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  • 2022 International Emmy Award announces gala & nominations from 23 countries

    2022 International Emmy Award announces gala & nominations from 23 countries

    Mumbai: Nominations for the 2022 International Emmy Awards were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. There are 60 nominees across 15 categories, spanning 23 countries.

    “When you look at the geographic spread, diversity, and quality of our nominees, it becomes obvious that great television knows no borders and is emerging around the world,” said International Academy President & CEO Bruce Paisner. “We look forward to recognising these outstanding programmes and performances on our global stage with the International Emmy.”

    The International Academy will present a new sports documentary category for the first time at its gala in New York.

    Founded in 1969, the International Academy is a non-profit, membership organisation based in New York City, with over 700 members from over 60 countries and 500 leading media and entertainment companies representing all industries of television, including internet, mobile, and technology.

    “This year is our 50th annual ceremony, and it’s particularly important because we are back at full strength after the pandemic. Last year, we had an in-person ceremony, but it was limited to half of our usual attendance,” stated Paisner. “Especially important to note as well, we are also resuming our in-person World Festival, highlighting the nominated programs from around the world.”

    The International Academy is a unique organisation because it serves as a platform for international television and media leaders to come together to exchange ideas, discuss common issues, and promote new strategies for the future development of quality global television programming.

    “The International Emmys provide an incredible opportunity for media companies from around the globe to build bridges and connect with one another,” stated Narendra Reddy, Chief Operating Officer of The Africa Channel. “We’ve worked with the Academy to raise the profile of African content and media companies. We organised two juries in South Africa with the heads of media companies from all around the continent, which was very successful.”

    Each year, the leading television producers from around the world showcase their programming and compete to be recognised at the prestigious International Emmy Awards, where over one thousand international broadcasting, production, and distribution executives convene to celebrate the best in global television produced outside of the United States, as well as U.S. primetime programmes produced in languages other than English.

    In 2021, nominees from India included Nawazuddin Siddique for best performance by an actor in Serious Man, Vir Das: For India for best comedy, and Aarya for best drama series.

    “The quantity and quality of TV production is exploding around the world,” said Paisner. “It is clear to me that the International Academy and the Emmys play a vital role in recognising the importance of international television.”

    In addition to the International Emmy Awards, the Academy’s yearly schedule of events includes the International Emmy Kids Awards at Mip and a series of industry events such as Academy Day, the International Emmy World Television Festival, and panels on substantive industry topics.

    Winners will be announced at the 50th International Emmy Awards Gala in New York City on Monday, 21 November 2022.

    2022 International Emmy Awards Nominees:

    Arts Programming

    “Bios: Calamaro”

    Buena Vista Original Productions (Disney) / Nat Geo

    Argentina

    “Charlie Chaplin, Le Génie De La Liberté” [Charlie Chaplin, The Genius Of Liberty]

    France Télévisions / Kuiv Productions

    France

    “Freddie Mercury: The Final Act”

    Rogan Productions

    United Kingdom

    “Wonderful World: A New York Jazz Story”

    NHK

    Japan

    Best Performance by an Actor

    Sverrir Gudnason in “En Kunglig Affär” [A Royal Secret]

    SVT

    Stellanova Film / SVT / Film i Väst / Stockholm Film Fund

    Sweden

    Scoot McNairy in ”Narcos: Mexico”

    Netflix / Gaumont

    Mexico

    Dougray Scott in “Irvine Welsh’s Crime”

    Cineflix Media Inc. / Buccaneer Media / Off Grid Film & TV

    United Kingdom

    Lee Sun-Kyun in “Dr. Brain”

    Bound Entertainment / Kakao Entertainment / Studioplex / Dark Circle Pictures / Apple

    South Korea

    Best Performance by an Actress

    Celine Buckens in “Showtrial”

    World Productions

    United Kingdom

    Leticia Colin in “Onde Está Meu Coração” [Where My Heart Is]

    Globoplay

    Brazil

    Kim Engelbrecht in “Reyka”

    tpf london / Quizzical / Serena Cullen Productions / MNET South Africa / Fremantle / Heromotives

    South Africa

    Lou de Laâge in “Le Bal des Folles” [The Mad Women’s Ball]

    Légende Films / Amazon

    France

    Comedy

    Búnker [Bunker]

    HBO Latin America / WarnerMedia Latin America / Dopamine

    Mexico

    Dreaming Whilst Black

    Big Deal Films

    United Kingdom

    On The Verge

    The Film TV / Canal+ Creation Originale

    France

    Sex Education

    Netflix / Eleven Film

    United Kingdom

    Documentary

    “Enfants De Daech, Les Damnés De La Guerre” [Iraq’s Lost Generation]

    Cinétévé / France Televisions / LCP / RTS / DR / NRK / SVT / Région Ile-de-France / CNC / PROCIREP – ANGOA

    France

    “Myanmar Coup: Digital Resistance”

    NHK

    Japan

    “O Caso Evandro” [The Evandro Case: A Devilish Plot]

    Globoplay / Glaz Entretenimento

    Brazil

    “The Return: Life After ISIS”

    Sky / Alba Sotorra Productions / MetFilm

    United Kingdom

    Drama Series

    Lupin

    Netflix / Gaumont Television

    France

    Narcos: Mexico

    Netflix / Gaumont

    Mexico

    Reyka

    tpf london / Quizzical / Serena Cullen Productions / MNET South Africa / Fremantle / Heromotives

    South Africa

    Vigil

    World Productions

    United Kingdom

    Kids: Animation

    Dapinty, Una Aventura Musicolor [Dapinty, A Musicolor Adventure]

    Silverwolf Studios

    Colombia

    Fumetsu No Anata E [To Your Eternity]

    NHK

    Japan

    “Les Lapins Cretins – Invasion: Mission sur Mars” [Rabbids Invasion Special – Mission to Mars]

    Ubisoft Motion Pictures Rabbids

    France

    “Shaun the Sheep: Flight Before Christmas”

    Netflix / Aardman

    United Kingdom

    Kids: Factual & Entertainment

    Ikke Gjor Dette Mot Klimaet! [Don’t Do This To The Climate]

    NRK

    Norway

    My Better World

    Fundi Films / Maan Creative / Impact(ed) International

    South Africa

    Newsround Special – Let’s Talk About Periods

    BBC

    United Kingdom

    “Sueños Latinoamericanos” [Latin American Dreams]

    Mi Chica Producciones / Consejo Nacional De Television De Chile / Television Nacional De Chile

    Chile

    Kids: Live-Action

    “Anonima” [Anonymously Yours]

    Netflix / Woo Films

    Mexico

    Hardball – Season 2

    Australian Children’s Television Foundation / Northern Pictures

    Australia

    Kabam!

    NPO / IJswater Films / KRO-NCRV

    Netherlands

    Lightspeed

    Oak 3 Films Pte Ltd / Mediacorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd

    Singapore

    Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Program

    2021 Latin American Music Awards

    NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises / Somos Productions, LLC

    United States

    Buscando A Frida

    Telemundo Global Studios / Argos

    United States

    La Suerte De Loli

    Telemundo Global Studios

    United States

    Malverde, El Santo Patrón

    Telemundo Global Studios / Equipment and Film Design (EFD)

    United States

    Non-Scripted Entertainment

    La Voz Argentina [The Voice] – Season 3

    VIACOMCBS / Telefe

    Argentina

    LOL: Last One Laughing Germany

    Constantin Entertainment GmbH / Amazon

    Germany

    Love on the Spectrum – Season 2

    Northern Pictures / ABC / Netflix

    Australia

    Top Chef Middle East – Season 5

    NBCUniversal

    United Arab Emirates

    Short-Form Series

    Espíritu Pionero [Pioneer Spirit]

    TV Pública Argentina

    Argentina

    Fly on the Wall

    Al Jazeera Digital

    Qatar

    Nissene i bingen [Santas in the Hay]

    Seefood TV

    Norway

    Rūrangi

    Autonomouse / The Yellow Affair

    New Zealand

    Sports Documentary

    “Chivas”

    Amazon Studios / Film 45 / Amazon / CobraFilms

    Mexico

    “Kiyou No Kata” [Kiyou’s Kata]

    Kansai Television

    Japan

    “Nadia”

    Federation Entertainment / Echo Studio

    France

    “Queen Of Speed”

    Sky / Drum Studios

    United Kingdom

    Telenovela

    Nos Tempos Do Imperador

    TV Globo

    Brazil

    Two Lives

    Bambú Producciones

    Spain

    YeonMo [The King’s Affection]

    KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) / Netflix / Monster Union / Arc Media

    South Korea

    You Are My Hero

    Gcoo Entertainment Co. Ltd. / China Huace Film & TV Co., Ltd / Croton Cultural Media Co., Ltd. / BEIJING LE BEN FILM MEDIA / Jindun Film & Television Culture Center of the Ministry of Public Security of China

    China

    TV Movie/Mini-Series

    Help

    The Forge / All3Media International

    United Kingdom

    Il est elle [(S)he]

    Newen Connect / And So On Films

    France

    Isabel, La Historia Íntima De La Escritora Isabel Allende [Isabel, The Intimate Story Of Isabel Allende]

    Megamedia Chile

    Chile

    On The Job

    Reality MM Studios / Globe Studios / HBO / Warner Media

    Philippines

  • Amazon brings instant video service to Japan

    Amazon brings instant video service to Japan

    MUMBAI: Amazon has started to offer its online video distribution service in Japan, allowing customers to purchase or rent films and TV shows from a selection of more than 26,000 titles.

    Shochiku and Toho as well as major broadcasters NHK, TBS and Fuji TV are among the content producers for Amazon Instant Video in Japan. The service offers video downloads for around 100 yen ($1) for rental and 1,000 yen ($10) for purchase.

    Hulu and Apple are both currently operating platforms in the region, adding to the competition that also includes local operators such as GyaO Corp, Tsutaya TV and NotTV. The Japanese cable network JCOM also offers a VOD service that allows for content to be downloaded on multiple devices. With Amazon Instant Video, titles can be streamed to two devices, but only downloaded to one. One of the devices linked with the service is Amazon’s own Kindle tablet.

  • DD commences e-auction of six slots for its DTH Platform

    DD commences e-auction of six slots for its DTH Platform

    NEW DELHI: In an effort to reach its target of 97 channels by the end of this year, Prasar Bharati is auctioning six slots on its free-to-air direct-to-home platform DD Direct Plus by e-auction.

    A Bangalore based private firm – Synise Technologies – has been chosen to conduct the e-auction which commenced yesterday.

    It is also learnt that Prasar Bharati is considering carrying out a change in its policy to try and get the best of channels on its DTH service.

    Currently, Doordarshan’s DTH platform offers 59 channels of which 30 are private, 21 of DD, Lok Sabha TV, Rajya Sabha TV and two channels run by the UGC.

    Four foreign channels – NHK, ABC, France 24 and Russia Sunday – complete the bouquet of channels on the DTH wing.

    “The capacity to carry channels on our DTH wing is set to increase significantly as Doordarshan is planning to buy equipment that will allow it to utilise an additional transponder on satellite INSAT 4B,” a DD official told indiantelevision.com.

    Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar has earlier said another aspect that the broadcaster is considering is how it can get better quality channels on its DTH wing. “We are considering framing a policy by next year which will allow the best of channels to be shown on our DTH platform,” Sircar said.

    There was a need to consider a new policy which would be transparent but also to ensure that the best of channels prefer to come to the Doordarshan platform so that they can be shown to viewers all across the country, he said.

  • CNN to air docu ‘Surviving the Tsunami’

    CNN to air docu ‘Surviving the Tsunami’

    MUMBAI: CNN International will air the NHK-produced documentary ‘Surviving the Tsunami’ on 24 July at 4:30 pm.

    Utilising Japanese broadcaster NHK’s footage and amateur videos, Surviving the Tsunami gives viewers a look at the destructive power of the catastrophic tsunami on 11 March 2011 and the tales of human survival.

    The 9.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the northern coast of Japan was the worst ever recorded in Japan, generating a tsunami of an unprecedented scale, obliterating coastal villages and towns in a matter of minutes. In some areas, the tsunami reached close to 39 meters (128 feet) in height and traveled five kilometers (3.1 miles) inland.

    Surviving the Tsunami shows exclusive NHK footage on ground and from the air in the badly-hit Tohoku region, only minutes after the earthquake, following the event closely as it unfolded. Together with invaluable videos recorded by local residents, the documentary provides an in-depth analysis of the mechanism of the tsunami and reveals how some people made narrow escapes.

    The production team identified and interviewed individuals who appear on the disaster footage: a woman and her elderly mother clinging onto a rooftop shouting for help, a man in a car floating in the gushing water, and a policeman stranded on the bed of his truck as the vehicle is engulfed by the tsunami.

    Living just kilometers away from the sea, when and how did these people realise the tsunami was coming? What was their reaction as they found themselves submerged in the muddy waters? And most importantly, how did they manage to stay alive?

    Surviving the Tsunami finds out from first-hand accounts of those who outlived the waves, shedding light on the essential skills of survival in the face of life-threatening situations.

    The programme also explores the science behind the enormous strength of the tsunami which caused immense destruction to the Tohoku region. Due to its historical prevalence to tsunamis, the Tohoku coast has already had various measures in place to prevent the waters from reaching its shores, including the world’s tallest breakwater.

  • ‘India is the only market where we pay carriage’ : Bruce Dover – Australia Network CEO

    ‘India is the only market where we pay carriage’ : Bruce Dover – Australia Network CEO

    Australia Network, the international channel from the stable of Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), has a hybrid mix of news, drama, lifestyle and kids programming.

     

    The state-funded channel, which has an international presence in over 44 countries across Asia, the Pacific and Indian subcontinent, is planning to launch a kids channel for the pre-school and the 8-14-year-olds.

     

    The expansion plan in India also includes introduction of subtitles in English and Hindi. Co-production deals are part of the agenda to keep in line with India as a focus area for growth.

     

    In an interview with Indiantelevision.com’s Ashwin Pinto, Australia Network CEO Bruce Dover talks about how the hybrid programming model has worked in many markets. An old hand at media, Dover was Rupert Murdoch’s right hand man in Beijing. He went on to write a book titled Rupert Murdoch’s Adventures in China.

     

    Excerpts:

    Being a single channel broadcaster is a tough proposition. Are you planning to launch more channels in India?
    The ABC is looking at an Australian kids channel. This would cover both pre-school and the 8-14-year-olds. The idea is to roll the channel out early next year. But this would depend on the funding that we get from the Australian government.

    The BBC made an entry into India after syndicating their content to the pubcaster. Do you have any such plans?
    We have to be careful not to cannibalise our content. Otherwise you might want to start a kids channel, but find that you have already sold your content to other channels.

    How do you plan to grow in India?
    We are planning to introduce subtitles in the fourth quarter of this year. Perhaps, this is necessary because of the Australian accent that our coverage would have. We are also looking at Hindi subtitling for our movies, dramas and documentaries.We already do subtitling in Vietnam. Indonesian subtitles have been introduced this week.

    India is flooded with strong English international channels. How would Australia Network make a mark in India?
    Our speciality is that we are a hybrid channel with a varied programming mix. We have news and current affairs which make up 25 per cent. Then there is lifestyle and dramas, documentaries and children’s programming.

    Earlier the thinking was that TV channels fit single genres the best. International channels like NHK, though, are now following our model.

     

    The lifestyle content is in terms of travel shows and what it is like to be an Indian student in Australia and vice versa. We have a show called Student Postcard where one learns about the good, the bad and the ugly of studying in an Australian university. Can you go out? Can you meet girls? You want to know if certain areas are safe to go out at night.

     

    Our aim is to give Indians more insight into Australia. We do English language learning which is popular in India. This is for students who want to study overseas. We have programming as well as a site which helps you learn and become more proficient in English. Also, there is the cricket link. This helps drive interest in our channel.

    India is a difficult market to get such a niche channel like yours distributed. How much is Australia Network spending on carriage?
    India is the only market where we pay carriage fees. I can’t get into the specifics of that, but we are working with the Setpro team and they have good relations with the operators. We have a five-year deal with them.

     

    Almost 70 per cent of our viewership comes from the South. We are on the Sun Direct DTH platform. We are also available on several cable networks across the country. We have identified 15 towns where we want a sizeable presence.
    ‘Though the government funds us, the people of Australia support us. We fill up a void left by the commercial broadcasters in kids programming. Our news and current affairs content also does not carry ads‘

    Are you looking at co-productions in India?
    It is one of the areas we are looking at. We feel there is a big opportunity here. You could get an Australian cricketer and an Indian cricketer coming together for a show. Factual content around interesting issues would be our area of focus.

     

    We are also looking at doing co-productions around children’s content. We have some IP software. We do kids science programming in other countries. The software and the textbooks can be recreated.

    How many feeds does Australia Network have?
    We have three. One is for the Pacific region, which is important as there are not many channels carrying independent news in this belt. Then there is one for North and Southeast Asia. A third feed is for South Asia. We are now looking to have a feed for the Middle East.

    Which are your key markets?
    Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong are key markets for us. We recently launched in Indonesia and Malaysia and are satisfied with the progress we have made.

     

    India is also an important market for us. We just went through a re-branding process with the tagline ‘From Our World to Yours.’ It is about introducing Australia to India.

    What was the aim of the rebranding?
    We wanted to make it more relevant. We did work with Saatchi and Saatchi as they had the Tourism Australia advertising contract. They spent half a million dollars on research and focus groups as the contract was worth $40 million. We went to them to find out how brand Australia is being perceived in the market.

    How difficult is it to be a public service broadcaster when you have to depend on government for funding?
    We only earn 10 per cent of our costs. The government funds us. The ABC gets its budget every three years. But the people in Australia have no problem with that. The ABC has a long history of producing world class children’s programming. There is an educational bent to it and we have shows like Wiggles. Besides, we do not carry ads, something which parents love. We fill in a void left by the commercial broadcasters.

    Our news and current affairs content also does not carry ads.

    How has the global downturn affected ABC?
    The current economic situation provides an opportunity for us as private networks scale back on their expensive dramas, news and current affairs. They are forced to focus more on studio-based cheap reality shows.

    Do you have plans for the digital space?
    We will take this up as our focus area next year. We are looking at English learning applications. We will also provide news and current affairs video content on the mobile platform.
  • Banff World Television Festival, NHK announce partnership

    Banff World Television Festival, NHK announce partnership

    MUMBAI: The Banff World Television Festival joins forces with NHK, Japan’s public broadcaster, to offer up the NHK Prize.

    This is a new version of the NHK President’s Prize which has been awarded for the past six years. The new NHK Prize will be given for the best HD international co-production. NHK will sponsor it with a $20,000 (Cdn) cash award. The winner will be announced at the 2007 Awards ceremony during the event which takes place in Banff, Canada,from 10 -13 June 2007.

    BWTVF CEO Robert Montgomery says, “We are delighted to have the opportunity to collaborate with NHK again. As leaders in HD technology, NHK’s support of this award will help to ensure that the best new HD productions are recognized.”

    NHK head International programme acquisition and co-production Fumio Narashima says, “NHK always has a keen eye on quality programming and strives to explore the frontiers of innovation and creativity with international partners. Given our dedication to superior programming and the increasing global dominance of HDTV, we hope to further encourage excellent HD international co-productions with this new award”.

    All internationally co-produced HD programmes submitted for the 2007 Banff Television Awards will be eligible for nomination. Producers are urged to submit as soon as possible as the deadline for submissions for the Awards is 23 February 23, 2007.

    The Banff World Television Awards include 18 categories covering the major programme genres. New to the awards this year is the Best Telenovela/Drama Serial Program category. In addition to this, BWTVF’s 2007 programme competition will include several expanded categories for its Interactive Programme: Best Mobile Programme Enhancement Award, Best Internet Programme Enhancement Award and Best Internet Only Production Award.
     

  • AOL, Charter Communications ink broadband marketing partnership

    AOL, Charter Communications ink broadband marketing partnership

    MUMBAI: Reinforcing its commitment to the global HDTV industry, the Banff World Television Festival in Canada has joined forces with NHK, Japans public broadcaster, to offer up the NHK Presidents Prize for the sixth consecutive year.

    NHK will sponsor the special award, which includes a $25,000 cash prize for the best HDTV programme.

    All HD programmes entered into the 2006 Banff World Television Awards will be eligible for nomination. The winner will be announced at the 2006 Banff World Television Awards ceremony during The 27th Banff World Television Festival, from 11 to14 June 2006.

    Banff World Television Festival CEO Robert Montgomery says, As a public broadcaster, NHK is also a leader in advanced HD technology, which is an incredibly important focus for us. We are delighted at the opportunity to work with NHK again in recognizing HDs true visionaries.

    NHK president Genichi Hashimoto says, “NHK always has a keen eye on the potential of new broadcasting technologies, so we’re delighted to encourage producers and directors who are leading the way in HDTV production. Given the increasing global dominance of HDTV and the Banff World Television Awards’ commitment to recognizing excellence, we look forward to seeing outstanding HD work in the competition”.

    The Banff World Television Awards include 18 categories covering the major program genres andnew this yeara category recognising excellence in interactive television. A Banff Rockie will be awarded to the best entry in each of the 18 categories. Entry forms and the detailed regulations for the 2006 Banff World Television Awards international program competition are available at www.banMUMBAI: AOL and Charter Communications, Inc have inked a partnership to offer consumers the AOL service and Charter’s high-speed internet access.

    The combined offer provides AOL members access to the AOL service’s leading security features and exclusive content via Charter’s true high-speed Internet connection at the price of $25.90 per month.

    Beginning on 6 February, AOL members in the Charter footprint will be able to sign-up for the new combined offering, as well as order a cable modem, making it simple and convenient to upgrade from dial up.

    “With the addition of Charter to AOL’s coast-to-coast broadband network, we’re expanding our footprint so that more AOL members around the country are able to take advantage of a competitively-priced high-speed offering. We’re happy to add this major new cable partner to our network of Internet providers as we are entering this new phase for our company,” said AOL Access Business president Joe Redling.

    Charter executive vice president and chief marketing officer Bob Quigley said, “Through this innovative marketing partnership, we’re targeting new high-speed customers and expanding our customer base. Our robust high-speed product makes all aspects of the Internet experience better, and together with AOL’s popular online service, provides a very compelling offer.”

    Key features of the new offering will include:

    Speed: The high speed of broadband makes all aspects of the Internet experience more valuable.
    Fast and Easy Setup: Makes getting up and running quick and easy.
    Customer Service: Help that’s available 24/7, including help via phone, e-mail or instant message.
    Safety: A comprehensive set of safety and security tools available to keep users safer against viruses, spyware, identify theft, and other online threats for no additional charge.
    Content: AOL exclusive and original programming including commercial free radio, streaming video and additional Charter content offerings through charter.net.
    Storage: Additional benefits like unlimited email and picture storage on AOL.
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  • Mipcom 2006 announces mobile TV award winners

    Mipcom 2006 announces mobile TV award winners

    MUMBAI: Mipcom 2006 has announced the winners of the Mobile TV Screening & Awards 2006. The international trophies were awarded yesterday evening at the 22 edition of Mipcom, Cannes. 

    The winning titles were chosen by an international grand jury from a total of 23 nominated projects.

    Sponsored by Orange, Ericsson and the Korean Broadcasting Commission, the Mobile Screenings & Awards 2006 brought in a record number of 290 entries from 34 countries, a 30 per cent increase in submissions from 2005. 

    The grand jury included the following members : Kurt Sillén, head of grand jury and VP, Ericsson Mobility World, Ericsson AB (Sweden), Jean-Charles Fitoussi, Film-maker (France), Nicoletta Iacobacci, Head of Interactive TV, EBU / UER TV Department (Switzerland), Russell Kagan, Managing Director, International Program Consultants Inc. (USA) and Mun Yeon Kim, CEO of Joongang Broadcasting Co. (Korea).

    In addition to the grand jury awards, a grand prize for best innovation in mobile content was awarded by Orange.

    Reed Midem’s Television Division, director Paul Johnson comments, “Mobile TV represents a growing opportunity for the audiovisual content industry. By creating and hosting the Mobile TV Awards at Mipcom we aim to play an active role in promoting the development of made-for-mobile content and facilitating commercial transactions on a global level for both TV and film.”

    The 6 winners of the Mipcom Mobile TV Awards ’06 are:

    Best Original Made-for-Mobile Film or Video Content Jokes, Green Paddy Animation Studio (Taiwan)

    Best repurposed Content From Existing Film or TV Property On This Day in History (OTDIH), ITN ON (UK)

    Best Made-for-Mobile TV Channel
    NHK Mobile-G Channel, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) (Japan)

    Best Format for Interactive Mobile TV
    Forget the Rules, Global Dilemma Pty Ltd. (Australia)

    Best Mobile Format for User-Generated Content
    3 Mobile’s See Me TV service, 3 Mobile (UK)

    Orange Grand Prize For Innovation 
    Soccer Addicts, Buongiorno (Italy)

  • PanAmSat named best ‘Satellite Carrier’ at 2006 Telecom Asia Awards

    PanAmSat named best ‘Satellite Carrier’ at 2006 Telecom Asia Awards

    MUMBAI: PanAmSat has received a top honour from Telecom Asia magazine. The publication awarded PanAmSat with the “Best Satellite Carrier” award at the 2006 Telecom Asia Awards, held in Thailand on 24 April.

    PanAmSat was selected for the award due to its market leadership, innovations in technology and services as well as its strong financial performance in one of the world’s most challenging telecommunications markets.

    “PanAmSat has been dedicated to serving the Asia-Pacific region with world-class satellite services for more than 10 years. Our customers and partners in the region continually look to us for industry-leading solutions for the transmission of broadcast programming, worldwide breaking news and critical business data. We are pleased that Telecom Asia has recognized our achievements in the region with this award,” said PanAmSat vice president for Asia Pacific David Ball.

    This is the second time that PanAmSat has been recognised as the region’s best satellite carrier.

    The award winners were chosen for their combined financial, market and technology strengths based on financial analysis and assessments by an 18-member judging panel. The judges are backed by a research team at IDC, a leading provider of global research and advice, using a combination of its extensive communications research in Asia-Pacific and financial analysis of the carriers.

    PanAmSat began operations in the Asia-Pacific region with the launch of the PAS-2 satellite in 1994. Today, operating a hybrid network of fiber and five high-powered satellites in orbit over Asia, PanAmSat is able to offer a wide range of services for businesses and events in the Asia-Pacific region.

    Customers in the region include: NHK, China Central Television (CCTV), Doordarshan, Korea Broadcasting System, Arirang TV, ABS/CBN, TVB, NicNet and Telstra.