Word: foxes
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...happen to be in France and catch the Fox hit TV series Prison Break on M6 television you'll hear a lot more than Michael Scofield (actor Wentworth Miller) dubbed in French. In place of the U.S. soundtrack for this gritty drama, the Gallic version features "Pas Le Temps," a new theme song written and performed by French rapper Faf Larage, whose music video of the tune is now number one on the charts. Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution teamed up with M6 and EMI Music Publishing in France for the video, retail single and radio airplay. The idea...
...Fox's 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...
...higher prices for this fall's new shows, in some cases paying 50% to 75% more for an American drama than they did three years ago. "These new shows have raised the bar for programming around the world and increased the provenance of American TV," says 20th Century Fox Television president Gary Newman...
...unheard-of even four years ago. "Every country has crime issues. And even though legal systems are quite different, it's more about the pursuit of criminals and preventing someone who is guilty of getting away with a crime," says Sony Pictures Television International president Michael Grindon. 20th Century Fox Distribution president Mark Kaner says he was dumbfounded when foreign firms scrambled to buy The Unit, a U.S. military drama. "But what the series does is give insights into the experience of a soldier's life and in this way has universal themes...
...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...