Basic Lead “Postponing” DISCOP Istanbul

LOS ANGELES: Basic Lead, organizer of DISCOP markets, has confirmed that DISCOP Istanbul will not be held in 2017.

The annual market launched in 2008 and the last edition took place in March 2016. Basic Lead plans for the market to return to Istanbul in 2018.

“Turkey is an important strategic territory for television content business and Istanbul is a great destination, but ongoing geopolitical tensions have had a significant negative impact on this year’s attendance,” said Patrick Zuchowicki, the general manager of Basic Lead. “Four months into the preparations of next year’s edition, we still don’t have a clear indication that the overall perception of these tensions and security issues will improve in the following months. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for our organization to deliver a high-quality, efficient market that the industry expects from Basic Lead.”