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EBUconnect 2008 - Newsletter #7.
29.04.2008 @ 21:59 CET by Max Johns in the name of the EBUconnect Steering Group 2008

When it's travel time...
EBUconnecttakes place at the Casino, at the shores of the Lake in Lucerne, just a short walk from the city center and at the doorsteps of some hotels like the Montana, Palace and Schweizerhof. If you are new to Lucerne and have installed Google Earth on your computer, you can have a very comfortable preview of the situation. Just click on the attached placemark and you will get the view from above and you can pre-travel the place.

When it's dinner time...
Thursday night is dinner time- after the first conference day. A great chance to meet and mingle, to chat and connect. This year, we will be at a very Swiss place on firm soil, at the Zunfthaus Pfistern. (Try to pronounce that one for a test!) We will meet at 19:30h for an apéro on the terrace, 20:00h is dinner time.


When it's conference time...
...you will never be alone! About 650 people from TV stations around Europe have signed up and converge on Lucerne for the Eurovision TV Summit. 650 people like you. At the Common Focus Day on Wednesday, where most of you join the Eurovision Summit 2008, you will meet many of them. At EBUconnect starting Thursday, you will be with some 125 colleagues from more than 20 broadcasters. It is another record attendance for EBUconnect. So pack enough business cards, good humour and lots of energy. We can't wait to see you!

EBUconnect contact
Max Johns
johns@ebuconnect.tv

Eurovision CrossMedia² annual meeting
29.04.2008 @ 12:30 CET by Anne Brochot and Nicoletta Iacobacci

BEING REGISTERED!
There are only a few days left before registration closes for the Eurovision TV Summit 2008. If you haven’t registered yet, you can still do so by booking your hotel online by clicking here before 24:00 on 1 May.

COMING TO LUCERNE!
Full details, including the agendas for all the events, selected hotels, meetings venues, travel & accommodation and the city of Lucerne can be found on the official Eurovision TV Summit website.

GOING CROSSMEDIA!
On 6 May, the one-day 2008 Eurovision CrossMedia² conference will explore the impact of Internet on TV and how cross-media content is challenging our way of watching and even thinking about standard television:

- Heads of France Télévisions Interactive, VRT Digital Media, BBC Future Media & Technology, NPB Innovation & New Media will explain how European PSBs are adapting their structures in this cross-media era.

- The various EBU departments will provide an overview of the cross-media landscape in EBU member organizations over the past 12 months.

- The third session will focus on case studies of cross-media projects in the fields of Entertainment, Documentary, Children & Youth, MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game), Science, Participation Drama and Education.

MEETING YOUR COLLEAGUES!
The opening dinner for this conference will be held at the Seehotel Hermitage in Lucerne (Seeburgstrasse 72) at 20:30 on 5 May.

GETTING INSPIRED!
On 7 May, the Common Focus Day will cover the theme of The Creative Camera with renowned international cameramen and cinematographers such as Jean-Jacques Annaud.

We look forward to seeing you next week in Lucerne !

CrossMedia² contacts
Nicoletta IACOBACCI
Anne BROCHOT
brochot@ebu.ch

Eurovision Teletext & Subtitling
29.04.2008 @ 12:26 CET by Anne Brochot and Nicoletta Iacobacci in the name of the Eurovision Teletext & Subtitling Bureau

BEING REGISTERED!
There are only a few days left before registration closes for the Eurovision TV Summit 2008. If you haven’t registered yet, you can still do so by booking your hotel online by clicking here before 24:00 on 1 May.

COMING TO LUCERNE!
Full details, including the agendas for all the events, selected hotels, meetings venues, travel & accommodation and the city of Lucerne can be found on the official Eurovision TV Summit website.

GETTING INSPIRED!
On 7 May, the Common Focus Day will cover the theme of The Creative Camera with renowned international cameramen and cinematographers such as Jean-Jacques Annaud.

MEETING YOUR COLLEAGUES!
On 8 May, the Eurovision Teletext & Subtitling Executives meeting will bring together your peers from other EBU member organizations for a morning session on Subtitling & Access Service issues, an afternoon session on Teletext issues and a nice networking lunch at the Aqua restaurant sponsored by Independent Media Support, ITFC, Red Bee Media, Screen Subtitling Systems and SysMedia.

We look forward to seeing you next week in Lucerne !

Eurovision Telext & Subtitling contacts
Nicoletta IACOBACCI
Anne BROCHOT
brochot@ebu.ch

Eurovision Fiction Executives
24.04.2008 @ 16:06 by Karen Simha and Nicole Jeanrenaud in the name of the Fiction Presidency

GET REGISTERED (NOW)!
There are only seven days left before the closing of registration. If you haven’t registered yet, you can still do it and book your hotel online by a simple click here before May 1st, 24:00.

GET INSPIRED (MAY 5 – 6)!
The fiction Bureau is working hard to offer you the most inspiring Eurovision Fiction Meeting on May 5-6. On May 5, come and join Stef WOUTERS’ creative workshop. Open your mind and learn “HOW TO BUILD A TRANS MEDIA PRODUCTION” from start. Your dramatic participation is required. Please find attached the full meeting agenda in English and French.

GET YOUR CHANCE (MAY 7)
… to meet top cinematographers Jean-Jacques ANNAUD ("The Bear”, "Name of the Rose", “Seven years in Tibet”), Academy Award Winner Billy WILLIAMS ("Ghandi", "Women in Love"), Agnieszka HOLLAND (HBO series “The Wire”, "Europa Europa"), Thaddeus O`SULLIVAN ("Ordinary decent Criminal", "Witness to the Mob") and war photographer and news reporter Phil BYE (ITN), during the session on “Creative Camera” of the Common Focus Day. They will tell us about the power of image, how the story is told through the lens in the USA and in Europe.
The session will be moderated by Rick SENAT and Bjørn ERICHSEN. Details on the Common Focus Day can be found here.

GET INFORMED
The brochure including all details about the events and meetings taking place during the Eurovision TV Summit is now available here.

Nicole Jeanrenaud
Karen Simha

Eurovision Fiction contact
Karen Simha
simha@ebu.ch

Eurovision TV Summit 2008 : Common Focus Day Agenda - All Speakers now confirmed !
21.04.2008 @ 16:50 by Clotilde Melo on behalf of Bjørn Erichsen, Director, Eurovision TV

NOW ALSO MEET JEAN-JACQUES ANNAUD (“In the name of the rose”, “The bear”, etc.)

All speakers for the Common Focus Day of the Eurovision TV Summit are now confirmed.
Check out the programme here:

Common Focus Agenda / Creative Camera

Top cinematographers Jean-Jacques Annaud, Phil Bye, Agnieszka Holland, Billy Williams and Thaddeus O`Sullivan will give us their explanation of how the story is told through the lens.

The session will be moderated by Rick Senat and Bjørn Erichsen.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to take part in this captivating programme.
If you haven’t yet registered for the Summit or for the Common Focus Day, you can still do it:

Registration

If you have registered but want to add this day to your registration, please send us an e-mail at eurovisiontv@ebu.ch

We look forward to seeing you in Lucerne,

Bjørn Erichsen
Director,
Eurovision TV

EBUconnect 2008 - Newsletter #5.
07.04.2008 @ 22:43 CET by Max Johns by Max Johns in the name of the EBUconnect Steering Group 2008

KeynoteSpeaker: Tyler Brûlé
"This cannot be done", "Nobody wants to read or see that," were only some of the most frequent and friendlier comments before Canadian-born and UK-basedTyler Brûlé launched his latest endeavour, "MONOCLE magazine". A monthly magazine delivering original coverage in global affairs, business, culture and design. It is different by design and content. It is global. It is setting standards. And it is stunningly successful. After his initial career as a reporter for the BBC,Tyler Brûlé had already once stunned the design community with his Wallpaper* magazine, which became an instant publishing success and award-winning international phenomenon. In May 2002 Brûlé sold his stake in Wallpaper* and continued his editorial endeavours, creating two television series for BBC Four, The Desk and Counter Culture. Tyler has a regular column for the International Herald Tribune and also contributes to the New York Times Magazine. At EBUconnect 2008 he will explain his secrets of how intelligent content, innovative design and challenges to all senses can become an instant success in the market.

The Chief Agitator C.R.A.P. comes to talk to you
"Calling all Heads of Presentation, Presentation Directors and Presentation Managers. I used to be like you - overworked, underpaid, UNAPPRECIATED. I used to work 25/8, stuck in the broomcupboard office, whilst other Heads frolicked at international conferences. Then one morning I woke to the truth - we don't need in vision contininuity, we don't need live continuity, we don't need continuity announcers at all! Come to this workshop to learn how to save thousands of Euros to spend on yourself schedule. Come and be told the facts the announcers don't want us to know. United we stand! The date, time and location of this workshop are confidential. There have been instances of continuity announcers trying to infiltrate and disrupt proceedings." The reknown Chief Agitator C.R.A.P. (Campaign for the Rights of Announcers in Presentation) Liz Scourfield Roberts will come with workshop leader and session moderator Iolanda Prys. But don't tell anyone!

INAP EBUconnect Awards 2008 - enter now!
Have you entered your Award entry? 7 categories invite for your best pieces of promos and design of the last 12 months. The INAP EBUconnect Award is still open for your entry until April 14. Please also remind your colleagues of the unique chance to enter into the competition. With at least one person from your channel or broadcaster participating in Lucerne, as many entries as you wish are free of charge. You lost the details of the categories? No excuse! Just drop me an Email and you will get it immediately.

What? You have not registered yet?
All aboutagenda of all the meetings, as well as information about workshops, selected hotels, and the city of Lucerne are on the website. If you know what you want, you register and book your hotel room here.

EBUconnect contact
Max Johns
johns@ebuconnect.tv

EBUconnect 2008 - Newsletter #4: Your entry to the INAP EBUconnect Award 2008.
27.03.2008 @ 21:23 CET by Max Johns in the name of the EBUconnect Steering Group 2008

Dear EBUconnect Participant!

We are happy to welcome you at EBUconnect 2008 in Lucerne.
It is good to so many names from last year on the list - and also many newcomers.

As you can see on theconstantly updated program, the Steering Group under Alan James (BBC) has put together an exciting number of sessions and workshops.

As some of you know, an important part of EBUconnect is the INAP Award. All participants should have at least one entry from their channel in the competition. And it does not any any harm to have many entries!

We would like to encourage you to enter in all categories - or to encourage your colleagues to enter. The INAP Award is also a great opportunity to show your productions of the year. Most entries will be screened in public.

INAP EBUconnect 2008 - enter now!
Entering is very easy and straight forward. The categories are separated between promos and design / packaging. The 2008 Categories are:

• Best cross media campaign (will be judged in a workshop)
• Best single promo of the year
• Best film promo
• Best seasonal or event campaign
• Low cost - high impact (promo or design)
• Best channel / platform branding
• Best single design piece
Please do not hesitate to mail if you have any questions.

The deadline is this MONDAY, April 14. To meet the deadline, it is for registered participants sufficient to have announced the arrival of your tapes.
The earlier you enter, the better. So talk to your colleagues, which piece you enter for your station in which category. And remember: your participation in as many categories as you wish is free of charge with your EBUconnect registration.

EBUconnect contact
Max Johns
johns@ebuconnect.tv

Eurovision Fiction Executives
19.03.2008 @ 17:42 by Karen Simha and Nicole Jeanrenaud in the name of the Fiction Presidency

HIGHLIGHTS
MAY 5 afternoon & MAY 6
A unique afternoon session on Multi-platform Drama is proposed on May 5, offering :
• innovative cross-media success stories
• the opportunity to learn from the Flemish broadcaster’s experience, VRT, who is changing its structure to cross-media
• a creative workshop on multi-platform drama production

On May 6, Emma Broughton, head of Development at BBC Drama will share with us the BBC experience of creating high-quality drama for different platforms.Then, a full panel session entitled “Drama that makes a difference” will showcase political drama from different countries and Peter von Bagh, director of the Bologna Film Festival, will share his inspiring ideas on Drama connecting people in Europe. We will then close the meeting with the Pitching Session. Please see the full agenda.

COMMON FOCUS DAY (7 MAY)
PROUD TO PRESENT SESSION (P2P) After the success of last year’s edition, we are pleased to announce that the P2P session will again be held during the Common Focus Day this year. This session will showcase the best recent programmes in the different television genres, selected by the Eurovision Groups. We received numerous entries competing for the best Fiction programme. The Winner will be announced on Wednesday May 7 in Lucerne !

REGISTRATION & ACCOMODATION
To give the EBU Members a last chance to register at a favorable price, the EARLY BIRD RATE has been prolonged until Friday March 21. No further extension will be made, so don't miss your chance to benefit from this substantial reduction. Take a moment to register and book your hotel room online.

Nicole Jeanrenaud
Karen Simha

Eurovision Fiction contact
Karen Simha
simha@ebu.ch

Eurovision Children & Youth Executives
18.03.2008 @ 14:36 CET by Anne Kornmann in the name of the Children & Youth Presidency

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

HIGHLIGHTS 5 and 6 MAY
The Crossmedia session “When TV Meets Online Gaming” will take place on Monday afternoon May 5
It will be followed by the Pitching Session
And a full day entitled “Content is King” is scheduled 6 May with quality panellists such as:
JP Randisi (VP of Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products) and JP Doutrelugne (VP Cherry Picking)
Click here to access the full updated agenda

COMMON FOCUS 7 MAY
PROUD TO PRESENT (P2P) and CREATIVE CAMERA
We are pleased to announce that after the success of last year’s edition, a P2P session will again be held in Lucerne, on the Common Focus Day. This session will showcase the best recent programmes in the different television genres, selected by the Eurovision Groups. We received 19 entries competing for the best C&Y programme and the Winner was selected! You will have to wait until Wednesday 7 May to find out who this is…

REGISTRATION & ACCOMMODATION
To give the EBU Members a last chance to register at a favorable price, the EARLY BIRD RATE has been prolonged by one week, now valid until 21 March. No further extension will be made, so don't miss your chance to benefit from this substantial reduction. Take a moment to register and book your hotel room online.

Eurovision Children & Youth contact
Anne Kornmann
kornmann@ebu.ch

Eurovision Science & Education Executives incl. Language Producer
12.03.2008 @ 10:16 CET by Karen Simha in the name of the Science & Education Presidency

Dear Science and Education Colleague,

The programme of the yearly Science & Education conference on Thursday 8 May and Friday 9 May in Lucerne, Switzerland, has been updated.

The "Proud to present" sessions of Science, Education & Language have been arranged. During these sessions the programme makers will show footage, present the results of their crossmedia concepts and share the lessons learned. Time will be, of course, reserved for questions and answers. Due to the smaller size of the group and the specialized focus of the session, more attention can be given to details.

Register and book your hotel room here. As the Science & Education Meeting will take place in the hotel Astoria, we inform you that rooms are still available there.

We look forward to seeing you in Lucerne!
Kind regards,

The Eurovision Science & Education Presidency

Eurovision Science & Education contact
Karen Simha
simha@ebu.ch

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Eurovision Teletext & Subtitling
07.03.2008 @ 11:14 CET by Anne Brochot and Nicoletta Iacobacci in the name of the Eurovision Teletext & Subtitling Bureau

Register now - only one week left for the early-bird rate
If you register now, you are sure to receive the 50% early-bird discount. You pay only CHF 175 (instead of the full CHF 350) if your electronic registration reaches us by 14 March.
Registration entitles you to attend the Common Focus Day and the one-day 2008 Eurovision Teletext & Subtitling conference, including all social events.
As an EBU Member, you may also attend any other meeting that interests you. Full details, including the preliminary agenda of all the meetings, information about workshops, selected hotels, and the city of Lucerne can be found on the official Eurovision TV Summit website: www.eurovisiontvsummit.com.
If you know what you want, you register and book your hotel room here. We recommend that you book your hotel before Friday, 14 March 2008. After that date, we cannot guarantee room availability.

Introducing the official sponsors of the 2008 Eurovision Teletext & Subtitling Executives Meeting
The five companies listed below will be sponsoring the Eurovision Teletext & Subtitling conference at the 2008 Eurovision TV Summit.
They will be attending this one-day conference in Lucerne and will present their products and applications during a pleasant buffet lunch break at the Aqua restaurant.
- Independent Media Support
- ITFC
- Red Bee Media
- Screen Subtitling Systems
- SysMedia

Your contribution
Earlier this week we sent you an invitation to contribute to the one-day 2008 Eurovision Teletext & Subtitling conference. We would appreciate if you could get back to us about this as soon as possible.

We look forward to seeing you in Lucerne.

Best regards,

Eurovision Telext & Subtitling contacts
Nicoletta IACOBACCI
Anne BROCHOT
brochot@ebu.ch

Eurovision CrossMedia² annual meeting
07.03.2008 @ 11:12 CET by Anne Brochot and Nicoletta Iacobacci


Dear Colleagues,

Register now - only one week left for the early-bird rate
If you register now, you are sure to receive the 50% early-bird discount. You pay only CHF 175 (instead of the full CHF 350) if your electronic registration reaches us by 14 March.
Registration entitles you to attend the Common Focus Day and the one-day 2008 Eurovision CrossMedia² conference, including all social events.
As an EBU Member, you may also attend any other meeting that interests you. Full details, including the preliminary agenda of all the meetings, information about workshops, selected hotels, and the city of Lucerne can be found on the Eurovision TV Summit website.
If you know what you want, you register and book your hotel room here. We recommend that you book your hotel before Friday, 14 March 2008. After that date, we cannot guarantee room availability.

Going CrossMedia !
On the 6 May, the one-day Eurovision CrossMedia² conference will address the issue of how cross-media content is challenging our way of watching and even thinking about standard television.
During the morning session, Heads of Digital Media from EBU Members will explain how the European PSB are adapting their structures in this crossmedial time.
The afternoon session will focus on cross-media projects case studies in the fields of Entertainment, Documentary, Children & Youth MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game), Science, Participation Drama and Education.

We look forward to seeing you in Lucerne,

CrossMedia² contacts
Nicoletta IACOBACCI
Anne BROCHOT
brochot@ebu.ch

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EBUconnect 2008 - Newsletter #3
02.03.2008 @ 17:57 CET by Max Johns in the name of the EBUconnect Steering Group 2008

Register now - the last "Early Bird" week is running
When you register now, you make sure to receive the 50% Early Bird Discount. You pay only CHF 175 (instead of the CHF 350 full fare) when your electronic registration comes before March 14. The registration entitles you to participate in the Common Focus Day and the two full days of EBUconnect, including all social events. As EBU Member, you may also join any other meeting. All about thepreliminary agenda of all the meetings, as well as information about workshops, selected hotels, and the city of Lucerne on the website: Eurovision TV Summit Website . If you know what you want, you register and book your hotel room here. We recommend that you reserve your hotel before Friday, 14 March 2008. After this date, we cannot guarantee room availability.

INAP EBUconnect 2008 - enter now!
From today on, the INAP EBUconnect Award is open for your entry. The earlier you enter, the better. So talk to your colleagues, which piece you enter for your station in which category. And remember: your participation in as many categories as you wish is complimentary with your EBUconnect registration.

Technology that used to scare us
Do you remember some of the technology that was supposed to "change TV forever"? Eirik Solheim, theNew Media wizzard who came to great acclaim to EBUconnect previously and EBU's technology guru David Wood will recall some of those trends and fashions - and present you those technologies that may scare you now. And rather show you how to see a great opportunity for marketing, branding, promotion or presentation. It is one of the first EBUconnect sessions on May 8. Certainly nothing to be missed! You can meet Eirik here on his website before you come to Lucerne.

Eye Candy - Just enjoy!
When you worked for three full days in Lucerne from the Common Focus Day on May 7 and through both EBUconnect days, you deserve some Eye Candy. Donna Byrne (RTE) is putting together some of the best promos and some of the best design from the last twelve months. Friday afternoon is a good time to simply watch, admire, enjoy and take a lot of inspiration home. There is hardly any nicer way to work than watching some of the best in TV creativity!

EBUconnect contact
johns@ebuconnect.tv

Eurovision Fiction Executives
29.02.2008 @ 09:03 CET by Karen Simha and Nicole Jeanrenaud in the name of the Fiction Presidency

Dear all,

The DEADLINE for presenting new coproduction proposals during the Eurovision Fiction Executives’ Pitching Session on May 6 in Lucerne (Switzerland) is coming soon.
You need to send us your best projects before March 10!
We are excitedly awaiting your projects!

Should you have any query about the pitching session and the event in general, please don't hesitate to get back to us.

Kind regards,

Nicole Jeanrenaud
Karen Simha

Eurovision Fiction contact
Karen Simha
simha@ebu.ch

Eurovision Science & Education Executives incl. Language Producer
25.02.2008 @ 14:41 CET by Karen Simha in the name of the Science & Education Presidency

Dear all,

The DEADLINE for presenting new coproduction proposals at the Eurovision Science and Education is coming soon.
You need to send us your best projects before March 5 !

They will then enter the selection process for the pitching session on May 9 in Lucerne (Switzerland). We can only strongly recommend that you take this unique yearly opportunity to reach the major decision makers in the field of Science & Education programming.

We are excitedly awaiting your projects!
Should you have any query about the pitching session and the event in general, please don't hesitate to get back to us.

Kind regards,
Nadège and Karen

Eurovision Science & Education contact
Karen Simha
simha@ebu.ch

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Eurovision Formats Workshop
19.02.2008 @ 16:50 CET by Dele Oniya in the name of the Formats Bureau

We are pleased to announce that the Formats Group will be holding a Workshop in Lucerne, Switzerland on May 6th as part of the Eurovision TV Summit 2008.

The Eurovision Formats Group Workshop is for heads of format development and those working in other areas of programme development, planning, sales and acquisition. It offers an opportunity for international experts to exchange knowledge and experience about new market trends, development techniques and programme ideas.

Eurovision Formats contact
Murielle Megias
megias@ebu.ch

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