Conde Nast's Dawn Ostroff And Hulu's Jason Kilar To Keynote At MIPCOM 2012

8 - 11 October 2012 - Cannes, France

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Jul 18, 2012, 11:29 ET

PARIS, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dawn Ostroff, President, Conde Nast Entertainment, and Jason Kilar, CEO, Hulu, will deliver Media Mastermind keynote addresses at MIPCOM 2012, organised by Reed MIDEM in Cannes, 8-11 October.

One year since she took the helm at Conde Nast Entertainment, Dawn Ostroff will draw on her extensive experience in delivering breakthrough content to argue that even as the media environment is evolving, nothing beats the power of a story, well-told and well-produced.

In her keynote "It's Not Just Platform, It's Storyline: Compelling Entertainment for the Digital Age," Ostroff will share the exciting opportunities she sees to bring quality content to screens of all sizes, and describe how a publishing powerhouse like Conde Nast is leveraging its unsurpassed ability to tell stories that surprise, delight, and inspire.

Hulu is an online TV service whose mission is to help people find and enjoy the world's premium content when, where and how they want it. At MIPCOM, Hulu CEO Jason Kilar's keynote speech will look at how Hulu differentiates itself among a growing number of online video services to provide a unique offering to their users, advertisers and content partners.

Jason Kilar will also offer his perspective on both the opportunities Hulu presents for content owners around the world, and how the TV industry will evolve as content creators distribute their work through digital platforms like Hulu. Hulu is a joint venture between NBCUniversal, News Corporation and The Walt Disney Company.

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.

Please visit www.mipcom.com

SOURCE Reed MIDEM