Global VID

Ever wondered about the business of professional podcasting? I am not talking about your standard interview style podcast like this one, but rather well-orchestrated podcast productions, including scripted audio stories? In today's Global VID episode, we speak with Vancouver's professional podcast production studio Kelly&Kelly as they talk about how they got their start, how they got their popular "This Sounds Serious" scripted podcast off the ground with a Castbox original production and where they are headed as an audio & visual production company.
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Kelly&Kelly’s work has garnered over 80 million listens and views across multiple platforms. They are best known for creating This Is That, a satirical comedy show for CBC which ran for 9 seasons and the aforementioned This Sounds Serious, a true-crime comedy podcast that has been named ‘Best of the Year’ by Apple Podcasts, IndieWire, and The New Yorker. The show also won the 2020 Podcast of Year award at the Banff International Media Festival.

Other shows they’ve produced include Dark Air with Terry Carnation (with Rainn Wilson), Al Jazeera’s Hindsight, Unqualified with Anna Faris, Celeste & Her Best (with Celeste Barber), The Plop, and Audible’s Things We Don’t Talk About (starring Luke Kirby & Lauren Lapkus).

Their first television series, The Slowest Show, premiered on CBC Gem in Spring 2021. For more information, visit: https://kellykelly.ca/

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Chopped/America Says co-creator Dave Noll is back on Global VID with Part II. After learning a great deal from his pitching tips in our last episode, Dave Noll & host Eric Y. Lapointe dive in even deeper to talk about Dave's magic international format formula and the mechanics of what makes a very strong game show.

About our guest: Dave Noll co-develops concepts with his business partner Cleve Keller and the two have been working together exclusively since 2007. It could be argued that with 60+ greenlit series together and countless awards, they have become one of the most successful TV development teams in the entire world.
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We are pleased to launch Season 2 of Global VID. After summer break, we are back with a bang with this first episode (and #17 overall !) as we interview successful show creator Dave Noll one of the masterminds behind the international franchise "Chopped" and his latest series "America Says", hosted by John Michael Higgins.

Dave Noll co-develops concepts with his business partner Cleve Keller and the two have been working together exclusively since 2007. It could be argued that with 60+ series together and countless awards, they have become one of the most successful TV development teams in the entire world.

That's right, we said "60" greenlit series and this includes over 3,300 episodes filmed in the USA around the world. The list of shows that Dave & Cleve have worked on include Chopped, Chopped Junior, Chopped Champions, Chopped Canada, Chopped South Africa, America Says, Beat the House, Book Obsessed, Cover Shot, Deathwish Movers, Dinner Takes All, Don’t Sweat It, Face the Truth, Factorious, 50 Funniest Women Alive, Fit Family, Hammered, Inner Chef with Marcus Samuelsson, Insider Training, It's All Geek To Me, Lovesong, Model Latina, Momentum, Movies 101, No Kitchen Required, Party Girl, Punchline, Quizzicle, Ready Set Dance!, Rocco’s Dinner Party, 10 Things You Must Know, Weird Weddings, Winsanity, Your Mama Don't Dance and many more.

This is the show to pay attention to if you aim to get your show greenlit. No matter your expertise level in this industry, Dave Noll generously provides great tips that anyone can learn from!

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Today's Global VID podcast continues to expand with its first Asia Series, with a look into the Indian TV market with Mansi Darbar, the Network Vice President for Strategy & Development at IN10 Media.

In this episode we introduce Mansi Darbar's impressive background and growth within the industry as she takes us through her rise from an early childhood dream to finally landing her first job at Big Synergy Media, before taking on new roles at Balaji Telefilms, ALTBalaji, Applause Entertainment and now finally switching from the production side to broadcasting with IN10 Media, a company that runs 8 business brands (5 linear TV channels including Epic TV for non-scripted content and Gubarre for children + 2 OTT channels including Docubay + 1 production company called Juggernaut). That's a lot to juggle! 

Host Eric Y. Lapointe of And Now Global/Global VID not only discusses Mansi’s journey within the industry which includes a big focus on Format acquisitions, and be sure to stick around until the end to find out what foreign programming is currently being acquired by IN10 Media + Mansi will share a few 101 tips on doing business in India.

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Welcome to episode 15 of Global VID! In this episode, host Eric Y. Lapointe introduces listeners to BC-based producers Cedar Island Films (Andrew Williamson & Henrik Meyer) and their co-production & international sales partners, The National Film Board (NFB), as we invite their Director of International Distribution & Market Development, Nathalie Bourdon.

The first half of the episode, we focus on Cedar Island Films, this Vancouver-area production company that creates documentaries, doc series, scripted series and feature films with a strong focus on international co-productions.  In this segment, we learn how Andrew & Henrik first got started in the business, how they ultimately banded together to form this new prodco and how they helped support the creation of their new NFB documentary The Magnitude of All Things.

Stick around for the second half of the episode as Nathalie Bourdon joins the conversation to further discuss the NFB's collaborative distribution approach with Cedar Island Films as they work towards international exposure for The Magnitude of All Things.  The NFB is Canada’s long running public film & digital media producer AND distributor that has been operating since 1939. The NFB has produced some iconic Canadian films in their history so it was interesting to discuss the above documentary further as it shares a uniquely Canadian perspective on a very global story.

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Global VID and host Eric Y. Lapointe proposes a special series focused exclusively on Africa and it all starts with our guest Monde Twala, the SVP & GM of ViacomCBS Africa, who is based out of Johannesburg, South Africa.

In this episode we learn how Monde Twala got his start in the industry through his passion for sports and how he ultimately got the top position at ViacomCBS in Africa as well overseeing the global strategy for the BET channel. We also uncover how local African content and intra-African trade is expanding with ViacomCBS shows like Isono and Black Tax and why these local stories are an important part of the overall strategy for the company. Finally, at the very end of the video, we learn what's next for ViacomCBS with the looming expansion plans of the digital platforms Paramount+ and Pluto TV within the continent.

As one of the world’s last emerging television markets, this African series is an excellent opportunity to introduce the continent’s content strengths abroad, while also providing a deep look on how African television executives and producers are creating quality African stories for its own audiences. How are African producers exporting their content within their continent and beyond? How can other territories explore co-productions to support African-made content?

Global VID is produced by Canadian-based international distributor And Now Global.

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Today’s Global VID podcast (episode 13) guest is a Canadian named Chris Knight, the President and CEO of Gusto Worldwide Media, an Ottawa-based media company that produces and distributes original content but also acts as a broadcaster with their own international TV channel called Gusto TV. In this episode we learn about the notion of channel sales (i.e. selling a themed channels) with vs. distribution sales (i.e. selling individual programs). We also talk about the different business models with OTT platforms by either doing revenue-share deals or inventory-share deals. What does this all mean? Have a listen and stick around because at the end, we find out how Chris' career first took off. A story "that never happens" (but it did).  

Hosted by And Now Global's Eric Y. Lapointe

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In this episode of the Global VID podcast, we sit down with Media Ranch's CEO Sophie Ferron to look at the world of TV Formats.  This episode is perfect for beginners or established producers looking to branch out their IP (intellectual property) by making it adaptable for international sales in different territories and languages around the world.  We all know your typical competition-based shows that have been locally adapted around the world like Big Brother, Survivor, American Idol, America’s Got Talent, Dragon's Den (Shark Tank the US). Spoiler alert: None of these concepts were born in the United States.

Sophie Ferron of Media Ranch generously dives into the details to explain the approach and distinction between "proven formats" and "paper formats". Ferron also shares the latest format industry trends and the differences between dealing with unscripted & scripted IP (intellectual property). Lastly, Ferron also opens up about the challenges of creating game-show formats in Canada, how she has implemented her very own formats incubator in the province of Quebec and what fundamental changes would be required to help Canadian producers become format industry leaders on the world stage.

About Media Ranch: A company well known for premium television formats, distinguishing itself through its two-fold mission as both a producer and a distributor of entertainment formats. With headquarters in Montreal, and offices in Los Angeles, Amsterdam and Warsaw, the company represents, and produces, a catalogue of internationally renowned titles and thousands of hours of premium content ready for distribution. With over a decade of experience as Canada’s premier Format television expert, Media Ranch embraces their company motto that: Great Content is Worth Sharing.

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The Bulletin's Editor-In-Chief Conrad Buck is back for another fun TV & Entertainment industry news review with host Eric Y. Lapointe. In this episode we take a look back at the first few months of 2021. Topics include sports TV (as we look at the looming "sports wars"), The Weeknd's Superbowl performance and $7million gamble, Netflix's announcement that they will soon be opening up an office in Canada, a lookback at Kidscreen 2021 and much more!

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In this Global VID Podcast episode, we sit down with the founder of Arcana Studios, Sean Patrick O’Reilly and his International Head of Sales, Jerina Hajno. We discuss how they built an animation studio with now 75 employees and where their company is headed.

Most notably, Sean Patrick O'Reilly shares his learnings over the years and shares advice to other producers on how to put together your financial structure for a new film production.

Arcana Studios first got its start in the 2000s by producing graphic novels and comics. The company went onto expanding into producing its own animated films from scratch. If you ever wanted to know what it takes to build up your own production company and turn into an ambitious full-fledge studio, this episode for you!

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