26 April 2015 DISCOP Istanbul Review WORKS DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO WORKS www.descriptivevideoworks.com 1 866 818 3897 AN INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL MEDIA COMPANY We are proud to have described over 11,000 shows and800films Opening the entertainment experience to the blind and partially sighted through Audio Description specialties in the office area of the facilities before heading back to Istanbul. Among the participants on the tour was TRT’s Meltem Tumturk Akyol, whose network programs Filinta and ITV’s other period drama series, Resurrection. She said that there is a lot of interest in this type of historical drama, especially in territories such as Russia and Eastern Europe. On the conference side, the first day saw well attended panels on product placement and alternative news service VICE, whereas the second day was dubbed “Licensing Day” with sessions organized in partnership with Lima (Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association); the final day was dedicated to formats. Last but not least, DISCOP offered the usual share of fun with ITV throwing its “unofficial” opening party on the rooftop of the Sofa Hotel during the evening of the first market day, and Global Agency organizing their traditional late-night bash, this time at the Shangri-La Hotel, on the second day of the market. MG (Continued from Page 24) ITV’s Can Okan at the party he hosted at the Sofa Hotel, in the glamorous district of Nisantasi Telemundo’s Melissa Pillow and Karina Etchison A+E Networks’ Lorenzo Bertolotti and Jack Watson in attendance from A+E’s London office
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