Tag: Lucy Smith

With MIP LONDON right around the corner, World Screen catches up with Lucy Smith, the director of MIP LONDON and MIPCOM CANNES, to get an updated preview of what attendees can expect from the 2026 edition of the event.

Lucy Smith, the director of MIP LONDON and MIPCOM CANNES, outlines the highlights of the upcoming 2026 MIP LONDON, taking place from February 22 to 24.

More than 250 buyers, including The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, Sky, ZDF and PBS, are confirmed to attend the second edition of MIP LONDON, running from February 22 to 24 at the IET London and Savoy Hotel.

There are about 100 more buyers in Cannes this MIPCOM than last year, RX France's Lucy Smith told reporters at a wrap press conference, with that number ticking up to 3,340 out of a total of about 10,600 delegates.

European digital-first creators Inoxtag (Inès Benazzouz) and Nil Ojeda are set to speak at MIPCOM Cannes with Christian Bombrun, CEO of Webedia.

The full lineup of speakers has been announced for the first international edition of BrandStorytelling, taking place at MIPCOM Cannes this month.

The transformation of the media business brought about by the creator economy is resulting in the “biggest shift in a generation for MIPCOM,” RX’s Lucy Smith says as the annual gathering prepares to welcome 10,000-plus executives from across the ecosystem in Cannes.

MIPCOM Cannes has unveiled a speaker lineup that places developments in the creator economy center stage, with the likes of Dhar Mann, YouTube's Pedro Pina and ESHAP's Evan Shapiro slated to participate.

Sony Pictures Television’s The Miniature Wife is set for an exclusive preview screening at MIPCOM on October 13, followed by a Q&A with cast members Matthew Macfadyen (Succession), Sian Clifford (Fleabag) and O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Tale).

Marking its 20th anniversary this year, YouTube is set to have a significant presence at this October's MIPCOM, including a branded space in the Palais and a keynote from Pedro Pina, VP for EMEA.