Joshua Sapan, chief executive of AMC parent Rainbow Media, is the first to admit award-show praise has little financial impact.

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Mr. VIDAT SAPAN (Businessman): (Through translator) Neither side wants, of course.

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Turkish businessman like Vidat Sapan(ph), who sells security cameras and alarm systems, sees a potentially lucrative market in northern Iraq about to slip through his fingers.

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