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Miracle Screenings MIPCOM issue
European Television and Global Television

65 TV Markets Review!

Date of publication: 7 October
Volume: 132 pages
Circulation: 5000 issues

Miracle Screenings' Birthday - 3 Years Old!

Miracle Screenings will produce its MIPCOM issue "European Television and Global Television" on 7 October. This issue will include an analysis of about 60 television markets in different countries of the world, about 100 interviews with professionals and 16 thematic sections. This issue will be distributed to professionals of audiovisual industry during MIPCOM 2006.

Editorial Content

VIEWPOINTS: Buyers and Sellers Round-the-Year Briefing Corner

"Viewpoints" is not just an exclusive part of Miracle Screenings. Miracle Screenings goal was to create a first class "meeting platform" between sellers and buyers of international programming industry. This section is fully devoted to interviews with buyers and sellers. What do professionals think about the most important tendencies in the business? Do the quality and diversity of the markets meet buyer's expectations? How to enter a new market and overcome the difficulties? - Read 100 new exclusive interviews with audiovisual industry professionals at MIPCOM!

Viewpoints: acquisitions strategies

MIPCOM offers a diversity of programming from different countries of the world. What programs are in demand? What are contemporary acquisitions strategies? What are the successful titles? What are the novelties? What genres are popular? - Miracle Screenings asked buyers about their acquisition strategies. Interviews with Buyers:

  • Andreas Lemos, Senior Acquisitions Executive, The History Channel, The Biography Channel, The Crime & Investigation Network, UK
  • Jacqueline Cantore, Vice President of Programming and Acquisitions, MTV Networks, Latin America
  • Kay Benbow, Head of CBeebies Production, Animation and Acquisitions, BBC, UK
  • George McGhee, Controller, Programme Acquisition, BBC, Uk
  • Michaela Javorsky, Programme Planning & Coordination/Entertainment Programmes, ORF, Austria
  • Pii Berg, Acquisition Executive YLE, Finnish Broadcasting Company, Finland
  • Ingegerd Pesonen, Head of International Programme Acquisitions, YLE, Finnish Broadcasting Company, Finland
  • Vicky Schroderus, Acquisition Executive, YLE, Finnish Broadcasting Company, Finland
  • Danae Kokenos, Content Acquisition Manager, Amazon.com, USA
  • Lana Berezovsky, VP of Acquisitions, AFL Productions, USA/Russia
  • Elana Closenberg, Acquisitions Manager, African Business Channel, The Home Channel, South Africa
  • Jan Rubes, Head of Programme Acquisitions, Czech Television, Czech Republic
  • Corinne Zema, Sales & Acquisitions Executive, ATM Grupa S.A., Poland
  • Ana Cheaz, Director Sales and Acquisitions, Axentel Media/ NovaCom TV, China
  • Adrian Zak, Head of Programming, Artsworld/BSkyB, UK
  • Stephen Janson, President, Janson Media, USA
  • David Wen (Zhi Xin Wen), Director for Asia, New View TV & Media Group, China
  • Jacky Wauters, Managing Director, NOA Productions, Belgium
  • Joan Herrero, Acquisitions Dept., SAV-DeA Planeta, Spain
  • Bart Soepnel, Senior Vice President, Acquisitions, SBS (with TV Channels in Scandinavia, Benelux, Hungary and Romania), Netherlands
  • Nancy Epstein, Manager Program Acquisitions, TPI, USA
  • Mette Hoffmann Meyer, Documentaries and Factual programming, TV 2/DANMARK, Denmark
  • Goyo Garcia, TV Bandeirantes, Research & Acquisitions Manager, Brazil
  • Lise Romanoff, Vision Music, Inc., Managing Director, USA
  • Assaf Gil, Managing director, Gil Productions Ltd., Israel
  • Alexander van Duelmen, Managing Director, EEAP Eastern European Acquisition Pool GmbH, Germany
  • Geoff Foster, Director, European Acquisitions, Films Media Group, USA
  • Corey Russell, Sr. Director, Programming & Production, Insight Sports Networks (Channels - CGTV, GolTV, WFN), Canada
  • Nina Richardson, Acquisitions Manager, Distraction Formats, Canada
  • Jože Možina, Program Director, RTV Slovenia, Slovenia
  • Рuro Vucinic, CEO, TV Montena, Montenegro
  • Dragana Banjac, Program Director, ATV, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Veronika Skorepova, Acquisition Manager, FORZA PH, Slovakia
  • Juliana Navratilova, Acquisition Manager, Acquisition Manager, FORZA PH, Slovakia
  • Alex Iskandar Liew, General Manager, MAX Entertainment, Group Company of Total Sports Asia - Kuala Lumpur,Tokyo,Mumbai, Shanghai, Bangkok, Dubai

Viewpoints: sales strategies

How to pinpoint Western European market? How to implement sales strategies? How to enter new markets and achieve success? What is percentage of American and European programming on Western European slots? Miracle Screenings asked international sales executives about their sales to Western Europe. Specialists in different genres of programming - series, mini-series, tv movies, documentaries, telenovelas, formats, animation, sport, entertainment, music programming took part in our debates. Interviews with sellers:

  • Philippe Renouard, Vice President of Sales, Head of Drama, Alliance Atlantis Communications, Canada
  • Tim Mutimer, Director of Sales, Granada International, UK
  • Justin Hatfield, VP Sales Spain, Portugal, Scandinavia & Benelux, Fremantle International Distribution, UK
  • Gary MsDonagh, Factual Executive, Acquisitions and Co-productions, Granada International, UK
  • Jayne Pitts, Director of Sales, 3DD Entertainment, UK
  • Jose Luis Romero, Director of Formats, Televisa Estudios, Mexico
  • Claudia Sahab, Director of Sales, Europe, Televisa Estudios, Mexico
  • Michelle Wasserman, Head of International Sales / Programming Distribution, Telefe International, Argentina
  • Delmar Andrande, International Sales Director, Radio e Televisão Record SA,
  • Brazil
  • Jose Escalante, Vice-President and General Manager, RCTV International, USA
  • Patricio Teubal, International Sales Manager, MEDIATRADE - R.T.I., Italy
  • Rick Barker, Head of Sales Continental Europe, NBDtv, UK
  • Carsten Kattau, Managing director, windfall.tv GmbH, Germany
  • Jens Richter, Managing Director, SevenOne International, Germany
  • Oliver Kreuter, Head of Distribution, Bavaria Media Television, Germany
  • Lena Koutsenko, Commercial Director, RISCICO, Russia
  • Tatiana Rodriguez, Vice President of Programming and Creative Strategy, Nickelodeon Latin America
  • Sandra Carter, President, Sandra Carter Global, USA
  • Brad Smith, Senior Producer/Co-Creator of City Session Chief Digital Officer, WDMG, USA

MARKET STUDIES : 65 TV MARKETS REVIEW

This review is devoted to international television markets in 65 countries. It includes audience shares in 65 countries. It includes audience shares of TV Channels, TOP 10 programmes, information about major TV Broadcasters in these countries. This part of the magazine is developed in collaboration with official national institutes involved in audience measurement and research and TV Broadcasters. It shows information about broadcast and audience ratings in all corners of the world. The list of countries includes:

Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia,Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela

THEMATIC SECTIONS

Miracle Screenings MIPCOM issue will have prime-time section and 16 thematic sections with participation of TV Channels, production and distribution companies from all corners of the world!

Prime-Time in Western Europe

Prime-Time trends; American fare and European fare in prime-time slots; Domestic drama in prime-time slots; Production for prime-time; Global brands, ratings and product trackers.

Among contributors: NBC Universal International Television Distribution, Alliance Atlantis Communications, BBC, TF1, Channel 4, FIVE, ARTE, ZDF, M6, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, Warner Bros., Sony Pictures Television International, The History Channel, The Biography Channel, The Crime & Investigation Network, FremantleMedia, Granada International, Beta Film, Buena Vista International Television.

TV Fiction (It's a strongest part in our magazine!) - more than 25 pages of TV Movies, TV Series, Mini-Series and more. Eurofiction on the 5 largest European territories: UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain. TV Fiction broadcast; Production volume growth; First-run domestic drama, Eurofiction on Public and Private TV; Trends, Brands, Ratings

Among contributors: BBC, Channel 4, FIVE, TF1, ARTE, RTL 2, SUPER RTL, TSR, ORF, Bavaria Media, FremantleMedia, Granada International, Mediatrade, Seven One International, Beta Film.

TV Formats (it's a pearl of format knowledge in our magazine!) In 2005, in collaboration with FRAPA, Screen Digest and high ranking industry executives, Miracle Screenings developed on its pages a comprehensive platform to analyze and discuss the development and sales of formatting content in the international marketplace. In 2006, Miracle Screenings did observations of Global Format Market, 10 Western European Format Markets (UK, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway), Eastern European Format Markets (Poland, Russia). This section has been supported by many important companies that specialize in format trade including Endemol, FremantleMedia, Distraction Formats, Zodiak Television, SevenOne International, Telefe International and many other companies. Miracle Screenings continues the subject of sales of formatting content to Western Europe. At MIPCOM, this section highlights the most important players on Western European market; gives an overview of the most important formats produced in Western Europe and adapted internationally; gives answers on questions of entering Western European market.

 Fiction Formats - NEW! Miracle Screenings runs Fiction Formats as a separate section to give much more visibility to its growing number of participants!

Telenovelas - (biggest and beautiful section in our magazine!) - more than 30 pages of the magazine are devoted to production, sales and adaptation of telenovelas and soap operas, one of the most important genre in the world. Latin American telenovelas and American soap operas in Western European slots; German Telenovelas; Questions of adaptation for Western European audience; Brands and Ratings

Among contributors: Globo TV International, Televisa Estudios, TV Azteca/Comarex, Telefe International, Rede Record International, RCN, Tepuy, Dori Media, Bavaria Media, RCTV, Caracol.

Other thematic sections:

  • Sport Programming
  • Animation
  • Documentaries
  • Children Programming
  • Music
  • Entertainment Programming
  • Fashion Programming
  • Life Style Programming
  • Educational Programming
  • Archives
  • Mobile Media
  • Production Services

 


About Miracle Screenings: Launched in the end of 2003 by Planet Sunbeam, Miracle Screenings is an international business-to-business publication covering the business of television and film. Published 6 times a year and distributed during major audiovisual events in Europe, the US and Asia-Pacific (MIPTV, MIPCOM, Cannes Market of Cannes Film Festival, ATF/AFMC, NATPE, DISCOP) it has direct delivery to industry professionals. It has a bonus delivery at many regional markets and festivals. A young magazine united more than 350 companies from every corner of the globe in professional articles, briefings, interviews and promotional campaigns in only 2 years time. It received support of research agencies, professional associations and high ranking television professionals worldwide. Since 2007, Miracle Screenings will include one more publication in its portfolio ("European Television and Global Television", "Asia-Pacific Issue", "Eastern European Issue", "American Issue") and it will produce "Annual Russian Edition". The content of publications is developed with research agencies, professional associations and high ranking industry professionals from all continents.

About Planet Sunbeam: Planet Sunbeam is an independent promotional company founded in 2000, and aimed at encouraging and facilitating the promotion and movement of high quality audiovisual works in the international marketplace; including communication, information, research, promotion and consultation activities. The company works with clients from more than 30 countries. The company is founded by Elena Sunbeam who successfully worked in television exhibition business as sales representative for Reed Midem's television markets (MIPTV, MIPCOM, MIPDOC, MIPJr) in Russia and CIS during 2000-2004 years. In the end of 2003, Miracle Screenings was born and became the "flagship" project of the company. The birth of the brainchild pushed Elena Sunbeam to make a choice in favor of the development of her own projects. Other current projects include organization of screenings, showcases and conferences during major industry events (MIPTV and MIPCOM), research works, and sales representation for Reed Exhibitions' Asia Television Forum (Singapore) in Eastern European countries.

Editorial

Miracle Screenings MIPCOM office: stand R35.10, Riviera

Miracle Screenings distribution at MIPCOM:

  • Press bin in the Palais des Festivals
  • Distribution in hotels Martinez, Majestic, Hilton, Grand Hotel, Carlton, Grey D'Albion, Sofitel
  • Stand in Riviera Village (R35.08)
  • Distribution to all participants' stands
  • Distribution to buyers' mail boxes (first day of the market)
  • Distribution to buyers-exhibitors in special named envelopes (first day of the market)
  • Distribution to VIP buyers to their hotel rooms (upon their arrival)
  • Weekly on-line Newsletters to international buyers (Each letter is individual and issued in accordance with individual request of the advertiser)

Miracle Screenings THANKS:

  • AGB Nielsen Media Research and its operation offices in Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Greece, Indonesia, Irelend, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Belgium
  • Asociace Televiznich Organizaci, ATO
  • BBM Canada
  • CSM Media Research
  • Eurodata TV Worldwide/Mediametrie
  • Finnpanel Oy
  • GfK Ukraine
  • IBOPE Media Information and its operation offices in Argentina, Brazil, Chilie, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
  • Ipsos Stat Lebanon
  • Mediapulse Corporation for Media Research
  • MMS
  • Nielsen Media Research
  • ORF-GMF
  • OzTAM
  • Publica Data AG
  • TAM Media Research
  • TNS AGB International (Romania)
  • ARMA
  • TNS Emor
  • TNS Gallup (Lithuania)
  • TNS Gallup Media (Russia)
  • TNS Singapore
  • TNS Latvia
  • TNS TELEGAL
  • TV Plan TNS
  • The WIT
  • Video Research Japan
  • Miracle Screenings congratulates The Lippin Group with its 20th anniversary and thanks for a great impact in the development of the magazine.

Advertisers of MIPCOM 2006 issue:

  • 3 Circles Media (Netherlands)
  • AFL Productions (Russia/USA)
  • Annecy Animated Festival /MIFA (France)
  • Apocrypha Films (Russia)
  • Banff Television Festival (Canada)
  • Bayram-Cinema (Uzbekistan)
  • Bavaria Media (Germany)
  • BeActive (Portugal)
  • Bobkov Studio (Russia)
  • Cannes Market & Cannes Film Festival (France)
  • Design Concept (France)
  • DigiMate Productions (India)
  • DISCOP (France)
  • Distraction Formats (Canada)
  • Dori Media (Israel)
  • Eldorado (Spain)
  • EM.TV (Germany)
  • Film Fund "Soyuzmultfilm" (Russia)
  • Filmofond Lenfilm (Russia)
  • Framepool (Germany)
  • Frankfurt Book Fair (Germany)
  • Globo TV (Brazil)
  • Granada International (UK)
  • iD Distribution (UK)
  • IntWestDistribution (Ukraine)
  • Istituto Luce (Italy)
  • Master-Video (Russia)
  • MediaTrade (Italy)
  • Microgenesis Producciones (Spain)
  • MID-EXPO (Russia)
  • Montreal Providence (Canada)
  • Mult.ru Studio (Russia)
  • NBC Universal Television Distribution (USA)
  • Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation (Canada)
  • Ochacovo Films (Russia)
  • Phoenix Film (Russia)
  • RCN Television (Colombia)
  • RWS (Russia)
  • Reed Midem (France)
  • Rede Record International (Brazil)
  • RUSCICO (Russia)
  • Sandra Carter Global (USA)
  • Sagittarius Film Studio (Russia)
  • SevenOne International (Germany)
  • Shanghai Media Group (China)
  • Sverdlovsk Film Studios (Russia)
  • Svoy Pocherk Company (Russia)
  • Telefe International (Argentina)
  • Televisa Estudios (Mexico)
  • Teleshow (Russia)
  • Tepuy (USA)
  • The Hollywood Reporter (USA)
  • The Service Station (Netherlands)
  • TPI (USA)
  • TV Azteca/Comarex (Mexico)
  • TV France International (France)
  • Vision Films / Vision Music (USA)
  • Windfall.tv (Germany)
  • WDMG (USA)
  • Yasovit (Russia)
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