David Beckham, global sporting icon, football club owner, entrepreneur and founder of production company Studio 99, will be one of the keynote speakers at Digital MIPTV, the Cannes global entertainment market, which this year takes place exclusively online from 12-16 April.

In his first in-depth television industry keynote, Beckham will talk about launching his own production company, his global ambitions for Studio 99, and current projects in production and development for a variety of global networks including “A Whole New Ball Game”, charting the contemporary history of the Premier League, “World War Shoe”, a documentary mini-series charting the untold story behind sports brands Adidas and Puma, and the upcoming definitive David Beckham biopic. In Conversation with David Beckham, hosted by award-winning Director and Producer Ben Winston, will take place on Tuesday 13 April at 18.00 CEST, and will be available on catch-up until 14 May.