For Eutelsat to provide such an incredible platform for channels to be celebrated on such a grand scale is truly an amazing achievement. It further drives our satisfaction of being able to live our broadcasting passion on a daily basis and keep our viewers satisfied and thoroughly entertained.

I would like to say a hearty thank you to Eutelsat and the jury of the HOT BIRD™ TV Awards for the honour they have done us by choosing as winners in their categories two channels of the Channel One Russia Digital TV Family package – TV Nanny children’s channel and the Vremya biography channel.
This victory at the HOT BIRD™ TV Awards – one of the major global TV contests – means recognition by respected members of the international media community whose opinion is just as important to us as that of our viewers. It is all the more an achievement for us to win in this year, for we had to compete with a record number of worthy rivals, who are successfully completing this year in an unstable world economy.
I would also like to highlight the colourful and striking award ceremony. It was a festive event, not only for the winners, but for everyone who was present at the Scuola Grande in Venice.

Emilio Carelli – Director at SKY TG24

The Excellence Award is a very important recognition to me! It confirms that we have achieved our goal of being a point of reference in the world of reliable and credible news. I dedicate this award to the wonderful young team of journalists and technicians at our channel, whose high competence and enthusiasm enable our viewers to watch news every day that aims for high quality information, political independence and constant real-time updates.

The rapid success on an international scale of TRACE TROPICAL and its recognition by the professionals of the HOT BIRD™ TV Awards, are evidence that this new channel was necessary in the musical landscape worldwide. There is clearly an audience and a demand for tropical music, despite it being neglected by traditional media. The involvement of TRACE since our debut in urban and tropical music required us to launch this channel. We are very proud of this Award and of the support of our hundreds of thousands of viewers.