Day two of MIPTV 2023 kicked off with the International Drama Co-production Summit, followed by a packed FAST Summit as delegates gathered to hear what's next for this growing phenomenon. The equally well-attended FRAPA Formats Summit examined the ever-growing formats business - and the day continued with the Future of Kids TV Summit and the SDG Awards, established to recognise programme makers and broadcasters whose work furthers the message of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals
The International Drama Co-production Summit: Co-producing With the World
Local Hero in Cannes British soccer star Tony Woodcock is at MIPTV with Krafty Entertainment, which is producing the upcoming film Local Heroes. The film tells the story of the three Nottingham-born players who won the European Cup with Nottingham Forest in 1979 and 1980 - Viv Anderson, Garry Birtles, and Woodcock - against the backdrop of the cultural, economic, and social landscape of the 1970s. Comparing that era with today, Krafty Entertainment CEO John Warrington said: When Tony went professional he left his £60-a-week job as a plumber to earn £50 as week as a football player. Woodcock added: I'd have done it for £45! Woodcock, who played for Nottingham Forest, Arsenal, Cologne and England, is executive producer on Local Heroes.
Seventies football star Tony Woodcock with Krafty Entertainment's John Warrington
A new format can start with just a picture' FRAPA hosted its bi-yearly Summit in Cannes on Tuesday. The 90-minutes session is open to all delegates and is designed to inform anyone who wants to tap into the shows, trends and players that are setting the format industry's agenda.
A series of on-stage Q&As kicked off the session, concluding with a conversation between FRAPA board member and acquisitions consultant, All3Media, Lisette van Diepen and Michael von W rden, managing director of Germany's Snowman Productions and developer of the hit format Married at First Sight. In Cannes with his new format Stranded on Honeymoon Island, von W rden said the success of Married at First Sight has made it very easy to approach commissioners with new projects. Relationships with commissioners are very important, he said. But a new format can start with just a picture or an idea, he said. We don't really write anything to begin with. First, we work on a trailer and then we start writing to find out whether or not we have a format.
On stage: Lisette van Diepen and Michael von W rden
FAST channels are getting faster MIPTV's first-ever FAST Channel Summit was standing room only as delegates from around the world came to learn about the media industry's latest commercial phenomenon.
After introductory remarks about the sector's remarkable growth, event sponsor Amagi announced a new platform called Amagi Connect, designed to dramatically cut FAST channel launch time. Lior Friedman, senior vice-president, business development, said a pilot scheme involving leading industry players had shown it was possible to cut channel launch time from around 100 days to six days, and we think it can get even quicker .
Following Amagi, there was a series of sessions drilling down into issues such as content, distribution and monetisation. In the first, Banijay Rights vice-president, digital, Shaun Keeble, said his company now has 22 channels and 111 unique feeds. To date 75% of our channels are single IP led, around shows like Deal Or No Deal and Masterchef and the remainder are aggregated genre channels like Horizons.
Alongside Keeble was Jennifer Batty, European head of content acquisitions at AVOD/FAST platform Samsung TV Plus, who said the company sees FAST channels as added value for its smart TV customers. Explaining why the company makes a good platform partner for content owners, she said: Samsung currently provides 120 million smart TVs worldwide and 50 million in Europe -- a 34% share.
In terms of Samsung TV Plus' channel line-up, she said there is a mix of owned-and-operated channels and third-party channels. She said the platform will introduce more channels and cited crime, lifestyle, action and entertainment as possible growth areas.
Amagi's Lior Friedman
You don't need a suit to do business London-based production company Pictures In Motion teamed with MIPTV on Monday for its 60th anniversary Opening Night Party. And while MIPTV is celebrating 60 years, Pictures in Motion (PIM) is celebrating the launch of a brand-new reality series here in Cannes.
Ready Set Start UP is an entrepreneurial challenge-based series in which 10 early-stage entrepreneurs engage in a series of challenges to win a £100k investment and business support to kick-start their business.
PIM managing director Luis J Kelly said he decided to harness the power of entertainment television to teach viewers how to start a business successfully while removing all of those stereotypes that to be a successful business person you must have a degree from a leading university or wear suits all the time. With the right guidance and mindset, anyone can build a successful business and the best place to start is with Ready Set Start UP.
The Ready Set Start UP team: Stephen Lindsay (left mentor), Angelika Burawksa (judge), Jacob G Swann (producer), Alison Edgar MBE (mentor), Lars Schwinges (producer), Luis J Kelly (executive producer), Gabriela Pagano (contestant), Simon Atkins (producer/series host), Eamonn Carey (judge), Ying Tan (judge), Ying Wang (judge), Paul Healy (contestant) and Malcolm Modelle (contestant)
Understanding the largest generation in the world' Tuesday afternoon at MIPTV saw delegates gather for the Future of Kids TV Summit, where some of the world's leading futurists explored the likely interests and behaviour of Gen A, the cohort of kids born between 201
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