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  • Lionsgate bags ‘A Most Wanted Man’

    Lionsgate bags ‘A Most Wanted Man’

    MUMBAI: The John Le Carre adaptation stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Rachel McAdams. Lionsgate will be distributing the movie and Anton Corbjin will be producing it. A release date has not been set yet.

     

    The story is about a Chechen-Russian immigrating who is on the run and is trying to access his dead father’s suspiciously acquired fortune. US and German security agencies are on the lookout for him to know if he is a victim or a mastermind.

     

    Worldwide sales are handled by Filmnation. FilmNation Entertainment CEO Glen Basner and executive Alison Cohen made the deal.

  • Oscar makes rule change for animation

    Oscar makes rule change for animation

    MUMBAI: The board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has approved rule changes for the 86th Oscars. The most significant change affects the Animated Feature Film category.

    In this category, the new rule designates a maximum of two award recipients, one of whom must have a producer credit. The director and/or key creative individual shall continue to be a recipient, and in the circumstance of a two-person team with shared and equal director credit, a third statuette may be awarded.

    Previously announced rules changes for the 86th Academy Awards include allowing members to see the nominated documentary shorts and foreign language films either at a theatrical screening or on DVD. Prior to the final round of voting, the Academy will provide members with DVDs of the nominated films in five categories: Foreign Language Film, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Animated Short Film, and Live Action Short Film.

    Other adjustments to the rules include standard date and other routine changes.

    Rules are reviewed annually by individual branch and category committees. The awards rules committee then evaluates all proposed changes before presenting its recommendations to the Academy's board of governors for approval.

    Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of this year will be presented on 2 March, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood and Highland Center and televised on Star Movies and in the US on ABC. The presentation will also be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.

  • Over 60 per cent growth in worldwide OTT video revenue in 2012, ABI Research

    Over 60 per cent growth in worldwide OTT video revenue in 2012, ABI Research

    MUMBAI: Companies like Netflix, Hulu, Apple, and Amazon have helped drive the over-the-top (OTT) video market past $8 billion in 2012. The three largest markets-North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific-experienced year-on-year (YoY) growth in excess of 50 per cent in 2012. The continued spread of connected CE and increasingly mobile devices, like tablets, are expected to push the market past $20 billion by 2015, according to ABI Research.

    ABI Research senior analyst Michael Inouye said, “The shift to digital and OTT distribution is accelerating, particularly as content providers increasingly warm up to these channels. While Pay-TV services are still afforded many advantages we are approaching the proverbial fork in the road when content owners will decide if they continue down the same path or forge ahead, shaking up the primary means of media distribution as we‘ve known it.”

    The dynamics around revenue generation continue to change and currently vary by region (e.g. subscriptions more significant in North America than Europe or Asia-Pacific). In time, however, we expect a greater diffusion of revenue across the various business models. For instance, in 2012 58 per cent of OTT video revenue came from subscription service, but we anticipate this share to fall to less than 32 58 per cent by 2018. In large part this is driven by a continual shift in consumer demand towards newer forms of digital content distribution.

    ABI Research practice director, Sam Rosen said, “While we still see great value and strength in the Pay-TV sector we are also starting to see the pieces that will accelerate change fall into place .”Whether it‘s Netflix expanding to International markets or ABC and CBS enhancing catch-up services the building blocks that will restructure the how, when, and where consumers view content are starting to give shape to a new media future. This future, however, isn‘t devoid of traditional media nor is it a matter of new channels necessarily winning, but rather a redistribution of wealth within the value chain.”

  • BBC Worldwide implements Mediamorph to track, manage global digital sales

    BBC Worldwide implements Mediamorph to track, manage global digital sales

    MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), recently implemented Mediamorph which offers business software for the global media industry to support and enhance its digital distribution channels through cloud-based contract and royalty management solutions.

    BBC Worldwide Senior Manager, Digital and Home Entertainment, Linda Passey said, “As we have evolved and grown our digital content licensing business, we have encountered challenges in managing commercial terms, understanding cross-platform viewership and handling royalty processing. Mediamorph has provided a solution that allows us to manage these issues with tracking, measurement and financial workflow for our digital distribution.”

    Mediamorph‘s bespoke solution suite offers BBC Worldwide data validation, royalty processing systems for revenue recognition, customised reporting, an interactive business analytics tool and a single-point tracking service that can be used by team members around the globe.

    Mediamorph CEO, and Founder Michael Sid said, “We are pleased to offer a robust suite of services to BBC Worldwide, which is a prime example of the ways in which digital content are changing the landscape of the entertainment media industry” .

    From April 2013, BBC Worldwide is restructuring its business to be based around geographic locations, supported by key global business areas.

  • Commonwealth’s RP Singh to join Sirez Group

    MUMBAI: RP Singh who works as McCann Erickson Commonwealth head-digital, APAC and West Asia, has decided to move on from the agency to join Sirez Group as CEO.

    Based in Delhi, Singh‘s immediate priority will be to bring new clients on board for digital marketing agency Sirez Infosystems.

    Singh comes in with over 12 years of experience in digital marketing. He has worked across regions including India, China and Southeast Asia.

    Prior to joining McCann Erickson Commonwealth, Singh has worked with companies such as GroupM, Starcom, Ogilvy, Trident Group and Smile Interactive.

    In his career, he has handled brands from companies like Pepsico, GSK, General Motors and P&G.

    For the record, Commonwealth is the global JV between McCann Erickson Worldwide and Goodby Silverstein & Partners.

  • BBC Worldwide announces new factual commissions

    MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide Channels has confirmed two new factual titles set to launch internationally this year.

    Originating from Australia, ‘Free Rein‘ and ‘The Kangaroo Gang: Thieves by Appointment‘ come from the production companies Lonely Planet TV, Freehand and The Full Box Productions. They will air locally on UKTV, as well as on international feeds of BBC Knowledge, BBC HD and BBC Entertainment.

    BBC Worldwide Networks and Global iPlayer president Jana Bennett said, “It remains an important part of our strategy to increase our commitment to local commissions. These titles represent a fraction of the rich plethora of stories across our markets just waiting to be told and I‘m delighted that our international audiences will get to experience them through our channels.”

    In Free Rein, a special for BBC Knowledge, film and television actors Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward ‘The Thorn Birds‘ go in search of the spirit of Australia on the ultimate horseback adventure across The Kimberley, the Outback‘s last frontier.

    Although they come from very different backgrounds, two passions that this husband-and-wife team share are a love of horses and a fascination with the true stories of Australian history.
    These are the drivers that set them on a challenging personal journey across the remotest region of the country.

    It will launch internationally on BBC Knowledge this year and also air on BBC HD and BBC Entertainment.

    Executive producer Sue Norton of Lonely Planet TV said, “This is a fantastic project – we‘re heading to Australia‘s wild west and taking a step back in time to give audiences a true grit Lonely Planet experience.”

    The dramatised documentary, ‘The Kangaroo Gang: Thieves‘ by Appointment, will tell the story of the most spectacularly successful shoplifting gang in history. The Kangaroo Gang was a brazen band of Australian thieves who ran riot in London for more than a decade.

    Led by its charismatic ‘King‘ Arthur Delaney, the gang targeted the plush retailers of Knightsbridge and Mayfair, as well as crossing Europe to lay siege to the luxury emporia of Paris, Brussels, Rome and beyond.

    Based on the book King of Thieves by author Adam Shand, The Kangaroo Gang: Thieves by Appointment is produced by The Full Box Productions for UKTV in Australia and BBC Knowledge globally.

    BBC Worldwide Australia‘s Director of Television Deirdre Brennan said, “Free Rein and The Kangaroo Gang: Thieves by Appointment are two superb Australian programmes that will have huge appeal to our local audiences. In Free Rein, we share a remarkable experience with two fascinating Australians as they journey through the breathtaking landscapes of the Outback.

    “And ‘The Kangaroo Gang: Thieves by Appointment‘ is an innovative recreation of a famous chapter in Australian and UK crime history; it will be a world premiere highlight of our cross-channel Crime and Justice event in October.”

    ‘Free Rein‘ and ‘The Kangaroo Gang: Thieves by Appointment‘ are the latest in a slate of new commissions for BBC Worldwide Channels this year. These follow the announcement of Some Say Love, the comedy pilot currently in production by Freehand, and Andy‘s Wild Adventures, a co-commission with the BBC for the international preschool brand, CBeebies.

  • Korean Broadcasting, BBC to back Miptv’s Content 360

    Korean Broadcasting, BBC to back Miptv’s Content 360

    MUMBAI: The Korean Broadcasting Commission (KBC) and the BBC are backing Miptv’s Content 360, the international competition to commission innovative, interactive content and applications for mobile and broadband.

    The event is a part of Miptv featuring Milia, which takes place in Cannes between 16 to 20 April.

    WPP’s OgilvyOne Worldwide is partnering the competition for the first time, alongside returning partner National Film Board of Canada (NFB).

    Content 360 provides the opportunity for international multimedia and application developers to present original ideas which fully exploit the creative potential of new digital platforms and maximise the interaction between audiences and broadcast television. The call for entries is now open, with winners of the competition sharing €100,000 in development funding, asserts an official release.

    KBC director Jinny Kwak said, “DMB has created a whole new culture where people are creating new lifestyles by experiencing completely different forms of broadcasting. At Content 360, KBC hopes to serve as a fresh motivation for new media platforms, such as DMB, to create and develop their own unique content.”

    “The BBC wants to build relationships with the most creative companies out there and together deliver successful services across all new media platforms. This explains our involvement from the inception of the Content 360 competition,” says Jonathan Kingsbury, Head of External Supply, BBC New Media and Technology.

    Milia director Ted Baracos added, “Content 360 brings together the creative ideas and digital applications which are key ingredients in the new multi-platform world. As part of Miptv featuring Milia, it also provides an unparalleled networking and financing opportunity between traditional and new media.”

    Content 360 entrants have time till 9 February to respond to written briefs provided across various categories, each of which has its own specific criteria as established by the event partners.

    KBC will reward the best entry in the cross-platform formats including DMB (mobile TV-centric) category and NFB is offering co-production financing for innovative new forms of socially responsive media. The BBC categories include : localness on bbc.co.uk, children’s content, cross-platform documentary, teenage drama and entertainment, and on-demand participation. OgilvyOne Worldwide has created a cross-media brand marketing category.

    Mint Digital Ltd Tim Morgan said, “Last year’s Content 360 was truly a great opportunity for a creative and technology company like ours to engage the global TV industry. Before Content 360, Mint Digital was a web design company. After Content 360, Mint Digital became a leading provider of social and user-generated web applications with new relationships with broadcasters and producers from around the world.”

    Content 360 finalists will promote their projects during a series of pitching sessions in front of a panel of key decision-makers. The competition winners will be announced on 19 April during the Content 360 zapping show.

    In addition to the pitching competition, Content 360 will focus on creative conferences such as learning from games, impact of virtual reality, tools and platforms enabling user-generated content, video search and social communities, adds the release.

    The Content 360 initiative also includes a dedicated pavilion for networking between digital creators and the international TV industry executives attending the Miptv featuring Milia exhibition.