| The Superpanel will be hosted by the renowned media
analyst and Chairman of APAX Media Advisory Board Neil Blackley. "The
broadcast free-to-air TV industry has seen a proliferation of channels
and the development of the enabled base of VCR/DVDs and game consoles.
All of this has created massive competition for the eyeball and fragmented
audiences," notes Neil Blackley. "The changes now underway
with Internet TV, mobile 3G and VOD are possibly even more profound.
The two key questions are how serious are these changes for the networks
and how are they dealing with them?"
"The CEO Superpanel is a new Mipcom initiative which aims
to facilitate the flow of information and opinions," says Reed
Midem CEO Paul Zilk. "I'm honoured to welcome such a distinguished
group of industry leaders to Mipcom. Their vision of the future
of audiovisual entertainment, and of the opportunities brought about
by the convergence of TV and digital technologies, is of crucial
importance to our delegates."
Mipcom will be held in Cannes, France from 17-21 October and over
11,000 television and digital content executives are expected at
attend this year's event.
In addition to the CEO Superpanel, the four-day Mipcom 2005 conference
programme, presents a total of 27 panels and will draw attention
to the rapid growth and evolution of audiovisual entertainment.
Approximately 100 high-level conference speakers will provide solid,
in-depth information on High Definition, Mobile TV Content, New
Formats, Digital Technologies and the Merchandising & Licensing
market.
Other highlights from Mipcom's 21st edition include three prestigious
keynotes from Endemol's Peter Bazalgette, Howard Roffman from Lucasfilm
Licensing and Dan Romanelli of Warner Bros. Worldwide Consumer Products.
Also high on the agenda are the first Mobile TV Screenings and Awards,
the Mipcom DVD Awards and Gustavo Cisneros, Chairman and CEO of
the Cisneros Group of Companies will receive the Mipcom 2005 Personality
of the Year Award.
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