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Los Angeles • 115- The 70th Primtime Emmy Awards, September 17 • 115-China will be MIPCOM's 2018 Country of Honor • 115 A Glimpse forward to MIPCOM 2018, Oct. 15-18 • 115- Showtime® limited series "Escape at Dannemora" • 115- The 90th Academy Awards- Oscar Winners • 115-Oscars No Shows, 1960 - 2016 • 115- America clebrates the New Year with the 129th Rose Parade, presented by Honda • 115- Actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise selected as Grand Marshal at the 129th Rose Parade • 115- The 86th Hollywood Christmas Parade • 115- Dr.Oz rides as Grand Marshal in the 86th Hollywood Christmas Parade 115- Audi sponsors AFI Fest Nov 9 -16 • A115- American Film Market 2017 • 115- NAB Show, Javits Convention Center, New York, Oct. 18-19 • "Created in New York Award" at 2017 NAB • 115- MIPCOM, Cannes, France, October 16-19 • 115- Bayreuther Festspiele, Bayreuth, Germany July 25 - August 28 • 115- Western Food Service and Hospitality Expo, August 27-29 • 115- SIGGRAPH 2017 Honors Emerging Technology and Innovation in Computer Graphics • 115- Munich Filmfest 2017 • 115- 70th Cannes Film Festival, May 17 - 28 • 115- Intel International Science and Engineering Fair • (Intel ISEF), May 14-19 • 115- NAB Show, April 22-27, Las Vegas • 115- NAB Show, Las Vegas, NV, April 22 - 27 • The AFCI Locations Show and • 115- The latest technology at the OFC Global Production & Finance Conference, April 6 - 8 • 115- MIP TV, Cannes, France, April 3-6 • 115-MIPDoc2017 • 115- 89th Academy Awards • 115- 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® "By the Numbers" • 115- Golden Globe Awards Winners 2017 • 115- NATPE 2017 in Miami • • 115- The 85th Hollywood Christmas Parade • LA Auto Show, Nov. 18-27 LA Auto Show's AutoMobility LA Nov. 14-18. • 115- Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo Aug. 28-30, 2016 • 115- Everything Wireless under One Roof at CTIA Super Mobility 2016, Sept. 7, 8, 9, Las Vegas • 115- BIFF comes to the Media Capital of the World, Sept. 7-16 • 115- 34th Munich Film Fest 115- CineMerit to Ellen Burstyn • ACADEMY AWARDS- OSCAR WINNERS (2016) • Meryl Streep Wraps Up Berlin Film Festival • 115- Lights! Camera! -Action! at the Berlin Film Festival, Feb. 11 - 21 • 115- THE REEL AWARDS • 115- The Revenant wins big at the Directors Guild Awards, Feb. 6 • 115- The Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show, Feb. 27-28 • The 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon, Los Angels, Feb. 13 • 115- The 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards • 115- The Internet of Things at CES • 115 IOWA Vs STANFORD - ROSE BOWL GAME 2016 • 115- KEN BURNS, GRAND MARSHAL OF THE 127TH TOURNAMENT OF ROSES® PARADE • 115- The 84th Hollywood Christmas Parade EVENTS 2015 • 115- Western Foodservice Hospitality Expo, August 23-25, 2015 Los Angeles Convention Center! • 115- Encounters with sharks, rays and crabs at the Scuba Show • 101- 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards • 115- CES 2015: Intel demos button size wearable computer • 115- CES, January 6 -9, 2015 • 115- NATPE, Miami Beach, January 20-22, 2015 • 115- Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award • 115- Pasadena Celebrates New Year with Rose Parade • THE ROSE BOWL GAME, THE GRANDDADDY OF THEM ALL- • Oregon vs Florida State to Play at the Rose Bowl EVENTS 2014 • 115- "Mongolia's Got Talent" • 115-Simon Cowell named MIPCOM 2014 personality of the year • 115- Festival Guests at Munich Filmfest • 101- CineMerit Award for Udo Kier • 115- Digital Hollywood Spring, May 5-8, Marina Del Rey • 115- The Cable Show, LA Convention Ctr. April 29-May 1 - • 115- FCC Chairman to keynote 2014 NAB SHOW • 115- LA Travel Show, Feb. 8-9, 2014, Long Beach, CA • 115- Roses Parade Celebrates 125th Anniversary, - Jan 1. 2014 EVENTS 2013 • 115- Munich Film Fest, June 28-July 7 • 115- BEST SUMMER MOVIES AT MUNICH FILMFEST • 115- CineMerit Award for Michael Caine • 115- BMW is FILMFEST MÜNCHEN Partner • 115- 15 Films in Competition for the CineVision Award • 115- Palm D'Or goes to the French • 115- Spielberg heads jury at Cannes Film Festival • 115- Ahh. . . Springtime in Cannes • 115- Cannes Film Festival May 15 - 26 • 115- MIP TV Celebrates 50th Anniversary, April 8-11 • 115- NANCY O'DELL HOSTS NAB SHOW TV LUNCHEON • 115- FCC's Julius Genachowski Attends NAB 2013 in Las Vegas • 115-Berlin Film Festival, Germany, February 7-17 • 115- Santa Barbara Int'l Film Festival (SBIFF), Jan 24 - Feb 3 • 115 NATPE - Jan. 28-30, 2013. Miami Beach • 115- MIDEM - Jan. 26 - 29, 2013, Cannes France • 115- North American Int'l Auto Show, Detroit, Jan14-27 • 115- INTERNATIONAL CES - Jan. 8-11, 2013, Las Vegas • 115- The Rose Parade - Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 Pasadena //// 2018 • 115- Nancy O'Dell to ride as Grandmarshall of the 87th Hollywood Christmas Parade HOLLYWOOD -- 2018 marks the historic 87th anniversary of the Hollywood Christmas Parade, an American holiday tradition. The annual parade takes place on the Sunday after Thanksgiving in the Hollywood community in Los Angeles, California, United States. Grand Marshal of the 87th Parade is Entertainment Tonight's Nancy O'Dell. •••• Presented and produced by Associated Television International, the live parade which happens in association with The City of Los Angeles, is taped for network television, and will take place on Hollywood Boulevard on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. •••• The parade's telecast will be hosted by Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Dean Cain and Montel Williams, with special co-hosts Elizabeth Stanton and Garrett Clayton.  The event will include live musical performances that will take place on two stages; featuring The Marine Toys For Tots. •••• The 87th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade will premiere as a two-hour special on The CW Network on Monday, December 14 at 8:00 p.m. ET / PT (7:00 P.M. CENTRAL).  The parade will also air to more than one million American servicemen and women worldwide on American Forces Network.  A true Hollywood yearly tradition, the parade attracts more than one million in attendance each year, with larger than life inflatable character balloons and celebrity filled cars making the much heralded trek down the over three mile parade route. ••••About Nancy O'Dell:  Emmy Award-winning journalist Nancy O'Dell has proven to be a force in all areas of her career as a host, author, producer and entrepreneur.  One of the country's most respected and leading entertainment journalists, O'Dell is co-host of the most-watched entertainment news program in the world, three-time Emmy Award-winning ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT. Prior to her work at ET, she served as the co-host of Access Hollywood and was named one of Television Week's "10 Most Bankable Stars in Syndication." •••• With more than 20 years of experience, O'Dell contributes to CBS This Morning and is a go-to anchor for live TV specials.  She was a special presenter on the Academy of Country Music Awards, as well as a host of the American Country Music Awards.  She hosted the 2016 Grammy Red Carpet Live Special on CBS, as well as the live Emmys, Golden Globes and Critics Choice Red Carpet Special for multiple years.  For 17 consecutive years she has hosted the Tournament of Roses Parade.  She is a member of the Academy of Country Music Awards and was the original host and consulting producer for Nashville Star, as well as the host and producer of HGTV's Celebrities at Home. •••• In addition, she has hosted The NFL Kickoff Special, New Year's Eve Special, on Fox, The Kentucky Derby Special, The Miss USA Pageant and The Miss Universe Pageant.  O'Dell has contributed reports to NBC's Today show and Dateline.  O'Dell was handpicked by Oprah and Mark Burnett to host Your Own Show, one of OWN network's premiere primetime shows. •••• On top of her broadcast journalism career, O'Dell is also a published best-selling author.  After her novel FULL OF LOVE:  Mom-to-Mom Advice for Enriching Families with Simple Photo Albums and Scrapbooking was published, O'Dell teamed up with Creative Memories to launch her own photo album line titled The Nancy O'Dell Collection.  The latest books by O'Dell, in conjunction with Creative Memories, are Secret Ingredients: Step-by-Step 'Recipes' for Creating Meaningful Gifts and Here's To Fabulous You which won the prestigious Addy Award. •••• In 2012, O'Dell turned her creative talents to generating Little Ashby:  Star Reporter, an educational series of children's apps.  In these apps, children follow the story of Little Ashby, a cub reporter who goes to various places on assignment with her FUNtastic crew. "Santa's Big Premiere" was released in 2012 as the first in the Little Ashby app series and immediately shot to the Top 20 on the book charts in the iTunes App Store.  In addition, Parents Magazine listed the app as a "Must-Have."  The Little Ashby:  Star Reporter app received a 2013 Cynopsis:  Kids Imagination Award honorable mention for the best in kids' programming.  In addition, O'Dell currently serves as the face and spokesperson of Conair's highly regarded lines of professional hair care, RUSK and BaByliss Pro. •••• O'Dell can often be seen on the silver screen such as appearing in the Golden Globe-nominated film Thank You for Smoking as well as Director Wes Craven including her in almost every installment of his huge blockbuster Scream franchise.  O'Dell has been honored with three Emmy Awards, three Associated Press Awards and two Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Awards and has been nominated for several additional Emmys.  In 2012, O'Dell was honored in New York Moves Magazine: Power Women issue as one of the most influential and successful women in her particular field.  The Alliance for Women in Media honored O'Dell in 2013 with their esteemed Genii Award for Excellence in Television.  Also in 2013, O'Dell was asked to host the highly-respected National Association of Broadcasters Luncheon. •••• After her mother passed away in 2008 from complications related to ALS, O'Dell became a National Vice President of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and serves as the spokesperson for ALS.net. In August of 2009, MDA, O'Dell and O'Dell's family formed a foundation in her mother's name called Betty's Battle:  Fighting ALS.  In 2002, O'Dell was inducted into the American Red Cross's National Celebrity Cabinet and remains in that position today.  Also, she acts as an international board member for Best Buddies, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. •••• O'Dell began her broadcasting career as a reporter and anchor at WPDE-TV in Myrtle Beach, SC.  O'Dell later worked as a morning news anchor and crime reporter at WCBD-TV in Charleston, SC. Before joining Access Hollywood, O'Dell was the evening co-anchor and investigative reporter in Miami for NBC's WTVJ-TV. •••• A native of South Carolina, O'Dell is a summa cum laude graduate of Clemson University finishing with the highest obtainable honors in the top 2% of her class.  In May of 2013, during spring commencement ceremonies, Clemson University awarded O'Dell with an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree. • Click for More- Nancy O'Dell • Click for More tviStory 115-s90- 87th Hollywood Christmas Parade • 115- Automobility LA -Formerly LA Auto Show Press & Trade Days, at the LA Convention Center, Oct. 26 - 29 AutoMobility LA is where the new auto industry gets business done, unveils groundbreaking new products and makes strategic announcements in front of media and industry professionals from around the globe. •••• Following AutoMobility LA, the 2018 LA Auto Show will open its doors to the public Nov. 30 &endash; Dec. 9. • 115- More Than 60 Debut Vehicles at LA Auto Show's AutoMobility LA ••• With more than 60 debut vehicles locked in for this year's AutoMobility LA, nearly half will make their highly-anticipated world premiere, including an all new-vehicle from Hyundai and a pickup truck from Jeep. Kia is also expected to have multiple vehicles make their world debut, including one of the brand's best-selling cars. ••••German luxury automaker Audi has confirmed that the e-tron GT concept 4-door electric performance coupe will make its global premiere at AutoMobility LA for media and industry professionals. Mitsubishi's newest concept is also set to make its North American debut at the show. ••••This year, 57% of AutoMobility LA's debut vehicles span across several segments within the luxury class; these include Volvo's latest luxury sedan, the all-new S60, which will make its auto show debut alongside the all-new V60 Cross Country wagon. The Swedish automaker has also confirmed that its global CEO is slated to make significant announcements about the company's progressive approach to transportation from its all-new display at AutoMobility LA. ••••The Polaris Slingshot three-wheeled roadster will also have its 2019 lineup of models make their auto show debut at AutoMobility LA, including the S, SL, SLR, and new Grand Touring. ••••"Cars are designed, purchased, tuned, customized and enjoyed year-round here in Los Angeles," said Terri Toennies, Executive Vice President and General Manager of AutoMobility LA and the Los Angeles Auto Show. "In a city that's known for its car culture and overall passion for cars, there is no better place to debut vehicles, reach influencers and engage with the masses than AutoMobility LA and the LA Auto Show. About the Los Angeles Auto Show and AutoMobility LA Founded in 1907, the Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto Show®) is the first major North American auto show of the season each year.  In 2016, the show's Press & Trade Days merged with the Connected Car Expo (CCE) to become AutoMobility LA™, the industry's first trade show converging the technology and automotive sectors to launch new products and technologies and to discuss the most pressing issues surrounding the future of transportation and mobility. • Click More tviStory 115More Than 60 Debut Vehicles at LA Auto Show's AutoMobility LA //// • 115- American Film Market under way at the Loews hotel in Santa Monica. •••• The AFM kicked off on October 31, running through November 7. •••• The American Film Market is considered the world's largest motion picture business event held each year at the beginning of November in Santa Monica, California. More than 7,000 people attend the eight-day annual event to network and to sell, finance and acquire films, making it the pivotal destination for independent filmmakers and business people from all over the world. Participants come from more than 80 countries and include acquisition and development executives, agents, attorneys, directors, distributors, festival directors, financiers, film commissioners, producers, writers, the world's press all those who provide services to the motion picture industry. ••• Unlike a film festival, the AFM is a marketplace &endash; with over 200,000 square feet of exhibition space &endash; where production and distribution deals are closed. In just eight days, more than US$1 billion in deals will be sealed -- on both completed films and those in every stage of development and production. ••• The American Film Market uses all 15 movie theatres on Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade. Participants may view more than 500 screenings of 300+ films-- 29 new films every two hours. Titles range from big budget blockbusters that will be released by the major studios to lower budget art and genre films recognized at international film festivals. ••• The AFM is produced by the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA), the trade association representing the world's producers and distributors of independent motion pictures and television programs. ••• The American Film Market held its first event March 21&endash;31, 1981 •• Click More tviStory 115- American Film Market under way at the Loews hotel in Santa Monica /// • Major Global Producers in the spotlight at MIP Cancun •••• The only dedicated TV content trade event for Latin American and US Hispanic audiences, MIP Cancun takes place at the Moon Palace in the Mexican resort city from 14-16 November. •••• Created by the organisers of the world's leading TV content markets, MIPTV and MIPCOM, MIP Cancun, Latin America TV Market, brings together the community of acquisition, distribution, and production executives from 46 counties to develop content deals for the fast growing Latin American and US Hispanic TV markets. MIP Cancun includes its signature 1-to-1 Distribution marketplace, and the Co-Production Matchmaking Programme. www.mipcancun.com •••• Two creative Super-Panels, one exploring the production relationship between Mexico and Spain, the second looking at the quest for brand-defining original programming, have been added to the MIP Cancun conference line-up. •••• The first of the Super-Panels is titled MEXICO AND SPAIN: CREATIVITY AND PRODUCTION EFFICACY EXPLORED and will feature Raul Berdonés, Founder and CEO of Spanish production powerhouse Grupo Secuoya; and Epigmenio Ibarra, CEO of Mexico's Argos Comunicación. The pair will have an in-depth discussion on best practices in development, storytelling, talent management, and production. •••• As head of Grupo Secuoya, the leader in outsourced TV production services and management of physical production facilities in Spain, Berdonés is in full expansion in Latin America, with projects involving major companies in Colombia, Chile, Peru and Mexico. •••• Ibarra was a war correspondent for many leading media. Since 1992 he has been CEO of Argos Comunicación, one of the most important production powerhouses of the world, with which he has produced telenovelas and series for TV Azteca, Telemundo, HBO, Netflix, and documentaries. Argos Comunicación incorporates complete production and postproduction services for television and film content. • Click More tviStory 115- Major Global Producers in the spotlight at MIP Cancun /// • Digital Hollywood, Fall Digital Hollywood Fall will take place October 16 - 18, at the Skirball Center, Los Angeles, with the following themes and special events. • The Artistic Creators: Directors - Technologists - Actors - Producers - Performers - Writers • Finance Hollywood: Investment - Packaging - Blockchain - ICOs • Advertising Hollywood: Brand and Influencer Marketing • Immersive Hollywood - VR/AR-MR-XR • California Cannabis Forum - Medical - Legislation - Media - Science • Food Tech + Wellness Forum: Food Culture - Food Industry • The Micro-Influencers - The Two Day Intensive & Awards Luncheon • Internet TV: The Disruption - OTT: Phones - Tablets - PC - TV • The Women's Summit & Workshops - Content - Discussion - Recognition • The Mobile - Social Lifestyle: Tablets - Phones - Communication • The University Project: CSU Arts Festival + AR-VR-Internet & Entertainment The Influencer Awards Celebration will take place on October 16-18, 2018 and the Influencer Celebration at CES, 2019, Las Vegas. • About Digital Hollywood During the past two decades Victor Harwood, founder and Director Digital Hollywood has developed and produced over two hundred leading conferences and events for artists, professionals and top executives. Mr. Harwood is considered a leading authority on the convergence of the entertainment and technology industries, founding and organizing such conferences as Digital Hollywood, Digital Hollywood at CES, Hollywood and Space, Politics 2008: The Media Conference on the Election of the President, Media Summit New York, Building Blocks, Advertising 2.0, Digital Hollywood Europe in London, the Entertainment Globalization Initiative, Multimedia Expo, Production East at Lincoln Center, the International Business in Space Conference and the New York Writers Conference. In 1987 Mr. Harwood produced the first HTTP: Conference in the world and 1990, he coined the now ubiquitous expression "The Digital Revolution." •••• • Digital Hollywood debuted in 1994 and has from its start been among the leading trade conferences in its field with over 15,000 top executives in the film, television, music, home video, cable, telecommunications and computer industries attending the various events each year. •••• • Keynote speakers at various Digital Hollywood events have included: Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, News Corporation; Steven A. Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Corporation; Jeff Zucker, President and Chief Executive, NBC Universal; Philippe Dauman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Viacom Inc.; Robert A. Iger, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company; Leslie Moonves, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Corporation; Barry Diller, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IAC/InterActiveCorp; Ivan Seidenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Verizon Communications; Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and CEO, Comcast Corporation; Bob Wright, Vice Chairman & Executive Officer, General Electric Company; Sean "Puffy" Combs, Courtney Love, Chris Blackwell, Chairman of Sputnik7, and founder of Island Records; Bob Wright, Vice Chairman & Executive Officer, General Electric Company and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, NBC Universal; Mel Karmazin, Chief Executive Officer, SIRIUS Satellite Radio; Scott Marden, President, McGraw-Hill, Information & Media Services; Joel Katz, Managing Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig; Brian E. Becker, Chairman & CEO, Clear Channel Entertainment; Eric Nicoli, Chairman, The EMI Group; •••• • Additional Keynote Speakers Include: Josh Sapan, CEO, Rainbow Media Holdings LLC; Rob Glaser, Chairman & CEO, RealNetworks; Sam Donaldson, Co-Anchor, "This Week With Sam Donaldson & Cokie Roberts; Christie Hefner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Playboy Enterprises, Inc. and Chairman, Playboy.com; Kevin Wendle, CEO/Co-Founder, IFILM & founder of CNET; Mads Lillilund, Vice President, New Media, Lucent Technologie; Dick Wolf, Emmy Award Winning Producer, Law & Order; John Sculley, Chairman, Sculley Brothers, Carl Bernstein, Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist & Executive Vice President and Executive Editor, Voter.com; Mika Salmi, founder & CEO, Atom Films; Avram Miller, Vice President, Intel Corp.; Chris Kitze, CEO, Xoom.com; Michael Ramsay, President, Silicon Graphics; John C. Colligan, President & CEO, Macromedia; Scott C. Marden, President & CEO, Philips Media; Danny Goldberg, President & CEO, Warner Bros. Music Group; Charlton Heston, Actor; Glenn R. Jones, Chairman, Jones Intercable; Michael Fitzpatrick, President & CEO, Pacific Telesis Enterprises; Bernard J. Luskin, President Jones Digital Century; Trip Hawkins, President & CEO, 3DO Corp.; Satjiv S. Chahil, Vice President & General Manager, Apple Computer; Stuart C. Johnson, Group President, Bell Atlantic; Kay Koplovitz, President & CEO, USA Networks and Gregory Hughes, President, AT&T Network Systems. •••• • In 1987 Mr. Harwood founded the Multimedia Expo, held in San Francisco, Boston and New York which was at the forefront in exploring new computer technologies and has been attended by over 60,000 executives and technical experts in the computer, communications and entertainment industries. •••• • Over the years, Mr. Harwood has conceived and produced such events as the International Business in Space Conference, the leading international conference on space commercialization with NASA and its affiliated companies and Petroleum InfoTech for the Oil and Gas Industry. He also founded and produced the New York Writer's Conference with celebrated writers such as Norman Mailer, George Plimpton and Jay McInerney and published New York Writer magazine with over 100,000 readers nationwide; the Fashion Video Awards with sponsors such as Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Oleg Cassini, Levi's and Bloomingdales and Production East at Lincoln Center, a leading event for the film and television industry in New York, with such celebrities as Christopher Reeves, Frank Perry, Susan Seidelman, Zack Galligan, Lisa Bonet, Michael Fuchs, Phoebe Cates, Liz Smith, David Brown, David Picker, Alan King, Martin Charnin, and L.M. Kit Carson. •••• • Mr. Harwood founded and produced SportsTech magazine, a publication focused on the integration and influence of technology on high performance sports including sports in all forms of media (TV - Mobile - Internet), the advancements of sports medicine, the use of video analysis by athletes and teams including the importance of cybermetrics (popularized by "Moneyball").  SportsTech led the way in documenting the innovation in sports medicine with extensive reporting on the advancements in what became known as "Tommy John" surgery. • Click for More About Digital Hollywood • Click More tviStory 115- Digital Hollywood Fall 2018 /// • 115- The 70th Primtime Emmy Awards, September 17 are presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and will take place at the Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles. Producer: Lorne Michaels Hosts: Colin Jost, Michael Che. Winners of the 70th Emmys: By Josie Cory © • ® • ® Outstanding drama series WINNER: "Game of Thrones" Outstanding comedy series WINNER: "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Outstanding limited series WINNER: "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: An American Crime Story Outstanding variety talk series WINNER: "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" Outstanding variety sketch series  WINNER: "Saturday Night Live" Outstanding reality competition series WINNER: "RuPaul's Drag Race" Outstanding lead actress in a drama season WINNER: Claire Foy, "The Crown" Outstanding lead actor in a drama series WINNER: Matthew Rhys, "The Americans"  Outstanding directing for a drama series WINNER: Stephen Daldry, "The Crown" Outstanding writing for a drama series WINNER: Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg,  "The Americans" Supporting actress in a drama series WINNER: Thandie Newton, "Westworld" Supporting actor in a drama series WINNER: Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones" Outstanding director for a variety special WINNER: Glenn Weiss, The Oscars" Outstanding writing for a variety special WINNER: John Mulaney, "John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City" Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie WINNER: Darren Criss, "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story" Outstanding lead actress in a limited series or movie WINNER: Regina King, "Seven Seconds" Outstanding directing for a drama series Ryan Murphy, "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story" Outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or movie WINNER: Jeff Daniels, "Godless" Outstanding supporting actress in a limited series  WINNER: Merritt Wever, "Godless" Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series Bill Hader, "Barry" Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series WINNER: Rachel Brosnahan, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Outstanding writing for a comedy WINNER: Amy Sherman-Palladino, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Outstanding director for a comedy WINNER: Amy Sherman-Palladino, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series WINNER: Alex Borstein, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series WINNER: Henry Winkler, "Barry" • Click More tviStory 115- Emmy Awards, 2018 • Click for Emmy Nominees • Click for 70 Years of Emmys • Click Direct /// • 115-China will be MIPCOM's 2018 Country of Honor The world's entertainment content market, MIPCOM takes place in Cannes, France, from 15-18 October. •••• "China has now emerged as a major producer and consumer of film and television and will play a leading role at MIPCOM, to present to the world great Chinese stories and work with colleagues around the globe to usher in a better future," said Mrs. Ma Li, Director General of the International Cooperation Department of the National Radio and Television Administration, People's Republic of China. •••• "The Chinese television and entertainment sector has a special place within the MIPCOM and MIPTV community going back to 2004 when MIPTV welcomed the largest-ever delegation of Chinese TV executives at an international television market. As MIPCOM 2018 Country of Honour, China will be showcasing its wide range of programme genre destined for international television channels," commented Laurine Garaude, Director of Reed MIDEM's Television Division. •••• The announcement comes hot on the heels of new industry data reporting that China is now the second largest television market in the world, overtaking the United Kingdom and behind the United States. •••• According to a report from IHS Markit, China spent $10.9 billion on television programming in 2017 compared to $10 billion in the UK. TV broadcasters spent $6.4 billion while online giants Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent invested $4.5 billion to provide programmes for their online entertainment platforms. Original programming accounted for 49% of shows aired in China with the rest being made up of acquisitions (46%) and sports programming. •••• "In recent years we have seen the growth in Chinese shows being presented at our events for sale to international broadcasters and an increase in cross-border partnerships between Chinese and international producers. We anticipate that the trend towards Chinese content being exported to international territories will speed up over the next two to three years and we are very keen for MIPCOM and MIPTV to be part of that process," noted Reed MIDEM's Laurine Garaude. •••• "At MIPTV 2018 we showcased several Chinese formats including 'National Treasure.' And in the documentary sector, the agreement between Tencent and BBC to produce high-quality documentaries is an indication of the desire to develop bilateral production partnerships," added Laurine Garaude. •••• The MIPCOM Country of Honour programme will include conference panel discussions on the Chinese market during MIPJunior and MIPCOM, multiple showcases of the latest Chinese programmes, a Chinese-themed Opening Night Welcome Reception, a look into the hottest shows from China in the popular Fresh TV presentation and the largest-ever China Pavilion. •••• Previous MIPCOM Countries of Honour include Japan, Russia, Turkey and Mexico. • Click More tviStory 115-China will be MIPCOM's 2018 Country of Honor /// • A Glimpse forward to MIPCOM 2018, Oct. 15-18 • 115- Showtime® limited series "Escape at Dannemora" to premier at MIPCOM 2018. PARIS -- CBS Studios International will host the world premiere screening of the new Showtime limited series, "Escape at Dannemora", at MIPCOM 2018 Screening will take place in the Palais des Festivals on Monday 15 October, with Ben Stiller, Executive Producer and series director attending the event in Cannes. •••• "Escape at Dannemora" is based on the stranger-than-fiction account of a prison break in upstate New York in the summer of 2015 that spawned a massive manhunt for two convicted murderers. The prisoners were aided in their escape by a married female prison employee, with whom they both became sexually entangled. It stars Oscar®-winners Benicio Del Toro ("Traffic") and Patricia Arquette ("Boyhood"), alongside Paul Dano ("There Will Be Blood") and Bonnie Hunt ("Life with Bonnie"). The show will premiere on Showtime at the end of the year. "Escape at Dannemora" is written and executive produced by Brett Johnson ("Mad Men") and Michael Tolkin ("The Player"). Also executive producing are Bryan Zuriff ("Ray Donovan"), Michael De Luca ("Captain Phillips") via Michael De Luca Productions, and Nicky Weinstock for Stiller's Red Hour Productions. •••• As an actor, director, writer, and producer, Ben Stiller's global box office stands at nearly $3 billion, making him one of the highest-grossing stars of all time. His directing credits include the critically-acclaimed comedy "Tropic Thunder," which won the Broadcast Film Critics' Award for "Best Comedy" and the Hollywood Film Festival Award for "Comedy of the Year"; cult comedy "Zoolander," in which he also starred; iconic indie "Reality Bites"; dark comedy "The Cable Guy"; and "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," which was named one of the "Top 10 Films of 2013" by the National Board of Review. Stiller has amassed one of the most successful acting careers on record, from movie franchises "Night at the Museum," "Meet the Parents," and "Madagascar"; to modern classics such as "The Royal Tenenbaums," "Flirting with Disaster," "There's Something About Mary," and independent features "Brad's Status," "The Meyerowitz Stories," "While We're Young" and "Greenberg"; plus "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story," "Tower Heist," "Permanent Midnight"  and Steven Spielberg's "Empire of the Sun," among countless others.  •••• "The ultra-premium programming from Showtime continues to push boundaries, delivering some of the best production auspices and most compelling stories on television today. 'Escape at Dannemora' is no exception, and we look forward to premiering this highly anticipated limited series, with the amazing Ben Stiller, at MIPCOM this October," said Armando Nuñez, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Studios International. •••• "With its star-studded cast and top-flight writing and directing credits, we are thrilled to be showcasing 'Escape at Dannemora' as the MIPCOM World Premiere Screening, and to welcome series director Ben Stiller in Cannes," said Laurine Garaude, Director of Reed MIDEM's Television Division. • About MIPCOM &endash; MIPCOM is the year's most anticipated global market for entertainment content across all platforms. Each October, the industry's major players from TV and film &endash; converge in Cannes to create a new world of entertainment. MIPCOM turns every moment into an opportunity, transforming four days of meetings, screenings and conferences into deals, from blockbuster programming to ground-breaking partnerships. And MIPJunior -  the leading showcase for kids programming which takes place  the weekend before MIPCOM - unites the world's most influential buyers, sellers, producers, digital players, publishers and licensing executives who  present, discover and screen the very latest content. • About Reed MIDEM - Founded in 1963, Reed MIDEM is an organiser of professional, international markets that are essential business platforms for key players in the sectors concerned. These sectors are MIPTV, MIPDOC, MIPCOM, MIPJUNIOR in Cannes, MIP China in Hangzhou and MIP Cancun in Mexico for the television and digital content industries; MIDEM in Cannes for music professionals; Esports BAR in Cannes and in Miami for the esports business; MIPIM in Cannes, MIPIM UK in London, MIPIM Asia Summit in Hong Kong and MIPIM PropTech Summit in New York for the real estate industry; MAPIC in Cannes, MAPIC Russia in Moscow, MAPIC Italy in Milan, MAPIC China Summit in Shanghai and IRF brought by MAPIC in Mumbai for the retail real estate sector.   • About Reed Exhibitions - Reed Exhibitions is the world's leading events organiser, with over 500 events in over 39 countries. In 2017 Reed brought together over seven million event participants from around the world generating billions of dollars in business. Today Reed events are held throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa and organised by 38 fully staffed offices. Reed Exhibitions serves 43 industry sectors with trade and consumer events. It is part of RELX Group, a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. • About CBS Studios International - CBS Studios International is the leading supplier of programming to the international television marketplace, licensing to more than 200 markets in more than 60 languages across multiple media platforms. The division distributes programming from CBS Television Studios created for the CBS Television Network, The CW, CBS All Access and other platforms, as well as content from CBS Television Distribution, SHOWTIME Networks, CBS News, CBS Films and a library of more than 70,000 hours of programming. The Studio participates in a number of international channel ventures, including owning and operating Ten Network Holdings Australia and also exports a diverse lineup of formats for local production. CBS Studios International has 13 offices around the world, including its base in Los Angeles and EMEA headquarters in Amsterdam. CBS Studios International is a division of CBS Corporation. • Click More tviStory 115- Showtime® limited series "Escape at Dannemora" to premier at MIPCOM 2018. /// • 115- The 90th Academy Awards - By Josie Cory • Oscar Winners © • OSCARS 2018 ® OSCARS 2018 ® • Best Picture: "The Shape of Water" • Director: Guillermo del Toro | "The Shape of Water" • Actor: Gary Oldman | "Darkest Hour" • Actress: Frances McDormand | "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" • Supporting Actor: Sam Rockwell | "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" • Supporting Actress: Allison Janney, "I, Tonya" • Original Screenplay: Jordan Peele | "Get Out" • Adapted Screenplay: James Ivory | "Call Me by Your Name" • Foreign Language Film: "A Fantastic Woman" • Animated Feature: "Coco" • Visual Effects: John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover | "Blade Runner 2049" • Film Editing: Lee Smith | "Dunkirk" • Animated Short: "Dear Basketball" | narrated by Kobe Bryiant; directed by Glen Keane • Live Action Short: "The Silent Child" • Documentary feature "Icarus"  • Documentary Short: "Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405" • Score: Alexandre Desplat | "The Shape of Water" • Song: "Remember Me" by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez | "Coco" • Production Design: Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, Jeffrey Melvin | "The Shape of Water" • Cinematography: Roger Deakins | "Blade Runner 2049" • Costume Design: Mark Bridges | "Phantom Thread" • Makeup and Hairstyling: Kazuhiro Tsuji, Lucy Sibbick and David Malinowski | "Darkest Hour" • Documentary Feature: "Icarus" • Sound editing: | Richard King and Alex Gibson | "Dunkirk" • Sound Mixing: Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, Gary Rizzon | "Dunkirk" /// • 115-Oscars No Shows, 1960 - 2016 • Hollywood stars who snubbed the Academy Awards Not everyone in Hollywood enjoys the gala event. Over the years, a handful of Hollywood A-listers have refused to attend the ceremony, and some who've sidestepped the show did so when they were up for awards of their own. •••• From Katharine Hepburn to Will Smith, here are Hollywood stars who snubbed the Oscars. •••• 2016 - Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith called for a boycott of the Academy Awards ceremony upon learning that the nominations, for the second year in a row, featured no actors of color. The actress and her superstar husband, Will Smith, were soon joined in the boycott by other Hollywood heavyweights including Oscar-winning directors Spike Lee and Michael Moore, while other stars -- including Oscar winners George Clooney and Lupita Nyong'o -- spoke out in support. •••• 2003 - Peter O' Toole - In 2003, Peter O' Toole became the first actor to ever refuse an honorary Oscar. Maybe he did so out of pride. The legendary "Lawrence of Arabia" star, who'd been nominated eight times throughout his nearly 50-year career and lost every single time, wrote to the Academy, explaining, "I am still in the game and might win the lovely bugger outright. Would the Academy please defer the honor until I am 80?" •••• The Academy responded by telling him stars like Paul Newman and Henry Fonda were given Honorary Oscars and went on to actually win one shortly after. O'Toole was sold, and happily showed up to accept his award. •••• 2002 - Woody Allen though he's been nominated several times throughout his decades-long career, has never shown up to receive an Academy Award, explaining, "I have no regard for that kind of ceremony. I just don't think they know what they're doing. When you see who wins those things -- or who doesn't win them -- you can see how meaningless this Oscar thing is." •••• Allen did make one appearance on the Oscars stage. In 2002, just six months after the September 11 attacks, the director presented a montage of films made in his beloved New York City. •••• 1987 - Paul Newman was nominated six times from 1961 until 1982, and although he attended the ceremony many times, he never took home an award. •••• Newman was nominated a seventh time in 1987 for "The Color Of Money." All bets were on him, but by that point, the actor was over it, and decided ahead of time he wouldn't attend the ceremony. "It's like chasing a beautiful woman for 80 years. Finally, she relents and you say, 'I'm terribly sorry. I'm tired,'" Newman explained. •••• 1981 - John Gielgud, British actor, charmed audiences as the unflappable, acid-tongued butler Hobson in 1981's "Arthur," but the actor didn't bother showing up to the ceremony to accept his award when his name was called. •• Gielgud, who throughout his eight-decade career nabbed two Oscars, three Tonys, an Emmy and a Grammy (among other honors) -- once said of awards shows, "I really detest all the mutual congratulation baloney and the invidious comparisons which they evoke."" •••• 1974 - Katharine Hepburn holds a Hollywood record for being nominated 12 times and winning four Oscars over her long career, but she never attended the ceremony to hear her name called. "As for me, prizes are nothing," she once said. "My prize is my work." Hepburn made exactly one appearance at the Academy Awards in 1974 to present the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producer and friend Lawrence Weingarten. "I'm living proof that a person can wait 41 years to be unselfish," she quipped. •••• 1973 - Marlon Brando caused a ruckus when he boycotted the ceremony in 1973 to call attention to Hollywood's misrepresentation of Native Americans. Brando, who won Best Actor honors that year for his performance in "The Godfather," had Native American civil rights activist Sacheen Littlefeather approach the podium to decline his award and give a protest speech on his behalf. •••• 1970 - George C. Scott was the first actor to refuse to accept an Oscar. The legendary actor, who was nominated in 1970 for his gripping portrayal of Gen. George S. Patton in "Patton," telegraphed the Academy months before the ceremony to let them know he didn't want the award. On the night of the ceremony, presenter Goldie Hawn opened the envelope and cried, "Oh my God! The winner is George C. Scott," but the actor, true to his word, was home on his farm in upstate New York. •••• Scott said of the Oscars, "The ceremonies are a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons." Oops! •••• 1960 - Elizabeth Taylor, screen legend, was a frequent Oscar nominee, nabbing her first award for her role as a high-class escort in 1960's "Butterfield 8." Six years later, Taylor was poised to win again for her riveting performance opposite husband Richard Burton, who was also nominated, for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" However, Burton had already lost four times at the Oscars and would almost certainly lose again, so both husband and wife boycotted the ceremony in protest -- though Taylor made up an excuse about Burton being afraid to fly back to the states from Paris. Taylor did win again and never issued a statement thanking the Academy. • Click More tviStory 115-s90- Oscar winners 2018 /// PASADENA, Calif. -- America clebrates the New Year with the 129th Rose Parade, presented by Honda By Gary Sunkin Rose Parade® Theme History in the 21st Century 2018 Making a Difference 2017 Echoes of Success 2016 Find Your Adventure 2015 Inspiring Stories 2014 Dreams Come True 2013 Oh, the Places You'll Go!™ 2012 Just Imagine… 2011 Building Dreams, Friendships & Memories 2010 2010: A Cut Above the Rest 2009 Hats Off to Entertainment 2008 Passport to the World's Celebrations 2007 Our Good Nature 2006 It's Magical 2005 Celebrate Family 2004 Music Music Music 2003 Children's Dreams, Wishes and Imagination 2002 Good Times 2001 Fabric of America 2000 Celebration 2000: Visions of the Future • Click Direct to Tournament of Roses • Read More -- 2018 Rose Parade Float Winners Scores are based on criteria such as creative design, floral craftsmanship, artistic merit, computerized animation, thematic interpretation, floral and color presentation, and dramatic impact. This year's judges -- María Eugenia Carrion, Bradley Kaye, and James Sutton -- reviewed each float during judging sessions that take place during the decorating stages before the parade. The judges used their scores from the judging sessions to determine the trophy recipients. Banners for each award-winning float will be carried in the parade by select members of the Tournament of Roses Troop, which includes Gold Award Girl Scouts and Eagle Scouts. • Click More tviStory 115- Tournament of Roses Parade® Themes /// • 101- Gary Sinise named 2018 Rose Parade grand marshal PASADENA -- Actor Gary Sinise has been named the 2018 Rose Parade grand marshal for the famed New Year's Day event. The parade's theme is "Making a Difference." •••• Sinise is known for his work with veterans' causes. The announcement was made by Tournament of Roses President Lance Tibbet. It will be the 129th Rose Parade and precedes the Rose Bowl football game. • Click More tviStory 115- Gary Sinise selected as Grand Marshal of the 129th Tournament of Roses Parade® /// Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California circa 1883 • 115- Actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise to ride as Grand Marshal at the 129th Rose Parade PASADENA, Calif. -- Actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise, who is most famously known for his portrayal of Lt. Dan Taylor in the landmark film Forrest Gump, was selected as the 2018 Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal. Sinise will ride in the 129th Rose Parade® presented by Honda, themed "Making A Difference" and participate in the pre-game celebration of the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual both are held on January 1, 2018. ••••Tournament of Roses President, Lance Tibbet, made the announcement at Tournament House in Pasadena. In his remarks, Tibbet referred to Sinise as someone making a difference in his community through his work with veterans. ••••"The 2018 theme, 'Making A Difference,' is a way to honor and celebrate all of the people in our communities, who quietly and without desire for reward or recognition, act in selfless, generous and kind ways to aid or benefit others. Gary Sinise is absolutely one of those people. Gary's humanitarian work with our defenders, veterans, first responders and their families over the years, embodies our theme to the fullest." shared Tibbet. "As members of a community, a country and a planet, we all have the ability, power and responsibility to help one another and as Gary likes to say.… we can always do a little more." •••• Gary Sinise has been working in support of veterans for nearly forty years. His commitment started in the early 1980's when he began supporting local Vietnam veterans' groups in the Chicago area and co-founded the Vets Night program at the Steppenwolf Theatre. This program continues to this day and invites veterans to a free dinner and performance for each one of the plays produced at the theatre.  ••••Among his numerous film and television roles, it was his portrayal of Lt. Dan Taylor, which formed an enduring connection with servicemen and women throughout the military community.  Shortly after the film opened, Sinise was introduced to the Disabled American Veterans organization as they invited him to their national convention to present him with their National Commanders Award for playing the double amputee. Sinise's involvement with veterans has included volunteer work for the USO, performances with his band, the Gary Sinise & Lt. Dan Band entertaining troops around the world, and the creation of the Gary Sinise Foundation which was formed in 2011 with the mission to honor America's defenders, veterans, first responders, their families and those in need.   ••••In recognition of his humanitarian work on behalf of veterans, Sinise has earned numerous distinguished awards including the Bob Hope Award for Excellence in Entertainment from the Medal of Honor Society, the Spirit of the USO Award, the Sylvanus Thayer Award from the West Point Association of Graduates, the George Catlett Marshall Medal from the Association of the United States Army (AUSA),and the Presidential Citizens Medal which is the second-highest civilian honor awarded to citizens for exemplary deeds performed in service of the nation, among others. • About Gary Sinise Foundation ••••Gary Sinise Foundation was formed in 2011 with the mission to honor America's defenders, veterans, first responders, their families and those in need. Through its R.I.S.E. (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment) program, specially adapted smart homes are being constructed for severely wounded veterans nationwide. Each one-of-a-kind home is customized to ease the everyday burdens of a wounded hero, their family and caregivers. Other programs include Relief & Resiliency Outreach, Invincible Spirit Festivals, the Lt. Dan Band, Arts & Entertainment Outreach, Serving Heroes, and First Responders Outreach. Its latest program, Soaring Valor, is sending WWII veterans to The National WWII Museum and documenting their first-hand accounts of the war. For more information, please visit GarySiniseFoundation.org. • Click More tviStory 115- Gary Sinise selected as Grand Marshal of the 129th Tournament of Roses Parade /// • 115- The 86th Hollywood Christmas Parade  •••••• 2017 marks the historic 86th Anniversary of the Hollywood Christmas Parade, an American tradition. The Hollywood Christmas Parade is an annual parade that takes place on the Sunday after Thanksgiving in the Hollywood community in Los Angeles, California, United States. Grand Marshal of the 86th Parade is Mehmet C. Oz, of the "Dr. Oz Show." ••••••  The 86th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade Featuring Marine Toys For Tots Foundation, is produced by Associated Television International and presented in association with The City of Los Angeles. It will be hosted by Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Dean Cain and Montel williams, along with Dean Cain and Montel Williams, and special Co-Hosts Elizabeth Stanton and Garrett Clayton. During the Red Carpet Arrivals Event at this year's live parade on Sunday, November 26th Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell will present this year's Parade Grand Marshal Dr. Oz with a Certificate of Recognition from The City of Los Angeles for his career accomplishments. • More About The Hollywood Christmas Parade:  The annual live parade is held in the streets of Hollywood attracting more than one million people. •••• The live parade features 5,000 participants, and will be taped for multiple nationwide network television broadcasts to be aired during the holiday season.  The parade will travel along a 3.2 mile U-shaped route starting at Orange Street and Hollywood Boulevard traveling east on Hollywood Boulevard to Vine Street, turning south on Vine Street to Sunset Boulevard, and then turning west on Sunset Boulevard traveling back to Orange Street.  Grandstand seats are now completely SOLD OUT. FREE Curbside Seating will be available along the parade route, starting at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue, continuing along the rest of the parade route on Vine Street and Sunset Boulevard. •••• The 86th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade will culminate with the much-awaited arrival of Santa Claus and His Reindeer, ushering in the holiday season, accompanied by two United States Marine Corps escorts.  Santa's Elves have adorned his ceremonial robe with snowflakes and thousands of Swarovski Crystals, in addition to weaving in 500 red crystals in the Poinsettia on Santa's hat. •••• The 86th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade will premiere as a two-hour primetime special on The CW Network on Friday, December 15, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT (7:00 p.m. CT) and will be seen on Hallmark after The CW broadcast.  The parade will also air to more than one million American servicemen and women worldwide on the American Forces Network during the holiday season.  The parade will also feature a Special Tribute for Toys For Tots by Ludacris and Special Tributes to "The Young and the Restless" and "Days of Our Lives." © • ® • ® The 18 Parade Sponsors are: • Ripley's Believe It Or Not -- Hollywood, celebrating their 100th Anniversary in 2018, is part of the Ripley's Entertainment worldwide. • Salvation Army • Marine Toys For Tots Foundation • Coalition to Salute America's Heroes (with at car transporting Emmy Award-winning Jack Scalia and Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Williams, U.S. Army (Ret.) • Rilakkuma • The Aquarium of the Pacific, located in Long Beach, CA • Paddington 2 • The Australian Institute For Performing Arts • Easy Choice Health Care • Archibald Mouse • Charlie McNeal, Singer and Recording Artist • Calprivate Bank • Bank of • Knott's Merry Farm • 501st Legion • Air Force Mini Jet Team • StarCarCentral.com • Miss Hollywood International Studios The 7 Media Sponsors are: • The CW • The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences • Hallmark Channel • Planet Hollywood • Entertainment Tonight • Variety • KOST 103.5 FM • Click More tviStory 115- The 86th Hollywood Christmas Parade /// • Dr. Oz rides as Grand Marshal in the 86th Hollywood Christmas Parade •••• Dr. Oz, surgeon and author, has won Nine Daytime Emmy® Awards for "The Dr. Oz Show" and is a professor of Surgery at Columbia University. He directs the Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital and performs 50 heart operations annually. His research interests include heart replacement surgery, minimally invasive surgery, alternative medicine and health care policy. He has authored over 400 original publications, book chapters, and medical books and has received numerous patents. He also has a magazine with Hearst "The Good Life", which was voted the hottest new publication in 2014. •••• Dr. Oz was born in Cleveland, Ohio, raised in Delaware and received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University (1982) and obtained a joint MD and MBA (1986) from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Wharton Business School. He was awarded the Captain's Athletic Award for leadership in college and elected Class President twice followed by President of the Student Body during medical school. He lives in Northern New Jersey with his wife Lisa of 32 years and their four children, Daphne, Arabella, Zoe and Oliver and two grandchildren Philomena and John. •••• Previously, Dr. Oz was a featured health expert on "The Oprah Winfrey Show"for six seasons, spanning over 60 episodes. He also served as chief medical consultant to Discovery Communications, where his "Transplant!" series won both a Freddie and a Silver Telly award. He has appeared on all the network morning and evening news broadcasts and guest hosted numerous shows. He also served as medical director of Denzel Washington's "John Q" and performed in the hip-hop video "Everybody" as part of the Let's Move Campaign. •••• Dr. Oz authored seven New York Times Best Sellers, including "You: The Owner's Manual", "You: The Smart Patient", "YOU: On a Diet", "YOU: Staying Young", "YOU: Being Beautiful", "YOU: Having a Baby", "YOU: The Owner's Manual for Teens", as well as the award-winning "Healing from the Heart". He has a regular column in Oprah Magazine and Time, and his article "Retool, Reboot, and Rebuild" for Esquire magazine was awarded the 2009 National Magazine Award for Personal Service. He co-founded Sharecare.com which won "Best Medical App" award for AskMD in 2014. •••• In addition to belonging to every major professional society for heart surgeons, Dr. Oz has been named Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People, Forbes' most influential celebrity, Esquire magazine's 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century, a Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum, Harvard's 100 Most Influential Alumni, as well as receiving the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and AARP 50 Influential people over 50. He won the prestigious Gross Surgical Research Scholarship, and he has received an honorary doctorate from Istanbul University. He was voted "The Best and Brightest" by Esquire Magazine, a "Doctor of the Year" by Hippocrates magazine and "Healer of the Millennium" by Healthy Living magazine. Dr. Oz is annually elected as a highest quality physician by the Castle Connolly Guide as well as other major ranking groups.He is also an honorary police surgeon for New York City. • Click More tviStory 115- Dr. Oz /// •115- Audi sponsors AFI Fest Nov 9 -16 The AFI Fest presented annually by the American Film Institute opens with 'Mudbound' and continues with a bounty of world cinema. It has become a favorite destination for moviegoiers seeking the newest and best that world cinema has to offer. Movie showings are held at the TCL Chinese Theatre Imax and CTL Chinese Thearters 6801 Holllywood Blvd., LA as well as at the Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood Blvd., LA. •••• The richness of this event's international scope is an earnest priority for the festival's director, Jacqueline Lyanga, and her team of programmer. Also, courtesy of robust event sponsorship, admission to all screenings is free. It's a way the AFI Fest keeps faith with its legacy -- a throwback to the old glory days of the institute's long-defunct Los Angeles International Film Exposition, a.k.a. Filmex, which from 1971 to 1987 was a notable local bastion of globe-trotting cinephilia. •••• Until just a few days ago, the festival was expected to close with the Nov. 16 world premiere of Ridley Scott's hotly anticipated "All the Money in the World," but the film was yanked from the program by its distributor, Sony Pictures, in the wake of sexual assault allegations against Kevin Spacey, one of its stars. (As of now, the film is still set to open theatrically Dec. 22.) The last-minute change of plans cost AFI Fest one of its highest-profile attractions, but also spared it some potentially awkward headlines at a time when charges of rape and sexual harassment have engulfed the industry. ••••The show will feature more than 90 screening over the next eight days including a dazzling, 12-film Robert Altman retrospective. On Thursday night the festival got off to a vigorously applauded start with Dee Rees' "Mudbound," a sprawling, powerfully acted epic of racial discord set in the WWII-era American South. The film reaches Netflix and select theaters Nov. 17. •••• One of the sacred dictates of the international film-festival circuit is that you can never have too much Isabelle Huppert, who received a tribute at AFI Fest last year en route to her Oscar nomination for "Elle." That theory is put to the test here by the inclusion of no fewer than three Huppert vehicles: "Happy End," another master class in art-house severity from Austria's Michael Haneke; "Claire's Camera," a Cannes-set curio from South Korea's prolific Hong Sang-soo (who also has another film in the festival, the absorbing "The Day After"); and "Mrs. Hyde," a new work from the French auteur Serge Bozon. • Click More tviStory 115- AFI FEST /// • American Film Market 2017 The American Film Market is considered the world's largest motion picture business event held each year at the beginning of November in Santa Monica, California. More than7,000 people attend the eight-day annual event to network and to sell, finance and acquire films. Participants come from more than 80 countries and include acquisition and development executives, agents, attorneys, directors, distributors, festival directors, financiers, film commissioners, producers, writers, the world's press all those who provide services to the motion picture industry. ••• Unlike a film festival, the AFM is a marketplace &endash; with over 200,000 square feet of exhibition space &endash; where production and distribution deals are closed. In just eight days, more than US$1 billion in deals will be sealed -- on both completed films and those in every stage of development and production. ••• Participants may view more than 500 screenings of 300+ films -- 29 new films every two hours. Titles range from big budget blockbusters that will be released by the major studios to lower budget art and genre films recognized at international film festivals. ••• With 7,000 attendees, 500 screenings, 300 exhibiting distributors, and the industry's largest Conference series, AFM is the pivotal destination for independent filmmakers and business people from all over the world. • Click More tviStory 115- American Film Market /// • 115- MIPCOM, he world's entertainment content market, takes place in Cannes, France, from 16-19 October Paris -- MIPCOM 2017 is set to showcase a record number of exclusive International Screenings, including compelling original crime series, a Russian period drama, a blue-chip wildlife series, and some caustic comedy shows. The 2017 MIPCOM International Screenings: "The Lawyer," a drama set between Copenhagen and Malmö about a young defence attorney whose world unravels when he learns the truth about his parents' death, putting his professional career on a collision course with personal revenge. Presented by Studiocanal and Viaplay with key cast, Oscar-nominated producer Nicklas Wikström Nicastro, producer Joakim Hansson, and creator Jens Lapidus all due in Cannes. •••• "The Road to Calvary," NTV Broadcasting Company's adaptation of Aleksey Tolstoy's novel, a tale of two sisters through the tragic times of 1914 -1919 encompassing World War I, the Russian Revolution, and civil war. One of two series presented as part of the Russian Content Revolution programme at MIPCOM. •••• The other is mystery thriller "Gogol", presented by TV3 Channel, one of the most expensive projects on Russian TV, which adopted an innovative release pattern. The first part was released in cinemas in August, the next two feature-length episodes following in subsequent weeks before appearing on TV. The first film broke Russian box-office records. The series features Nikolai Gogol, the great Russian dramatist, who finds himself in the ghastly world of fairy tales from his native Ukraine. •••• "La Zona", a first original production by Spanish premium pay-channel Movistar+ sold by Germany's Beta Film. It recounts the disastrous meltdown of a nuclear power plant in northern Spain, creating a contaminated no-go zone which forms the backdrop for a series of mysterious killings that seem as contagious as the radioactive fallout. •••• "Blue Planet II", a follow-up to the series from BBC Worldwide, is a bold cinematic experience that takes viewers on a magical adventure across the planet's mighty oceans. Julian Hector, Head of BBC Studios Natural History Unit and Executive Producer, James Honeyborne will introduce this stunning series that reveals surprising new places and some extraordinary new animal behaviour. •••• "Living the Dream" from ITV Studios Global Entertainment. Penned by BAFTA-nominated writer Mick Ford, a major new transatlantic comedy drama featuring an acclaimed cast including Philip Glenister ("Outcast," "Life on Mars"), who is scheduled to be in Cannes. Mal Pemberton (Glenister) decides to uproot his family from their lives in Yorkshire and move to sunny Florida to run a trailer park, but when they arrive, their dream life is not exactly what they imagined.  •••• "Guest List" presented by SND - Groupe M6. When Agnes tells Alex on their wedding day that she is pregnant, it comes as quite a surprise, since he never revealed to her that he's sterile. As the night unfolds, Alex tries to get to the bottom of things, while guests reveal their own stories in this tender-yet-caustic series starring a great ensemble cast led by François-Xavier Demaison and Alix Poisson. •••• "Tabula Rasa" from ZDF Enterprises, is a psychological thriller about Mie, a young woman with amnesia who is locked up in a secure psychiatric hospital. As the last person seen with a man who has vanished, she is both key witness and prime suspect in this mysterious disappearance. But Mie can't be released from the hospital until the man is found, which means she must reconstruct her lost memories and find her way back through the dark labyrinth of her recent past. Lead actress Veerle Baetens (Alabama Monroe) and writer-showrunner Malin-Sarah Gozin are due to be in Cannes to present the show. •••• A haunting, sumptuous period thriller set in 17th-century Amsterdam, "The Miniaturist" tells the story of a house where beneath the lavish beauty lie forbidden passions and dangerous secrets. Produced for the BBC and Masterpiece in the US, the series is being sold by all3media international. The series, based on the best-selling novel is produced by The Forge ("National Treasure"), led by George Faber with Kate Sinclair producing. It features the cross-over movie talent of Romola Garai and Alex Hassel &endash; with Newcomer & Breakthrough award-winner Anya Taylor-Joy &endash; who will also be seen in "X Men" next year. •••• Medical drama "Pulse", based on the true story of a transplant patient who alters the course of her life to become a doctor, is a gripping eight-part series featuring an internationally-renowned cast, presented by ABC Commercial and Screen Australia. Lead actresses Claire van der Boom and Pallavi Sharda ("Lion") will take part in a Q&A session following the screening, joined by the show's creators. •••• An epic historical thriller set in 16th-century Seville, "The Plague" is a stunning new series from Movistar+, in which Mateo, a heretic who has been sentenced to death, must solve a series of murders against the backdrop of an epidemic to be absolved by the Holy Office and save his own life. Domingo Corral, Head of Original Programming, Movistar+, Telefónica, will introduce the screening. •••• Global Screen is presenting two of its upcoming highlight programmes: brand-new, suspense-packed thriller series "Dementia" from Mexico, and a first exclusive preview of the latest season of "The Weissensee Saga" , the triumphant and gripping family saga with an international track record. •••• "Morocco: Love In Times of War" from Beta Film, is an epic historical drama produced by Spanish powerhouse Bambu Producciones for Atresmedia. Set in the 1920s, it follows a group of inexperienced young ladies from the Spanish nobility sent to Morocco to provide much-needed medical support for the wounded in the Spanish-Moroccan war.  This rich line-up of titles joins the previously-announced World Premiere TV Screenings of epic mystical historical series "Britannia" , presented by Sky Vision, written by Jez Butterworth and starring Kelly Reilly and David Morrissey; and MIPCOM Russian Content Revolution World Premiere TV Screening "Trotsky", a powerful new eight-part dramatisation of the life of the Russian revolutionary leader produced by Sreda for Russia's Channel One. The MIPCOM 2017 Asian World Premiere features "Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter", a brand-new drama about the life of the legendary Japanese print artist from NHK. In addition, Sony Pictures Entertainment is inviting MIPCOM delegates to an exclusive Pre-Opening World Premiere TV Screening of the highly-anticipated, new drama series, "Counterpart" , an espionage series about a mysterious world hidden beneath the surface of our everyday existence. In the presence of Academy Award Winner JK Simmons ("Whiplash," "La La Land"), Harry Lloyd, actor ("The Theory of Everything"), and creator and writer Justin Marks ("The Jungle Book" /// • 115- NAB Show - EXECUTIVES FROM DRAFTKINGS AND MCAFEE TO HEADLINE 2017 NAB SHOW NEW YORK OPENING SESSION WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The opening event for the 2017 NAB Show New York will feature Paul Liberman, chief operating officer and co-founder of DraftKings, the sports-tech entertainment platform, and Gary Davis, chief consumer security evangelist at McAfee, a leading cybersecurity company. The session will focus on cybersecurity applications and implications for media and technology. ••••Produced by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), NAB Show New York will take place October 18 - 19 at the Javits Convention Center in New York City. ••••Titled "DraftKings, McAfee and the Future of Cybersecurity," the opening session will focus on trends in digital security, including evolving threats and best practices for protecting the safety and privacy of businesses and customers. In an age of growing connectivity and online commerce, security is paramount in protecting businesses and consumers from fraud, theft of intellectual property, ransomware attacks, "fake news" scams, and hacking. •••• "Ensuring safety and privacy is a daily priority for these two individuals and a growing concern for media and entertainment companies. These executives represent two companies that are leading the way by innovating and working with legal authorities to ensure that tech platforms are compliant," said NAB Executive Vice President of Conventions and Business Operations Chris Brown. "This session will provide critical insight on cybersecurity and how businesses can protect themselves from growing threats." ••••Paul Liberman, along with two coworkers from VistaPrint, founded DraftKings in 2012. The company started as a small operation out of Liberman's spare bedroom, and grew rapidly into the leading daily fantasy sports (DFS) platform it is today. ••••As chief consumer security evangelist at McAfee, Gary Davis partners with internal teams to drive strategic alignment of products with the needs of the security space. Davis also provides security education to businesses and consumers by distilling complex security topics into actionable advice. About NAB Show New York Produced by the National Association of Broadcasters and co-located with the Audio Engineering Society's East Coast convention, NAB Show New York will be held October 18-19, 2017 at the Javits Convention Center. With more than 8,806 attendees and 362 exhibitors, NAB Show New York showcases the best in next-generation technology for media, entertainment and telecom professionals with conferences and workshops focused on television, film, satellite, online video, live events, advertising, corporate A/V, production and post. For complete details, visit www.nabshowny.com. About NAB The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America's broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at www.nab.org. /// • Created in New York Award WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Marvel Television Studio Heads Honored for the Creation of Industry-Defining Programming in New York City -- The Head of Marvel Television Jeph Loeb and Co-head Jim Chory will receive the inaugural Created in New York Award during the 2017 NAB Show New York at the Javits Convention Center on Wednesday, October 18. The award-winning television executive producers will also participate in a featured keynote discussion on NAB Show New York's Keynote Stage directly following their award presentation. •••• The first-ever Created in New York Award honors the industry's most innovative leaders who produce great entertainment from that distinctive location. Loeb and Chory will be honored for building Marvel into a leading television studio. Popular series they are involved in include "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," "Marvel's Daredevil," "Marvel's Jessica Jones," "Marvel's Luke Cage," "Marvel's Iron Fist," and most recently, "Marvel's The Defenders," and the upcoming "Marvel's The Punisher" and "Marvel's Runaways." ••••"While turning Marvel Television into a powerhouse studio, both Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory proved it is possible to use one location &endash; in this case, New York City &endash; to evoke a wholly unique look and feel to multiple series," said Chris Brown, NAB executive vice president, Conventions and Business Operations. "We can't think of any two people more deserving of this honor as they continue to drive the industry forward through their innovations both on-screen and off." ••••Following the award presentation, Loeb and Chory will participate in a discussion on how Marvel translates its world-renowned IP to screens around the globe, the role that New York plays in their productions, and how they have grown Marvel into a prolific and leading television studio. • 115- Bayreuther Festspiele, Bayreuth, Germany July 25 - August 28 The Bayreuth Festival: also a family history. The festival's management has been in the hands of a member of the Wagner family up to this day. A special feature that has increased the attractiveness of the four-week Wagner marathon worldwide. This family history, as in any other family, has not remained free of tension. •••• The reworking of the political instrumentalisation, especially in the Nazi dictatorship, the "Neubayreuth" under Wieland and Wolfgang Wagner, the changes under Katharina Wagner &endash; they stand not only for continuity, but also for breaks in the reception which have one thing in common: profound respect for the unique work of Richard Wagner. • History of Richard Wagner and Bayreuth •••• Wagner originally planned that Munich would be the focal-point of his music. After being banished from immediate contact with Ludwig II at the end of 1865, however, he switched his attention from Munich to Nuremberg, which he saw as especially appropriate for the performance of The Mastersingers and his other operas. •••• Nuremberg, however, was abandoned when Wagner heard from Hans Richter that there was an excellent operahouse in Bayreuth. Margrave Frederick (1735-63), who was married to the sister of Frederick the Great, Friederike Wilhelmine Sophie, had kept court in Bayreuth. The young Margravine was active in the arts, and like her famous brother was an enthusiastic composer (for example, the operas Amaltea and L'Elliogabalo), and the Margrave had an opera-house built in Bayreuth, completed in 1747. In its time it was one of the largest theatres in the world. The acoustics were exceptionally good. •••• • The question of performance rights made Wagner favour Bayreuth. In 1864, when short of money, Wagner had sold the performance rights of his forthcoming operas to Ludwig II. As an enthusiastic Wagnerian, Ludwig had wished to hear Wagner's music as often as possible in Munich. On Ludwig's initiative, The Rhinegold was premiered in Munich on 22nd September 1869, although Wagner was against the idea. • Click More tviStory 115-s90- The Bayreuter Festspiele, Germany • More • Click More tviStory- Bayreuth Festival /// • 115- On the Red Carpet at the Venice Film Festival 2017 VENICE, Italy -- Known as an awards-season launching pad, a bevy of Hollywood talent -- including Oscar winners George Clooney, Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Jennifer Lawrence and Octavia Spencer -- headed to the Venice Film Festival, which opened its 74th edition August 30. Venice kicked off with Alexander Payne's Downsizing as the opening film in competition. Stars Jane Fonda and Robert Redford are to receive Lifetime Achievement Golden Lions at a September 1 screening. • Some of the Films presented on the Lido: • "Downsizing" A social satire directed by Alexander Payne and starring Mat Damon, Kristen Wiig and Hong Chau, in which Damon plays a man who agrees to have himself shrunk down in order to live luxuriously in a government resort, "shows a likable character whose life is different from our own, but whom we can find common cause with" and called it "an optimistic film." • "Suburbicon" Damon will be doing double duty in Venice. In "Downsizing," he plays a man who agrees to have himself shrunk down in order to live luxuriously in a government resort, while in Clooney-directed "Suburbicon," he stars as the father of a well-to-do suburban family that finds itself caught in a spiral of violence. Julianne Moore, who last came to the festival in 2009 for Tom Ford's "A Single Man," also stars in Clooney's dark take on 1950s suburbia. • "Mother" A third title Paramount is in competition in Venice: Darren Aronofsky's horror thriller "Mother!", for which Lawrence is Lido-bound along with Javier Bardem and Michelle Pfeiffer. All three Paramount movies will continue on from Venice to Toronto. • "The Shape of Water" Fox Searchlight will launch two Golden Lion hopefuls: Guillermo Del Toro's Cold War-era fantasy "The Shape of Water," for which Octavia Spencer is jetting in, and dark thriller "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," directed by Martin McDonagh ("In Bruges"), and starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, and Sam Rockwell. •••• Although the star wattage is high, what characterizes the fest's upcoming competition lineup is not the presence of potential Oscar bait but rather "a whole other range of different types of movies that are being made today around the world, which are not promoted and sustained, and that need Venice for this," says Venice Film Festival artistic director, Alberto Barbera. • Festival Jury: Annette Bening serves as President of the main Venezia 74 competition jury -- and as the first female to hold the post since 2006. The panel awards the major prizes including the Golden and Silver Lions and the acting Volpi Cups, among others. •••• Jurists include Hungarian director and screenwriter Ildikó Enyedi, Michel Franco, who has won awards at Cannes for three of his films, British actress Rebecca Hall (Christine), French actress Anna Mouglalis (Leopardi ), Italian filmmaker Jasmine Trinca, who won the award for Best Actress; Edgar Wright, the British director and screenwriter of the iconic Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy, whose film Baby Driver is currently showing in American theatres, and director, producer and screenwriter Yonfan, a well-travelled director who grew up in Taiwan and lives and works in Hong Kong. •••• The biggest novelty at Venice this year is a new competitive section dedicated to works made for virtual-reality-viewing, the first-ever competition for VR works at a major film festival. It will be held in refurbished buildings on a tiny island close to the Lido that was a leper colony in the 15th century and has never before been open to the public. • Click More tviStory 115-s90- The Venice Film Featival 2017 /// <• 115- Munich Filmfest 2017 • CINEMERIT AWARD •••• Since 1997, FILMFEST MÜNCHEN has honored outstanding personalities in the international film community for extraordinary contributions to motion pictures as an art form.•. ••• The CineMerit Award 2017 went to actor Bryan Cranston ••• The 61-year-old actor was awarded the Cinemerit Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in film and television. He was joined by director Robin Swicord and Diana Iljine, the director of the festival. ••• "When you see your likeness tattooed on someone else's butt, you know you've made it," Bryan joked at the ceremony, according to TVI. ••• He also said he felt like the luckiest guy in the world to make a living as a working actor.   ••• Bryan Cranston became world famous for his turn as chemistry teacher Walter White, who becomes a ruthless drug lord in the series "Breaking Bad". He had already cut his comedic chops as the dad in sitcom MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE. In June, the acting phenomenoin will visit Munich to receive the CineMerit Award for his contribution to the art of film and present his new film WAKEFIELD. /// • Past CineMerit Award Winners at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN © • CINEMERIT AWARD 2017 ® • CINEMERIT AWARD 2017 ® • 2016 Ellen Burstyn, Actress • 2015 Rupert Everett, Actor Jean-Jacques Annaud, Director • 2014 Isabelle Huppert, Actress Udo Kier, Actor • 2013 Michael Caine, Actor • 2012 Melanie Griffith, Actress • 2011 Otar Iosseliani, Director John Malkovich, Actor • 2010 Abbas Kiarostami, Director Mads Mikkelsen, Actor • 2009 Michael Haneke, Director • 2008 Julie Christie, Actor, Oscar-Winner • 2007 William Friedkin, Director, Oscar-Winner Kevin Kline, Actor, Oscar-Winner • 2006 Barry Levinson, Director, Oscar-Winner • 2005 Mario Adorf, Actor • 2004 Alan Parker, Director • 2003 Geraldine Chaplin, Actress • 2002 Barbara Hershey, Actress • 2001 Jacqueline Bisset, Actress Manoel de Oliveira, Director • 2000 Milos Forman, Director, Oscar-Winner • 1999 Marin Karmitz, Producer • 1998 Eric Pleskow, Producer, Oscar-Winner Francesco Rosi, Director • 1997 Susan Sarandon, Actress, Oscar-Winner Jules Dassin, Director, Actor, Author • Click More tviStory 115-s90- Munich Film Festival - CineMerit Award /// END SEPTEMBER 2017 OCTOBER 2017 OCTOBER 2017 • Feature Story • 02. 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ˆ   • Section 115 - Calendar: Trade Events • Multimedia• Awards • Festivals • Trade Shows • Seminars (See Chronological Event Calendar Webpage) • ClickFor | HomePage | KudoAds-115spot / • vMusic-Sponsors115 • HomePage • HomePage | KudoAds-100spot | vMusic-Sponsors100 • 115 Top Results - Archives • 2015 Events • 101- 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards • 115- INTERNATIONAL CES®, January 6 -9, 2015 • 115- NATPE, Miami Beach, January 20-22, 2015 • 115- Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award • 115- Pasadena Celebrates New Year with Rose Parade • THE ROSE BOWL GAME, THE GRANDDADDY OF THEM ALL- • Oregon vs Florida State to Play at the Rose Bowl /// • 2014 Events • 115- "Mongolia's Got Talent" • 115-Simon Cowell named MIPCOM 2014 • personality of the year • 115- Festival Guests at Munich Filmfest • 101- CineMerit Award for Udo Kier • 115- Digital Hollywood Spring, May 5-8, Marina Del Rey • 115- The Cable Show, LA Convention Ctr. April 29-May 1 - • 106- FCC Chairman to keynote 2014 NAB SHOW • 115- LA Travel Show, Feb. 8-9, 2014, Long Beach, CA • 115- Tournament of Roses Parade Celebrates 125th Anniversary  • 2013 Events: • 2013- 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th Quarter: • 2013 1stQUARTER-Jan • 2ndQUARTER-April • 3rdQUARTER-July • 4thQUARTER-Oct • 115- Munich Film Fest, June 28-July 7 • 115- BEST SUMMER MOVIES AT MUNICH FILMFEST • 115- CineMerit Award for Michael Caine • 115- BMW is FILMFEST MÜNCHEN Partner • 115- 15 Films in Competition for the CineVision Award • 115- Palm D'Or goes to the French • 115- Spielberg heads jury at Cannes Film Festival • 115- Ahh. . . Springtime in Cannes • 115- Cannes Film Festival May 15 - 26 • 115- MIP TV Celebrates 50th Anniversary, April 8-11 • 115- NANCY O'DELL HOSTS NAB SHOW TV LUNCHEON • 115- FCC's Julius Genachowski Attends NAB 2013 in Las Vegas • 115- Berlin Film Festival, Germany, February 7-17 • 115- Santa Barbara Int'l Film Festival (SBIFF), Jan 24 - Feb 3 • 115- NATPE - Jan. 28-30, 2013. Miami Beach • 115- MIDEM - Jan. 26 - 29, 2013, Cannes France • 115- North American Int'l Auto Show, Detroit, Jan14-27 • 115- INTERNATIONAL CES - Jan. 8-11, 2013, Las Vegas • 115- The Rose Parade - Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 Pasadena /// End 2013 Events • 2012 Events: • • 2012 • 20-20 tviNews UpDates115 • 2012- 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th Quarter: • 2012 1stQUARTER-Jan • 2ndQUARTER-April • 3rdQUARTER-July • 4thQUARTER-Oct • 115- The 1st Annual Balboa Music Festival, Sept. 15, 2012 • 115- EMMY Nominations 2012 • 115- The 17th Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival • 115- It's a Wrap for For Munich Filmfest -July 7 • 115- MunichFilmFest Celebrates its 30th Anniversary - MÜNCHEN + • 115- Le Festival De Cannes, France, May 16-27 - • 115- Los Angeles Film Festival, June 14-24 • 115- LATimes Festival of Books, USC Campus - April 21-22 • 109- The Deal To Steal680.html -- • 109- •The Book Fair TVI calls the 4"Rs of Education" • 115- Digital Hollywood - April 30 - May 3, Marina Del Rey • 115- TCM Classic Movie Film Festival, Hollywood, April 12 - 14 • 115- NAB SHOW - April 14 - 19, 2012, Las Vegas • 115- The 28th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards • 115- CES - Consumers Electronic Show - Jan. 10-13, 2012, Las Vegas • 115- NATPE - Jan 23-25 - Miami Beach • 115- The 123rd Tournament of Roses Parade - By Gary Sunkin • 115- MIDEM, Connected By Music • Cannes, France Jan. 28-31, 2012 • 115- LA Times Travel Show - Los Angeles Convention Ctr. Jan - 29th • 115- Rick Steves Talks Travel Skills • 2011 Events: • • 2011 • 20-20 tviNews UpDates115 • 2011 1stQUARTER-Jan • 2ndQUARTER-April • 3rdQUARTER-July • 4thQUARTER-Oct • 115 2011-1st QuarterJanuaryFebruaryMarch • 115 - Consumer Electronic Show / Reviews • 115 - PasadenaRoseParade 2010 GrandMarshal-PaulaDeen • 115 - Digital Hollywood - Nov. Report • 115 - The CTIA Wireless Association • 115 - Stublets & CTIA Wireless 2010 - MARCH 22-25 - Las Vegas Convention Center • 115 - CTIA - Las Vegas Convention Center • 115- 2011 - 2nd Quarter: April * May * June - July - • 115- 2010-2011 EVENT CALENDAR   • 115- The 80th Hollywood Christmas Parade Nov. 27, 2011 • 115- The Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade 2010 • 115- The Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, Sunday Nov.28th. • #115-laautoshow-2011 115- LA Auto Show - LA Convention Center Nov. 18 -27, 2011 • 115- The American Film Market (AFM) 2011 - Santa Monica - Nov. 2 - 9 • 115- MIPCOM - Cannes, France - October 3rd to 6th 2011 • 115- Digital Hollywood 2011 - October 17- 20 - /// • 115- Digital Video Expo -Pasadena. / The Sept 20 to 22+ • 115- Venice Film Festival - 31st August to 10th September - 2011 - 68th • 115- Munich Film Fest - June 24 to July 2nd - 2011 • 115- LA FILM FESTj une June 16-26, 2011 - • 115- June 2-3, 2011 -"Disney SoundSational Summer"- Anaheim • 115- NARM Convention LA - May 19, 2011 • 115- NATPE - WiTEL®™© Event - 2011: Jan 24th to 26th - Miami • 115- NATPE - 2011 Monday Jan 24-26 - Miami Beach- • 115- NAB - 2011 • Las Vegas -- April 11-14th. , 2011, • 115- CannesFestivalde France May • 115- Int'l Science & Engineering Fair - LAMay 8th Intel I • 115- Oscars - 2011 82nd Academy Award - Oscar winners (2010) /// • 115 - 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards For Year - 2010 • 115- NATPE - Jan 24-26 - Miami Beach- • 115- The 2011 Golden Globe Awards - "2011" • 115- GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD 2011 WINNERS • 101- 115GoldenGlobeAwards2011 • 115- LA Auto Show • • 115- PasadenaRoseParade 2010 GrandMarshal-PaulaDeen • 115- HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE 2010 • 115- The Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, Sunday Nov.28th. • 115g - Trade Shows: • 115g - Trade Show02: • 115iig - MunichFilmFest-2009 27th Annual Munich Filmfest - June 26 to July4 • 115iig - LA FilmFest June 18th to 28th 2009 • 115iig - NAB - 2009 - 79th Annual Las Vegas - April TVInews - • Today's tviNews Briefs - 20-20 •115 | Click for More • 115- The 1st Annual Balboa Music Festival, Sept. 15, 2012 • 115- EMMY Nominations 2012 • 115- The 17th Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival • 115- It's a Wrap for For Munich Filmfest -July 7 • 115- MunichFilmFest Celebrates its 30th Anniversary - MÜNCHEN + • 115- Le Festival De Cannes, France, May 16-27 - • 115- Los Angeles Film Festival, June 14-24 • 115- LATimes Festival of Books, USC Campus - April 21-22 • 109- The Deal To Steal680.html-- • 109-•The Book Fair TVI calls the 4"Rs of Education" • 115- Digital Hollywood - April 30 - May 3, Marina Del Rey • 115- TCM Classic Movie Film Festival, Hollywood, April 12 - 14 • 115- NAB SHOW - April 14 - 19, 2012, Las Vegas • 115- The 28th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards • 115- CES - Consumers Electronic Show - Jan. 10-13, 2012, Las Vegas • 115- NATPE - Jan 23-25 - Miami Beach • 115- The 123rd Tournament of Roses Parade - By Gary Sunkin • 115- MIDEM, Connected By Music • Cannes, France Jan. 28-31, 2012 • 115- LA Times Travel Show - Los Angeles Convention Ctr. Jan - 29th • 115- Rick Steves Talks Travel Skills • 2011 Events: • 115- 2011-1st QuarterJanuaryFebruaryMarch • 115- 2011 - 2nd Quarter: April * May * June - July - • 115- 2010-2011 EVENT CALENDAR • 115- Consumer Electronic Show / Reviews • 115- PasadenaRoseParade 2010 GrandMarshal-PaulaDeen • 115- Digital Hollywood - Nov. Report • 115- The CTIA Wireless Association • 115- Stublets & CTIA Wireless 2010 - MARCH 22-25 • 115- The 80th Hollywood Christmas Parade Nov. 27, 2011 • 115- LA Auto Show - LA Convention Center Nov. 18 -27, 2011 • 115- The American Film Market (AFM) 2011- Santa Monica - Nov. 2 - 9 • 115- MIPCOM - Cannes, France - October 3rd to 6th 2011 • 115- Digital Hollywood 2011 - October 17- 20 - • 115- Digital Video Expo -Pasadena. / The Sept 20 to 22+ • 115- Venice Film Festival - 31st Aug to 10th Sept 2011 - 68th • 115- Munich Film Fest - June 24 to July 2nd - 2011 • 115- LA FILM FESTj une June 16-26, 2011 - • 115- June 2-3, 2011 -"Disney SoundSational Summer" • 115- NARM Convention LA - May 19, 2011 - • 115- NAB - 2011 • Las Vegas -- April 11-14th. , 2011, • 115- CannesFestivalde France May • 115- Int'l Science & Engineering Fair - LAMay 8th Intel I • 115- Oscars - 2011 82nd Academy Award - Oscar winners (2010) /// • 115 - 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards For Year - 2010 • 115- NATPE - Jan 24-26 - Miami Beach- • 115- The 2011 Golden Globe Awards - "2011" • 115- GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD 2011 WINNERS • 115- LA Auto Show • • 115- PasadenaRoseParade 2010 GrandMarshal-PaulaDeen • 115- HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE 2010 • 115- The Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, Sunday Nov.28th. • 115g - Trade Shows: • 115g - Trade Show02: • 115iig - MunichFilmFest-2009 27th Annual Munich Filmfest - June 26 to July4 • 115iig - LA FilmFest June 18th to 28th 2009 • 115iig - NAB - 2009 - 79th Annual Las Vegas - April TVInews - • • 2011-2010-09 | Click for More tviNews UpDates + • 115- Munich Film Fest - June 24 to July 2nd - 2011 • 115- -Venice Film Festival - 31st August to 10th September - 2011 - 68th + • 115 - 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards For Year - 2010 • 115- Event: May 11th: The Cable Show-2010 / ••LA Convention Center - FCC Chairman • 115- Event: Digital Hollywood - The Loews in Santa Monica May / Oct 2010 • 115- Event: CTIA Wireless 2010 - MARCH 22-25 - Las Vegas Convention Center • 115- Event: LA Marathon - MARCH 21st - Marathon 2010/2011 • 115- Event: RSTechEd 2010 - June 6th to June 11th • 115- Event: China Expo 2010 - Shanghai -- May 1st to October. • 115- Event: PRODUCED BY 2010 CONFERENCE - 20th Century Fox JUNE 4-6 • 115- Event: E3 Expo1010 Electronic EnterJune 15-17, LA r • 115- Event: NATPE/WiTEL®™© Event: June 21 • 115- London, UK / "The Smart-Daaf Boys" • 115- Event: Munich FilmFest / FilmFest Muchen - June 25 to July 3rd • 115- Event: China Expo 2010 - Shanghai -- May 1st to October. • 115- Events: NBS - FCC Explains itself at • 115- NAB-Las Vegas & "The Smart-Daaf Boys." /// • 2011-1stQUARTER-Jan • 2011-2ndQUARTER-April • 2011-3rdQUARTER-July • 2011-4thQUARTER-Oct • 2011-1stQUARTER-Jan• 2011-2ndQUARTER-April • 2011-3rdQUARTER-July • 2011-4thQUARTER-Oct • 115- The 80th Hollywood Christmas Parade Nov. 27, 2011 • 115- The American Film Market (AFM) 2011 - Santa Monica - Nov. 2 - 9 • 115- Digital Hollywood 2011 - October 17- 20 - The Ritz Carlton Hotel, Marina del Rey, California • 115- MIPCOM - Cannes, France - October 3rd to 6th 2011 /// • 2017 • 115- Intel International Science and Engineering Fair • (Intel ISEF), May 14-19 • 115- 70th Cannes Film Festival, May 17 - 28 • 115- NAB Show, April 22-27, Las Vegas • 115- NAB Show, Las Vegas, NV, April 22 - 27 • The AFCI Locations Show and • 115- The latest technology at the OFC • 115- The AFCI Locations Show and Global Production & Finance Conference • 115- MIP TV, Cannes, France, April 3-6 • 115-MIPDoc2017 • 115- 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® "By the Numbers" • 115- Golden Globe Awards Winners 2017 • 115- NATPE 2017 in Miami • 115- Culinary Highs -The Golden Glove at the Western Food Service and Hospitality Expo LOS ANGELES - Black Bear Diner, Urban Plates and Lawry's Take Top Honors at 6th Annual Culinary + Cocktail Clash Restaurant brands faced-off in the sixth annual Culinary Clash, a fundraising event to benefit the California Restaurant Association Foundation (CRAF). The battle was held on August 27 in conjunction with the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center. •••• Culinary teams, comprised of a restaurant executive, a corporate chef and a ProStart high school student, had 30 minutes and two butane burners to create an amuse bouche and an entrée. •••• New this year was the inaugural Cocktail Clash. Teams had 5 minutes to create a cocktail using Jose Cuervo and a Coca-Cola juice or mixer, a nod to the event's sponsors. Points were awarded for innovation, complexity, garnish and overall taste. The first ever Jose Cuervo Golden Goblet was awarded to Lawry's Prime Rib.  •••• The Golden Glove, the event's highest culinary honor, was awarded to Urban Plates "Thanksgiving Sushi Roll" - layered ground turkey, sautéed beets, sweet potato, and homemade stuffing. •••• Bragging rights and the biggest trophy once again go to team Black Bear Diner, who clenched The Purse for the third year in a row. The Purse is awarded to the team that raises the most money for high school culinary arts programs in an online fundraiser. •••• Real Mex Restaurants and their brands El Torito, Chevy's, Acapulco and Las Brisas dished out crowd-pleasing Mexican food delights including ceviche rojo, Hamachi sashimi, tacos al pastor, and of course, handmade guacamole. They also gave away 900 sombreros. All categories and winners: Culinary Clash: • Golden Glove: Urban Plates • Coca-Cola Champ: Lawry's Prime Rib • Foster Farms Turkey Champ: Specialty Restaurants Corp. • Ecolab Champ: Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Hard Rock Cafe • KitchenAid Commercial Champ: Hard Rock Cafe • Team Spirit: Hard Rock Cafe • People's Choice: Wedgewood Wedding and Banquet Center • Best Bite: Urban Plates • Golden Plate: Lawry's Prime Rib • FreshPoint Secret Ingredient Champ: Specialty Restaurants Corp.   Cocktail Clash: • Jose Cuervo Golden Goblet: Lawry's Prime Rib • Coca-Cola Champ: Coasterra • Best Garnish: Lazy Dog • The Craftiest: Lawry's Prime Rib /// • SIGGRAPH 2017 Honors Emerging Technology and Innovation in Computer Graphics SIGGRAPH 2017, the world's leading annual interdisciplinary educational experience showcasing the latest in computer graphics and interactive techniques, has concluded in Los Angeles with over 16,500 attendees from around the world. SIGGRAPH 2017 marked the 44th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, and was held 30 July&endash;3 August 2017 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. ••••Taking over downtown L.A., attendees came to see and interact with the latest innovations in computer graphics, including new applications in virtual and augmented reality and robotics. At the heart of SIGGRAPH 2017 were opportunities to gain hands-on experiences with new technologies; to hear experts discuss the "how-to" behind their cutting-edge film, television, game, or multi-media productions; and, to experience the merging of traditional processes with experimental, never-before-seen technologies. •••• During the course of the conference, over 600 papers, courses, lectures, panels, installations, artworks, and experiences were shared, culled from nearly 2,000 submissions from around the world. In addition, over 1,800 speakers and contributors participated. ••••On the conclusion of this year's event, SIGGRAPH 2017 Conference Chair Jerome Solomon said, "We had a fantastic, very well-attended show this year! SIGGRAPH 2017 presented more activities, technologies, experiences, and venues than we've ever seen before. Once again, SIGGRAPH has proven itself as a preeminent conference for computer graphics and interactive techniques, and I'm confident that our 2018 show next year in Vancouver will no doubt present even more cutting-edge experiences, as SIGGRAPH contributors continue to fulfill the future potential of interactive technology and innovation from every corner of the globe." ••••••Among this year's highlights were the Keynote session, which featured a conversation with Disney Legend and animator Floyd Norman, Walt Disney Animation Studios' first African-American animator. Attendees also enjoyed critically acclaimed VR short films in the first-ever SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival VR Theater; participated in a VR Film Jam, which transformed two animated short films into virtual reality experiences; listened to and met with the creators of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters as part of the Production Sessions program; and, heard from the most cutting-edge technical researchers in the business. ••• Award Winners "The Human Race," a real-time demonstration presented by The Mill during Real-Time Live! on Tuesday night, was awarded the SIGGRAPH 2017 "Best Real-Time Graphics and Interactivity" honor. "The Human Race" is a collaboration with Epic Games and is made possible through the combination of Unreal Engine 4, The Mill Cyclops, and The Mill Blackbird. The demonstration showcased its ability to blur the line between production and post, revolutionizing the conventions of digital filmmaking. ••••The SIGGRAPH 2017 Emerging Technologies program awarded its "Best in Show" prize to "MetaLimbs: Arms Interaction Metamorphism," from Japan. MetaLimbs proposes a novel approach to body-schema alternation and artificial-limb interaction by adding two robotic arms to the user's body and mapping the global motion of the user's legs and feet relative to the torso. ••••Originally announced in June, SIGGRAPH 2017 Computer Animation Festival award winners were presented with their statues during Monday night's Electronic Theater. These awards included: Best in Show ("Song of a Toad," Germany), Jury's Choice ("John Lewis Buster the Boxer," United Kingdom), and Best Student Film ("Garden Party," France). ••••Finally, the Art Papers program awarded its very first "Best Art Paper" honor to Robert Twomey of Youngstown State University and Michael McCrea of the University of Washington for their paper entitled, "Transforming the Commonplace Through Machine Perception: Light-Field Synthesis and Audio-Feature Extraction in the Rover Project." The paper describes the mechatronic, machine perception, audio/visual synthesis, and compositional techniques developed for the Rover, an imaging device and real-time audio/visual installation. ••••SIGGRAPH 2017 attendees hailed from the United States and 87 other countries worldwide, including Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. • Click More tviStory 106-s90- SIGGRAPH 2017 • Click Direct SIGGRAPH /// • 115- Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), May 14-19 - By Gary Sunkin •••••The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a program of Society for Science & the Public, and the world's largest international pre-collage science competition is taking place in Los Angeles from May 14-19, 2017. Students are selected selected from 425 affiliate fairs in 78 countries. •••••Approximately 1,700 winners of local, regional, state, and national competitions participate in this week-long celebration of science, technology, engineering, and math. At the event, these young innovators share ideas, showcase cutting-edge research, and compete for more than USD 4 million in awards and scholarships. • Rewarding Scientific Discovery and Innovation ••••At Intel ISEF, awards are based on students' abilities to tackle challenging scientific questions, use authentic research practices, and create solutions for the problems of tomorrow. • Awards include: • The Gordon E. Moore Award This "best of the best" honor and a prize of USD 75,000 is awarded to the top Best of Category winner for outstanding and innovative research, as well as the potential impact of the work. • The Intel Foundation Young Scientists Award Two Gordon E. Moore Award runners-up, selected from the Best of Category winners, are awarded USD 50,000 each. • The Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award Three finalists are selected to receive all-expenses-paid trips to attend the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar (SIYSS), including attendance at the Nobel Prize ceremonies in Sweden. Recipients must be 18 years old prior to the Nobel ceremony in December. • Intel ISEF Best of Category Awards Best of Category projects, selected from the competition's 17 categories, receive USD 5,000 awards from the Intel Foundation. USD 1,000 grants are awarded to the winners' schools and the affiliated fairs they represent. Best of Category winners become eligible for the Gordon E. Moore and Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards. • Intel ISEF Grand Awards The Intel Foundation provides Grand Awards for1st place with a $3,000 cash award; 2nd place $1,500; 3rd place $1,000; and 4th place $500.00 • Click More tviStory 115-s90- Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) • Click Direct /// • 115- Festival de Cannes, May 17 - 28 The 70th annual Cannes Film Festival is scheduled to be held from 17 to 28 May 2017. Spanish film director and screenwriter Pedro Almodóvar has been selected as the President of the Jury for the festival with Italian actress Monica Bellucci hosting the opening and closing ceremonies. •••• Roman Polansky joins Cannes film festival lineup. The director's latest thriller will premiere at the festival. The announcement arrives as the film-maker's lawyer continues to battle for the Oscar winner's return to the US after he fled in 1977. Last month, Polanski was denied the promise of "special treatment" if he came back to the US. Polansky has spent the last 40 years in Europe. •••• The Rosemary's Baby director's new thriller Based on a True Story will play out of competition. It stars Eva Green as a mysterious woman who tries to insert herself into the life of a famous author, played by Polanski's off-screen wife Emmanuelle Seigner. •••• Polanski's last film Venus in Fur also received its premiere at the Cannes film festival and won him the Cesar for best director. Last year's festival saw controversy for director. • Click More tviStory 115-s90- Cannes Film Festival-Roman Polansky /// • 115- MIP TV, Cannes, France PARIS-- Paul Telegdy, President of the Alternative and Reality Group at NBC, and Meredith Ahr, President of Universal Television Alternative Studio, will deliver a joint keynote at MIPTV 2017. ••••The global entertainment content market, MIPTV takes place in Cannes, France, from 3-6 April 2017. ••••Telegdy and Ahr will discuss the NBC network and studio's current and upcoming slate of programming and examine the evolution of free-to-air broadcast TV in an age of fragmented audiences and on-demand viewing. They will talk about the changes brought about by social media disruption, and their desire to innovate and update all aspects of development, production and programming that will be key in reaching global viewers. •••• A former BBC Worldwide executive, Paul Telegdy was promoted to the newly created position of President, Alternative and Reality Group, NBC Entertainment in June 2016. He oversees NBC's unscripted series and specials programming, including such major franchises as "The Voice," "America's Got Talent," "American Ninja Warrior," "Little Big Shots," the Golden Globe Awards show, and "Running Wild with Bear Grylls."  Upcoming series, which are produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio, include the recently announced "World of Dance," executive produced by Jennifer Lopez, who sits on the judges' panel, and "Common Sense," executive produced by Stephen Lambert. •••• Meredith Ahr , who reports to Telegdy, was named President in June 2016 of the newly created Universal Television Alternative Studio, an initiative that supplies shows to NBC as well as other broadcast and cable networks. The studio's most recent hit, "The Wall"-- hosted by Chris Hardwick and executive produced by SpringHill Entertainment and Glassman Media &emdash; was recently commissioned for 20 additional episodes.  The studio also successfully launched "Better Late Than Never," starring Henry Winkler and William Shatner, which has been picked up for a second season and will soon debut the first season of the dance competition "World of Dance."  •••• From 2012-2106, Ahr was EVP, Alternative Programming at NBC Entertainment, where she oversaw all alternative series for both NBC and Universal Television. She was also responsible for creative oversight of Universal Television's roster of reality producers and first-look talent deals to bolster the studio's slate of productions in the unscripted arena. •••• Their joint Media Mastermind Keynote will take place in the Palais des Festivals' Grand Auditorium on Monday 3 April at 5:20pm. • Click More tviStory 115-s90- MIP TV, Cannes France /// • 115-MIPDoc2017 PARIS - MIPDoc, the leading factual content screenings and conference, will mark its 20th anniversary with a rich line-up of world premiere screenings and keynotes from some of the documentary genre's global heavyweights. •••• Organised by Reed MIDEM, MIPDoc takes place in Cannes, France, on 1-2 April 2017, ahead of the world's entertainment content market MIPTV, which runs 3-6 April. •••• MIPDoc will this year put coproduction more than ever to the fore through a series of premium events and unique opportunities to discover new projects for commissioning and coproduction, including the MIPDoc International Pitch; the Matchmaking sessions* with some of the most influential buyers and commissioners; and a keynote super-panel entitled "Factual Titans Speak International Coproduction" (Saturday 1 April at 5:15pm in the Grand Theatre). •••• Speakers confirmed for the latter are Ralf Rueckauer, Vice President ZDFE.factual (Germany); Kyle Murdoch, Managing Director, NHNZ (New Zealand); Pamela Aguilar , Senior Director, Programming and Development, PBS (USA); Yuan Tian, Head of International Coproduction, CCTV9 (China); Hélène Ganichaud, Deputy Director, ARTE (France), and Jens Monath, Commissioning Editor TerraX, ZDF (Germany). •••• Just as MIPTV has built a reputation for hosting major world TV premieres, MIPDoc is a key launchpad for premium international titles. This year's edition features two World Premiere Screenings of major international coproductions. On Saturday, "Big Pacific," a blue-chip exploration of the Earth's biggest ocean and its inhabitants is presented by ZDF Enterprises; and on Sunday, "Tokyo Phoenix: The Rise of Modern Japan," a look at how the Japanese capital has rebuilt itself after catastrophic events to become a vibrant megalopolis, will be showcased by NHK and CC&C. • Click More tviStory 115-s90- MIPdoc, Cannes France /// • 115- NAB Show, April 22-27, Las Vegas About NAB Show NAB Show, held April 22-27, 2017 in Las Vegas, is the world's largest convention encompassing The M.E.T. Effect, the convergence of media, entertainment and technology. With 103,000 attendees from 166 countries and 1,700+ exhibitors, NAB Show is the ultimate marketplace for solutions that transcend traditional broadcasting and embrace content delivery to new screens in new ways. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms and countless nationalities, NAB Show is where global visionaries convene to bring content to life in new and exciting ways. For complete details, visit www.nabshow.com. About NAB The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America's broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at www.nab.org. /// • 115- The AFCI Locations Show and Global Production & Finance Conference ••••is a 3 day event being held from 6th April to 8th April, 2017, at the Marriott Burbank Airport & Convention Center, in Burbank, USA. ••••This three-day conference brings together hundreds of global production VIPs from independent filmmaker to industry veterans to media to film commissioners, while showcasing an unbeatable display of incentives, production locations, and business and support services etc. in the Travel & Tourism industry. ••••The exhibitors gathering here in The AFCI Locations Show are presenting a wide range of products and services such asCinematic Equipment and Resources, Convention and Visitor's Bureaus, Film and Television Studios, Film-friendly Locations, Financial Support and Incentive Brokers, Guilds and Associations, Hotels and Resorts, Industry Publications, New Media, Production Support Companies, Travel Support and more. ••••The second part, the AFCI Global Production & Finance Conference offers insights into co-production, new incentives / tax reliefs and changes in the film financing landscape, and is curated by Lightsource Asia Media Group. ••••Opening Remarks speakers were Kevin Clark, Exective Director AFCI; Rick Ambros, Partner, Lightsource Asia Media Group; and Robert Cain, Partner- Lightsource Asia Media Group. • Click More tviStory 115-s90- AFCI Locations Show • 115- The latest technology at the OFC By Gary Sunkin •••• A dynamic global gathering taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on March 19 - 23. •••• The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) is the largest global conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals. For over 40 years, OFC has drawn attendees from all corners of the globe to meet and greet, teach and learn, make connections and move business forward. •••• OFC attracts the biggest names in the field, offers key networking and partnering opportunities, and provides insights and inspiration on the major trends and technology advances affecting the industry. From technical presentations to the latest market trends and predictions. •••• Some of the panelists at the "Hyperscale data centers: Inside and out" were Rafik Ward, SVP of Glodal Marketing. Ward is responsidle for Product Management, Strategic Management, Strategic Marketing, and Corporate Communication Functions since joining the company in 2003; Dr. Ryohei Urata, Sr. Staff Tech Lead,Google; Dr, Bardia Pezeshki President & CEO Kaiam; Glenn Wellbrock, Director Optical Transport Network, Architecture design and planning, Verizon. •••• During the "Hyperscale Data Centers: Inside and Out" panel discussion, Ryohei Urata from Google was asked whether OSFP (octal small form factor pluggable) or QSFP-DD (quad small form factor pluggable double density) was going to lead in the intra-data center market. Ryohei outlined his vision of putting long-haul coherent optics in a client-side pluggable for speeds beyond 400G. This would allow Google to use the same module for inter- and intra-data center distances while also giving it the ability to use coherent optics within the data center. •••• Google would expect the switch manufacturers to upgrade to the new form factor, which would eliminate the need for backward-compatibility with QSFP28. •••• Google strongly favors the OSFP form factor. However, Ovum believes that placing coherent optics and a DSP within an OSFP module would be a huge challenge and require substantial R&D investments. Managing the power and heat within the module alone would be extremely difficult. •••• The industry has been trying for years, unsuccessfully, to place long-haul optics into a client-size pluggable. To help the industry move forward, Google might need to assist with NRE (non-recurring engineering) funding. •••• The last day of the 2017 OFC Conference and Exhibition offered another full day of technical sessions, the second Poster Session and the Postdeadline Papers Session. In the Exhibition, the Expo Theaters featured the concluding two panels for Market Watch, one product showcase and five show floor programs. • Click More tviStory 115-s90- Optical Fiber Communication Conference • Click Direct- OFC /// • 115- 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® "By the Numbers" LOS ANGELES (Jan. 26, 2017) -- The style and décor of the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® looks optimistically into the future using cherished elements of the theater's historic vernacular. Miles of polished chain strands hang behind the stage with linear perfection, punctuated by dozens of fully controllable small LED lights, yet they're carefully designed in waves that echo the shape of cinema's Golden Age velvet curtains. A giant screen is the center of attention, as expected, but ultra-high-resolution digital technology takes the place of projectors and xenon arc lamps. Adding to the drama, the stage is illuminated in an ever-changing gallery of captured and reflected lighting imagery. Throughout the venue, from the chandeliers to the table settings, the ornate gilt of years gone past is translated into a subtle modern interplay of silver and light. •••• Click More tviStory 115-s90- The 2017 SAG Awards /// • 115- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROGRAM EXECUTIVES NATPE Miami 2017 is pacing well ahead of last year's market and conference with a strong representation of international attendees according to JP Bommel, COO and Managing Director, NATPE.  About NATPE Celebrating over 54 years of service to the ever-evolving global television industry, NATPE continues to redefine itself and the services it provides to meet the needs of its members and the industry. What has remained constant is NATPE's commitment to encouraging growth and supporting the success of video content development, creation, production, financing and distribution across all platforms. For more information, please visit www.natpe.com.  • Click More tviStory 115- NATPE Miami 2017 /// • 101- 89th Academy Awards - By Josie Cory More • Oscar Winners © • OSCARS 2017 ® OSCARS 2017 ® • Picture "Moonlight" • Director Damien Chazelle | "La La Land" • Lead actress Emma Stone | "La La Land" • Lead actor Casey Affleck | "Manchester By the Sea" • Supporting actress Viola Davis | "Fences" • Supporting actor Mahershala Ali | "Moonlight" • Animated feature film "Zootopia" • Original screenplay "Manchester By the Sea" | Kenneth Lonergan • Adapted screenplay "Moonlight" | Barry Jenkins, right, and Tarell Alvin McCraney • Foreign language film "The Salesman" • Documentary feature "O.J.: Made in America" • Cinematography | "La La Land" | Linus Sandgren • Production design "La La Land" | Sandy Reynolds-Wasco and David Wasco • Animated short "Piper" • Live-action short "Sing" | Kristoph Deac, Anna Udvardy • Documentary short "The White Helmets" • Original Song "City of Stars" | "La La Land" • Original Score Justin Hurwitz | "La La Land" • Costume design "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" | Colleen Atwood • Makeup and hairstyling "Suicide Squad" | Allessandro Bertolazzi, Giorio Gregorin and Christopher Nelson • Visual effects "The Jungle Book" | Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Dan Lemmon • Sound mixing "Hacksaw Ridge" | Peter Grace, Robert Mackenzie, Kevin O'Connell and Andy Wright• Sound editing "Arrival" | Sylvain Bellemare • Film editing John Gilbert | "Hacksaw Ridge" Oscars 2017 Picture "Arrival" "Fences" "Hacksaw Ridge" "Hell or High Water" "Hidden Figures" "La La Land" "Lion" "Manchester by the Sea" "Moonlight" Lead actress Isabelle Huppert | "Elle" Ruth Negga | "Loving" Natalie Portman | "Jackie" Emma Stone | "La La Land" Meryl Streep | "Florence Foster Jenkins" Lead actor Casey Affleck | "Manchester By the Sea" Andrew Garfield | "Hacksaw Ridge" Viggo Mortensen | "Captain Fantastic" Ryan Gosling | "La La Land" Denzel Washington | "Fences" Supporting actress Viola Davis | "Fences" Naomie Harris | "Moonlight" Nicole Kidman | "Lion" Octavia Spencer | "Hidden Figures" Michelle Williams | "Manchester By the Sea" Supporting actor Mahershala Ali | "Moonlight" Jeff Bridges | "Hell or High Water" Lucas Hedges | "Manchester By the Sea" Dev Patel | "Lion" Michael Shannon | "Nocturnal Animals" Director Damien Chazelle | "La La Land" Mel Gibson | "Hacksaw Ridge" Barry Jenkins | "Moonlight" Kenneth Lonergan | "Manchester By the Sea" Denis Villeneuve | "Arrival" Animated feature film "Kubo and the Two Strings" "My Life as a Zucchini" "Moana" "The Red Turtle" "Zootopia" Original screenplay Damien Chazelle | "La La Land" Yorgos Lanthimos (above) and Efthymis Filippou | "The Lobster" Kenneth Lonergan | "Manchester By the Sea" Mike Mills | "20th Century Women" Taylor Sheridan | "Hell or High Water" Adapted screenplay Luke Davies | "Lion" Eric Heisserer | "Arrival" Barry Jenkins, right, and Tarell Alvin McCraney | "Moonlight" Theodore Melfi and Allison Schroeder | "Hidden Figures" August Wilson | "Fences" Foreign language film "Land of Mine" "A Man Called Ove" "The Salesman" "Tanna" "Toni Erdmann" Documentary feature "13th" "Fire at Sea" "I Am Not Your Negro" "O.J.: Made in America" "Life, Animated" Cinematography Bradford Young | "Arrival" Linus Sandgren | "La La Land" Greig Fraser | "Lion" James Laxton | "Moonlight" Rodrigo Prieto | "Silence" Production design Anna Pinnock and Stuart Craig | "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" Nancy Haigh and Jess Gonchor | "Hail, Caesar!" Gene Serdena and Guy Hendrix Dyas | "Passengers" Paul Hotte and Patrice Vermette | "Arrival" Sandy Reynolds-Wasco and David Wasco | "La La Land" • Click More tviStory 115-s90- Oscar winners 2017 /// • 115- 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® "By the Numbers" LOS ANGELES (Jan. 26, 2017) -- The style and décor of the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® looks optimistically into the future using cherished elements of the theater's historic vernacular. Miles of polished chain strands hang behind the stage with linear perfection, punctuated by dozens of fully controllable small LED lights, yet they're carefully designed in waves that echo the shape of cinema's Golden Age velvet curtains. A giant screen is the center of attention, as expected, but ultra-high-resolution digital technology takes the place of projectors and xenon arc lamps. Adding to the drama, the stage is illuminated in an ever-changing gallery of captured and reflected lighting imagery. Throughout the venue, from the chandeliers to the table settings, the ornate gilt of years gone past is translated into a subtle modern interplay of silver and light. •••• This sophisticated design sets the tone for this year's SAG Awards®, an event that embodies culture, style and community for attendees and audiences alike. That welcoming atmosphere makes it easy to forget that everything here is on a larger-than-life scale. •••• How large a scale? Here are just a few of the numbers and other fun facts that go into transforming the huge empty space that is the Shrine Exposition Center into the dazzling event that is the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. The Arrivals ••••• Guests walk past international media and fans along 17,100 square feet of red carpet ••••• There are 12,500 lineal feet of hedges used for edging ••••• Three rows of six-foot high bleachers, totaling 180 lineal feet, accommodate 300 fans •••• Attendees are shielded from the weather by 21,500 square feet of tenting that covers the red carpet The Actor® ••••• Each solid bronze Actor® statuette is 16 inches tall and weighs a substantial 12 pounds ••••• It takes a team of 10 craftspeople at American Fine Arts Foundry three to four weeks to make The Actors® each year ••••• Since 1995, the 1st Annual SAG Awards, 952 Actor® statuettes have been awarded ••••• Each statuette is individually numbered, with The Actor No. 1 on display at SAG-AFTRA headquarters in Los Angeles ••••• Seven larger-than-life replicas of The Actor® statuette, each nearly ten feet tall and weighing 162 pounds, are strategically positioned as guardians of the red carpet, the Showroom, and the Post-Awards Gala ••••• Each giant Actor is made from steel, shaped using a silicone and fiberglass mold before being refined and painted The Venue ••••• The iconic Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall was the largest theater in the United States when it was built in 1926 ••••• The SAG Awards annually transforms the Shrine's Expo Hall into an intimate dinner showroom for the televised ceremony and the Auditorium stage into a unique setting for the Post-Awards Gala hosted by People and the Entertainment Industry Foundation. ••••• At 194 feet (59 meters) wide and 69 feet (21 meters) deep, the Shrine's is thought to be the largest proscenium arch stage in the country. •••• The Shrine was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1975 •••• In 1933, David O. Selznick's groundbreaking King Kong used the Shrine as the "New York" theater where the giant gorilla gets exhibited, helping to keep the film's budget down to $672,000 (under $12 million in 2017 dollars) The Showroom ••••• It takes at least four days to transform the Showroom for the SAG Awards, a feat made possible by months of pre-planning ••••• The Shrine Exposition Center's 34,000 square foot wooden floor is cloaked in 11,800 square feet of black carpet ••••• About 15,000 square feet of black drapery swathes the previously bare walls ••• • Over 150,000 linear feet of chain (roughly 46,000 meters) &endash; enough to stretch across the 30-Mile Studio Zone &endash; are used to create the curtains and chandeliers ••••• The stage floor is overlaid with 300 sheets, 4 foot by 4 foot each, of black glossy Formica   The People ••••• All SAG-AFTRA members in good standing are eligible to vote in all categories, which means 121,546 peers in the actors' union choose the honorees this year •••• 247 actors have been nominated for the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards ••••• 525 performers (350 for Film, 175 for Television) are nominated in Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble categories ••••• It takes more than 700 staff and crew to make the SAG Awards a reality The Audience ••••• About 300,000 pedestrians a day walk past the giant Spectacolor HD electric billboard in Times Square that will be showing the live webcast of the official People, EW & TNT's SAG Awards® Red Carpet Live pre-show ••••• The Spectacolor HD billboard display is 744 pixels x 992 pixels, and it requires video encoded at 10,000 &endash; 25,000 kbits/sec ••••• The programming also will be seen on ten billboards in New York subway's digital network. ••• • The People, EW & TNT's SAG Awards® Red Carpet Live pre-show will stream simultaneously on sagawards.tntdrama.com, sagawards.org, the People/Entertainment Weekly Network (People.com/PEN), EW.com, InStyle.com, Essence.com, and Time.com beginning at 5:30 p.m. (ET) / 2:30 p.m. (PT) ••••• The telecast is available internationally, including to U.S. military installations through the American Forces Network. The Dinner, Catered by Wolfgang Puck Among the culinary creations for the evening are: Green Tea Marinated Salmon with Bulgur Wheat, Tofu and Sweet Soy; and Spiced Chicken with Moroccan Couscous and Saffron Aioli. The preparations and recipes have an extensive list of the finest quality ingredients including: ••••• 200 pounds of Alaskan King Salmon ••••• 400 pounds of Jidori Chicken ••••• 50 pounds of Couscous ••••• 80 pounds of Tofu ••••• 2 pounds of Saffron ••••• 50 pounds of Bulgur Wheat ••••• 2,600 Homemade Lavosh ••••• 3,200 Homemade Breadsticks The Flowers, by CJ Matsumoto & Sons CJ Matsumoto & Sons is creating floral arrangements representing this year as a year of change, inspired by nature in its ever-evolving textures. Each is a simple garden setting -- with a twist, created by tiny lights within the structure of the arrangements that play off the white floral, creating a varied spectrum of color. There are more than 300 individual arrangements, requiring countless bunches of white roses and: ••••• 12 craftspeople working countless hours ••••• Over 3,000 blossoms and blooms of cymbidium and dendrobium orchids ••••• More than 2,000 stems of miniature white calla lilies ••• • At least 1,000 stems of Star of Bethlehem ••••• Over 900 stems of aspidistra ••• • Approximately 5,000 stems of equisetum, spotted leaves, galax leaves and various grasses FIJI Water® FIJI Water© is the Official Water of the SAG Awards, a role that includes: ••• • Six consecutive years in which FIJI Water© has been the Official Water of the prestigious event ••••• 315 of Earth's Finest™ redesigned signature silver sleeves adorning the tables inside the SAG Awards Showroom ••••• 175 of FIJI Water's new 1-liter bottle making its SAG Awards debut ••••• 1,500 custom FIJI Water Straws visible and in use along the entire red carpet DOVE® Chocolate DOVE® Chocolate is providing generous quantities of its artisanal milk and dark chocolate DOVE® Promises to the Screen Actors Guild Awards. A lot of detail goes into being the No. 1 pure dark chocolate brand in the U.S., including factoids like: ••••• At least 4 cocoa beans are required for each individual DOVE® Promise ••••• The beans make a 5,000-mile journey from cocoa farmers in Cote d'Ivoire to be made into DOVE® chocolate ••••• Each bean undergoes a 15-step bean-to-bar process - select, roast, mill, refine, smooth, mix & more ••••• It takes 5 years for a cacao tree to bear fruit Champagne Taittinger As the Official Champagne of the SAG Awards, Champagne Taittinger is pouring: ••••• One magnum of Champagne Taittinger Brut La Française at the traditional Champagne Taittinger toast that officially opens the SAG Awards Red Carpet ••••• 160 magnums of Champagne Taittinger Brut La Française at the official Post-Awards Gala hosted by People and the Entertainment Industry Foundation ••• • Each magnum contains 500 million bubbles! ••• • 480 standard 750 ml bottles of Champagne Taittinger Brut La Française inside the Showroom and at the Post-Awards Gala ••• • Champagne Taittinger is also providing Two Methuselah (6 liters, also known as a Balthazar) bottles of Champagne Taittinger Brut La Française to be signed by Actor® recipients and donated to the auction benefiting the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Sterling Vineyards Premium vintner Sterling Vineyards is the official provider of wine to the SAG Awards and the Post-Awards Gala, and it has chosen to serve four wine varietals. ••••• 5,880 glasses of luxury Sterling Vineyards wines are expected to be served throughout the evening ••• • The Actor award weighs about the same as two bottles of Sterling Vineyards wine ••••• If all of the evening's wine corks were laid end-to-end, they would run the length of the SAG Awards Red Carpet ••••• 372 bottles of Sterling Vineyards Napa Valley Chardonnay 2015 in the Showroom ••••• 396 bottles of Sterling Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 in the Showroom ••••• 192 bottles of Sterling Vineyards Vintners Collection Sauvignon Blanc 2016 at the Gala ••••• 216 bottles of Sterling Vineyards Vintners Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 at the Gala Chopin Vodka and Clase Azul Tequila Chopin Vodka and Clase Azul Tequila are offering four specially crafted cocktails at the Showroom bars and at the official Post-Awards Gala. These artisanal recipes require: ••••• 60 bottles of Clase Azul Plata Tequila ••••• 60 bottles of Chopin Potato Vodka ••• • 40 bottles of Clase Azul Reposado Tequila ••••• 23 bottles of Chopin Wheat Vodka ••• • 65 gallons of Perricone Fresh Lime Juice ••• • 22 gallons of Perricone Fresh Lemon Juice ••••• 12 bottles of La Pinta Pomegranate Liqueur ••• • 15 gallons of agave nectar ••• • 25 bottles of aloe water ••••• 12 bottles of elderflower liqueur ••••• 25 fresh cucumbers ••••• 22 fresh lemons and oranges ••• • 2 pounds of fresh jalapeños About the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented by SAG-AFTRA with Screen Actors Guild Awards, LLC will be produced by Avalon Harbor Entertainment, Inc. and will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017 at 8 p.m. (ET) / 5 p.m. (PT). TBS and TNT subscribers can also watch the SAG Awards live through the networks' websites and mobile apps. In addition, TNT will present a primetime encore of the ceremony immediately following the live presentation. The telecast is available internationally, including to U.S. military installations through the American Forces Network. • Click More tviStory 115-s90- The 2017 SAG Awards /// • 115- Golden Globe Awards Winners 2017 Movies Best picture, drama: "Moonlight" Best picture, comedy or musical: "La La Land" Actress, drama: Isabelle Huppert, "Elle" Actor, drama: Casey Affleck, "Manchester by the Sea" Actress, comedy or musical: Emma Stone, "La La Land" Actor, comedy or musical: Ryan Gosling, "La La Land" Supporting actress: Viola Davis, "Fences" Supporting actor: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, "Nocturnal Animals" Director: Damien Chazelle, "La La Land" Screenplay: Damien Chazelle, "La La Land" Animated film: "Zootopia" Foreign language film: "Elle" (France) Advertisement Continue reading the main story Original score: Justin Hurwitz, "La La Land" Original song: "City of Stars," "La La Land" Television Best series, drama: "The Crown," Netflix Best series, comedy or musical: "Atlanta," FX Best television movie or mini-series: "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story," FX Actress, mini-series or television movie: Sarah Paulson, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" Actor, mini-series or television movie: Tom Hiddleston, "The Night Manager" Actress, drama: Claire Foy, "The Crown" Actor, drama: Billy Bob Thornton, "Goliath" Actress, comedy or musical: Tracee Ellis Ross, "black-ish" Actor, comedy or musical: Donald Glover, "Atlanta" Supporting actress: Olivia Colman, "The Night Manager" Supporting actor: Hugh Laurie, "The Night Manager" Click More tviStory 115- Golden Globe Winners 2017 /// • 115- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROGRAM EXECUTIVES NATPE Miami 2017 is pacing well ahead of last year's market and conference with a strong representation of international attendees according to JP Bommel, COO and Managing Director, NATPE. Also announced today were a new membership tier, NATPE Next Gen, and the host of the Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards, Natalie Morales. The leading global marketplace and resource of television and platform executives will run from Jan. 17-19 at both the Fontainebleau and Eden Roc Miami Beach resorts.  •••The Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards will be hosted by Natalie Morales, the West Coast anchor of NBC News' TODAY and co-host of Access Hollywood and Access Hollywood Live. The awards gala will take place during the 2017 NATPE Conference and Market in Miami on January 18. The previously announced Tartikoff Award recipients are Susanne Daniels, Randy Falco, Eva Longoria, Josh Sapan, Dana Walden and Gary Newman.  •••NATPE Next Gen was created to service industry up-and-comers looking to enhance their burgeoning careers and establish strong relationships for the future. The new organization will operate under the NATPE parent umbrella and provide exclusive access to year-round programming in the form of events, summits, workshops, and screenings. NATPE Next Gen will also have a presence at the yearly NATPE Miami conference in January.  ••• Attendance and the expanded membership initiative are not the only places to find growth at NATPE. For the first time ever, NATPE Miami will offer a Master Class Series across all tracks featuring top names in the business giving intimate sessions set to empower and inspire conference attendees. Some of the sessions include 19 time Grammy Award-winning producer Emilio Estefan teaching a class on "How to Navigate the Music Industry"; Steve Levitan, co-creator of Modern Family, instructing conference-goers on "Comedy Writing at its Best"; and Morgan Wandel, Amazon Studios' Head of Drama Series, leading a session on "How to Thrive in the Scripted Market." Additional speakers and keynote sessions will be announced in the coming weeks.  •••• As the industry racks their brains on how to target the rapidly growing millennial demographic, NATPE is set to feature a keynote session with Jason Dorsey, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, The Center for Generational Kinetics. With best-selling books and appearances on 60 Minutes, 20/20, and TODAY on his resume, Dorsey will bring his new take on the generational lines and how we talk about them to the NATPE programing lineup.  • About NATPE Celebrating over 54 years of service to the ever-evolving global television industry, NATPE continues to redefine itself and the services it provides to meet the needs of its members and the industry. What has remained constant is NATPE's commitment to encouraging growth and supporting the success of video content development, creation, production, financing and distribution across all platforms. For more information, please visit www.natpe.com.  • Click More tviStory 115- NATPE Miami 2017 /// 2016 • 115- The 85th Hollywood Christmas Parade • LA Auto Show, Nov. 18-27 • LA Auto Show's AutoMobility LA Nov. 14-18. • 115- Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo Aug. 28-30 • 115- Everything Wireless under One Roof at • CTIA Super Mobility 2016, Sept. 7, 8, 9, Las Vegas • 115- BIFF comes to the Media Capital of the World, Sept. 7-16 • 115- 34th Munich Film Fest • 115- CineMerit to Ellen Burstyn • ACADEMY AWARDS- OSCAR WINNERS (2016) • Meryl Streep Wraps Up Berlin Film Festival • 115- Lights! Camera! -Action! at the Berlin Film Festival, Feb. 11 - 21 • 115- THE REEL AWARDS • 115- The Revenant wins big at the Directors Guild Awards, Feb. 6 • 115- The Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show, Feb. 27-28 • The 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon, Los Angels, Feb. 13 • 115- The 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards • 115- The Internet of Things at CES • 115 IOWA Vs STANFORD - ROSE BOWL GAME 2016 • 115- KEN BURNS, GRAND MARSHAL OF THE • 127TH TOURNAMENT OF ROSES® PARADE • 115- The 84th Hollywood Christmas Parade • 115- The 85th Hollywood Christmas Parade  Hollywood, CA-- The 85th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade Featuring Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, was produced by Associated Television International and presented in associations with The City of Los Angeles, •••• Grammy-winning singer Olivia Newton-John, perhaps best known for her starring role opposite John Travolta in the movie musical "Grease," served as grand marshal at the 85th annual Hollywood Christmas Parade. •••• The parade stepped off at 6 p.m. at Orange Street and Hollywood Boulevard, traveling on a U-shaped 3.2-mile route, heading east on Hollywood Boulevard, south on Vine Street and west on Sunset Boulevard back to Orange. •••• Mickey Mouse, was joined on the route by dancers from the D23 Disney Fan Club. Larry King, grand marshal of the 2010 parade, also returned, along with 1994 grand marshal Lou Gossett Jr. and 1979 grand marshal Robert Wagner, who was joined by his daughters Natasha, Courtney and Katie and his grandson Riley Lewis. •• The parade was hosted by Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Dean Cain and Montel Williams, with Co-Hosts Elizabeth Stanton and Garrett Clayton. •••• Other celebrities who took part included Lou Ferrigno; "Days of Our Lives" cast members Deidre Hall, Marci Miller, Martha Madison and Camila Banus; "The Bold and the Beautiful" cast members including John McCook, Alley Mills, Felisha Cooper, Darin Brooks, Kelly Kruger and Scott Clifton; Miles Brown and Marsai Martin of "Black-ish"; Hudson Yang, Forrest Wheeler and Ian Chen of "Fresh Off the Boat"; comedian Bill Engval; and actors Boris Kodjoe, Nicole Ari Parker and Jack Scalia. •••• A Pre-Parade All-Star Concert kicked-off the festivities at 5:00 p.m. in the streets of Hollywood, CA with performing artists; Olivia Newton-John; Cyndi Lauper; Kenny G; WAR; Eric Benét; Scotty McCreery; The Empty Hearts super group with All Star members from Blondie, The Cars, Chesterfield Kings and The Romantics; Band Of Merrymakers featuring Mark McGrath and Lisa Loeb.  Celebrity magicians, Murray SawChuck, Tommy Wind and Naathan Phan, stars of The CW's hit primetime television series, Masters of Illusion, also performed. •••••• The 85th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade will premiere as a two-hour primetime special on The CW Network on Friday, December 16, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT (7:00 p.m. CT) repeating on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel on Wednesday, December 21, 2106 at 3:00 p.m. ET/PT (2:00 p.m. CT). The parade will also air to more than one million American servicemen and women worldwide on American Forces Network.  An American tradition, the live parade in the streets of Hollywood annually attracts more than one million spectators. • Click More tviStory 115- The 85th Hollywood Christmas Parade /// • More Than 50 Debuts Confirmed for 2016 LA Auto Show's AutoMobility LA Nov. 14-17 By Gary Sunkin LOS ANGELES, CA--The LA Auto Show® expects more than 50 vehicles to be unveiled in front of media, analysts and industry executives during its trade show, AutoMobility LATM, taking place November 14-17, 2016, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. AutoMobility LA 2016 will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center Nov. 14-17, with manufacturer vehicle debuts intermixed.   • LA Auto Show will be open to the public Nov. 18-27. •••• While nearly every automaker is slated to unveil products and/or make significant announcements, a few have begun to share their plans for vehicle reveals. Among the more than 20 world debuts will be introductions by Alfa Romeo, Mazda, MINI, Subaru, Volkswagen and a compact SUV from Jeep.  Other reveals confirmed are those from Infiniti, Jaguar Land Rover and smart.  Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Nissan will have multiple reveals, while Porsche has confirmed five debuts. •••• General Motors (GM) will have multiple global and North American debuts, including two reveals from Chevrolet.  Cadillac's debut lineup will include the Escala concept car, which has only been seen on the Concept Lawn at the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. •••• In addition to production and concept vehicles in the luxury and performance segments, this year's unveilings will include a significant showing of SUVs and electric/hybrid options across several makes and models. •••• As the automotive industry continues to transform, AutoMobility LA will also serve as a platform for product unveilings and significant announcements focused on technology, including the global premier of Divergent's Blade production vehicle.  Built using Divergent 3D's proprietary platform, the Blade supercar represents the future of automobile manufacturing and will be available to customers in 2017. •••• AutoMobility LA, all of this year's debuts will be on display at the 2016 LA Auto Show (open to the public November 18-27). •••• AutoMobility LA is the culmination of a multi-year evolution of the LA Auto Show's Connected Car Expo and its Press & Trade Days into a trade show designed exclusively for the new automotive industry.  The four-day event will bring together the entire "new mobility ecosystem" comprised of automakers, tech companies, designers, developers, startups, investors, dealers, government officials, analysts, etc. • About the Los Angeles Auto Show and AutoMobility LA Founded in 1907, the Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto Show®) is the first major North American auto show of the season each year.  In 2016, the show's Press & Trade Days merged with the Connected Car Expo (CCE) to become AutoMobility LATM, the industry's first trade show converging the technology and automotive industries to launch new products and technologies and to discuss the most pressing issues surrounding the future of transportation and mobility.  •••• AutoMobility LA 2016 will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center Nov. 14-17, with manufacturer vehicle debuts intermixed.  LA Auto Show will be open to the public Nov. 18-27. AutoMobility LA is where the new auto industry gets business done, unveils groundbreaking new products and makes strategic announcements in front of media from around the globe.  •••• LA Auto Show is endorsed by the Greater L.A. New Car Dealer Association and is operated by ANSA Productions.  To receive the latest show news and information, follow LA Auto Show on Twitter at twitter.com/LAAutoShow or via Facebook at facebook.com/LAAutoShow and sign up for alerts at http://www.laautoshow.com/.  For more information about AutoMobility LA, please visit http://www.automobilityla.com. "AutoMobility LA" is the exclusive trademark of the LA Auto Show. • Click More tviStory 115- LA AUTO SHOW and AutoMobiliy LA /// • 115- Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo Aug. 28-30, 2016 LOS ANGELES -- The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo in partnership with the California Restaurant Association will feature several members of the CRA as speakers throughout the Ferdinand Metz Foodservice Forum, which will offer 30 complimentary sessions and dozens of special events. The Expo, the premiere three-day event for the foodservice and hospitality industries, will take place August 28-30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. • Click Direct- 115- Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo • 115- Everything Wireless under One Roof CTIA Super Mobility 2016, will take place at the Sands Expo, Sept. 7, 8, 9, Las Vegas Keynotes: Mark Cuban recently added to the keynote roster consisting of Glenn Lurie, Pres & CEO, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Operations; Peter Chernin, CEO The Chernin Group; Rajeev Suri, Pres & CEO Nokia; Matt Grob, EVP & CTO Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.; John Stratton, EVP & Pres of Operatins, Verizon; Tom Wheeler, Chairman FCC; Meredith Attwell Baker, Pres & CEO, CTIA. •••• More than100 industry expert speakers will discuss technical intelligence, consumer adoption trends, Adtech viability, consumer appetite for mobile video, best business practices and key insights into the issues and opportunities facing smart enterprises and connected consumers. •••• Speakers will also tackle issues surrounding consumer privacy and data security and how these might impact the evolution of 5G services and applications. •••• CTIA celebrates the 10th anniversary of the CTIA E-Tech Awards and the winners will be announced live September 8. ••••The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) is an international nonprofit membership organization that has represented the wireless communications industry since 1984. Membership in the association includes wireless carriers and their suppliers, as well as providers and manufacturers of wireless data services and products. • Click Direct- CTIA • Click More tviStory 115- CTIA SuperMobility 2016 /// /// • 115- BIFF comes to the Media Capital of the World, Sept. 7 - 16 The 8th Annual Burbank International Film Festival will showcase over 150 films from 34 countries around the world, with 18 award categories, numerous after-parties, red carpet arrivals, and festivities throughout Burbank from September 7th through 11th. To learn more visit BurbankFilmFest.org. •••• Jeff Rector is President and Director of the Burbank International Film Festival. ••••"Located in the 'Media Capital of the World,' our audience is film-savvy, enthusiastic, and linked to the movie business, giving filmmakers privileged access to top industry professionals. This year, we are proud to partner with the American Cancer Society to raise awareness in the fight against cancer," said Jeff Rector, Festival Director. "We are thrilled to have BIFF on board to support our fight to end cancer," said Andrew Emmett, Senior Market Manager for American Cancer Society. "By working together we'll be able to save more lives and improve the health of the community." •••Some of the festival categories include Films by Women, Animation, Documentary, Comedy, Drama, Faith-Based, LA County Student Filmmaker, New Media, Science Fiction/Fantasy/ Horror, Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress. •••••••Also screening will be the 30th Anniversary of the highflying adventure Top Gun, courtesy of Paramount Pictures. The Night of Sci-fi, Fantasy and Horror will feature a special 30th Anniversary  screening of Aliens, courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with some of the original cast members. ••••Saturday, September 10th is the Night of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, and all the screenings will be followed by an "Out-of-this-World" after-party in a 6,000 sq. ft. sound-stage. ••••NBC4 broadcasting icon Fritz Coleman will once again emceed the Closing Night Gala to be held in the Starlight Ballroom at The Castaway. ••••2016 presenting sponsors are the Downtown Burbank Partnership and Visit Burbank. The Burbank International Film Festival is also supported in part by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. • Click More tviStory 115- Burbank International Film Festival /// • 115- 34th Munich Film Fest CineMerit to Ellen Burstyn •••• Detroit-born actress Ellen Burstyn will receive the 2016 CineMerit Award for her contribution to the cinematic arts. Burstyn has won the Oscar, the Golden Globe, two Emmys and a BAFTA, in addition to over 20 major international prizes. She is the co-director of the famed Actors Studio in New York, encouraging and training young actors in the craft. She was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2013. •••• Ellen Burstyn was born Edna Rae Gillooly in Detroit, Michigan, in 1932. She began her career as a model, appearing on TV for the first time in 1955 as a dancer on the Jackie Gleason Show before taking on her first Broadway role in 1957 in FAIR GAME. She had her first major role in a motion picture in Vincente Minnelli's GOODBYE CHARLIE (1964) alongside Tony Curtis and Debbie Reynolds. She began studying at The Actors' Studio with Lee Strasberg in 1963. ••••Ellen Burstyn's breakthrough came in 1971 with Peter Bogdanovich's THE LAST PICTURE SHOW. The next year, she acted the part of Regan's mother in William Friedkin's horror classic THE EXORCIST, which became one of the first major modern blockbusters, earning over $100 million at the box office and making her world famous. She earned Academy Award nominations as Best Actress for both films. ••••She produced her next film ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (1974) herself, tapping then-unknown director Martin Scorsese to helm. Her turn as a single mother struggling to get by with her 12-year-old son finally won Ellen Burstyn her Best Actress Oscar. She received the Tony Award the same year for Broadway hit SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR, going on to star in the film version directed by Robert Mulligan 1979 with Alan Alda, which earned her the Golden Globe and her next Academy Award nomination, followed by another nom for RESURRECTION in 1981. ••••In the 1980s and '90s, Ellen Burstyn mainly performed on television, including her own sitcom "The Ellen Burstyn Show" 1986/87. She hosted the first episode of "Saturday Night Live" with Eddie Murphy 1980, also featuring Aretha Franklin. She taught acting at The Actors Studio and took over as artistic director with Al Pacino after the death of Lee Strasberg 1982-88, a post she resumed in the year 2000 with Pacino and Harvey Keitel and still holds today. She was the first woman President of the Actors' Equity Foundation 1982 to 1985. •••• Ellen Burstyn earned her sixth Oscar nomination and seventh Golden Globe nom for her part as diet pill junkie Sara Goldfarb in Darren Aronofsky's REQUIEM FOR A DREAM. Aronofsky cast her again in THE FOUNTAIN 2006. ••••She continued to act on TV in the 2000s, earning Emmy nominations for her performances in MRS. HARRIS (2006), BIG LOVE (2008), and FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC (2014). She won the Emmy 2009 for a guest appearance on LAW & ORDER: NEW YORK and 2012 for her part in miniseries POLITICAL ANIMALS. In the latest season of Kevin Spacey's hit Netflix series HOUSE OF CARDS, she plays the part of Elizabeth Hale, the ice-cool mother of First Lady Claire Underwood (Robin Wright). Her recent theatrical films include Oliver Stone's W. (2008) and Christopher Nolan's INTERSTELLAR (2014). ••••The Munich festival will be screening THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, THE EXORCIST &endash; DIRECTOR'S CUT, ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE, PROVIDENCE by Alain Resnais, and REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, as well as two episodes from the fourth season of HOUSE OF CARDS. She also stars in Todd Solondz' episodic film WIENER DOG along with Danny DeVito, Greta Gerwig, Julie Delpy and Kieran Culkin, which will have its premiere at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN. ••••Ellen Burstyn will accept the CineMerit Award 2016 personally on June 27, along with a gala screening of Martin Scorsese's ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE. Tickets are available to the general public while they last. At the audience discussion Filmmakers Live on June 28, the actress will answer questions from the audience and press. • Click More tviStory 115- MUNICH FILM FEST- TheCine Merit to Ellen Burstyn • 115- 30,000 attend the legendary Cannes Film Festival By Gordon Talbott 00 ••••The festival opened on May 11 with a screening of Woody Allen's new film, "Café Society," and runs through May 22 in the southern French resort city. In competition for the Palme d'Or this year are films by Pedro Almodóvar, Olivier Assayas, the Dardenne brothers, Jim Jarmusch, Cristian Mungiu, Jeff Nichols and Sean Penn. •••• Jodie Foster's "Money Monster" and Steven Spielberg's "The BFG" have been be shown out of competition. •••• After the recent terrorist attacks in France, organizers say they have ramped up security to the highest level in the festival's history. ••••This year's dinner was more subdued than those in the past and took place inside the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, the official headquarters, where a fleet of police and guards mingled with politicians, stars, movie icons and fame seeking starlets. ••••Cinema gives Cannes its reason for being, but it is celebrity that keeps it going. Now in its 69th year, the festival has survived assorted bumps, including television, the transition to digital and World War II, which led to the cancellation of the inaugural edition, in 1939. When it got underway in 1946, its slate included Jean Cocteau's "Beauty and the Beast." A quotation from Cocteau on the festival website asserts that Cannes is "an apolitical no man's land, a microcosm of what the world would be like if people could make direct contact with one another and speak the same language." The apolitical part has never really existed, as the event's history of protests and policing show. ••••Certainly, it is still nonexistent, given that France remains under a state of emergency, following the deadly November attacks in and around Paris. Festivalgoers arrived amid competing dramatic headlines &emdash; "Bomb sweeps and bag checks as terror threat looms over Cannes," The Guardian announced on Tuesday &emdash; that suggested that attendees could expect to endure the paramilitary-like rigors of an Academy Awards ceremony having to pass through several metal detectors. ••• Yet entrance to the Palais remains much the same as before and largely involves personnel peering in bags, confiscating water bottles (and apples and sandwiches) and scanning attendees with electronic security wands. ••••And, so, it's on with the show, with all its glamour, gowns, parties, high-ticket hookers, trolling Lamborghinis, incessant Euro disco and the push and pull between the dream world onscreen and the one outside the Palais. Cannes is nothing if not in touch with its history, including its commitment to protocol, and it is apparently not going to let the threat of terror get in the way of some 30,000 souls who are here to screen, to see and be seen. The players, including the juries, have convened; the first reviews have already been written, read and forgotten. • Click More tviStory 115- 69th Cannes Film Festival /// • 115-ACADEMY AWARDS- OSCAR WINNERS (2016) Best Picture: "Spotlight," Steve Golin, Pagon Faust, Nicole Rocklin, Michael Sugar Lead Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant" Lead Actress: Brie Larson, "Room" Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander "The Danish Girl" Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies" Original Screeplay: "Spotlight," Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer Original Song: "Writing's on the Wall" Jim Napes and Sam Smith Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu, "The Revenant" Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul," Laszlo Nemes Documentary: "A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness" Adapted Screenplay: "The Big Short," Adam McKey, Charles Randolph Documentary Feature: "Amy," James Gay-Rees and Asif Kapadia Animated Feature Film: "Inside Out," Jonas Rivera, Pete Docter Animated short film: "Bear Story," Gabriel Osorio, Pato Escala Life Action Short Film: "Stutterer," Christopher Ogilvy, Benjamin Cleary Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki "The Revenant" Visual Effects: "Exmachina," Mark Ardington, Paul Norris, Sara Bennett, Andrew Whitehurst Original Score: Ennio Morricone, "The Hateful Eight" Costume Design: Jenny Beavan, "Mad Max: Fury Road" Production Design: Lisa Thompson, Colin Gibson, "Mad Max: Fury Road" Sound Editing: David White,Mark Mangini, "Mad Max: Fury Road" Sound Mixing: Gregg Rudloff, Chris Jenkins, Ben Osmo, Film Editing: Margaret Sixel, Makeup and haistyling: Lesley Vanderwalt, Damien Martin, Elka Wardega • Click More tviStory 115- "88th Academy Awards- Oscar Winners /// • Meryl Streep Wraps Berlin Film Festival • "Fire at Sea" wins Golden Bear and Lav Diaz's "Hele sa Hiwagan Hapis" wins the Silver Bear. BERLIN -- Meryl Streep Wraps up Berlin Film Festival. The 66-year-old Oscar-winning actress served on the festival's jury ... During the festival, she also attended the premiere of the George Clooney's "Hail, Caesar!" •••• Meryl Streep and her Berlin jury have picked the winners of the 66th annual film fest's Gold and Silver Bears. The most politically-charged Berlin Film Festival of recent years came to a head with the awards ceremony for the winners of the Gold and Silver Bears. Meryl Streep said of the Golden Bear-winning film "Fire at Sea" from Gianfranco Rosi: •••• Three-time Oscar-winner Streep said her 7-member jury was "swept away" by Fire at Sea, which she called "urgent, imaginative and necessary filmmaking." It is a documentary on the refugee crisis, looking at the island of Lampadusa in Italy where thousands of refugees have flooded into Europe. "This is a film that commands our attention and demands action." •••• Rosi told reporters after the awards ceremony late Saturday, February 20, that he would aim to show the film to the people of Lampedusa in an open-air screening in the spring. •••• The festival had placed a special spotlight on the refugee issue, after Germany let in more than 1.1 million asylum seekers last year. •••• Donations boxes to support charities helping torture survivors were placed at cinema venues, and festival internships and free tickets were reserved for migrants. •••• George Clooney, whose Hail, Caesar! opened the event, even met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel with his wife Amal "to talk about how best we can help." /// • 115- Lights! Camera! -Action! at the Berlin Film Festival, Feb. 11 - 21 BERLIN -- The 11-day Berlinale, one of the top three cinema showcases in Europe along with Cannes and Venice, got off to a brilliant start with the opening film Hail, Caesar! - with directors Joel & Ethan Coen as well as actors George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Josh Brolin, Channing Tatum and Alden Ehrenreich in attendance &endash; the spectacular list of stars continues: Pernilla August, Susanne Bier, Daniel Brühl, Daniel Burman, Isabel Coixet, Doris Dörrie, Kirsten Dunst, Colin Firth, Greta Gerwig, Brendan Gleeson, Isabelle Huppert, Julia Jentsch, Denis Lavant, Jude Law, Spike Lee, Laura Linney, Julianne Moore, Cynthia Nixon, Guy Pearce, Michael Peña, Tim Robbins, Gianfranco Rosi, James Schamus, Michael Shannon, Alexander Skarsgård, André Téchiné, Emma Thompson, Wayne Wang, and many more, have all put in appearances during the first half of this year's Berlinale. •••• There were standing ovations for Jury President Meryl Streep who - with her co-jurors Lars Eidinger, Nick James, Brigitte Lacombe, Clive Owen, Alba Rohrwacher and Ma?gorzata Szumowska - will award the Berlinale's main prizes on February 20. •••• •••• And so far the turnout of visitors at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival has been tremendous. At half time, almost 250,000 tickets have been sold.•••• •••• Closing & Award Ceremony of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival will take place February 20. • Plight of refugees •••• This year's Berlin Film Festival shines a spotlight on the plight of refugees in a string of documentaries and movies as Europe s endures the largest refugee influx since World War II, with 1.1 million asylum seekers arriving in Germany last year, the theme of migration will be omnipresent at the festival and the politically attuned showcase hopes to attract refugees as well as film fans this year. •••• Jay Weissberg, a Europe-based critic for trade publication Variety, said it was no surprise that the Berlin festival would make refugees a theme at a time when Europe is wrestling with how to deal with the millions fleeing to its shores. •••• •The festival that began in 1951 when Germany -- and Europe -- was recovering from a war that had uprooted millions of people is making an extra effort to welcome the latest wave of refugees who have fled war in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere. ••••Refugees will be taken behind the scenes of the festival, some accompanied by NGO workers who are helping them to adjust to life in Germany, and there will be a refugee-staffed food truck serving up Mediterranean fare with the aid of a celebrity chef, the festival said in a statement. •••• Kosslick, the festival's director, told Reuters in an interview that without losing sight of its primary goal of presenting the best of world cinema, this year's Berlinale is programmed in part to show why people become refugees. •••• "If you lose your homeland you don't lose it because you want to leave your house, you want to leave your garden, your flowers, your family," Kosslick said. "You want to be happy, and you are leaving because you are not happy and this is the way you can see the whole Berlinale." Germany has taken in more than a million refugees over the past year, the largest number of any European country. •••• The Berlinale's European Film Market (EFM) is also heading for success in 2016. This international platform for trading in film rights and audio-visual content has again registered a rising number of visitors and exhibitors. • Click More tviStory 115- "Berlinale" the Berlin Film Festival /// • 115- THE REEL AWARDS, Feb. 23-25 Las Vegas, NV -- Lights!  Cameras!  Action!  International Celebrity Images will present The 22nd Production of THE REEL AWARDS, an entertaining two and a half-hour tongue in cheek parody, homage, spoof and tribute to the real Academy Awards, on Monday, February 22, 2016 at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino; 129 East Fremont Street; Las Vegas, NV 89101.  Then, from Tuesday through Thursday, February 23 &endash; 25, 2016, the Tribute Artists Convention will be presented at the hotel as well. •••• The roster of Celebrity Impersonators and Look-Alikes has made this event a favorite with the general public and media alike.  THE REEL AWARDS have been featured in the media from Los Angeles to Austria, Japan and Israel, as well as on the BBC, The Jimmy Kimmel Show, Bill Geist and CBS Sunday Morning Show, On Air With Ryan Seacrest, E! Entertainment, People Magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, to name a few. ••• Unlike the real Academy Awards where the winners receive gold Oscar statuettes, winning recipients of THE REEL AWARDS are presented with a 16 inch inscribed "film reel can" by fellow Celebrity Impersonators in awards show style.  In other words, "The Can Please!"  Recipients of THE REEL AWARDS are nominated by their industry peers through an electronic ballot process based on their performances and accomplishments throughout the year. ••••  Tribute Artist Talent from around the world and throughout the United States will be in attendance paying tribute to real celebrities like: Pamela Anderson, Boy George, Britney Spears, Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Walter White, George Michael, Tina Turner, Cher, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Hugh Hefner, Austin Pwers, Mae West, Dame Edna, Johnny Dep, Robin Wiliams, Lady Gaga, Carmen Miranda, Sean Connery, Neil Daimond, Elvis Presley, Taylor Swift, Sophia Loren, Tim McGraw, Clay Walker, Trinity from The Matrix, Marilyn Monrose, Marthe Steward, Whoopi Gold berg, Mariah Cary, Frank Sinatra, Robert DewNiro, Elizabeth Taylor, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Dolly Parton, Bette Midler, Big & RICH and more… For More, please visit www.thereelawards.com. /// • 115- The Revenant wins big at the Directors Guild Awards, Feb. 6 •••• LOS ANGELES -- The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2015 were announced during the 68th Annual DGA Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.  •••• In a historic win, Alejandro G. Iñárritu won the DGA's Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The Revenant. Mr. Iñárritu is the first director to win the award in back-to-back years. He won this Award last year for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). •••• Actor Jane Lynch hosted the ceremony before an audience of more than 1,600 guests.  Presenters included (in alphabetical order): Christian Bale, DGA President Paris Barclay; Angela Bassett; Abigail Breslin; Steve Carrell; James Corden; Bryan Cranston; Matt Damon; Leonardo DiCaprio; DGA Fifth Vice President Jon Favreau; Ryan Gosling; Kathy Griffin; Tom Hooper; Regina King; Christian Jules Le Blanc; Jennifer Jason Leigh; Rachel McAdams; DGA National Vice President Vincent Misiano; Nate Parker; Jeff Probst; Steven Spielberg; Michelle Stafford; and Lily Tomlin. • Winners ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU The Revenant (20th Century Fox) Unit Production Managers: Drew Locke, James W. Skotchdopole, Doug Jones First Assistant Director: Scott Robertson Second Assistant Directors: Megan M. Shank, Matthew Haggerty, Jeremy Marks Unit Production Manager: Gabriela Vazquez (Argentina, California, and Montana Unit) First Assistant Director: Adam Somner (Argentina, California, and Montana Unit) Second Assistant Directors: Trevor R. Tavares, Jasmine Marie Alhambra (Argentina, California, and Montana Unit) Second Second Assistant Directors: Brett Robinson, Kasia Trojak (Argentina, California, and Montana Unit) Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director ALEX GARLAND Ex Machina (A24) Unit Production Manager: Sara Desmond First Assistant Director: Nick Heckstall?Smith Second Assistant Director: Ray Kenny Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series DAVID NUTTER Game of Thrones, "Mother's Mercy" (HBO) Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series CHRIS ADDISON Veep, "Election Night" (HBO) Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries DEE REES Bessie (HBO) Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary MATTHEW HEINEMAN Cartel Land The Orchard; A&E Indie Films, Our Time Projects, The Documentary Group, Whitewater Films Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports &endash; Specials DON ROY KING Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special (NBC) Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports &endash; Regularly Scheduled Programming DAVE DIOMEDI The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, "Episode #325" (NBC) Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs ADAM VETRI Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge, "Gods of War" (CMT) Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials ANDREAS NILSSON (Biscuit Filmworks) Emily's Oz, Comcast &endash; Goodby, Silverstein & Partners NY Time Upon A Once, General Electric &endash; BBDO Dad Song, Old Spice &endash; Wieden + Kennedy Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs KENNY ORTEGA Descendants (Disney Channel) /// • 115- The 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards - TVI MAGAZINE • Screen Actors Guild Award, Winners (2016) Leonardo DiCaprio, Spotlight, Jeffrey Tambor, Uzo Aduba, Brie Larson, Downton Abbey, Orange Is the New Black, Alicia Vikander, Idris Elba, Viola Davis, Kevin Spacey, Idris Elba, Mad Max: Fury Road, Game of Thrones, Queen Latifah; Life Time Achievment Award to Carol Burnett. LOS ANGELES -- The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented by SAG-AFTRA with Screen Actors Guild Awards, LLC will be produced by Avalon Harbor Entertainment, Inc. and simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at 8 p.m. (ET) / 5 p.m. (PT). TBS and TNT subscribers also can watch through the networks' websites and mobile apps. In addition, TNT will present a primetime encore of the ceremony immediately following the live presentation. The telecast is available internationally, including to U.S. military installations through the American Forces Network. For more information about the SAG Awards®, SAG-AFTRA, TNT and TBS, visit sagawards.org/about. • Presenters Priyanka Chopra, Brie Larson, Eva Longoria, Julianne Moore, Eddie Redmayne, Sarah Silverman and Jacob Tremblay will be presenters at the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, Executive Producer Kathy Connell announced. •••• They join a growing roster of actors who will honor their colleagues at the SAG Awards® Ceremony. •••• Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will present the Life Achievement Award to comedic trailblazer, actor, singer, dancer, producer and author Carol Burnett live at the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, Executive Producer Kathy Connell announced today. •••• Priyanka Chopra appears in the television series "Quantico," which returns from hiatus in March, for which she received a People's Choice Award. Chopra also is in pre-production on "It's My City," a series she created for the nexGTV digital platform, and is set to release three Indian regional films through her production company Purple Pebble Pictures. •••• Brie Larson is nominated this year for her first SAG Award, as lead female in "Room," a role that also earned her an Oscar® nomination and a Golden Globe. Her upcoming films include "Kong: Skull Island" and "Free Fire." •••• Eva Longoria has two Actors® and three additional SAG Award nominations for "Desperate Housewives" in the category Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She currently is starring in the comedy series "Telenovela," which she also executive produces •••• Julianne Moore is a two-time Actor recipient for her performance as lead female in "Still Alice," for which she was also awarded an Oscar® and a Golden Globe, and as Sarah Palin in the fact-based drama "Game Change." In addition, Moore has nine SAG Award nominations: for her lead roles in "Far from Heaven" and "The End of the Affair," as supporting female in "Magnolia" and "Boogie Nights," and as a cast member in "The Hours," "Magnolia" and "Boogie Nights." Moore's next films include "Wonderland" and the Coen Brothers' "Suburbicon." •••• Eddie Redmayne previously received an Actor®,an Oscar® and a BAFTA Award for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in "The Theory of Everything." This year he is nominated for a SAG Award, an Academy Award and a BAFTA for his lead role as Lili Elbe in "The Danish Girl." Redmayne will next be seen as Newt Scamander in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." •••• Sarah Silverman received her first SAG Award nomination this year, for her starring role in "I Smile Back." The Emmy winner will next be seen in the films "The Book of Henry" and "Connor4Real" alongside trio The Lonely Island. •••• Jacob Tremblay received his first SAG Award nomination this year, for his supporting role in "Room." He will be seen this spring in "Before I Wake," followed by "Burn Your Maps" and "The Book of Henry."/// • The Actor® statuette Los Angeles (Jan. 19, 2016) &endash; The Actor® statuettes&emdash;which this year's 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® honorees will receive for outstanding performances in 2015 -- have been cast in solid bronze at the American Fine Arts Foundry in Burbank, California. •••• In attendance were SAG Awards Committee Vice Chair Daryl Anderson, SAG Awards Committee member Jason George ("Grey's Anatomy") and SAG Awards nominee Emily Robinson ("Transparent'). •••• The Actor® was sculpted by Edward Saenz and designed by Jim Heimann and Jim Barrett. Each statuette is produced at the American Fine Arts Foundry under the supervision of Brett Barney and Angel Meza. One of the most popular interpretations of the sculpture is th •••• Each Actor® statuette is individually cast in solid bronze using the lost wax process, then is given a green-black patina finish and mounted on a base of polished black granite by a small team of fine arts professionals. The completed work of art weighs 12 pounds and stands 16 inches tall. •••• Each Actor® statuette carries a serial number engraved at its base, with The Actor No. 1 kept on display at SAG-AFTRA headquarters in Los Angeles. Since 1995, when the first Actor® statuettes were presented, over 1,000 have been made and 952 statuettes have been awarded. •••• The Screen Actors Guild Awards will not know how many of The Actor® statuettes it will need until the awards presenters open the envelopes on Jan. 30. Though the number of categories is known ahead of time, the possibility of multiple recipients sharing awards in the Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Motion Picture, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series categories makes the total number of statuettes that will be awarded unpredictable. Any surplus Actor statuettes will find a home in the SAG Awards vault until next year. •••• Five 10-foot, 200-pound likenesses of The Actor® statuette, that were introduced at the 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, will grace the red carpet, the stage, the media rooms and Post-Awards Gala at the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Scenario Design in Los Angeles constructed the painted fiberglass statues under the supervision of Scenario Design President Paul Buckley and Scenic and Sculpting Department Head Daniel Lucas. Additional Statuette Facts: •••• ••••• About 93 pounds of wax will be used to create the molds in which the statuettes are cast, and the process incorporates 225 pounds of ceramic mold material. •••• ••••• Ten craftspeople produce the awards from scratch in a period of 3 to 4 weeks. •••• ••••• There is a tie for the individual record holder for most Actors. Both Julianna Marguiles and Alec Baldwin have been awarded eight actors each. Marguiles received four for individual performance and four for ensemble performances, while Baldwin received seven for individual performances and one for ensemble performances. •••• ••••• Five actors have been awarded Actor statuettes for two different roles during the same year: Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Albert Finney, Helen Mirren and Gary Sinese. • Screen Actors Guild Award, Winners (2016) Leonardo DiCaprio, Spotlight, Jeffrey Tambor, Uzo Aduba, Brie Larson, Downton Abbey, Orange Is the New Black, Alicia Vikander, Idris Elba, Viola Davis, Kevin Spacey, Idris Elba, Mad Max: Fury Road, Game of Thrones, Queen Latifah; Life Time Achievment Award to Carol Burnett. Click More tviStory 115- ••Read More Screen Actors Guild Awards /// • The 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon will take place on on February 13, 2016; followed by the annual Skechers Performance on Valentine's Day, February 14th. By Gary Sunkin •••• LA MARATHON LLC, a subsidiary of McCourt Global and host of the iconic Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon, introduced its new Master Brand, Conqur Endurance Group, a global company that designs, markets and executes a series of extraordinary endurance events. The bold new brand reflects the company's growth, with the addition of new properties to its portfolio, along with its vision to channel the vibrancy of Los Angeles into experiences for individuals and communities to exceed extraordinary limits. •••• Building upon its marquee event, the Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon, Conqur has added a half marathon to its portfolio - the Pasadena Half Marathon at the Rose Bowl taking place on January 22, 2017. Additional properties within •••• This year, Conqur Endurance Group will unite runners and the community to celebrate the most epic running week in U.S. history by hosting the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon on Saturday, February 13th, followed by the annual Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon on Valentine's Day, February 14th. •••• The annual Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon continues to rise to prominence as one of the largest marathons in the country. With back-to-back sold out fields in 2014 and 2015, increased international participation, and more than $4 million raised annually for charities worldwide, approximately 26,000 runners are expected to register to take on the iconic "Stadium to the Sea" course next month. Over the past year, the race has brought on four new marquee sponsors, including title sponsor Skechers Performance, Fitbit, Air France and Angel City Brewery. • Broadcast live nationally on NBC. Conqur is proudly hosting the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon on February 13, 2016, the day before the annual Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon. For the first time in event history, the Trials will be broadcast live nationally, on NBC. The Trials will deliver a record $600,000 prize purse and will see the largest ever number of elite participants, with more than 350 runners competing for a spot on Team USA for Rio 2016. In preparation for hosting the Trials, Conqur expanded its team with the addition of seven industry experts across multiple divisions including marketing, operations, and trials support. • L.A. Marathon Results: Los Angeles Marathon from Dodgers Stadium to the Sea with 26,000 runners. Weldon Kirui of Kenya has won the 2016 Skechers Performance Los Angeles at 2 hours,16mins and 6 sec; Natalya Lehonkova Wins Women's Race at 2:30:42 Women's Olympic Marathon Trials •••• The quartet of Shalane Flanagan, Desi Linden, Kara Goucher, and Amy Cragg battled for the three Olympic spots at the 2016 US Olympic Marathon Trials. •••• The big surprise was obviously the win by Amy Cragg, who finished 4th four years ago. Amy Cragg who missed a chance to run to win in the London games by one place four years ago, won the US Olympics woman's marathon trial in Los Angeles She covered the 26.2 in a unoffical 2:28:20. 2 hours 28 minutes 20 seconds. • Click More tviStory 115- LA Marathon /// • 115- The Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show LOS ANGLES -- The 12th Annual Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show will take place the weekend of February 27-28, 2016 at the Long Beach Convention Center. •••• The Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show is THE place to get great travel story ideas, interview travel experts and show executives on travel trends, and capture amazing photos all under one roof.  The only travel show in Los Angeles showcases hundreds of captivating worldwide destinations from India to the Caribbean to California drive vacations. /// • 115- The Internet of Things at CES "Things that didn't Internet before are now Internetting." •••• As CES ballooned into an overwhelming crush of products, in recent years, longtime attendees griped about too much stuff and not enough substance. •••• There was less emphasis on the typical CES electronics like televisions, tablets and smartphones, and more attention paid to industry-changing innovations such as connected, electric and driverless cars; the Internet of Things; drones; virtual reality and gaming; and entertainment tech. To reflect that shift, the Consumer Electronics Assn., which produces CES, recently changed its name to the Consumer Technology Assn. -- a symbolic move. •••• With automakers heavy presence at CES, in recent years it has become almost as much of a car show as a consumer electronics one. Although cars weren't historically part of the CES lineup, the auto industry's participation "is an absolute natural fit" as cars have become important platforms to house technology. • Smarter stuff •••• Another big trend at CES was judging by all the connected gadgets and appliances unveiled at last week's Show, what's called the Internet of Things. It's about to strip you of much of your privacy. •••• For items such as appliances and accessories, everything continues to get smarter. The fridge can tell you that you're out of milk; your bed knows how many times you tossed and how many times you turned; your blender can weigh your smoothies; and your shower can scold you for being a water hog. •••• You have a steady stream of data about your personal behavior that can be combined with other information to provide marketers, insurers and others with extremely intimate portraits of the life you lead when you think no one's watching. • Scary stuff -- made all the more troubling by the fact that there's very little regulation overseeing this fast-growing corner of cyberspace. •••• "There's definitely a creepiness factor," said Gilad Rosner, founder of the Internet of Things Privacy Forum, a London think tank. "Things that didn't Internet before are now Internetting." •••• He gave the example of someone having a so-called smart scale in their bathroom. On the plus side, it could transmit data to a smartphone app that enables you to track your weight over various lengths of time and show which foods are having the biggest impact. •••• "But you might not know where else the information is going," A hacker could slip in through a poorly protected smart appliance and gain access to your entire home network. •••• They could turn on all cameras and microphones in all your devices and see and hear everything you do, or shut down your entire network. •••• There is great need for federal authorities to create rules for business' use of customer data. Rapid advances in connected devices underline the importance of privacy safeguards. •••• It is stimated that 6.4 billion connected gadgets will be in use worldwide by the end of this year, rising to almost 21 billion by 2020. Roughly 5.5 million devices are hooked up to the Internet of Things every day. Susan Etlinger, an analyst with San Francisco tech-research firm Altimeter Group, predicted that control of smart-device data will be the focus of aggressive industry lobbying in years ahead. Click More tviStory 115- The Internet of Things at CES /// • 115- KEN BURNS TO RIDE IN THE 127TH TOURNAMENT OF ROSES® PARADE AS GRAND MARSHAL PASADENA, Calif. -- Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, who has directed and produced some of the most admired documentaries about the history of the United States, was selected as the 2016 Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal. •••• Throughout his almost 40-year career making documentary films, Burns, age 62, has been honored with countless awards, including 14 Emmy® Awards, two Grammy® Awards and two Oscar® nominations. Burns will ride in the 127th Rose Parade® presented by Honda, themed "Find Your Adventure" on January 1, 2016. •••• Tournament of Roses President, Mike Matthiessen, made the announcement at a public event at Tournament House in Pasadena, during which the 2016 Grand Marshal was revealed through a celebratory documentary video created by Burns -- http://youtu.be/eUoebRg5_p8 •••• "Ken Burns is a legendary figure and a great fit for this year's Rose Parade theme, 'Find Your Adventure,'" Matthiessen said. "We're so honored to have someone like Ken, who has devoted his life to telling the story of America, lead the Rose Parade -- America's New Year Celebration® -- that provides hope and joy to millions of people around the world." •••• The "Find Your Adventure" theme for the 2016 Rose Parade is a result of a unique partnership between the Pasadena Tournament of Roses and the U.S. National Park Service, which will celebrate its centennial in 2016. Among Burns's 2009 film, The National Parks: America's Best Idea focused on the ideas and individuals that helped propel the parks and the National Park Service into existence. The series was filmed over the course of more than six years at some of the country's most spectacular locales, from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon and the Everglades of Florida to the Gates of the Arctic in Alaska. The National Parks: America's Best Idea won Emmy® Awards for "Outstanding Nonfiction Series" and "Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming," as well as the 2010 CINE Golden Eagle Award. •••• "The Rose Parade is an annual tradition woven into the fabric of America, so it's such an honor to be chosen as the Grand Marshal," said Burns. "I've never been to the Parade in person, so this will be a new adventure for me. I'm looking forward to sharing the experience with my family and all the fans of the Rose Parade who will be watching on New Year's Day." •••• Burns quickly became known for his style of using archival footage and photographs in documentary films, characterized by slowly zooming in and panning to subjects of interest -- deemed "The Ken Burns Effect." Since the Academy Award nominated Brooklyn Bridge in 1981, Burns has gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made, including The Civil War; Baseball; Jazz; Statue of Liberty; Huey Long; Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery; Frank Lloyd Wright; Mark Twain; Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson; The War; The Roosevelts: An Intimate History; which have all aired on PBS. For these accomplishments and more, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences honored Burns with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the News & Documentary Emmy® Awards in September 2008. Future projects that Burns has in the works include films on Jackie Robinson, the Vietnam War, the history of country music, Ernest Hemingway and the history of stand-up comedy.  •••• Burn's next film, Jackie Robinson, made with his daughter Sarah Burns and her husband David McMahon, will air on PBS on April 11 and 12, 2016.  •••• Burns was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1953. He graduated from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1975 and went on to be one of the co-founders of Florentine Films. • Click More tviStory 115- KenBurns GrandMarshal of the 127th Rose Parade /// • 115 IOWA AND STANFORD TO PLAY IN 2016 ROSE BOWL GAME , PRESENTED BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL•By: Gary Sunkin •••• PASADENA, Calif. -- The No. 5 CFP- Iowa Hawkeyes, runner-up of the Big Ten Conferenc and No. 6 CFP-ranked Stanford Cardinal, champions of the Pac-12 Conference have won berths in the 2016 to play in Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual in Pasadena, California on Friday January 1st, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET), at the Rose Bowl Stadium. ••••With that came a visit to Disneyland Resort, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary Diamond Celebration. The football team playing the Rose Bowl Game first met off the field for their first offical pre-game appearance, at 2pm, Saturday December 26th, 2015, in a ceremony at Disney California Park, in Anaheim. •••• Iowa Head Coach Kirk Febentz and Stanford Head Coach David Shaw talked to the Media after the Press Conf. at Disneyland; and talking to Disneyland Resort President Michael Colglazier, he stated that a great Rose Bowl Game is expected. •••• "The Tournament of Roses is thrilled to host Iowa and Stanford at this year's Rose Bowl Game," said Rose Bowl Management Committee chairperson Scott Jenkins. "We expect an exciting matchup between the Hawkeyes and the Cardinal on New Year's Day here in Pasadena. This year, we return to our traditional Big Ten and Pac-12 matchup and we can't wait to welcome the teams and the fans from both schools to the Granddaddy of Them All." •••• Stanford finished the season as Pac-12 Conference Champions, winning their third Pac-12 Championship in four years after routing USC 41-22. The Cardinal finished the year with a 11-2 overall record (8-1 in conference), and will make their fifteenth Rose Bowl Game appearance on New Year's Day. Their last appearance in the game was in 2014 and they hold a 6-7-1 overall record in their Rose Bowl Game appearances. Stanford's last Rose Bowl Game win came in 2013 against Wisconsin. ••••The 102nd Rose Bowl Game will mark the first-ever meeting in history between the Hawkeyes and the Cardinal. ••••Pre-game festivities on January 1, will begin at 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET). The game will be televised nationally on ESPN. Click More tviStory 115- Iowa vs Stanford - Rose Bowl 2016 /// • 115- The 84th Hollywood Christmas Parade The 84th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade celebrating The Magic of Christmas featuring Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, presented by Associated Television International and The City of Los Angeles, will be led this year by renowned magicians and Parade Grand Marshals Penn & Teller.   will be part of the 2015 parade making its 3.2 mile trek through the streets of Hollywood, CA at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 29, 2015.  The parade will be hosted by Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Dean Cain and Montel Williams, with special guest hosts Elizabeth Stanton and Garrett Clayton. •••• The 84th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade will premiere as a two-hour special on The CW Network on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern- Pacific/7:00 p.m. Central.  •••• Long-time parade partner Hallmark Channel will air multiple runs of the parade beginning Saturday, December 19, 2015 on their Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel.  •••• The parade will also air to more than one million American servicemen and women worldwide on American Forces Network during the holiday season. • Click More tviStory 115- 84th Hollywood Christmas Parade /// • 115- Western Foodservice Hospitality Expo, August 23-25, 2015 at the Los Angeles Convention Center! • By Gary Sunkin •••• When attending the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo, you'll have access to the hottest menu trends, state of the art design and decor, the best in business education and 500 of the leading manufacturers and purveyors dedicated to serving the restaurant and foodservice community -- all under one roof!  For three days, join 8,000+ of your peers who come together to boost business profits, uncover the latest trends and source products! •••• Several California restaurants have signed on to participate in the 4th annual Culinary Clash: Battle LA, presented by Coca Cola, at the 2015 Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo. The annual fundraising event benefits the California Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (CRAEF), and features restaurant company teams that will battle in this interactive cooking competition, slated to commence at 3 p.m. Monday, August 24th at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. •••• "The Culinary Clash is a great outlet to raise money for a worthwhile industry cause, bringing leading corporate chefs and executives to team with ProStart students in an exciting competition," said Ron Mathews, Industry Vice President of Urban Expositions, producers of the event. "This exciting and interactive cooking competition among restaurant teams raises money for high school culinary arts education while providing a fun and unique experience to our show for attendees." •••• The Culinary Clash includes restaurant company corporate chefs and executives who team up with a ProStart student to prepare an amuse bouche and an entrée in 45 minutes using only two butane burners. The 2015 Culinary Clash teams include: 1. BJ's Restaurants Foundation 2. Hard Rock Café 3. Black Bear Diner 4. Dos Coyotes Border Café 5. FreshPoint 6. Specialty Restaurants Corporation 7. Chart House 8. Red Robin 9. Pacifica Hotels - The Belmar Hotel 10. Karl Strauss Brewing Company 11. Yard House • About •••• The 2015 Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo is the largest showcase of foodservice products in the Western United States. Other special events at the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo include the New Product Showcase, The Solutions Center, Food Trends Experience, Culinary Demonstration Theater, Latino Foods Pavilion, Healthier Choices Pavilion the CA Craft Brewers Association Pavilion, International Showcase, and the Key Buyer Alliance. • Click More tviStory 115-s90- Western Foodservice Hospitality Expo, August 23-25, 2015 at the Los Angeles Convention Center! • /// • 115- Encounters with sharks, rays and crabs at the Scuba Show By: Gary Sunkin •••• Since 1987, Scuba Show has become the most anticipated diving event of the year and the largest consumer scuba diving show in the country. Scuba Show's main goal is to bring together and support the local dive community and to fuel passion, inspiration and love of nature in the strongest market of divers in North America. Designed to spark curiosity, inspiration and excitement, the 28th annual Scuba Show will feature a weekend filled with fun and discovery. •••• The 2015 Scuba Show will take place on Saturday, June 6, from 10 am to 6 pm, and Sunday, June 7, from 10 am to 5 pm at the Long Beach Convention Center, located at 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802. Tickets are available online at scubashow.com/attendees/tickets •••• Along with $34,000 in door prizes to be given away, the Scuba Showwill showcase nearly 300 exhibitors and passionate diving experts representing unique dive locations from around the world. As with every year, Scuba Show exhibitors are looking forward to talking one-on-one with Southern Californians. The 2015 will also feature entertaining and educational workshops and seminars all weekend covering topics such as history, adventure, marine life, diving physiology, underwater film and photography, local dive spots, foreigntravel and marine conservation. ••• Perhaps the most anticipated event at Scuba Show is the annual Saturday Night Party at the beautiful Shark Lagoon at the Aquarium of the Pacific. This exciting, after-hours party is free to enter with a Scuba Show admission and will give attendees opportunities to have hands-on encounters with sharks, rays and crabs as well as opportunities to explore penguin and sea lion habitats. Food and drinks will be served and attendees will be delighted by a live performance of "The Ultimate Elvis Experience". To top off the night,big-time prizes will be raffled and auctioned off to benefit the Aquarium of the Pacific. • Click More tviStory 115-s90- 28thScubaShow /// • 115- 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® The Actor® statuettes-- which this year's 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® honorees will receive for outstanding performances in 2014-- have been cast in solid bronze at the American Fine Arts Foundry in Burbank, CA. ••• Each Actor® statuette carries a serial number engraved at its base. Numbering began with the 1st Annual SAG Awards statuettes with No. 1, and that first statuette is on display at SAG-AFTRA headquarters in Los Angeles. 872 statuettes have been awarded since the first Actor® statuettes were presented in 1995. The Actor®, which has a green-blue patina finish, weighs 12 pounds and stands 16 inches tall on a base of polished black granite. Each Actor® is cast in solid bronze, using the lost wax process. These statuettes are the work of a team of fine arts professionals. The Actor® was sculpted by Edward Saenz and designed by Jim Heimann and Jim Barrett. The statuette is produced at the American Fine Arts Foundry under the supervision of Brett Barney and Angel Meza. About the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® ••• The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented by SAG-AFTRA with Screen Actors Guild Awards, LLC will be produced by Avalon Harbor Entertainment, Inc. and will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 at 8 p.m. ••• Prior to the televised ceremony, honorees for outstanding television and film stunt ensemble action performances will be announced from the red carpet during the SAG Awards Red Carpet Pre-show, which will be webcast live on sagawards.tntdrama.com and People.com beginning at 6 p.m. (ET) / 3 p.m. (PST). • Click More tviStory 115-s90- 21st Screen Actors Guild Awardss ///•••• • 115- CES 2015: Wearables Everywhere. Intel demos button size wearable computer •••• Intel CEO Brian Krzanich showed off a minuscule computer, dubbed Curie, during a keynote speech at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. He pulled a button off his blazer, played hands-free pingpong with a drone and chatted with someone through a robot during the keynote presentation that pitched the computer chip maker as a solution for nearly every buzzed-about technology of the moment. •••• The button stick let him unveil Curie, a new computing module that's the size of the button. It's tiny size emphasizes it can power a raft of new wearable technology such as rings and bracelets. Curie will become available to wearable makers this year. •••• Curie appeared much smaller than a postage-stamp-size computer, called Edison, that Krzanich showed off at last year's CES, and is a sign that hardware makers are eager to build wearable devices of all kinds. It also points to the unwelcome size of many existing smart watches and smart glasses. •••• The world's largest chip maker evidently sees wearables as one of the most important categories in consumer electronics. It's a belief held by a lot of other companies at CES, where gadgets meant to be worn on the body or clipped to clothing were all over the show floor this year. •••• Intel's new device will include a Bluetooth low-energy radio, motion sensors, and components designed to rapidly and precisely differentiate between different types of physical activity. Krzanich said Curie will run "for extended periods of time" on a coin-size battery and would be available in the second half of the year. •••• In playing with multi-copter drones from Ascending Technologies, Krzanich showed how Intel's depth-sensing camera technology called RealSense allows drones to fly themselves without colliding into objects. Stick one in between two people and it will "bounce" back and forth between them. •••• RealSense cameras can also be attached to robots that have video-chatting screens, meaning you could walk down the hall and the robot would tag along to keep a conversation going. A Food Network app coming in the spring that uses RealSense will let chefs flick through a recipe by swiping their hand in the air or saying voice commands. Attached to a special jacket, RealSense can give visually-impaired people a sense of space. •••• Krzanich also showed how Intel technology plays a role in 3-D printers from HP and in security systems for smart homes from ADT. Several Marriott hotels will have wireless charging stations in the coming months powered by Intel technology, Krzanich said. • Click More tviStory 115-s90- Intel Demos Curie /// • 115- INTERNATIONAL CES®, JANUARY 6 -9, 2015 2015 International CES to Host Largest Ever "Internet of Things" Showcase. More than 900 CES exhibitors will share products, services and technologies that connect everyday devices to the network. • The Impact of the Internet of Things Experts will discuss the impact of IoT products, including what application areas are going to have the biggest adoption or change. •••• "The 'Internet of Things' is the hottest topic in tech right now," said Karen Chupka, senior vice president, International CES and corporate business strategy, CEA. "It's all about the opportunity to connect everyday items  like cars, home security systems and kitchen appliances to networked devices like PCs and smartphones for greater control and management of our everyday lives. We're excited that the 2015 CES will bring together all of the companies and products that are making this a reality." •••• The Sensors Marketplace will highlight one of the key technologies that is enabling the IoT. Exhibitors participating in the marketplace include eyeSight Mobile Technologies, Logbar and QuickLogic Corp. In addition, the Smart Home Marketplace will showcase a smarter, more efficient home accelerated by smartphones and tablets interacting with a myriad of connected objects and devices, from basic security systems to connected lighting systems. Exhibitors expected to showcase IoT technologies include Bosch, Lowe's, Konnect Labs, iDevices, Muzzley and Blinksight among many others. • Key Notes - 2015 CES keynoters Boo-Keun Yoon, president and CEO of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., and Brian Krzanich, CEO of Intel Corp., are expected to share their insights on IoT innovations. Other CES conference programming will also explore the future of this trend in various sessions.•••• •••• Thought-leaders and visionaries from the CE industry will once again take the keynote stage at the 2015 International CES. (Mark Fields. Pres. and CEO Ford Motor Co.; Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of CES; Dieter Zetsche, Merzedes-Benz , among many) Don't miss what these exciting executives have to say about the future of their company and consumer technology. Keynote addresses will take place in three locations: The Venetian's Palazzo Ballroom within CES Tech West, Westgate's Theater within CES Tech East and the Cosmopolitan's Chelsea Theater. More Keynote speakers CES represents the $211 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. The International CES is the world's gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. It has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for more than 40 years&emdash;the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace. As the largest hands-on event of its kind, CES features all aspects of the industry. And because it is owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the technology trade association representing the $211 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry, it attracts the world's business leaders and pioneering thinkers to a forum where the industry's most relevant issues are addressed. • Click More tviStory 115-s90- C E S, Consumer Electronics Show 2015 /// • 115- NATPE, Fontainebleau Miami Beach Resort, January 20-22, 2015 •••• NATPE is the global content marketplace for a digital world and destination for content buyers and sellers. Evolving to meet the demands of a changing media landscape, NATPE delivers a first look at fresh content before MIP and the LA Screenings, giving industry leaders a jump-start on monetizing their projects. Now, in Miami, a major international attraction, NATPE is a catalyst in the content revolution - providing thousands of chances to make one good deal. If you're an industry player, you have to be at NATPE 2015. •••• The annual NATPE Market & Conference is the only American program market serving the worldwide television community. This affordable three-day market and conference is recognized throughout the world as a key media event. •••• If you buy, sell, develop, finance, advertise, market or license content; implement technology; exploit rights; or leverage media assets, the annual Conference & Exhibition is the best place to be for success today and growth tomorrow. •••• This year, NATPE is launching, on Day One of the conference, a separate and alternative strand of sessions under the banner NATPE Reality. Officially the first reality and formats market of the year, NATPE presents this dedicated track to provide you with invaluable connections to the reality executives who can take you product from idea to screen, cutting edge information and insight on the latest trends in reality programming. ••••NATPE breaks free from the barriers separating traditional and digital media. Uniquely positioned to connect the entire video content ecosystem, NATPE creates the environment to network, exchange ideas and get deals done. Access 1000+ Program Development & Acquisition Executives Representing: • TV Station/Station Groups • Broadcast Networks • Cable/Satellite Networks • Internet • Home Entertainment/DVD/VOD 5000+ Top Media Executives; 1000+ Content Buyers and acquisition executives eager for a first look at fresh content; 250+ Global Exhibiting Companies spanning traditional and new media content suppliers, product providers and other professional services; 200+ Influential Speakers offering insights into trends in content creation, delivery and monetization, 41% from the digital space. • Click More tviStory 115-s90- National Association of Television Program Executives- NATPE 2015 More Direct • 115- Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award Linda Bell Blue, Gustavo Cisneros and Adriana Cisneros, Jay Leno, Jonathan Murray and Ted Sarandos will receive NATPE||Content First's 12th annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award at a special reception hosted by Craig Ferguson on January 21, 2015 at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach. •••• Named in honor of Brandon Tartikoff, arguably one of the medium's greatest programmers whose imprint on the television industry will be viewed forever, the Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award was created to recognize a select group of television professionals who exhibit extraordinary passion, leadership, independence and vision in the process of creating television programming and in evoking the spirit of Tartikoff's generosity.  •••• •••• "We are honored to welcome this year's Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award recipients to NATPE 2015. Together, our honorees collectively represent the theme of Content Without Borders," says NATPE President & CEO Rod Perth. "It is a true testament to the spirit of this award that Brandon's legacy is celebrated today in such a diversified and distinguished group. Linda, Gustavo, Adriana, Jay, Jonathan, and Ted are known for excellence and achievements in television. Each of them has helped shape the face of media today and their talent will endure well into the future. NATPE is proud to honor their legacies' at this special annual event." •••• "It's a testament to Brandon's legacy to have such an amazing group of individuals accept this award that not only bears his name, but his unwavering passion for his work and for the entertainment community," added Lilly Tartikoff Karatz. •••• Joining an illustrious group of past honorees, the 2015 recipients are recognized for exhibiting extraordinary passion, leadership, independence and vision in the process of creating compelling content. • Award Recipients- •••• Linda Bell Blue was the executive producer of Emmy Award-winning Entertainment Tonight for 19 years, making her the longest-running executive producer in the history of the No. 1 syndicated entertainment newsmagazine. •••• Gustavo A. Cisneros is currently the Chairman of Cisneros, one of the largest privately held media, entertainment, telecommunications and consumer products organizations in the world. As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1968, his leadership has helped to enhance Latin America's profile on the global stage, cultivate new industries, increase access to information, and advance technological growth. He has done so in an effort to promote education, the principles of democracy and individual liberty. •••• Adriana Cisneros, daughter of Gustavo Cisneros, is the CEO and Vice Chairman of Cisneros, focused on developing new lines of business, establishing global strategic alliances, generating content across all multimedia platforms and extending the company's international reach.  In her previous role as Director of Strategy, she made her mark by leading the company's digital initiatives, establishing RedMas and Adsmovil as leading online and mobile ad networks in the Americas.  •••• Jay Leno- Emmy Award-winning late night TV show host, Jay Leno dominated the late night lineup for more than two decades on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. It was in May of 1992 when Leno followed in the footsteps of legendary NBC late-night hosts Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson as "Tonight Show" host. Pitted against another television superstar David Letterman, Leno became the ratings leader of late night within two years, establishing firm leadership in all demographic categories, a winning streak exceeding 50 consecutive quarters. Leno was recently inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Broadcast Hall of Fame. •••• Jonathan Murray, Chairman, Bunim/Murray Productions, is widely credited with inventing the modern reality television genre. Since the 1992 launch of MTV's The Real World, he has created and executive produced some of the industry's most innovative, unscripted television programs. Under Murray's leadership, Bunim/Murray Productions created the first reality game show, Road Rules (MTV), in 1995; the first reality sitcom, The Simple Life (E!), in 2003; and the first reality soap opera, Starting Over, in 2003, for which he won his first Emmy Award in 2005. He won a second Emmy for Autism: The Musical (HBO) in 2008. Bunim-Murray's current programming also includes Keeping up with the Kardashians, Kourtney and Khloe Take The Hamptons and Total Divas (E!), The Real World and The Challenge (MTV), Project Runway, Project Runway All Stars, and Project Runway: Under The Gunn (Lifetime), Love Thy Sister (WE tv), and Bad Girls Club, Bad Girls All Star Battle, and Best Ink (Oxygen). In 2012, Murray was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. •••• Ted Sarandos, one of Time Magazine's 100 Most influential People of 2013, has led content acquisition for Netflix since 2000. With more than 20 years' experience in the home entertainment business, Ted is recognized as a key innovator in the acquisition and distribution of films and television programs. From its roots as a U.S. DVD subscription rental company, Netflix is now the world's leading Internet television network with over 50 million members in nearly 50 countries. With the 2013 releases of House of Cards, Hemlock Grove, Arrested Development, Orange is the New Black, Turbo F.A.S.T., Derek, and Lilyhammer, Ted has led the transformation of Netflix into an original content powerhouse that is changing the rules of how serialized television is produced, released and distributed globally. In its first two years of releasing original series, documentary films and comedy specials, Netflix has been recognized by the film and TV industries with 45 Emmy nominations and 10 Emmy wins; an Oscar nomination; 6 Golden Globe nominations and a win; 2 Peabody Awards; 2 AFI Awards and recognition from all of the major guilds. •••• Craig Ferguson, host of the Tartikoff Legacy Award entered the world of late night comedy following a diverse and eclectic career that encompasses film, television and the stage. Since taking the helm of CBS's The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in 2005, the show has set all-time viewer records in the nine years that it has been on the air, garnered an Emmy nomination in 2006, and received the 2009 Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting for Ferguson's interview with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. On April 28th, Ferguson announced that he will be stepping down as host of The Late Late Show in December 2014. He was most recently heard on the big screen as he reprised his character 'Gobber' in "How to Train Your Dragon 2." He also recently debuted as host on the new syndicated game show Celebrity Name Game, from executive producers Courteney Cox and David Arquette. • Click More tviStory 115-s90- Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award /// Photo: Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena circa 1883 • PASADENA, Calif. -- Pasadena Celebrates New Year with Rose Parade By Gary Sunkin •••• Known as the most favorite parade to kick off the New Year for thousands of spectators who lined the 5 1/2 mile parade route through Pasadena. With temperatures dipping into the 30s crowed braved the chill for the 126th Rose Parade, and embraced an occasional beam of sunshine as some were bundled up in blankets and scarfs in grandstand seats and choice spots on sidewalks along the route. The 2015 theme chowcased those who "elevate the human spirit by who they are, what they have done and what they continue to do. •••• Every year I revel in the excitement, exuberance and optimism in the air, and again this year's themed "Inspiring Stories", didn't find me disappointed. •••• "Inspiring Stories" was the theme of the 126th Rose Parade presented by Honda. •••• The very nature of this theme allows us to reflect on and appreciate many people around us who elevate the human spirit by who they are, what they have done, and what they continue to do. It pays tribute to those who have loved unconditionally, persevered courageously, endured patiently and accomplished much on behalf of others. •••• They may be "heroes" or "stars" to some, but they don't seek such titles. They may be kind, resilient, free-spirited or intensely focused, and though different from one another, they are all inspiring because they have overcome obstacles, achieved the unthinkable, given immeasurably or sacrificed unselfishly. Whether for justice, for charity, or for any other good, they do so humbly and with resolve. It is the story of their journey that enriches our lives regardless of the fulfillment of the purpose. •••• The people we select to be a part of our year-long preparation for America's New Year Celebration &endash; whether it is part of the Rose Parade or the Rose Bowl Game -- will share their stories in an effort to inspire others. • GRAND MARSHAL OF THE 2015 ROSE PARADE Olympian and World War II prisoner of war, Louis Zamperini, a true American hero who survived excessive hardships will be the Grand Marshal for the 2015 Rose Parade, themed "Inspiring Stories." Despite Mr. Zamperini's passing, the Tournament of Roses is dedicated to honoring him as the Grand Marshal of the 2015 Rose Parade. •••• Zamperini wrote his personal history in the book "Devil at My Heels" and his life story was documented in the New York Times best-selling book, "Unbroken," written by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Laura Hillenbrand. In December 2014, Universal Pictures will release the movie, "Unbroken," a feature adaptation of the book. Born in 1917 to Italian immigrants, Zamperini moved to Torrance, California in 1919 and became a world-class runner by the end of high school. Qualifying to run in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, he was America's top finisher in the 5000 meter run, finishing the final lap in 56 seconds and causing Adolf Hitler to request a personal meeting with the track star. •••• During World War II, Zamperini retired from running and joined the U.S. Armed Forces as a bombardier in the South Pacific. While on a reconnaissance mission, Zamperini's aircraft crashed into the Pacific Ocean. He and a crewmate survived for 47 days in shark-infested waters eventually drifting into a Japanese-controlled region where he was held and tortured for another two years. He survived the brutality of the war and came back to Southern California where he was treated like a hero and celebrated for his longevity. Zamperini married, had a family and started on a quest of forgiveness as an inspirational speaker -- meeting with and forgiving the Japanese military guards who tortured him. •••• Zamperini lectured around the world on how to deal with stress, the meaning of Olympic spirit and the freedom he found through a personal relationship with God. •••• Louis Zamperini joined the impressive ranks of those who have fulfilled this role before. • Click More tviStory 115-s90- The 2015 Rose Parade • Click Direct to Tournament of Roses /// • THE ROSE BOWL GAME, THE GRANDDADDY OF THEM ALL- known as the oldest of bowls, the Rose Bowl Game kicked off a myriad college football legacies in 1902. Since then, the game has been home to 17 Heisman Trophy winners, produced 29 national champions, featured 203 consensus All-Americans and honored 110 college football legends by inducting them into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame. •••• The first Tournament of Roses football game, which was the first post-season football game in the nation, was staged at Tournament Park on January 1, 1902. The game matched the West Coast's Stanford against Midwestern Michigan. (The teams would later become members of today's Pac-12 and Big Ten conferences, respectively.) Michigan routed Stanford, 49-0, prompting the football contest to be replaced with Roman-style chariot races inspired by the literary classic Ben-Hur. Football was permanently reinstated as part of the Tournament's traditions in 1916. •••• The exclusive agreement among the Tournament of Roses Association, the Big Ten Conference and the Pac-12 Conference was born in 1946, and the first game played under the agreement took place on January 1, 1947. The pact is the oldest intercollegiate postseason bowl agreement between two major conferences in the United States. •••• This collegiate classic has been the occasion of many firsts. The Rose Bowl Game was the occasion of first local radio broadcast of an East-West bowl game in 1926, the first transcontinental radio broadcast of a sporting event in 1927, the first local telecast of a college football game in 1948, the first national telecast of a college football game in 1952 and the first coast-to-coast color telecast of a collegiate football game in 1962. ••••The 101st Rose Bowl Game will be a College Football Playoff semifinal game which will be held on January 1, 2015 at the Rose Bowl Stadium. This game will match Florida State vs. Oregon as selected by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee to compete for a spot in the College Football Playoff Championship to be played on January 12, 2015 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. /// • Oregon and Florida State to Play in College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl •••• PASADENA, Calif. -- The No. 2 CFP-ranked Oregon Ducks, champions of the Pac-12 Conference, and the No. 3 CFP-ranked Florida State Seminoles, champions of the ACC Conference, have earned berths to play in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET), Thursday, January 1, 2015, at the Rose Bowl Stadium. •••• "The Tournament of Roses is pleased to host Oregon and Florida State at this year's Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game," said Tournament of Roses President Rich Chinen. "We look forward to an exciting matchup in Pasadena on New Year's Day as these two teams compete in the Granddaddy of Them All for a spot in the first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship." •••• Oregon finished the year with a 12-1 overall record (8-1 in conference). The Ducks return to the Rose Bowl Game for their seventh appearance all-time; the last taking place in 2012. Oregon is 2-4 overall in its Rose Bowl Game appearances. •••• Florida State closed out the regular season at 13-0, (8-0 in conference) and will be appearing in the Rose Bowl Game for the first time in history. The Seminoles have a 1-0 at Rose Bowl Stadium, having won the BCS National Championship in 2014. •••• The 101st Rose Bowl Game will mark the first-ever meeting between the Ducks and the Seminoles. The winner of the Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game will earn a spot in the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship, which will take place on January 12, 2015 in North Texas. • Click More tviStory 115-s90- Rose Bowl Game /// 2014 CANNES-- • 115- "Mongolia's Got Talent" quipped Simon Cowell recently at his keynote accepting the honors of Mipcom's Personality of the Year award, dressed with his trademark white shirt and interviewed by Pierce Morgan. • He plans to bring 'X Factor' back to America. •••• "I believe that I and Fox gave up too early on 'X Factor,'" said Cowell of the show that was canceled after three seasons. "I do know because I'm the music business that 'X Factor' is the best music format in the world and it only takes one artist, a Susan Boyle, or a One Direction for the whole thing to turns on its head. So I'll be the one to bring 'X Factor' back to America." • Expectation set too high- as he was reflecting on the underwhelming performance of "X Factor" in the States, "I think the first year we made a really good series but I said it would get 20 million people and we got 12 million. If I hadn't opened my big mouth it would have been perceived as a hit. I thought we could achieve in one year what we achieved in 10 years in the U.K." ••••Cowell also said the fact the U.S. launch of 'The Voice" -- which also included the mentorship element -- right before "X Factor" was also a setback. • His future endeavors include expansion into feature films- kicking off with an animated feature based on the Betty Boop franchise, among two other animated projects. ••••"We're moving slowly (in film) and with the same thinking that applies to what we do with TV. You have to find the best in their field," said Cowell. "So when we decided to go into animation we partnered up with Animal Logic Entertainment because they had done the animation on "The Lego Movie." They weren't too big but they were the best in the business so we created a partnership with them." ••••Added Cowell, "We'll look at other vehicles basically designed to be successful as films but also designed to sell music -- there are so many of these shows now with so many artists on that I look at something like 'High School Musical' and think maybe that's the route to go now." • Looking back on his early days in the biz- "I consider myself very lucky because I was here in Cannes at Midem, the music equivalent to Mipcom 30 years ago, when I was trying to run a company and I literally didn't sell anything during the week. I went back home pretty depressed so the fact that I'm here today talking about some of the things I've achieved, I feel incredibly happy. It is work but it's also passion." • Click For More tviStory 101-s90- Simon Cowell's keynote speech /// • 115-SIMON COWELL NAMED MIPCOM 2014 PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR Paris, Aug. 1, 2014 ••••• Entertainment industry creative icon Simon Cowell is to be honoured as the MIPCOM 2014 Personality of the Year. ••••• The TV and film producer, music label boss and internationally-renowned talent show judge will receive his award at a gala dinner for industry executives at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes on Tuesday 14 October. On Monday 13 October, Cowell will give a keynote interview in the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals. •••••One of the best-known faces on TV screens in the world, Cowell has transformed popular culture in the 21st century through his wide-reaching TV and music enterprise. •••••"Simon Cowell is a visionary producer whose television franchises are on air in almost 200 territories around the world, underlining his status as a global creative icon. In recognition of his amazing career as a creator of international formats and his formidable impact on the entertainment industry as a whole, we are honoured to welcome him to Cannes as the MIPCOM 2014 Personality of the Year," said Paul Zilk, CEO of Reed MIDEM, organiser of MIPCOM. •••••Cowell's Syco Entertainment is a world-renowned music, film, and television production company responsible for some of the most successful global music and television franchises. Syco's television assets include the two international phenomenon formats: "Got Talent" and "The X Factor" both created by Simon Cowell. The Syco Music roster includes stars such as One Direction, Little Mix, Susan Boyle, Ella Henderson, Il Divo, Labrinth, Cher Lloyd, Fifth Harmony, Alex & Sierra, and Collabro.  •••••Under Cowell's stewardship, Syco Entertainment continues to develop global TV formats that have appeal throughout the TV, Film and digital world. •••••In April, "Got Talent" was officially named the World's Most Successful Reality Television Format by The Guinness Book of Records. Alongside Syco's longstanding co-production partner, FremantleMedia, original versions of Got Talent are now being produced in 62 territories worldwide. Emmy-nominated "America's Got Talent" has been the No.1 rated summer programme ever since its launch in June 2006. Now in its ninth consecutive season, the show currently airs in 193 countries worldwide. ••••• "The X Factor" is now produced in 49 territories around the world since its launch in the UK in 2004 where it remains the #1 entertainment show and a cultural phenomenon. The format has launched more superstar artists' careers than any other TV format. Artists discovered by the show worldwide have sold more than 160 million records, including 170 No.1 hits, and 380 Top 10 records. •••••In 2002, Cowell became lead judge of the fledgling "American Idol." By the final of the second series in 2003, a staggering 38 million Americans were tuning in to watch Cowell on the show. Cowell was the lead judge on the US "X Factor" for three years from 2011 before leaving to make his return to the UK show as a judge for its 11th season, which begins in August 2014. •••••In August 2013, Cowell produced his first feature film, "One Direction: This Is Us." The movie debuted at No.1 at both the US and UK box offices, before going on to enjoy international success. •••••For his newest take on the singing competition genre, Cowell has teamed up with Univision to create "La Banda," a series which will search the US and Latin America for the next Latino boy band in 2015. Syco also recently announced a ground-breaking new music show, "Ultimate DJ," in partnership with SFX and T Mobile. •••• About MIPCOM -- 2014 marks the 30th anniversary of MIPCOM, the year's most anticipated global market for entertainment content across all platforms. Each October, the industry's major players from TV and film -- converge in Cannes to create a new world of entertainment. MIPCOM turns every moment into an opportunity, transforming four days of meetings, screenings and conferences into deals, from blockbuster programming to ground-breaking partnerships. And MIPJunior -- the leading showcase for kids programming which takes place  the weekend before MIPCOM -- unites the world's most influential buyers, sellers, producers, digital players, publishers and licensing executives who  present, discover and screen the very latest content. For the first time this year MIPJunior will be held at the Palm Beach, the Croisette's glamorous landmark location. • Click For More tviStory 115-s90- Simon Cowell MIPCOM's 2014 personality of the year • More MIPCOM /// • 2014 Events • 115- Festival Guests at Munich Filmfest • 101- CineMerit Award for Udo Kier • 115- Digital Hollywood Spring, May 5-8, Marina Del Rey • 115- The Cable Show, LA Convention Ctr. April 29-May 1 - • 106- FCC Chairman to keynote 2014 NAB SHOW • 115- LA Travel Show, Feb. 8-9, 2014, Long Beach, CA • 115- Tournament of Roses Parade Celebrates 125th Anniversary • 115- Festival Guests at Munich Filmfest Germany's largest summer film festival opens on June 27 through July 5, and for nine days will be showing 158 new films from 51 countries • The 32. FILMFEST MÜNCHEN opens with the German premiere of "The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spiver." Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, who opened Filmfest in 2001 with "Amelie" will be here with his young lead actor Kyle Catlett. The festival's closing night film is the American production "I Origins," which will be screened following the award ceremony on July 5th. Director Mike Cahill ("Another Earth") will be on hand with his stars Michael Pitt ("Boardwalk Empire") and Astrid Bergès-Frisbey ("Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"). •••• In addition to big stars and young talent from around the world, French icon Isabelle Huppert will be coming to MÜNCHEN. Huppert will be honored for her contributions to motions pictures as an art form. She will also be presenting her latest film "Paris Follies" at its German premiere. •••• "I'm thrilled that Isabelle Huppert is coming to Munich. It's something we've been planning for years and now it's finally happening," commented festival director Diana Iljine. "And we have plenty of great guests this year. From Hollywood to Bollywood." •••• Also coming to town are German actor Udo Kier, recipient of the CineMerit Award. American cult director Walter Hill is being honored with the first complete retrospective of his work ever. Producer legend and Oscar winner Arthur Cohn will be here for a gala in which he will talk about his decades in the American film capital. And Indian superstar Irrfan Khan will be bringing a touch of Bollywood to Bavaria. Irrfan Khan is known internationally for films including "Slumdog Millionaire", "The Amazing Spider-Man," "Life of Pi" and "Lunchbox" but also for films from India. In Munich he'll be presenting his latest film "Qissa." Awards given at Munich Filmfest- The most prestigious and lucrative awards at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN are given by: ARRI and Osram (ARRI/OSRAM Award for Best International Film), Senator (CineVision Award for Best International Newcomer Film), Bavaria Film, Bayerischer Rundfunk and the DZ Bank (German Cinema New Talent Award), VFF - Verwertungsgesellschaft der Film- und Fernsehproduzenten (Bernd Burgemeister TV Movie Award). Sponsor•Hofbräu München- •••• It is the third year for Hofbräu München as a Filmfest sponsor among many. The brewery that is practically synonymous the world over for Munich and its beer, makes sure that guests take a little Munich lifestyle back home with them. Hofbräu beers are served at many Filmfest events including the Open Air screenings with its beergarden atmosphere and the closing night bash. • Click For More tviStory 115-s90- Munich Filmfest /// MUNICH - 7/3/14 • CineMeritAward • The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet The Munich Film Festival premiered Jean-Pierre Jeunet's "The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet," and will close with "I Origins" from U.S. helmer Mike Cahill. ••••The festival features four sections -- CineMasters, CineVision, Spotlight and International Independents , packed with German premieres. ••••"This year's films hit their targets -- they go straight to the heart or the solar plexus," said festival director Diana Iljine in a statement. •••• Jeunet's film, which is based on the young adult novel by Reif Larsen, stars Helena Bonham Carter and Kyle Catlett. ••••Jeunet is best known for feature debut "Delicatessen" and "Amelie," which grossed $170 million worldwide. His other pics include "The City of Lost Children," "Alien: Resurrection" and "A Very Long Engagement." • CineMeritAward for Udo Kier The Munich Fest honored Udo Kier at a gala ceremony with CineMerit Award,, given to an actor whose career spans Europe and the U.S. •••• The ceremony included the world premiere of his latest film "Arteholic," in which director Hermann Vaske accompanies art-obsessed Kier through some of Europe's greatest museums. As part of its homage, the festival will be showing five additional films with Kier: "Tod Eines Weltstars" and "Egomania" by Christoph Schlingensief; "My Own Private Idaho"; "A Trick of the Light," from by Wim Wenders; and "Iron Sky," by Timo Vuorensola. ••••Kier's career is full of daring choices, and he's worked with such icons as Andy Warhol ("Andy Warhol's Frankenstein"), Rainer Werner Fassbinder ("Lili Marleen," "Lola" and "Berlin Alexanderplatz") and Lars von Trier (nine films including both volumes of "Nymphomaniac"). ••••In 1991, Kier made his first Hollywood film, "My Own Private Idaho," from Gus Van Sant, and has acted in art films, genre films and Hollywood blockbusters. •••• "Udo Kier is an actor who leaves a lasting impression, no matter what the role," said festival director Diana Iljine. "He is an actor who is not afraid to take chances. And many of them have paid off. Udo Kier himself is a work of art." ••••Previous recipients of the CineMerit Award include actors Julie Christie, John Malkovich and Michael Caine as well as the directors Michael Haneke, Barry Levinson and Milos Forman. • Click For More tviStory 101-s90- CineMerit Award for Udo Kier /// • 115- FCC Featured at Cable Show, LA Conv. Ctr. Apr 29-May 1 A Faster, Better, More Entertaining Future • Convention Co-Chairs Welcome: Rob Marcus, Chairman & CEO, Time Warner Cable Inc. John Skipper, President, ESPN, Inc. & Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks • City Welcome: Eric Garcetti, Mayor, City of Los Angeles • Keynote: Michael Powell, President & CEO, NCTA • Live From The Cable Show: FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler. "Let me be clear. If someone acts to divide the Internet between 'haves' and 'have-nots,' we will use every power at our disposal to stop it," Wheeler said. "As chairman of the FCC, I do not intend to allow innovation to be strangled by the manipultion of the most important network of our time, the Internet." •••• The Cable Show, the industry's 2014 annual gathering in Los Angeles had no shortage of news to pick apart given Comcast's 45 billion deal  to buy Time Warner Cable as well as the deal Comcast cut with Charter Communications. •••• But what was actually on the minds of many were the companies that weren't at the show at all: Netflix, Hulu, Amazon.com, Google, Yahoo, AT&T, Verizon, Dish and DirecTV -- essentially every company that isn't strictly speaking a cable company. •••• However, the fact that Netflix was nowhere to be found at the show, either at the session or on the exhibition floor, was telling. •••••The National Cable and Telecommunications Association, which runs the Cable Show, says companies such as Netflix have appeared at the conference in the past to participate on panels, but they've never been a big presence. •••• Many of the cable networks, such as Turner (which owns CNN and TNT), Fox News, Discovery Communications and AMC were there partly to show off their programming, but mostly to take meetings with the cable industry. Privately, some of them have said the conference would be more useful if the satellite and telephone companies were also here. •••• If the Comcast merger is approved by regulators, Time Warner Cable won't exist next year. • Click Direct- The Cable Show • Click For More tviStory 115-s90- NTCA's CABLE SHOW /// • 115- The Cable Show, LA Convention Ctr. April 29-May 1 - Faster, Better, More Entertaining Future TUESDAY GENERAL SESSION: April 29, 2014; 10:00 AM - 11:20 Convention Co-Chairs Welcome: Rob Marcus, Chairman & CEO, Time Warner Cable Inc. John Skipper, President, ESPN, Inc. & Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks • City Welcome: Eric Garcetti, Mayor, City of Los Angeles • Keynote: Michael Powell, President & CEO, NCTA • Segment Host : • Betty Liu (Bloomberg Television) • Speakers: • Nancy Dubuc (A+E Networks) • Michael Fries (Liberty Global) • Jerry Kent (Suddenlink Communications) • Philip Lind (Rogers Communications) • Rob Marcus (Time Warner Cable) • John Martin (Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.) • Phil McKinney (CableLabs) • Michael Powell (NCTA) • John Skipper (ESPN, Inc.) WEDNESDAY GENERAL SESSION: April 30, 2014; 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM Welcome & Introduction: Rob Marcus, Chairman & CEO, Time Warner Cable Inc. LIVE FROM THE CABLE SHOW: FCC CHAIRMAN TOM WHEELER Thomas Wheeler, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission • Segment Hosts : • Jon Fortt (CNBC) • Lynette Rice (Entertainment Weekly) • Speakers: • Michelle Ashford (Showtime Networks Inc.) • Richard LaGravenese (WE tv) • Brian Roberts (Comcast Corporation) • Bob Stanzione (ARRIS) • Kurt Sutter (FX Networks) • Thomas Wheeler (Federal Communications Commission) • David Zaslav (Discovery Communications) THURSDAY GENERAL SESSION: May 01, 2014, 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM FIRST-PERSON: INFLUENCERS AND INNOVATORS ON THE FUTURE OF MEDIA Welcome & Introduction: John Skipper, President, ESPN, Inc. & Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks • Segment Hosts : • Jon Fortt (CNBC) • Melissa Grego (Broadcasting & Cable) • Speakers: • Mara Brock Akil (BET Networks) • Keith Clinkscales (REVOLT) • Sean Combs (REVOLT) • Pat Esser (Cox Communications) • Debra Lee (BET Networks) • Rob Lloyd (Cisco Systems) • Josh Sapan (AMC Networks) • Matthew Weiner (AMC) • Click Direct- The Cable Show • Click For More tviStory 115-s90- NTCA's CABLE SHOW /// • 115- Digital Hollywood Spring, May 5-8, Ritz Carlton, Marina Del Rey. • tviNews Reports By: Josie Cory, Mark Anderson, and Troy Cory ••••In an era that has seen the downsizing or demise of most household-name tradeshows, Digital Hollywood is flourishing as a sort of live-content aggregator attracting various industry stalwarts to hold private meetings all at the same venue, then network together at conference tracks, keynote roundtables and after-hours parties. •••• Victor Harwood who is presiding over several annual trade shows dealing with entertainment, media, advertising and technology events, besides Digital Hollywood, said back in 2007, "The idea of putting together a tradeshow by hassling people to buy booth space is old -- anyone who did that is not in business anymore." •••• His upcoming Spring confab at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, in Marina Del Rey, CA, made up of separate multi-track but co-located events is still the only conference that brings together creatives, agents, distributors, technologists, financiers, lawyers and media -- legally, it's very hard for a lot of these people to be in the same room, unless there's a common purpose and a common theme. More minds have been changed -- at Digital Hollywood than at any other conference." • Special Tracks: Big Hollywood, The Variety Summit, Hollywood Brand Power, Artists in Hollywood Actors - Writers - Directors - Performers - Producers - Conference at Digital Hollywood; The Hispanic Summit, The Women's Entertainment & Technology Summit, Finance Hollywood and More! /// 106-AereoVs.Broadcasters - •The Areo Debate "To Be or Not to Be," provided food for a heated discussion at the Digital Hollywood Spring conference May 7, 2014. Moderated by James M. Burger, Partner, Thompson Coburn, Neil W. Netanel, Professor of Law, UCLA Law School; John C. Ulin Partner, Arnold and Porter midway through the debate were interreupted by questions of the audience which became increasingly agitated. It did make for a lively debate though considering the fact that most panelists usually take questions only at the end of a panel discussion. •••• A ruling to be followed closely by advocates of net neutrality, and broadcasters, the US Supreme Court justices questioned the legality of Areo as they weighed whether the starup violates copyright law by recording over-the-air programming from an off-site antenna and delivering it to customers via the internet. Areo aims to upend the broadcast industry's decades-old business model by letting customers in 11 cities watch live and recorded shows for as little as $8 a month. •••• Barry Diller, Chairman and Senior Executive of media company, IAC/InterActiveCorp, said broadcasters are seeking to stifle innovation for their own financial gain by suing to shut down Aereo Inc., the streaming-video company he's backing. "I am really tired of being accused of stealing anyone else's programming when we are not," Diller said. "It's kind of obnoxious to take away programming they have promised the public they could receive directly simply because they want to take away every dollar from consumers. ••••Aereo's faceoff at the nation's highest court against broadcasters including 21st Century Fox Inc., and CBS Corp, stemmed from its bid to forge a technological route around the television companies' copyrights. It was Diller, co-creator of Fox's broadcast network, who pushed Aereo beyond its original plan to offer services only in parts of New York, Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia stated. •••The Supreme Court arguments didn't indicate a like outcome, as justices, including Stephen Breyer repeatedly questioned whether ruling against Aereo would broadly imperil cloud-computing technologies that let consumers remotely store content such as video and access it through the Web. •••• U.S. copyright law gives owners the exclusive right to perform their works "publicly." If Areo is deemed to be a public rather than private performance, the ruling may affect cloud storage offerings from companies like Google Inc., Dropbox Inc., Apple, Amazon.com Inc. and Box Inc. •••• "If you stop Aereo, you stop technology," Diller said. /// • Click For More tviStory 115-s90- DigitalHollywoodSpring • Click for More tvDigital Hollywood or • Digital Hollwood Direct //// • 106- FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to address 2014 NAB SHOW WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler will provide the "FCC Keynote" at the 2014 NAB Show in Las Vegas, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced today. The address, which will be held Tuesday, April 8, 9:00-10:00 a.m., is expected to provide insight into the Chairman's views on broadcasting and what his expectations are on the regulatory front in the coming years. •••• "Broadcasting has a lot at stake when it comes to actions taken by the FCC," said NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith. "We look forward to hearing from Chairman Wheeler about his views on spectrum auctions, ownership regulation and any number of issues shaping our industry." •••• Tom Wheeler became the 31st Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on November 4, 2013. He was appointed by President Barack Obama and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate. •••• For over three decades, Wheeler has been involved with new telecommunications networks and services, experiencing the revolution in telecommunications as a policy expert, an advocate, and a businessman. As an entrepreneur, he started or helped start multiple companies offering innovative cable, wireless and video communications services. He is the only person to be selected to both the Cable Television Hall of Fame and The Wireless Hall of Fame, a fact that caused President Obama to nickname Wheeler "The Bo Jackson of Telecom." •••• Prior to joining the FCC, Wheeler was Managing Director at Core Capital Partners, a venture capital firm investing in early stage Internet Protocol (IP)-based companies. He served as President and CEO of Shiloh Group, LLC, a strategy development and private investment company specializing in telecommunications services and co-founded SmartBrief, the internet's largest electronic information service for vertical markets. From 1976 to 1984, Wheeler was associated with the National Cable Television Association (NCTA), where he was President and CEO from 1979 to 1984. Following NCTA, Wheeler was CEO of several high tech companies, including the first company to offer high speed delivery of data to home computers and the first digital video satellite service. From 1992 to 2004, Wheeler served as president and CEO of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA). •••• Wheeler is a graduate of The Ohio State University and the recipient of its Alumni Medal. • Click For More tviStory 115-s90- FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to keynote NAB SHOW /// • 115- LA Travel Show, Feb. 8-9, 2014, Long Beach, CA • Explore, Dream and Discover. (tviNews Coverage) Gary Sunkin; Josie Cory; Troy Cory. •••• Now in its 9th year - the Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show takes place February 8th and 9th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Long Beach Convention Center. One of Southern California's top 10 trade shows it will feature over 400 exhibitors from around the globe, prominent travel experts, and consumer seminars. The show is a great way to experience the world in one day through the eyes of well-traveled speakers and the thousands of experts who represent exciting destinations from around the globe. •••• A line-up of exclusive featured speakers include traveled legends Rick Steves, Samantha Brown, Pauline Frommer, Patricia Schultz, Peter Greenberg and Travel Channel's Don Wildman and more. •••• Rick Steves, is host and writer of the popular public television series Rick Steves' Europe; Other inspiring and celebrated Travel Channel personalities include Samantha Brown, Coffee entrepreneur and adventurer Todd Carmichael, host of "Dangerous Grounds," and history explorer and museum enthusiast Don Wildman, host of "Mysteries at the Museum"; Award-winning travel expert and radio host Pauline Frommer, Editorial Director of Frommer's Guidebooks; Emmy Award-Winning investigative travel journalist Peter Greenberg, Travel Editor for CBS News and Host of the New Public Television Series: The Travel Detective with Peter Greenberg ?and Patricia Schultz, author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller "1,000 Places to See Before You Die." •••• Additionally, over 400 exhibitors representing some of the world's most desired destinations will be on hand to entice, educate and give details about their destinations and tours to attendees, including Thailand, Japan, Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia, Fiji, Mexico and Latin America, India, Africa, Caribbean, Hawaii, and Alaska, as well as the extensive California pavilion, all offering exclusive specials and trip giveaways. •••• The show has attracted scores of new exhibitors including; Air New Zealand Vacations, Guam Visitors Bureau, Myths & Mountains, Tours of Tuscany, London Connection, and Cuba Travel Services, to name a few. •••• Among supporting sponsors are Indonesia Tourism, Turkish Culture & Tourism Office, and Rick Steves' Europe. Contributing sponsors include Amtrak, Tourism Malaysia and Thailand Tourism. The event's National TV Media Sponsor is Travel Channel. • Click For More tviStory 115-s90- LA Travel Show • For More Click Direct- LA Travel Show /// • 115- Tournament of Roses Parade Celebrates 125th Anniversary, - Jan 1. 2014 - By Gary Sunkin PASADENA, Calif. -- There might not have been a better way to open 2014 than with Vin Scully, the legendary Dodgers broadcaster as the Grand Marshal of the Rose Parade in Pasadena, who performed the ceremonial coin toss on the field before the Rose Bowl between Michigan State and Stanford. ••••It was not Scully's first involvement with the Rose Parade. A mere 48 years ago, he co-hosted with Elizabeth Montgomery. ••••Most of the week leading up to the Rose Bowl has involved several pre-parade events and luncheons, with several media members happy to meet Scully. • Known as the most favorite parade to kick off the New Year for thousands of spectators who lined the 5 1/2 mile parade route through Pasadena. Every year I revel in the excitement, exuberance and optimism in the air, and again this year's themed "Dreams come True" Rose Parade, didn't find me disappointed. ••• It has come a long way since its early days. The Rose Parade's elaborate floats now feature high-tech computerized animation and exotic natural materials from around the world. Although a few floats are still built exclusively by volunteers from their sponsoring communities, most are built by professional float building companies and take nearly a year to construct. The year-long effort pays off on New Year's morning, when millions of viewers around the world enjoy the Rose Parade. ••••The first Rose Queen was crowned in 1905, and every year since 1929, Rose Queens and Rose Princesses have been a part of the Tournament of Roses. •••• Every Parade needs a Grand Marshal, and the Rose Parade has had some of the world's most distinguished individuals serving in that honored position. Past Grand Marshals have included actors, astronauts, writers, artists, athletes and political figures. •••• Early Grand Marshals were local heroes, many of them Tournament organizers. The first Grand Marshal from outside Pasadena was San Francisco Mayor James Rolph in 1930, and as the Tournament grew, so did the stature of its Grand Marshals. Mary Pickford, Earl Warren, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gregory Peck, Bob Hope, Erma Bombeck, Henry "Hank" Aaron, the Apollo 12 astronauts, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Kate Smith, Gerald Ford, Lee Iaccoca, James Stewart, Pele and Angela Lansbury are just a few of the distinguished individuals who have held the honored position. 1966 Grand Marshal Walt Disney rode in the Parade with Mickey Mouse, and Edgar Bergen brought Charlie McCarthy along in 1940. Shirley Temple, who was a 10-year old movie star when she led the 50th Rose Parade returned as diplomat Shirley Temple Black to serve as Grand Marshal of the Tournament's Centennial celebration in 1989. • Celebrated Singers Clayton, Fischer, Hill and Love to sing National Anthem at historic 120th ROSE BOWL GAME Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill and Darlene Love will kick off the pre-game festivities at the 100th Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO with a special performance of the Star-Spangled Banner on January 1, 2014, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. ••••Clayton, Fischer, Hill and Love star in the critically-acclaimed 2013 RADiUS film, "20 Feet From Stardom" by award-winning director Morgan Neville, which spotlights the untold stories of backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century such as Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Mick Jagger and Sting. On Tuesday, December 3, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 20 Feet From Stardom made the Academy Awards shortlist in the Documentary Feature category. ••••Clayton lent her voice to a number of major performing artists during the 1960s with her most notable performance being a duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones' song, "Gimme Shelter." She began her career on Bobby Darin's "Who Can I Count On," which led to legendary Lou Adler signing her in 1970 and her debut solo album, "Gimme Shelter." As an actress, Clayton appeared in the films Blame it on the Night and Maid to Order. Currently, she is putting the finishing touches on her long-anticipated new CD. •••• Fischer rose to fame in 1991 with her debut album, So Intense, which produced the Grammy Award&endash;winning hit single, "How Can I Ease the Pain." Prior to her solo career, she began as a backup singer for a number of famous artists, including Luther Vandross for 22 years and Tina Turner on her Twenty Four Seven Tour, the top-grossing worldwide tour of 2000. Fischer has also toured with the Rolling Stones since 1989. In 2013, she joined the rock band Nine Inch Nails, as a backing vocalist for their Tension 2013 tour. •••• Hill, Sony Music recording artist, has been praised by Rolling Stone for her "stellar powerhouse vocals." In addition to penning and performing her own material, Hill backed artists such as Stevie Wonder, Elton John and the late Michael Jackson. She was also a contestant on season four of The Voice. She contributed backing vocals to three tracks on Josh Groban's latest chart topping album, All That Echoes, and opened for Groban on his Fall 2013 In The Round arena tour. Judith is currently in the studio working on her debut. •••• Since the early sixties, Love has done it all - from major motion pictures like the highly successful Lethal Weapon series to Broadway hits like Hairspray and Grease and even appearing in numerous television shows. Her background vocals for The Blossoms, The Crystals, The Righteous Brothers, Dionne Warwick, Marvin Gaye and Elvis Presley, set the stage for her emergence as a star in her own right. In 2011, Love recieved the industry's highest award when she was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. •••• This will mark the only known time in the game's history that the national anthem will be performed by an artist rather than a Rose Bowl Game participating team band. •••• In continuing with tradition, Vin Scully, an icon in American sports history and "the voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers" for 64 years, will toss the coin at the start of the 100th Rose Bowl Game as the Grand Marshal for the 125th Tournament of Roses Parade, themed "Dreams Come True." •••• Pre-game festivities begin at 1:30 p.m. PT. The game will feature the Michigan State Spartans, champions of the Big Ten Conference, versus the Stanford Cardinal, champions of the Pac-12 Conference. • Click for More on the 100th Rose Bowl Game pre-game festivities ///  • 2013 Events: • 115- Munich Film Fest, June 28-July 7 • 115- THE BEST MOVIES OF THE SUMMER AT MUNICH FILMFEST The 31ST INTERNATIONAL FILMFEST MÜNCHEN (June 28 - July 6) is presenting 174 films from 48 countries. Films by and starring women make up a significant part of this year's program. •••• Germany's biggest summer film festival will be showing the best new films from around the world. They are all German premieres. There are also two specials, one on outstanding TV series - The New Epics - and another entitled Films and Games. The Homage section is showing classic movies with British actor Sir Michael Caine, the recipient of Filmfest München's CineMerit Award this year. Retrospectives will be honoring Italian director Paolo Sorrentino and Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky. Both will be on hand at the festival to present their latest films. 32 films will be having their world premieres at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN - 13 their European premieres. •••• "2013 will be a festival in which women play an unusually strong role", said Diana Iljine, Festival Director of FILMFEST MÜNCHEN. "Many of this year's films focus on courageous women. The many great actress and directors are one of this year's highlights." •••• Altogether there are 37 female directors at this year's Filmfest. The opening night film Exit Marrakech (June 28) is by Oscar winner Caroline Link (Nowhere in Africa) and is a world premiere. Sandra Nettelbeck's film Mr. Morgan's Last Love starring Michael Caine and Clémence Poésy is a European premiere. Saudi Arabian filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour is presenting Wadjda, the first Saudi Arabian film to be directed by a woman. Acclaimed French film and stage director Ariane Mnouchkine will be in Munich for the world premiere of her latest film Les Naufragés Du Fol Espoir. ••••There are the new films by award winning Indian director Mira Nair, the filmmakers Agnès Jaoui and Marion Vernoux from France as well as Lynn Shelton and Lise Raven from the USA. There are also many young, emerging directors, among them Sophie Fiennes from the UK, Eliza Hittman from the USA, Sarah Polley from Canada, Marcela Said from Chile, and Alice Winocour from France. Fatima Geza Abdollahyan, Nana Neul, Lola Randl and Frauke Finsterwalder are presenting world premieres from Germany. •••• The many great actresses on the screen this year include the legendary Fanny Ardant, Nathalie Baye and Claudia Cardinale. There are also new movies with Winona Ryder, Juliane Moore, Marion Cotillard, Emmanuelle Devos, Kate Hudson, Bérenice Bejo and young stars such as Léa Seydoux, Soko, Brit Marling and Rooney Mara. The German actresses include Christiane Paul, Veronica Ferres, Julia Koschitz, Barbara Auer, Katja Riemann, Hannelore Hoger and Claudia Michelsen. ••••Women who make it despite all odds are big topic at this year's festival. Like the supermarket cashiers who discover women's wrestling in Les Reines du Ring. In Everyday, the new film by British director Michael Winterbottom, the wife of a prison convict manages to master the trials and tribulations of raising 4 children by herself. The Immigrant deals with a Polish woman who emmigrates to the US in the 1920s. In Le Noir (Te) Vous Va Si Bien the daughter of Muslim immigrants to France bucks her father's traditional thinking. The stronger sex also shines in films about romance. •••• In Les Beaux Jours, a retired dentist (Fanny Ardant) is attracted to the computer teacher in her senior citizen club. In Mr. Morgan's Last Love a young, impulsive woman (Clémence Poésy) rekindles the love of life in a melancholy American widower and reminds him of the importance of friendship. The German Love Steaks focuses on a young woman who is a cook at a wellness hotel and becomes passionately involved with the shy new masseur there. In the Chinese romantic comedy The Love Songs of Tiedan, a young man is infatuated with the three daughters of a former neighbor he was in love with as a child. In the French drama La Vie D'Adèle, winner of this year's Golden Palm, a young girl finds strength in a passionate love affair with another young woman. •••• There are also many films from the Near and Middle East about courageous women in different phases of their lives who break out of the traditional moulds they have been forced into and who want to determine what they want out of life. In Wadjda, the title character, a young girl in Saudi Arabia, is not going to let anyone rob her of her dream of having a bicycle. In the Russian film The Empty Home a fearless girl sets out from Kirgizstan in search of a better life. And in THE PATIENCE STONE, an Afghani wife confronts her comatose husband with what is going on behind her veil and in her mind about their marriage. Julie Christie as well as directors Michael Haneke, Barry Levinson and Milos Forman. • Click For More tviStory 115s90- Best Summer Movies at Munich Filmfest • Click direct- MUNICH FILMFEST /// • 115- CineMerit Award for Michael Caine The internationally acclaimed British actor is being honored at this year's festival (June 28 - July 6) with its CineMerit Award ••••The actor, who is being honored for his extraordinary contributions to the motion pictures as an art form, has played more than 150 roles throughout his career. "Michael Caine is a legend. Not many actors have had long lasting, wide-ranging and remarkable careers such as his", says festival director Diana Iljine. "We're incredibly proud that he is coming to Munich to accept our award." •••• Sir Michael Caine will receive the 2013 CineMerit Award at a gala on July 1. Writer-director Sherry Hormann ("Desert Flower", "3096 Days") will be the speaker. FILMFEST MÜNCHEN will be screening five Michael Caine films in its homage to him, among them Woody Allen's "Hannah And Her Sisters" and Lasse Hallström's "The Cider House Rules". Caine was awarded an Oscar for his performances in these two films. •••• Michael Caine will also be on hand for the European premiere of his latest film, "Mr. Morgan's Last Love" by Sandra Nettelbeck ("Bella Martha"). Caine plays a lonely American widower in Paris who meets a young Parisian woman who changes his life. •••• Sir Michael Caine, born in 1933 as Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, Jr., grew up in London. Using the stage name Michael Caine he worked his way up to become one of the most respected and sought after actors of his generation - on both sides of the Atlantic. •••• His breakthrough came in the mid-sixties with "Zulu" and later "Alfie", which brought him an Oscar nomination. He has also won numerous other major international awards. In 2000, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. •••• The list of actors and directors with whom Michael Caine has worked reads like a Who's Who of Hollywood: Sean Connery, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif, Elizabeth Taylor, Shirley McLaine, Nicole Kidman, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway, Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale, to name just a few. •••• Since 1997, Filmfest München has honored outstanding personalities in the international film community for extraordinary contributions to motion pictures as an art form. Previous recipients include John Malkovich, Julie Christie as well as directors Michael Haneke, Barry Levinson and Milos Forman. • Click For More tviStory 115s90- Michael Caine Receives CineMerit Award /// • 115- BMW is FILMFEST MÜNCHEN Partner The BMW Group and FILMFEST MÜNCHEN are renewing their long-time partnership for the 31st edition of the festival The BMW Group will be an official partner of the 31ST INTERNATIONAL FILMFEST MÜNCHEN (June 28 - July 6). The world-famous automobile manufacturer and the festival will be restarting a partnership that dates back to the early years of FILMFEST MÜNCHEN. •••• "Filmfest and BMW go way back together", commented Filmfest Director Diana Iljine. "BMW supported the festival more than twenty years ago. That makes me all the happier that the BMW Group is once again our strong partner." •••• The BMW Group will provide a fleet of limousines to shuttle festival VIPs to important events including the opening night, gala premieres, award ceremonies and other festival functions. •••• In addition, BMW will be hosting two major events at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN. This year's CineMerit Award ceremony honoring an outstanding personality in the international film community will take place in BMW Welt. Furthermore, the BMW Museum will be the venue for the award ceremony of the German Cinema New Talent Award, one of the most prestigious prizes for emerging German filmmakers. •••• "BMW has a long tradition as far as films are concerned. Munich is the most important hub of the German film industry and it is also where our company headquarters are located", added Maximilian Schöberl, Director of Company Communications and Policy of the BMW Group. "So I'm especially pleased that we are, once again, committed to supporting Filmfest München - Germany's most significant summer film festival." •••• The 2013 CineVision Award ceremony takes place on Friday, July 5, in the Bavarian Parliament. • Click For More tviStory 115s90- BMW Sponsors Munich Filmfest /// • 115- 15 Films in Competition for the CineVision Award A high-caliber jury will select the winner of the CineVision Award for Best International Newcomer Film at this year's FILMFEST MÜNCHEN. •••• 15 films from Europe, North and South America, Afghanistan and China are competing for the CineVision Award for Best International Newcomer Film by a director with a first or second feature film in this year's CineVision section, films that go in new artistic directions. •••• 2013 marks the seventh consecutive year for the CineVision Award and its ¤12,000 prize money. Berlin-based Senator Entertainment AG is its donator. Greek actress Aggeliki Papoulia, French-American actor-director Jean-Marc Barr and Spanish producer-director Luis Miñarro make up the jury that will decide this year's winner. •••• "Who could recognize artistic innovation better than international pros who have made names for themselves in precisely this sector", commented Diana Iljine, FILMFEST MÜNCHEN Festival Director. "We're very happy that we have three such stars of the European Indie scene to decide who deserves this important award." •••• Aggeliki Papoulia is one of the most acclaimed veterans of the Greek film scene. The theater group she co-founded, 'blitz', is famous throughout Europe for its innovative stage productions. She is a much sought after actress and has starred in such award winning films "Dogtooth" and "Alpen" by Greek director Giorgos Lanthimos. •••• Jean-Marc Barr has been an international star since his lead role in Luc Besson's Drama "The Bog Blue". He has often acted in the films of Danish director Lars von Trier. He began directing in 1999 with "Lovers" which won the High Hopes Award that year at Filmfest München. Jean-Marc Barr can also be seen in a leading role at this year's festival in the adaptation of Jack-Kerouac's "Big Sur". •••• Luis Miñarro is one of Europe's most important independent producers. His co-production, of Apichatpong "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" won the Golden Palm in Cannes in 2010. In 2009, Luis Miñarro made his directing debut. This year, Filmfest is showing his latest production "El Muerto Y Ser Feliz" in the International Independents section. •••• This year's CineVision section includes a new interpretation of Snow White ("Blancanieves"), a Mexican zombie film ("Halley"), a film from New York about a first love that turns into an obsession ("It Felt Like Love"), a Slovakian-Czech co-production about a skinhead trying to come to terms with his identity ("My Dog Killer") and a Chinese love story before, during and after the Cultural Revolution ("The Love Songs of Tiedan"). •••• Sponsor and donator of the CineVision Award and its ¤12,000 prize money since 2012 is Berlin-based Senator Film. The award goes to the Best International Newcomer Film. Helge Sasse, Chairman of the Board of Senator Entertainment AG: "We look forward once again to giving exciting young directors a platform that showcases their outstanding and innovative work." •••• The 2013 CineVision Award ceremony takes place on Friday, July 5, in the Bavarian Parliament. • Click For More tviStory 115s90- Films in Competition for the CineVision Award • Click direct- MUNICH FILMFEST /// • 115- Steven Spielberg heads jury at Cannes Film Festival CANNES, May 15, 2013 -- Once a year, "the entire world comes together at Cannes." Steven Spielberg introducing this year's nine-person Cannes Film Festival jury at the opening press conference said, "We're always sitting in personal private judgment of the films we see." ••• Therefore it was time, to take it public and accept the film festival's offer to serve as the main competition jury president, an offer made several times in the past, though his work schedule never permitted it, he said. ••• Also serving as jurors are actors Nicole Kidman, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Auteuil, Vidaya Balan and directors Cristian Mungiu, Naomi Kawasi, Lynn Ramsey and twice Academy Award Winner Ang Lee. The jury selects the winners for acting, screenplay, direction and, honored with the Palme d'Or, the award given the film of the year. Last year's Palme winner was Michael Haneke's "Amour." ••• Spielberg noted that it's apples and oranges to assess movies designed to get "as many people into the theaters as possible" by the same criteria as films compelled by more adventurous impulses. "Honesty" and "courage": those will be the key attributes in the competition titles as viewed by Spielberg's fellow juror, director Cristian Mungiu, who won the Palme in 2007, for "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days." ••• Spielberg last came to the Croisette in 2008 for the world premier of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Released to generally positive reviews, it it was also a financial success, grossing over $786 million worldwide. /// CANNES, France-- Palm D'Or goes to the French The hometown favorite won big time at the Festival de Cannes as France's Blue Is the Warmest Color walked off with the Palme d'Or. Jury president Steven Spielberg announced in a highly unusual step, that the prize was given not only to director Abdellatif Kechiche, as considered traditional, but to co-stars Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux as well. Both actresses were in tears by the time they reached the stage. •••• The sexually explicit story of a young woman discovering desire and herself, Blue was the great favorite of French critics but divided English speakers, who called it everything from voyeuristic to a three-hour Sundance movie in French. •••• The film, whose French title is La Vie d'Adèle, will be distributed in the US by IFC's Sundance Selects. •••• Kechiche's movie displays that same degree of intimacy with his actresses in the scenes when they have their clothes on. For the younger, fragile teen at the center of the plot -- also named Adéle -- blue-haired art student Emma (Seydoux) provides a gateway to experiences far beyond the limitations of her conservative social circle. Some of the tender moments make the explicit scenes especially noteworthy: •••• Kechiche's film plays to the possibilities of uncensored storytelling that ignores traditional boundaries without playing for shock value. It's a tender romance and undoubtedly one of the best movies about nascent adulthood in recent years. Not Playing it Safe Spielberg himself makes no apologies about directing movies aimed at the largest audiences possible, but as a unit, the Cannes jurors did a fine job highlighting the merits of not playing it safe. This was evident not only in the selection of the winners but the snubs: -- Steven Soderbergh's Liberace biopic "Behind the Candelabra" won plenty of accolades for Michael Douglas' performance, but ultimately amounted to a giddy by-the-numbers treatment of the show-biz icon -- however, a skillfully made one. • Click For More tviStory 115s90- •115-SpielbergHeadsCannesJury • Click For More tviStory 115s90- •115-Palm D'Or for "Blue is the Warmest Color " - French Title: La Vie d'Adèle • Click Festival De Cannes - Direct /// 115- Cannes Film Festivval - May 15 - 26th Festival De Cannes - Direct • 115- Springtime in Cannes By Josie Cory A h h h . . . Spring in Cannes…where mild breezes blow as the warm Mediterranean sun smiles over this beautiful spot on the Cote d'Azur. There you can feel a timeless sensuality, assuaging a nostalgia for the Mediterranean which since as far back as the 16th century has been a constant theme in many a Northern European's life. • • "Now give us lands where the olives grow," Cried the North to the South, "Where the sun with a golden mouth can blow blue bubbles of grapes down the vineyard row!" Cried the North to the South. (to borrow a phrase from the English writer Elizabeth Barret Browning). • •"Cannes," wrote Charles Lentheric, the indispensable and erudite historian of maritime Provence, in 1880, "is a town where you feel no need to work," and "where the inhabitants were not interested in the world that lay beyond their shady gardens, or the sheltered balconies of their hotels." • • Now the world has come to Cannes, chosen it to be their Mediterranean queen for its annual events, and when you stroll along the Croisette on some warm April day you will hardly share Mr. Lenteric's sentiments. Voila! Cannes! It has emerged truly cosmopolitan. • Click For More tviStory 015-s90- •115-Springtime In Cannes • Click Festival De Cannes - Direct /// • 115- Los Angeles Film Fest, June 13-26 /// • 115- MIP TV Celebrates 50th Anniversary, April 8-11, Cannes France •• Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2013, MIPTV is the place where the entire ecosystem of TV & online content comes together in Cannes to make deals, to be inspired and to forge new partnerships. Not only is the place to source and sell the freshest content globally, it is teeming with opportunities to help you create new business, green-light partnerships and lift-off to co-production projects at the earliest stages of development. - CLICK FOR MORE Direct MIPTV, Cannes, France /// • 115- MIPTV Celebrates 50th Anniversay with 50 Emblematic TV Shows Selection and To Share Memories Paris - For MIPTV's 50th anniversary, The WIT (World Information Tracking) has selected 50 shows that have shaped the history of television around the world over the past half-century. The WIT will reveal this exclusive selection prior to MIPTV, organised by Reed MIDEM in Cannes, 8-11 April 2013. •••• "For this anniversary year at MIPTV, The WIT's Top 50 Series selection is a joyful way of celebrating 50 years of international television," commented Laurine Garaude, Director of Reed MIDEM's Television Division. "These great programmes remind us all of memorable TV moments, as visitors can watch exclusive extracts of the shows, comment on the selection and share emotional memories. Every year for the past five decades at MIPTV, we have seen successful shows being launched internationally, in the process reaching out to global audiences and shaping television of tomorrow." •••• "To celebrate 50 years of MIPTV, we chose to select 50 emblematic shows, one for each year, starting from 1963 until today," said Virginia Mouseler, CEO of The WIT. "Our aim was to reflect the internationalisation of the television industry over time: featuring shows from the USA of course, but also from Latin America, Asia, Europe… The ultimate selection criteria being emotions and memories created by these TV moments." •••• The WIT's Top 50 Series is presented on MIPTV's 50th anniversary facebook app and minisite, where MIPTV participants can also share their favorite Cannes anecdotes. The first selection features the 60s & 70s, with subsequent decades published progressively, as the 50th MIPTV draws closer. Click For More tviStory 115-s90- MIPTV Celebrates 59th Anniversary, Cannes France /// • 115- NANCY O'DELL TO HOST NAB SHOW TELEVISION LUNCHEON WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nancy O'Dell, Emmy Award-winning co-anchor of "Entertainment Tonight," will host the NAB Show Television Luncheon, held Monday, April 8 in Las Vegas. •••• Since joining "Entertainment Tonight" in January 2011, O'Dell has secured exclusive interviews with luminaries such as President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Oprah, Angelina Jolie, Jamie Foxx, Johnny Depp, Taylor Swift and Leann Rimes. •••• In addition to her work with ET, O'Dell has contributed reports to CBS This Morning, NBC's "Today" show and "Dateline." She is executive producer and host of "Celebrities at Home," which was recently picked up for a third season on HGTV. O'Dell was handpicked by Oprah and Mark Burnett to host "Your Own Show," one of OWN network's premiere primetime shows. Having over 20 years' experience, O'Dell is a go-to anchor for live TV specials including the 2011 national Emmy pre-show, "Countdown to the Emmys," and FOX's New Year's Eve Special ringing in 2011. She was a special presenter on CBS' 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards, as well as a host of Fox's American Country Music Awards. Previously, O'Dell served as the co-anchor of "Access Hollywood" for 13 years. •••• O'Dell has been honored with three Associated Press Awards, two Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Awards, an Emmy Award and has been nominated for seven additional Emmys. In 2009, O'Dell was honored by the beauty industry for the inaugural Beautiful Humanitarian Award by the Professional Beauty Association, an award given to a public figure who exemplifies beauty both inside and out. In addition, she was nominated two years in a row (1999 and 2000) for the prestigious ICG Publicists Guild Press Award, recognizing excellence in entertainment reporting. •••• "Nancy O'Dell is a highly accomplished entertainment journalist," said NAB Executive Vice President of Television Marcellus Alexander. "Her vibrant personality will energize attendees at the NAB Show Television Luncheon." •••• In addition to her journalistic work, O'Dell has appeared in movies such as "Smurfs 3," "Thank You for Smoking" and several of the "Scream" flicks. Television guest appearances include "30 Rock," "Hannah Montana," "Sesame Street," "The Simpsons" and "Ally McBeal."   During the NAB Show Television Luncheon, American Idol, the long-running reality competition series, will be inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame. • Click For More tviStory 115-s90- NancyO'dell Hosts 2013 NAB Luncheon /// • 115- FCC's Julius Genachowski Attends NAB 2013 in Las Vegas WASHINGTON, D.C. - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will participate in question-and-answer session at the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas,. Genachowski will sit down for a conversation with NAB Joint Board Chair Paul Karpowicz, president of Meredith Corporation - Local Media Group, on Wednesday, April 10 at 9 a.m. in Las Vegas. •••• "NAB looks forward to hosting Chairman Genachowski at the NAB Show once again to hear his views on current and future communications issues before the Commission," said NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith. "This session is sure to be informative for radio and TV broadcasters and an excellent opportunity to learn about the regulatory issues shaping our industry." •••• Genachowski was sworn in as FCC chairman in June 2009 after spending more than ten years in the private sector as an executive and entrepreneur in the technology industry. He co-founded LaunchBox Digital and Rock Creek Ventures, where he served as managing director, and he was a special advisor at General Atlantic. From 1997-2005, Genachowski was a senior executive at IAC/InterActiveCorp, where his positions included chief of business operations and general counsel. •••• Previously, Genachowski worked at the FCC in the 1990s, where he served as chief counsel to FCC Chairman Reed Hundt and as special counsel to then-FCC General Counsel William Kennard, who was later named FCC Chairman. He was also a law clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and for Justices William Brennan and David Souter at the U.S. Supreme Court. He holds a B.A. in History from Columbia University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. • Click For More tviStory 115-s90- FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Attends NAB Show 2013 /// • 115-Berlin Film Festival, February 7-17, Germany "Books at Berlinale" The 63rd Berlinale a networking stage for literary material at an international film festival. Film producers who are looking for exciting literary material for the screen should be in their element at "Books at Berlinale" on February 12, 2013. Ten novels that might make good movies will be presented at this year's "Books at Berlinale" within the scope of the Berlinale Co-Production Market. At the breakfast following the pitch, interested producers will have the opportunity to speak with the international publishers and literary agents, or even to option film rights directly. ••••More than 80 books from over 20 countries were submitted to "Books at Berlinale" 2013. Works from Sweden, Great Britain, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Italy made it into this year's selection. ••••The novels selected include a number of current bestsellers and prize-winners; many of the others are new works that are to be released over the course of the year. ••••Their stories revolve around shady double agents, former rocks stars or even, for instance, Charlotte Brontë. The spectrum of genres encompasses thrillers and family dramas, as well as historical epics and road movies. With Carolin Walch's "Roxanne & George", a graphic novel will be presented at "Books at Berlinale" for the first time. ••••Meanwhile the event has fans on both sides, that is, among book publishers and film producers - for here they can make and cultivate valuable and exclusive contacts each year, as well as meet one another in the informal atmosphere of the Berlinale Co-Production Market," says Festival Director Dieter Kosslick. "We are very pleased that 'Books at Berlinale' has become a real networking highlight between the book and film industries." ••••Organised since 2006 by the Berlinale in cooperation with the Frankfurt Book Fair, "Books at Berlinale" was and is the first market for literary material at an international A-film festival. • Click For More tviStory 115-s90- Berline Film Festival • Click Direct Berlin Film Festival /// • 115- Santa Barbara Int'l Film Festival (SBIFF) Jan. 24 - Feb. 3 The 28th edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), presented by lynda.com, will take place January 24 to February 3, 2013. As forerunner to the Oscars, SBIFF continues its tradition of honoring the year's standout performers and filmmakers, many of whom have arrived as nominees have gone on to win the Oscar. •••• "As we deliver the 10th edition of SBIFF under my helm, I feel this year's festival offerings are the most varied, mature and fun we've ever had," remarks SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling. A rich selection of films are scheduled representing 49 countries showcasing the year's finest work. •••• SSBIF complete list of 2013 Honorees (in date order) Ben Affleck will receive the esteemed Modern Master Award, Presented by lynda.com, and moderated by longtime SBIFF friend and film historian Leonard Maltin on Friday, January 25 at the Arlington Theatre. •••• Daniel Day-Lewis will receive the Montecito Award, moderated by Hollywood Reporter columnist Scott Feinberg on Saturday, January 26 at the Arlington Theatre. Sponsored by Bridlewood Estate Winery. •••• 2013 Virtuosos Award, presented to Ann Dowd (Compliance), Elle Fanning (Ginger & Rosa), Ezra Miller (The Perks of Being A Wallflower), Eddie Redmayne (Les Miserables), Omar Sy (The Intouchables) and Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild), in recognition of the year's emerging film artists. The evening will be moderated by Dave Karger, Chief Correspondent at Fandango and host of "The Frontrunners" on http://Fandango.com, on Tuesday, January 29 at the Lobero Theatre. •••• Amy Adams will receive the Cinema Vanguard Award on Thursday, January 31 at the Arlington Theatre. •••• Leonardo DiCaprio will receive the American Riviera Award on Friday, February 1, moderated by longtime friend and Awards strategist at Deadline, Pete Hammond at the Arlington Theatre. •••• Jennifer Lawrence will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award, moderated by SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling on Saturday, February 2 at the Arlington Theatre. Sponsored by UGG® Australia. •••• In addition to Tributes and film showings a series of panel sessions feature insightful information and a veritable who's who in the world of filmmaking, including many Oscar® contenders. The panel sessions series kicks off at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 26, with the "Directors on Directing" panel, moderated by Variety's Peter Bart and sponsored by Brooks Institute. • Click For More tviStory 101-s90- SBIFF • Click Direct SBIFF /// • 115 NATPE - Jan. 28-30, 2013. Miami Beach NATPE celebrates 50th Anniversary. •••• The conference, which takes place January 28-30 at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach, is focused on the theme of "Beyond Disruption," with leaders from the television, technology and advertising industries all converging in one place to celebrate NATPE's history while together examining the future of the industry. Additionally, NATPE has planned numerous special networking events and parties in celebration of its 50th Anniversary. •••• Larry King, Glen Mazzara, Mitch Hurwitz, Ben Silverman and Many Others Join an Expanding List of high-caliber speakers from TV, technology and advertising industries special 50th anniversary celebration events planned for every evening to stimulatea dditional networking and business opportunities. •••• NATPE||Content First President and CEO Rod Perth, said that "The single most important ingredient for a vibrant market - and for deals to get done - is the number of qualified buyers that attend," "I am very pleased to announce that registration for both international and domestic buyers is pacing about 31 percent ahead of where we were this time last year, which was itself a great year." ••••Mr. Perth also revealed numerous additions to the conference lineup.  Newcomers to the Storytellers That Shape Pop Culture track include Glen Mazzara, executive producer and showrunner of "The Walking Dead" (AMC); Mitch Hurwitz, executive producer, "Arrested Development" (Fox); Peter Casey, executive producer/ co-creator of "Frasier" and "Wings," and writer/producer of "Cheers"/"The Jeffersons" (NBC); Ben Silverman, Founder & Chairman, Electus; Charlie Corwin, CEO, Original Media and John Sykes, president, Clear Channel Entertainment Enterprises. •••• Sunday:  Welcome Party - 6-8pm at the Eden Roc Hotel, sponsored by the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau and its partners •••• Monday: Opening Night Party - 6-8pm at the Fontainebleau pool, sponsored by DLA, Venevision and People Television, Inc. •••• Tuesday: NATPE's Official 50th Anniversary Birthday Party - 10pm at LIV nightclub at the Fontainebleau, and featuring Fitz and the Tantrums &endash; recently named by Rolling Stone as a 2011 "Band to Watch," and dubbed "one of the hottest new bands" by KCRW Radio. Their first album reached No. 1 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart. • More tviNews Story 115- NATPE Click for More about NATPE • 115- North American Int'l Auto Show, Detroit, Jan14-27 •••• North America's largest and most prestigious, the North American International Auto Show 2013 (NAIAS), will take place at the newly revamped Cobo Center, in Detroit Michigan, introducing the next generation of transportation. More than 500 vehicles will be on display, representing the most innovative desgins in the world. •••• The most spectacular part is the new three stories tall atrium overlooking the Detroit River, which replaces the old dark meeting room where for decades the Detroit Economic Club held luncheons. •••• The atrium will be the location for the Car and Truck of the Year and the ribbon cutting for the charity preview events. Press Preview Days are January 14-15. •••• This project has cost $279 Million and an additional $5 million has gone into the project through cost savings and grants for energy efficiency. •••• Visitors to the auto show will have 565 new parking spaces in the Washington Garage and can enjoy new fresh food choices during the public event of the auto show January 19-27. •••• A nearby grand ballroom will not be finished for the auto show, but will be done with the rest of the project by June. • More tviNews Story 115- NAIAS FOR MORE Click Direct • 115- INTERNATIONAL CES - Jan. 8-11, 2013, Las Vegas Wireless Technology Takes Center Stage at 2013 CES •••• The 2013 International CES® unveiled the latest wireless technologies and trends across the mobile connected universe, including advancements in accessories, the cloud, e-books, embedded technology, smartphones and tablets, through a series of keynote addresses, supersessions, conference tracks and TechZones dedicated to future trends in wireless technology. •••• With more than 1,200 exhibitors showcasing wireless technologies at the 2013 CES, mobile connected devices are driving the industry as consumers seek to stay connected anywhere, anytime. CEA research shows that smartphone sales will see continued growth in 2013 and will remain the primary revenue driver for the industry. Shipment revenues for smartphones are expected to reach $37 billion in 2013, with more than 125.8 million units shipping to dealers, up 16 percent from 2012. Tablet computers also are expected to see phenomenal growth. In 2013, unit sales of tablets are projected to surpass 105 million (up 54 percent), resulting in $35.6 billion in shipment revenue, up 22 percent year-over-year. •••• "Wireless convergence is set to unleash a plethora of real world, next-gen wireless technologies," said Karen Chupka, senior vice president of International CES and corporate business strategy. "Half of the fun of the 2013 CES was, experiencing the latest wireless technologies firsthand and learning more about what's to come in our keynotes, sessions and TechZones." •••• Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, chairman and CEO of Qualcomm Inc. delivered a wireless-focused preshow keynote address that highlighted Qualcomm's "Born Mobile" theme and addressed mobile technology's role in the world. •••• Verizon's Lowell McAdam keynote emphasized it's role as a world leader in providing innovation in communications, mobility and entertainment. •••• The conference program at International CES offered a number of SuperSessions that dealt with wireless technology and the most important trends in consumer Internet and a mobile-first world. Ericsson President and CEO Hans Vestberg, Rodney Brooks of Rethink Robotics, and Ford Motor Co. Chief Technical Officer Paul Mascarenas joined Techonomy's David Kirkpatrick for a discussion of how their disparate worlds are converging, and what it means for the future. •••• The 2013 International CES explored every segment of the wireless market through CES conference tracks dedicated to wireless technology. The Smartphones and Tablets conference track offered nine sessions addressing the newest technologies and explore how smartphones and tablets are revolutionizing the consumption and monetization of content. In addition, the Wireless Communications conference track offered five sessions that focued on the ever-expanding wireless world. Content in the Cloud also offered six insightful keynotes and four lively panel discussions highlighting the latest advancements in cloud-based solutions in different electronic products. These sessions addressed the future of wireless technologies and provided information on what is needed to lead and keep up with the speed of innovation. • CLICK FOR MORE CES • More tviNewsStory 115-s90- CES • Click For CES Direct /// • 115- 124th Rose Parade - Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, Pasadena By Gary Sunkin •••• Known as the most favorite parade to kick off the New Year for thousands of spectators who lined the 5 1/2 mile parade route through Pasadena. With temperatures dipped into the low 40s everyone embraced an occasional beam of sunshine as some were bundled up in blankets and scarfs in grandstand seats and choice spots on sidewalks along the route. •••• Every year I revel in the excitement, exuberance and optimism in the air, and again this year's themed "Oh the Places You'll Go!! Rose Parade, didn't find me disappointed. •••• The "A Healing Place" float honored nursing professionals around the world, and the 2013's president of the Sally Bixby, the first nurse and second woman to lead the pageant founded in 1890 to enhance Southern California's image as a perceived paradise of sunshine and flowers. •••• However, maybe the most dramatic moment was when Army Sgt. 1st Class, Eric Pazz, bounded off the platform in combat boots and fatigues with his surprised little son dashing from the sidewalk into his father's arms, believed by his family to be still in Afghanistan. The crowd leaped into a standing ovation and moments later he presented his wife with a rose and the family boarded the float "Canines with Courage," honoring military dogs. •••• Riding in a horse drawn carriage adorned with roses and fern, was tournament's Grand Marshall, Jane Goodall, internationally renowned primatolologist known for her life's commitment in Africa and for peace around the globe. 2013 will be the 53rd anniversary of her field study of the Gombe chimpanzees.  •••• Escorting the 42-flower-bedecked floats were 21 silver-studded equestrian units prancing to the beat of of the nation's top marching bands. There were many crowd pleasers among breathtaking floats and the San Jose Valley Christian/Beijing, China No. 57 School "East-West Fusion Band," was the first internationally combined high school band in Rose Parade history. •••• "We are very thoughtful about making this parade a positive, caring and uplifting way to start the new year," Rose Parade president Sally Bixby said during an earlier interview. •••• All in all, as always, it was a spectacular parade. /// ••• December 2012 - The 124th Rose Parade presented by Honda themed "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" will take place on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, featuring spirited marching bands from throughout the nation, majestic floral floats, and high-stepping equestrian units. •••• The 124th Rose Parade (which is often referred to as the "Rose Bowl Parade") will be broadcast on ABC, Hallmark Channel, HGTV, KTLA (Tribune), NBC, RFD-TV and Univision. The Parade is also seen in more than 220 international territories and countries. •••• The Grand Marshal of the 124th Tournament of Roses, Dr. Jane Goodall On New Year's Day, will ride in the 124th Rose Parade® presented by Honda and themed "Oh, the Places You'll Go!."  She will then toss the coin before the 99th Rose Bowl Game® presented by VIZIO.  Dr. Goodall has been an inspiration to the Pasadena Tournament of Roses as the organization continues to seek ways to make the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game more sustainable by finding ways to evolve waste-management practices and inspire that change in those who participate in Tournament of Roses events. •••• "We selected our theme, 'Oh, the Places You'll Go!' with Dr. Goodall in mind as Grand Marshal," said Tournament of Roses President Sally Bixby. "The theme can be interpreted as a celebration of accomplishment, discovery and travel of course, but equally valid is its implicit call to action.  We think Dr. Goodall's life story is a testament to the sense of adventure and openness to possibility that this phrase suggests:  As a young woman, she defied convention to follow her dreams, and she has committed herself to a life of global citizenship, inspiring children and adults alike along the way.  2013 will be the 53rd anniversary of her field study of the Gombe chimpanzees.  I can think of no one whose life has better exemplified our theme and message than Dr. Jane Goodall.  Dr. Goodall is now an international icon, but it is her passion for discovery and how she has used her celebrity for the betterment of the world that has drawn us to her." Click For More tviStory 115-s90- Pasadena RoseParade2013 • 115- The Hollywood Christmas Parade 2012 •••• It's this time of the year again! -- JOE MANTEGNA, Tony Award and Emmy Award-Winning and Golden Globe Nominate Actor, To Serve as Grand Marshal of The 2012 Hollywood Christmas Parade Benefiting Marine Toys for Tots on Nov. 25. •••• In its 81st year, the parade will be presented live by The City of Los Angeles and Associated Television International in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, November 25, 2012 starting with a Pre-Parade Show Spectacular at 5:30 p.m., with the Parade commencing at 6:30 p.m. . •••• The nationally televised special of the parade will air on the Hallmark Channel on Monday, December 10, 2012.  For exact air dates and times, please check local television listings.. •••• Erik Estrada ("World's Funniest Moments," "CHiPS") and Laura McKenzie ("World's Funniest Moments," "Laura McKenzie's Traveler") will serve as Broadcast Hosts of the parade and Dean Cain ("Lois & Clark:  The New Adventures of Superman," "Ripley's Believe It or Not!") will serve as Host of the music portion . •••• Bill Lomas, producer of the live parade and president of Hollywood's Santa Parade, LLC, said:  "This year's parade will be a visual and aural feast for parade attendees.  The parade will feature the best bands in United States, along with live performers, celebrities, equestrians, balloons, floats, specialty characters and novelties and the man of the hour, Santa Claus.". •••• "Angelenos have always had a tremendous sense of community. The Hollywood Christmas Parade is a festive event that truly embodies the holiday spirit and giving back," said Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa.  "It is a fun way to bring the community together every year and I am pleased to share in the Hollywood holiday magic.". •••• •••• "The Hollywood Christmas Parade is one of L.A.'s favorite holiday traditions and a great way for us to showcase this dynamic neighborhood.  I encourage everyone to bring their family to this free, fun event," said Councilmember Eric Garcetti (Thirteenth District), who represents Hollywood Boulevard where the parade will take place.. •••• Councilmember Tom LaBonge (Fourth District) added:  "This is the greatest parade in the city.  Nowhere else can you see so many families and so many smiles. Come for the fun and leave on the Red Line!" Click Direct • Click For More tviStory 115-s99- HollywoodChristmasParade2012 /// • 115- Streaming Media West 2012, Oct. 30 - 31 Takes place at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, California with Keynotes by Eric Anderson, VP, Content and Product Solutions, Samsung Electronics America and Anthony Wood, Founder, CEO of Roku. Streaming Media •••• an Information Today Inc. company, is a diversified news media company serving and educating the streaming media industry and community. Originally founded in 1998, the company was sold by Penton Media to Information Today Inc. in December of 2002. Our business consists of three core areas: StreamingMedia.com, exhibitions and conferences, and research and publications. Lead by a team of recognized industry experts, Streaming Media is dedicated to providing industry professionals and corporations utilizing digital media technology with global real-time news, resources and services through editorial, discussion lists, feature articles, and much more. StreamingMedia.com •••• is the premier online destination for professionals seeking industry news, information, articles, directories and services. The site features thousands of original articles, hundreds of hours of audio/video content, breaking news, research reports, industry directory, and case studies that showcase the latest real-world streaming media implementations. Streaming Media Xtra, the weekly e-newsletter considered a "must read" by industry insiders, has a senior level readership now exceeding 37,000. Since the acquisition of Streaming Media by Information Today, Inc., the site has evolved to bring a more focused approach to content by providing users with the knowledge they need for real world implementations of streaming media technology and applications. With over 107,000 registered users, StreamingMedia.com's aim is to supply the community and those corporations implementing this technology with unparalleled information online. Streaming Media Events, re-focused on the "business" of streaming media •••• in Entertainment, Education and Broadcast sectors; and for the business of audio and video on the Internet. Streaming Media events bring together leading companies, minds, and technology; the events are the industry's meeting place for streaming media professionals desiring to learn, network and make business deals. Business executives and technology decision makers from all over the world have attended these annual events in New York, California and London. Since the acquisition of Streaming Media by Information Today, Inc., the new Exhibitions and Conferences have been re-focused on the "business" of streaming media in the Media and Entertainment, Enterprise, Education and Broadcast sectors. • Click For More tviStory 115-s90- StreamingMediaWest2012 • Click StreamingMediaDirect /// • 115- The American Film Market (AFM) - a Global Event, Oct. 31 - Nov. 7, 2012. ••• 5 days of Hollywood's largest international conference series covering Finance, Video-on-Demand, Marketing, Pitch, and Micro-Budget. ••••More than 50 new exhibiting companies. National organizations from Australia, Dominican Republic, Panama, Russia and Thailand also Make AFM® Debut. ••• The AFM 2012 will feature over: 400 Distributors; 1,000 Production Companies; and 8,000 Industry Professionals from over 70 Countries. •••• It's is a great great place to pitch your project or film - if you have a plan, and connect with registered attendees before, during and after the AFM. •••• Join AFM's Online Commuity on MyAFM, the AFM's private online community. •••• Engage in Industry Conversations, interactive and informative discussions with the industry's leaders, decision makers, trendsetters and experts. •••• Initial Panelists include Senior Executives from Entertainment One, Exclusive Media Group, Focus Features International, Fortissimo Films, GK Films, Magnolia Pictures, Relativity Media, Sony Pictures Interactive, Troma Entertainment, William Morris Endeavor, Among many othes. •••• Film Screenings of more than 420 films include 77 World Premieres and 306 Market Premiers. •••• Films Premiering are the works of Annette Bening, Stuart Blumberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Chow Yun-Fat, Jennifer Connelly, Roman Coppola, Elle Fanning, James Franco, Christina Hendricks, Dustin Hoffman, Kate Hudson, Julianne Moore, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Ruffalo, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alexander Skarsgård, Juno Temple, Bin Wang, Kristen Wiig and Elijah Wood. • Click For More tviStory 115-s90- AFM 2012 • CLICK FOR American Film Market (AFM) DIRECT /// • 115- Digital Hollywood Fall, Oct. 15-18, 2012 - Held at the The Ritz Carlton Hotel, 4375 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, California. •••• In an era that has seen the downsizing or demise of most household-name tradeshows, Digital Hollywood is flourishing as a sort of live-content aggregator attracting various industry stalwarts to hold private meetings all at the same venue, then network together at conference tracks, keynote roundtables and after-hours parties. •••• Victor Harwood who is presiding over several annual trade shows dealing with entertainment, media, advertising and technology events, besides Digital Hollywood, said back in 2007, "The idea of putting together a tradeshow by hassling people to buy booth space is old -- anyone who did that is not in business anymore." •••• His upcoming Fall confab at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, in Marina Del Rey, CA, made up of separate multi-track but co-located events is still the only conference that brings together creatives, agents, distributors, technologists, financiers, lawyers and media -- legally, it's very hard for a lot of these people to be in the same room, unless there's a common purpose and a common theme. More minds have been changed -- enlightened, or made aware of opportunities and dangers -- at Digital Hollywood than at any other conference." • Click for more Digital Hollywood Fall Agenda or • Digital Hollwood Direct /// • 115- MIPCOM - Oct. 8-11, 2012 - MIPCOM Junior - Oct. 6-7 MIPCOM, the annual international entertainment content market will take place at the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France, with a lineup of exceptional speakers and paticipants. •••• MIPJunior is this year launching Digital Kids!, a brand new full-day conference programme dedicated to cutting-edge content for kids in the digital age. •••• Dawn Ostroff, President, Condé Nast Entertainment will deliver Media Mastermind keynote address at MIPCOM 2012. Click for MIPCOM 2012 Highlights and Get a glimpse of who will be there in 2012: • Click For More tviStory 115-s90 - More TVI Mipcom Tradeshow /// • 115- The 1st Annual Balboa Music Festival, Sept. 15, 2012 - Will Feature NEW EDITION, GLADYS KNIGHT, CAMEO, KESHIA COLE, ROBIN THICKE, and KELLY PRICE. •••The 1st Annual Balboa Music Festival will take place on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the historical Lake Balboa/Anthony C. Beilenson Park (aka "Balboa Park") located at 6300 Balboa Boulevard, Encino, California. Balboa Park is the premiere outdoor venue in the San Fernando Valley featuring acres of open space, rolling grass and trees surrounding the stunning backdrop of the lake and foothills in distance. The festival will be staged on the pavilion side of the park where guests can relax and take in the natural beauty of this venue while enjoying top quality musical entertainment, eclectic culinary fare and shopping for international wares in the Vendor Village. ••• Event promoter, Balboa Music Festival, LLC, is proud to be the first in the San Fernando Valley to feature some of the biggest names in the music industry in an outdoor festival setting that will unite music lovers from communities throughout Los Angeles & Ventura Counties for this historic event. ••• In addition to providing quality entertainment, we also seek to use the success of this event to contribute to the communities that we will serve. Several non-profit organizations, including the Los Angeles Parks Foundation, Boys and Girls Club of San Fernando Valley and the Los Angeles Stentorians Firefighters. Will have booths at our event selling their products to raise money for their organizations. Find out more about the charitable organizations that we support. ••• You can help support these charitable goals by joining the 1st Annual Balboa Musical Festival on September 15, 2012. Get tickets at www.balboamusicfestival or Call for more info (323) 522-4040 CLICK DIRECT For More Balboa Music Festival • First Annual Balboa Music Festival Contest. ••• Nearly 80 contestants submitted their Videos for public review at the First Annual Balboa Music Festival Contest. The quality of the acts was exceedingly exceptional with much time and preparation that has gone into the development of the artists' professional performance with no group or artist undeserving of victory. ••• After well over 100,000 votes, friends, loyal fans, and Balboa Music Festival supporters, have chosen the ten Finalists who competed, live, for a chance to perform along with the stars, at the Balboa Music Festival. ••• Out of ten finalists only two winners will be performing at the Balboa Music Festival on September 15, 2012, in front of tens of thousands of fans. • Click for More Finalist Info • Click For More tviStory 115-s90- 1stAnualBalboaMusicFestival /// • 115- Emmy Nominations 2012 - Nominations are in for the Prime Time Emmy Awards. The live telecast of the Annual Emmy Awards will take place Sunday, September 23 at 5 p.m. PST on ABC. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the ceremony will be held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. ••• Producer Don Mischer is bringing back a veteran production team for the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards including Charlie Haykel as co-executive producer, Juliane Hare as producer and Danette Herman as co-producer; director Glenn Weiss and production designer Steve Bass. • Comedy Series "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS) "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO) "Girls" (HBO) "Modern Family" (ABC) "30 Rock" (NBC) "Veep" (HBO) • Lead Actress in a Comedy Series "Zooey Deschanel" as Jess Day in "New Girl" "Lena Dunham" as Hannah Horvath in "Girls" "Edie Falco" as Jackie Peyton in "Nurse Jackie" "Tina Fey" as Liz Lemon in "30 Rock" "Melissa McCarthy" as Molly Flynn in "Mike and Molly" "Amy Poehler" as Leslie Knope  in "Parks and Recreation" • Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy in "30 Rock" Louis C.K. as Louie in "Louie" Jon Cryer as Alan Harper in "Two and a Half Men" Larry David as Himself in "Curb Your Enthusiasm" Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan in "House of Lies" Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper in "The Big Bang Theory" • Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler in "The Big Bang Theory" Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy in "Modern Family" Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey in "Desperate Housewives" Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in "Modern Family" Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow in "Nurse Jackie" Kristen Wiig as various characters in "Saturday Night Live" • Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy in "Modern Family" Max Greenfield as Schmidt in "New Girl" Bill Hader as various characters in "Saturday Night Live" Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett in "Modern Family" Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker in "Modern Family" Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett in "Modern Family" • Drama Series"Boardwalk Empire" (HBO) "Breaking Bad" (AMC) "Downton Abbey" (PBS) "Game of Thrones" (HBO) "Homeland" (Showtime) "Mad Men" (AMC) • Lead Actress in a Drama Series Kathy Bates as Harriet Korn in "Harry's Law" Glenn Close as Patty Hewes in "Damages" Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison in "Homeland" Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley in "Downton Abbey" Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick in "The Good Wife" Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson in "Mad Men" • Lead Actor in a Drama Series Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson in "Boardwalk Empire" Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham in "Downton Abbey" Bryan Cranston as Walter White in "Breaking Bad" Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan in "Dexter" Jon Hamm as Don Draper in "Mad Men" Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody in "Homeland" • Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart in "The Good Wife" Joanne Froggatt as Anna in "Downton Abbey" Anna Gunn as Skyler White in "Breaking Bad" Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway Harris in "Mad Men" Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma in "The Good Wife" Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham in "Downton Abbey" • Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Brendan Coyle as John Bates in "Downton Abbey" Jim Carter as Mr. Carson in "Downton Abbey" Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in "Game of Thrones" Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo 'Gus' Fring in "Breaking Bad" Jared Harris as Lane Pryce "Mad Men" Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman in "Breaking Bad" • Miniseries or Movie "American Horror Story" (FX) "Game Change" (HBO) "Hatfields & McCoys" (History) "Hemingway & Gellhorn" (HBO) "Luther" (BBC America) "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia" (PBS) • Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon in "American Horror Story" Ashley Judd as Rebecca Winstone in "Missing" Nicole Kidman as Martha Gellhorn in "Hemingway & Gellhorn" Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin in "Game Change" Emma Thompson as She in "The Song of Lunch" (Masterpiece) • Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes in "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia" Kevin Costner as 'Devil' Anse Hatfield in "Hatfields & McCoys" Idris Elba as John Luther in "Luther" Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt in "Game Change" Clive Owen as Ernest Hemingway in "Hemingway & Gellhorn" Bill Paxton as Randall McCoy in "Hatfields & McCoys" • Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Frances Conroy as Moira in "American Horror Story" Judy Davis as Jill Tankard in "Page Eight" Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon in "American Horror Story" Sarah Paulson as Nicolle Wallace "Game Change" Mare Winningham as Sally McCoy in "Hatfields & McCoys" • Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Tom Berenger as Jim Vance in "Hatfields & McCoys" Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson in "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia" Ed Harris as John McCain in "Game Change" Denis O'Hare as Larry Harvey in "American Horror Story" David Strathairn as John Dos Passos in "Hemingway & Gellhorn" • Variety Series "The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central) "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" (Comedy Central) "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (ABC) "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" (NBC) "Real Time With Bill Maher" (HBO) "Saturday Night Live" (NBC) • Reality &endash; Competition Program "Dancing With the Stars" (ABC) "Project Runway" (Lifetime) "So You Think You Can Dance" (Fox) "The Amazing Race" (CBS) "The Voice" (NBC) "Top Chef" (Bravo) • Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Tom Bergeron, "Dancing With the Stars" Cat Deeley, "So You Think You Can Dance" Phil Keoghan, "The Amazing Race" Ryan Seacrest, "American Idol" Betty White, "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" • Click For More tviStory 115-s90- EMMY Nominations 2012 /// • 115- The 17th Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival - July 28-29th Donto James, the son of the late legendary Jazz and Blues singer Etta James, will appear for the first time as a Vocal Soloist with The Sons of Etta Band in a Tribute To Etta James and Johnny Otis at The 17th Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival, presented by the office of Councilmember Jan Perry, the City of Los Angeles and Coalition for Responsible Community Development. The Festival will be held on Central Avenue and 42nd Street in Los Angeles, CA across from the historic Dunbar Hotel on Saturday and Sunday, July 28 and 29, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. To learn more about the Sons of Etta Band, please visit the website, www.sonsofetta.com. •••• The schedule of performers for July 28th includes:  LAUSD Beyond The Bell All-City Jazz Big Band (11:40 a.m.); Diana Holling Band (1:05 p.m.); Sons of Etta Band in a Tribute to Etta James and Johnny Otis featuring Donto James, Thelma Jones and Jimmy Z (2:25 p.m.); The New Jump Blues featuring Antonio Fargas and Danielle Withers (3:50 p.m.) and Gerald Wilson Orchestra (5:20 p.m.) •••• The schedule of performers for July 29th includes:  Jazz America (11:45 a.m.); Ernie Andrews (1:10 p.m.); Phil Ranelin (2:30 p.m.); The Ray Goren Band (3:50 p.m.) and Poncho Sanchez (5:20 p.m.) The schedule of performers for July 29th includes:  Jazz America (11:45 a.m.); Ernie Andrews (1:10 p.m.); Phil Ranelin (2:30 p.m.); The Ray Goren Band (3:50 p.m.) and Poncho Sanchez (5:20 p.m.) To learn more about the Sons of Etta Band, please visit the website, www.sonsofetta.com. •••• Event Sponsors include:  Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Thomas Safran and Associates, AEG, Comcast, Chase Bank, Los Angeles Conservation Corporation, K-JAZZ Radio, USC, AGMD, Numero Uno, Paramount Pictures, Coca-Cola, the City of Los Angeles, Dolphin Party Rentals and California Community Foundation. • Click For More tviStory 115-s90- 17thCentralAveJazzFestival /// • Munich Film Fest 2012 Updates • 115- It's a Wrap for For Munich Filmfest -July 7 (TVI Report) Filmfest München -- Eight days and nights all about actors, directors, retrospectives, tributes, special screenings and storylines, featuring World Cinema as well as German films. American Independent films are shown alongside German Feature films and TV movies, new cinematic discoveries from around the world and international, European and German premieres. CineMerit Award Presented to Melanie Griffith. The annual festival honors a personality from the world of international cinema with the CineMerit Award. Prize winners include Geraldine Chaplin, Milos Forman and Jacqueline Bisset. •••• Recipient of this year's 30th Filmfest Munich was Oscar-nominated Melany Griffith, with a retrospective of Griffith's most iconic flicks, from 1986s "Something Wild" to 1995s "Two Much," including Jonathan Demme's Golden Globe-nominated Something Wild (1986); Mike Nicols' Working Girl (1988), which nabbed Griffith an Oscar nomination for best actress; Mike Figgis' crime drama Stormy Monday (1988) and Two Much (1995), the comedy from Spanish director Fernando Trueba co-starring Griffith's husband Antonio Banderas. •••• Her latest movie, a psychological thriller, "The Grief Tourist," from British director Siri Krishnamma also had its world premiere. •••• The Munich Film Festival this year also dedicated its retrospective to acclaimed independent filmmaker Todd Haynes, whose work includes the David Bowie homage Velvet Goldmine (1998), the Oscar-nominated Far From Heaven (2002) with Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid and the Emmy-winning mini-series Mildred Pierce (2011) starring Kate Winslet. •••• "Todd Haynes is one of the United State's most interesting and experimental filmmakers," said Munich festival director  Diana Iljine. "Having him and his films here in Munich is one of the highlights of this year's festival." •••• Screening of all of Haynes' work, included his early shorts Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaund (1985) and Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1988) to feature films including Safe (1995), Haynes' first collaboration with Julianne Moore, and the director's surreal Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There (2007). CineVision Award SENATOR FILM, the German producer/distributor bankrolled the $15,000 CineVision Award for best first-time director at the fest. The Award has been presented at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN to the best international newcomer film since 2007, in order to support upcoming directors and provide them with exposure in Germany. /// • 115-MunichFilmFest Celebrates its 30th Anniversary - MÜNCHEN + ••• FILMFEST MÜNCHEN, Germany will be taking place June 29-July 7th, 2012, and three-time Academy Award winner Giorgia Moroder will be a guest of honor. An Open Air Section will feature films with MORODER soundtracks and songs and the city will party to the Munich Disco Sound of the early Eighties. The FILMFEST will be celebrating its 30th anniversary with a look back at its early years and focusing on music legend Giorgio Moroder who began his career in Munich and went on to win three Academy Awards, three Grammys, four Golden Globes and had more than 100 gold and platinum records. The three-time Academy Award winner will be a guest of honor at Filmfest's 30th anniversary / The Open Air Section will feature films with MORODER soundtracks and songs and the city will party to the Munich Disco Sound of the early Eighties •••• "Giorgio Moroder not only made music history but was also a great influence on film music", observes festival director Diana Iljine. "His music shaped the era that our festival began in. We're very happy that he is coming to Munich from Los Angeles for our anniversary." •••• The Giorgio Moroder Special at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN will be taking place under the aegis of journalist and author Katja Eichinger. There will be parties galore featuring Moroder's music. "The soundtrack of this city will always be associated with Giorgio Moroder", Katja Eichinger commented. •••• Giordio Moroder has put together a selection of films for the Open Air section from around Year One of Filmfest München -1983. The films will be screened every night on the piazza of the festival center - free of charge - and will include hits such as "What a Feeling" by Irene Cara, "Call Me" by Blondie, "Take My Breath Away" from Berlin and David Bowie's "Putting Out Fire." •••• Adrian Lyne's "Flashdance" with Jennifer Beals from 1983 is one of the films. So is "Top Gun" with Tom Cruise, the 1986 film that Moroder worked on with director Tony Scott. Moroder won Best Song Oscars for both of these two films. Another film from 1983 is a modern gangland classic: Brian de Palma's "Scarface" with Al Pacino playing Tony Montana. •••• Two other famous films that Moroder collaborated on with Paul Schrader are also in the section: "American Gigolo" with Richard Gere from 1980 and "Cat People" with Nastassja Kinski from 1982. Moroder's 1984 version of Fritz Lang's silent classic "Metropolis" influenced countless video clips and features music by Freddie Mercury, Adam Ant and Bonnie Tyler. •••• Giorgio Moroder's music will be highlighted at many of this year's anniversary events. The Munich Sound that became world famous in the Disco era will be revisited by musicians and DJs. After the Filmfest opening night party, DJ Mirko Hecktor (the publisher of "Mjunik Disco") will be laying down beats in the nightclub of the Bayerischer Hof Hotel. The DJ duo "KILL THE TILLS" (Amédée and Milen Till), will be on hand at the closing night bash at the festival center, which is open to one and all. /// Todd Haynes Retrospective: Rock Stars & Cult Films •••• MUNICH, Germany -- The American Indie star will be in Munich for a retrospective of his work at the 30th FILMFEST, showcasing one of the most significant filmmakers from the Indie scene. Director Todd Haynes will present the retrospective of his films in person. "Todd Haynes is one of the most interesting and most experimental filmmakers in the USA," according to festival director Diana Iljine. "Having him here in Munich will be one of the highlights of this year's festival." •••• Todd Haynes is best known for films like I'M NOT THERE (2007) on the life of Bob Dylan, VELVET GOLDMINE (1998), a homage to David Bowie and the era of Glam Rock, and MILDRED PIERCE (2011) starring Kate Winslet, the mini-series which won five Emmys. •••• Haynes, who was born in Los Angeles in 1961, is also a writer and producer and has always liked to experiment with narrative structure. He became known early on as a particularly innovative filmmaker. One of his first films SUPERSTAR: THE KAREN CARPENTER STORY (1987) is listed as one of the 50 best cult films of all time. The 43 minute film focuses on the life of Karen Carpenter of the pop duo The Carpenters by using Barbie dolls. His first feature-length film POISON won Haynes the 1991 Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. •••• FAR FROM HEAVEN, his 1950s melodrama starring Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid, which was nominated for 4 Academy Awards, was the most successful independent production of 2002 and won numerous other awards. In his anti-biopic I'M NOT THERE, he cast six actors as the legendary musician (among them Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere and Heath Ledger). •••• FILMFEST MÜNCHEN discovered the exceptional director fairly early in his career and screened his second feature SAFE in 1995. •••• Todd Haynes will be coming to Munich with his cameraman of long standing, Edward Lachman. Lachman will be member of the ARRI Award jury that selects the best non-German film of the festival. •••• Haynes will be in the festival center's Black Box for FILMMAKERS LIVE to answer questions from the press and the public. • CLICK FOR MORE • 115-MunichFilmFest • June-July - 30th FilmFest MÜnchen / • CLICK FOR Filmfest-Muenchen.de - Direct / • CLICK MORE Munich FilmFest 115-S90 tviNews /// • 115-MunichFilmFest • June 24-July 2nd, 2011 - 29th FILMFEST MÜNCHEN + ••• This year's FILMFEST MÜNCHEN FILMFEST Germany will be taking place June 24-July 2nd. Munich will be the site of Germany's sunniest film festival. Some of this year's highlights include: ••• Guests of honor John Malkovich, Tom DiCillo, the Dardenne Brothers, Roy Andersson and Otar Iosseliani are expected to hit town this opening weekend. The festival opens with an invitation-only gala on Friday evening, the first audience events and screenings begin on Saturday. You can already buy your tickets online, by phone and at the festival box office in the Gasteig center, including for John Malkovich's CineMerit Award ceremony. ••• Focus of the 29th Munich Filmfest will be very creative young filmmakers from Sweden with a 20 film screening. • CLICK FOR MORE Munich FilmFest 115-S90 tviNews /// •115- Le Festival De Cannes, France, May 16-27 - Celebrates its 65th Edition and Joins Ranks with Sean Penn. By Josie Cory Ever since its creation, the Festival de Cannes has remained faithful to its founding purpose: to draw attention to and raise the profile of films with the aim of contributing towards the development of cinema, boosting the film industry worldwide and celebrating cinema at an international level. ••• Thierry Frémaux , chief of the Cannes Film Festival as well as managing director of the Institut Lumière de Lyon, recently stated, "Cannes belongs to each and every one of us who, year after year, from wherever we are and in our own individual way, contributes towards creating it step by step. It is only by constantly analyzing the Festival, adapting its function and encouraging debate about it that we will continue to make it the very best it can be. Cannes must be open to new ideas, while remaining faithful to its past, of course. Diversity can only enrich it. That´s what makes the Festival de Cannes our festival." •••This year, the Festival de Cannes welcomes Haiti: Carnival in Cannes, a benefit event presented by Giorgio Armani in support of Sean Penn's J/P HRO, Paul Haggis' Artists for Peace and Justice and Petra Nemcova's Happy Heart's Fund for their united and extraordinary work in Haiti. ••• To help them carry out their extraordinary work and to pay tribute to their tireless humanitarian activities, the Festival de Cannes is hosting a gala fund raising event in support of the Haitian cause. This event is the first of its kind for the Festival de Cannes, since the benefit screening of Il était une fois, l'Amérique by Sergio Leone in 1984 in support of the Institut Pasteur, and the screening of Paolo and Vittorio Taviani's film Elective Affinities in 1996, in support of the reconstruction of the Fenice. ••• Sean Penn has a very close connection with the Festival de Cannes, having presented films in Competition (including The Pledge in 2001, which he directed) and in Un Certain Regard, and he served as President of the Jury in 2008. ••• The Festival de Cannes is very proud to join ranks with Sean Penn, Paul Haggis and Petra Nemcova in their fight to help Haiti and its inhabitants. ••• Gilles Jacob commented, "People say that a great actor is by nature egocentric, and that a great director is focussed on his art. Sean Penn is both a great actor and director. What he does above and beyond that for the people and the land of Haiti, giving freely of himself, his abiding presence, his work &endash; one could almost say the work of his own hands &endash; his whole discreet, human, moral and altruistic involvement as a benefactor, commands our greatest respect." ••• Thierry Fremaux commented, "Sean Penn is a good friend of the Festival de Cannes, he came in Competition as an actor and as a director, he was President of the Jury. But it is not the only reason why we offered to receive him. We are greatly fascinated by his permanent and long-lasting commitment to Haiti's recovery. And we are very pleased to be a part of this evening which intends to raise money and honor the Haitians themselves." ••• Giorgio Armani added, "I am proud to stand alongside Sean Penn, a man cut from a very rare cloth. He first captivated me as an astonishing actor. Then as a respected director. Then as a loyal friend. And now, as a life changer. It is an honor to be a part of Sean's remarkable life of service by joining his humanitarian efforts for the people of Haiti. For this to come to fruition at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival marks a career milestone for me, and demonstrates what happens when you work with Sean, a world-class force of nature." More TVI Story @ s90Brief/#115 Cannes Film Festival 2012 /// • 115- LA Times Festival of Books, USC Campus- April 21-22 / "The Deal to Steal." •••The new just realeased Book, The Wireless Telephone®™© - "the Movie," (Library of Congress: Catalog# 2012906001) -- will be released to the general public just prior to the 17th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, USC Campus- April 21-22 •••Author/performer Troy Cory calls the LATimes Book Fair event, the "Four R's of Education . . . Reading; wRriting, aRrithmetic and wiReless (eBooks)." The iRead event takes place on Saturday, April 21 from 10Am - 6PM and on Sunday, April 22nd from 10Am to 5PM, at the campus of the University of Southern California. ••• To locate USC's University Park campus on Google Maps, Yahoo or similar mapping software, you may use the intersection of Exposition Blvd and S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90089.General admission is free and parking at USC Campus will be $10.00. ••• ••• During the book fair you can come face to face with hundreds of authors. ••• The 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes ceremony honors the best books of 2011 which will be presented on Friday, April 20, 2012, in a public ceremony in the Bovard Auditorium on the campus of USC. Tickets for the Book Prizes ceremony will be available for purchase at 10 a.m. Monday, March 26th. FOR MORE CLICK Direct: www.latimes.com/festivalofbooks. More TVI Story @ s90Brief/#115 LA Times Festival of Books • 109-dealtosteal680.html -- The Wireless Telephone®™© - "the Movie." "Sometimes an idea whose time has come -- is just a little too soon!" ••• This fast-moving, epic-scale 440 page tviPublishing.com book, documents over 110 years of the device itself, and the effects & elements of The Wireless Telephone®™©. The device, and the elements and effects attached thereto, were first developed, registered, demonstrated, and published by: NATHAN B. STUBBLEFIELD, of MURRAY, KENTUCKY •••The sole purpose of the public Wireless Telephone®™© demonstrations was to sell territorial deeds throughout the U.S.A. for the use of his WiTEL®™© device for broadcasting purposes, that including his 7 digital TeleKey Area Code connecting system. ••• Since that time, 1892 to 2012, the improvments of his designs and the maintanance of his intelectual property rights by his territorial deed Wireless Telephone®™© holders, and his heirs. A few of the name changes used, and accepted by the NBSwitel.com organization to identify and update the Wireless Telephone®™© name to fit modern-day unsage include: Radio, Television, LookRadio, WiTEL, CellPhone, iPhone, Firewire-187, etc. ••• Like authors of the Bell & Edison inventions, the NBS WirelessTelephone.org family will own the nbswitel.com intellectual property rights -- "FOREVER MINUS A DAY." ••• The five chapters of WiTEL facts, and true-life adventures of one of the most unsung inventors in history, whose revolutionary innovations have effected every human being on the planet over the last three generations! Based on the true story of inventor and part-time melon farmer Nathan B. Stubblefield's (and subsequently his grandson Troy Cory's) battle with the government and U.S. telephone industry. ••• "Firewire" tells the tale of two very different men from two very different eras who share not only the same blood, but the same fight - whose battle to receive recognition for the invention of the wireless telephone would come at a heavy price. But the determined small-town inventor and the impassioned big-city entertainer both refused to be silenced, and they took on the rural backstabbers and the corporate titans alike in a battle that nobody thought either could win. ••• The Stubblefields started out as a typical 1880's Kentucky family, trying to live their version of the American Dream, but ended up as anything but! When Nathan invents a unique device that he prophesied would eventually be used by nearly everyone in the world &endash; he was not far from wrong. Decades later, when his grandson learns that it was his relative who indeed invented the wireless phone, Cory thinks he's struck gold. But his aspirations are dashed after the telephone monopolies and political pirates who initially seized Stubblefield's creation as their own are just as determined to shut out his descendant decades later, as well. •••Ignored, threatened and then buried in years of struggle, Cory is haunted by what was done to his family. He becomes a man obsessed with justice and the conviction that his grandfather's life work &endash; or for that matter, anyone's work &endash; be acknowledged by those who stood to benefit. And while paying the toll for refusing to compromise his dignity, this everyday David will try the unthinkable: to strategically bring Goliath to his knees in a cooperation with truth and justice for all. --Donna Jeffries • "You don't get to bust through the airwaves without catching a little static ••• Across the landscape of the American Industrial Revolution, within the field of urban electrification and communication, the legacy of prominent inventors such as George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Alexander Graham Bell stand proud. Their achievements celebrated, their status recognized. But they do not stand alone. Concealed by the shadows of history, and even more by the deviousness of corrupt men in power, is the figure of Nathan B. Stubblefield, a contemporary of those great men and one of that era's most innovative and prolific inventors.. ••• At the time of his death in 1928, Stubblefield had been granted dozens of patents, mostly relating to electrical and wireless technologies. His inventions completely revolutionized the world of communications that we know today, yet not many people even know his name. With over 5.6 billion wireless phones in use today - there's no denying, wireless technology has irreversibly changed the world.. ••• This story will open your eyes and challenge what you think you know about not only your cell phone, but the challenges and the victories that brought these innovations to us in the first place. More importantly, it gives us insight into the human tragedy and triumph that was and still is a part of the reality of our most innovative technological pioneers today in America. --Donna Jeffries • Article by: Josie Cory - Troy Cory-Stubblefield AUTHOR OF THE HISTORY OF BROADCASTING 5 VOLUMES • "Cliches for Social Climbers, Social Rhymers, Songwriters and for Special Occasions" • More TVI Story @ s90-115-115 Brief/#DealToSteal /// • 115- NAB - The National Associations of Broadcaster's annual NABShow - April 14th - 19th, Las Vegas is one-stop-shopping for new and established broadcasters on the hunt for the latest technology and content they need to compete in their fast-paced market. It is the ultimate opportunity to jump start the 'upfronts' and program screenings, and expedite content deals between buyer and sellers. Convergence of entertainment and technology coupled with multiplatform distribution evolution has primed NAB Show to reemerge as the game-changing event for content commerce. • CLICK FOR MORE NAB-2012 • More TVI Story @ s90Brief/#115-NAB -2012 /// • 115- A FESTIVAL FOR CLASSIC FILM LOVERS - The 3rd TCM Classic Movie Film Festival, Hollywood, April 12 - 14, 2012 ••• Held over four days in the heart of historic Hollywood, the TCM Classic Film Festival is a place where movie lovers from around the world gather to experience classic movies as they were meant to be seen: on the big screen, in some of the world's most iconic venues, with the people who made them. The Festival will present multiple simultaneous film screenings and events starting early in the morning and going into the late evening. All official venues are within walking distance along star-studded Hollywood Boulevard. There's truly no place quite like Hollywood! ••• For the third straight year, the TCM Classic Film Festival will be staged in the heart of Hollywood. We can't think of a better place to share our love of classic movies than in the historic center of the world's film industry. ••• The event promises to once again unite a great community of film fans. We know you're passionate about classic film, and so are we. Everyone at TCM looks forward to greeting old friends and meeting new ones at the next Festival. ••• The 2012 event will celebrate style in the movies, from fashion to architecture and everything in between. We're lining up great films, terrific guests and many special events. Watch for more details in the weeks and months ahead. ••• Classic film lovers come from all walks of life, so we're once again expecting fans of every age, from every part of the country and from nations around the world. Please join us, whether this is your first time or your third. It is the fans who make the Festival experience so amazing. Robert Osborne, Film Historian and TCM Prime Time Host Ben Mankiewicz TCM Weekend Daytime Host Charles Tabesh, Head of Programming for TCM • Meet actors and actresses, singers, film directors, producers, and authors during the 2012 Festival. Featured guests among many are, Kirk Douglas, Kim Novak, Liza Minelli and Debbie Reynolds. CLICK FOR MORE SPECIAL GUESTS • Past Festivals have featured appearances by: Julie Andrews, Alec Baldwin, Drew Barrymore, Warren Beatty, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Peter Bogdanovich, Ernest Borgnine, Mel Brooks, Kevin Brownlow, Leslie Caron, John Carpenter, George Chakiris, Marge Champion, Tony Curtis, Stanley Donen, Kirk Douglas, Betty Garrett, Tab Hunter, Anjelica Huston, Susan Kohner, Angela Lansbury, Martin Landau, Norman Lloyd, Leonard Maltin, Hayley Mills, Walter Mirisch, Juanita Moore, Marni Nixon, Nancy Olson, Peter O'Toole, Jane Powell, Luise Rainer, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, Richard Roundtree, Barbara Rush, Eva Marie Saint, Jon Voight, Eli Wallach, Haskell Wexler, Esther Williams and many others. • More TVI Story @ s90Brief/#115- TCM Film Festival -2012 /// • 115- The 28th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards - presented by Author Services, Inc., and emceed by Gunhild Jacobs, is honoring the 24 winners of the International Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests. ••• The contests are open to anyone. There is no entry fee and judging is anonymous. Entrees are received from every continent.  In addition to the United States, this year's winners come from Montreal and Ontario, Canada; Hagerston, Sweden; Sydney, Australia and London, England. Each writing and illustrating contest winner will be presented their trophy by contest judges at the ceremony and receive combined cash prizes and royalties of over $30,000. ••• Witness the Opening of the First Writers of the Future Time Capsule sealed 25 years ago on April 24, 1987 at the Writers of the Future Awards Ceremony held in Windows of the World Restaurant in the New York World Trade Center.  The Time Capsule contains predictions of what life will be like in the year 2012 from such notable Science Fiction Writers as Isaac Asimov, Algis Budrys, Orson Scott Card, Nobel Lauriat in Physics Sheldon Glashow, Columbia University Physicist, Gerald Feinberg, Larry Niven, Frederik Pohl, Jerry Pournelle, Tim Powers, Robert Silverberg, Jack Williamson, Gene Wolfe and Roger Zelazny, along with newcomer Dave Wolverton, the 1987 Grand Prize Winning Writer. ••• When: The Black Tie Optional event takes place on Sunday, April 15, 2012. Red Carpet Arrivals from 5:30 &endash; 6:15 p.m.; Event begins at 6:30 p.m.; Followed by Party and Book Signing from 9:00&endash;11:00 p.m. ••• WHERE: The historic Wilshire Ebell Theatre, 743 S. Lucerne Boulevard (at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard at Lucerne Boulevard), Los Angeles, CA  90010.  Complimentary Valet Parking will be provided. ••• RSVP required: This event is open to the General Public and is Free of Charge, however RSVPs are required, and may be made by call Author Services, Inc at 323-466-3310 or E-mailing contests@authorservicesinc.com. •••• Publishing today is a very competitive field and past estimates have shown that of the approximately 50,000 new books published each year, there were roughly 1,000,000 being submitted. •• •• ••• There are a very small percentage of books published annually that are authored by new writers. These Contests provide aspiring writers and illustrators a chance to be recognized, with both cash prizes and career advancement. •••Over the past 28 years, the Contests have honored over 650 aspiring writers and illustrators, providing that much needed helping hand to launch successful careers. •••This ceremony will celebrate the 28th anniversary for Writers and Illustrators of the Future. Past winners of the Writing Contest have published over 750 novels and 3,500 short stories. Winners of the Illustrators Contest have had their art published in more than 500 books and magazines, with 4,500 illustrations, 350 comics and over 1.3 million art prints. ••• Celebrity Guests, Performers and Awards Presenters: ••• James Barbour (Broadway Star, "Beauty and the Beast," "Carousel," "Jane Eyre"- Drama League Award, "Urinetown," "Assassins," "Cyrano:  The Musical," "A Tale of Two Cities" New York Drama Desk Award Nomination and New York Outer Critics Circle Award Nomination, "Rebecca") Performer -      Kristin Bauer van Straten ("True Blood," "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion") -      Karen Black (Academy Award Nominated Actress &endash; "Five Easy Pieces," Golden Globe Winner &endash; "Five Easy Pieces" and "The Great Gatsby," Also appeared in "Easy Rider") Award Presenter -      David Campbell (Renowned Canadian-American Composer, Arranger and Conductor; (Conducting onstage and composer of music for the show opening).  He has worked on over 450 Gold and Platinum Albums for artists including Metallica, KISS, Leona Lewis, Bon Jovi and Evanescence, to name a few.  He created song arrangements, dance arrangements, orchestrations and underscoring for the current Broadway production of "Spider-Man:  Turn Off the Dark."  As an album arranger, he has worked with Aerosmith, Jackson Browne, Rita Coolidge, Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond, Art Garfunkel, Carole King, Olivia Newton-John, Dolly Parton, Bernadette Peters, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor. -      Nancy Cartwright (Emmy Award Winning Actress; The Voice of Bart Simpson on "The Simpsons"); Award Presenter -      Veronica Diaz, Performer -      Anna Easteden ("Who Wants to be a Super Hero?"); Performer and Award Presenter -      Kaleo Griffith ("Six Gun Savior"); Performer -      Gunhild Jacobs (Event Emcee; Sr. Vice President of Marketing & Sales, Author Services, Inc.) -      Raven Kane (Composer/Lyricist; The Carpenters; "Infinity Factory") -      Kerri Kasem (Radio and Television Host, Premiere Radio Network's "Sixx Sense;" Daughter of Radio Legend, Casey Kasem); Performer -      John Mariano (Emmy Awardâ Winning Actor; Pigeon Bobby in "Animaniacs," "Pride and Glory," "The Young and the Restless"); Performer -      Marisol Nichols ("G.C.B.," "Vegas Vacation," "Felon," "Scream 2"); Presenter -      Phil Proctor (Co-Creator, Firestone Theatre; Howard on "The Rugrats;" Bob The Seahorse in "Finding Nemo," "Toy Story," "Monster, Inc."); Performer -      Alyssa Suede (Musician); Performer -      Josh Robert Thompson (Comedian and Actor; Robot Sidekick on "Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson"); Performer -      Hanna-Ii Winters (Musician) Performer • Science Guests:  J. Storrs Hall &endash; Keynote Speaker and Scientist in the field of molecular nanotechnology. Past President of the Foresight Institute, Founder and Moderator of the sci.nanotech newsgroup for a decade.  Known as the originator of the Utility Fog concept. -       Dr. Harry Kloor &endash; The first (and only) person in world history to earn two PhDs simultaneously in any discipline.  He holds PhDs in Physics and in Chemistry.  Kloor is a writer, scientist, educator, researcher, inventor, story editor and producer. • New York Times and International Bestselling Writers and Contest Presenters and Judges: -      Kevin J. Anderson ("Dune" Prequels) &endash; Presenter -      Gregory Benford &endash; Presenter -      Eric Flint &endash; Presenter -      Nina Kiriki Hoffman &endash; Presenter -      Dr. Yoji Kondo &endash; Presenter -      Todd McCaffrey &endash; Presenter -      Rebecca Moesta &endash; Presenter -      Larry Niven ("Ringworld") &endash; Presenter -      Tim Powers ("On Stranger Tides," which the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean IV" -      was based) &endash; Presenter