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MUMBAI: Nominations for the first International Emmy Kids Awards were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Iatas) at a press conference at the television trade event Mipcom in Cannes, France. There are 24 nominees in 6 categories.
Winners will receive their Emmys at the inaugural International Emmy Kids Awards, on 8 February, 2013 in New York City.
Nominations span 13 countries including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada and France. The 2012 International Emmy competitions have three rounds of judging over a period of 6 months, with participation from jurors across 67 countries.
Iatas president, CEO Bruce L. Paisner said, "One of the great success stories of international television in the last few years has been the explosion of high quality children‘s programming around the globe. In recognition of this, the International Academy is pleased to have created these new awards and we look forward to the first International Emmy Kids Awards ceremony, in February 2013."
The nominees are:
Kids: Preschool
Cloudbread
KBS / GIMC
South Korea
El Jardin de Clarilu
The Walt Disney Company Latin America / Triada / Metrovisi?n
Argentina
Leserkorpset (The Reading Band)
NRK
Norway
Octonauts
BBC Childrens / Silvergate Media / Brown Bag Films / CBeebies
UK
Kids: Animation
The Amazing World of Gumball
Turner Broadcasting
UK
Ask Lara
Tomavistas / Televisi? de Catalunya /
Red Kite Animations / Submarine
Spain
Digimon Xros Wars - The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time
Toei Animation / TV Asahi
Japan
The Jungle Bunch
TAT productions / Master Films / Vanilla Seed
France
Kids: Factual
Christmas Special: The Dreaming Orchestra‘s 180 Days
KBS
South Korea
Coming Out
NPO / Sky High TV
The Netherlands
Mentira la Verdad (Truth Lies)
Mulata Films / Canal Encuentro
Argentina
Newsround - My Autism and Me
BBC Childrens / CBBC
UK
Kids: Non-Scripted Entertainment
Art Attack
Walt Disney Company Latin America
Brazil
Energy Survival
Fabelaktiv / Enova / NRK / Film 3
Norway
In Real Life
Apartment 11 Productions / YTV
Canada
Wittaya Subprayuth
Workpoint Entertainment / Royal Thai Army Radio and Television / Channel 5
Thailand
Kids: Series
Julie and the Phantoms
Mixer / TV Bandeirantes / Nickelodeon
Brazil
Junior High School Diaries
NHK
Japan
SLiDE
Hoodlum / Playmaker Media / Fox 8 / Foxtel
Australia
Stikk (Leave Me Alone)
Nordisk Film TV / NRK / SVT / DR / RUV
Norway
Kids: TV Movie/Mini-Series
Fairy Tales on TV
EBS
South Korea
Lost Christmas
Impact Film & Television Ltd / BBC / Hyde Park Imagenation / Ketchup Entertainment
UK
The Star Talers
S?dwestrundfunk / Bavaria Filmverleih und Produktions GmbH
Germany
The Strongest Man in Holland
NPO / NL Film & TV
The Netherlands
MUMBAI: Star International has appointed M K Srinivasan as senior vice president - North America to spearhead the growth of Star in the US and Canada.
He will be reporting to Star EVP- International Business Rajan Singh.
According to a statement, Srinivasan will be tasked with "changing the game" yet again to facilitate the growth of Star?s business. To accomplish this goal, he will be working closely with Singh.
Star Network CEO Uday Shankar said, "The phenomenal success of the international business in the last couple of years has firmly etched Star network as the undisputed leader in international markets. The appointment of M K Srinivasan in the US will help complement the executive team that is already in place, and help with taking the business to new heights."
Singh added, "Srinivasan?s years of experience in the US marketplace will help cultivate new relationships and strengthen existing ones, leading to a positive impact on the overall business. I am looking forward to the new challenges and opportunities that we will be pursuing aggressively."
With almost 25 years of experience in the South Asian market in the US and Canada, Srinivasan has worked closely with most of the major television channels, and is well connected with the media and community across North America.
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