News Broadcasting
MIPTV eyes 20% growth for 2023
Mumbai: With just under three weeks from opening, MIPTV is forecasting overall growth in attendees to be up 20 per cent for 2023. In total, the 60th Edition of the Spring International Content and Co-Production Market is tracking to welcome over 6000 international entertainment executives to the Palais des Festivals in Cannes from 17-19 April – a 20 per cent increase vs. 2022 – cementing its position as the largest international content and co-production market behind October’s MIPCOM CANNES.
This surge in MIPTV bookings includes more than 530 exhibiting companies and 1600 buyers hailing from over 80 countries, amongst them hundreds of the industry’s biggest international studios, distributors, content producers and FAST channel players. The market is also being fuelled by a strong return from Africa and Asia-Pacific regions (including China which returns with its first presence at a MIP Market since 2019), alongside a marked growth in buyers attending from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Türkiye.
“MIPTV is back to growth,” said MIPTV director & RX France Entertainment Division director Lucy Smith. “We’re expecting the biggest MIPTV in years for our 60th anniversary. I am hugely grateful for the overwhelmingly positive response to the reformatted MIPTV. It’s not too late to join us in Cannes.”
Billed as the Biggest Week in Unscripted, and the Must-Attend Market for Drama and Kids, MIPTV 2023 features five programming strands accessible with one pass: Documentary and Factual (MIPDOC) and Formats (MIPFORMATS) alongside Drama (MIPDRAMA), Kids (THE FUTURE OF KIDS TV SUMMIT) and FAST Channels (FAST & GLOBAL).
The 6th edition of International Festival CANNESERIES again runs in parallel to MIPTV (14 – 19 April) with additional exclusive premieres of drama and documentary selections for MIPTV buyers as part of a pre-market ‘Super Sunday’ on 16 April.
The exhibiting companies, sponsors and partners confirmed for MIPTV include Aardman Animations, Abacus Media Rights, About Premium Content, A+E Networks, Albatross World Sales, American Public Television, APC Kids, Armoza Formats, Arte France Development, Atresmedia, ATV, Autentic, Avalon Distribution, Be-Entertainment, Be-Films, Beijing Guangzhao Dadi Media, Bell Media, Beta Film, Blue Ant Media, Boat Rocker, Cake Distribution, Calinos Entertainment, Canal+ Groupe, Caracol Television, Catalan Films & TV, China International Television Corporation, Cineflix Rights, CJ ENM, Corus Studios, Creative Europe Media, DCD Rights, Dick Clark Productions, Disney Star India, dotstudioPRO, DR, Eccholine, Federation Studios, Film.UA Group, FilmRise, Finnish Broadcasting Company, FOX Alternative Entertainment, FOX Entertainment Global, France Télévisions, Fuji Television Network, Gaumont, Global Screen, Global Agency, Globo, Guinness World Records, Hangzhou IX Media, Inter Medya, Istanbul Chamber Of Commerce, Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation, Kanal 7, Kansai TV, KOCCA, Lakeshore Entertainment, Leonine Studios, M6, Madd Entertainment, Media Group Ukraine, Mediaset Group, Mediawan Rights, Mercury Studios, Moonbug Entertainment, Movistar Plus+, Newen Studios, NHK, Nippon TV, Okast TV, ORF, Paramount Global Content Distribution, Passion Distribution, PBS International, Pictures In Motion, Public Broadcasting Company Of Ukraine, Rakuten TV, Robert Gillings Productions, Red Arrow International, SBS, Screen.Brussels, Sinking Ship Entertainment, SODEC, STUDIOCANAL, SVT, Telewizja Polska, TF1, The Mediapro Studio, Tokyo Broadcasting System, TV Asahi, TV Azteca, TV Tokyo Corporation, TV5, Quebec Canada, Unifrance, Urban Films, Variety Distribution, Vevo, Viaplay Group, Vice Media, Wallonie Bruxelles Images, Warner Bros. Discovery, Wildbrain, Wurl, ZDF Studios, Zee Entertainment Enterprises.
News Broadcasting
News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
