http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...ryid=3261&cs=1
TV studios sprint to Mipcom market
U.S. sellers play catch-up in wake of writers strike
Oct 3 2008
excerpt:
"90210," which is airing on Global TV in Canada and Ten in Australia but has yet to find a home in the U.K., looks to have held up the legacy of the original particularly well. CBS Paramount Intl. prexy Armando Nunez isn't surprised.
"It's one of those projects that had high visibility," he says. "I've always had faith in it. We reinvented a show for the 21st century. There are not that many shows like that out there."
As it has in the past, MGM brings its "Stargate" franchise to market, and TV prexy Gary Marenzi says the popularity of the genre continues to grow.
"Sci-fi is becoming more popular around the world, and the development of digital media and the Internet only fuels the demand," he says.
FULL ARTICLE AT LINK ABOVE
TV studios sprint to Mipcom market
U.S. sellers play catch-up in wake of writers strike
Oct 3 2008
excerpt:
"90210," which is airing on Global TV in Canada and Ten in Australia but has yet to find a home in the U.K., looks to have held up the legacy of the original particularly well. CBS Paramount Intl. prexy Armando Nunez isn't surprised.
"It's one of those projects that had high visibility," he says. "I've always had faith in it. We reinvented a show for the 21st century. There are not that many shows like that out there."
As it has in the past, MGM brings its "Stargate" franchise to market, and TV prexy Gary Marenzi says the popularity of the genre continues to grow.
"Sci-fi is becoming more popular around the world, and the development of digital media and the Internet only fuels the demand," he says.
FULL ARTICLE AT LINK ABOVE
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