Buyers Flock to Big Broad Dramas, and 9 Other London Screenings, Mip London Trends
variety.comFremantle’s “Sandokan” and BBC Studios reboot “Walking With Dinosaurs,” this week’s London TV Screenings did nothing to dent its recent status in a new biz order as one of Europe’s two key TV markets alongside October’s Mipcom.
It was these titles and a brace of classy star-studded crime thrillers – Andrew Lincoln’s “Cold Water,” Jesse Williams’ “Costiera,” Mark Gatiss’ “Bookish,” “Maigret” with Benjamin Wainwright – which looked to be moving the needle at this year’s London Screenings, which unspooled Feb.
23-28. Mip London was much quieter with attendees often chasing buyers packing London Screenings, centered around Leicester Square and Soho, rather than frequenting the market’s Savoy Hotel.
It remains to be seen what kind of new market edge France’s Series Mania, already Europe’s premier co-production meet, may develop as some MipTV veterans head for Lille rather than London.
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