2019 Agenda

8am

Registration and light breakfast

Sponsored by Globo Studios
Globo Studies

8.30am

GLOBO SERIES SHOWCASE:
Let’s Move Together

Winner of 17 International Emmys and more than 80 nominations, the Brazilian producer opens Content LA sharing its creative vision for the future and presents a diverse and powerful drama development slate.
Moderator: Ed Waller, Editorial director, C21Media

9.30am

CONTENT ECONOMICS KEYNOTE:
Mark Oliver: Three tribes go to war

What the three-way global fight between media, telcos and Silicon Valley will mean for video content business over the next 10 years – and who might be the main winners and losers. This Content Economics keynote sets the scene for the fast-changing global economy.
Moderator: David Jenkinson, Managing director, C21Media

Moderator: David Jenkinson Editor-in-chief and managing director, C21Media

10am

PRODUCTION:
New Producers/New Models

How are some of the most progressive producers in the business adapting to a changing market. We hear from leading players about their new business models and strategies for creating new and fresh content out of the US with global appeal.
Moderator: Steven Adams, Partner and head of management division, Buffalo 8 Productions

10.45am

HITMAKERS USA:
Cracking the US with Unscripted

Unscripted programming is back in the hotseat, as SVoD players inject new energy into the genre, several US cable nets refocus on reality, and fresh ideas are developed by a new generation of production companies. This session explores what it takes to create an unscripted hit in this new, exciting environment.
Moderator: Danny Fenton, CEO and executive chairman, Zig Zag Productions

11.30am

Coffee break

12pm

KEYNOTE CONVERSATION: HULU
In conversation with Beatrice Springborn and Ramy Youssef

Writer, actor and comedian Ramy Youssef will discuss with Beatrice Springborn how to navigate and execute critically-acclaimed content in the media landscape today. Hear how content creators and talent work together to develop contextually relevant series, more about Hulu’s plans for comedy as well as their content and talent development strategy and Youssef’s plans for what next.

12.30pm

WGA/ATA: HOW TO WIN THE PEACE

Leading players from the US television business discuss how to solve the writers/agents dispute.
The discussion will focus on the wider issues at play in the changing and turbulent ecosystem and how all sides might be able to come together to move forward in this most challenging of times.
The panel will consider what positive steps can be taken to progress with as much input from the audience as possible.

1.15pm

NETWORKING LUNCH

2.15pm

TERRITORY FOCUS:
Next generation Israeli hitmakers

From format innovators to global hit makers. Hear from those behind some of the most successful Israeli hit formats and how they are now creating and developing the next generation of Israeli creative success with the US and beyond.
Moderator: Danna Stern, MD Yes Studios

3pm

HOT PROPERTIES:
Scripted series set to define 2019 and beyond

Shining a light on two international dramas expected to have an impact on the world over the next 18 months. Hear from those responsible for creating and developing them to find out more about how they have been imagined, financed, packaged and developed.
This session features two exciting new projects: Alex Rider and NOS4A2
Moderator: Jeff Norton, author, writer-producer, founder, Awesome Media & Entertainment

ALEX RIDER:
ALEX RIDER is an 8 part, young adult, drama series based on the bestselling novels by Anthony Horowitz and directed by acclaimed “Das Boot” director, Andreas Prochaska.

A thrilling coming-of-age spy serial; when teenager Alex loses his uncle in what he thinks is a freak car accident, his world is turned upside down when he discovers his uncle was in fact one of MI6’s most respected agents. Searching for answers will have to wait however as Alex must carry on his uncle’s work for MI6. Tasked with infiltrating a mysterious academy for the wayward teens of the uber rich and powerful; his mission is to discover the sinister true purpose of the academy, whilst also being forced to question everything he thought he knew about himself. Growing up has never been so dangerous…

Alex Rider is adapted for screen by Guy Burt and is produced by Eleventh Hour Films and Sony Pictures Television’s International Production and Worldwide Distribution divisions. Sony Pictures Television will handle sales globally.

N0S4A2:
NOS4A2 Based on the 2013 novel by Joe Hill, NOS4A2 introduces Vic McQueen, a gifted young woman who discovers she has a supernatural ability to find lost things. This ability puts her on a collision course with the evil and immortal Charlie Manx. Manx is a supernatural villain who feeds off the souls of children and then deposits what remains of them into Christmasland – a twisted place of Manx’s imagination where every day is Christmas Day and unhappiness is against the law. Vic strives to defeat Manx and rescue his victims – without losing her mind or falling victim to him herself.

3.45pm

CONTENT ECONOMICS:
Deal or no deal?

In the increasingly complex new TV market how do producers and content makers put together deals with the US that best protects their position and IP?  Where does the money and the balance of power now sit? What is the role of the distributor and how should you approach deals with global streamers versus local broadcasters.
Moderator: John Morayniss, president, JDM Media

4.30pm

SHOWRUNNING:
Creating for the new content landscape

Leading showrunners discuss their new projects, how they are adapting to meet evolving audience and channel demands and models of working in the US v internationally. They will also discuss their experiences of working with the top global streamers and A list talent.
Moderator: Carrie Stein, EVP, global scripted series, Kew Media

5.15pm

COMMISSIONING:
New models, new approaches

Leading channels discuss their current commissioning strategies and priorities set against the global streaming landscape while leading producers discuss how the changing market affects their content development decisions.
Moderator: Jeff Norton, author, writer-producer, founder, Awesome Media & Entertainment

6pm

NETWORKING COCKTAIL