MIPCOM came to a close in Cannes today with some 13,500 registered participants from 111 countries.

Jed Mercurio, whose list of hit dramas includes Line of Duty and Bodyguard, sat down for a keynote conversation with Anna Carugati at MIPCOM today before receiving the World Screen Trendsetter Award in association with Reed MIDEM.

Reed MIDEM’s Laurine Garaude and Lucy Smith told reporters more details about a “reimagined” MIPTV at a press conference this morning, while Robert Marking offered up a tour of the new turnkey exhibition options.

MIPCOM 2019 Personality of the Year Robert Greenblatt was interviewed on the stage of the Grand Auditorium by World Screen’s Anna Carugati, discussing the need to take risks in programming, the strategy for HBO Max and the enduring strength of WarnerMedia’s linear channels.

Newen CEO Bibiane Godfroid talked about the company’s evolution as a European leader in the production and distribution of content in her Media Mastermind keynote this morning at MIPCOM before being joined on stage by her colleagues Romain Bessi and Guillaume Thouret for a discussion moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati.

At MIPCOM today, AVOD service Tubi announced plans to expand to the U.K. early next year and unveiled Tubi Kids, which launches this month with some 1,200 titles.

Cathy Payne is leaving her role as CEO of Endemol Shine International (ESI) in early 2020.

Network 10's 2020 programming slate, which kicks off in January, will include a slew of format-based franchises, including a new-look MasterChef Australia, and U.S. imports such as FBI: Most Wanted and The Gilded Age.

Viacom International Studios (VIS) arrives at MIPCOM with a slew of deals concluded on shows from Awesomeness, after first introducing content from the GenZ studio at MIPTV.

Reed MIDEM is upping the number of hosted buyers for MIPTV 2020 by 50 percent and has announced a slate of distributors that have confirmed their plans to participate in the "reimagined" event, set for March 30 to April 2.