MipJunior: Turner Broadcasting's Snyder to deliver keynote

MUMBAI: The television trade event for children‘s content MipJunior, organised by Reed Midem and taking place from 6-7 October in Cannes, will have a keynote address by Turner Broadcasting System Animation, Young Adults and Kids Media division president, COO Stuart Snyder.

Known as the driving force behind Turner Broadcasting‘s Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Adult Swim, and celebrating Cartoon Network‘s 20th Birthday, Snyder will speak at MIPJunior on the state of the kids business today and moving forward. He will also feature examples from the network‘s experiences and evolution over the past 20 years.

Reed Midem director of the television division Laurine Garaude said, "We‘re delighted to welcome Stuart Snyder at MIPJunior this year, which will mark both Cartoon Network and MIPJunior‘s 20th anniversaries. Our new Digital Kids programme, alongside the Co-production Exchange and the Licensing Marketplace, will reinforce MIPJunior‘s role as the world‘s leading event for kids programming, with more than 1,000 kids‘ programmes presented this year."

Snyder said, "I look forward to connecting with many of our international partners and discussing our ever-changing business and its future."