Shonda Rhimes, creator and writer of groundbreaking hit shows and one of the most celebrated and influential producers in Hollywood, has been named MIPCOM 2016 Personality of the Year. The internationally respected Rhimes, whose TV credits include ABC Studios’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘Scandal’, ‘Private Practice’, ‘How to Get Away with Murder’, and ‘The Catch’ will be honoured at a gala dinner for leading international television executives at the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, on Wednesday 19 October and will be featured at a Media Mastermind Session in the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals.