BBC Studios will return to Cannes this fall, and will be honored at Mipcom with the inaugural Studio of Distinction Award.
Created by organizers Mipcom RX France to celebrate “a historic achievement by a global studio or platform”, the award will be presented to production distribution station BBC Studios on the week the BBC celebrates 100 years of public broadcasting in the UK and its 90th year of broadcasting. International.
Senior BBC Studios CEOs have been appointed to make headlines at both Mip Junior and Mipcom. The company will also exhibit in a new location, as it moves from its custom-designed stand on the Croisette in 2019 to a venue within the Palais des Festivals, in the Verrière department.
On Mipcom’s opening day, Tom Fussell, in his first public address as CEO of BBC Studios, will take the stage to discuss the “rapid pace of change” in the studio, whose recent credits include “Frozen Planet II”, “Good Omens”, “Prehistoric Planet” and “Top Gear” and “Happy Valley 3.” He will also talk about the company’s next chapter.
He will be joined by Fossil on stage by Tim Davey, Director General of the BBC and former CEO of BBC Studios.
Davy will speak about the enduring importance of the BBC at home and around the world, and why, with 100 years of renewal behind it, the BBC is pursuing a digitally-led strategy at a time when “when the hallmarks of impartiality, trust and quality have never been more important” .
Elsewhere, Cecilia Pearson, Managing Director of BBC Studios’ Kids & Family will address the Mip Junior children’s content conference, discuss the opportunities created through the formation of the new division, and lay out her vision for children and family to be a major global player. Strength in children’s content.
The award will be presented in the main session on the opening day.
Lucy Smith, Director of Mipcom and Mip Junior said: “By honoring Studio of Distinction, we are creating a moment to celebrate the extraordinary accomplishments of the Foundation to date while providing a global platform to share its future plans. Our first recipients cannot be timely or relevant given the For the extraordinary international influence and continuing influence of this unique producer, broadcaster and distributor. We warmly welcome BBC Studios to Cannes for what will be shaped as a large-scale Mipcom.”
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