THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT EXCHANGE Los Angeles - June 1 – 6, 2014 Hosts Shows, TV Networks and Producers to be approached will be drawn from the range of entertainment genres. Examples below include new and returning formats: The Opportunity The Benefits The global marketplace is open more than ever to the exchange and adaption of formats and the potential for international coproduction. Competition & Game Shows DANCING WITH THE STARS, THE VOICE, WALL OF FAME, THE PRICE IS RIGHT Join a weeklong schedule of meetings with your US counterparts to compare and contrast your exploration of ‘The Next Big Thing’ in entertainment. Lifestyle Entertainment Shows TOP CHEF, PROPERTY BROTHERS, FLIPPING OUT, THE TASTE Inform your current approach to your development slate. Talk & Chat Shows, Daytime & Late Night THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, THE CHEW, @MIDNIGHT, TOSH.O, JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, TRUST ME I’M A GAME SHOW HOST Docu Soaps / Celebrity Reality Series DUCK DYNASTY, THE KARDASHIANS, THE WAHLBURGERS, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY Factual & Educational Entertainment BLUE PLANET, MYTHBUSTERS TV Networks, Studios & Producers ABC, CBS, MTV, NBC, TBS/TNT, FOX, Bravo, National Geographic, Funny or Die, Yahoo TV, Xbox Studios Fox TV Studios, Warner Horizon, Don Mischer Productions, Electus, Mark Burnett’s One Three Media, Nigel Lythgoe Productions, Core Media, The Gurin Company, Endemol USA, Talpa Media USA, Kinetic Content Any shows included in the final Exchange Schedule will be subject to production location and availability of each production schedule. “Content is King, and with more screens needing entertaining content now, than at any time in history, that statement is truer than ever.” Mark Burnett Mark Burnett Productions / One Three Media Gain a strategic understanding of developing trends that will directly impact your future opportunities. Whether you are a TV Channel or a Production Company, a Creator or a Studio dealing with entertainment formats, you will gain an invaluable overview of US players and the process from concept to full season. A schedule for Buyers, Sellers and Producers of non-scripted programming which provides participants with the following benefits: Explore the current range of formats and genres in entertainment, reality, alternative and late night programming. Identify US trends and meet key players at TV networks, studios and production companies. Observe and evaluate the US production process including budgeting, editing, design, audience interaction, competition voting and show management elements. Review the different approaches appropriate to broadcast, cable and online platforms plus second screen options. Assess the brand identities and marketing of shows as well as the extent of merchandising and licensing opportunities. Investigate potential contacts for your own formats and projects. Example Schedule Meetings drawn from 2013 Entertainment Schedule Industry Meeting Industry Meeting TV Network Meeting Studio Lunch Industry Meeting Show Afternoon Fox Television Studios Development of Alternative Programming for US Networks Nigel Lythgoe Productions International formats: How to make it your own. Melding design with story in the Competition world NBC: The Next BigThing Innovators & Risk Takers leading the charge in Network Alternative Programming Lunch with Warner Horizon New Business Models Mark Burnett Productions Format SURVIVOR: The secrets to longevity and keeping it fresh Production with the Showrunner of THE VOICE Break down the myth: directly compare and contrast production practices and scale on leading international formats How to Book For more information, including details of Fees and Terms and Conditions, please see next page. To obtain a Registration Form:  visit our website: www.mediaXchange.com  email: [email protected]  or call: London: +44 207 734 2310 THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT EXCHANGE Los Angeles - June 1 – 6, 2014 Schedule Details Fees  Delegates will arrive on the Sunday of the Exchange week.  An Industry Overview session, led by a senior US Entertainment TV professional will take place on the Monday morning.  The meeting schedule will run from Monday morning and conclude on Friday afternoon, with a break on Wednesday afternoon for your own appointments. During the course of the week, the Entertainment group will interact with meeting hosts and speakers to provide participants with access to leading US practitioners at shows, TV Networks, studios and new content platforms. Networking with fellow members of the group during the week together will also add great value. The week’s schedule will provide a range of perspectives and a variety of sessions, examples below.  Industry meetings with network, studio and production company executives to explore their roles and current trends  Informative discussions with US professionals to address contrasting content development and production practices  Observation of Production with shows and producers  Potential screening opportunities for your own projects with buyers  Assessing representation opportunities from the options of agencies, entertainment lawyers, distributors and possible production partners and allies  Reviewing and analysing current successful formats and business models Deposit due on registration: £1000 Balance: £4485 to be settled on receipt of invoice The Entertainment Exchange fee includes hotel accommodation, certain lunches and main ground transportation (excluding airport transfers). MediaXchange covers 6 hotel nights, arriving Sunday and departing the following Saturday. Participants are responsible for their own flights to the US and airport transfer. Car(s) may be assigned for participants to drive during the week if MediaXchange determines them as being necessary to the transport needs of the Schedule. If so, car(s) will be covered in the Fee. Exchange meetings will take place at the offices, studios of host shows, individual companies or at the participants’ hotel. Click here for details of Registration and Terms. Pitching Options Elements of the US pitching process may also be explored in your schedule:  Review relevant strategies for approaching, and necessary materials for pitching, in the US market  Practice pitching techniques  Hear pitches from US companies interested in making formats available for your home market. Previous Participants Participating companies in previous TV Entertainment Exchanges include:  BBC Television (UK)  Bavaria Film (Germany)  Calcon Productions (Spain)  Canadian Accents Inc. (Canada)  Celador (UK)  The Comedy Unit (UK)  Monster (Norway)  ITV (UK) Exchange Fee: £5485          TV Norge, (Norway) Seven One Media (Austria) RAI (Italy) TV4 (Sweden) UKTV (UK) Elevator Group AG (Switz) RTL/SuperRTL (Germany) TV2 (Norway) VMMa/VTM (Belgium) PLEASE NOTE: Any discounted or special fee which may be offered by MediaXchange will be subject to the registration terms and payment conditions detailed by MediaXchange at the time of such offer. “Tremendous insights into the current creative and business trends in American variety and factual programming. It also brokered new relationships with key US producers which is extremely valuable in the global format business.” Phil Dolling, Executive Producer (now Head of BBC Events) BBC Television, UK