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  • MIPCOM 2020 goes completely digital with MIPCOM ONLINE+

    MIPCOM 2020 goes completely digital with MIPCOM ONLINE+

    KOLKATA: MIPCOM 2020 announces that the thirty-sixth annual international television content market will now take place entirely online as MIPCOM ONLINE+. The physical gathering, previously scheduled to take place as MIPCOM RENDEZVOUS CANNES, is cancelled due to the continued impact of Covid2019.

    MIPCOM ONLINE+ will be centered around the digital MIPCOM Week that occurs from October 12 to October 16 and will include extended features before and after the main event.

    MIPCOM Warm Up begins on 5 October and offers early access for participating delegates and exhibitors to make the most out of the MIPCOM digital marketplace by accessing Market Intelligence sessions, content and finance briefings and the MIPJunior Screenings platform, as well as the use of the MIPCOM Digital Hub to plan meetings for the MIPCOM Week.

    MIPCOM Week will be open from October 12 to October 16 as a global online interactive business market including a fully digital “Main Stage Cannes” conference and screenings programme involving global upfronts, keynotes, market screenings, MIPCOM Diversify TV Excellence Awards and much more. In addition, the Virtual Exhibit Hub and the enhanced database will allow users to set up highly targeted, video business meetings between distributors, producers, buyers and all international delegates.

    MIPCOM Follow Up+ runs from 17 October to 17 November and will offer replays of screenings, keynotes and conference sessions, from MIPCOM and MIPJunior. Delegates and exhibitors can continue to conduct business through the MIPCOM Online+ interactive database tools and Virtual Exhibit Hub as well as using the MIPJunior digital library.

    “Our motivation has always been to bring together the global entertainment community around the flagship week of MIPCOM in order to support content discovery and new business deals, whether online or in-person,” Reed MIDEM’s Television Division director  Laurine Garaude explains. 

    “We made clear when we announced MIPCOM RENDEZVOUS Cannes that we would only hold the physical market if conditions permitted. Due to the ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19 and recently increased travel restrictions, we believe that MIPCOM ONLINE+ is the most effective way to move forward and to gather the global television community around MIPCOM Week,” Garaude adds.

    The third season of CANNESERIES, the International TV Series Festival, will take place in Cannes from October 9-14 and virtually on its new platform CANNESERIES LIVE from October 7-21. 

  • MipTV cancelled over coronavirus fear

    MipTV cancelled over coronavirus fear

    MUMBAI: Fears over coronavirus have led to the cancellation of MipTV, one of the world’s leading television and entertainment conferences. According to the French organisers of the event Reed Midem, all the events, surrounding MipTV, including Mip Formats, Mip Doc and Canneseries, have also been cancelled.    

    The television conference has been rescheduled for 12-15 April 2021 which was originally scheduled to be held between 30 March 30 – 2 April 2020 in Cannes, France.

    The decision was taken after the French government imposed a ban on gatherings of more than 5,000 people in view of the virus scare. France has seen 212 cases of coronavirus and four deaths.

    Reed MIDEM chief executive Paul Zilk said that the event has been cancelled after many clients raised concerns about travelling. Since rescheduling the conference wasn’t a good idea, the organisers decided to cancel MipTV, he said.

    MIPDoc and MIPFormats, the markets targeted at the formatted TV and nonfiction programmes, have also been canceled. They were scheduled to run 28-29 March 2020. Season 3 of the TV festival Canneseries, the Cannes International Series Festival, has also been rescheduled to 9-14 October 2021. The event was meant to be held parallel to MipTV.

  • TVF launches MX original series ‘ImMature’

    TVF launches MX original series ‘ImMature’

    MUMBAI: The Viral Fever (TVF), known for creating path-breaking digital content, will now extend its footprint to provide content across different platforms, kick-starting with an MX original series – ImMature. The series will stream for free, starting 20 February on MX Player, the world’s largest local video player and a leading streaming platform.

    With a thriving community of fans across India, TVF has built a repute for having a finger on the pulse of what moves the Indian audience. After gaining critical acclaim and audience appreciation for unique and viral content across key channels, Girliyapa, The Timeliners, The Screen Patti and TVF Qtiyapa, TVF will now not only create content for its own service TVFPlay, but will also partner with independent VoD services to grow the ecosystem.

    TVF president and COO Karan Chaudhry, “At TVF, our focus is to create innovative and memorable content that resonates with our audiences. ImMature already created ripples last year by being the first Indian show to be nominated at the CanneSeries and I’m certain that once launched on MX Player, people will enjoy the show as much as we enjoyed making it.”

    ImMature, a 5-episode coming-of-age series, has been created by TVF’s chief content officer Sameer Saxena, directed by Prem Mistry and written by Abhishek Yadav, Suprith Kundar and Nishaad Javeri. ImMature earned critical acclaim when it became India’s first-ever and only series to be nominated for CanneSeries (Top 10 Web-Series) at the prestigious Cannes International Series Festival 2018. The series revolves around the life of a 16-year old Dhruv, who is eagerly waiting to experience everything that adulthood has to offer. The show tackles poignant moments of growing up with sensitivity, while adding a touch of humour to the typical dilemmas of a teenage boy.

    Speaking about the association, MX Player CEO Karan Bedi said, “Catering to awide base of over 75 million daily active users, our aim is to offer viewers engaging content that cuts through the noise. Our association with TVF adds a different flavor to our existing slate of original programming, thereby creating entertainment choices for every palette on our platform.”

    ImMature also marks the best of what TVF has to offer, both, in terms of cast and creators. The series stars Omkar Kulkarni, Rashmi Agdekar, Chinmay Chandraunshuh, Vissesh Tiwari along with popular personalities, Jitendra Kumar, Nidhi Bisht, Sameer Saxena, Nidhi Singh, Badri Chavan and Anandeshwar Dwivedi. The original series will also have 8 sound tracks created keeping the premise and emotions of the show, composed by TVF’s Vaibhav Bundhoo.

  • TVF’s ImMature first Indian show to reach Canneseries

    TVF’s ImMature first Indian show to reach Canneseries

    MUMBAI: Digital series producer The Viral Fever (TVF) has literally gone viral. In a historic win, TVF’s show ImMature is getting its first ever screening at Canneseries – the Cannes International Series Festival. ImMature will be screened on 11 April 2018 at Canneseries.

    While releasing the first look of the web series, TVF brand partnerships head Vijay Koshy announced the news on LinkedIn on Thursday stating: “Our upcoming web-series ImMature is going to Cannes. Created by Sameer Saxena and directed by Prem Mistry, ImMature is a coming-of-age story about the many first adventures in a young man’s life.”

    Canneseries will unfold its first edition from 4 to 11 April 2018. Canneseries Digital is the competition dedicated to short formats that will take place on 11 April. The event aims to highlight series from all over the world and to give an international voice to this increasingly popular and fiercely creative new art form.

    ImMature is the only Indian show in the running for best web-series at the first ever Canneseries Digital. Other creators in this category are Rightor Doyle, Jacques Toulemonde and Lee Young-Sook.ImMature will be competing with other international web series like The Arena, Atropa, Bite Size Horror, Bonding, Cabeza Madre, Camionero, Dominos, If I Were You and Memento Mori.

    TVF’s ImMature is created by Sameer Saxena, written by Abhishek Yadav and directed by Prem Mistry. The cast of the series includes Omkar Kulkarni, Rashmi Agdekar, Chinmay Chandraunshuh and Visshesh Tiwari.

    TVF is an online digital entertainment channel started by TVF Media Labs in 2010, and currently owned and operated by Contagious Online Media. According to founder Arunabh Kumar, the thought behind starting TVF was to reach out to the younger generation who seldom watch television for entertainment. TVF was the pioneer of web-series in India with cult hits like Permanent Roommates& Pitchers.

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