Annual Cannes-based market MipTV has confirmed its transfer to London, ending months of hypothesis.

Selection has confirmed the market will run alongside the London Screenings subsequent February. It is going to be positioned on the five-star Savoy Lodge, in addition to the IET London, a screenings venue positioned at Savoy Place within the West Finish space.

A spokesperson for RX instructed Selection the occasion may have a special format than MipTV and confirmed the Cannes confab may have its final version this Spring. However whereas MipTV will relocate to the U.Ok., RX stated it’ll proceed to host fall occasion Mipcom in Cannes in October.

The London switch will probably be free for patrons and won’t require a flat price for delegates. “It is going to be completely different than MipTV, so it received’t be an exhibition market however somewhat targeted on networking, screenings and conferences,” stated a rep for RX, including that it’s going to cater to worldwide distributors and firms who don’t have an workplace or base in London. Though RX has opted to arrange their occasion concurrently London Screenings, there isn’t any deal in place between the 2 occasions. The spokesperson stated the Mip convention is being designed to be “complementary” to London Screenings, which simply wrapped a banner version earlier this month.

As for Cannes Collection, the pageant which has been operating alongside MipTV, it received’t be shifting to London, the spokesperson stated.

The size of the London occasion will probably be a lot smaller than MipTV for the reason that Savoy Lodge and EIT venue can welcome only one,300 individuals at a given time. By comparability, the market house in Cannes — the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès — can welcome as much as 30,000 contributors.

Selection‘s sister outlet Deadline first reported the information of MipTV’s relocation in London.