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MUMBAI:
For the television trade event MipTV 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, from 8-11 April.
Reed
Midem's television division director Laurine Garaude said,
"For this anniversary year at MipTV, The Wit's Top
50 Series selection is a joyful way of celebrating 50 years
of international television. 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."
The
Wit CEO Virginia Mouseler said, "To celebrate 50 years
of MipTV, we chose to select 50 emblematic shows, one for
each year, starting from 1963 until today. 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 favourite Cannes anecdotes. The first selection
features the 60s and 70s, with subsequent decades published
progressively, as the 50th anniversary MipTV draws closer
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