VENICE, Italy, November 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
"Over 50% of the channels awarded at this year's Eutelsat TV
Awards are in High Definition and have been launched over the
last 12 months," Michel de Rosen,
Eutelsat Chairman and CEO announced tonight in Venice at the Awards ceremony of Eutelsat's
international broadcasting event. "This result highlights
more than ever the vitality and boundless
creativity of the television business as
well as its commitment to deliver an exceptional
viewing experience. Congratulations to all channels for making this
year's event our best ever."
The Eutelsat TV Awards is a unique event recognising the quality
of thematic satellite TV channels. Over 100 channels from 20
countries participated in this year's competition, their
programming formats, innovation and audience relationship judged by
an independent panel of media experts representing the world's most
dynamic broadcasting markets.
Duilio Giammaria, RAI television
presenter and Jury Chairman of the Eutelsat TV Awards added:
"From channels with a 20-year legacy to new
entrepreneurial ventures in emerging markets, the jury assessed the
quality of content creation, innovative programme packaging and how
channels are leveraging technology to engage with their
audience. It's no understatement to say
that the story of television is still being written and
that programme-makers
are constantly turningnew viewing
platforms and
changing audience habits to their
advantage."
Eutelsat TV Awards Winners 2013
Children's - M2 (Hungary)
Cinema - Moviemax Festival HD (Turkey)
Culture/Documentaries - Sky Arte
(Italy)
Fiction/General Entertainment - Chérie 25 (France)
Lifestyle - Auto Plus (Russia)
Music - Gospel Music TV (UK); Mezzo Live HD (France)
News/Information - CCTV News (China)
Sport - L'Equipe 21 (France)
Best Programme - Mussolini - il cadavere vivente, RAI (Italy); The Eurochannel Short-Films
Tour, Eurochannel (USA)
People's Choice - PMC
(UAE)
In addition to Awards bestowed by the jury, Eutelsat announced
two special awards at tonight's ceremony in Venice.
An Award to Sky Group that over the past 10
years has placed innovation at the heart of its growth strategy
with initiatives that include:
- Special Event channels - The James Bond 007 Channel to
celebrate 50 years of Bond films, The Oscar Channel, The Christmas
Channel
- News and sport channels offering multiple camera angles and
feeds
- Sky Go and Sky on Demand applications to engage with
subscribers through a multiplicity of screens
- Offering the highest quality of image and sound quality with HD
and 3D
An Award to Canal 2 Cameroon was also given for its
contribution to driving the transition to digital in Africa and for representing a new face of
African broadcasting in close touch with its audience in
Cameroon and across the
continent.
The Eutelsat TV Awards jury: Jerzy Barski from TV-Sat
Magazine (Poland),
Jacques Braun from
Eurodata TV (France), Robert
Briel from Broadband TV News, Sergey Buntman from Echo of
Moscow (Russia), Alessandra
Comazzi from La Stampa (Italy), Paolo Dalla
Chiara from Pentastudio (Italy), Christian
Blankenberg from ARD (Germany), Giacomo
Mazzone from the EBU, Fusun Nebil
from Turk Internet (Turkey), Reem Nouss Media Consultant
and Executive Producer, Twofour Arabia (UK). Jury chairman:
Duilio Giammaria from
Rai (Italy).
Technical expert: Mauro Roffi
from Millecanali (Italy).
Red carpet highlights, clips of the nominated programmes and all
the latest images from the night's events will be shortly available
at: http://www.eutelsattvawards.com
About Eutelsat Communications
With capacity commercialised on 31 satellites delivering reach
of Europe, the Middle East,
Africa, Asia, significant parts of the Americas and
the Asia-Pacific, Eutelsat
Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234)
is one of the world's leading satellite operators. As of
30 September 2013, Eutelsat's
satellites were broadcasting more than 4,700 television channels to
over 200 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle
East and Africa. The
Group's satellites also provide a wide range of services for TV
contribution, corporate networks and fixed and mobile broadband
markets. Headquartered in Paris,
Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ over 780 commercial, technical
and operational professionals from 30 countries.
http://www.eutelsat.com
SOURCE Eutelsat Communications
