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How Mipcom 2025 provided a new perspective
Blue Ant Studios’ Diane Rankin says adaptability and grit now are delivering returns in a shifting landscape
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Mipcom 2025: Industry takeaways from Cannes
Senior execs from around the world reveal the key talking points from this year’s event and what’s in store for 2026
Interview: Bad Wolf enters a new phase
How the Red Eye indie is adapting its budgets, but not its ambitions, in the face of funding challenges
Mipcom unveils delegate numbers, outlines London plans
Event director Lucy Smith says embrace of creator economy marks Cannes event’s ‘biggest step change in a generation’
How AI is making inroads into kids content
The children’s TV sector is approaching the technology with optimistic caution – keen to exploit its benefits but wary of the drawbacks
Free Nelson Mandela: How music reframed an iconic story
Rogan Productions uncovers what is believed to be former South African leader’s first TV interview
Commissioners look for safe bets amid TV drama downturn
Leading TV executives on how they are navigating a changed landscape
Regulating kids’ content in a YouTube world
Broadcast gauges industry reaction to Australia’s decision to restrict how under-16s use the platform and its likely impact on producers
Taking a bite out of YouTube innovation
Streamers and broadcasters want to work with YouTube talent, while producers see it as a place to collaborate with content creators and IP owners
Keeping it real: the key to celebrity docs
Producers reveal the challenges of immersing yourself in your subject’s life, and the importance of authenticity, timing and flexibility
Making sense of microdrama mania
US demand is soaring for this nascent format and it will be a frequent topic at Mipcom, but what’s the reality behind the headlines?
Eric Rochant: We’re in a new world with new rules
The Bureau showrunner on scripted evolution and making a mark on Martinique with upcoming Netflix series Bandi
Royal ambitions: Cutting through with Lady Grace
With a budget of nearly £1m per ep, this period drama has its sights set well beyond its core 8-12’s audience
What to expect at Mipcom 2025?
RX France’s Lucy Smith on balancing core distributor demands whilst embracing YouTube and creators
Keith Le Goy: Unpacking SPT’s strategy for growth
Ahead of his Mipcom keynote, the SPT chairman talks industry stability, YouTube, linear and streaming opportunities
Eyes on the prize: What next for streamer-broadcaster partnerships?
How Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video are re-writing the rules of engagement with broadcasters in Europe - and what it means for the industry
Buendía Estudios expands with Begoña Álvarez
Veteran scripted exec joins fast-growing Spanish producer
Plimsoll Productions: Diving into virgin territory
Known for its natural history programming, Grant Mansfield explains why his prodco took a surprise turn into the world of dating
Why good drama is a family affair
Sherlock & Daughter creator Brendan Foley examines what makes show exploring familial bonds, such as The Bear and Succession, so compelling
Unveiled: Mipcom 2025 Hot Picks - Unscripted
A US competition show and a German dating format join factual deep dives into the Chernobyl disaster and a global crime ring
Factual creeps in front as drama takes a hit
While scripted Hot Pick submissions are down, true crime, celebrity travelogues, science and history docs are going strong