Manori Ravindran International EditorThis year’s physical edition of MIPCOM, which would have taken place in just over a month’s time, has been called off by organizers Reed Midem.The annual TV confab, one of the industry’s biggest events, will go ahead as a digital-only edition.
It’s likely that ever-changing travel restrictions and mandatory quarantine periods for travellers in a number of countries have made staging the physical event in Cannes extremely challenging.MIPCOM revealed earlier this summer that it would be running a digital offering, MIPCOM Online+, from Oct.
5 to Nov. 17. The platform will provide access to the conference’s keynotes, various sessions and panels, screenings, pitches and content.
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