Videoage International March 2018

I N T E R N A T I O N A L www.V i deoAge.org THE BUSINESS JOURNAL OF FILM, BROADCASTING, BROADBAND, PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION February/March 2018 - VOL. 38 NO. 2A - $9.75 (Continued on Page 14) T his upcoming MIP-TV market will be characterized by a record number of screenings, coming frombothmarket organizers Reed Midem, as well as the Cannes International Series Festival, set up by the office of the mayor of Cannes and branded as “CanneSeries.” The idea behind CanneSeries is to have MIP-TV become a glamorous event in the vein of the Cannes Film Festival. Reed Midem will be holding Screenings for the documentary- related market MIPDoc (April 7-8), Screenings for kids’ TV at Junior@MIP-TV (April 9-11), Market Screenings Galore To Jumpstart the L.A. Screenings Road to the L.A. Screenings: TCA press tours Turkish television gets the MIP treatment in VideoAge Daily In memoriam of an industry friend: Jay Switzer, 1956-2018 My 2¢: How and when PR agents can make or kill a story Page 8 Page 6 Page 4 Page 3 I t’s clear that Netflix represents a formidable problem for linear TV channels. However, it also offers a solution to those same channels with which it competes. Indeed, Netflix can be a path to a continuous and prosperous future for traditional TV networks. Last June, The New York Times ’ Netflix Offers Solutions to Traditional TV (Continued on Page 10) Let’s Talk MIP Business With Laurine Garaude M IP-TV is traditionally a whirlwind of activities. And this year promises to be even more hectic due to the addition of the new CanneSeries. But the market is ultimately about doing business — exhibitors and content acquisition executives go to there to sell their shows. And buyers attend to purchase much-needed TV fare. For VideoAge , facilitating the buying and selling process is of primary importance, and for this reason it reached out to Laurine Garaude, director, Television Division of MIP-TV organizer, Reed MIDEM, to detail this process. VideoAge International: How many buyers do you expect to attend? Laurine Garaude: We are currently tracking at the same level as 2017, so we expect around 3,800 buyers, of which some 1,104 are acquiring digital rights. The new Junior@MIPTV, with its focus on live-action programming, has generated a lot of interest from (Continued on Page 12)