Paris – Nancy Dubuc, President and General Manager, HISTORY and Lifetime Networks; and Mark Burnett, President, One Three Media, will deliver Media Mastermind keynote addresses at MIPCOM 2012, organised by Reed MIDEM in Cannes from October 8-11. HISTORY is now available in over 150 countries, reaching more than 300 million households in 37 languages. According to Reed MIDEM, it is also the top cable network in A25-54 in the US and the number one factual brand in all key demographics to … [Read more...] about Nancy Dubuc and Mark Burnett to keynote at MIPCOM 2012
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Canada to be the Country of Honour at MIPCOM
Paris – MIPCOM , organised by Reed MIDEM, has announced that Canada will be the MIPCOM 2012 Country of Honour. The event will take place in Cannes from October 8-11. As part of the tribute to the Canadian television, film and digital industries, MIPCOM, in partnership with the Canada Media Fund and Telefilm Canada, will organise a dedicated Focus on Canada featuring a wide-ranging programme of high-level conference speakers, screening showcases, world-renowned Canadian talent, and business … [Read more...] about Canada to be the Country of Honour at MIPCOM
Turner Broadcasting’s Stuart Snyder to keynote at MIPJunior’s 20th edition
Paris – MIPJunior, the world’s showcase for kids programming which is organised by Reed MIDEM, has announced a keynote address by Stuart Snyder, President & COO of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.'s Animation, Young Adults & Kids Media division, at the opening of MIPCOM in Cannes from October 8 – 11. Laurine Garaude, Director of the Television Division of Reed MIDEM commented: “Our new Digital Kids programme, alongside the Co-production Exchange and the Licensing … [Read more...] about Turner Broadcasting’s Stuart Snyder to keynote at MIPJunior’s 20th edition
Jérôme Delhaye named director of the entertainment division at Reed Midem
Paris – Reed MIDEM, the Paris-based organiser of international exhibitions, conferences, and networking events, has announced the nomination of Jérôme Delhaye as Director of the Entertainment Division. Delhaye will oversee the business and strategic development of Reed MIDEM’s Entertainment Division which includes leading television and digital content events MIPTV, MIPCOM, MIPCube, MIPFormats, MIPDoc and MIPJunior, as well as MIDEM, dedicated to the new international … [Read more...] about Jérôme Delhaye named director of the entertainment division at Reed Midem
Roll with it
As I write, it has just gone a month since the year of Asian television came to a celebratory crescendo at the Awards ceremony in Singapore. Along with the new and tweaked award categories - which garnered some of the highest entries - it was also fantastic to see a number of fi rst time winners and a real diversity in programmes being awarded. A bigger highlight of the day were our Showcase and Superpitch events. Not only did the day-long programme garner a healthy turn out - up from 137 in … [Read more...] about Roll with it
Warner Bros. supports Fresh Talent
Cannes – Warner Bros. International Television Distribution has concluded an agreement with Reed MIDEM, in which it is set to be the exclusive sponsor of the MIPFormats Fresh Talent Pitch in 2012. Under the terms of the partnership, the network will spend up to USD$25,000 to develop the winning project as a television project, via one of its production companies. The Fresh Talent Pitch is a competition for companies with innovative concepts for new, non-scripted entertainment formats. The … [Read more...] about Warner Bros. supports Fresh Talent
