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Miracle Screenings. MIPTV 2007 Issue. April 2007. No.16
Viewpoints
Acquisitions strategies
Michel Zgarka - Koch Vision Classics

Dorine Baas - Sony Bmg

Dermot Horan - RTE

Andrea Stokes - Canamedia

Raquel Benitez - Comet Entertainment Inc.

Joe Levin - Hiper Vision LTD

Yasmine Abdallah - OTV

Irfan Sahi - Kanal D

Gilles Daniel - MTV Networks France

Kate Sanagan - Picture Box Distribution

Amy Friedman - The N

Alice Tan - MediaCorp

Beatriz Stein - Synapse TV

Ana Cheaz - NovaCom Media Group

Brenda Bisner - GRB Entertainment

Paul Rich - Bennett Media Worldwide

Alfred Chubb - Arts Alliance Media

Natalia Scherbakova - NOX FILM

Maciej Maciejowski - TVN Turbo

Sales Strategies

Jens Richter - SevenOne International

Lucy Hellier - Granada International

Jennifer Monier-Williams - Sesame Workshop

Suzanne Bull - 3DD Entertainment

Rick Barker - NBDtv

Philip Hopkins - Film Chest

Ulrich Lagriffoul, Eric Verniere - France Televisions Distribution

Oliver Kreuter - Bavaria Media Television
Anca Dinescu - Mediapro Distribution

Viewpoints: acquisitions strategies

Raquel Benitez
CEO
Comet Entertainment Inc.
United Kingdom

 

What are your acquisition strategies?

At the present time we are acquiring programs that have rights available for as many territories as possible and are good enough for all the different platforms and formats such as: VOD, standard TV, DVD, internet, mobile content, etc. We are doing pretty well on the merchandising arena too so we are interested in properties with such potential.

What programs are you looking for?

We are looking for kid's content and animated properties for any age group (pre-school, adults, etc.) and formats (series, features...)

Can you name us the most successful titles that you acquired in 2006?

"Sex Police", this animated 26 minute 13 episodes show is a big hit in the international market for teenagers and adult audiences. There are also two TV specials based on the same character of 15 an 30 minutes each, and 15 episodes of two minutes for mobile/web cast that are also available.


Sex Police

What programs will be in demand at MIPTV 2007?

My point of view is that buyers are each year more focused on specific target groups, just family, adults, teens oriented etc. I think that multi-platform content with web component and very specific target oriented programming will be demanded by the everyday increasing TV channels and the new specialty channels that are looking for content for a very exclusive audience.

 

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