April 2008 - MIPTV 2008 REPORT

Presenting our largest and most diverse roster of titles yet, Canamedia enjoyed a productive and successful MIPTV 2008, meeting with buyers every half hour for the duration of the market. Buyer attendance was up, broadcasters were acquiring new programs with enthusiasm and many deals were set in motion over the course of the 4-day market.

New deals inked in 2008 include:

Cosmetic Innovations (13 x 30') - Latin America
MX Culture & Big Coast (39 x 30') - Australia
Young Catherine (2 x 120') - Poland
Design U (13 x 30') - China
Fishful Thinking (26 x 30') - Finland
Underwater Safari (2 x 30') - Inflight
The Man Who Skied Down Everest (1 x 90') - Netherlands
Design U - III & IV (26 x 30') - France
Kingdom of Women (1 x 60') - Asia
Design U - IV (13 x 30') - Hong Kong
Lofty Ideas, Design U, Homes By Design, Broken Home Chronicles - (205 x 30) Kuwait
Design U & Homes By Design (52 x 30') - South Africa
The Bully's Mark (1 x 60') - Norway
Sheep & Grizzly Country (1 x 60') - Italy
Chef at Home (46 x 30') - French Canada
Motorhead Traveller (13 x 30') - Hong Kong
Design U (26 x 30') - Brunei
Discovering Great Towns (7 x 30') - Italy
Angry Planet (13 x 30') - UK
Skier's World (6 x 30') - UK
Lofty Ideas, Homes by Design, Design U - Poland

Canamedia also capitalized on the market to meet with several International Producers and Distributors in order to acquire additional titles for our ever-expanding catalogue. We are also focusing on developing more original series and documentaries in conjunction with our Producers, and look forward to inking many new commissions and pre-buyers with broadcasters in 2008/09.

Andrea Stokes & Lee Harris setting up the booth before MIPTV 2008 market opens.

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