DISCOP, Dori Media, World Screen Team for Telenovelas Gala

BUDAPEST, April 29: For
the fourth year in a row, DISCOP is set to host a Telenovelas Gala Evening
celebrating the success of the genre in Central and Eastern Europe, in
association with World Screen
and Dori Media Group.

DISCOP, to be held in
Budapest from June 18 to 20, is expected to feature almost 400 distributors
offering up completed programs and formats, about 50 more companies than
participated last year. There are already 1,340 participants registered, and
the organizers are expecting a total of 1,700 to attend, versus the 1,515 who
turned out for last year’s edition.

This year’s Telenovelas
Gala Evening is set to take place Thursday, June 19, at Gerbeaud House.
Announcing the event, Patrick Jucaud, the general manager of the event, noted:
"2008 will once again be marked by the strategic importance of telenovelas
amongst Central and Eastern European broadcasters and we are pleased to once
again celebrate this innovative and popular genre by hosting the 4th
Telenovelas Gala Evening in association with World Screen.”

Nadav Palti, the president and CEO of Dori Media Group, added: “Central and
Eastern European territories are an important market for us thanks for the
trust that the local broadcasters have in telenovelas in general and in Dori
Media's products in particular. It is a great honor for us to team up with
DISCOP and World Screen to host
the Telenovelas Gala Evening.”

Ricardo Guise, the
publisher of World Screen,
said, "We are delighted to once again partner with DISCOP in promoting
this very popular genre throughout the Central and Eastern European
region."