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MUMBAI: Reed Midem has announced four recipients of the 2015 MipTV Médaille d’Honneur Award: Electus chairman, CEO Ben Silverman; FremantleMedia CEO Cécile Frot-Coutaz; Globo head Of international business Ricardo Scalamandré; and Doğan TV Holding CEO Irfan Sahin.
The Médaille d’Honneur is awarded to senior international executives who have, through their talent, leadership, and passion, made a significant contribution to the world of television and to the development of the international TV community.
The MIPTV 2015 Médaille d’Honneur awards will be presented by Reed MIDEM CEO Paul Zilk at a gala dinner on 15 April 2015 at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes. Silverman founded Electus, a next-generation studio. Pioneering content for the entertainment industry, he has executive produced recent shows including ‘Jane the Virgin’ at The CW, NBC’s TV commerce show ‘Fashion Star’, ‘Marco Polo’ for Netflix, and ‘Running Wild’ with Bear Grylls on NBC.
Additionally, Silverman is currently in production on several new series including ‘Casanova’ directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet for Amazon, ‘Fameless’ with executive producer David Spade for TruTV, and the film ‘Hands of Stone’ starring Robert De Niro, Usher and Edgar Ramirez. Frot-Coutaz oversees a group with a turnover of over €1 billion and produces more than 10,000 hours of programming a year across its companies in 28 countries.
The company also specialises in the extension of television entertainment brands through international distribution, licensing, sponsorship, gaming and branded entertainment.
Born and raised in France, Frot-Coutaz was previously FremantleMedia US CEO during which time she also served as executive producer on shows including ‘American Idol’ and ‘America’s Got Talent’. Scalamandré, meanwhile, started his career in Globo’s sales department at the age of 19, where he has worked in various capacities at the Brazilian broadcast group.
After a spell with another Brazilian network and a time in marketing, he founded a company with racing driver Emerson Fittipaldi to produce Formula Indy in Brazil. In 1997, he returned to Globo, where he participated in the creation of Globo International, whose operations now comprise six pay-TV channels and a production and distribution division for sports and entertainment reaching over 190 countries worldwide.
Read more at:
http://www.televisionpost.com/news/ben-silverman-and-cecile-frot-coutaz-to-be-honoured-at-miptv/
The Médaille d’Honneur is awarded to senior international executives who have, through their talent, leadership, and passion, made a significant contribution to the world of television and to the development of the international TV community.
The MIPTV 2015 Médaille d’Honneur awards will be presented by Reed MIDEM CEO Paul Zilk at a gala dinner on 15 April 2015 at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes. Silverman founded Electus, a next-generation studio. Pioneering content for the entertainment industry, he has executive produced recent shows including ‘Jane the Virgin’ at The CW, NBC’s TV commerce show ‘Fashion Star’, ‘Marco Polo’ for Netflix, and ‘Running Wild’ with Bear Grylls on NBC.
Additionally, Silverman is currently in production on several new series including ‘Casanova’ directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet for Amazon, ‘Fameless’ with executive producer David Spade for TruTV, and the film ‘Hands of Stone’ starring Robert De Niro, Usher and Edgar Ramirez. Frot-Coutaz oversees a group with a turnover of over €1 billion and produces more than 10,000 hours of programming a year across its companies in 28 countries.
The company also specialises in the extension of television entertainment brands through international distribution, licensing, sponsorship, gaming and branded entertainment.
Born and raised in France, Frot-Coutaz was previously FremantleMedia US CEO during which time she also served as executive producer on shows including ‘American Idol’ and ‘America’s Got Talent’. Scalamandré, meanwhile, started his career in Globo’s sales department at the age of 19, where he has worked in various capacities at the Brazilian broadcast group.
After a spell with another Brazilian network and a time in marketing, he founded a company with racing driver Emerson Fittipaldi to produce Formula Indy in Brazil. In 1997, he returned to Globo, where he participated in the creation of Globo International, whose operations now comprise six pay-TV channels and a production and distribution division for sports and entertainment reaching over 190 countries worldwide.
Read more at:
http://www.televisionpost.com/news/ben-silverman-and-cecile-frot-coutaz-to-be-honoured-at-miptv/
