BBC Studios to Return to Cannes, Set to Be Honored at Mipcom
variety.comManori Ravindran International EditorBBC Studios will make its return to Cannes this fall, and will be honored at Mipcom with an inaugural Studio of Distinction Award.Created by Mipcom organizers RX France to mark “a landmark achievement by a global studio or platform,” the award will be presented to production-distribution powerhouse BBC Studios in the week that the BBC marks 100 years of public service broadcasting in the U.K.
and in its 90th year of international broadcasting.Senior BBC Studios executives are set to give keynote addresses at both Mip Junior and Mipcom.On the opening day of Mipcom, Tom Fussell, in his first public address as CEO of BBC Studios, will take the stage to discuss the “rapid pace of change” at the studio, whose recent credits include “Frozen Planet II,” “Good Omens,” “Prehistoric Planet,” “Top Gear” and “Happy Valley 3.” He will also speak about the company’s next chapter.
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