Los Angeles - George Lucas, the creator of the Star Warsseries, was presented the award by Carrie Fisher, star of his iconic films. The fifth season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars garnered an impressive seven nominations this year by the Academy including David Tennant for Outstanding Performer in an AnimatedProgramme for his performance as Huyang, as well as Outstanding Directing in an Animated Programme. Excellence in sound for The Clone Wars was also recognised with Kevin Kiner … [Read more...] about George Lucas wins first Emmy for “Clone Wars”
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Winners of Daytime Emmy Award announced
California, U.S. - Sony Pictures Television (SPT) garnered five wins, nabbing top honours for Outstanding Talk Show / Informational for The Dr. Oz Show and Outstanding Drama Series for Days of our Lives."I am humbled to be part of a television show that has such a wide reaching impact on people's lives. When I entered television, the goal was to teach people how to be present in their own lives and be healthy and happy. Our talented production staff helps me carry that … [Read more...] about Winners of Daytime Emmy Award announced
HBO’s “Veep” returns for a second season
Hong Kong - Emmy-nominated HBO comedy series Veep created by Armando Iannucci will kick off its ten-episode second season on May 13 on HBO with new episodes airing weekly. Last September, Julia Louis-Dreyfus received the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series’ first season, with the series being nominated as for Outstanding Comedy Series as well. Veep - which follows the whirlwind day-to-day existence of Vice President Selina Meyer as she juggles her busy … [Read more...] about HBO’s “Veep” returns for a second season
TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: Eye for Talent
Q: Priscilla, tell us about your role as a Casting Director at activeTV. PY: It’s pretty hefty, I must say. We’ve always had a huge advantage when it comes to reality TV. But that’s still “a whole kettle of fish”. There are certain elements of every single reality show that you need to have – those real characters. We still need to scope out how these characters are going to function as the series progresses. For example, what kind of audiences are we going to … [Read more...] about TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: Eye for Talent
National Geographic Television names Brooke Runnette As President
Washington – Brooke Runnette has been named President of National Geographic Television (NGT) and will report to John Fahey, National Geographic Society Chairman and CEO. Runnette succeeds Maryanne Culpepper, whose departure was announced earlier this year. Runnette is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning producer who recently joined the National Geographic Channels from Discovery Channel, where she was executive producer and director of development for specials, including Shark Week. She … [Read more...] about National Geographic Television names Brooke Runnette As President
The Walking Dead third season premieres on high note across Asia
Asia – FOX International Channels’ (FIC) The Walking Dead Season 3 premiere received impressive ratings performance across Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, defeating other cable competition in its time period with regards to Total Viewers. The debut made FOX Movies Premium (FMP) one of the top Western movie channels in its timeslot among pay-TV viewers in Malaysia and Singapore. It also outperformed FMP’s year-to-date prime time average by about 54% and 194% in Malaysia and … [Read more...] about The Walking Dead third season premieres on high note across Asia