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  • Mipcom Junior 2005 to highlight international youth programming trends

    MUMBAI: The 13th edition of Mipcom Junior, which takes place from 15–16 October 2005 at Cannes will offer an international window for youth programming.

    Not surprisingly, content that will be showcased at the event will be dominated by animation.

    485 companies have registered for Mipcom Junior. This represents an 18 per cent increase as compared to 2004 which saw 417 companies participating. Over 900 participants from 52 countries will be present, carrying in all more than 830 programmes of which 462 shows are new. As many as 623 shows will be in the animation genre.

    Attendees at the event can also enjoy an exclusive sneak preview of the animation film Skyland. This will be screened during the closing night party, sponsored by France 2.

    Mipcom Junior 2005 will also present six conferences focussing on topics such as licensing, merchandising, financing and trends in the international youth programming arena.

    For the first time on 15 October, Mipcom Junior will explore the topic New Screen Horizons: Selling Kids Content Beyond the Tube. The conference is organised in partnership with the Canadian trade publication, KidScreen Magazine, and will allow participants to explore alternative broadcasting routes, as well as offering insight into what key buyers are looking for in the audiovisual, mobile, VOD and in-flight entertainment industries.

    The audience measurement specialist Mediametrie/Eurodata, will contribute their considerable expertise to a panel in which key statistics and international trends in youth programming will be discussed on the 15 October. This new session will give participants unique data in relation to children’s TV programming worldwide.

    In-depth focus on Licensing and Merchandising: Three conferences will take an in-depth look at the licensing and merchandising sector. On 16 October, Mipcom Junior will organise a MatchMaking Breakfast, in association with the French consultancy agency, Kazachock, to create an opportunity for professionals and specialists from the sector to network and forge new partnerships.

    During the workshop Strategies for Successful Licensing, organised by The International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA), participants will be given advice from leading experts, to help them understand more clearly how the licensing and merchandising world operates.

    Launched for the first time last year in association with the leading US trade publication, Licence! Magazine, the Mipcom Junior Licensing Challenge has become a key event at the market. Following a pre-selection process led by Licence! Magazine Editor-in-Chief Joyceann Cooney and a jury chaired by BBC Worldwide deputy MD children’s Helen McAleer will evaluate various non-aired projects selected on the basis of their strong potential for licensing and merchandising exploitation.

    The jury, which is predominantly toy manufacturers and broadcasters, will offer the selected programme producers practical solutions so they can finalise successful deals on ancillary products. Last year’s winners, BRB Internacional (Spain) / Synergy Media (Korea) will explain how winning the award benefitted their project which has been signed to Cartoon Networks US among many other distributors.

    In addition Mipcom Junior in collaboration with KidScreen Magazine will organise the debate Balancing Both Sides of the Funding Equation. Producers and broadcasters will share their experiences surrounding the inherent difficulties in securing financing for youth programming. The debate will also explore potential solutions.

    Reed Midem director television Paul Johnson says, “2005 is a special year for us. Having all the Mipcom Junior programmes digitally available will allow buyers to screen even more programmes under the best possible conditions.”

  • BBC World rolls out ‘The World Challenge’ competition

    BBC World rolls out ‘The World Challenge’ competition

    MUMBAI: BBC World in association with Shell and Newsweek have come together to search for, highlight and reward individuals or groups that have used enterprise and innovation to the benefit of local communities through The World Challenge.

    The World Challenge is a competition that is being launched following the success of the Hands On Strand within BBC World’s award-winning environmental programme, Earth Report. This highlighted noteworthy projects undertaken by firms, communities and enterprising individuals around the globe.

    A panel of judges – including representatives from BBC World, Shell and Newsweek – will shortlist the 12 entries that they feel are the best examples of community-based business, development or environmental projects.

    BBC World will then produce 15-minute programmes on each nominee, examining how the initiative began, its inspiration and why it is socially and environmentally successful. These six films will be broadcast on BBC World in August and September, and the channel’s viewers will be invited to vote online for the most commendable and inspirational project.

    Newsweek will replicate this with a print campaign that includes a series of advertorials, aimed at driving its readers to the online voting site. The campaign will run throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America. Once voting has closed, the winner of The World Challenge will be announced at a special ceremony in November and will receive a $20,000 grant from Shell to benefit their project.

    BBC World director airtime sales Jonathan Howlett says, “We know that BBC World’s influential, upscale business-focused viewers take a great interest in global development issues. The World Challenge offers an opportunity to promote outstanding initiatives in this field to an intelligent, knowledgeable audience.

  • TVTN IPO ends, oversubscribed 36.26 times

    TVTN IPO ends, oversubscribed 36.26 times

    NEW DELHI: TV Today Network Limited (TVTN), India’s leading news broadcaster controlling Aaj tak and Headlines Today channels, concluded its IPO on 27 December with the offering being subscribed 36.26 times at a price of Rs. 95 per share.
     
     
    TVTN had announced a price band of Rs. 80 to Rs. 95 (face value of Rs. five each) for its maiden offering of 14,500,000 shares through the book-building route. In total, the issue mopped up Rs 49000 million as a result of the over-susbcription. Part of this has to be returned to the people who would finally not be allotted shares.

    The issue constituted 25 per cent of the fully diluted post issue paid-up capital of the Company. The issue opened on 18 December 2003. The shares will list on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India next month when the debuting bell will be rung.

    According to a company statement, a key highlight of the IPO is that the company has successfully garnered the response from only the domestic investors, which consisted of qualified institutional investors, high net worth individuals and the retail public.

    Keeping in mind the strong response that the IPO received from retail investors, TVTN has decided to allocate 30 per cent of the offering to the retail investors category, 25 per cent for the non-institutional investors category and the balance 45 per cent to the qualified institutional investors category.

    The issue has been managed by JM Morgan Stanley Pvt. Ltd. as the Book Running Lead Manager, while Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited and ICICI Securities Limited were the Co-Book Running Lead Managers.

    TV Today Network was the first broadcaster to uplink a 24-hour Hindi news channel from India. It launched Aaj Tak in December 2000. This was followed by the launch of Headlines Today, a 24-hour English news channel in March 2003. With viewership of approximately 22.7 million viewers, as per TAM viewership data for week ended 15 November 2003, it has effectively created a platform of a large audience for the advertisers to reach their target grouop.