MIPCOM 2016 DAY 2 ™ October 18, 2016 My 2 Cents: The U.S. Studios’ Show OTT: Pay-TV industry’s obsession Of Force at MIPCOM Into VoD Mode with the outer space Page 3 ere at MIPCOM, all major t yesterday’s panel on “The U.S. studios are in full force, Rise of the Regional OTT INSIDE: Hin particular, CBS, Disney, AGiants,” Utofi lm’s Anke NBCUni and Fox are scheduling Beining-Wellhausen gave a quick Cannes Visuals — special events to highlight their new overview of the OTT landscape, slates. All six major U.S. studios are while Oliver and Ohlbaum’s Theresa MIPCOM Photo Report here with a total of 60 new series. In terms of events, Disney is Vimmerslev illustrated the factors Page 13 showcasing three of their brightest that provide for a “fertile fi eld for stars: Shonda Rhimes as MIPCOM’s OTT players,” such as language and Personality of the Year, Ben cultural clusters and strong local INSIDE: Sherwood as keynote speaker and and regional subscription television, The NAB Show in New Ben Pyne at his traditional luncheon- among others. Vimmerslev saw presentation, plus the premiere of OTT as a natural extension for “pay York is ‘Programmatic’ Love and War. screening Jamestown. television,” which is moving more Page 6 Sony Pictures has keynote speaker VideoAge calculated that the U.S. and more into VoD and is a way Kazuo Hirai and is screening The studios will be taking close to 30 for producers and distributors to Halcyon. Meanwhile, Fox is honoring percent of all MIPCOM’s programmed veteran TV distribution executive event hours. control content. Vimmerslev pointed VideoAge Marion Edwards with a Vanguard In terms of content, Belinda out that upcoming OTT should Award, in addition to screening Menendez, president, NBCUniversal have four main characteristics: Daily Mars and premiering The Rocky International Distribution and distinctiveness, tailor-offered, on the go Horror Picture Show. NBCUniversal is Networks, reported that compared to quality delivery and consideration (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 4) Singapore’s MDA Evolves Into IMDA ingapore’s former Media Development Authority S(MDA) is here in Cannes under a restructured entity: the Infocommunications Media Development Authority (IMDA). The new entity was formed after merging with the former Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA). The restructuring aims to better capitalize on the convergence of pay-TV and telecommunications. Gabriel Lim, who was MDA’s CEO, is now CEO of IMDA, and Angeline Poh is assistant CEO. Both are attending MIPCOM (this is Lim’s fi rst market). For Lim, the merge offers a “single look at promoting Singapore and regulations initiatives. The Authority is still within the same Ministry of Communications,” he explained. Jacqueline Poh (no relation to Angeline), who was heading IDA, has been appointed managing director of the Singapore Government Technology Organization (GTO), which aims to lead the digital 1 (Continued on Page 4) 2 3 Cover Stories (Continued from Cover) U.S. Studios Regional OTT Singapore last MIPCOM, “We have a higher volume of shows of multimedial streaming. Also on the panel, transformation in the public this year and more breakout series such as Taken Janice Lee of PCCW, Carlos Tibi of ICFLIX and sector. and Chicago Justice for NBC, My So Called Wife for Bola Ogidan of iROKOTV, stressed the need According to Lim (pictured E! and Falling Water for USA Network. We are also for locally relevant technology to cater to at left) , IMDA’s goal is to “make very excited to be screening Jamestown, which is different modes of consumption on demand, Singapore the media hub of the our next big show from Carnival [the producers of an issue with piracy and a need for linguistic whole Asian and beyond for fi lm Downton Abbey].” and cultural diversity to appeal to a variety TV and digital.” In terms of series with potential to become a of countries. Ogidan expanded on IROKO as IMDA, housed at the superhit, Menendez said, “Nearly all our clients Singapore umbrella stand P-1. are enthusiastic about Taken. The series has a “the Netfl ix of Africa.” The regional channel is in 176 markets and has more clients in C16, is also promoting the tremendous built-in brand awareness from the fi lm two-year old Singapore Media franchise, incredible action sequences, and is the London then Lagos, yet they are considered Festival 2016. The event is Southeast Asia’s main perfect combination of a procedural with serialized very African-centric, which Ogidan calls “African international media festival, which includes Asia story arcs.” stories, for Africans and by Africans.” This is due TV Forum. At Twentieth Century Fox TV Distribution, svp to the African diaspora keeping ties to back home, Recently, Singapore began an economic Greg Drebin (pictured at and is a leading cause why these regional OTTs integration project among 10 countries of right) reported that this work. year brings more quantity Southeast Asia, better known as AEC for Asian and diversity of product Economic Community, which will establish a than in the past. For single market second to China and third to India. Fox, the current buzz is Europe, including AB Groupe (France), Le TV and now surrounding This is Us for MIPCOM Floor Bits TV (Hong Kong), Amazon Prime Video (Japan), and NBC. There are also high Autentic GmbH (Germany). In addition, Blue Ant’s title expectations for their “big • Content Media Corporation has signed a distribution Jago: A Life Underwater was recently recognized with brands,” including the partnership with Cardinal Releasing, adding a raft of a Panasonic U.K. Award for Cinematography (Small Crew). mid-season 24: Legacy and Cardinal’s new Emperor Media titles produced and directed by music and media industry veteran Jon Pictured below are (l. to r.): Saida Ali, Solange Attwood, Prison Break, which will air in March. Brewer. New productions include 90-minute special Gwen Jones McCauley, Mike Jackson, Kate Blank. CBSSI’s president of sales Barry Chamberlain Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story, and three-part (pictured on the cover with prez and CEO Armando miniseries Monochrome: Black, White & Blue. Also Nuñez) said of this MIPCOM, “we are extremely launching: B.B. King: On The Road, Steve McQueen: pleased with the performance of Bull and MacGyver, Desert Racer and Bad Company. Content has also the top two new series on television. They have all established a new partnership with Palatin Media, to the necessary elements: action, adventure, humor, source and acquire shows as well as co-distribute in the and entertaining storytelling, to become our next international market. Their fi rst joint campaign includes Banger Films’ Hip-Hop Evolution, a four-part doc for international’s superhits.” TMN/HBO Canada, and Netfl ix thriller Between, which Ben Pyne (pictured below), president of Global is set in an idyllic town in which a mysterious virus kills Distribution at Disney Media Network, reported everyone over 21. that, compared to last year, Disney has more returning series than ever. At yesterday’s press •Canada’s Breakthrough Entertainment has secured luncheon, he introduced an added relationship with the Anne of Green Gables • SPI International’s online streaming service, Keli Lee, who is moving Licensing Authority to globally represent merchandising interests related to their Anne of Green Gables franchise. FUNBOX 4K/UHD, has launched on Amazon Fire TV. to London as managing The fi rst fi lm in the series will be aired on YTV in Users with UHD-supported sets now have access to director, International Canada, PBS in the United States, ITV in the U.K., and the library of documentaries, arts/culture, sports and Content and Talent ARD in Germany, and has had a recent theatrical release lifestyle content. Amazon Fire TV is currently available ABC Studios, using the in Australia and New Zealand. In other Breakthrough in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Austria and Japan. In successful model of news, the company has secured international 2016, FUNBOX 4K/UHD became a full channel, after Disney LATAM “for local distribution rights for two unscripted titles from SVOD previously being a free-to-air demo loop. Programming will include cinematic opera La Boheme and doc series production, local content platform Feeln: Breaking Bread with Brooke Burke and The Sea Chef. and local talent.” Wonder Women. • Gaumont Animation has entered into a long-term • NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has unveiled GUSTO agreement with American Greetings Entertainment Telemundo International Studios (TIS). The new production unit will focus on creating high-end short TV’S CHRIS (AGE). The companies will collaborate on the form, scripted formats with an eye towards emerging KNIGHT development, production and distribution of an animated series based on AGE’s 1980’s girls’ brand platforms and international markets. Marcos Santana, Herself the Elf. AGE and Gaumont Animation will share president of Telemundo International, will lead the new worldwide distribution, while AGE will retain ownership Miami-based business unit. of the Herself the Elf intellectual property. • As part of MIPCOM 2016’s Country of Honor •Studio 100 Media closed two deals in the Nordics: celebration, Japan’s Tohokushinsha Film Corp. will SVT Barnkanalen picked up Kosmoo, a detective story serve their Kimura sake, Fukukomachi, in the Japan about a bionic dog of the same name, and public kids’ Plaza October 17-19. There will be a sake expert on hand broadcaster NRK Super also acquired Kosmoo and two to answer questions about the rice wine. The Kimura brewery, distantly related to Tohokushinsha’s Tetsu CORUS’ RITA seasons of Night Watch, a fantasy pre-teen show about three teenage guardians protecting their village from Uemura, has a 400-year history.