10 Things You Need to Know About:
Icelandic TV
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• Full name: Republic of Iceland 2. Media Overview National radio and TV services are provided by the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV), a public-service broadcaster owned by the state. The RUV is obliged to promote the Icelandic language and the nation's history and cultural heritage. Its services are funded by a licence fee, and by advertising revenues. The Icelandic constitution guarantees press freedom. There is a wide range of publications, which includes privately-owned and party-affiliated newspapers. 3. The Main Television and Radio Stations Television Radio 4. The Edda Awards The Icelandic Film and Television Academy (IKSA) was founded in 1999 and gave its first awards the same year. The awards ceremony is broadcast live each year and has always maintained huge ratings (usually well over 60% of the entire population watches the show). Initially, all producers of features, documentaries, shorts, TV shows and music videos nominate projects for the selection. Several selection committees watch all the material and decide on the nominations. The members of the Academy's voting registry then vote on the nominations. The general public also participates in the vote through the internet but the public vote only rates 30% against the Academy's members 70%. 5. The Icelandic Film & Television Academy The Academy is a common forum of the associations of Icelandic filmmakers for the purposes of advancing the general interests of the film and TV sector. The Academy's main activity is to hold the annual Edda Awards, the Icelandic film and television awards. The Edda celebrates the achievements in the sector, and its aim is to promote the industry and motivate its members. IKSA also publishes Land & Synir, the filmmakers forum, both as a magazine (twice a year) and as a daily updated website (www.logs.is), publishing news, articles, interviews and various other information on the sector. The Icelandic Film and Television Academy is a registered company owned by the following parties: • The Icelandic Filmmakers Association (FK) The Academy's board is appointed by the induvidual boards of these associations, with two representatives from each association. A representative of The Icelandic Film Centre is also a member of the board.The Academy has enjoyed close collaboration with the industry, including the three largest TV companies. LazyTown is a children's television program that originated in Iceland (where it is known as Latibær) that features a cast and crew from both the United States and Iceland. It was created by Magnús Scheving, a gymnastics champion and CEO of LazyTown Entertainment, who also stars in the show. The show formerly aired on CBS on September 18, 2004 and ended on September 9, 2006. The show has been highly successful, airing in over 100 countries, and more than a dozen languages. The main character is Stephanie (Julianna Rose Mauriello), who arrives in town and urges her new friends Ziggy, Trixie, Stingy, and Pixel to go outside and be active, instead of staying inside and playing video games all day. Her uncle, the bumbling Mayor Milford Meanswell, enlists the help of Sportacus 10 (Magnús Scheving), a self-described "slightly-above-average hero". It is Sportacus' job to inspire the kids to play outside, and to help solve low-key emergencies that occur from time to time. However, all this does not sit well with Robbie Rotten (Stefán Karl Stefánsson), a lazy man who lives in an underground lair hidden just on the edge of town. Many of the episodes involve Robbie Rotten dressing up in a disguise and trying to ruin the kids' fun and/or make Sportacus leave town forever. 7. Allt í drasli Allt í drasli (All in a mess) is the Icelandic version of the British television show How Clean is Your House?. In place of the British hosts, Kim and Aggie, it features Margrét Sigfúsdóttir, a former headmistress of the Housewife School, and Heiðar Jónsson, a beautician. 8. Fréttir, íþróttir og veður Fréttir, íþróttir og veður (English: News, sports and weather), is the principal nightly television news program of the Icelandic public television channel Sjónvarpið. The program has been broadcast since the channel was launched in 1966 and is the second highest rated television program in Iceland. Each of the five news anchors hosts the program for several nights each month. The show airs at 7 p.m. with news coverage for about 25 minutes followed by sports for about 5 minutes. The weather forecast is then broadcast after a commercial break. 9. Sigtið Sigtið is an Icelandic comedy show. It's a television show in a mockumentary style that shows the self-centered television show host Frímann Gunnarsson failing completely at running the show, despite him thinking he's making the greatest television shows ever made in Iceland. His idols are the world renowned Joseph Blunden and Margaret Thatcher. Gunnar Hansson plays the leading role of Frímann Gunnarsson, and plays several smaller parts as well. Friðrik Friðriksson and Halldór Gylfason play almost all other parts in the show. The show's two seasons were aired in 2006 at the Icelandic television station Skjár einn. 10. The Silvia Night Show The Silvia Night Show is a television show following the controversial fictional character Silvia Night, and it is the English version that was made to promote her participance in the Eurovision Song Contest. The show followed Silvia Night during her appearance in Eurovision Song Contest 2006, and her tantrums after she realised she didn't qualify for the final. Silvia also received a lot of attention from media when she, on the premiere day of her own TV show, protested against it on the streets of Reykjavík saying that "the show is total junk". The show will be available on DVD sometime soon. |
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