MIP-TV 2017 DAY 3 ©2017 Viacom. b2b.viacom.com April 5, 2017 My 2 Cents: An open L.A. Screenings Preview: LATAM Gets letter to President Better Ads Environment Noticed at Donald J. Trump Page 14 esterday, MIP-TV premiered its MIP Screenings Pre-L.A. Screenings Showcase INSIDE: Yat the Palais and, nearby, at ast Monday, MIP-TV placed the Majestic Hotel, the second annual its spotlight on Latin America Cannes Visuals — International Drama Co-Production Lwith a fi rst-look at top new Summit was presented. These two dramas from Telefe, TVAzteca, MIP-TV Photo Report events highlighted the importance of Caracol, Telemundo, RCN and Page 13 primetime TV programming. Record TV, among others. At the Showcase Reed Midem’s Together, those screening blocks Laurine Garaude introduced Disney’s offered more than 1,700 drama INSIDE: Mark Endemaño, who presented six buyers attending MIP-TV the Growth in Latin pilots, and Lionsgate’s Peter Iacono, opportunity to prepare their spring who gave a presentation that spotlit acquisition slate ahead of the L.A. America, an IFTA report Television Great Again” (see current programs that they are Screenings. Page 6 presenting at MIP-TV. Meanwhile at My2¢ editorial on pg. 14), these Traditionally, at MIP-TV the the Co-Production Summit, Antonio upcoming L.A. Screenings promise LATAM contingent is not very large, Campo Dall’Orto, CEO and General to be “terrifi c.” So far, out of 77 new consisting of 12 exhibiting and 30 VideoAge Manager of Italy’s RAI (pictured at broadcast series in contention, six participating companies. However, right), illustrated his group’s co- have already been picked up. all the major producers are here, Daily production requirements. For U.S. broadcast television, together with their top-level on the go If President Trump is “Making competition from Netfl ix, Amazon, executives. (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 4) China Among Medal of Honor Four Recipients DISTRIBUTED BY he whole international TV market is being recognized in Tthis year’s MIP-TV Medal of Honor recipients: Los Angeles-based Roy Price, VP of Amazon Studios and global head of Prime Video content; RENEWED FOR A SECOND SEASON China’s Yi Fang Zhao, president and co-founder of Huace Group; Russia’s Viacheslav Murugov, CEO of CTC Media, and Alexander Coridass, president and CEO of Germany’s ZDF Enterprises. Zhao is the fi rst Chinese TV executive to receive the Medal. Coridass is the fourth German TV executive to receive the award, and Murugov is the second Russian, while Americans have been honored six times. Price, a frequent speaker at MIP-TV, delivered a keynote speech on Monday. The annual MIP-TV awards began in 2013 with six honorees. The following two years they were reduced to four recipients, then fi ve last year and four this time. TM & © 2017 Fox and its related entities. All rights reserved. 1 (Continued on Page 6) BOOTH R7.N11 SONARENT.COM 2 ioai.i a 22 2 BOOTH R7.N11 SONARENT.COM 3 ioai.i a 22 2 Cover Stories (Continued from Cover) L.A. Screenings LATAM at MIP-TV Medal of Honor HBO and Showtime –– which are not content The honor recognizes the contribution to restricted as broadcasters are –– is going to increase. international television by pioneers such as An additional stumping block for broadcast TV is Armando Nuñez, Sr. (2013), Herbert G. Kloiber going to be a more restrictive FCC, now under the (2014), and Marcel Vinay, Sr. (2016), and veterans control of the evangelical right, which has among such as Marion Edwards (2014) and Ben Pyne its agenda the “cleansing of the airwaves.” (2016). One way to resolve this “broadcast-digital” The award ceremony will be held tonight, disparity (also manifested at the Emmy Awards), during a gala dinner at the Carlton Hotel. would be for broadcasters to air sanitized versions of the new series during prime time 8:00 p.m.- 11:00 p.m.) and more risqué versions late at night and/or on the networks’ VoD services. At least U.S. broadcasters are remounting on the advertising side. Since last year, overall TV digital advertising revenue declined to 2.9 percent. On the The fact that, for LATAM, MIP-TV is not other hand, traditional TV advertising continued as prominent as MIPCOM is indicated by the to have strong results. For example, last January, conference portion, where, out of 360 speakers, network TV grew 5.7 percent and cable networks only three are from Latin America. climbed 8.2 percent. However, business is being conducted, as demonstrated by yesterday’s press announcement with Kanal D and Mega Chile signing a MoU agreement. After collaborating for many years, Kanal D and Mega have now decided to seek opportunities in co-production projects that will work well in both territories. Pictured above has since made an evolution to include politics. (l. to r.) are: Ezgi Ural, Kerim Emrah Turna, Another element that Mouseler touched on was Mega Chile’s Juan Vicente, Kanal D’s Ozge Bulut LATAM productions new storytelling style that Marasli, Mega Chile’s Patricio Hernandez Perez is different from linear TV, highlighting certain At the MIPDrama LATAM Screenings this past series such as Sincronia for Blim (SVoD) by Monday, Virginia Mouseler (pictured at right), Televisa, and PSI for HBO Latin America. CEO of The WIT, gave a presentation of selected In addition, Mouseler showed an adaptation For the L.A. Screenings, from May 16 - 19, the dramas that demonstrate how Latin production is of a previous telenovela, RCN’s Francisco, The action will be at the InterContinental hotel in the adapting to the new TV landscape. She indicated Mathematician, a drama series that is updated Century City area of Los Angeles, where over 70 a move toward “more thrillers, less episodes.” The to refl ect today’s issues for teenagers, such as distributors have already reserved their suites. trends showcased were biographical series that social media and bullying. She concluded the Of these, four are exhibiting for the fi rst time and combined thriller and crime elements, such as El presentation by displaying historical drama The include All3Media from the U.K., La Competencia Comandante for Colombia’s RCN, and Surviving Days Were Like That for Brazil’s Globo TV, Record from Spain, Raya Group from Turkey, and Sonar Escobar, Alias JJ for Caracol. TV’s The Promised Land, and the new musical from Los Angeles. Mouseler reiterated how the narco novela gave drama Guerra de Idolos for Telemundo and However, starting on May 18, most of the action the telenovela genre international appeal, and Netfl ix. will move onto the studio lots, with Fox’s LATAM screenings. By May 20, all activities will move to season, produced by Rai and broadcast live or the studios, up until the conclusion on May 26. In This Just In near-live from famous Italian opera houses to terms of news, CBSSI will continue its traditional movie theatres all over the world. • The third season of Rainbow’s live-action series screenings at the historical Paramount Theater on Maggie & Bianca Fashion Friends started shooting the Paramount lot. • Last month Viacom International Media last month in Italy. The story follows Maggie, an Pictured above are Twentieth Century Fox TV Networks Americas invited Susana Giménez to ordinary American girl with a dream of becoming Distribution’s Gina Brogi and Mark Kaner. Pictured visit the company’s corporate headquarters in a fashion designer, and her friend Bianca, a below are CBSSI’s Armando Nuñez and Barry New York and to meet Viacom CEO Bob Bakish. self-proclaimed Italian princess. France’s Gulli, Chamberlain. Pierluigi Gazzolo, president of VIMN Americas, Russia’s Karousel, Brazil’s TV Cultura and Disney and Dario Turovelzky, director of Global Content, Channel GSA are on board as free TV partners, Argentina, were on hand to welcome Susana to while Netfl ix is the worldwide VOD partner. the Viacom family (all pictured below). In other Rainbow news, popular animated series Regal Academy and World of Winx will now be screened on Emirates fl ights. • Nippon TV announced that the format rights for drama series Woman — My Life For My Children have been acquired by MF Yapim and Med Yapim, which will remake the series in Turkish. The series is set to air on Fox Turkey. • Rai Com signed a theatrical distribution deal with Atlanta-based Castalia Communications for series All’Opera. Castalia becomes the exclusive 4 Latin America distribution partner for the series featuring the very best of the Italian Opera April 5, 2017 Cover Stories (Continued from Cover) L.A. Screenings LATAM at MIP-TV Medal of Honor HBO and Showtime –– which are not content The honor recognizes the contribution to restricted as broadcasters are –– is going to increase. international television by pioneers such as An additional stumping block for broadcast TV is Armando Nuñez, Sr. (2013), Herbert G. Kloiber going to be a more restrictive FCC, now under the (2014), and Marcel Vinay, Sr. (2016), and veterans control of the evangelical right, which has among such as Marion Edwards (2014) and Ben Pyne its agenda the “cleansing of the airwaves.” (2016). One way to resolve this “broadcast-digital” The award ceremony will be held tonight, disparity (also manifested at the Emmy Awards), during a gala dinner at the Carlton Hotel. would be for broadcasters to air sanitized versions of the new series during prime time 8:00 p.m.- 11:00 p.m.) and more risqué versions late at night and/or on the networks’ VoD services. At least U.S. broadcasters are remounting on the advertising side.