MUMBAI: The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences have announced the winners of the 40th International Emmy Awards at a Gala event held at the New York Hilton, hosted by Regis Philbin.

Winners span six countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, France, Germany and the UK. For the first time, both performance categories were won by an Actor and Actress from the same series, Television x La Inclusion (Argentina).

Jessica Lange presented the International Emmy Founders Award to Ryan Murphy, the creator, writer and director of television shows ?Glee?, ?American Horror Story? and ?Nip/Tuck?. After receiving his award, Murphy in turn, presented the two special 40th anniversary Founders Awards to global television legends Alan Alda ?M*A*S*H *? and Norman Lear ?All in The Family?.

The International Emmy Directorate Award was presented to KBS president, CEO Dr. Kim In-Kyu who is also Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union president. The nine International Emmy Award Winning programs and performances are: Songs of War (Arts Programming), Dar?o Grandinetti (Best Performance by an Actor), Cristina Banegas (Best Performance by an Actress), The Invisible Woman (Comedy) , Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die (Documentary), Braquo season 2 (Drama Series), The Amazing Race Australia (Non-Scripted Entertainment), The Illusionist (Telenovela), and Black Mirror (TV Movie/Mini-Series).

Academy president Bruce L. Paisner said, "The International Academy is proud to be shining the spotlight on the world?s best television programming and performances, for the last 40 years, and we congratulate tonight?s winners for their outstanding achievements as they enter into Emmy history".

MUMBAI: Nominations for the first International Emmy Kids Awards were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Iatas) at a press conference at the television trade event Mipcom in Cannes, France. There are 24 nominees in 6 categories.

Winners will receive their Emmys at the inaugural International Emmy Kids Awards, on 8 February, 2013 in New York City.

Nominations span 13 countries including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada and France. The 2012 International Emmy competitions have three rounds of judging over a period of 6 months, with participation from jurors across 67 countries.

Iatas president, CEO Bruce L. Paisner said, "One of the great success stories of international television in the last few years has been the explosion of high quality children‘s programming around the globe. In recognition of this, the International Academy is pleased to have created these new awards and we look forward to the first International Emmy Kids Awards ceremony, in February 2013."

The nominees are:
Kids: Preschool

Cloudbread
KBS / GIMC
South Korea

El Jardin de Clarilu
The Walt Disney Company Latin America / Triada / Metrovisi?n
Argentina

Leserkorpset (The Reading Band)
NRK
Norway

Octonauts
BBC Childrens / Silvergate Media / Brown Bag Films / CBeebies
UK

Kids: Animation

The Amazing World of Gumball
Turner Broadcasting
UK

Ask Lara
Tomavistas / Televisi? de Catalunya /
Red Kite Animations / Submarine
Spain

Digimon Xros Wars - The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time
Toei Animation / TV Asahi
Japan

The Jungle Bunch
TAT productions / Master Films / Vanilla Seed
France

Kids: Factual

Christmas Special: The Dreaming Orchestra‘s 180 Days
KBS
South Korea

Coming Out
NPO / Sky High TV
The Netherlands

Mentira la Verdad (Truth Lies)
Mulata Films / Canal Encuentro
Argentina

Newsround - My Autism and Me
BBC Childrens / CBBC
UK

Kids: Non-Scripted Entertainment

Art Attack
Walt Disney Company Latin America
Brazil

Energy Survival
Fabelaktiv / Enova / NRK / Film 3
Norway

In Real Life
Apartment 11 Productions / YTV
Canada

Wittaya Subprayuth
Workpoint Entertainment / Royal Thai Army Radio and Television / Channel 5
Thailand

Kids: Series

Julie and the Phantoms
Mixer / TV Bandeirantes / Nickelodeon
Brazil

Junior High School Diaries
NHK
Japan

SLiDE
Hoodlum / Playmaker Media / Fox 8 / Foxtel
Australia

Stikk (Leave Me Alone)
Nordisk Film TV / NRK / SVT / DR / RUV
Norway

Kids: TV Movie/Mini-Series

Fairy Tales on TV
EBS
South Korea

Lost Christmas
Impact Film & Television Ltd / BBC / Hyde Park Imagenation / Ketchup Entertainment
UK

The Star Talers
S?dwestrundfunk / Bavaria Filmverleih und Produktions GmbH
Germany

The Strongest Man in Holland
NPO / NL Film & TV
The Netherlands

MUMBAI: Factual entertainment channel History TV18 is launching a new show titled ?Around the World in 80 Ways?.

Starting 18 September, the show will air every Tuesday at 9 pm.

In the show Rob Boston and Dennis Anderson will take a challenging voyage to go around the globe by uncovering 80 unique modes of transportation, without repeating any vehicle.

The 10 part series explores new countries across the globe. The hosts navigate through Brazil, Peru, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Dubai, India, Thailand, and the United States.

The show is produced by Original Productions, a Fremantle Media Company. Thom Beers and Philip D. Segal are executive producers and Jeff Conroy is co-executive producer for Original Productions. Julian P. Hobbs is executive producer for History.

Boston and Anderson?s expedition will also bring them to India. In Mumbai, the two hosts are greeted with "swarming" and "busy" lanes. They score some Tuk Tuks and race their way out on the busy streets. Elephants, ox-carts and other new forms of transportation will eventually take them to their destination - the beautiful Lake Pichola, the statement read.

MUMBAI: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the nominees for the 2012 Current Affairs and News categories.

The Academy will present the nominees with their medals and certificates, at a breakfast event on October 1, in New York City, featuring guest speaker David Westin, who was ABC News president of and author of ‘Exit Interview‘. Winners will be announced that night at a Ceremony at the Frederick P. Rose Hall of Jazz at Lincoln Center.

The international winners will be honored alongside their American news and documentary counterparts. The eight nominees span seven countries: Brazil (two), Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Qatar and Russia.

IATAS president & CEO Bruce L. Paisner said, "The 2012 nominees present a powerful showcase of the human, political and socio-economic drama unfolding daily around the world. The Academy congratulates the men and women behind these programs for their outstanding journalism."

The 2012 International Emmy Awards Current Affairs & News Nominees:

Current Affairs:

Profession: Reporter - Children and Drugs: A Childhood Overtaken by Addiction
TV Globo
Brazil
‘Profession: Reporter‘ explores the reality of childhood drug addiction in urban areas of Brazil. In the city of Rio de Janeiro local authorities have created mandatory treatment programs to help underage crack addicts.

Haiti‘s Orphans: One Year After the Earthquake
CBC Television
Canada
After the earthquake in Haiti, thousands of children were orphaned and left behind to unknown fates. The special follow the hope and heartache of three of those children and the caring adults in Canada and Haiti determined to help them.

China Dolls - Fragile Bodies, Strong Minds
Phoenix Satellite Television Co. Ltd.
Hong Kong, China
In May 2011 reporter Ren Ren spent a month filming two families affected by Brittle Bone Disease in China. The survival rates of children with the rare disease and their daily struggles are revealed.

Extra: The RTL Magazine - The Merciless Traffic in the Flight From Africa infoNetwork GmbH
Germany
There are an estimated 180,000 refugees crowded into the areas between Tunisia and Egypt, attempting to reach Europe by sea.

RTL ‘Extra‘ reporter Jenke von Wilmsdorff has become the first TV journalist to accompany hundreds of refugees aboard a smuggler‘s boat to Lampedusa.

News:
Jornal Nacional - Rains in the Mountain Region of Rio
TV Globo
Brazil
In January 2011 heavy rains in the mountain region of Rio de Janeiro state caused the worst natural disaster in Brazilian history. TV Globo‘s crews took to the road soon after the first landslides began. The crews followed rescue teams as they struggled to reach families stranded in extreme conditions.

Great East Japan Earthquake Emergency News
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.)
Japan
On 11 March, 2011 the largest earthquake in the country‘s history struck Japan, generating a devastatingly destructive tsunami. NHK was immediately on the scene, covering the first moments of the disaster as it happened and providing continuous coverage to keep the public informed.

Newshour - Fall of Tripoli
Al Jazeera Network / Al Jazeera English
Qatar
Al Jazeera journalists provide extensive coverage of the uprising in Libya. As fighters advanced towards Tripoli from Zlitan to the Western mountains, Al Jazeera tells the stories of the people of Libya and the battle to free them from years of tyranny.

Occupy Wall Street - Occupy Movement
RT Channel
Russia
On October 15, 2011 the Occupy movement went global. It started in New York City when protesters, unhappy with the way their government was handling the economy, pitched tents outside the stock exchange. RT brings the protesters‘ message worldwide.