MIPCOM has named China its 2018 Country of Honour.
ITV’s Carolyn McCall to keynote at MIPCOM 2018
Carolyn McCall, CEO of ITV is joining the MIPCOM 2018 Media Mastermind Keynote line-up.
Issa Rae named MIPCOM 2018 Personality of the Year
Issa Rae, creator, producer and star of HBO’s Insecure, has been named MIPCOM 2018 Personality of the Year.
Tim Davie and Josh Sapan to keynote MIPCOM 2018
Tim Davie, CEO of BBC Studios, and Josh Sapan, President and CEO of AMC Networks, will keynote at this year’s MIPCOM in Cannes.
Discovery’s David Zaslav: “We need to crack the code”
MIPCOM 2017 – CANNES. Discovery’s CEO and president David Zaslav is convinced his company is best poised to face the many challenges of the fast changing word of television.
Gametoon debuts in Bulgaria
The interactive eSports channel Gametoon has been launched in Bulgaria on Bulsatcom.
Discovery’s Eurosport teams up with Snap
MIPCOM 2017 – CANNES. Discovery Communications’ Eurosport and Snap have reached a strategic advertising and content agreement that will deliver a new partnership for the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang 2018.
Ruptly launches new streaming platform
MIPCOM 2017 – CANNES. News agency Ruptly has announced the launch of the first video streaming platform to offer global live events with the ability to broadcast directly to social media.
Christina Foley to head Sapphire Media
MIPCOM 2017 – CANNES. Hustler has named Christina Foley, the former managing director of Playboy Europe, as its new head of Sapphire Media International.
Thema buys into Dutch distribution firm
MIPCOM 2017 – CANNES. Canal+-owned international channel distribution company Thema has acquired a majority stake in Dutch firm IBSBM in Amsterdam.