6 World June 2017 V I D E O A G E Goncalves. Other participants came from territories such as Pakistan, South Africa, Lebanon, Albania, Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, France, Canada, Kazakhstan and Spain. This compares to 50 buyers from 25 countries in attendance at the first TRT Screenings edition last year in Antalya. During the panel sessions, some 20 TRT titles were presented, while special viewing rooms were available for screening complete episodes. After screening Payitaht Abdülhamid (The Last Emperor) — which had its international premiere in Cannes at MIPTV — participants had an opportunity to meet the 150-episode drama’s cast. Pictured at top left: Senol Goka, TRT’s director general (fifth from the left), with his sales, co-production and programming team at the International Screening Days The Second Annual TRT International Screening Days took place in Cesme on Turkey’s west coast, north of Antalya, where the first event was held last year. The Screenings (sponsored by TRT, the Turkish State Broadcaster) started on April 26 and ended on Saturday April 29 and included seminars and informal talks with the stars of TRT’s TV series, with the whole day on Sunday dedicated for excursions around the area. The event was held at the Radisson Blue Resort and Spa in the seaside resort town of Cesme and registered 150 participants from 40 countries, of which 80 were buyers from broadcast TV networks, digital platforms, and independent distributors. Some buyers came as far as Los Angeles, likeCida Buyer Participation Increases At TRT’s Second Annual Screenings In Cesme, Turkey (Continued from Page 4) Exceptional drive, passion and integrity are the ingredients for an outstanding executive Congratulations BILL on your well-deserved recognition and for being such an intergal part of the international success of worldvision enterprises. Best wishes for your continued success Bert Cohen BILL PECK C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Aussie’s FTA To Pay Spectrum Fees Australia is planning to have FTA TV stations pay licensee spectrumbased fees instead of license fees to the State. The spectrum fee is a fee based on each transmission site that uses airwaves. With the reform, broadcasters will be paying annual spectrum fees estimated at around A$40 million, compared to the current A$130 million. Under the Television License Fees Act 1964, commercial TV broadcasters were required to pay a percentage of their gross earnings as fees for using the public asset of radio spectrum. From 2010, there have been a number of reductions in these fees, the last being in 2013when the maximum rate reduced from nine to 4.5 percent.
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