Between the war in Iraq and the global incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the odds were against a strong turnout at this year's MIPDOC (March 22 to 23) and MIPTV (March 24 to 28), both held in Cannes, France. According to the events' organizer, Reed Midem, MIPDOC attracted 477 delegates and MIPTV pulled in 9,104.

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