Videoage International January 2018

RETNI N A T OI N A L ww w.Vide Ao g .eorg THEBUSINESS JOURNALOF FILM,BROADCASTING,BROADBAND,PRODUCTION,DISTRIBUTION January2018 -VOL.38NO.1 - $9.75 ByBillBrioux* I n Canada, where the thirst for content is truly unquenchable, independent distributors play a key role. Take TheHandmaid’s Tale , set to return for a second season inApril. Here was a Hulu original shot in and around Toronto and based on a cherished novel by revered CanadianauthorMargaretAtwood. When the series was shopped around at MIPCOM in October of 2016, Chris Ottinger — president, Worldwide Television Sales and Acquisitions,MGMStudios—hadno doubt he’d have strong interest from Canadian broadcasters. Surprisingly, however, adeal took severalmonths toclose. In the words of one Canadian network executive, “times have changed.”Networkbuyersmustnow facecompetition fromcounterparts both foreign and domestic, aswell as from streaming services such as AmazonandNetflix. For Mike Cosentino, president of Content and Programming for BellMedia’s suite of broadcast and specialty channels, the challenge today in acquisitions is not just Canada’sTVAcquisitions Outside theU.S.Studios (Continued onPage 28) My 2¢:Court TV uses more common sense than politicians do Full yearmarket calendar:Nothing changes,except dates Sección en Español: Almuerzo conSean Cohan;Derechos; IPTV Nollywood is the NigerianHollywood in themaking Page34 Page32 Page13 Page 8 P edro Simoncini has been involved with Canal 11 in Buenos Aires since 1957. He developed it intoTelefe in 1989. His story is rich indrama (military takeovers), financial intrigue(making 120 investors agree on a strategy), international diplomacy (ABC-TV’s involvement), religious harmony (a Jesuit-owned station vs. Jewish- owned stations), historical decisions (picking the color-TV standard), and politics(dealingwithEvitaPerón). PedroSimoncini:The Int’lTVDistribution HallofFameHonoree (Story onPage 24) (Continued onPage30) T his time around, NATPE Miamiwillbringanend to the holidayspiritevenearlierthan usual— beforemarket participants willhaveevenhada chance todigest all the spirits (read:alcohol) ingested during theholidayseason. However, to compensate for the missing jolliness, NATPE is re- defining itself as an international market, rather than just a LATAM- focusedevent. This year, the three-day market will start Tuesday, January 16, just one day earlier than in 2016, but four days earlier than 2015, and 11 daysearlier than2014. MarketToShine OntoMoreNon- LATAMSales MAIN OFFICES 216 EAST 75TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10021 TEL: (212) 288-3933 E-MAIL: admin@videoageinternational.com WWW.VIDEOAGE.ORG WWW.VIDEOAGELATINO.COM WWW.VIDEOAGE.IT P.O. BOX 25282 LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 VIALE ABRUZZI 30 20123 MILAN, ITALY YUKARI MEDIA YMI BLDG. 3-3-4, UCHIHIRANOMACHI CHUO-KU, OSAKA JAPAN TEL: (816) 4790-2222 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DOM SERAFINI EDITORIAL TEAM SHERIF AWAD (MIDDLE EAST) ISME BENNIE (CANADA) ENZO CHIARULLO (ITALY) LUCY COHEN BLATTER LUIS POLANCO CARLOS GUROVICH LEAH HOCHBAUM ROSNER SUSAN HORNIK (L.A.) AKIKO KOBAYACHI (JAPAN) DAVID SHORT (AFRICA) MARIA ZUPPELLO (BRAZIL) PUBLISHER MONICA GORGHETTO BUSINESS OFFICE LEN FINKEL LEGAL OFFICE ROBERT ACKERMANN, STEVE SCHIFFMAN WEB MANAGER BRUNO MARRACINO DESIGN/LAYOUT CARMINE RASPAOLO PREPRESS CLAUDIO MATTIONI VIDEO AGE INTERNATIONAL (ISSN 0278-5013 USPS 601-230) IS PUBLISHED SEVEN TIMES A YEAR: JANUARY, MARCH/APRIL, MAY, JUNE, JULY, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER/DECEMBER. PLUS DAILIES BY TV TRADE MEDIA, INC. © TV TRADE MEDIA INC. 2018. THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF VIDEO AGE INTERNATIONAL ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT IN THE U.S., U.K., AND ALL COUNTRIES SIGNATORY TO THE BERNE CONVENTIO AND THE PAN-AMERICAN CONVENTION. SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO VIDEO AGE INTERNATIONAL, 216 EAST 75TH STREET, SUITE PW, NEW YORK, NY 10021, U.S.A. PURSUANT TO THE U.S. COPYRIGHTS ACT OF 1976, THE RIGHTS OF ALL CONTENT DONE ON ASSIGNMENT FOR ALL VIDEOAGE PUBLICATIONS ARE HELD BY THE PUBLISHER OF VIDEOAGE, WHICH COMMISSIONED THEM Court TV is good at using common sense for its rulings, but to really apply common sense, a Ministry of Common Sense should be established at government levels. Page 34 4. World: E.U., U.S., Peru, Russia 8. Book Review: A new Nollywood, close second to Bollywood, larger than Hollywood 32. Travel News and full 2018 trade show calendar Features Cover Stories Canada’s TV acquisition practices outside the U.S. studios’ domain Int’l TV Distribution Hall of Fame. Pedro Simoncini: A broadcasting pioneer who loved distributing educational TV programs NATPE Miami: This time, the sun will shine onto more non-LATAM TV sales 13. Sección en Español t Almuerzo con Sean Cohan de A+E: Redes de TV por cable en la era 4G t Gestionar más de 80 derechos es muy costoso t IPTV no significa TV por Internet 20. MIP Cancun Report: Exhibitors no longer challenge LATAM market’s success 22. ATF Review: Less Christmas shopping, more TV buying at Singapore market News