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...Kaner says he knew from the start that Prison Break would go over in Europe. But the unexpected success of Larage's new theme song and the music video, which features clips from episodes of Prison Break, has convinced the studio to try similar local tie-ins in Belgium and Spain. "Music is a good way to localize a shows," says Kaner. "But we've got all sorts of other ideas...
...Bored, luckily for you, there are some great offerings in the course catalog this semester, from religion to VES...actually, just kidding, it’s way too late to get into a VES class. But don’t despair! You can spend your life in the studio next semester. For now, here’s what I know and what I’ve heard. My recommendations might be a little heavy on the humanities side, but really, who takes biochem classes for fun? Let’s go by department...
Laugh tracking all the way to the bank, U.S. TV studios are counting on foreign sales to offset the losses they incur selling prime-time TV shows to the networks. While an hour of episodic TV typically costs $2.5 million to produce, studios usually recoup only 65% of the cost from networks, adding up to $45 million to $55 million in deficits each season. Syndication and foreign rights turn losers into winners. "If we didn't have international sales, no studio could afford to produce those shows," says 20th Century Fox's Newman. "They're critical...
Foreign buyers are shouldering an extra risk, since they can buy an American show that works for them but gets canceled in the U.S. In Britain, Channel 4's acquisitions director Jeff Ford says he was willing to take a risk on the much anticipated NBC drama Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip because of creator Aaron Sorkin's track record with The West Wing. So far, Studio 60--about a Saturday Night Live--like comedy show--hasn't performed all that well. "We feel the show goes beyond TV and is a workplace drama," says Ford of its appeal...
Moguls get back into the studio...