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21.01.2010 / Réunion annuelle des Experts Eurovision Télétexte & Sous-titrage : réservez la date !

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

We are pleased to announce you that our 2010 annual meeting is scheduled on Tuesday 20 April 2010 in the Hotel Radisson, in Lucerne, Switzerland. Please block the date in your agenda.

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
The Eurovision Teletext & Subtitling Bureau under the presidency of Beat Schneider (Swiss Txt), is well advanced in the preparation of an attractive programme which is getting you actively involved. The morning session will be dedicated to Teletext issues. Then we will focus on the Subtitling & Access Services questions after lunch.

COMMON FOCUS DAY
Wednesday 21 April Open to all participants. This year's theme will be "e-Motion", because television is at its best when emotions are involved, when the audience is touched personally.

REGISTRATION
Registration will open on 8 February 2010. You will soon receive the official invitation and registration link.

We wish you all a happy and healthy 2010!

Best regards,

Eurovision Teletext & Subtitling Experts' contacts
Anne Brochot
Nicoletta Iacobacci

21.01.2010 / Réunion annuelle des Experts Eurovision iTV, Crossmédia & Contenu mobile : réservez la date !

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

The next Eurovision iTV & Crossmedia and Mobile Experts' annual meeting is scheduled on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 April 2010 in the Museum of Transports, in Lucerne, Switzerland. Please block the dates in your agenda.

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS: Keynote Speaker
Besides professional discussions on Crossmedia and Mobile issues, a big part of the meeting will focus on extending the broadcast experience across multiple platforms.
Among others, Jeff Gomez, co-founder of Starlight Runner Entertainment will explain how he specialized in applying this transmedia approach.
Variety article

COMMON FOCUS DAY: Wednesday 21 April
This year's theme will be "e-Motion", because television is at its best when emotions are involved, when the audience is touched personally.

COMMON FOCUS DAY: Proud to Present session
Please note that the deadline to send your contribution(s) is February 26.

REGISTRATION
Registration will open on 8 February 2010. You will soon receive the official invitation and registration link.

We wish you all a happy and healthy 2010!

Best regards,

Eurovision iTV, Crossmedia & Mobile Content Experts' contacts
Anne Brochot
Nicoletta Iacobacci

18.01.2010 / Session "Fiers de présenter" 2010 : Appel aux programmes Jeunesse!

Dear Colleagues and Friends,
As in the three previous years, the Annual Meeting of the Eurovision Children & Youth Experts will take place in Lucerne, on 22 and 23 April in the frame of The Eurovision TV Summit.

The Common Focus day (the meeting gathering the participants of all genre-groups and the delegates of the TV Assembly) has been scheduled on Wednesday 21 April.

The major part of this shared day will be dedicated to the famous Proud-to-Present session, showcasing the most original, creative, innovative and groundbreaking programmes broadcast in 2009 in all genres (Children & Youth, Fiction, Documentary, Science and Education, Music and Dance, Entertainment, Formats, Branding, News, Sports, Cross Media, Intercultural).

As a reminder, it was the Dutch multi-media drama series “SPANGAS!” by NCRV, which was selected last year to represent both the Children’s programmes and the Cross Media programmes.

For the Proud to Present session, kindly note that the deadline to send your contribution(s) is February 26.

Kind regards,

Eurovision Children Experts' contacts
Nadja Burkhardt
Anne Kornmann

14.01.2010 / Réunion Annuelle des Experts Eurovision Jeunesse: jeudi 22 et vendredi 23 avril 2010

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

The next Eurovision Children and Youth Experts’ annual meeting is scheduled on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 April 2010 in the Hotel Radisson. Please mark these inspiring days in your diary! Your Programme Group members as well as your Presidency have been busy putting together a one and a half day schedule around children's programming, taking into account your feedback from last year's meeting.

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
A major part of the meeting will focus on innovations in Kids' TV and identifying the new trends in this area. The best 2010 Proud to Present entries will be screened.

PITCHING SESSION
The project proposals will be pitched directly this year by the broadcasters (and not by independent producers). The call for proposals will be sent out to you by the end of the month.

COMMON FOCUS DAY
Wednesday 21 April Open to all participants and press. The first part of the day will be dedicated to the famous cross-genre Proud to Present session. The theme of the day this year is “e-motions”.

DRAMA AND DOCUMENTARY SERIES
The screenings of both series are taking place respectively on Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 April. Both meetings will be followed by the production meetings of the sequels.

REGISTRATION
Registration will open on 8 February 2010. We wish you all a happy and healthy 2010! Kind regards,

Eurovision Children Experts' contacts
Nadja Burkhardt
Anne Kornmann

12.01.2010 / Invitation: Your entry to the EBUconnect Awards 2010 - Newsletter #1

What
During EBUconnect 2010 the EBUconnect Awards will be given to the most outstanding, interesting and well executed promos and designs. For the seven categories, please consult the Flyer (.PDF).
EBUconnect is part of the Eurovision Summit 2010. The EBUconnect days are April 22 and 23.

When
The Awards will be judged by all participants of EBUconnect 2010 in Lucerne. The deadline to send in your contribution is February 21, 2010.

How much
The participation is free of charge. We simply encourage you to also participate in the conference, where you can meet your peers and learn what they have produced.

Who
Every EBU-Memberand every broadcaster participating in the conference can participate. You can send in material produced by third parties. Please consult the attached document for details. Do not hesitate and send in at least one tape with your best production of 2009/10!

Why
The EBUconnect Awards are unique. Good work will be awarded, and every piece of work serves as an inspiration to your colleagues from other broadcasters.

EBUconnect contact
Max Johns
johns@ebuconnect.tv

21.12.2009 / Les Experts Eurovision Fiction : du jeudi 22 au vendredi 23 avril 2010

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

The Eurovision Fiction Experts’ annual meeting is scheduled for Thursday April 22 and Friday April 23, 2010 in Lucerne - at the same location as last year.

We hope that you will mark these inspiring days in your diary !

The Bureau and the Programme Group members have been busy putting together an  appealing draft schedule for this two-day meeting.
In doing so, they have considered as a priority the members’ wish for networking.

At a glance,  here are some hints on the content:

• The rise of short formats in fiction
• The Arabian TV dramas
• Innovative European drama projects presented in a new and funny way
• Back to the future with the commemoration of World War I

More details will follow after the meeting of the Programme group on January 27.

In the meantime, we wish you a merry Christmas, happy holidays and a healthy 2010.

See you in Lucerne!
Kind regards,

Contacts Experts Eurovision Fiction
Nicole Jeanrenaud
Karen Simha

18.12.2009 / Experts Eurovision Science & Education 2010: Réservez la date !

Dear Science, Education and Language Colleagues,

The Eurovision Science & Education Experts’ annual meeting is scheduled for Monday April 19 and Tuesday April 20, 2010 in Lucerne - at the same location as last year. We hope you will mark these inspiring days in your diary!

The Programme Group members as well as the Presidency have been busy putting together a two-day schedule. Based on the outcome of the returned questionnaires we have focused on the members’ wish for networking.

We are still working on the programme, and will inform you as soon as possible as to the issue of the keynote speech, but looking at the calendar it may not come as a surprise that we’re focused on celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Internet.

Also on April 19 and 20, 2010:

• Parallel sessions for science, education and language
• “A best-of screenings session” from Japan Prize, BaKaForum and EBU Coproductions
• Cutting edge new platforms
• A session on changing TV cultures in Europe.

We wish you Happy Holidays and a healthy 2010.

See you in Lucerne!
Kind regards,

The Eurovision Science & Education Presidency

Contacts Experts Eurovision Science & Education incl. les producteurs de programmes de langue
Laura Longobardi
Karen Simha

14.12.2009 A vos agendas !
Le Sommet Eurovision TV, le plus grand rassemblement de radiodiffuseurs de service public, a le plaisir de vous annoncer que sa 4ème édition aura lieu du 19 au 23 avril 2010.

En notant cette date dans vos agendas, vous aurez la garantie de ne pas manquer un programme de réunions passionnantes !

Objectif
Procurer aux Membres de l'UER la plateforme la plus grande et la plus complète leur permettant de se rencontrer au cours de réunions spécialisées et d'approfondir leurs connaissances lors de la Journée Point commun.

Quelques chiffres
680 délégués inscrits en 2009, soit une augmentation de 25 % de la participation par rapport à celle de l'an passé, et ce malgré la crise économique.

Le lieu
Lucerne, en Suisse, à 1 heure de train de l'aéroport de Zurich.

Informations complémentaires
Des informations complémentaires concernant les intervenants sont disponibles sur le site Internet du Sommet Eurovision TV www.eurovisiontvsummit.com

Informations à venir
Le programme des intervenants sera en ligne à la fin du mois de janvier. Les inscriptions seront ouvertes au mois de février.

Dans l'attente du plaisir de vous revoir à Lucerne, nous sommes persuadés que le Sommet Eurovision TV 2010 vous donnera l'occasion d'approfondir vos connaissances, de rencontrer des collègues, d'échanger des idées et d'influencer vos futures programmations.

Ruurd Bierman
Président du Comité Télévision

Bjørn Erichsen
Directeur d'Eurovision TV

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