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Back to EpisodesMIPCOM 2026: we talk the future of film, television and new technology in the city of Cannes on the French Riviera
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A change in style for the On Location podcast this time around, as this edition was recorded live on stage in Cannes on the final day of MIPCOM.
MIPCOM is the annual international content marketplace that attracts over 10,000 people to that famous city. Stars, executives, producers and the world’s press gather to buy and sell content, form partnerships and discuss the future of the industry.
This MIPCOM marked the first international appearance of David Decker, the newly appointed CEO of Skydance, the mega-studio formed by the merging of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. He gave us his first interview in that role, for an edition of the MIPCOM Daily News, the daily magazine that Boutique Media International publishes during the event.
During this live session, we talk to that publication’s senior reporter, Andy Fry, about Skydance, another mega-merger between production giants all3media and Banijay, and some key industry developments in the fields of AI, microdramas and the role of brands in the funding of content…