Cologne, Germany -- A slimmed down, mainstream-friendly version of the German TV awards aired Sunday night to public protests from the local industry but the best ratings in years.
Nearly four million viewers tuned in to watch the awards, Germany's equivalent of the Emmys, on pubweb Ard. That's nearly triple last year's audience.
The show's organizers -- Germany's main channels Ard, Zdf, Rtl, Pro7 and Sat.1 -- made radical changes to this year's awards to broaden their appeal. They dumped award categories en masse -- supporting actors, editors, screenwriters and camera folk went home empty handed this year -- in order to create a fast-moving, all-highlights show.
Germany's behind-the-camera talent protested, as did Germany's actors union, but the viewers' vote was trump.
Protests aside, few could argue with this year's decisions. Ard's mafia drama "Face to Face with Crime" won for best mini-series as well for its 'extraordinary contribution' to fiction.
Nearly four million viewers tuned in to watch the awards, Germany's equivalent of the Emmys, on pubweb Ard. That's nearly triple last year's audience.
The show's organizers -- Germany's main channels Ard, Zdf, Rtl, Pro7 and Sat.1 -- made radical changes to this year's awards to broaden their appeal. They dumped award categories en masse -- supporting actors, editors, screenwriters and camera folk went home empty handed this year -- in order to create a fast-moving, all-highlights show.
Germany's behind-the-camera talent protested, as did Germany's actors union, but the viewers' vote was trump.
Protests aside, few could argue with this year's decisions. Ard's mafia drama "Face to Face with Crime" won for best mini-series as well for its 'extraordinary contribution' to fiction.
- 10/11/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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