Archive for October, 2009

MIDEM 2010: 3 money-saving deadlines on October 31

MIDEM 2010: 3 money-saving deadlines on October 31

Midem people should keep an eye on the date of October 31. If you haven’t signed up yet, this is the last day to get the Early Bird rate of €675 (+VAT), which represents a discount of €450 on the walk-in rate in January. October 31 is also the cut-off date for getting the new [...]

early bird rate, Midem October 28, 2009 12:43 am 0 Comments

Universal head to keynote at Midem publishing summit

Universal head to keynote at Midem publishing summit

Chairman & CEO of the massive Universal Music Publishing Group, David Renzer, can afford to smile. His group is perhaps the most successful in one of the few healthy sectors remaining in music: publishing. He is uniquely placed to talk about the opportunities and challenges facing music publishers today. Hugely successful worldwide with multi-awards going [...]

Midem, people October 15, 2009 6:54 pm 0 Comments

The Majestic’s new wing underway

At a cost of some €70 million, the Hotel Majestic Barrière is in the process of completing a second wing in front of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. The idea is to build it in the style of the existing east wing, increasing the number of rooms to 350 (an extra 9,000m²). The current [...]

accommodation, hotels October 15, 2009 11:00 am 0 Comments

South Africa, Midem’s country of honour

It’s easy to fall into clichés when talking about South Africa. The news that they are the country of honour at Midem 2010 is good news. South Africa is at the same time a fantastic gateway into the most musical continent and a fantastic music destination in itself. But rather than trot out the usual [...]

Midem October 12, 2009 10:47 am 0 Comments

Carpooling to Cannes

If you’re within driving distance of Cannes and prefer not to take the train for whatever reason, you might be interested in following our travel tip: carpooling. Or if you drive to Cannes regularly, why not find some company and save on costs? Carpooling is a way of finding people to share road journeys and [...]

Transport October 11, 2009 7:32 pm 3 Comments

Turin to Cannes coach trips

We often get asked about getting from Milan to Nice and Cannes. Here’s another Italian connection. The Cannes tourist office and an Italian travel agency have organised a number of coach trips from Turin to Cannes on specific dates: November 13-15 for La Tosca opera December 4-8 for the International Dance Festival January 8-10 for [...]

events, Transport October 7, 2009 11:08 am 0 Comments

Mipcom and Mipcom Jr kick off in Cannes

The 25th MIPCOM has kicked off, preceded by MIP Junior. According to a report in Variety the Junior version was dominated by short-format fiction, with a strong accent on live action and comedy. The recession is pushing broadcasters to look for established characters, which is not such good news for people promoting new ideas. There [...]

cannes, mipcom October 5, 2009 11:28 am 0 Comments