Brian Lacey

What are some of your top properties for MIPTV?
Tai Chi Chasers, a new fantasy adventure series of 39 episodes, directed to the 6-11-year- old viewing audience. We will also feature a new season of 90 half hour episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s, representing an extension of this worldwide kids brand. The second season of Dinosaur King (39 episodes), a popular series broadcast in over 90 countries. Finally, we will be offering our program catalogue that includes Chaotic, Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Viva Piñata and others totaling nearly 1,000 episodes.

Why will these programs appeal to buyers?
These programs reach the core kids audience, ages 6-11, for broadcasters around the world. These are all story driven series, with kid identifiable characters. Over the years, Yu-Gi-Oh! has proven to be a franchise type of series, which enables broadcasters to effectively build a strand of programming year in and year out. Dinosaur King has racked up impressive audience ratings in virtually every market wherein the series is broadcast. We expect Tai Chi Chasers to follow in the footprint of Dinosaur King.

What are your goals and expectations for MIPTV?
We look to strengthen our broadcaster relationships wherever and whenever practicable. We hope to do this by providing new content —over 130 episodes of original programming – that continues to draw a loyal and strong audience following. In addition, we will look to successfully navigate co-production opportunities with our broadcast and production partners all across the globe. Finally, we will seek to acquire new content for U.S. broadcast and, of course, global distribution.