Videoage International March 2019

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 2019 - VOL. 39 NO. 1A - $9.75 (Continued on Page 14) T he upcoming edition of Series Mania has moved up in the calendar year to March 22-30, 2019 in Lille, a city in northeast France, while the Series Mania Forum is scheduled for March 25-27. Last year’s edition took place April 27-May 5 and attracted TV executives such as Netflix’s co- founder and CEO, Reed Hastings. Since 2010 — when Series Mania International Festival was created by Laurence Herszberg with Frédéric Lavigne while the pair attended the Forum des Image — Series Mania has brought together viewers, creators, screenwriters, SeriesMania TV Show: Hollywood Outside theU.S. U.S. new TV season pilots being counted while on the ground World: OTT focus at the NAB Show in Las Vegas World: 40 years of MIP-TV, L.A. Screenings updates My 2¢: Are all these TV trade markets really necessary? Page 8 Page 6 Page 4 Page 3 I t’s now common to see Turkish TV content brought by international sales companies to exhibit at MIP-TV. In addition to the usual Turkish Pavilion, all six major Turkish TV distributors (referred to as the “six sisters” — soon to become seven with the recent addition of Madd TV) will be Turkish Content Export Leaders Look at MIP-TV (Continued on Page 10) MIP’s ROI Isn’t Obvious, But It’s Definitely There T he advantages aren’t obvious at first, and the realization could be slow in coming, but MIP-TV organizers are feverishly working to assure the best return on investment (ROI) for exhibitors and content buyers alike. It’s clear that all their prepa- rations have the goal of ensuring that investments at the four-day Cannes market (starting on April 8) will pay off in several ways. From information gathered looking through MIP-TV press releases and the market’s own website, it’s clear that the event will be offering at least four sources of value to participants. In addition, MIP-TV organizers have prepared tools that potential exhibitors and buyers could use to make a case to their superiors to attend the market. At times, management has been known to question the rationale behind attending the market, and MIP- TV organizers are addressing that issue head-on. (Continued on Page 12) With a network of 33 recording studios located in Miami, São Paulo, Mexico, Paris and Barcelona, we deliver quality, competitive pricing and outstanding customer service. Telenovelas, series, feature lms, animation, documentaries. Your content is safe with us. So, if you need more emotion in your dubbing projects, you know where to nd it. C M Y CM MY CY CMY K