MUMBAI: History, Lifetime Networks president, GM Nancy Dubuc and One Three Media president Mark Burnett will deliver Media Mastermind keynote addresses at the television trade event Mipcom 2012, organised by Reed Midem in Cannes, France.

The event takes place from 8-11 October.

Since 2010, Dubuc has spearheaded the resurgence of Lifetime Networks as a premiere entertainment brand, introducing a new look and tagline "Your life. Your time", expanding its original programming to ratings success with movies, dramas and unscripted series.

The list includes Project Runway, Army Wives and Drop Dead Diva, Dubuc launched series and movies, including the cultural phenomenon, Dance Moms; Lifetime‘s most-watched series launch since 2009, The Client List, starring and executive produced by Jennifer Love Hewitt; and basic cable‘s most watched original movie premiere in two years, Drew Peterson: Untouchable, starring Rob Lowe.

Burnett has produced over 2,200 hours of television programming which regularly airs in over 70 countries worldwide. Current network series produced by Burnett and One Three Media, his joint venture with media conglomerate Hearst Corporation include ‘Survivor‘ (CBS), ‘The Voice‘ (NBC), ‘The Celebrity Apprentice‘ (NBC), ‘Shark Tank‘ (ABC), ‘Stars Earn Stripes‘ (NBC) and ‘The Job‘ (CBS).

Burnett also has a strong presence in award show franchises, having produced The MTV Movie Awards since 2007 and The People‘s Choice Awards, The Video Game Awards (Spike) and also produced The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, in 2011.

In addition to producing network and cable television series, One Three Media is focusing on media content, producing events around that content, and spinning off television shows and other programming based on Hearst brands. One Three Media has also entered the scripted series business with the hiring of longtime HBO executive Anne Thomopoulos, whose credits includeRome (HBO), Generation Kill (HBO) and Camelot (Starz).

Burnett is currently producing a 10 hour docu-drama series on The Bible with his wife, actress and producer Roma Downey, which will air on History next year, with One Three distributing the series for first-run international television. One Three and Burnett are also joining forces with Oscar-winning director James Cameron to co-create Discovery‘s upcoming new series Robogeddon.

MUMBAI: Reality TV producer Mark Burnett has teamed up with technology company ACTV8.ME, to usher in a whole new world of audience participation and integration with television. Now, anyone with an iPhone, iPad, or Android device will be able to interact, socialise, consume, share and participate in real time, all while watching his or her favorite TV shows.

Burnett‘s successes include Survivor (currently in its 23rd season) airing on CBS; The Voice, which starts its second season in February 2012 on NBC; The Apprentice and Celebrity Apprentice on NBC, Shark Tank on ABC. He also produced the 2011 Emmy Awards; the 2010 and 2011 People‘s Choice Awards; and the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards, which aired this past weekend. Since 2007, Burnett has also served as the executive producer for the MTV Movie Awards.

In making the deal with ACTV8, Burnett explains, "It has always been my dream to create a deeper and more engaging relationship with the audiences of our shows. ACTV8 enables us to give the audience exactly what they want: interactivity, metadata, behind the scenes views, scoops and insights, social relevance and connectivity. Today‘s audience brings a whole new set of expectations from the shows they connect to and embrace. ACTV8 allows our content to take a much more important and relevant position for consumption within the changing lifestyles of our viewers. This breakthrough technology serves to foster a world of New Era TV Networks."

ACTV8 delivers what it calls a "complete global media integration platform." The platform synchronizes a user‘s mobile device or tablet to any live or recorded video broadcast and not only provides rich interactive content to the user‘s device related to the programming, but also feeds viral hooks into Facebook and Twitter. With its proprietary technology, ACTV8 has married broadcast and cable television to the two largest social media platforms on the planet, and then made this all interactive, thus creating the ultimate ?ber-platform. Their powerful technology enables ACTV8 to deliver a host of program enhancements, line extensions, quizzes, trivia, gaming and sales experiences in conjunction with any TV programming.

ACTV8 founder/CEO Brian Shuster explains, "ACTV8 represents an altogether new model for digital media creation, interaction and distribution. ACTV8 creates a world where viewers won‘t skip branded messages and integration, because ACTV8 unlocks their value for consumers. We are working with the largest brands in the world to enrich their connection to the consumer and establish new relationships between their brands and their audiences."

MUMBAI: US broadcaster CBS has announced a February premiere date for the next season of the reality show ?Survivor? and ordered two more editions of the series for broadcast during the 2012-2013 season. The broadcasts next season will mark the 25th and 26th editions of television?s longest-running hit reality competition series.

Emmy Award winner Jeff Probst will return as host and executive producer for all three upcoming cycles. Probst has hosted ?Survivor? since its inception in May 2000.

CBS Entertainment executive VP, alternative programming Jennifer Bresnan said, "Survivor is an outstanding franchise. Its format guarantees fresh characters, exotic places and fascinating social dynamics every season. And, the show is backed by an A-plus production team that is as passionate as the diehard ?Survivor? fans. All of us at CBS are incredibly proud of Survivor?s ongoing success."

The show?s executive producer Mark Burnett said, "I am extremely proud of the continuing success of ?Survivor?, which is due to the immense loyalty of our millions of fans. We are excited to offer two more seasons of ?Survivor? and look forward to entertaining audiences for years to come."

Probst said, "I am thrilled to continue working on the longest-running reality competition show with the world?s greatest adventure crew for two more seasons. We are so thankful for the supportive fans who remain with us every season, and we promise to deliver another year of quality television."