Paris – For MIPTV’s 50th anniversary, The World Information Tracking (WIT) has selected 50 shows that have shaped the history of television around the world over the past half-century. The WIT will reveal this exclusive selection prior to the upcoming MIPTV.

“To celebrate 50 years of MIPTV, we chose to select 50 emblematic shows, one for each year, starting from 1963 until today,” said Virginia Mouseler, CEO of The WIT. “Our aim was to reflect the internationalisation of the television industry over time: featuring shows from the USA of course, but also from Latin America, Asia, Europe… The ultimate selection criteria being emotions and memories created by these TV moments.”

The WIT’s Top 50 Series is presented on MIPTV’s 50th anniversary Facebook app and minisite, where MIPTV participants can also share their favourite Cannes anecdotes. The first selection features the 60’s and 70’s, with subsequent decades published progressively, as the event draws closer.