MIPCOM Spotlight: Global Agency

CANNES: A schoolteacher who takes an abused student away from her family is the premise of Mother, one of Global Agency’s highlights for the market.

The company is also promoting High Society, which tells the story of lovers from two different worlds. “Mother and High Society will be shown for the first time to the television industry at MIPCOM,” says Senay Filiztekin, Global Agency’s head of drama acquisitions.

There is also Magnificent Century Kosem, a follow-up to the successful series Magnificent Century. “Magnificent Century Kosem is almost a continuation and a more innovative version of the process started by Magnificent Century,” says Filiztekin. “The story is universal as it was with Magnificent Century, but this time, it is younger, more colorful and thus much more dynamic.”

“These titles have the ability to cross boundaries with their universal story lines, cutting-edge themes and well-known casts,” Filiztekin says.

Eight women eager for marriage have the chance to meet the man of their dreams in Love Café, part of Global Agency’s format slate for the market. My Wife Rules, meanwhile, is a cooking contest in which husbands have to prepare meals based on instructions from their wives. “We will present Love Café and My Wife Rules for the very first time to our clients,” says Umay Ayaz, the company’s head of acquisitions. “We believe that they will be two of the most talked-about brand-new formats at MIPCOM and will get a lot of attention from international broadcasters.”

Another highlight is The Married Game, a daily-stripped show in which four men—three of whom are married—must try to convince a savvy bachelorette that they are single.

“These formats are highly entertaining, but also sensitive and romantic, which brings a different and unique approach to the dating genre,” says Ayaz.