MUMBAI: Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group president Cyma Zarghami will present the MIPCOM Junior 2008 Keynote on 12 October.
The sixteenth edition of Mipcom Junior, the specialist international screening marketplace and conference for children’s programming and merchandising will be held on the 11-12 October at the Carlton Hotel, Cannes.
Zarghami will share her vision of how the localisation of global hit creative properties can result in a stronger worldwide brand presence.
At Nickelodeon, she oversees all business operations for its divisions, including: Nickelodeon and Nick at Nite, Noggin, The N, Nicktoons Network, Nick Movies, Nickelodeon’s consumer products, magazine and recreation businesses and Nickelodeon’s growing portfolio of digital properties including all of the Nickelodeon branded websites -- Neopets, Shockwave, AddictingGames, ParentsConnect and Quizilla.
She has also expanded the brand through the launch of hotels, theme parks and a new multi-year partnership with Sony Music Label Group.
MIPCOM Junior’s two-day conference programme will also feature major industry figures such as: Walt Disney Internet Group EMEA MD Cindy Rose; KidsCo MD worldwide Paul Robinson; Cartoon Network chief content officer Rob Sorcher; Al Jazeera Children’s deputy MD Mostapha Mellouk; Dailymotion senior manager content and partnerships David Ripert; BBC Worldwide MD of children’s BBC Worldwide Neil Ross Russell; Magic Lantern Productions MD Anthony Lilly;
Other key events include the fifth edition of the “MIPCOM Junior Licensing Challenge” in which a selection of the newest TV properties will be showcased. A jury of savvy industry experts will evaluate their licensing and merchandising potential.