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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, [...]
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The European Commission is inviting audiovisual professionals as well as individuals to compete in the production of a video clip of maximum 3 minutes, presenting an original vision of Europe based on EU archive material mixed with new or remixed images produced by the participant.
The clip should express a personal vision of Europe and be [...]
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23 Dec 2009Midem is just around the corner, with news, new speakers, lots of companies and individuals bringing new ideas. We’ll be following them closely.
We’re also already getting news from people preparing for the Cannes Film Festival in May. Sounds like a good time to start getting the relevant news straight to your desk rather than coming [...]
MIPTV 2009: Putting a perspective to the moaning
15 Apr 2009An excellent articleby Tanuj Garg in the Bollywood Hungama echoes my experience with the trade fairs at Cannes these past few months. Yes, figures are down. Yes, budgets have been cut. But there is still business to be done – and important contacts to be made for when the recovery picks up.
“The doom and gloom [...]
On Monday 7 April, the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and the Entertainment Master Class (EMC) held a reception at MipTV in Cannes to celebrate the official kick-off of the EMC format academy. Guests expected to attend included Julie Bristow (CBC Television, Kanada), Ben Hall (BBC Worldwide), Guillaume de Fondaumière (Quantic Dream), Dr. Thomas Bellut (ZDF), Frank Hoffmann [...]
Advertisers and brands show increased interest in MIPTV
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29 Feb 2008MIPTV, the international content fair, was traditionally the hunting ground for everything to to with TV programming. But as other “content” fairs have seen over the past few years, there is increasing spillover from other industries – notably advertising. “The growth of advertising agencies and brands participating at Mip TV Featuring Milia 2008 reflects their [...]
Canada dominates interactive Emmies at MIPTV
23 Apr 2007The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the winners for the International Interactive Emmy® Awards, organized for the second year in a row at MIPTV in Cannes, France in partnership with Reed MIDEM and hosted by actor Roger Bart (Desperate Housewives, The Producers).
Canada led the evening with Zimmer Twins and ReGenesis Extended [...]
MIPTV announces the Content 360 finalists
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23 Mar 2007MIPTV featuring MILIA, Cannes’ audiovisual and digital content market, has just announced the 25 finalists for the second edition of “Content 360,” the international competition to commission innovative, interactive content and applications for mobile and broadband.
“Content 360” is organised in partnership with the BBC, the Korean Broadcasting Commission (KBC), the National Film Board [...]
MIPTV: Content 360 pitch deadline
30 Jan 2007Digital 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 [...]
The Japanese company TOEI, known for its successes with the Power Rangers and Goldorak, is to receive a lifetime achievement award at MIPTV in Cannes. TOEI has been active for 50 years already. Most recently, it has produced award-winning features such as the second world war drama “Yamato” that won a prize at Cannes 2005.
Although [...]
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Glamour, sunshine, contacts. Yup, you can get all that. But you could also get sore feet, hotels miles outside town and hefty bills. Check our tips for getting the most from your time in Cannes.
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