Great news for our non-American readers – “The Colbert Report” goes global … maybe!

Aw MAN! I hope there’s a way for US fans to see this! And let’s say a little prayer to all the saints of television that this gets aired in Italy for Jennie’s sake.

From Variety:

Studios bring U.S. shows to Mipcom
New fall series hope for overseas interest
By Stuart Levine

Now that U.S. audiences have demonstrated which new TV shows they find most appealing, the Hollywood studios are ready to whet the appetite of global buyers as well.

The 23rd Mipcom opens today in Cannes with a healthy 12,500-plus participants on hand to buy and sell. Studios will be looking to add more product to the lineups of top broadcasters around the world that feature plenty of Yank programming, including heavyweights such as TF1 in France, RTL in Germany and Five in the U.K.

By the time they get off the plane in Nice, sellers will have a definite sense of what shows may have a longer shelf- life than others and what they should be pushing. The majority of fall series have already premiered in the States, and those with healthy initial ratings will certainly keep business brisk.

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Also at the mart, Comedy Central’s bombastic TV pundit Stephen Colbert is going global with the launch of “The Colbert Report Global Edition.” MTV Networks Intl. is rolling out a customized version of the cabler’s hit series, complete with segments featuring Colbert riffing on international themes. The new 40-episode half-hour has been especially adapted for international auds and will be distributed alongside the original series.

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