10 Content Americas, Realscreen, NATPE Global Attract Top Execs, Mitigate Industry’s Woes with Parties The first bit of good news: The wait time for the elevators at the Hilton Miami, the traditional venue for the fourth annual Content Americas, was no longer a problem. And this was despite a very busy TV market in which many suites’ doors had been shut, indicating meetings taking place. Another bit of good news: The market floor was also busy, with top-level executives seen strolling around. One such exec was Gustavo Scaglione, the subject of a front-cover story in VideoAge’s January Issue. Scaglione is the president of the TVL Group that recently acquired Telefe, Argentina’s major TV network. Eleven days later, while participating in the combined Realscreen Summit/NATPE Global events in Miami, one couldn’t help but be reminded of the strategy behind MIP London… but with one marked difference. While the NATPE Global TV market took advantage of the popularity of Realscreen’s program of conferences, the MIP London conferences are taking advantage of the popularity of the London Screenings TV market (see VideoAge’s Mip London story on page 16). Argentina and Venezuela both received lots of attention at Content Americas. The former because of Telefe’s new ownership by TVL (Telefe CEO Darío Turovelzky was on hand), and the latter due to the upheaval caused by the capture of the Venezuelan dictator, Nicolás Maduro, by the Americans. On the market’s second day, VideoAge met with two TV executives familiar with the Venezuelan TV sector: Cesar Diaz and Peter R. Tinoco, who is confident that by next year, RCTV (a major Venezuelan network), will regain its TV license. In terms of seminars, on Tuesday, January 20, participants in a panel titled “State of the Nation: What Will Drive the Future of LatAm and Hispanic Content?” included Secuoya Studios’ Brendan Fitzgerald, Banijay Iberia’s Pilar Blasco, Owl and Co.’s Herman López, and production expert Cecilia Mendonça, all of whom discussed the inevitable dominance of streaming media and the value of libraries. However, market organizers did not follow the suggestions proposed by VideoAge in its Wednesday printed Daily, which listed a number of seminar topics that are rarely, if ever, presented. Also held on Tuesday, the Rose d’Or Latinos was a major attraction, awarding prizes for Best Latin content in several categories. Telefe’s Turovelzky presented the Rose d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award to Argentine screenwriter, director, and producer Juan José Campanella. On the following day, during a presentation, Turovelzky defined the new Telefe strategy as Elasticidad, Experienza y Eficiencia (Elasticity, Experience, and Efficiency). Content Americas ended on Thursday, January 22, 2026, after a three-day run, with a total of 2,102 participants, 851 buyers, and 132 exhibitors. On the market’s last day, WAWA (Worldwide Audiovisual Women’s Association) hosted the WAWA Woman of the Year Awards Ceremony, bringing together more than 200 industry professionals. For the first time the winner was selected live during the event through an on-site voting process. A total of 172 votes were cast and counted by an independent press committee. This year, Beatriz Cea Okan, vice president and head of Sales and Acquisitions at Turkey’s InterMedya, was named WAWA Woman of the Year. NATPE Global began on February 4, at the conclusion of Realscreen Summit, which started on February 2 (both at the InterContinental Hotel in Miami). The event started with a busy schedule for both buyers and sellers (with some exhibitors recording up to 15 meetings), but it drastically slowed down on the second NATPE-only day, and further trickled down on its third and final day on February 6. The official combined figures were 110 exhibitors, over 600 content buyers, and a total of 1,900 delegates across 55 countries. The number of participants who returned or stayed in Miami for NATPE following the conclusion of Content Americas wasn’t provided, but VideoAge’s reporters noted several participants from Los Angeles and even (Continued on Page 12) Multicom Entertainment’s Ryne Dillon (r.) and Daniel Clutter OGM’s Ekin Koyuncu InterMedya’s Beatriz Cea Okan, winner of the WAWA Woman of the Year Award Telefe’s Gustavo Scaglione Kanal D International’s Duda Perman and Elif Tatoglu VIDEOAGE February 2026 Miami Markets Review
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