Sony Looks To Future At MIPCOM 2012

PARIS, Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Pictures Television will join PricewaterhouseCoopers at MIPCOM 2012 to discuss the future of media, entertainment and broadcasting. Organised by Reed MIDEM, MIPCOM will take place in Cannes, 8-11 October.

Marcel Fenez, Global Leader Entertainment & Media Practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, will present the annual PwC Global Entertainment & Media Outlook at MIPCOM on Monday 8 October, outlining forecasts in the media and leisure industries. This much-anticipated industry report will be followed by interviews conducted by Marcel Fenez with Andrea Wong, President of International Production for Sony Pictures Television and President of International for Sony Pictures Entertainment, and another industry leader to be announced soon.

Sony Pictures Television's Andrea Wong heads the studio's international television production business, overseeing the creative teams outside the U.S. as well as the 18 owned and joint venture international production companies around the world. In her MIPCOM keynote interview, Andrea will discuss the PwC Outlook findings and how they are reflected in the production activity that SPT International Production undertakes around the world, as well as international production and commissioning trends.

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About MIPCOM – MIPCOM is the year's most anticipated global market for entertainment content across all platforms. Each Autumn, the industry's international heavy hitters – from TV and film – converge in Cannes to create a new world of entertainment. MIPCOM turns every moment into an opportunity, transforming four days of meetings, screenings and conferences into deals – from blockbuster programming to ground-breaking partnerships. And the children's entertainment industry gets an early start at MIPJunior, where key international buyers, sellers and producers gather to present, discover and screen content at the world's showcase for kids programming.

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SOURCE Reed MIDEM