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KYIV, Ukraine, December 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Anastasiya Petryk, 10, from Ukraine won the 10th Junior Eurovision Song Contest with her song Nebo (Ukrainian for sky). The Ukrainian-language ballad allowed Anastasiya to wow the international televoters and jury with her powerful performance and become the first among competition entries from 12 countries. Ukrainian entry got 138 points, while the runner-up and last year's winner Georgia - 103. Armenia, Russia, and...
AIRPORT CITY BUSINESS PARK, Israel, November 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST), a leading provider of comprehensive digital content management and global content distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industries, announced today that it was selected by European Broadcasting Union Network (EBU) to provide digital media content delivery services and be their main hub between Asia and Europe for the coming...
LONDON, Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IBC, a leading tradeshow for the electronic media and entertainment industry today announces that FIMS - the Framework for Interoperable Media Services - is to receive the Judges' Prize at IBC2012. The project is a joint initiative between the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). In recent months it has celebrated both the publication of version 1.0 of its specification and its first...
LONDON, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Eurovision Song Contest could provide a greater economic boost to host nations than previously thought, traffic statistics on BusinessesForSale.com have revealed. Countries hosting the event always enjoy a huge spike in traffic fuelled by people looking to move abroad and a buy a business. And yes, that even includes Azerbaijan. Last year traffic for businesses for sale based in Germany, which hosted the competition after...
TORONTO, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - YANGAROO Inc, the industry's leading secure digital media distribution company, today announced the launch of its online music contest "DMDS Rising Star." This initiative will support the tens of thousands of independent musicians who do not have the necessary means to connect with key decision makers at radio stations and TV networks across the US and Canada. Independent musicians or groups who win the contest will receive a free DMDS Pro...
FREDERICK, Md., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Cerona Networks Corporation has been selected by Eurovision to provide its industry-leading DVB-S2 SkyDSR Dual Tuner Satellite Receiver for high-speed IP transmissions in support of its global contribution network. Cerona's DVB-S2 Dual Tuner Receiver met all of Eurovision's technical requirements and as a dual tuner, it will allow Eurovision to receive simultaneous transmissions from two separate transponders, each running up to 80 megabits...
Nationwide Effort to Reinforce Value of Radio to Consumers and Advertisers EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The two top organizations representing the radio industry have hired MWW Group (www.mww.com), one of the nation's top ten public relations firms, as its Agency of Record to represent Radio Heard Here, the national marketing campaign that debuted in April 2008. The account will be managed by a dedicated team of professionals in MWW Group's East Rutherford, New York City,...
New rules for voting in the Eurovision music competition are to be implemented in an effort to keep people from selecting a winner based solely on nationality. The German publication Der Spiegel said that in recent years Eastern European Eurovision Song Contest fans have voted by phone in blocs, helping Eastern European countries dominate the international competition regardless of the talent of the contestants. Voting patterns have affected the decision regarding where the competition is...
The FeedRoom, a leading provider of Web video solutions for media companies, corporations and government agencies, today announced that it, along with Swiss-based media partner Digotel, is powering the online video portal for www.eurovisionsports.tv/olympics as part of the European Broadcasting Union's coverage of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games beginning today. Helped in part by the immense global interest in the Games, The FeedRoom has seen record traffic across its network,...
MUSICAL performer Toomas Jerker is all made up. Not only is he the king of Eurovision, in musical show Eurobeat, he also got to enjoy a special makeover from beauticians. Along with backing group The Stone Hard Boys, Estonian character Toomas is just one of the entertaining acts gripping audiences at the Theatre Royal. And the Estonian was hoping his makeover at Savannah beauty spa would help him keep that winning edge. Interactive show Eurobeat is a musical with a difference - the...
