latin America, and while Wasserman indicated that Telefe has “some meetings with European clients,” she said “85 percent is Latin America.” Some of the (Continued on Page 4) U.S. TV’s Bright Future, Caveats

ith the upcoming presidential elec- tion and Summer Olympics, 2012 Wshould be a good year for the U.S. TV business, especially for local TV stations. But the same good news brings new challenges for the sector. As viewed by a former TV consultant, the problem will arise in 2013 with station group investors demanding the same revenue that was generated in 2012. But this year is not exempt from challenges, either. According to Art Moore, from WABC- NY’s programming department, the challenges for stations are in “Picking the right product.” He said, “Here at WABC we stay away from repeat broadcasts. We have a daily fresh product as opposed to airing repeats.” (Continued on Page 6) INSIDE: CES NEWS, U.S. NEW TV FARE 134648 Video Age Day2 1/19/12 10:54 AM Page 2

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VIDEO AGE MY T W O C E N T S DAILY ooking back over the years, one trend that has emerged is Latin America’s changing TV sales pattern. When, in the early 1980s, Latin TV companies –– mainly AT NATPE 2012 Mexico’s Televisa and Brazil’s TV Globo –– started to expand outside their region Booth 112 and into Western Europe, their most important TV trade shows were MIFED in Milan, Italy and the MIPs in Cannes, France. www.videoageinternational.com LWith the demise of MIFED in the mid-’90s, the large sales of telenovelas to markets such as Italy and France also came to an end. At the same time, though, other regions were opening up to the Latins: First Central and Eastern Europe and later Central Asia. For these EDITOR territories, DISCOP in Budapest, Hungary, became the premier trade show, with more DOM SERAFINI than 15 Latin companies exhibiting. Sure, license fees were low compared with those in Western Europe, but the “quality” sales were well compensated for by “quantity.” EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS With over 30 new territories just emerging from the disastrous Communist rule that couldn’t afford expensive Hollywood fare, Latin content became the staple of more than SARA ALESSI 100 TV outlets, often with a single voiceover instead of dubbing. Granted, countries such LUCY COHEN BLATTER as Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan couldn’t pay more than $100 per hour, but mul- DAY CARLOS GUROVICH tiplied for some 150 episodes by the number of territories, those pennies quickly started to MICHAEL HABER add up to serious, easy money. BOB JENKINS Inevitably, many of the same countries that suffered under Communism became rich under a free economic environment, and started to attend the L.A. Screenings, paying top KIERSTEN MORSANUTTO dollar for studio fare in lieu of telenovelas. Another factor that has impacted their sales has LORENA SANCHEZ been the emergence of Turkish series, which are particularly appealing to Central Asia and ERIN SOMERS the Middle East. These changes reverberated at DISCOP, resulting in some Latin companies first sending CORPORATE AND junior-level executives and, later, skipping the market altogether. CIRCULATION OFFICE While this drama was unfolding, a new region blossomed for Latin distributors: Asia. Even with the exclusion of major territories such as India, China, Japan, South Korea and 216 EAST 75TH STREET the more problematic Middle East, 15 countries provided an added supply of new TV out- 2 NEW YORK, NY 10021 lets to tap. TEL: (212) 288-3933 The Latins’ key market for reaching out to Asia was the Asia TV Forum (ATF) in the FAX: (212) 288-3424 city-state of Singapore. At one point, there were over 20 Latin stands at the ATF, amount- [email protected] ing to 22 percent of the total. At the recently concluded ATF, only five exhibited. Today, Latin companies’ strategy is twofold: Focus on Latin America and the Hispanic TV market in the U.S. and Canada. ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER For these territories, three markets are of key importance: MONICA GORGHETTO NATPE, the L.A. Screenings and MIPCOM. Not that the Latins are giving up on other areas, but for those MARKETING COORDINATOR countries outside their core business that are continuing to buy CAROLINE INTERTAGLIA telenovelas, MIP-TV is more than sufficient, considering that many emerging territories are now becoming mature markets that can well afford a trip to Cannes. Increasingly, however, those BUSINESS OFFICE “marginal sales” are more the outcome of an efficient marketing LEN FINKEL strategy than the virtue of the product itself. Like the Americans and Canadians, Latin companies put a great deal of emphasis on LEGAL OFFICE marketing, with proven results. BOB ACKERMANN, STEVE SCHIFFMAN At this point the question is: What should organizers of markets like DISCOP and ATF do to keep attracting Latins? Nothing major. First, they should leverage their seminars, mak- WEB MANAGER ing them a tool instead of platforms for panelists to promote their “I’d like to make a contact with a Latin buyer.” MIKE FAIVRE companies. They should explore conferences aimed at creating forms of co-productions and pre-buys that would just require inexpensive extra footage in WWW.VIDEOAGE.ORG the telenovela production stage. Second, trade shows should pay expenses only for small buyers and not large buyers as they WWW.VIDEOAGE.IT do now, since the latter would attend anyway if the market is useful to them (if not, they’d be useless as buyers anyway!). Small buyers tend to orbit around low-cost quality content WWW.VIDEOAGELATINO.COM such as telenovelas and, if enough small buyers are around, those pennies will add up to big bucks once again.

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(Continued from Cover) (Continued from Cover) 2013 season. “The station community countries topping the list are Colombia, has responded enthusiastically to Jeff — Peru, Ecuador, Chile and Mexico, as well the NBC O&Os signed on for the as Brazil, which Wasserman characterized show, and we’re already sold in over 80 as “a very interesting market.” percent of the country,” said Nogawski. When asked how many titles go into “They liked the concept of Jeff bringing distribution, Wasserman stated, “In back the classic talk show. We feel the terms of drama, everything is placed into show will be an instant asset for stations the international market.” However, she … They have stepped up and spent estimated that less than 50 percent of what is necessary for us to produce a light entertainment titles go into the dis- quality talk show. tribution pipeline because, “We have “As you can see from Survivor, Jeff some shows that aren’t designed for the connects with people from all walks of Paul Franklin Aldo Di Felice international market.” Plus, Wasserman life and has that rare ability to get peo- of Twentieth Television of Telelatino Network said, when formats are acquired, the ple to talk,” Nogawski said. “He’s fasci- company does not have the rights to dis- confirmed for a second season: British kids channel, TeleNiños. TLN is also nated by human nature and that drives tribute them. import The Jeremy Kyle Show and partnered in Canada with Jim his storytelling. He’s not a journalist, Azteca/Comarex’s Marcel Vinay Jr. also Anderson, starring Anderson Cooper. NcNamara’s premium Spanish-language said that the amount the company pro- doctor, therapist or lawyer — he brings Even as programming for 2012-13 is movie channel CineLatino,” added Di duces “depends on the year.” Mexico’s a common man perspective to the day- setting into place, options for the 2013- Felice. Azteca is “producing annually more than time audience, as a result he is relatable 14 season are developing. Queen Latifah “This year, TLN’s main channel is 1,000 hours of telenovelas.” Vinay’s team to every audience segment.” has already signed with Sony Pictures pursuing a new English-language line- has three new telenovelas on display at Another talk show grabbing headlines TV to front a daytime talk show. up that capitalizes on the explosion of NATPE, where they’re targeting Latin this year is The Ricki Lake Show mainstream interest in Hispano-Latino America as a whole. (Twentieth Television). The show, culture and its touch points of food, From the Miami office of Mexico’s which as of press time had 90 percent travel, music and style. In a country that Televisa, Mario Castro reported that clearance across the country, is an Hispanic TV embraces and takes pride in its diversity, updated take on Lake’s past daytime TV TLN’s mainstream approach to multi- Televisa “produces per year around eight show, which she left nearly eight years cultural television is naturally to 10 novelas and other programs.” ago. (Continued from Cover) Canadian,” he concluded. “What we thought daytime was miss- (Continued on Page 6) ing was a girlfriend. Ricki fits that mold. decade, surpassing 50 million and She’s done a talk show, and there’s a big accounting for about one out of six value in that. Everything she needs to Americans. The Latino Spanish-lan- Spanglish no mas. know about how to do a talk show she guage and cultural influence over main- knows, but she also has much more life stream North American culture is every- U.S. Hispanics Go “Glish” experience now. She’s 43 and now she’s where these days,” Di Felice said. a mom,” said Paul Franklin, EVP & “For a number of years now, Canada’s e know the saying that each overnight success is a 15-year project, and we’re General Sales manager, Twentieth most spoken non-official language was not surprised when it takes nine months for a simple studio contract to be Television. not Mandarin or Cantonese or Panjabi, Wsigned. Nonetheless, we still marvel at how fast the TV industry seems to Franklin said the show will have a Hindi or Arabic ….it was Spanish. And evolve and respond to consumers’ demands. broader audience reach than Lake’s pre- the second most spoken language is Recently, Hispanic (ethnic Spanish in the vious show, and a strong female focus, Italian. These are the two ‘third language U.S. and Canada) TV networks, such as NBC covering issues like parenting, weight communities’ that TLN has traditionally Universal’s Telemundo, have been going after loss, divorce, and more. The talker will served since 1984. second and third generation Hispanics with a primarily air during the early fringe “TLN, also known as ‘Telelatino,’ has mix of Spanish and English-language pro- (around 4 or 5 p.m.). been broadcasting a multicultural grams. Franklin said reception thus far has cable/satellite channel for over 26 years Now, this is no surprise. Indeed, it was been incredible. “I don’t know if I’ve with an ever-shifting balance of Italian, exactly 15 years ago when VideoAge first tack- ever seen a show sell as fast. It’s been Spanish and English-language programs led this topic with NATPE stories such as, mind-blowing.” sharing time blocks on a single TV feed.” “[U.S.] Entertainment Industry Growing To Perhaps the biggest star making her According to the latest statistics, there A Latin Beat” (January 1997), followed by, way to daytime this year is Katie are now 1.8 million Spanish-speaking “The Battle For The U.S. Latino Audience” Couric, the former Today and CBS Canadians living in Canada, and half a (January 1998), and “A Television Balancing Evening News host whose Disney-ABC million of them are under 12 years of Act. One group juggles English-language and Domestic TV talker Katie had cleared in age. TLN Telelatino has grown from a Spanish-language affiliates in the same market” (January 1999). 90 percent of the country as of press single station in a few million homes, to Today, bilingual Hispanics represent 82 percent of the U.S. Hispanic popula- time. The buzz among station groups is seven distinct services, topped by the tion, which in 2010 accounted for 50.5 million people. Of this population, that this is the show of the season. flagship TLN channel, which can be according to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 25 million are women. But that’s not to say that any of the seen in some six million Canadian cable, It’s no wonder, then, that Telemundo’s new president Emilio Romano (pic- other big-name talk shows are doing too satellite and IPTV homes. tured) said in an interview with The NY Times that his goal is to focus on a more shabby. NBC Universal’s Steve Harvey, “TLN has launched new, dedicated bilingual audience with English-speaking celebrities in shows such as Cristina which features the popular comedian 100 percent all-Spanish and 100 percent Saralegui’s Pa’lante con Cristina. and actor, has been sold in more than all-Italian channels; local versions of Romano will be touching on English/Spanish and Spanglish (a mix of Spanish 80 percent of the country, and is set for Mediaset Italia and SkyTg24 from Italy, and English) topics during a talk scheduled for Wednesday at noon here at a fall 2012 debut. plus all-Spanish-language general inter- NATPE. Then there are the returning talkers, est superstation TLN en Español and a

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larly enthusiastic about telenovela “four novelas come from our broadcast ry.” Currently, Telefilms invests in Jackpot!, which is available here in Miami network and four from our production approximately 30 major releases per year. LAM Content Beach. When asked which territories studios in Miami.” About 45 percent of “With respect to our extensive library Record is focusing on, Andrade Venevision’s network schedule goes into [of] over 1,000 titles,” Darcyl elaborated, (Continued from Page 4) remarked that the company caters to the international distribution. At NATPE, “we are in a renewal process every year.” needs of every territory. Venevision is showcasing four telenove- According to Ledafilms’ Pedro Leda, According to Castro, all of Televisa’s Also from Brazil, Raphael Correa las. the Buenos Aires and Los Angeles-based programs are produced for international Netto at TV Globo noted that the num- A number of Latin companies at company — whose “core business is distribution, and at NATPE, the com- ber of titles produced is different each NATPE do not produce their own con- Latin American distribution,” and whose pany is focusing on “all of the markets year, as is the number of products that tent, but are nevertheless active at their acquisitions team attends all of the main in Latin America.” Castro’s team has go into distribution. He pointed out that exhibition suites. These companies, international TV markets and theatrical brought two new telenovelas. in 2011, TV Globo produced 2,240 which invest in or acquire content for film festivals — acquires “an average of Delmar Andrade of São Paulo, Brazil’s hours of programming for TV and other regional or global distribution, tend to 50 new titles per year.” This includes fea- Record TV stated that the network’s Rio media, including telenovelas, miniseries, acquire a large number of titles. ture films, high-end miniseries and spe- de Janeiro-based production studio variety programs and series. Telefilms’ Tomas Darcyl revealed, “in cials. Leda explained, “We distribute all Record Novelas (or RecNov), has the Venezuela’s Venevision International most cases, we invest in films before our products on all presently available ability to “produce up to three telenove- expects up to eight new telenovelas in they are produced in exchange for all media.” las simultaneously.” Record is particu- 2012. VP Sales Cesar Diaz explained, rights [for] the Latin American territo- U.S. Syndication

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For Ken Warner, president, Warner Bros. Domestic Television, it’s also a challenge to build an already successful series into a mega-hit. Though it was the top- rated first-run series of the year, Warner described Anderson as a “work in progress,” like every first-year show. “We are laser-focused on … growing the show so that it becomes a ratings powerhouse. That takes time,” he said. For an independent syndicator, an added challenge this year is the large number of new talk shows premiering in the fall. He expects that out of the five new one-hour shows, three will fail. One domestic U.S. studio head, who asked not to be named, commented that hurdles on the studio side include garner- ing the best time periods for off-net and first-run programs, and competing for viewers’ attention with cable and online. Another executive said that the challenges facing the syndication industry are the same that network executives — and even to some extent, cable executives — face. “It’s about getting a sampling, and being able to stay on long enough to grab an audience,” he said. “The cable guys probably have it better because they don’t have an affiliate base, which means they have a little bit longer for a show to grow and gain steam, but then cable’s numbers are so low that finding an audience is difficult, too.”

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Smart TV the TV’s processing performance, and Electronics, Boo-keun Yoon, con- for the introduction of new features. firmed Samsung’s prominence as a of the Future On top of all that, Samsung added high-selling TV manufacturer when gesture, voice and face recognition fea- he announced that the company ne of the most popular items at this tures to this “smart TV” model, the lat- sells two TVs every second. But year’s Consumer Electronics Show est in a selection that the company has Samsung’s competitor, LG, also O(CES) — which was held in Las launched since 2008. Thus, with the announced at a CES press confer- Vegas early this month — were Internet- wave of a hand, users can browse the ence a television that features built- connected televisions with built-in Internet, or change the channel using in Google TV facilities for the U.S. S processors. Samsung was on hand to W their voices, all thanks to a built-in market. This TV also boasts voice-

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A upgraded each year via an expansion slot, users’ favorite applications. Currently, displayed new connected TV facili- B thereby eliminating consumers’ fears that the television set can respond to over ties at the electronics show. O their televisions will become outdated. However, it’s worth noting that L 20 languages. G This will allow for the enhancement of Samsung’s president of Consumer approximately half of the consumers who purchase connected TVs never hook them up to the Internet, according to James McQuivery, a television industry analyst at research company Forrester. German TV Unites to Form Global Screen

here’s a new international dis- tributor on the block, by the Tname of Global Screen. The Munich, Germany-based company, which is a joint venture between Telepool GmbH and Bavaria Media GmbH, will handle world sales of TV and theatrical product outside German-speaking territories. In addition to holding distribution rights to the Bavaria Film Group catalogue, Bavaria Media has output deals with German pubcast- ers WDR and SWR. Telepool han- dles TV and theatrical distribution for pubwebs BR, MDR, SRF, major German producer/buyer Degeto and TV market leader RTL. In other Global Screen news, the company has hired Sonia Mehandjiyska, who will be responsible for theatrical and TV sales. Previously, Mehandjiyska served as vice president of International Sales at U.S.-based Echo Bridge Entertainment.

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other, their boss, and the residents of New CBSSI York City. Jeff Probst is a talk show hosted by the Is Gifted longtime Survivor host, which will cover BS Studios International’s NATPE topics ranging from relationships to fam- roster covers most genres — comedy, ily dynamics to newsmakers. Cdrama and talk. ROB stars comedi- Sarah Michelle Gellar returns to TV in an Rob Schneider as a lifelong bachelor drama series Ringer, about a woman on who just married into a tight-knit the run from the Mob who hides out by Mexican-American family. With domi- assuming the life of her identical twin sis- Lionsgate’s Got Real Characters neering in-laws and lots of aunts and ter, only to learn that there is a bounty on her sister’s head too. ionsgate is offering up some of cable’s one of the chosen few in this comedy uncles, he hopes to one day win over the family. Drama series A Gifted Man (pictured biggest TV hits. Are We There Yet? is series. Comedy House of Lies follows a self- below) follows a brilliant, charismatic sur- La half-hour comedy series about a The award-winning Mad Men is set in loathing management consultant from a geon whose life changes forever when his reformed ladies’ man, Nick, who’s mar- the sexy, competitive and sometimes top-tier firm who is never above using deceased ex-wife begins teaching him the ried to a former single mom. After a dis- ruthless world of advertising. It takes any means (or anyone) necessary to get meaning of life. astrous road trip that finds Nick engaged place in the Madison Avenue of the his way with, and for, his clients. 1960s, where egos ran rampant (and Chateau Tower, Suite 1426 in warfare with his new stepchildren, the Drama Common Law revolves women were just beginning to be www.CBSCorporation.com family blends together. But their new around two cops who are the grandmother — who has a touch of noticed in the workplace). best detectives in their force cougar and a biting wit — makes things Actress-turned-entrepreneur Katie but can’t seem to get along. On a bit more difficult. Cazorla runs Hollywood’s fastest grow- the eve of their “seven-year Directed by Gus Van Sant and starring ing, celebrity-filled nail salon. In reality itch,” their captain forces them Kelsey Grammer, Boss (pictured) is a series Nail Files, we get a glimpse behind into couples’ therapy. one-hour drama about a corrupt the scenes of her budding business and NYC 22 follows six diverse Chicago mayor who learns he has a her relationship with mega-music pro- NYPD rookies as they patrol degenerative brain disease. He’s charis- ducer boyfriend Walter Afanasieff. the gritty streets of upper matic, politically savvy, and ruthless. But A suburban mom has gone from des- Manhattan. They’re sure to how long can he keep his disease secret perate pot-selling widow to cartel concu- make some rookie mistakes as and hold on to his power when the other bine and politician’s wife in dramedy they learn to relate to each sharks smell blood in the water? series Weeds. But Nancy Botwin’s real At Blue Mountain State, football adventures have just begun. She and her players are like celebrities — with access family are hitting the road with blood on NewsProNet to beautiful girls, campus-wide adora- their hands and the Mexican Mafia hot tion and wild parties. But the freshmen on their tail. Knows its News on this notorious team are about to learn Tresor Tower 2-1514 the highs and lows that come with being www.lionsgate.com PN Media offers a range of series and clips for TV and the Internet. NSweepsFeed includes eight market- Disney Media Networks exclusive news reports each month. The edited segments come ready to track or Bolts to Miami Beach localize with topics including consumer alerts, investigations, technology, money trends and more. isney Media Networks Latin America’s slate features timeless classics. In this With HealthDay TV, online viewers 1942 classic, Bambi (pictured) is a deer who comes of age along with his rab- get a simplified, customer-friendly bit friend Thumper and skunk friend Flower. D round-up of complicated health news. lion for children’s programs and facilities. Simba dreams of becoming king of Pride Rock, but his evil uncle’s scheming leads It’s a partnership between NPN and The segments feature celebrities sharing him to run away after the death of his father in The Lion King. personal stories of giving back. Bolt the dog is a TV star. The problem is HealthDay, a provider of health news to over 4,000 media outlets worldwide. 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Market News N A T P E P L A Y E R S Hurlant Targets NATPE

he Italy-based Panini Group, a worldwide leader in collectibles and Ttrading cards, is making its first appearance at NATPE this year, bringing along a selection of drama titles that includes the Metal Hurlant Chronicles. Representing Panini here in Miami is Power Revisits the Classics Bruno Zarka of Paris-based The Licensing Machine, a division of Panini he first of London-based Power’s Ellie’s nephew, whom she is caring for U.K. Ltd. Asked whether the company One will become available in March new NATPE offerings explores a while her brother is away, must embark would focus on Latin buyers or take a 2012. Tworld without power. In Blackout, a on a journey to find his father during a global approach, Zarka responded, While it’s unusual for a television computer hacker recruited by a terrorist brutal winter storm. “We’re trying to first of all understand drama to run only 30 minutes rather executes the largest disaster to hit Power also offers 160 hours of beauti- the market. We’re going very slowly…it than an hour, the strategy seems to be California. With a complete power out- fully filmed, inspiring Natural History is our first NATPE, so it’s our goal to working, as the series has already sold in age comes chaos, as residents fight to Programming, including returning show our new drama and our new out- over 40 countries, with Sony Pictures survive amid record-breaking heat. series that follow the busy work of con- put, and to understand…the needs of Television Networks AXN signing on. Neverland goes on a journey to a servationists and one-hour specials fea- the market. It’s a starting point.” Zarka explained that they decided on a mythic land where time stands still. We turing character-driven human-animal At NATPE, Zarka will showcase four half-hour program, “to get all of the spe- see where Peter Pan and Captain Hook relationship stories, and more. drama series, and he explained that, “the cial effects working.” He also noted that “we decided to double the budget from first crossed swords. Seven Deadly Sins is a college drama four dramas are for different audiences and broadcast markets.” According to Season One to Season Two. It will be $6 Treasure Island (pictured) offers a that explores sex, betrayal, revenge, unre- Zarka, “Metal Hurlant Chronicles is million for six episodes” for the second new, exciting take on the classic pirate quited love and retribution. something we can discuss with some of season. adventure, with Young Jim Hawkins Liz is a fiercely ambitious woman the main worldwide broadcasters and There are two versions of each Metal leading his crew to buried treasure, with who’s not one for emotions. But one pay-TV networks.” Hurlant Chronicles episode: One is edited a mysterious cook, John Silver, along for Christmas she’s shown where her life is Metal Hurlant Chronicles is a live- of all strong violence, suitable for broad- the ride. headed by a guardian angel and her past action adaptation of the iconic 1980s cast, the other’s uncut for pay-TV and Ellie’s holiday spirit is tested when her and future selves in Three Wise Women. comic collection Metal Hurlant. Each home entertainment. Tresor Tower, Suite 23007 brother, Aaron, goes missing during a episode of the drama series is a half hour Zarka can be found on the NATPE www.powcorp.com mining job in Love’s Christmas Journey. long, and both the first and second sea- market floor at XII Tribes Entertainment sons consist of six episodes each. Season Stand 425.

Legend Comes To Life at PE Media RSI Follows iami-based PE Media Services presents martial arts, comedy, serial killers, mysteries and war at NATPE. Authentic Chinese Kungfu series La Leyenda Current Affairs Mdel Shaolin (A Legend of Shaolin Kungfu) showcases six emotional stories that take place where Chinese Kungfu originated. wiss Italian Television RSI’s Cult The drama-action series features experts in martial TV: Current Events and Cultural arts and first-rate Chinese actors. STrends in 7 minutes gathers the Tween comedy series The Jadagrace Show cen- voices of those who create and experi- ters on the adventures of a multi-talented 11-year- ence culture, including well- and lesser- pened to more than 1,800 people who disappeared during the Kosovo conflict, old named Jadagrace, who gets her own TV show known names. and a further 500 who were kidnapped after her Internet music video goes viral. As minister general of the Order of after the war’s end. Top criminologists and psychologists offer Friars Minor Capuchin, Brother Mauro TA-PIT (pictured) follows the adven- insight into the minds of murders to discover why Jöhri is the successor of St. Francis him- they kill in America’s Serial Killers. tures of amusing, playful little characters self. For the last four years he has been The Chile 33 is a film that tells the true story made of cork, bottle stoppers, paper, but- responsible for all the world’s Capuchins about the rescue of 33 miners trapped 700 meters tons, pins and feathers. They have adven- (an offshoot of the Franciscans). His below ground in a Chilean mine. tures in space, the desert and at sea role is to go Where No One Else is WWI: The War To End All Wars takes viewers inside the war through rare per- On-the-road quiz Cash gives a pair of sonal interviews with World War I veterans and actual battle footage. Prepared to Go. impromptu players the opportunity to America’s 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries & Crimes is a countdown of the most Mothers Who Kill their Children win 1,000 Swiss francs by answering 10 notorious unsolved cases, including the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and questions delves into the thoughts and motives general knowledge questions in 10 min- about JFK’s assassination, among other topics. behind women who have done the utes. Stand 127 www.pemediaservices.com unspeakable. Stand 24.11 Truth a Casualty explores what hap- www.rsi.ch/sales

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U.S. Domestic Syndication Netflix Awakens For NATPE In a State of Flux ndustry watchers have their eyes peeled on the Internet n the recent past, the big headlines in the syndication busi- company (Inco) Netflix, interested to see what the next ness have revolved around struggling local U.S. TV stations, step will be for the online streaming service. For now, the but this year, that business is expected to continue I I studios seem to be unsure of how to deal with Netflix, and rebounding (thanks in part to the upcoming U.S. presidential whether or not they want to at all. elections and Summer Olympics). Last year DreamWorks Animation signed an exclusive To find out more about what’s happening in syndication, movie deal with the company, for films released from 2013 we consulted with Mitch Burg, president of the New York through 2016. As a result of the deal, DreamWorks is end- City-based Syndicated Network Television Association. SNTA ing a partnership with HBO early. CBS and Warner Bros. is a non-profit organization that represents U.S. domestic tel- have happily sold their CW content to Netflix, and CBS evision program syndicators. reportedly received $200 million from the Inco in the second VAI: Is NATPE still a very important market for U.S. half of this year for some library material. But Disney and domestic syndicators? Sony stopped offering their films on Netflix in February NATPE has morphed. It’s focused on content, which is what 2011. the syndication business is all about. The fact that we’re all Netflix has responded to a loss of studio content by focus- together is invaluable. ing on creating original content. VAI: Everyone’s talking about the plethora of first-runs At MIPCOM 2011, Chief Content Officer of Netflix Ted hitting the U.S. market. What are your thoughts? Sarandos said the motivation behind the original program- This is the year for first-run talk shows. There’s Katie Couric, ming came partly from the fact that “owners such as HBO Steve Harvey, Jeff Probst and Ricki Lake. and Starz don’t really want to sell to us.” VAI: Which off-network shows are really soaring? Media consultant, producer and industry veteran Russ Two and a Half Men is continuing to be strong. The Big Bang Kagan expects a tough road ahead for Netflix when it comes Theory is new and it’s just behind Men, doing a monster num- to original programming. “Doing first-run programming is a ber. tough order,” he said. “And you’re competing against Most shows on network television aren’t doing how Big everyone, but with limited resources.” Bang is doing in syndication. There’s been a tremendous And the new programming plans come amid major eco- growth curve. How I Met Your Mother and Family Guy are nomic turmoil at the Inco. Last September, the company both in double digit ratings. Newcomers It’s Always Sunny in increased subscription prices, saying that its original model Philadelphia and 30 Rock are doing well, too. — of DVD delivery service — was being largely replaced by VAI: What’s new in the U.S. domestic syndication busi- online streaming. Stocks plummeted as a result. Following ness? the stock freefall, Neflix chose to raise $400 million from About 95 percent of all major national TV spenders are spend- investors by issuing debt and selling 2.86 million shares. ing in syndication already. The New York City daily newspaper The New York Post There are three ways that syndication excels: One is we do quoted one Wall Street source who said that Netflix is in multi-platform executions better than anyone, because we’re talks with content companies about deepening partnerships a year-round business, and can turn them around all year. in a way that could lead to the sale of a stake in the compa- When we develop an idea with a marketer it’s in-store, online, ny. Kagan doubts any studio would come on-screen, etc. Also, we’ve created the EIP — Exclusive together to buy Netflix. “They’re all vested in their own Integrated Pod, which is 60 seconds of advertisements (much brands. And if you take a look at the history of bulk TV oper- shorter than network advertising). It allows clients to tie into ations, they don’t usually work.” But he doesn’t think Netflix the program, but also allows marketers in high clutter cate- faces shuttering. “As long as Netflix continues to have sub- gories to really stand out. scribers who will pay money, they’re a valuable asset,” he Lastly, what one of our members has been doing is digital- said. ly inserting clients’ products into off-net shows. We can put a “Don’t believe everything you read. The question is who pizza box on the table with an advertiser’s name on it. they’re viable to. One man’s dirt is another man’s gold. They VAI: Why is U.S. domestic syndication a good place for would probably mean more to someone like a Facebook, advertisers to invest their money? which doesn’t have an entertainment business yet, or to a It’s about ratings. Syndication has the top ratings on Friday, company with a great social networking market, with no for example. It’s not infrequent for syndication to have eight revenue side.” Kagan is particularly interested to see how or nine of the top 10 shows on a Friday. If you’re a movie the- Netflix will grow and extend its brand outside of North ater, a retailer or casual dining restaurant, we reach more America. The company is launching in Latin America, but women from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. than all three networks Kagan foresees some problems ahead. “Bandwidth is not combined on Friday. the same all over the world,” he said. “The problem is that VAI: Does fragmentation of audiences affect syndica- in some countries, like Australia, people get charged based tion as network TV? on bandwidth, and Netflix could take up a lot of bandwidth. It’s just the opposite. Network ratings have fragmented, and There’s a great digital divide — between the haves and the declined to the degree that we have the most popular have-nots.” shows in TV. Fragmentation hasn’t impacted us. We’re on Netflix’s largest overseas competition comes from cable and network. Amazon, which has bought up some struggling services in Europe. “The war is really going to be between Amazon and Netflix over efficiencies. Who can buy smarter, but also who has other businesses that can support them?” Kagan said.

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