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  • MIP ’17: Nippon TV gears up with two scripted, three non-scripted formats

    MIP ’17: Nippon TV gears up with two scripted, three non-scripted formats

    MUMBAI: Having recently been crowned ratings champion for the third consecutive year in Japan, coupled with the tremendous success of its scripted drama Mother which has received numerous offers from around the world and is a ratings success in Turkey as ANNE, Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV), the leading commercial broadcaster and network in Japan offering entertainment, anime, documentaries and news, announced that the company will be heading to MIP 2017 with five new formats.  

    The titles include two scripted formats which are based on successful Nippon TV dramas: Your Home Is My Business! (60 min eps.) and Lost ID (60 min eps.), in addition to three non-scripted formats: Meet Me There (60 min eps.), Ghostwriter To The Rescue (30 min eps.), and Grab The Chance (60 min eps). The announcement was made by Nippon TV president – International Business Development Atsushi Hatayama who also announced that given all of Nippon TV’s recent success the company will be moving to a new booth #P1F55 at this year’s MIP-TV.

    “We could not be more proud to be the top-rated broadcast network in Japan for three consecutive years,” commented Hatayama.  “As evidenced by the success of Mother, as well as the five new formats we are unveiling at MIP-TV, we at Nippon TV are constantly adapting to the needs of all buyers around the world, including the digital platforms, where the need for formats, especially scripted formats, is at an all-time high.”

    The first scripted format, Your Home Is My Business!, is based on the successful drama series of the same name on Nippon TV.  The series follows a real-estate saleswoman who is known for closing the deal no matter who the client is. She pries into the private lives of her clients, uses a vast range of tactics, and always finds them just the right home achieving a 100% success rate.

    The second scripted format is Lost ID based on a Nippon TV drama series. This drama is about a brilliant system engineer whose identity disappears completely.  His name on the official family registry and certificate of residence has been changed, his bank accounts seized, and his employment terminated.  Left with nothing but loneliness, he refuses to give up no matter what the outcome.

    Three non-scripted formats are next for Nippon TV. First is the docu-reality series Meet Me There.  Every couple has a special place that marks a turning point in their love story. But as months turn into years will two people still share the same memory? If you receive a handwritten letter from your loved one with the words “Meet Me There” where would you go?

    Ghostwriters To The Rescue stars celebrities who have made a name for themselves for being funny, romantic or dramatic. In this docu-entertainment format, these celebrities will come to your rescue to help with what to say or do dhttp://www.indiantelevision.com/nice-terror-attack-cannes-and-the-palais-des-festivals-160718uring a special time. In your ‘spotlight moment,’ they will ghostwrite the most important script of your life.  

    Rounding out the non-scripted titles is Grab The Chance, a docu-entertainment format which grabs people off the street and gives them the chance to say “yes” or “no” to once in a lifetime opportunities. From bungee jumping in Macau, to swimming with dolphins in Hawaii, to skydiving in California, Grab The Chance offers the ultimate life-changing experience.

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  • Amit Goenka receives honour at MipTV 2016

    Amit Goenka receives honour at MipTV 2016

    Cannes: It was a moment of pride for India at MipTV when Zee International CEO Amit Goenka went on stage at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes on  the French Riviera to receive the organization’s Medaille D’Honneur. It was the first time that an Indian executive had been accorded that recognition.

    Amit received the citation on behalf of his brother and Zeel CEO Punit Goenka  and himself to thunderous applause. He pointed out that the Zee Network had expanded the number of languages it is available to eight. He  spoke about the group’s recent Fillipino launch for its Zee Sine channel recently and highlighted that the broadcaster was readying its German foray called Zee One in July this year.

    He announced that the Zee group was gearing to emerge as one of the top global  media conglomerates by 2020. An he invited the entire TV community to be a part of the Zee TV family.

    Amit was joined at the MipTV dinner cum gala by his lovely wife Navyata.

    Other honorees at the exclusive MipTV Medaille D’Honneur were senior international executives: Germany’s Studiocanal TV MD Rola Bauer,  Disney Media Networks global distribution president Ben Pyne from the US  and Mexico’s Comarex president Marcel Vinay.

    The dinner witnessed attendance from the crème de la crème of Zee TV’s international operations. Present were: Chief Business Officer international business Asia Today Sunita Uchill, Zeel CBO Sunil Buch, Asia TV CEO Europe Neeraj Dhingra, ZLiving CEO India, &APAC Piyush Sharma, Asia TV GmH Business head Friederike Behrends, Asia TV Deputy CEO and CFO Parul Goel, Zee TV president –strategy international business Rajeev Kheror, Zeel region head syndication, India Sharmeen D’souza, and finally Z Living’s Yogesh Karikurve.

  • Amit Goenka receives honour at MipTV 2016

    Amit Goenka receives honour at MipTV 2016

    Cannes: It was a moment of pride for India at MipTV when Zee International CEO Amit Goenka went on stage at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes on  the French Riviera to receive the organization’s Medaille D’Honneur. It was the first time that an Indian executive had been accorded that recognition.

    Amit received the citation on behalf of his brother and Zeel CEO Punit Goenka  and himself to thunderous applause. He pointed out that the Zee Network had expanded the number of languages it is available to eight. He  spoke about the group’s recent Fillipino launch for its Zee Sine channel recently and highlighted that the broadcaster was readying its German foray called Zee One in July this year.

    He announced that the Zee group was gearing to emerge as one of the top global  media conglomerates by 2020. An he invited the entire TV community to be a part of the Zee TV family.

    Amit was joined at the MipTV dinner cum gala by his lovely wife Navyata.

    Other honorees at the exclusive MipTV Medaille D’Honneur were senior international executives: Germany’s Studiocanal TV MD Rola Bauer,  Disney Media Networks global distribution president Ben Pyne from the US  and Mexico’s Comarex president Marcel Vinay.

    The dinner witnessed attendance from the crème de la crème of Zee TV’s international operations. Present were: Chief Business Officer international business Asia Today Sunita Uchill, Zeel CBO Sunil Buch, Asia TV CEO Europe Neeraj Dhingra, ZLiving CEO India, &APAC Piyush Sharma, Asia TV GmH Business head Friederike Behrends, Asia TV Deputy CEO and CFO Parul Goel, Zee TV president –strategy international business Rajeev Kheror, Zeel region head syndication, India Sharmeen D’souza, and finally Z Living’s Yogesh Karikurve.

  • MIPTV 2016: Deal making, the Goenka brothers and the Indian presence

    MIPTV 2016: Deal making, the Goenka brothers and the Indian presence

    Cannes: A 100 plus strong delegation has been making its presence felt at Reed Midem’s MIPTV 2016 in this picturesque small town of Cannes on the French Riviera. Thankfully the weather has held up and the skies have been clear on most days, excepting for one when it drizzled steadily throughout. Touts on the streets made a killing selling umbrellas. On other days, a nip in the air  forced everyone to bring out their cardigans and overcoats.

     

    But on Day 3 of the 50 plus year old market cum festival, the sun came out in all its glory with the temperature climbing up and television executives feeling its full blaze even as the deal making and the conferences and debates hotted up.

     

    MipTV, the festival-cum-market has attracted upwards of 10,500 participants, at a time when Europe has been grappling  with warning signs about it being a no-visit zone courtesy the terrorist attacks.

    For the Indians, the highlight of MipTV is the honouring of the two Goenka brothers – Punit and Amit Goenka (the scions of media entrepreneur Subhash Chandra) – with the Medialle des Honneurs on 6 April. Punit, who was supposed to come, could not make it on account of a family emergency, but Amit did.  This is the first time an Indian is being honoured as such by the French company Reed Midem.

    Additionally, the other high points have been an India format session moderated by Indiantelevision.com founder Anil Wanvari, and a session on 4K in which TravelXP CEO Prashant Chothani participated. Other panelists on the India session included: Ajay Nair (OML), Rahul Sangari (Grey Matter), GoQuest Media (Vivek Lath), and Yogesh Karikurve (ZeeTV).

    Indian companies such as Zee TV, Star India, GoQuest, Vedic Broadcasting, DQ Entertainment, Cosmos Maya, Eros Worldwide, Indiantelevision.com, Indiacast, Green Gold Animation, Rajshri Entertainment, are among those companies which have come on as exhibitors.

    Film producer Prasad Devineni who bankrolled the  Indian multilingual blockbuster film Bahubali and who also churns out many a TV show in the Telugu market made it to MIPTV to explore new avenues for his company Arka Media Works.

    Cosmos Maya CEO Anish Mehta was cock-a-hoop with delight about the deals his company had managed to sign on at MipTV.

    MIPTV also had some grand moments  like the premier  for Roots and The Story of God (Morgan Freeman), Morgan Spurlock’s keynote, the launch of MipDrama Screenings, the keynotes by author and writer Harlan Coben, Vivendi Content & Havas Media CEO Domiqnique Delport, RTL co-CEO Gullaume de Posch, Mattel COO & President Richard Dickson and Wildness chief strategy officer Margaret Czeisler.

    At the time of writing all eyes were turned towards the Medaille D’Honneur ceremony which was slated to be held late on the evening of 6 April.  Amit is expected to receive the award for himself and his brother in front of an audience consisting of leading global TV executives.

    In addition to Punit Goenka and Amit Goenka, three other distinguished TV industry leaders will receive Médaille d’Honneur in Cannes including:   Germany’s Studiocanal TV MD Rola Bauer,  Disney Media Networks global distribution president Ben Pyne from the US  and Mexico’s Comarex president Marcel Vinay. 

     

  • MIPTV 2016: Deal making, the Goenka brothers and the Indian presence

    MIPTV 2016: Deal making, the Goenka brothers and the Indian presence

    Cannes: A 100 plus strong delegation has been making its presence felt at Reed Midem’s MIPTV 2016 in this picturesque small town of Cannes on the French Riviera. Thankfully the weather has held up and the skies have been clear on most days, excepting for one when it drizzled steadily throughout. Touts on the streets made a killing selling umbrellas. On other days, a nip in the air  forced everyone to bring out their cardigans and overcoats.

     

    But on Day 3 of the 50 plus year old market cum festival, the sun came out in all its glory with the temperature climbing up and television executives feeling its full blaze even as the deal making and the conferences and debates hotted up.

     

    MipTV, the festival-cum-market has attracted upwards of 10,500 participants, at a time when Europe has been grappling  with warning signs about it being a no-visit zone courtesy the terrorist attacks.

    For the Indians, the highlight of MipTV is the honouring of the two Goenka brothers – Punit and Amit Goenka (the scions of media entrepreneur Subhash Chandra) – with the Medialle des Honneurs on 6 April. Punit, who was supposed to come, could not make it on account of a family emergency, but Amit did.  This is the first time an Indian is being honoured as such by the French company Reed Midem.

    Additionally, the other high points have been an India format session moderated by Indiantelevision.com founder Anil Wanvari, and a session on 4K in which TravelXP CEO Prashant Chothani participated. Other panelists on the India session included: Ajay Nair (OML), Rahul Sangari (Grey Matter), GoQuest Media (Vivek Lath), and Yogesh Karikurve (ZeeTV).

    Indian companies such as Zee TV, Star India, GoQuest, Vedic Broadcasting, DQ Entertainment, Cosmos Maya, Eros Worldwide, Indiantelevision.com, Indiacast, Green Gold Animation, Rajshri Entertainment, are among those companies which have come on as exhibitors.

    Film producer Prasad Devineni who bankrolled the  Indian multilingual blockbuster film Bahubali and who also churns out many a TV show in the Telugu market made it to MIPTV to explore new avenues for his company Arka Media Works.

    Cosmos Maya CEO Anish Mehta was cock-a-hoop with delight about the deals his company had managed to sign on at MipTV.

    MIPTV also had some grand moments  like the premier  for Roots and The Story of God (Morgan Freeman), Morgan Spurlock’s keynote, the launch of MipDrama Screenings, the keynotes by author and writer Harlan Coben, Vivendi Content & Havas Media CEO Domiqnique Delport, RTL co-CEO Gullaume de Posch, Mattel COO & President Richard Dickson and Wildness chief strategy officer Margaret Czeisler.

    At the time of writing all eyes were turned towards the Medaille D’Honneur ceremony which was slated to be held late on the evening of 6 April.  Amit is expected to receive the award for himself and his brother in front of an audience consisting of leading global TV executives.

    In addition to Punit Goenka and Amit Goenka, three other distinguished TV industry leaders will receive Médaille d’Honneur in Cannes including:   Germany’s Studiocanal TV MD Rola Bauer,  Disney Media Networks global distribution president Ben Pyne from the US  and Mexico’s Comarex president Marcel Vinay. 

     

  • Keshet International sells UK Drama ‘The A Word’ to Sweden public broadcaster

    Keshet International sells UK Drama ‘The A Word’ to Sweden public broadcaster

    MUMBAI: Keshet International (KI) has sold its critically acclaimed, BBC One UK drama The A Word (6 x 60’) to Swedish public service broadcaster, SVT.

    The deal follows an agreement with SundanceTV which came on board as the series’ US partner back in January 2016 in and will begin airing the series in summer 2016.

    Premiering internationally at MIPTV 2016, The A Word was one of 12 world class dramas to screen as part of the inaugural MIPDrama Screenings on 3 April.

    Its UK premiere on BBC One attracted 4.7 million (47 lakh) live viewers, consolidating at 6 million (60 lakh, excluding BBC iPlayer). The A Word was written by BAFTA winner and Golden Globe nominee Peter Bowker (Marvellous, Blackpool) and directed by Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty, Rev). It is co-produced by Fifty Fathoms and Keshet UK for BBC One and centres around the messy, extended Hughes family which has a child newly diagnosed with autism at its centre.

    SVT Sweden acquisitions executive series Henrik Palm said, “The A Word is a heartfelt family drama and a moving depiction of life with autism. We feel proud to team up with Keshet International on this fine BBC One drama, a project which we have followed with interest since its first Israeli incarnation.”

    Keshet International distribution managing director Keren Shahar said, “The A Word is a truly unique family drama, that can be seen in both the reception it has had from press and the impact it has had on viewers. We’re delighted that SVT has decided to bring it to the discerning Swedish audience.”

    The A Word is based on the original Israeli series Yellow Peppers which was created by Keren Margalit who is also executive producer on the UK series. It is produced by Marcus Wilson (Doctor Who, Life on Mars) and executive produced by Patrick Spence and Jenny Frayn for Fifty Fathoms, Sara Johnson and Avi Nir for Keshet, and Lucy Richer for BBC One.

     

  • Keshet International sells UK Drama ‘The A Word’ to Sweden public broadcaster

    Keshet International sells UK Drama ‘The A Word’ to Sweden public broadcaster

    MUMBAI: Keshet International (KI) has sold its critically acclaimed, BBC One UK drama The A Word (6 x 60’) to Swedish public service broadcaster, SVT.

    The deal follows an agreement with SundanceTV which came on board as the series’ US partner back in January 2016 in and will begin airing the series in summer 2016.

    Premiering internationally at MIPTV 2016, The A Word was one of 12 world class dramas to screen as part of the inaugural MIPDrama Screenings on 3 April.

    Its UK premiere on BBC One attracted 4.7 million (47 lakh) live viewers, consolidating at 6 million (60 lakh, excluding BBC iPlayer). The A Word was written by BAFTA winner and Golden Globe nominee Peter Bowker (Marvellous, Blackpool) and directed by Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty, Rev). It is co-produced by Fifty Fathoms and Keshet UK for BBC One and centres around the messy, extended Hughes family which has a child newly diagnosed with autism at its centre.

    SVT Sweden acquisitions executive series Henrik Palm said, “The A Word is a heartfelt family drama and a moving depiction of life with autism. We feel proud to team up with Keshet International on this fine BBC One drama, a project which we have followed with interest since its first Israeli incarnation.”

    Keshet International distribution managing director Keren Shahar said, “The A Word is a truly unique family drama, that can be seen in both the reception it has had from press and the impact it has had on viewers. We’re delighted that SVT has decided to bring it to the discerning Swedish audience.”

    The A Word is based on the original Israeli series Yellow Peppers which was created by Keren Margalit who is also executive producer on the UK series. It is produced by Marcus Wilson (Doctor Who, Life on Mars) and executive produced by Patrick Spence and Jenny Frayn for Fifty Fathoms, Sara Johnson and Avi Nir for Keshet, and Lucy Richer for BBC One.

     

  • MTV Format ‘Warsaw Shore’ scores record view on TVN’s OTT platform

    MTV Format ‘Warsaw Shore’ scores record view on TVN’s OTT platform

    MUMBAI: Polish broadcaster TVN S.A. launched the fifth season of MTV format “Warsaw Shore” on its player.pl OTT platform to record numbers.

    The polish broadcaster is reporting more than 1.6 million views of the series since 28 February, when the season’s first new episodes were made available immediately following its premiere on MTV Poland.

    Based on the worldwide phenomenon “Jersey Shore,” one of the highest rated shows on MTV, “Warsaw Shore” follows a group of young fun-lovers who have come to Warsaw to pursue their dreams of fame and glory. Unafraid of anything, they allow the cameras into their lives to capture their adventures and all-night parties. Season 5 promises an emotional journey, packed with fights, affairs and real friendship.

    TVN’s player.pl platform allows viewers to watch “Warsaw Shore” episodes just after their premiere on the MTV Poland linear channel. Users may choose between a free-of-charge variant and a paid option without ads. Additionally, player.pl users can watch all previous seasons of the show, including “Warsaw Shore – Watching with Girls,” a spin-off of the fourth season.

    “Warsaw Shore’ is a key show for us, enjoying record popularity for years, while TVN and its player.pl platform are very important to us as partners,” said  Viacom International Media Networks Polska VP marketing & product  Daniel Reszka.  “We are happy that, with player.pl, we will continue to be able to deliver this show to an even wider audience. We believe that close cooperation between a strong TV player and a robust online service will lead to excellent results and synergies that cannot be achieved by working alone.”

    TVN Management Board, Digital & e-Commerce member Christian Anting said, “The cooperation between player.pl and Viacom International Media Networks Polska is another step towards the expansion of the library addressed to the millennials, who tend to consume media via the Internet. From now on, aside from the broad range of TVN programs and player.pl own productions, our users can access all seasons of the extremely popular ‘Warsaw Shore’ show.”

    “Warsaw Shore” is still present on the various MTV platforms. As always, premiere episodes are shown on Sundays at11.00 p.m. on MTV Poland. Fans will find shorts and unpublished making-of clips on social media and the mtv.plwebsite, while complete episodes of the show without commercials will be available in the paid section of the MTV Play application.

    All previous seasons of “Warsaw Shore” have been extremely popular. “Warsaw Shore” was the first show in the history of the Polish unit of MTV to be broadcast in other European countries, such as Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands and more. Social media is the basic channel for communicating with the fans of the show. The Facebook fan page of “Warsaw Shore” has garnered more than half a million fans already.

    The Polish portfolio of Viacom International Media Networks includes the following TV channels: Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon HD, Nick Jr., MTV, VH1, VIVA, Comedy Central, Comedy Central Family and Paramount Channel HD. The linear offering is complemented by applications (MTV Play, Nickelodeon Play and other) and websites offering a total of more than 700 hours of video content, 100 games and 50,000 video clips. Globally, the company is a member of the Viacom group.

     

  • MTV Format ‘Warsaw Shore’ scores record view on TVN’s OTT platform

    MTV Format ‘Warsaw Shore’ scores record view on TVN’s OTT platform

    MUMBAI: Polish broadcaster TVN S.A. launched the fifth season of MTV format “Warsaw Shore” on its player.pl OTT platform to record numbers.

    The polish broadcaster is reporting more than 1.6 million views of the series since 28 February, when the season’s first new episodes were made available immediately following its premiere on MTV Poland.

    Based on the worldwide phenomenon “Jersey Shore,” one of the highest rated shows on MTV, “Warsaw Shore” follows a group of young fun-lovers who have come to Warsaw to pursue their dreams of fame and glory. Unafraid of anything, they allow the cameras into their lives to capture their adventures and all-night parties. Season 5 promises an emotional journey, packed with fights, affairs and real friendship.

    TVN’s player.pl platform allows viewers to watch “Warsaw Shore” episodes just after their premiere on the MTV Poland linear channel. Users may choose between a free-of-charge variant and a paid option without ads. Additionally, player.pl users can watch all previous seasons of the show, including “Warsaw Shore – Watching with Girls,” a spin-off of the fourth season.

    “Warsaw Shore’ is a key show for us, enjoying record popularity for years, while TVN and its player.pl platform are very important to us as partners,” said  Viacom International Media Networks Polska VP marketing & product  Daniel Reszka.  “We are happy that, with player.pl, we will continue to be able to deliver this show to an even wider audience. We believe that close cooperation between a strong TV player and a robust online service will lead to excellent results and synergies that cannot be achieved by working alone.”

    TVN Management Board, Digital & e-Commerce member Christian Anting said, “The cooperation between player.pl and Viacom International Media Networks Polska is another step towards the expansion of the library addressed to the millennials, who tend to consume media via the Internet. From now on, aside from the broad range of TVN programs and player.pl own productions, our users can access all seasons of the extremely popular ‘Warsaw Shore’ show.”

    “Warsaw Shore” is still present on the various MTV platforms. As always, premiere episodes are shown on Sundays at11.00 p.m. on MTV Poland. Fans will find shorts and unpublished making-of clips on social media and the mtv.plwebsite, while complete episodes of the show without commercials will be available in the paid section of the MTV Play application.

    All previous seasons of “Warsaw Shore” have been extremely popular. “Warsaw Shore” was the first show in the history of the Polish unit of MTV to be broadcast in other European countries, such as Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands and more. Social media is the basic channel for communicating with the fans of the show. The Facebook fan page of “Warsaw Shore” has garnered more than half a million fans already.

    The Polish portfolio of Viacom International Media Networks includes the following TV channels: Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon HD, Nick Jr., MTV, VH1, VIVA, Comedy Central, Comedy Central Family and Paramount Channel HD. The linear offering is complemented by applications (MTV Play, Nickelodeon Play and other) and websites offering a total of more than 700 hours of video content, 100 games and 50,000 video clips. Globally, the company is a member of the Viacom group.

     

  • International Emmys Kids Awards presented at MipTV, Cannes

    International Emmys Kids Awards presented at MipTV, Cannes

    CANNES: International Emmy Kids Awards in Cannes’ famed TV market and festival MIPTV on the evening of 5 April 2016.

    Amongst the big winners was  Australian studio Matchbox Pictures Nowhere Boys Series 2  which took home the best series award.  Dutch producer NL Film & TV/KRO-NCRV pocketed the Best TV movie/miniseries award for Rabarber (Rhubarb).  Bing from British producers Acamar Films,/Brown Bag Films, UK was victorious in the pre-school category while the best animation award was given to Ronja, The Robber’s Daughter (NHK/NHK Enterprises/Dwango/Polygon Pictures, Japan) . My Life: I Am Leo (Nine Lives Media, U.K.) and Best i Mest (All-Round Champion) (NRK, Norway) won in the factual and non-scripted entertainment categories, respectively.

    The awards were held at a glittering ceremony attended by 200 plus industry execs at Cannes Carlton hotel. Several TV and digital personalities and animation characters presented the awards. Among them figured: YouTuber Cyrina Fiallo, Quebec comedian Cathleen Rouleau, Miss SupraNational Stephania Stegman, co-presenting with Majid Entertainment’s animation character Amoona, German preschool character Die Maus from WDR’s The Program with The Mouse and actor Gil Ofarim from WDR’s kids’ series Arman’s Secret and Jeemtv soccer mascot Saham.

    “Producers of children’s programming have a great responsibility towards their viewers and the broader audience and we are honored to be recognizing and showcasing the world’s best at MIPTV,” said International Academy President Bruce L. Paisner. “We congratulate all the winners for their outstanding achievements and for setting the high-quality standard we all expect for kids.”