Conferences & Screenings Added to Second Outing of MIPCancun

PARIS: Reed MIDEM has announced an expanded second edition of MIPCancun, which is slated to take place November 18 to 20 in Mexico.

In addition to the one-on-one sales meetings and networking opportunities, this year’s event will incorporate new seminar panels and screenings for producers and broadcasters from Latin America and the Caribbean. To date, 51 buyers are already confirmed to attend MIPCancun from 16 countries, including, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and the U.S.

More than 30 distributors are confirmed to date, including newcomers All3Media, BBC Worldwide, Paramount, Cisneros Media and Telemundo. Returning distributing companies include industry heavyweights FremantleMedia, Viacom International Media Networks and A&E Networks. TV Azteca also returns as MIPCancun Global Sponsor.

“MIPCancun has shown that there is a real necessity for sellers to come together with acquisition executives at a concentrated, highly focused event that provides them with the time to understand what buyers are really looking for, particularly as a number of those LatAm buyers do not yet attend our main MIPTV and MIPCOM events,” commented Ted Baracos, the director of market development at Reed MIDEM’s television division.