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Midem announces FREE networking event in December

Midem has been the pre-eminent music business networking forum for decades. Now a new digital networking event will keep it alive during the coronavirus...

MAPIC 2020 moves to online edition

“We had hoped to bring everyone together in Cannes this November but continued international travel restrictions and post-travel quarantine and self-isolation rules mean this...

Cannes 2020 highlights to be screened in October

A condensed version of the Cannes 2020 Film Festival will be screened at the Palais on October 27-29, 2020. The event will feature four...

Reed MIDEM announces new president

After 19 years steering the company through sometimes difficult times, Paul Zilk has announced that he is stepping down as President of Reed MIDEM....

Cannes Yachting Festival 2020 to go ahead

UPDATE August 22, 2020: Since posting this, the event has since been cancelled following a dispute with the regional authorities (not the city of...

Cannes firework show for July 14 is cancelled

It will come as no surprise that this year’s edition of the firework show on July 14, 2020 in the bay of Cannes has...

CanneSeries announces third edition of TV series event

CanneSeries has just announced that its third edition (billed “season 3”) will take place from Friday 9 to Wednesday 14 October 2020 in Cannes...

Cannes Film Market 2020 to go full online

There can be little doubt that trade fairs globally have to change to survive, this first virtual Cannes film market will be an experiment...

Cannes festival sidebars cancel 2020 editions

In an announcement that caused little surprise, the Cannes festival sidebars – the Semaine de la Critique, Quinzaine des Réalisateurs/Directors’ Fortnight and ACID –...

MIDEM 2020 cancels event, goes online

Following on the news that MIPTV was cancelling the physical event comes the news that world’s pre-eminent music business event, MIDEM, is also cancelling...