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MIPCOM: Is there a content bubble about to burst for high-end drama?


CANNES – Canadian TV producers moving to the forefront of a rapidly expanding global industry is, of course, full of risk. And Cannes is another universe. The push for quality in scripted and unscripted TV, and the dire need to stand out in a huge crowd, is in part pursued out of fear of a content bubble likely to pop at some point."We’re going to have big blockbusters with mega-huge names and incredible packages, and you are going to see on the other hand the indies," Sharon Tal Yguado, head of Fox International Studios, said last week during a MIPCOM...