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Variety Staff - 10/23/2009

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FEATURES:

Japanese TV increases global sales
The global TV world is seeing more Japanese content -- and not just the toons that have long been the country's biggest smallscreen export.

Tip Sheet:
• What: MIP 2008
• When: April 7-11
• Where: Palais des Festivals, Cannes
• Who: At Least 13,000 participants, including 4,500 companies, from more than 100 countries.
• Web: miptv.com

Majors mostly unhurt by writers strike
With the work stoppage over, the ambience on the Croisette in Cannes for this 45th edition of Mip will...

Indies flourish in filling U.K. schedule
Richard Woolfe, the ambitious program head at U.K. multichannel web Sky, realized back in January...

U.S. programs have global appeal
After "Heroes" preemed a couple of years ago to solid numbers in the States, the show's ratings...

Murdoch's Shine independent of dad
At a recent London TV conference talking shop, Elisabeth Murdoch, head of fast-growing U.K. shingle...

Gibney wants forum for documakers
His documentaries have exposed Henry Kissinger's alleged war crimes, Kenneth Lay's plundering...

Impulse Netizens connect with Hulu
With media consumers moving at the speed of their modems in search of content, it's no wonder Jason Kilar...

MIP LISTINGS:

The guide focuses on exhibitors, their locations at the show, contact info and products for sale. Listings are searchable and also available in alphabetical order by company. Click on any letter below to view companies sorted by name.

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TERRITORY REPORTS:

Variety takes a look at the pulse of TV markets -- what shows are hot, why some channels are working while others aren't -- for several major territories around the globe.

Territory List:
• France - FR
• Germany - DE
• United Kingdom - UK
• Italy - IT
• Spain - ES
• Australia - AU
• China - CN
• Argentina - AR

• Canada - CA
• Hungary - HU
• Czech Republic - CZ
• Japan - JP
• South Korea - KR
• Brazil - BR
• Scandinavia - SCAND.

PANEL POTPOURRI:

April 7
April 8

10 A.M. TV Production: Working Together to Make It Greeen
(Conference Room Mediterranee, Level 3)
Photographer and filmmaker Yann Arthus-Bertrand will propose a new environmentally efficient programming production concept to appeal to international broadcasters. The aim of the production is to reduce carbon waste and to become fully carbon neutral, while the content will educate and change people�s way of thinking.
Moderator: Cassie Farrell, independent producer

1 P.M. The Format Business Inside Out
(Auditorium A, Level 3)
You may have a good idea and a homegrown show on air, but do you have a format that you can sell to television markets around the world. In this session, you will discover how to navigate through the whitewater of the format business. This session is recommended for MipTV newcomers.
Panelists include: Christoph Fey, entertainment lawyer; Patty Geneste, Absolutely Independent; Jonathan Glazier, Eyeworks Touchdown; John Gough, Distraction Formats.

10:40 A.M. What Makes Compelling Internet Video Entertainment?
(Esterel, Access via Level 4)
Presenter: Simon Nelson, BBC Vision

2:15 P.M. The New Rules of Engagement for the Digital Consumer
(Auditorium A, Level 3)
A look at the explosion in online advertising, innovative crossplatform campaigns and creative strategies for cooperation among producers, advertisers and brands.
Moderator: Mark Halper, Jounalist Panelists include Wayne Arnold, Profero; David Brennan, Thinkbox TV; Henrique de Castro, Google/YouTube; Kieron Matthews, Internet Advertising Bureau; Samantha Wilson, ITV.

4:30 P.M. The Latest and Greatest in Branded Entertainment
(Auditorium A, Level 3)
A panel of industry experts will showcase the newest and most exciting examples of successful results.
Moderator: Sarah Baynes, the Creative Garden Panelists include Fabien Baunay, Havas Entertainment; Robert Friedman, Radical Media; Russell Jarman Price, Ogilvy Group; Douglas Scott, Ogilvy Entertainment.