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This is the latest in a series of posts from leading TV influencers in the run-up to MIPCOM 2016. The posts are…
I attended my first MIPCOM in 2014. In my MIPBlog post “5 Challenges Facing Producers and How to Overcome Them”,…
This is the latest in a series of posts from leading producers and industry influencers in the run-up to MIPCOM…
This is the fourth in a series of posts from leading producers in the run-up to MIPCOM 2016. The posts…
This is the third in a series of posts from leading and up-and-coming producers in the run-up to MIPCOM 2016.…
The mother of all battles is about to wreak havoc on mankind in American Gods, the epic TV adaptation of…
This is the first in a series of posts from leading and up-and-coming producers in the run-up to MIPCOM 2016.…
The formats business is young, embodied by some global brands — The Voice, Got Talent, Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? —…