Who Will Win at the Eutelsat TV Awards 2012?

Who Will Win at the Eutelsat TV Awards 2012?

PARIS, October 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --



"Satellite broadcasters are scaling new heights of programming quality and
innovation," said Duilio Giammaria, the well-known RAI journalist and Jury Chairman of
this year's Eutelsat TV Awards, the unique international event recognising the quality of
thematic satellite TV channels. His comments came at the end of two days of viewing by a
10-member jury whose combined experience covers the world's most dynamic broadcasting
markets.



The jury that met in Paris debated over content submitted for a Eutelsat TV Award by
more than 120 channels from 19 countries, and decided on a shortlist of three channels in
nine thematic categories. The winners in each category will be revealed at a gala ceremony
in Venice on November 30.



Duilio added: "Considering the originality of the programming we saw, it's no surprise
that satellite TV continues to be the most popular platform for multi-channel viewing.
This year's entries to the Eutelsat TV Awards showed the continuing capacity of powerhouse
TV markets like the UK, Russia and Italy to generate content that captured our attention.
But we also saw inventive and courageous formats and programming ideas from newer digital
entertainment markets, including Madagascar, Afghanistan and Kazakhstan. All in all, we
have been impressed by the efforts of satellite broadcasters to give viewers a great TV
experience and to leverage new technologies to reach out to a broader audience."



Now that the jury has done its work, all participating channels can compete for the
People's Choice Award that will be won by the channel generating the most votes from
viewers. Voting opens on October 10 and will continue until November 22 via participating
channel websites as well as the official website for the competition -
eutelsattvawards.com [http://eutelsattvawards.com ] - and other popular sites including
broadbandtvnews.com [http://www.broadbandtvnews.com ], wotsat.com, millecanali.it
[http://millecanali.it ] and lyngsat.com [http://lyngsat.com ].



The nominees for the EUTELSAT TV Awards 2012:




CHILDREN'S CINEMA
CAROUSEL (Russia) ALE KINO+ (Poland)
MINIMINI+ (Poland) KINOWELT TV (Germany)
TELETOON+ (Poland) PREMIERA (Russia)

CULTURE / DOCUMENTARIES FICTION / GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT
PASHTO TV (Afghanistan) COMEDY CENTRAL ITALY (Italy)
SPIEGEL TV WISSEN (Germany) ILIKE TV (Italy)
TOP SECRET (Russia) MBC 1 HD (UAE)

LIFESTYLE MUSIC
KUCHNIA+ (Poland) C Music TV (UK)
RAI 5 (Italy) La-minor TV (Russia)
REAL TIME (Italy) Viva Polska (Poland)

NEWS/INFORMATION SPORT
ALARABIYA HD (UAE) EUROSPORT (France)
CCTV NEWS (China) SKY SPORT (Italy)
SKY TG24 (Italy) SPORT PLUS (Russia)

BEST PROGRAMME
Rapinfo, A-ONE HIP-HOP MUSIC
CHANNEL (Russia)
Shakespeare from Kabul, BBC PERSIAN
(UK)
Raitunes5 - altri suoni, RAI 5
(Italy)


The jury: Jerzy Barski from TV-Sat Magazine (Poland), Jacques Braun from Eurodata TV
(France), Sergey Buntman from Echo of Moscow (Russia), Alessandra Comazzi from La Stampa
(Italy), Paolo Dalla Chiara from Pentastudio (Italy), Ludger Lausberg from BRmedia
(Germany), Giacomo Mazzone from the EBU, Fusun Nebil from Turk Internet (Turkey), Reem
Nouss from Presenters Ink (UK). The jury chairman: Duilio Giammaria from Rai (Italy) and
tedchnical expert Mauro Roffi from Millecanali (Italy).



About Eutelsat Communications



Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is the holding
company of Eutelsat S.A. With capacity commercialised on 29 satellites that provide
coverage across Europe, as well as the Middle East, Africa and significant parts of Asia
and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading satellite operators. As of
30 June 2012 Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting more than 4,250 television channels
to over 200 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The
Group's satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications
services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet
Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat's broadband
subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates high speed Internet services through teleports
in France and Italy that serve consumers, enterprises, local communities, government
agencies and aid organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in
Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ just over 750 commercial, technical and
operational professionals. This culturally diverse staff comprises employees from 30
countries. http://www.eutelsat.com




Eutelsat Communications

CONTACT: Press Eutelsat TV Awards: Vanessa O'Connor, Tel: +33-1-53-98-37-91, voconnor@eutelsat.fr; Marie-Sophie Ecuer, Tel: +33-1-53-98-37-91, mecuer@eutelsat.fr; Gladys Dalla Chiara, Tel. +39-0444-543-133, gdallachiara@pentastudio.it; Organisation: Pentastudio, Tel. +39-0444-543-133, tvevents@pentastudio.it


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