Betting on a Syndie Trifecta; MGM Vets Place Bets on Overlooked Shows.(News)(MGM TV Entertainment's Hank Cohen's Dubbed Trifecta) From: TelevisionWeek | Date: October 30, 2006| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2006 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Byline: James Hibberd

There's a new syndie player in town and headed to NATPE.

Hank Cohen, former president of MGM TV Entertainment, has formed a unique style of boutique syndication company with three other MGM veterans.

Dubbed Trifecta, the company is fashioning itself as a full-service production-barter sales-distribution company that specializes in smaller-scale properties overlooked by the ever-consolidating syndication giants.

The group quietly launched last year with seed money from an exit deal Mr. Cohen struck with MGM. Trifecta took producing fees from ...

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