With the volcanic ash from Iceland grounding all planes around Europe, and the French rail strike, many of the 20,000+ people in town for the MIPTV convention this week were stuck here – must be a great place to remain on company expenses! So the restaurants and bars continue to do excellent business whilst the TV executives wait around for possible ways to leave. We read of many who left by car to travel to far-away destinations in Europe but what of those needing to cross the seas?
Some apartment rental agencies are extending the accommodation free of charge to facilitate those who cannot leave. We, French Riviera Property Search, do whatever we can to assist our clients and encourage loyalty.
What is MIPTV? It is an international convention which brings broadcasters, producers, distributors, actors etc. into the centre of Cannes and it is the world’s leading content market for buying, selling, creating, producing, financing and distributing entertainment content for all media platforms – i.e. TV, film, mobiles, etc.
The organizers, Reed Midem, announced that there were delegates from over 100 countries who came to discuss everything – from new content, new distribution, new shows and it was announced that a great deal of business was done during the week.
MIPTV is always a great opportunity for everyone to meet up and there were the big decision-makers from the entire world of Film, TV, digital media, and advertising, etc.
The organizers claim “It’s the only international marketplace where these sectors connect, network and do business, learn and discover future trends and cement partnerships on a global level.”
It was clear at this year’s event that the international TV market is shaking off one of the biggest recessions and everyone seemed to be focusing on finding new ways to increase their revenues and to cut production costs.
Meanwhile, many well-known names fly into Cannes to promote their recent or current work and parties flourish everywhere.
The Croisette is crowded and the sun shines – without any apparent volcanic dust!
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