Seven years ago, Global Agency chief exec Izzet Pinto was approached in Cannes by an Indian, Rahul Sarangi, who pitched him a format called “The Remix” that he had written on a one-page Word file.
In early March, “The Remix” went out globally in 200 territories on Amazon Prime Video in a lavishly produced English-language Indian adaptation of the music reality show, marking the streamer’s first unscripted original.
Sarangi “was upset that the majors would not give him an appointment,” recalls Pinto, who believed in the format and later gave him financing to shoot a pilot.
The show involves 10 teams comprising a DJ and a singer who rejig, reshuffle and remix existing songs — in this case popular Bollywood ballads — into brand new cover versions and compete for big money and their chance to cut an album.
After two years, Global Agency was able to close its first deal for “The Remix” in Vietnam.
In early March, “The Remix” went out globally in 200 territories on Amazon Prime Video in a lavishly produced English-language Indian adaptation of the music reality show, marking the streamer’s first unscripted original.
Sarangi “was upset that the majors would not give him an appointment,” recalls Pinto, who believed in the format and later gave him financing to shoot a pilot.
The show involves 10 teams comprising a DJ and a singer who rejig, reshuffle and remix existing songs — in this case popular Bollywood ballads — into brand new cover versions and compete for big money and their chance to cut an album.
After two years, Global Agency was able to close its first deal for “The Remix” in Vietnam.
- 4/9/2018
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
It seems the only way to try to stop the spread of Turkish TV dramas around the world is to pull them off the airwaves. But even that is not likely to work.
The country’s TV sector continues to expand its global footprint with annual exports now exceeding $350 million, according to the Turkish government, and ambitions to cross the $1 billion mark over the next five years.
The latest major territory magnetized by Turkish skeins is Spain, where female empowerment megahit “Fatmagul” has rapidly become a blockbuster after launching in January. It is paving the way for possible penetration on a scale similar to that in Latin America, where shows from Turkey have ousted local telenovelas from the top slots.
The often female-centric series known in Turkey as “dizi” are also making new inroads in Eastern Europe, Asia and South Africa.
But Turkish dramas hit a snag in the Middle East,...
The country’s TV sector continues to expand its global footprint with annual exports now exceeding $350 million, according to the Turkish government, and ambitions to cross the $1 billion mark over the next five years.
The latest major territory magnetized by Turkish skeins is Spain, where female empowerment megahit “Fatmagul” has rapidly become a blockbuster after launching in January. It is paving the way for possible penetration on a scale similar to that in Latin America, where shows from Turkey have ousted local telenovelas from the top slots.
The often female-centric series known in Turkey as “dizi” are also making new inroads in Eastern Europe, Asia and South Africa.
But Turkish dramas hit a snag in the Middle East,...
- 4/9/2018
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The market for global TV formats, once dominated by the U.K., the U.S. and the Netherlands, is in a state of constant geographic flux.
Turkey and South Korea are now joining Israel and Japan on the list of major purveyors of TV series that can be easily adapted to local tastes.
The growth of global streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon has also upped the demand for shows with sturdy formats that can play widely around the world.
In early March, Amazon Prime Video launched its first unscripted original, “The Remix,” an Indian live music reality show, across 200 countries. The format was acquired from Turkey’s Global Agency.
The show, in which 10 teams pairing a DJ and a singer remix existing songs into new cover versions in the hopes of winning a big-money prize and the chance to cut an album, was produced with “probably one of...
Turkey and South Korea are now joining Israel and Japan on the list of major purveyors of TV series that can be easily adapted to local tastes.
The growth of global streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon has also upped the demand for shows with sturdy formats that can play widely around the world.
In early March, Amazon Prime Video launched its first unscripted original, “The Remix,” an Indian live music reality show, across 200 countries. The format was acquired from Turkey’s Global Agency.
The show, in which 10 teams pairing a DJ and a singer remix existing songs into new cover versions in the hopes of winning a big-money prize and the chance to cut an album, was produced with “probably one of...
- 4/7/2018
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
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