Video Age International June/July 2016

4 A fter seven years in Turin, RAI’s Prix Italia (radio- TV andWeb festival)will return to its itinerant nature for just its 68th edition and move to Lampedusa September 30-October 2, 2016. But the Prix is expected to return to Turin in 2017. This move is meant to create awareness of the migrant crisis. On October 3, the Italian Government has declared a National Day in Remembrance of Victims of Immigration. Lampedusa is the entry port for most immigrants arriving from Africa over dangerous waters. The event in Lampedusa will be three days long, instead of the traditional six. This means that most of the voting by the juries will be cast online beforehand. As for the venue, the most accommodating site is the airport, which has conference rooms and is near the main town center. The hotels on the island are small, with the largest hotels topping out at 40 rooms each. This unusual Prix Italia will be the first for Vittorio Argento, the newly appointed secretary general, who replaced Paolo Morawski. Lampedusa is the largest of the three small islands in the province of Agrigento, Sicily. The island has 6,000 residents, is 12 km long and three km wide and is closer to Africa (113 Km) than to Italy (205 km). Regular scheduled flights are to and from Palermo and Catania and, in the summer, to and from other Italian destinations connecting from a total of 11 Italian cities. Seven airlines serve Lampedusa, including Alitalia, Meridiana and Vueling. Past VideoAge coverage of the Prix, starting in 1981, can be found online at: www.VideoAge.org Famous quotes “Using TV’s audience metric, 14 million viewers on YouTube would equate to 1,620 people. On the other hand, by using digital metrics, 14 million viewers of FOX’s World Series [baseball] broadcast would translate in 6.8 billion viewers.” FOX Network group president Toby Byrne at the Upfronts F or the 26th consecutive year, the Argentina Association of Cable Television (ATVC) and Chamber of Producers and Programmers (CAPPSA) will host the Jornadas Internacionales , this year on September 14-16 at the Hilton Buenos Aires in Argentina. The international conferencewill bring local and international exhibitors fromNorth America, Europe and Asia. There will be a series of technical panels and discussions on the present and future of the Latin American TV sector. Also in the planning stages are luncheons and afternoon receptions. Over 2,000 participants are expected to attend the event. Among the 28 exhibitors so far registered (with the potential to reach a total of 63 companies by next September), are AMC, Fox International Channels, Azteca, Disney, HBO and Telefe. Pictured are Jornadas staff members and managers of both associations, from l. to r.: Claudia Gonzalez, ATVC; Patricia Linares, technical director, Jornadas Internacionales; Graciela Lazzarin, CAPPSA; Eduardo Suarez, general manager, CAPPSA; Laura Antoniazzo, formerly with ATVC; Maria Valeria Seibane, Jornadas ’ booth coordinator; Jimena Pérez, ATVC.

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