Archive for January, 2010
Snow in Cannes
Everything seemed to slow down on Sunday January 31, when huge snowflakes started falling on Cannes. This shot of the beach with the Carlton in the background is from Mikael Rousson, via Twitter. Last May, the Carlton was turned into a winter wonderland to promote “A Christmas Tale”. But no, this wasn’t another publicity stung. [...]
Coca-Cola to award €10,000 development contract at MIPTV
Coca-Cola and ad agency Ogilvy have announced they will award a €10,000 development contract at MIPTV 2010 for the best branded content idea to engage teens, as part of the 5th annual Content 360 Challenge. The idea can take the shape of a TV show, a web movie series, a mobile application or ad game, [...]
The cheapest way to get from Nice airport to Cannes
With taxis costing upwards of €90 depending on where you are staying in Cannes, it’s always worth checking the other options. If you are travelling with one or two people and have travelled a bit, you might just want to get downtown as quickly as possible in which case the taxis are a tempting option. [...]
Music tips for MIDEM 2010
I thought it might be interesting to create a tipsheet for Midem. If you have any tips, feel free to add them as a comment below. If you are involved with the act, add your details or company name at least so people can reach you. But be selective! The video above is “Se ne [...]
Last minute accommodation for Midem 2010
With only 9 days to go, there are still opportunities for staying in Cannes for Midem. A quick scan of the available properties turned up a few 2-star budget hotels at under €100 a night. But these are, um, colourful is probably the most polite description – not exactly honeymoon locations. If you stay in [...]
Cannes Lions freezes 2010 prices
Cannes Lions has announced that its prices for 2010 will be frozen at 2009 levels. Like every trade fair, Cannes Lions saw a drop in attendance last year. But there are already questions as to whether a price freeze will be enough to win back participants. When the effects of music “sharing” hit the music [...]


