BSkyB managing director (and MIPTV 2013 keynote) Sophie Turner-Laing (pictured with MIPTV News’ Julian Newby); A Squared’s Andy Heyward; Seven Network’s Tim Worner; MGM’s Roma Khanna; Electus’ John Pollak and General Creativity’s Robert Tercek are just a few of the TV industry pioneers (full list below) who share their MIPTV Stories, in video, on our brand new dedicated Facebook app… and you are warmly invited to do the same!
Just head over to the page and share your MIPTV stories now: you may even win an iPad! Not to mention engaging with the MIP community, about 50 years of shaping the TV business in Cannes.
Also watch this space mid-February, as we update the page with an exclusive selection of the top 50 TV series of the past 50 years, selected by global TV observatory The WIT. Not to mention countless other gems (videos, photos and more) from MIPTV’s glorious history, coming soon!
Thanks to all of the industry leaders who agreed to be interviewed* for MIPTV’s 50th anniversary:
– Ruediger Boess – Senior VP, Group Content Acquisitions – Proseibensat.1
– Jana Bennett – (former) President Worldwide Networks & Global iPlayer – BBC Worldwide
– Finn Arnesen – Senior VP, International Distribution & Development – Hasbro Studios
– Tom Perlmutter – Government Film Commissionner & Chairperson – NFB Canada
– Jacques Braun – Vice President – Eurodata TV Worldwide – Médiametrie
– Cesar Diaz – Vice President, Sales – Venevision International
– Herb Granath – Chairman Emeritus – ESPN
– Andy Heyward – Partner – A Squared Elxsi Entertainment
– Roma Khanna – President – TV Group & Digital – MGM
– Jon Kramer – CEO – Rive Gauche Television
– Kevin MacLellan – President – NBC Universal
– John Morayniss – CEO – Entertainment One
– Nadav Palti – President & CEO, Dori Media Group
– Adina Pitt – VP Acquisitions – Cartoon Network US, Turner Broadcasting
– John Pollak – President – Electus International
– Jens Richter – Managing Director – Red Arrow International
– Frank Soloveicik – President – SEDPA
– Robert Tercek – President – General Creativity
– Sophie Turner Laing – Managing Director – BSkyB
– Tim Worner – CEO – Seven Network Australia
MIPTV’s 50th anniversary content is available on our Facebook page here; and as a minisite here. Enjoy!
*At MIPCOM, October 2012
