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Kanal D: building relationships in Asia
Kanal D (Turkey) attends ATF for the second year in a row after having good results last year. The company, which is one of the leading Turkish broadcasters, expects to increase its presence in the Southeast Asian region with it tops drama series that have become very popular in many countries of the world.The new drama series for the local audiences is Secrets (13x’90) with the story of a family that has a life to be envied. They have a successful family business, beautiful house and seem to have the perfect family that has everything... However this beautiful family picture is destroyed in a single night.
‘Asian markets are very important for us’, remarks Kerim Emrah Turna, international sales executive, who adds: ‘As a result of this we are attending ATF in Singapore, FilmArt in Hong Kong, Tiffcom in Tokyo, AceFair and BCM in Korea. We are highlighting our brand new & fascinating catalogue of high quality drama series to ATF’.
In Singapore, the company also highlights the drama series Love (13x’90) that tells the story of a woman and a man that fall in love, but another woman enters in scene and their lives will change for ever.
Waiting for the Sun (26x’90) is the story of a self-sacrificing woman who has raised her daughter as a single parent. She has hidden the truth about her father for many years. The simple life the pair leads in a small town is destroyed when the shop she owns goes bust. Being left in financial difficulty, she receives a helping hand from her best friend who is the headmistress of one of the most prestigious private schools in Istanbul.
Turna completes: ‘We will be focusing on both content sales to mainstream major broadcasters and also building sustainable relationships with huge media groups in Pan Asian projects’.