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InternationalEd Hersh, Chief Creative Officer of the programming/production consultancy StoryCentric, and veteran of Court TV, A&E and ABC News, shares some valuable tips and shortcuts to help you maximize CableU's indispensable analysis. Click here to read Hersh's guide to CableU ... FREE! Learn how to master the best tools in the trade. Programmers and Producers: U Need CableU! www.CableU.tv - Know Networks Better. Pitch Smarter. 03/14/08 Good morning. It's Friday, March 14, 2008, and this is your first early morning International & Multicultural briefing. INTERNATIONAL MARKET: It's official. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has made an offer to acquire all issued shares of the Netherlands' 2waytraffic. The initial cash offer is for 114.3 million pounds and at this point 2waytraffic's Board has recommended that shareholders accept SPE's offer. The deal, of course, is subject to shareholder acceptance and regulatory approval. By the end of 2008, News Corp. is planning on collaborating on a launch a duo of English-language networks in the Middle East with Rotana, Saudi Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal's corporation. The free-to-air satcasters' regional sales will be handled by Rotana while Fox will own the channels and supply much of the content, according to Variety. Fox Movies (wt) will make its debut in May 2008 with its headquarters in Dubai while the second, as-of-yet unnamed TV series channel will come out around November 2008. Following William Pfeiffer's new operation launch last week, the announcement has come out that Lionsgate will be one of the investors. The new Hong Kong-based biz will be all about Asia TV channels and content for global distribution, per THR. William, who just left Malaysia's Celestial Pictures after 7 years, will head up the operation. (His connection to Lionsgate began back in the ‘90s when working with the Lionsgate's execs at Sony.) Mum is the word on both sides as who the backers actually are and funding arrangements. Belgacom TV subscribers will now be able to find Fox feature films following (say that 5 times) an agreement between the Belgium IPTV service and Twentieth Century Fox. The movies will be offered as VOD content, added to Belgacom TV's current 1600+ program library. MTV has launched two initiatives in the Asian market with a 3G mobile phone deal with Cambodia Advanced Communications and a new advertising/free online game model in Japan with the Shockwave entertainment website. The latter company will work with www.MTVJapan.com , per Variety. The Cambodian agreement will offer Nickelodeon and MTV content to 3G mobile phone subscribers under the qb name. Not such good news for U.S. TV folks heard from across the way as the U.K.'s Channel 4 confirms that it will decrease its spending on U.S. fare by 20% over 5 years. That equals about 35 million pounds over that period of time. The network will try to foster more local U.K. productions rather than relying more on increasingly more expensive imports. Channel 4 is airing programs such as Desperate Housewives, The Simpsons, and others at the present time. Germany's ZDF Enterprises made three documentary sales to the U.S.' National Geographic Channel (NGC). The high-def China's Great Wall and China's First Emperor and The Real Neanderthal Man were produced by Gruppe 5 Filmproduktion for ZDF and ZDF Enterprises. The first two China programs were co-produced with National Geographic Channels International. A duo of international distribution rights deals have been signed of late as we lead up to MIPTV time.
Program Call: If your company is attending MIPTV with programming, we will include a cynopsized MIPTV international and multicultural program Shopping List in Cynopsis: International the week before the market. So send along the following info for your top 5 shows: title, availability date, number of episodes, length, type (i.e., movie, series, special, etc.), genre and your terms (barter, cash, etc.). If your company is interested in being included, please send the details to by Monday, March 31, 2008. HISPANIC MARKET: Mexico's ESTADIO TV will make its way up north to Southern Cali with a new launch in the LA market on DIRECTV and Dish Network (Channel 20) and on KNLA (Channel 27). The sports network airs shows such as Tribuna Interactiva (an interactive live sports talk show), Super Estadio (info and analysis of international soccer arena), Zona (daily 60-minute show on top Mexican teams), and Estadio TV News (events affecting L.A. Hispanics on a local, regional and international level). ESTADIO TV is a joint venture between Group Estadio of Mexico and LA-based Venture Technologies Group. Juniper Content Corporation's Sorpresa! Network will launch on Comcast's Cable Latino and Cable Latino Completo packages on channel 617 in the Fresno, CA DMA (Fresno, Merced, Los Banos, Visalia and Tulare) on March 31. TeleFutura will be the exclusive Spanish-language broadcaster in the U.S. for the second edition of SuperLiga. Starting July 12, the tournament will again air pro teams from Mexico and the U.S. battling on the soccer field for a $1 million prize. It all begins live at 8p from Washington, DC with a D.C.United/Guadalajara match. GAY/LESBIAN MARKET: here! Networks' www.heretv.com/videoplayer has recruited HIV/AIDS activist Sherri Beachfront to host a podcast about her perspective being an "HIV + Straight Girl in a Queer World." EXECUTIVE MOVES: Mary Parent, former Vice Chairman of Worldwide Production for Universal Pictures, has been named as Chairperson/Worldwide Motion Picture Group for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. In this newly created position, she will oversee MGM's international theatrical production, distribution, marketing, and business affairs. Mary will report to Harry E. Sloan, Chairman and CEO, and to the MGM Board of Directors. National Geographic Television International has named its choice to be the company's new President. Effective April 1, Maurice van Sabben will begin his responsibilities from London managing factual and children's program sales, developing financing and production partnerships, and collaborating with National Geographic Ventures (NGV), National Geographic Digital Media, and other units internationally. His previous position at IMG Media's Sports News Television was Commercial Director. Maurice will report to NGV COO Edward Prince. MoMedia International brought in former Eurosport Distribution and Development Manager, Alex Grahame, to be the new Head/EMEA. Taking charge of the EMEA sales team, Alex will also focus his attention on channel launches and IPTV and VOD player volume deals. News Corp.'s Star TV has named Eddie Tan as VP/Programming for Channel [V]. As part of his position at the entertainment unit, he will manage programming development for Channel [V] International and regional initiatives. Eddie comes to the company from his previous position as Head/Global Programming and Production at KidsCo International. As of March 31, Eddie will be based in Hong Kong and report to Todd Lituchy, Star Entertainment's President. Spanish Broadcasting System named Isidro Gonzalez as Director/Sales of SBS Interactive and Integrated Marketing. In his new position, he will take charge of interactive sales across SBS properties, helping to expand product integration and cross media sponsorships. For the past 3 years, Isidro has served as President/Sales for CMT-NewsProNet. Friday Fun Fact: "Chopsticks", that familiarly repetitive piano tune we all know, was written by a 16-year-old British girl and published in 1877 as "The Celebrated Chop Waltz." Answer to Yesterday's Trivia Question: On the TV series Airwolf, what was the code name for Hawke's contact within the agency? ARCHANGEL (code name for Michael Coldsmith-Briggs) Kudos to only one: Jack Hodgson-Oklahoma State University/Stillwater, OK Today's Trivia Question: What is the alma mater of the group of 30-somethings who reunite in the movie The Big Chill? ( Click here with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: Only the second four correct answers from each time zone will be mentioned; and once you've been mentioned in any of the Cynopsis editions, you can't be mentioned again that calendar week.) 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