News Summary

• MIPCOM boss Lucy Smith wants the world to know that October in Cannes is now about more than buying and selling TV programs.
• Distribution remains the spine of MIPCOM, but as the international TV industry has changed, so has its biggest annual get-together.
• “We are a marketplace, but it’s not just a buy-and-sell market anymore,” Smith says.
• A new conference and market will run under the MIP AI Entertainment Forum banner, with Versos and Protégé the partners.