Variety: Paramount Content Licensing Chief Dan Cohen to Give Keynote at Mipcom

Story from Variety:

Dan Cohen, Paramount’s chief content licensing officer and the president of Republic Pictures, is set to give a keynote speech at Mipcom in Cannes this Fall.

Cohen will give a media mastermind keynote at the 40th edition of the content market, which runs from Oct. 21-24 in France. The talk will take place in the grand auditorium within Cannes’ famed Palais des Festival on Oct. 22.

His speech will include insights into leading worldwide content licensing strategy for a global studio and will also include some special guests, who’ve yet to be revealed.

Cohen oversees the licensing out of Paramount’s extensive portfolio, which includes content from CBS, The CW, and Paramount+ with Showtime, as well as programming from Paramount Pictures, CBS Studios, CBS News, CBS Media Ventures, the MTV Entertainment Studios, Nickelodeon, Miramax and third-party partners.

He has also been president of Republic Pictures since March 2023, where he has revitalised the Paramount Global with releases such as “Blackberry,” about the rise and fall of the world’s first dominant internet-enabled phone, and Jodie Comer-led apocalyptic thriller “The End We Start From” among other fare. Republic Pictures also debuted the upcoming “September 5” at Venice film festival earlier this month,

“Dan Cohen drives one of the biggest licensing portfolios in Entertainment.” said Lucy Smith, Mipcom director . “The breadth of Paramount’s brands and distribution platforms combined with their commitment to third party licensing is second to none. An audience with Dan Cohen offers a masterclass study in creativity and monetisation, informed by his decades of experience on the international stage adapting to new technologies, audience behaviours and opportunities. We warmly welcome him warmly back to Cannes.”

Cohen added: “Mipcom Cannes has consistently been a critical beat in our annual sales cycle in the ever-changing global content licensing landscape. I’m honored to be delivering a keynote address at the landmark 40th edition of the market as it is a valued opportunity which Mipcom provides for our global team to gather together and with our clients.”

As part of Paramount’s presence at the market this fall, they will also hold the world premiere screening of upcoming CBS Studios series “Watson” on Oct. 20, which is inspired by characters from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes mysteries. The screening will be followed by a Q&A.