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  • Impressive exhibitor line up awaits Promax&BDA 2005

    Impressive exhibitor line up awaits Promax&BDA 2005

    MUMBAI: Promax&BDA, which opens its doors for the annual conference from 21 June to 23 June at New York’s Marriott Marquis, will have an unparalleled line up of exhibitors and speakers.

    Organisations such as Yahoo!, Apple, Direct TV, FX Group, Paramount, Tribune Entertainment, Quantel, Adobe Systems, MEGATRAX and Stephen Arnold Music, would form part of the exhibition.

    The ultra-contemporary exhibit floor has been produced by Larry Abel Design and will feature a network café with complimentary Internet access sponsored by Yahoo!.

    Direct TV will host a job center on the exhibit floor, while TV Guide is sponsoring the lunch and coffee breaks at the conference, states a media release.

    Promax&BDA 2005 will also play host to the affiliate workshops of NBC, ABC, Scripps Howard, Paramount Television, Clear Channel Television, CBS Affiliates and Discovery Creative Services, to discuss programming launch plans and upcoming promo campaigns.

    We are thrilled to have such an esteemed contingency of companies exhibiting and having their workshops at this years conference, said Promax&BDA CEO Jim Chabin.

    He adds, We are looking forward to providing a platform where our members can meet, network, share ideas and take home what theyve learned and apply to their own departments.

    CNN senior analyst Jeff Greenfield, Ted Koppel, Jeff Zucker, Anne Sweeney, Deepak Chopra, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Ron Reagan, EAs Bing Gordon, Microsofts J Allard, and G4s Charles Hirschhorn are the speakers at the seminar.

  • Intl Emmy news coverage nominees announced

    MUMBAI: The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced its four nominees for the 2004 International Emmy in News Coverage category. NHK Japan has got two of the coveted nominations beating their Asian counterparts in the regional semi-finals.

    Sky News and ITN – Channel 4, both from the UK were also nominated.

    The winner will be presented with an Emmy on 13 September at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The awards will be broadcast in the US on the Discovery Times Channel on 25 September.

    The nominess for the 2004 International Emmy Award for news coverage are as follows:

    – Good Morning Japan: Eclipse in the Antarctic – NHK (Japan)
    – Liberia – Sky News (UK)
    – News 7: Terrorist Bombing of UN Headquarters in Iraq – NHK (Japan)
    – The Madrid Bombing – ITN – Channel 4 News (UK)

    “We are pleased to announce the nominees for the prestigious International Emmy for News Coverage. These news organisations’ journalists work in the most difficult and dangerous conditions, risking their lives to serve the free media, and the Academy is proud to salute them,” said International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences president and CEO Bruce Paisner. Paisner is also president of Hearst Entertainment.

    For the second year in a row, the Academy will pay homage to international journalists killed in the line of duty. Paisner and International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences chairman Fred Cohen will read the names of these incredibly dedicated television professionals.