Chad Hurley, the co-founder and CEO of YouTube, will deliver the opening keynote speech for MIPCOM’s first Broadband Video Summit on 15 October.

The Broadband Video Summit is a new addition to MIPCOM which takes place in Cannes, France, from October 13 to 17. The Summit will explore Internet TV platforms and multiplatform content creation.

Also slated to deliver keynote speeches at MIPCOM are Philippe Dauman, the president and CEO of Viacom, and former Disney chief Michael Eisner, the founder of the digital content studio Vuguru. The Summit provides an opportunity to get to know about the latest development regarding Internet TV platforms and business models which have been developed by media owners and cross-platform content creators.