Dispatch from Cannes

DVD big business at MIPTV

Submitted April 14, 2005

By:Bernie Mitchell

Today is Day Four of MIPTV.

Here I am in sunny Cannes, France proudly wearing the DVDA colors and beret. The DVD Association was well represented and DVDs are now everywhere at MIPTV.

Once again we occupied the very beautiful DVD Club on the 3rd floor of the Palais de Festival. This is quickly becoming the place to conduct DVD business and as you can see from these pix the views are incredible.

We have 2 private screening rooms and a number of tables and sofas for those critical conversations.

Many DVD Association members made the DVD Club their office at MIPTV.

Here is a pix of just a few of our members who enjoyed MIPTV

Front row left to right:
Cris Popenoe (NY Chapter), Aleen Stein (Board Member and NY Chapter)

Back row left to right:
Bernie Mitchell, Chip Eberhart (Chicago Chapter), Mitchell Norinsky (Chicago Chapter),
Gerard Schmidt. (NY Chapter), Jean-Luc Renaud (UK Chapter)

Missing from photo: Mandy Roberts (UK), Guy Goodger (UK) Denise Sirkot (LA Chapter), Alita Holly (LA) Eric Young (LA), and Rajiv Vyas (Mumbai).

Alita Holly moderated a panel on DVD Market Update and many of our members participated in another DVD session during the events at MIPTV.

We also announced the upcoming 2005 MIPCOM DVD Awards see news announcement, rules, regulationss and entry form under important news. The awards will be presented at MIPCOM this fall. I know thatmany DVDA members will want to enter these exciting awards and I welcome all of you to join us at MIPCOM in Cannes this fall.

Au Revoir for now.

Las Vegas is next.

See you at NAB.