Archive for January, 2007

MIPTV: Content 360 pitch deadline

Digital creators, interactive agencies, independent producers, internet and mobile application providers have a dedicated pitching event at MIPTV (April 16-20 2006). Content 360 offers a chance to generate new opportunities with the global entertainment industry and win part of €100,000 in development funding. This year, Content 360 is calling for entries in eight categories. For [...]

awards, MIPTV January 30, 2007 4:05 pm 0 Comments

Music from Cannes at Midem

It’s actually quite rare to find music from Cannes at Midem itself. So it came as a surprise to find the town of Cannes actively plugging bands at their stand at Midem. Amongst these was the band Motel that bill themselves as “psychedelic electronic”. They released the album “Neo Luddite” through the Coming Soon label [...]

Midem January 29, 2007 4:03 pm 0 Comments

Midem: Some concerts to look out for

Midem: Some concerts to look out for

It’s easy to get lost in the maze of concerts and events. Here is a short list of things I’d recommend. On Monday night at 6.30, I’d go for the Pascal Schumacher Quartet at the Hotel Majestic. Schumacher plays a sassy vibraphone that is “lyrical, stylish and yet still cool”, according to Music-Wire. Check them [...]

events, Midem January 15, 2007 4:02 pm 0 Comments

Taxis to Cannes from Nice airport

I used to be quite intimidated by taking taxis around Cannes, which is not normal. Most people arriving at any strange airport always have a sneaking feeling they are going to be ripped off. How true is this at Nice airport? I’ve no figures. What I do have is a few words of advice: * [...]

cannes, taxis, Uncategorized January 14, 2007 4:01 pm 6 Comments

Saddam Hussein villa near Cannes

Not many people know that Saddam Hussein and the al-Tikriti family had two villas near Cannes, which were both impounded when Iraq’s assets were frozen just before the current war. It turns out that the French authorities are now examining how to unfreeze the villas, their pools and various claims. It’s not known if the [...]

accommodation, excess, people January 11, 2007 4:00 pm 0 Comments

Discount flights to Nice for Midem

Until this year, Midem delegate discounts were applicable only to Air France flights. The good news is that they now also apply to those of other Skyteam Alliance airlines, including Aeroflot, CSA Czech Airlines, Aeromexico, Alitalia, Korean Air and Continental Airlines. If you haven’t got your ticket yet, visit the Skyteam website and use Code [...]

Midem January 6, 2007 3:58 pm 0 Comments

Getting to Cannes from Milan

Getting to Cannes from Milan

We often get requests about getting to Cannes from the Italian city of Milan, and the answer we often give is the train. Trenitalia runs three daily trains to Nice at 11.10 am, 13.10 and 15.10 that take roughly five hours to cover the 334 kilometers. From there, it’s another 20-30 minutes to Cannes itself [...]

flights, trains, Transport, Uncategorized January 2, 2007 3:57 pm 1 Comment