Anne Sweeney Named MIPCOM Personality of the Year

July 28, 2011 — -- Anne Sweeney, president of the Disney-ABC television group, has been named MIPCOM's Personality of the Year.

MIPCOM is a TV and entertainment content market that is held in Cannes, France every year.

Sweeney is the first woman to be receive MIPCOM's top accolade. She will accept the award during a gala dinner at the 27th annual MIPCOM in October. She will also give a keynote address at the conference.

This is the latest honor for Sweeney, 53, who has been named the most powerful woman in entertainment by The Hollywood Reporter, one of the 50 most powerful women in business by Fortune, and one of the world's 100 most powerful women by Forbes.

"I am so very honored to be the recipient of MIPCOM's 2011 Personality of the Year," Sweeney said in a statement released today. "However the accomplishments which have led to this honor are not mine alone. They are the result of the tireless efforts of so very many talented colleagues."