Eastern European issue 2007

Distribution: DISCOP (Budapest); Post Delivery to TV Stations in Central and Eastern Europe
Date: 18 June, 2007
Focus: Central European and Eastern European Television
Volume: 100 pages
Circulation: 2000
Material deadline: 5.06.07
Points of Delivery: Sofitel Atrium Hotel.
Direct delivery: 300 international sales organizations and 400 buyers from Central and Eastern Europe.
Industry: TV, Video/DVD, New Media, Internet, Mobile.

Are you interested in promotion in Central and Eastern Europe? Would you like to know more about television business in these countries? Read our unique June issue that is fully devoted to television business in Central and Eastern Europe!

A Precious Object - Editor Foreword

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE FROM A TO Z:

22 Countries Profiles: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine.

• General Market Analysis
• TV Channels Share
• TOP 10 Performing Programs
• Production, Distribution and Co-production
• TV Broadcasting
• Major TV Stations

This report is done in exclusive partnership with research companies from Central and Eastern European countries.

VIEWPOINTS: ACQUISITION AND SALES STRATEGIES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

Do you know about acquisition strategies in Central and Eastern Europe? What programs buyers are looking for? What foreign programs are popular on Central and Eastern European TV Stations? What national programs are in demand?

Miracle Screenings asked buyers from Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, Bulgaria and Macedonia about it.

Buyers Interviews:

• Magdalena Borowska, Programme Buyer, Editor, Journalist, Telewizja Polska S.A. - Channel 3, Poland
• Nina Numankadic and Andrea Slováková, DOC-AIR, Czech Republic
• Leonid Yurgelas, General Director, MTV Networks, Russia
• Irena Duzlevska, Manager, Orion Media, Macedonia
• Pavlina Radeva, General Manager, Proxima Video, Bulgaria
• Mikhail Bondarenko, Head of Acquisitions, AMEDIA, Russia

How international companies are doing business in Central and Eastern Europe? What products do they have on air? Are they interested in co-production with partners from Central and Eastern Europe ? Finally, what new products do they offer to TV Stations in this region?

Sellers Interviews:

• Helge Koehnen, Head of Eastern European Affairs, Bavaria Media, Germany
• Sarah Coursey, Head of European Sales, Distraction Formats, Canada
• Silvana D'Angelo, Sales Director, Dori Media Group, Israel
• Veronika Gracher, Vice President Sales, German Speaking Europe and Eastern Europe, FremantleMedia Enterprises, UK
• Dorit Schilling, Sales Executive, Granada International, UK
• Reema Patel, Sales Director, covering the following territories: Australia, Benelux, Eastern Europe, New Zealand, Pan Australasia & Worldwide DVD, IDDistribution, UK
• Patricio Teubal, Head of Sales, RTI MEDIATRADE (Mediaset Group), Italy
• Nesim Hason, President, New Films International, USA
• Andrei Smirnov, President, Russian World Studios /RWS, Russia
• Jens Richter, Managing Director, SevenOne International, Germany
• Michelle Wasserman, Head of International Sales, Telefe International, Argentina
• Claudia Sahab, Sales Director, Europe, Televisa Estudios, Mexico
• Dr. Stefan Piëch, President, Your Family Entertainment, Germany 
• Camila Valim, Head of Marketing, Endemol International, Netherlands

THEMATIC SECTIONS:

FOCUS ON: TELENOVELAS

• Eastern European Telenovelas Boom (or Right Heroes Never Come Into Our Life...) - By Elena Sunbeam: I was born in Eastern Europe where telenovelas performed in prime-time slots during my childhood. Being a teenager, I remember how we dreamed of imitating our idols by dressing, by putting on shoes and wearing hats like that of our favorite Latin American actresses. We followed up lives of fictional characters every evening and dreamed about love and passion, about heroes who will come into our lives and rescue us. We saw our life like a telenovela story where a happy end would certainly arrive. Nevertheless, right heroes were not coming into our lives and imaginary heroes conquered our hearts, we smiled and cried with them, we lived every moment of their life. Maybe some of our dreams are just too beautiful to come true... Is it a reason of the popularity of the magnificent love stories on the silver screen?...
• European Telenovelas Boom - By Amanda Ospina, specialist on fiction genres and Director of TVMAS and Only Telenovelas, Fiction & Formats magazines. Special Industry Report: Yes! The ready made is a great business - Where can we find the opportunities? - Details to take into account - Contents rule.
• The Americanization of the European Telenovelas Boom -By Mediametrie / Eurodata TV. 5 Countries Special Analitical Report
• Telenovelas: Production & Distribution - with participation of Televisa Estudios, Globo TV International, Dori Media Group, Telefe International, TV Azteca / Comarex, Venevision International, Telemundo, RCN) - From Canned Shows to Scripted Formats - The Biggest Telenovelas Catalogue! - Stories with Surprising Endings - Eastern European Buyers Believe in Argentinian Telenovelas - Telenovelas Captivated Audience - Everybody Likes Love Stories! - A US$4 Million Investment Telenovelas - Jealousy and Passion in Colombian TV Series.

FORMATS

• Endemol Great Summer Hits

TV FICTOIN

• Phoenix Film : Always & Forever - Hit of the Season
• RWS's TV Series again in Monte-Carlo
• RWS is building Russian Hollywood on the Black Sea. Anapafilm will present a new project in autumn.

ANIMATION

• Miffie and Lizzie Explore the World in Telescreen Animation
• High Quality EM.TV Programs for Children and Youth Markets
• TV cartoon series "Little Amadeus" Inspires Children Worldwide with Classical Music

FOCUS ON COUNTRY

• TV France International: A Bright Future for French Export!
• Italian Initiatives
• Audiovisual from Spain
• A Pioneer in India
• Ukrainian Media Market

EVENTS

• DISCOP Celebrates its 15th Anniversary
• A New World Market in Slavic Venice

JUNE ISSUE ADVERTISERS:

• Endemol International
• Granada International
• FremantleMedia Enterprises
• France Televisions Distribution
• Dori Media Group
• Telefe International
• Globo TV International
• Televisa Estudios
• TV Azteca /Comarex
• Bavaria Film
• Telescreen
• Sandra Carter Global
• SevenOne International
• EM.TV
• TV France International
• Mediatrade
• Asia Televsion Forum /Asia Film Market
• Telemundo International
• Distraction Formats
• Venevision International
• Mediametrie / Eurodata TV
• NATPE
• DISCOP
• RHI Entertainment
• Italian Institute for Foreign Trade
• New Films International
• Phoenix Film
• Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade
• Russian World Studios / RWS
• RUSCICO
• RCN
• Zee Entertainment
• FAPAE
• Cannes Market of Cannes Film Festival
• Film Chest Productions
• Target Entertainment
• Lightwork Producing Group
• Netminds
• Silver East
• TeleShow Moscow
• TV Mas
• EEAP

Miracle Screenings THANKS:

• Eurodata TV / Mediametrie
• AGB Nielsen Media Research (Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Greece, Poland, Serbia)
• ARMA
• TNS AGB International (Romania)
• ATO - MEDIARESEARCH
• BBM - Canada
• CSM Media Research
• Gallup A/S (Denmark)
• TNS Gallup Media (Russia)
• GFK Ukraine
• MRM - Media Resources Management
• Nielsen Media Research
• TNS Gallup (Lithuania)
• TNS Gallup Media Asia
• TNS Latvia
• TV Plan TNS
• Only Telenovela Magazine and personally Amanda Ospina
• Oz TAM
• Video Research Japan

About Miracle Screenings: In 2003 Planet Sunbeam launched Miracle Screenings, an international magazine covering the television and film industries. Published 7 times a year, Miracle Screenings is a business-to-business publication that is delivered to industry professionals during the leading audiovisual and cinematographic industry events. The editorial content is developed in close collaboration with research agencies, trade associations, and leading professionals from all continents. The magazine has become an essential marketing tool for more than 500 companies, located in more than 60 countries from Hollywood heavyweight studios to small independent production houses.

About Planet Sunbeam: Planet Sunbeam is an independent company 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 60 countries. Our multi-national team is spread out between London, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Moscow. The company is founded by Elena Sunbeam who had been involved in the television exhibition business for 8 years. She was an official representative for all television markets (MIPTV, MIPCOM, MIDOC, MIPJunior) of Reed Midem and for television markets (ATF, AFMC Singapore) of Reed Exhibitions. Between 2000-2006, our company created more than 35 special events (umbrella stands, showcases, conferences, PR actions) within leading international markets and festivals (including MIPTV and MIPCOM) and in close collaboration with events organizers in 12 European, North American and South Eastern Asian countries. Miracle Screenings, our company flagship project and the brainchild of Elena Sunbeam, was born in 2003 and united international companies from all coners of the globe.