Smashing Telenovelas Coming to Pay TV Channels: The Case for Timeless Drama Channel by SPI/FilmBox @ NEM Panel Room

TUESDAY | JUNE 11th, 2019, 12:05 - 12:20

Turkish dramas are taking the world for a spin; currently every year over 100 new Turkish Dramas are been produced and exported to over 140 countries, and watched by 400 million people, placing Turkey as the second largest TV show exporter globally after the United States. The revenue is expected to reach half a billion US dollars by 2020.
Haymi Behar’s session will touch on the extraordinary success of Turkish Dramas that crosses cultural boundaries by capturing universal themes and emotions.