MIPCOM Adds Industry Heavyweights to Lineup

PARIS,
June 20: Disney’s Anne
Sweeney, ESPN’s George
Bodenheimer, NBC Universal’s Beth Comstock and MGM’s Harry Sloan are among
the keynote speakers for MIPCOM’s Reshaping Media conference.

Sweeney,
named one of the "50 Most Powerful Women in Business" by Fortune and
one of "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women" by Forbes, is the
co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of the ABC Television Group.
During the session, she will share her vision of the future and the impact of
digital on all forms of media.

George
Bodenheimer, the president of ESPN Inc. and ABC Sports and the co-chair of
Disney Media Networks, will look at the growth of ESPN, particularly in the
cross-platform and mobile content space.

Beth
Comstock, the president of digital media and market development at NBC
Universal, will discuss the company’s TV 360 content approach. And Harry Sloan,
the chairman and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, will present the studio’s revived
distribution activities.

MIPCOM
takes place in Cannes from October 9 to 13.