This October MIPCOM and MIPCOM Junior will once again bring together the
television producers, distributors, buyers, and programmers of the world in
Cannes, France. MIPCOM Junior takes place October 2-3, and MIPCOM takes
place October 4-8. MIPCOM will also include for the first time a three day
conference on the convergence of TV and Internet from October 4-6.
Featuring special keynotes, strategic panels and case studies/workshops,
MIPCOM will bring together players from the TV industry, new media networks
and technology providers to discuss the future of broadcasting and pioneer
the development of new convergent programming markets. Also, for the third
time, Milia, the Content Market for Interactive Media, will present "The
Animation and Video Games Partnership Forum." The objective of these
networking sessions and forums is to bring together publishers, producers
and developers of interactive products to promote partnerships. This
initiative has enabled major animation players such as Gaumont Multimedia,
Saban and Dupuis to present their projects to the gaming industry's biggest
hitters like Ubisoft, Electronic Arts and Infogrames. The Reed Midem
Organisation's new MIP Interactive site, at
www.mipinteractive.com , offers
its subscribers a full-service Web site with access to a database of over
7800 programs, 933 companies, and a total of 970 buyers. Visitors can
consult daily updated news services on different topics including
animation, (provided by AWN), and youth programs. For more information
about the market contact Reed Midem Organisation, 11 rue du Colonel Pierre
Avia, 75015 Paris, France; Tel. + 33 (0) 1 41 90 45 80; Fax. + 33 (0) 1 41
90 45 70; E-mail: webmaster@mipcom.com; or visit:
www.reedmidemorg.com .
Read MIPCOM consultant
Frederique Doumic's answers her most frequently
asked questions regarding the merging of the gaming and animation
industries.
Also read Deborah Todd's
"Milia 1998: Towards Convergence?" to see if
animation and multimedia producers really learned to work together at last
year's forum.
