Ruptly declared a Drum Online Media and Shorty Awards finalist

29 March 2019

Ruptly, the award-winning global multimedia agency, has been shortlisted in The Drum Online Media Awards for Breaking News Story of the Year and has also become a finalist in the Live News Coverage category of the Shorty Awards with coverage of Yellow Vests protests.

Dinara Toktosunova, CEO of Ruptly, said:

“These nominations are reflection of the high quality, timely and impactful content that we capture. We uphold the highest standards of news delivery; whether it’s in breaking news, or in presenting a comprehensive and impartial account of the Yellow Vests movement.”

Nominated for Breaking News Story of the Year in The Drum Online Media awards, Ruptly’s coverage has been recognised for its depiction of a tragic event in Russia’s city of Kemerovo. As massive fire broke out in a local shopping mall, taking lives of dozens of people, Ruptly brought ground-breaking footage to clients in Russia and worldwide via the Ruptly Live platform; including aerial views of the mall and live images from the scene. Other contestants in the category include: CNN, Sky News and ITV Central. http://www.onlinemediaawards.net/the-drum-online-media-awards-2019/breaking-news-story-of-the-year/kemerovo

Ruptly’s coverage of the Yellow Vests movement has also been shortlisted in the finals of the Shorty Awards in the Live News Coverage category. Here, it will compete with projects by Bloomberg Media and United Services Automobile Association. Ruptly’s live streams of the Yellow Vests protests started from the first days of unrest in France and provided a live window on the events as they unfolded; in real-time. Ruptly produced 125 hours of live content between November 2018 and February 2019, which was used by broadcasters and individuals in 24 countries; generating over 10 million views across YouTube and Facebook. https://shortyawards.com/11th/the-yellow-vest

2019 winners of the Drum Online Media Awards will be announced on April 30 in London, UK and Shorty Awards winners will be announced at the 11th annual awards ceremony on 5 May 2019 in New York, US.

About Ruptly

Delivering “News That Expands Views” via real-time and archive visual news content to all media, Ruptly pushes the boundaries of video journalism, using the latest newsgathering technology. Ruptly offers readily-edited video packages through Video Feed, operational facilities and broadcast services through Ruptly Ops, and direct access to global events via live streaming through Ruptly Live.

https://ruptly.tv

About The Drum Online Media Awards

The Drum Online Media Awards identifies the most innovative, engaging and stand-out news and views from across the globe.

About The Shorty Awards

The Shorty Awards honours the best individuals and organisations on social media, culminating in an annual awards show in NYC.

Digiday nominates Ruptly for Video Team of the Year and Best Use of Live

25 March 2019

Ruptly, the award-winning global multimedia agency, has been announced as a finalist in two categories of Digiday’s European Media Awards. Ruptly’s Live platform secured runner-up for Best Use of Live and Ruptly’s World Cup coverage scored a nomination for Video Team of The Year.

Dinara Toktosunova, CEO of Ruptly, said:

“These nominations are recognition of our innovative approach to providing the direct access to live moments that is so essential for broadcasters and publishers alike. We will continue covering the biggest sporting, cultural and news events with our highly-mobile broadcast fleet.”

Ruptly Live is a live distribution platform designed for broadcasters and publishers, as well as individual bloggers, to broadcast groundbreaking moments as they are taking place. Users of Ruptly Live are able to stream up to 9 simultaneous live events from Ruptly’s platform in just three clicks, including events in 360 degrees. Other finalists for Best Use of Live were Hearst UK & The Laughing Cow (Good Housekeeping), Singuar.Live (The Kick Off), TheNewsMarket (PwC’s 21st Annual Global CEO Survey).

The Ruptly Live platform was used in the distribution of its World Cup coverage in 2018. Ruptly is nominated for Video Team of the Year for its coverage, which also included a multi-camera, live transmission of a FIFA Legends vs Russian Legend game in Kaliningrad, using its newest outside broadcasting van. The van is equipped with Riedel’s Mediornet video router, Bolero wireless intercom and Arri’s Amira cameras to provide the highest quality live stream. Other finalists in this category include Jungle Creations, Boiler Room, COPA90 and Axel Springer Akademie – mission: truth.

Winners will be announced at the Digiday Media Awards Europe Gala on 9 May 2019 in London. https://digiday.com/awards/jungle-creations-hearst-uk-lead-digiday-media-awards-nominations/

Roch Pellerin appointed President of Eurovision Americas

22 March 2019

A veteran of the media industry with extensive experience throughout Europe and North America, Roch Pellerin joined Eurovision Services on 1 March 2019 from TRT WORLD where, as Director of Marketing, Communication and Distribution, he implemented a linear and digital distribution strategy for major territories and platforms, expanding the global reach to 260 million television households.

Before this, Roch held a number of senior roles with Al Jazeera Media Network, ESPN/DISNEY, and Canal+ Group. Additionally, he served as Managing Director in charge of sales, marketing and administration for Eurosport France and he worked in New York City at A&E Television Networks as director of financial planning.

“I am delighted to welcome Roch to the team. Roch brings the global experience and industry insight needed to help Eurovision Services expand its presence in North America and elsewhere. He will be an essential part of our strategy to continue to grow the Eurovision Services portfolio through various areas, including new media and online platforms, to ensure that we maximise the content value for our clients and help them to reach the widest possible audiences,” says Marco Tinnirello, CEO of Eurovision Services.

Roch added: “After years of international experience across all continents, it’s important for me to work for a company that has a global footprint and strategy. Eurovision Services provides such an opportunity and offers new challenges for me to take on. It’s an ideal match and I’m eager to put my professional sport and news background to work. The fact that Eurovision Americas operates one of the largest media markets in the world is also an important factor. I look forward to joining such a forward-looking and energetic team.”

19 March 2019

10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki

20 April 23:10/ 5:10 / 10:10 / 17:10

An exclusive 4-part documentary chronicling the creative process of the legendary Japanese filmmaker.

Since 2007, NHK has been granted exclusive access to the studio of legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, documenting his creative process for 10 years.

While his films have won international acclaim for their stunning visuals, this four-part documentary series explores the gritty reality behind the scenes.

Miyazaki is shown as a passionate artisan, a father going head to head with his son, and a steadfast trailblazer.

(Source: NHK press release)

RSF urges Chinese ambassador to stop harassing Swedish media

18 March 2019

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned repeated attacks by the Chinese embassy against Swedish journalists and insists that diplomatic missions have no say in the editorial content of media in their host country.

“But why is he so harsh?” This is a question that Swedish journalists keep asking in reference to Chinese ambassador to Sweden, Gui Congyou, who has embarked on a “truth” crusade against the country’s media since taking office in August 2017. The ambassador, who developed his career between the Chinese Embassy in Russia and the Department of European-Central Asian Affairs of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, seems to have trouble understanding that in Sweden, a country ranked second in the RSF’s 2018 World Press Freedom Index, journalists are not subject to censorship.

On the embassy’s website, the ambassador recently posted a long, unsigned attack against SVT Nyheter, a major Swedish news outlet. The diplomat castigates the site for giving a platform to David Liao, Representative to the Taipei Mission in Sweden, on February 27. Liao published an opinion piece calling support for Taiwanese democracy against Chinese threat. According to Gui Congyou, the article “challenges the one China principle” and “amounts to serious political provocation.” Beijing is very aggressive in claiming sovereignty over the island of Taiwan, despite it having an independent government since 1949.

“Diplomatic missions have no say in the editorial content of media in their host country,” says Erik Halkjaer, the president of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Sweden. Cédric Alviani, the head of RSF East Asia bureau, considers that these attacks “reveal the unrestrained attitude with which Beijing is now trying to impose its censorship outside its borders.”

The attack on SVT Nyheter is indeed not an isolated incident. Since July of 2018, the Chinese Embassy in Stockholm has attacked multiple Swedish news sources, including Dagens Nyheter (DN), Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå (TT), 8 Sidor, Upsala Nya Tidning, Dagens Samhälle, Nya Wermlands-Tidningen, and Svenska Dagbladet (SvD).

The ambassador was particularly harsh towards Swedish journalist Jojje Olsson, author of a book on the Swedish publisher Gui Minhai, who was kidnapped in Thailand in 2015 and is still detained in China with no scheduled sentencing. Last December, he also attacked Swedish journalist and commentator Kurdo Baksi, accusing him of “instigating hatred against China.”

China is the world’s biggest jailers of journalists, with more than 60 currently detained. In the 2018 World Press Freedom Index published by RSF, the country rank stagnates at 176th out of 180.

USAGM budget request supports modernization and strategic priorities

18 March 2019

The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) today released its detailed Fiscal Year 2020 budget request, seeking $628 million to support key U.S. foreign policy goals, maximize impact and continue modernization initiatives while accommodating current spending constraints.

“Through unprecedented collaboration between the five USAGM networks and a strategic focus on language-based programming rather than national boundaries, we successfully meet the demand for accurate, compelling journalism that impacts lives and communicates America’s democratic values to our growing global audience,” said USAGM CEO and Director John F. Lansing, adding, “Our work is more important than ever.”

USAGM is in the midst of a significant multi-year transformation effort designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the agency and to increase its impact on the audiences it serves worldwide. This undertaking aligns with the Administration’s National Security Strategy and the President’s management priorities of effectiveness, efficiency, and accountability, and advances USAGM’s 2018-2022 Strategic Plan.

The agency’s portion of the President’s FY 2020 Budget request will build on recent strategic investments, including:

Continuing to build VOA365, the new 24/7 Persian-language global network led by Voice of America (VOA) in cooperation with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Radio Farda;
Creating a global Mandarin-language digital network, with collaboration between VOA and Radio Free Asia (RFA);
Expanding Russian-language content through Current Time;
Reaching critical audiences in Central and South America, particularly Venezuela;
Developing refugee-focused programming and broadcasts; and
Continuing the dynamic transformation and modernization of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (Television and Radio Martí) and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN).

In FY 2018, USAGM reached a record weekly audience of 345 million across radio, television and the internet-a 24 percent increase from the FY 2017 audience of 278 million. This growth continues the agency’s upward trend in audience reach in recent years, reflecting both the quality of USAGM content and its duty as a trusted source of news and information in a complex global media environment.

Additional information regarding USAGM’s budget submission can be found in the Fiscal Year 2020 Congressional Budget Request.

(Source: USAGM press release)

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