Conferences & Events

Created by RX France to mark a landmark achievement by a global studio or platform, the first Studio of Distinction Award will be presented to BBC Studios in the week that the BBC reaches the milestone of 100 years of public service broadcasting in the UK and 90 years internationally. The honour will be given further context through keynote addresses from senior executives at both MIPJUNIOR and MIPCOM CANNES. 

Speakers confirmed at MIPCOM CANNES:
✔ Tom Fussell, CEO, BBC Studios
✔ Tim Davie, Director-General, BBC

The conference themes will range from how a small independent company develops and finances big projects for studio pick-up, to the ever-changing landscape of distribution and streaming. 

Spotlights casts on:
- Funding Creativity and Meet the Investors
- The talent search
- The producing talents in South Africa and Nigeria
- The boom in Spanish-language content as well as major players touting hot new projects!
- New trend in Asian drama

Hear from leaders of the global FAST ecosystem to share their vision of key driving forces of their business, future challenges within free ad-supported market and best strategy to face them.

Moderation: Gavin Bridge, Senior Media Analyst, VARIETY Intelligence Platform

Speaker(s): Srinivasan Ka, Co-founder and CRO, Amagi Corporation; Tejas Shah, SVP, Commercial Strategy & Analytics, Filmrise; Colin Petrie-Norris, Chief Revenue and Platform Officer, Comcast and Charter Joint Venture 

This session  looks at how AVOD and FAST (Free advertiser supported TV) are developing as an alternative to SVoD and broadcast TV and what this means for content owners and producers. 

Moderation: Kate Bulkley, Media Commentator and Presenter, KGBulkley

Set-up Presentation: Maria Rua Aguete, Senior Research Director, TV, Video & Advertising, Omdia

Speaker(s): Jennifer Vaux, Head of Content Acquisition, The Roku Channel, ROKU; Sam Harowitz, VP of Content Acquisitions and Partnerships, TUBI; Olivier JOLLET, EVP & International General Manager Pluto TV, PARAMOUNT GLOBAL

Hear from leading FAST executives from global platforms and channel creators as they discuss issues they see as key within FAST, including the possibility of industry consolidation, what FAST offers content owners and creators, and why they continue to grow their investment and footprint within FAST.

Moderation: Gavin Bridge, Senior Media Analyst, VARIETY Intelligence Platform

Speaker(s):Valerio Motti, VP FAST Channels, Fremantle; Mark Garner, Executive Vice President, Global Content Sales and Business Development, A+E Networks; Beth Anderson, GM, Fast Channels, BBC Studios

Part I. “The Future of Content Aggregation”
Fast-track look at the issues of Aggregation and the state of the market today.

Part II. “Becoming the Hub for all Video Viewing - the view of the Pay TV Operator”
Q&A with SAMSUNG TV PLUS

Moderation: Jack Davison, Executive Vice President, 3VISION

Speaker(s): Richard Jakeman, Head of Business Development Team, SAMSUNG TV PLUS 

Studios are increasingly looking to premiere and hold onto content on their own streaming services. What does this mean for other producers and rights holders?

Moderation: Kate Bulkley, Media Commentator and Presenter, KGBulkley

Set-up Presentation: Guy Bisson, Executive Director, Ampere Analysis 

Speaker(s): Ruth Berry, Managing Director Distribution, ITV Studios; Lauren Anderson, Head of AVOD Original Content and Programming, Amazon Studios, AMAZON FREEVEE; Jenn Vaux, Head of Content Acquisition, The Rock Channel, Roku; Jim Packer, President of Worldwide Television Distribution, Lionsgate

 A New Approach To International Studio D2C

Moderation: Jack Davison, Executive Vice President, 3VISION

Speaker(s) : Marco Nobili, Executive Vice President and International General Manager of Paramount+, PARAMOUNT GLOBAL; Monty Sarhan, CEO, SKY SHOWTIME

"Who is watching what, how and why?"
 

Don't miss this exclusive presentation tracking the many ways to achieve audience success in a fast-changing industry. A look at strong recent programming launches as well as new ways of watching content.

Avril Blondelot, Head of Content Insight, Glance - Mediametrie
Frédéric Vaulpré, Vice-President, Glance - Mediametrie

"Content inspiration for creation & acquisition"

See the latest content from around the world in this exclusive MIPCOM edition of the anticipated session with Virginia Mouseler, CEO of The WIT.

Virginia Mouseler, CEO, The WIT

"Content and social forecasting 360°: MIPCOM hits & future trends"

Gain a head start over the contents competition with CLAR, the forecasting agency dedicated to contents and medias. An indeep analysis of this 38th MIPCOM most striking contents, in the light of key social and editorial trends that will shape the public expectations for the next seasons (tv, cinema, social media, podcast, etc.).

Christel Dagher Hayeck, CEO, CLAR
Emma Juthiaud, Head of Strategy, CLAR

The Insights Family will explore the revolutionary changes which are occurring in the family, and will be highlighting the implications for broadcasters and content producers. The presentation will focus on the evolving attitudes, behavior and consumption of Gen Z. The presentation will be presented by Nick Richardson the Founder of The Insights Family and Danielle Davies, a member of The Insights Family Advisory Board and former Discovery Kids VP of Content & Partnerships.
  

Nick Richardson, Founder, The Insights Family
Danielle Davies, Global Kids & Family Content-Strategy-Partnerships, Meon Media

The US market within a shifting world of global streaming

TAPE Consultancy will deliver an exclusive content-focused analysis aimed at Producers looking for development ideas, co-pro and commissioning opportunities as well as Buyers looking for editorial insights and a digestible overview of the most mature and complex market.

Beatrice Rossmanith, Managing Director, TAPE Consultancy 

Written and directed by multi-award-winning Hugo Blick (The Honourable Woman, Black Earth Rising, The Shadow Line), and produced by acclaimed production company Drama Republic (Doctor Foster, Us, The Honourable Woman), a Mediawan company, The English takes the core themes of identity and revenge to tell a uniquely compelling parable on race, love and power. An aristocratic Englishwoman, Lady Cornelia Locke (Emily Blunt) and Eli Whipp (Chaske Spencer) come together in 1890 mid-America to cross a violent landscape built on dreams and blood.

Open to all, with or without a MIPCOM registration! 
Red Carpet at 5.30pm CET & Screening in Grand Auditorium at 6pm CET, on Sunday 16 October.

Inspired by multiple true cases of false accusations, Elpis (written by Aya Watanabe and directed by Hitoshi One) follows Ena Asakawa (Masami Nagasawa), a former network anchor whose star has faded due to scandal and now helms a late-night, less-formal magazine show. There an under-rated and rookie director Takuro Kishimoto (Gordon Maeda) begins to doubt a death row conviction which, together with Asakawa, make-up artist Cherry (Toko Miura) and star reporter Shouichi Saito (Ryohei Suzuki), they investigate and unravel as a state-wide conspiracy and cover up.  

Open to all MIPCOM registered delegates on Tuesday 18 October.
Screening in Grand Auditorium at 6:30pm CET, followed by Q&A with cast member Toko Miura alongside award-winning producer Ayumi Sano.