VideoAge International September 2018

6 September 2018 World to discuss her career and her commitment to foregrounding women and minority TV writers in the entertainment industry. MIPCOMwill also feature its Media Mastermind Keynotes. The announced lineup includes culinary TV personality Jamie Oliver and Twitter’s Kay Madati. Oliver will reflect on his 20-year career as a television chef, while Madati, Twitter’s vice president and global head of Content Partnerships, will examine how content is changing and the engagement strategies that need to be reinvented alongside that development. Last fall’s market saw over 13,800 participants in attendance, with 4,800 buyers from across 110 countries. Zanzibar’s First DISCOP I Last July 11-13, Basic Lead successfully launched DIS- COP Zanzibar in Tanzania, its first annual East African TV market, according to Bruce Rabinowitz, who attended the event on behalf of Discovery Learning Alliance. The venue is further than most locations in Africa from the U.S, as Zanzibar is an island off the coast of Tanzania, in the Indian Ocean. The market, which was concurrent with the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), attracted some 600 participants, including more than 60 buyers. Participants had to fly through either Nairobi, Kenya, or Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest city, and then take a short flight to Zanzibar, where they then headed to Hotel Verde, the market’s venue, which had just opened. ZIFF allowed DISCOP participants to take part in their events, including premieres, panels, and exhibits. This first edition of DISCOP Zanzibar featured 24 booths occupied by companies coming from various countries, with attendees hailing from Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, Nigeria, and Ghana in Africa, as well as from Europe. There were also seven participants from the U.S. Although it attracted buyers and sellers from throughout the African continent and the world, DISCOP Zanzibar had a unique emphasis on the countries of East Africa, which is clearly evolving into an area of importance to the industry. MIPCOM to Spotlight “The Big Shift” Of the Television Business W ith October approaching, MIPCOM 2018 is on the minds of many major industry players, who will gather from October 15-18, 2018 for four days of sales meetings and screenings in Cannes, France. This year boasts a schedule of world premiere screenings, such as the CBS Studios International-hosted debut of Showtime series, Escape at Dannemora, and the Movistar+ original, The Pier. The conference portion of MIPCOM is themed around “The Big Shift” from business as usual, with market organizer Reed MIDEM focusing on issues of diversity and inclusive storytelling. The MIPCOM 2018 Personality of the Year reflects this campaign. Issa Rae — the creator, producer and star of HBO’s Insecure — has been tapped for the honor. In addition to being celebrated at a gala dinner, Rae will take part in a keynote interview (Continued from Page 4)