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It’s Cannes Jim, but not as we know it
(Published in Perspective)
20-10-2022
Danny Fenton, CEO of UK indie Zig Zag Productions, gives us his key takeaways from this week's Mipcom.
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A grey market
(Published in Perspective)
18-10-2019
The head of UK indie Zig Zag Productions reflects on the harvest of often less than joyful new formats on offer in Cannes this week.
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A new interactive dawn
(Published in Perspective)
03-05-2019
After several false starts, technology-driven, truly interactive shows may finally be the next break-out trend in the formats genre, says Zig Zag Productions’ CEO.
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A matter of time
(Published in Perspective)
19-10-2018
Zig Zag Productions’ chief reports from Mipcom in Cannes, where it seems that as much as things change, they stay the same.
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A football-shaped world
(Published in Perspective)
06-04-2018
What impact will the FAANG companies have on the tradition for a raft of football-related programming to appear around the World Cup?
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Business as usual
(Published in Perspective)
20-10-2016
Zig Zag Productions' CEO gives his take on this week at the first post-Brexit Mipcom and highlights some familiar format trends on display.
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You’ve got to be in it
(Published in Perspective)
11-04-2016
MipTV was full of surprises last week, with clear trends emerging in the formats sector and familiar faces being replaced by new ones.
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Africa rising
(Published in Perspective)
09-11-2015
UK indie Zig Zag Productions' chief reports from last week's Discop in Johannesburg and suggests the international industry should keep an eye on Africa.
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Survival’s the name of the game
(Published in Perspective)
09-10-2015
The head of indie Zig Zag Productions gives his unique take on Mipcom week and found that the survival theme was not just limited to getting through the storms.
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A week in formats
(Published in Perspective)
17-10-2014
The head of UK indie Zig Zag Productions reflects on his trip to Mipcom this week and suggests that when it comes to formats, old might be the new new.
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