(L-R) Award honorees: Nicolas de Tavernost, Chairman of the Board of the French Groupe M6; Masao Takiyama, Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Television Networks, Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan; Armando Nunez Sr., a renowned former executive at ITC/PolyGram and 20th Century Fox; Sophie Turner Laing, Managing Director, Content, BSkyB; Armando Nunez, President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Global Distribution Group; and Jan Mojto, CEO of Beta Film
Cannes, France – MIPTV last night honoured six renowned international television executives with the inaugural MIPTV Médaille d’Honneur Awards, recognising their outstanding contributions to the international television business and leading roles in developing the global TV community. The awards were presented by Reed MIDEM CEO, Paul Zilk, during the MIPTV 50th Anniversary Gala dinner at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes.
Masao Takiyama, Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Networks, Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, one of the evening’s honorees, tells TV ASIA Plus it is a great privilege to be given the inaugural MIPTV Médaille d’Honneur award.
“For the past 32 years, it has been an honour to participate in MIPTV and help introduce Japanese content, and particularly Japanese animation, to the world. This important event has provided me the unique opportunity to build strong relationships with other industry leaders. These partnerships have led to co-produced animated programmes in Italy, France and the United States, and were instrumental in the 1998 launch Animax, the first 24/7 channel dedicated to Japanese animation. Receiving the Medal of Honor from MIDEM is a great privilege, especially as we commemorate MIPTV’s 50th anniversary.
“As part of Sony Pictures Television Networks, we continue to focus on creating and distributing compelling, locally produced programming in Japan. Developing Animax as a comprehensive branded platform is a key priority, and we will continue to work closely with our Animax Asia partners to produce events like Animax Musix and Animax Carnival for fans across the region.”
The six award recipients are: Jan Mojto, CEO of Beta Film; Armando Nunez, President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Global Distribution Group; Armando Nunez Sr., a renowned former executive at ITC/PolyGram and 20th Century Fox; Masao Takiyama, Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Television Networks, Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan (SPEJ); Nicolas de Tavernost, Chairman of the Board of the French Groupe M6; and Sophie Turner Laing, Managing Director, Content, BSkyB.
