Lucerne, Switzerland -- ABC's fish-out-of-water format "I Survived a Japanese Game Show" was the big winner at the 49th Rose d'Or festival, one of Europe's most prestigious TV honors, taking the Best of 2009 prize as well as the Rose trophy for best reality show.
Accepting his trophies, Tim Crescenti of Small World Ift, which produces and distributes "Japanese" internationally, wondered aloud why he was one of only a few Americans attending this year's Rose d'Or.
"Maybe it's because so many of the shows on air in America now come from here -- from Europe, Asia or South America," Crescenti said. "Maybe Americans are afraid to compete with you."
Crescenti went on to trace the history of the show, which started as a paper format out of Denmark and, outside the U.S., is now on air in several European territories.
Britain and Canada, two territories whose TV industries have taken a beating this past year,...
Accepting his trophies, Tim Crescenti of Small World Ift, which produces and distributes "Japanese" internationally, wondered aloud why he was one of only a few Americans attending this year's Rose d'Or.
"Maybe it's because so many of the shows on air in America now come from here -- from Europe, Asia or South America," Crescenti said. "Maybe Americans are afraid to compete with you."
Crescenti went on to trace the history of the show, which started as a paper format out of Denmark and, outside the U.S., is now on air in several European territories.
Britain and Canada, two territories whose TV industries have taken a beating this past year,...
- 5/5/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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