Mansha Daswani

MIPCOM wrapped in Cannes today with some 11,072 participants, Lucy Smith told reporters at a closing press conference, where she also unveiled details about MIPTV, which will run April 8 to 10, 2024, with MIPDoc and MIPFormats returning to the weekend before.

Releasing its Q3 financials, with revenues up 8 percent to $8.5 billion, Netflix indicated it is looking to increase its slate of licensed fare following the breakout success of Suits on the platform.

Bob Bakish, president and CEO of Paramount, shared his thoughts on the evolution of the content-distribution business and its continued importance to the company in his Media Mastermind keynote at MIPCOM, where he was honored with the Personality of the Year award.

Laura Fernández Espeso, CEO of The Mediapro Studio, showcased the company’s expanding slate of content investments in a Media Mastermind keynote at MIPCOM.

In a fireside chat moderated by World Screen’s Mansha Daswani at MIPCOM, BBC Studios’ Rebecca Glashow and Ralph Lee showcased how the company is positioned to manage the disruption in the content business today.

Bolstering the Joyn streaming service and refocusing some of its content investments are key strategies for ProSiebenSat.1 as the company navigates challenging economic headwinds, Bert Habets, CEO, and Henrik Pabst, chief content officer at Seven.One Entertainment Group, told reporters at a press round table at MIPCOM.

Netflix is set to host its first-ever live sports event with The Netflix Cup.

In a wide-ranging conversation with World Screen’s Anna Carugati in the Grand Auditorium at the Palais today, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Gerhard Zeiler used his MIPCOM keynote to talk about the strengths of the “one-company” mindset and was joined on stage by Leah Hooper Rosa to share the European expansion plans for Max.

Mansha Daswani, World Screen's editor-in-chief, reflects on the disruption taking place in the media sector as the global content business convenes in Cannes.

Samsung TV Plus and ZDF Studios are partnering for the launch of 20 FAST channels in Europe, beginning with the rollout of Bares für Rares (Cash or Trash) and ZDF kocht! in Germany.