MIPCOM: Series sizzle

September 29, 2009 That's just one of the key questions to be answered as 12,000 TV executives trek to Cannes for the 25th annual Riviera rendezvous known as MIPCOM. The above-mentioned U.S. series -- from Fox, Disney and Universal, respectively -- are among the prime content that program buyers from around the world will be eyeballing -- and in some cases loosening their purse strings to acquire -- during the five-day sales bazaar. An even bigger issue is the prices for content that buyers are prepared to pay, given just how hard-hit many have been by the global recession and their own advertising slumps.

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