Veterans Peter Hamilton & Dan Salerno describe both the personal enjoyment and business benefits of attending in April the MIPTV / MIPDoc market & conference in Cannes - their first post-pandemic industry event. Topics include: The serendipity of how unexpected great meetings can happen at a market versus on Zooms calls that don't deliver the magic; Who attended and who didn't? Not the US streaming players but we noted the strong European presence; FAST (advertiser-supported)streaming services are rising and buying programs; Rights management is a huge challenge in the streaming era; Producers focus on aspirational Netflix but there are many more buyers of factual programs!; Wildlife remains vibrant... our OSPREY success story. We signed off exploring the Warner Bros Discovery merger, asking who will run the show?; David Zaslav's $230+ Mn compensation package: mass layoffs coming; and what it all might mean for producers.

MIPTV 2022: Serendipity in Cannes ... and more Takeaways with Dan Salerno

Peter Hamilton