$200 mil in originals on Court TV’s docket
Unveiling an ambitious slate of unscripted series, docs and movies for 2004-05, Court TV president-chief operating officer Art Bell said the cabler will spend an unprecedented $200 million on…
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Nordic territories
Viewers in the Nordic territories cut their teeth on documentaries broadcast by state channels, but a new doc hunger has veteran buyers jockeying along with upstart commercial channels for the best…
Nordic territories: ‘Better Times’
Pubcaster Danmarks Radio (DR) won't have to do any fancy talking when it comes to justifying the 150 million Danish kroner ($25 million) spent on "Better Times."
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Switzerland
Reality TV is finally settling in for Swiss auds. Although the now defunct commercial station TV3 had aired "Big Brother" several seasons ago, reality programming had been absent from the…
China: ‘Pink Ladies’
It was billed as China's very own "Sex and the City" -- a bestselling book transformed into a popular TV series about four young women, one city and lots of fawning men.
Reality wears thin
Are reality shows upstaging traditional scripted TV drama? Judging by the publicity generated in some of the major Euro territories by shows like "Wife Swap" and "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me out of…
Austria
It's been less than a year since Austria welcomed its first private station, ATV. While the results may sound less than overwhelming -- ATV claimed a 3.5% market share for February -- commercial…
Japan: ‘Toriba no izumi’
Did you know that record label Toshiba-EMI released an LP of the sounds of hundreds of farts in 1978? No? Then you'd better watch Fuji's "Toribia no izumi" (Trivia), which hits the smallscreen every…
Hungary
A s Hungary's two commercial giants, RTL Klub and SBS-controlled TV2, battle it out for supremacy of the terrestrial TV remote control, a host of local theme channels is gaining udience share.
Up with people
The seventh edition of Mip Doc promises to be a lively and well-attended event buoyed by a healthier TV industry and a concerted effort on the part of mart organizers to be user-friendly.
