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  • Green World Award for Yann Arthus-Bertrand at MIPTV

    Green World Award for Yann Arthus-Bertrand at MIPTV

    MUMBAI: French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand will receive the first ever Green World Award at MIPTV featuring MILIA. The new award has been created to recognize the efforts of industry professionals who have contributed to the global awareness of environmental issues.

    Bertrand will receive the Green World Award on Tuesday 17 April during a dinner for industry executives. He will also give a keynote speech in which he will discuss television’s role in the fight against global warming at the 44th annual MIPTV featuring MILIA event at Palais des Festivals, Cannes from 16 to 20 April.

    “We want to contribute to the awareness of environmental concerns through our tradeshows,” says Reed MIDEM Chief Executive Officer Paul Zilk.

    “Television has a huge impact on public opinion and education, and the creation and broadcasting of environment-focused programming is extremely important. The series of documentaries inspired by Bertrand called “From Above,” depict the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. 

    “I’m delighted to receive the MIPTV featuring MILIA Green World Award,” says Bertrand.

    “My commitment to sustainable development grew from studying the Earth on a daily basis, from encounters and from readings. I became aware that my photos were useful and that my own convictions gave them additional value. The more interest one takes in our planet and the more one realises the issues at stake, the greater the desire to actively engage in change for the better.”

    Bertrand has had a childhood passion for nature and has run a nature reserve in France and also studied behavior of lions in Kenya. This is where he published his first book ‘Lions’. He has worked as a photojournalist specializing in adventure sports, nature even tennis.

    His pictures have been published in leading international magazines including Paris Match, Geo, Life and The National Geographic.In July 2005, Bertrand created GoodPlanet.org, a non-profit organisation aiming to promote sustainable development.

    MIPTV featuring MILIA’s 2007 conference programme opens on the 16 April with a conference entitled “Is Green TV prime-time TV?”. The conference presents a panel of leading professionals specialising in the Green TV sector who will discuss the global development of environmental programmes.

  • Time Warner chairman, CEO Parsons is Mipcom’s Personality of the Year

    Time Warner chairman, CEO Parsons is Mipcom’s Personality of the Year

    MUMBAI: Reed Midem which organises the television event Mipcom in Cannes France has named Time Warner chairman and CEO Richard D. Parsons as the Mipcom 2006 Personality of the Year.

    Parsons will receive the accolade on 11 October. Mipcom takes place from 9 to 13 October 2006 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes.

    Reed Midem CEO Paul Zilk says, “We are extremely pleased to honour Richard Parsons as our Mipcom Personality of the Year. Under his leadership, Time Warner informs, entertains and connects people all over the globe through its leading brands and programming.

    “In an ever-evolving world defined by constant technological and demographic change, Time Warner – with its long tradition of innovation and creativity – continues to shape not only our industry, but the culture we live in.”

    Parsons says, “I am very honoured to be this year’s Personality of the Year and to join the notable ranks of past honourees. I am particularly pleased to be recognised at Mipcom, the veritable hub of the worldwide television market, which gathers industry leaders together from across the globe.

    “This award is a testament to the more than 85,000 Time Warner employees who are the creative source for all that we do. I dedicate it to them and to the hundreds of millions of people around the world who continue to inspire us to provide the best in entertainment and information in these rapidly changing times.”