If you have ever wondered what the trick is to securing better deals and growing in the TV and content business, MIPTV has the answer: the trick is to be there. Even in the age of LinkedIn and social networking, trade fairs remain the place where the industry gathers, discusses and does business. This is the theme developed by The [...]

Mipim 2010 has kicked off in Cannes. The annual property market suffered a severe drop in attendance last year. Depsite promising signs in late 2009, the news is that the  figures have not grown significantly. But they have not dropped off either. Nonetheless, the proximity of the finance and property means that many questions are hovering over the event. The [...]

On the face of it, it was an inventive idea. But the face has soured. According to a report from Reality Check, property company Drivers Jonas has been fined €100,000 for setting up shop in the Pavillon Croisette in Cannes rather than taking a stand in the Palais des Festivals at a cost of €7000. MIPIM sued them for “parasitical” [...]

Some things can always been counted on. After each Mipim, the British press always run an article or two about how their councillors are spending their tax-payers’ money living it up on the Riviera. This year is no exception, when a six-person team from Croydon was accused of “swanning around on the French Riviera”. The price tag was £10,000. I’m [...]

In confirmation of the trend at Midem last January, the Financial Times notes that despite the lower attendance, participants at Mipim 2009 were globally satisfied. “Whether attendees were down 10,000 or 20,000 is irrelevant, as the fewer that went were there to work, rather than drink and sunbathe”, it noted. Specifically, the market was taking courage from the fact that [...]

According to a report in Britain’s The Daily Telegraph, not all the 100 yachts that had been booked for Mipim will be used. In fact, they give the precise figure of 36 being cancelled. If true, this is not surprising. It’s obvious that given the current financing crisis, most companies are looking more carefully at expenses. What is sometimes overlooked, [...]

Programmed for March 10-13, the Mipim real estate trade fair looks like it will be busy despite the crisis in real estate worldwide. But rather than analyse the prospects for the business, this is a just a quick reminder to people that would like to book hotels: there are still a few left at reasonable prices, but you really should [...]

For its 20th anniversary edition, the real estate trade fair MIPIM will inaugurate a dedicated area for Russia. Nadine Castagna, Director of MIPIM, explains this new move: “The Russian Federation is a major player in global economic development and has emerged in recent years as MIPIM’s 4th most represented country after the United Kingdom, France and Germany. For the event’s [...]

Mipim is not really my scene. But the recent article in Britain’s The Lawyer still seemed vaguely familiar from having attended so many different Cannes events. On the one hand, you have the sharp players that have everything worked out and know when to schmooze in town and when to whisk the right people out of sight for a quiet [...]

If ever there was an initiative that itself deserves the title “Cannes or Bust”, it must be this. Five property professionals from Liverpool in the UK are to cycle to Cannes for Mipim instead of flying. The goal is to raise £500,000 for charity. Covering the 1,500 kms will take them six days. The five are James Tottle (Savills), Barry [...]