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Diego Alfagemez

Bachelor in Social Communication, he has more than sixteen years of experience in the global content industry. He joined Señal News in 2008 and, from Miami, is the company's Sales and Content Manager. He manages global advertising sales and generates new business opportunities. He has covered numerous international markets, including NATPE, Content Americas, MIPTV, Mipcom, MipCancun, LA Screenings, Kidscreen, NATPE Budapest, Conecta Fiction, Kidscreen, MIFA Annecy, Jornadas Internacionales, Andina Link, and ConvergenciaMX.

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4 JUL 2024

The Kitchen Hungary increases its capacity and technology

The Kitchen's studio in Hungary has the goal of get TPM licence, so they have reinforced their security measures. In addition, the studio increases its capacity due to a growth demand for CEE languages. Gabor Somogyi, MD of The Kitchen Hungary and Julie Bénéteau, Director of International Sales describe the landscape in the CEE region.

26 JUN 2024

Manjyot Sandhu: “Content made in Spanish is in high demand”

The Head of Global Syndication at Zee describes the company’s new projects related to the Spanish language: the localization of “Ser” and the coproduction of a modern telenovela with Vip 2000.

Production

20 JUN 2024

Studiocanal taps Margaret Conway as Head of Physical Production

As Head of Physical Production for TV Series, Conway will lead a team Studiocanal intends to grow bringing her vast experience and ample network to help inform the studio's ambition with each series.

Annecy MIFA 2024: Brazilian animation, the power of a global hotspot

Trade Shows

11 JUN 2024

Annecy MIFA 2024: Brazilian animation, the power of a global hotspot

The Brazilian delegation for Annecy MIFA has a strong presence and different business goals. Executives from attending companies describe their growth objectives for the event.

Free-to-air sport broadcasting worth EUR 4.9 billion to European economy

Trends

22 APR 2024

Free-to-air sport broadcasting worth EUR 4.9 billion to European economy

The figure comes from an independent report commissioned by the EBU from Oxford Economics. It also supported over 60,000 jobs in 2022.

19 APR 2023

Guillermo Borensztein: “Spanish-language content is entering a new phase of globalization”

Guillermo Borensztein, SVP of International Content Licensing and Co-production at TelevisaUnivision, explains the pillars of its expansion strategy and highlights the business potential around Europe, Asia, and Africa.

19 APR 2023

Aysegul Tuzun: “Our main goal is to make ‘Bahar’ an international brand”

Aysegul Tuzun, Managing Director at Mistco, describes the global potential of the company's first original IP, coproduced with Us Yapim, while explaining its recent international content deals.

18 APR 2023

Müge Akar: “ATV has a significant audience on platforms and TV channels”

Müge Akar, Head of Sales Europe, Asia & Africa at ATV, analyzes the business potential for the company around those territories and describes the different content needs of her clients.

17 APR 2023

Christian Gockel: “Our goal is to produce the best drama out of Europe”

Christian Gockel, Executive Vice President of International Operations at Beta Films and co-CEO at Beta Spain, goes deep into the company’s international strategy and features the evolution of its different business models.

17 APR 2023

Asli Serim: “Our mission is to spread joy to global audiences”

Asli Serim, Head of International Sales at Calinos Entertainment, describes the goals and challenges of her new position at the company and anticipates the global potential of Calinos' titles.

20 JUL 2022

Pam Westman: “From an animation studio point of view, the business right now is strong"

The President of Nelvana explains how the company dealt with these years of pandemic, analyzes the current needs of customers, and indicates why Nelvana decided to invest in live-action shows.

18 JUL 2022

Julia Dodge: “We are going to make a significant investment into the live-action space”

Nelvana’s brand new Director of Global Strategy & Distribution describes the company’s strategy, explains its “VOD territory” approach, analyzes the current needs in the market, and advances the firm’s intentions to heavily invest in live-action shows.

Safaa Benazzouz: “Clients are looking for content with positive values”

11 JUL 2022

Diego Alfagemez

The Kitchen Hungary increases its capacity and technology

Manjyot Sandhu: “Content made in Spanish is in high demand”

Production

Studiocanal taps Margaret Conway as Head of Physical Production

Trade Shows

Annecy MIFA 2024: Brazilian animation, the power of a global hotspot

Trends

Free-to-air sport broadcasting worth EUR 4.9 billion to European economy

Guillermo Borensztein: “Spanish-language content is entering a new phase of globalization”

Aysegul Tuzun: “Our main goal is to make ‘Bahar’ an international brand”

Müge Akar: “ATV has a significant audience on platforms and TV channels”

Christian Gockel: “Our goal is to produce the best drama out of Europe”

Asli Serim: “Our mission is to spread joy to global audiences”

Pam Westman: “From an animation studio point of view, the business right now is strong"

Julia Dodge: “We are going to make a significant investment into the live-action space”

Safaa Benazzouz: “Clients are looking for content with positive values”

Jerome Alby: “We try to make a show as global as possible”

Content from Spain, a growing trend in Europe

Kid's content to reduce churn for streaming services

Max boosted its unscripted production in Europe

CLPB Rights: new launches for global buyers

ITV confirms three new weekend content commissions

TelevisaUnivision names Daniel Alegre as new CEO

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