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  • Nominations announced for Intl Emmies

    Nominations announced for Intl Emmies

    MUMBAI: Nominations for the 34th International
    Emmy Awards were announced by The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Iatas) at a press conference at the ongoing television trade event Mipcom in Cannes, France.

    There are 36 nominees in nine categories. Winners
    will be announced on 20 November, 2006 at the Hilton New York Hotel. The 2006 nominations span over nine countries with a record of five nominations for Brazil and Germany.
    China, France, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom are nominated for the Best Performance by An Actor and Best Performance by An Actress categories. There were three rounds of judging over a period of six months, with participation
    from over 500 judges in 35 countries.
    Iatas president Bruce Paisner says, “We are proud of the diversity and the geographic range of our nominees. They come from nine different countries, with multiple nominees from Asia, Europe and
    South America. Once again the ‘best’ will set a new high standard of excellence for the worldwide television community.”

    In addition to the presentation of the International Emmy Awards for programming, the Academy will present two special awards. The International
    Emmy Founders Award will be presented to Steven Spielberg for his career in television. The International Emmy Directorate Award will be presented to CME and Ronald S. Lauder for pioneering the development of independent television broadcasting in Central and Eastern Europe.

    TThe Academy also announced the nominees for the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) Award co-presented yearly with UNICEF. ICDB was launched in 1994 to encourage broadcasters worldwide to create awareness for
    children’s issues. The six nominees are from: Bangladesh, Colombia, Gambia, Moldova, Spain and Syria.
    This year’s sponsors are Phoenix TV, Sun Media Investment, Accenture, Microsoft, NBC Universal, Ascent Media, Savvis, Reed Midem, Sofitel Hotels and Variety. The 2006 semi-Final judging hosts include Indiantelevision.com, Al Jazeera Channel; Antenna TV, Berliner Film Companie and South
    Pacific Pictures.

    The 2006 International EmmyAwards Nominees are

    Arts Programming

    1. I Am Dali: Secrets of a Genius
    NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
    Japan
    2. John Peel’s Record Box
    Initial
    United Kingdom
    3. Knowledge is the Beginning
    A production of EuroArts Music international in
    co-production with ZDF/ARTE
    Germany
    4. Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
    BBC Bristol
    United Kingdom

    Best Performance By An Actress
    1. Lucy Cohu – The Queen’s Sister
    A Touchpaper Production for Channel 4
    United Kingdom
    2. Maryam Hassouni – Offers
    VARA Broadcasting Organisation
    The Netherlands
    3. Heike Makatsch – Against All Odds (Margarete Steiff)
    A co-production of Südwestrundfunk (SWR)
    /Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)/Bayerischer
    Rundfunk (BR)/ARTE/RAI Bozen/Film-Line
    Productions/Epo-Film Production/Mediafonds 2
    GmbH & Co.KG/World Sales Beta Film GmbH
    Germany
    4. Imelda Staunton – My Family and Other Animals
    BBC Drama & WGBH
    United Kingdom

    Best Performance By An Actor
    1. Bernard Farcy – De Gaulle
    GMT Productions with the participation of France
    2, Arte France with the support of Région Ilede-
    France, with the participation of Centre
    National de la Cinématographie, INA – Institut
    National de l’Audiovisuel
    France
    2. Bernard Hill – A Very Social Secretary
    A Mentorn Production for Channel 4
    United Kingdom
    3. Shen Lin – Feng Qi’s Confession
    Beijing Rosat Film & TV Production Co. Ltd./CTV
    – China Television Media Ltd.
    PR China
    4. Ray Winstone – Vincent
    Granada Drama and Comedy
    United Kingdom

    Children and Young People

    1. Boys Will Be Boys
    Monster Film for NRK
    Norway
    2. Elias – The Little Rescue Boat
    Filmkameratene AS
    Norway
    3. Johnny and the Bomb
    Childsplay Television
    United Kingdom
    4. Sugar Rush
    A Shine Production for Channel 4
    United Kingdom

    Comedy 
    1. Little Britain
    BBC Comedy
    United Kingdom
    2. Paare
    Sony Pictures Film und Fernseh Produktions
    GmbH
    Germany
    3. The Amateurs
    Globo TV
    Brazil
    4. The I.T. Crowd
    A Talkback Thames Production for Channel 4
    United Kingdom

    Drama Series
    1. Life on Mars
    Kudos Film & TV Ltd.
    United Kingdom
    2. Little Missy
    Globo TV
    Brazil
    3. Mandrake
    Conspiração Filmes Entretenimento/HBO Ole
    Originals
    Brazil
    4. Vincent
    Granada Drama and Comedy
    United Kingdom

    Documentary
    1. 9/11 The Falling Man
    A Darlow Smithson Production
    United Kingdom
    2. Hiroshima
    A BBC/TFI/ZDF/Discovery Channel coproduction
    in association with the Tokyo
    Broadcasting System Inc. with thanks to the
    Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
    United Kingdom
    3. How Putin Came To Power
    Wilton Films/Quark Productions/ARTE France
    France
    4. The Search for Happiness
    Filmquadrat GmbH/ Westdeutscher Rundfunk
    Germany

    Non-Scripted Entertainment
    1. Big Brother Brazil 6
    TV Globo/Endemol
    Brazil
    2. Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares
    An Optomen Television Production for Channel 4
    United Kingdom
    3. Supernanny 
    Ricochet
    United Kingdom
    4. The Strict School of the Fifties
    ZDF German Television
    Germany

    TV Movie /Mini-Series

    1. Filhos do Carnaval
    HBO Ole Originals/O2 Filmes
    Brazil
    2. Nuit Noire, October 17, 1961
    Cipango
    France
    3. The Crown Princess
    Produced by AB Svensk Filmindustri in coproduction
    with Sveriges Television – SVT Fiktion
    for SVT, in co-operation with YLE, TV2 AS and
    DR-TV, with support by Nordisk Film & TV Fond
    and the Media Plus Programme of the European
    Community
    Sweden
    4. The Virgin Queen
    A BBC/Power Co-Production
    United Kingdom

  • 3G operator in UK to launch mobile World Cup TV show

    3G operator in UK to launch mobile World Cup TV show

    MUMBAI: 3G, the UK-based mobile media company, is set to launch the first commissioned sports programming for Mobile TV. Berlin or Bust, which airs on 5 June, will be an irreverent and entertaining look at the tournament, providing fans with previews and reviews of every day’s action throughout the year’s most important event.

    Fronted by presenter Sam Delaney and with a host of footy-loving celebrities on the guest list, from the Kaiser Chiefs to Ray Winstone, Berlin or Bust will be a riotous magazine show, in contrast to the BBC and ITV suited and booted studio commentary teams. Football legend Ray Wilkins will join Sam to analyse the day’s play and news from the tournament, states an official release.

    3 customers will be able to tune in to two daily editions of Berlin or Bust’s flagship show, timed to ensure fans are kept entertained while on their way to watch games or on their way back from the pub.

    The show will be available free to all 3 customers throughout the tournament. 3’s World Cup related mobile TV programming also includes free 4-minute highlight packages of all 64 matches just five minutes after each match ends, adds the release.

    The preview show does what it says on the tin – previewing what could happen during the day’s matches, players to watch out for and refs that could prove tricky. The show will also include special reports from Ally McCoist “Man in Germany”, reporting on the latest gossip from the England camp and updates on what is happening on the ground in Germany. Preview Show special features include:

    * The Jock Report – 3’s embittered Scottish correspondent gives his unashamedly biased and abusive assessment of the day’s England news.
    * Ref Watch – A potted biog of the referees of the day’s key matches as the presenters pick holes in their performance so far.
    * Face-Off – The worst pre-match painted faces and comedy hats.
    * Journo-balls- Sam’s pick of the strange stuff, outrageous predictions and general news from the morning’s papers.
    * Flashpoint – The two players in the game most likely to clash.
    * Fan Updates – Video rants, messages, crazy celebrations; a round-up of the best amusing World Cup related content sent in by 3 customers.

    Fans will be able to access further updates throughout the day until the Review Show airs after the final match with more features and frank opinions on the day’s action. Features include:

    * Seven Faces of Sven – A gallery of the seven separate facial expressions of the England manager as he manages the team in his last major tournament.
    * The Furniture Store – A quick look at the World Cup tables to see who’s on the up, who’s struggling and who’s already heading home.
    * Ref Rant – The fans get their say about the refs of the day, with prizes for the best.
    * Table top analysis – pub-style tactical analysis featuring pint pots and ashtrays as the key players.
    * The Sub Plot – The hidden theme of the match, noticed by “the 3 sofa” whilst everyone else was focusing on the main action.

    3G UK marketing director Graeme Oxby says, “This is the first World Cup since the launch of 3G and we expect to see a massive difference in the way fans keep up with the action when compared to 2002. 3 has been keeping football fans up-to-date for the last three seasons with Premiership highlights, match updates and news and now its time to take this expertise into the World’s biggest sporting tournament. The launch of Berlin or Bust means that fans can now enjoy their best ever World Cup by making sure they are never out of touch with the action.”

    3’s free World Cup content will also include match highlights made available following every game, five minutes after the final whistle. A new match centre application for the 2006 Fifa World Cup will also offer minute-by-minute text commentary and in-match statistics from every game.

  • It’s ‘All In The Game’ for Granada Intl at MIPTV

    It’s ‘All In The Game’ for Granada Intl at MIPTV

    CANNES: A new TV movie – All In The Game – starring Ray Winstone and Roy Marsden and produced by UK’s Tightrope Pictures, is being showcased by Granada International at the television event MIPTV in Cannes, France.

    This distribution deal is the first between Granada International and Tightrope Pictures. The company has already produced a number of dramas including The Girl in the Café, To The Ends of the Earth and Dad.

    All In The Game is a depiction of the modern football industry. Winstone plays Frankie, a larger-than-life football manager who, together with his son, has made a nice life for himself in the game – with fast cars and big houses, but not always secured through “above board” means. But his scams are starting to show through and suspicions are being raised.

    His latest and perhaps biggest plan centres around a young new player called Joel. Hugely talented and naive, Joel’s loss of innocence is mirrored in the fall of the game to the corrupt money men. It’s no longer about playing your best and winning or losing. It’s all about money and winning at all costs.

    Granada International drama head Noel Hedges said, “As a riveting drama about the ‘beautiful game’ and with the World Cup coming up this summer, we’re thrilled to be taking this to MIPTV 2006. It is a top quality piece of UK drama from a great writer with fantastic performances from a highly talented cast.”