MIPCOM: Can Canadian producers be the Uber of the international TV business?

By etan vlessing

CANNES - It's late Wednesday in Cannes and the whirling blades of a helicopter momentarily interrupts discussions at the Cineflix Studio's balcony stand at the Palais des Festivals."That must be Tony," says Cineflix co-CEO Glen Salzman, tapping his watch. He's talking about British drama producer Tony Wood who, along with Montreal’s Cineflix Studios launched London-based Buccaneer Media to produce high-end dramas and other scripted TV fare for international broadcasters.Wood is transferring from Cannes to the nearby Aeroporte Cote d’Azur in Nice via an Uber helicopter. Salzman explains you download an app to request a 7-minute chopper lift to the airport...