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Newly-Minted Sphere Abacus Set For MIPCOM Debut With David Suchet Heading To Cannes And A Slate That Includes Gunpowder Plot Drama
Sphere Abacus sets out its stall ahead of its MIPCOM Debut with David Suchet's latest Series and a Gunpowder Plot drama
Ahead of jetting into Cannes – with iconic Poirot actor David Suchet joining the party – Managing Director Jonathan Ford and Sphere Media CEO Bruno Dubé spoke to Deadline. Ford says: “Sometimes a distribution advance alone isn’t getting a show funded, so having the relationships in the market where we can look at pre pre-sales and co-pros, as well combine the two if required, and having that ability to move fast, is what independent producers want.” With the huge distributor-producer groups only getting bigger – Banijay is snaffling up libraries, All3Media has a rich new owner – and the Hollywood studios are back in the TV sales business, where does Sphere Abacus sit in the pecking order?
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