The Eutelsat TV Award is Gaia. Gaia, Greek goddess of the earth, and symbol of life and hope, produced the sky, mountains and sea. Constantly embracing the earth, her myth is a metaphor for satellites that silently encircle the world. The Gaia statue sculptured by the Italian craftsman, Nereo Quagliato, is the icon for the Eutelsat TV Awards. Awarding Gaia over the last decade is a prestigious recognition of the excellence and innovation of the thematic television channels enjoyed by millions of satellite TV homes.
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2016 Eutelsat TV Awards were assigned yesterday, November 25, at ‘Palazzo del Ghiaccio’, in Milan. Unique international event focused on thematic channels, at its 19th edition, Eutelsat TV Awards is managed by a jury, this year leaded by Italian journalist Duilio Giammaria, who did a convention last September in Paris and did a difficult choice among 120 different nominations, coming from 40 different countries.
As a TV show, the final night of Eutelsat TV Awards 2016 was organized by Eutelsat and Pentastudio, an Italian society.
Hereafter, categories and nominations. Winners underlined
Children’s
Cartoonito Italy
Fix&Foxi Channel Germany
Minimax Balkan Hungary
Nickelodeon Germany
RTL Kockica Croatia
SAT-7 KIDSLebanon
Cinema
Dom Kino Russian Federation
Ennahar Laki Algeria
FilmBox Premium Poland
Kino Polska Poland
Kinowelt Television GmbH Germany
Muzhskoe Kino TV Russian Federation
Nashe Novoe Kino Russian Federation
OTE Cinema 007 Greece
OTE Cinema House Of Cards Greece
Paramount Channel Italy
RAI 4 HDItaly
Sinema Zetu Tanzania
Sky Cinema Uno HD Italy
Sky Cinema Cult HD Italy
Sky Cinema David di Donatello HD ItalySky
Cinema Disney Pixar HD Italy
Sky Cinema Max HD Italy
Sky Cinema Oscar HD Italy
Sky Cinema Saga dell’Anello HD Italy
Sky Cinema Star Wars HD Italy
Television Malagasy Madagascar
Culture/Documentaries
365 Days TV Russian Federation
BBC Earth Poland
Canal 22 Internacional Mexico
Canal+ Discovery Poland
CI Polsat Poland
DocuBox HD United States of America
DW Deutsche Welle Germany
Equinoxe Television Cameroon
Fokus TV Poland
FunBox 4K United States of America
HD LIFE Russian Federation
History Poland
United States of America
Kartuli TV Georgia
Kazakh TV Kazakhstan
KBC TV Algeria
laeffe Italy
OTE History Greece
RTД Russian Federation
San Marino RTV San Marino
Sky 3DItaly
Sky Arte HD Italy
SPIEGEL TV WISSEN Germany
Travelxp 4K|HDIndia
Una Voz Con TodosMexico
Fiction/General Entertainment
2STV Senegal
AMC Balkan Czech
RepublicCanal Once Mexico
Comedy Central Germany
Comedy Central Italy Italy
INsight TV Netherlands
MBC+Power Saudi Arabia
M-Net kykNET South Africa
Novelas TV France
Public Broadcasting Corporation Kyrgyz Republic
Shant TV Armenia
Sky Atlantic HD Italy
Sky Mario HD Italy
StarTimes Kungfu China
Sundance Channel Poland
TNTRussian Federation
ZAP Novelas Angola
ZAP Viva Angola
Lifestyle
Arewa24 Nigeria
Auto Plus Russian Federation
BoberRussian Federation
Gambero Rosso Italy
iFILM English Iran
Kitchen TV Russian Federation
Lifetime Poland
United States of America
M-Net Mzansi Magic South Africa
MTV Germany
MyZen TV France
Nicknight Germany
Numidia TV Algeria
Roya TV Jordan
TLC HD Germany
World Fashion Channel Russian Federation
Music
4fun.tv Poland
BN Music Bosnia and Herzegovina
C Music TV United Kingdom
Classica Germany
DM Sat TV Serbia
Gospel Music TVFrance
Gute Laune TV Germany
Kino Polska Muzyka Poland
La-Minor TV Russian Federation
MelodyFranceTNT Music Russian Federation
TRACE Africa France
TRACE Toca France
TRACE Tropical France
TRACE Urban France
VIVA Germany
News
Al Jazeera Balkans Bosnia and Herzegovina
BBC PersianUnited Kingdom
CCTV NEWS China
Ennahar TV News Algeria
France 24 France
i24news Luxembourg
LCI France
RT Russian Federation
TRT World Turkey
Sports
El Heddaf TV Algeria
Eurosport Germany
FightBox HD Poland
Latin American Sports (LAS) Puerto Rico
MBC PRO SportsSaudi Arabia
OTE Sport Highlights HD Greece
PXTV (Primero Action Sports)Mexico
RAI Sport 1 HD Italy
SFR Sport 2 France
SFR Sport 3 France
SuperSport 11 South Africa
Best Programme
Iran’s Nucelar Deal (BBC Persian)
People’s Choice Award
2STV (Senegal) (assigned by the public thanks to an on line votation).
The jury: Jerzy Barski, TV-Sat Magazine (Poland), Frédéric Vaulpré, Eurodata TV (France), Robert Briel, Broadband TV News (UK), Paolo Dalla Chiara, Pentastudio (Italy), Dmitry Dibrov, journalist and TV presenter (Russia), Giacomo Mazzone, EBU/Eurovisioni, Tayfun Atay, Cumhuriyet / Okan University (Turkey), Reem Nouss, Executive producer / TV consultant (UK). Jury chairman: Duilio Giammaria, RAI (Italy). Technical expert: Mauro Roffi, Millecanali (Italy).
Sources: http://www.eutelsattvawards.com; Millecanali.it