United Media CEO on hosting Emmy® semi-finals

The semi-final judging for the Best Actor category of the 52nd International Emmy® Award was held in the Croatian Adriatic resort city of Pula. United Media was chosen to host the event for the third year in a row by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

We are proud and honored that a prestigious international institution such as the Emmy International Awards gave us the opportunity to host the judging for one of the categories, in this case Best Actor, Subotic said. She recalled that United Media hosted the event in Dubrovnik and Athens before Pula. This means a lot to United Media because we have been recognized as a quality partner for that great institution, she said and added that the company is focused on quality content which has received international recognition with sales of its series in more than 60 countries.

Subotic said that the series Best Men was sold to a Hungarian TV company with 600 episodes planned, adding that this is the 5th prime time series in Hungary. She expressed gratitude to the authors, writers and sales team who have given the company a very good position in the world.

United Media worked with the Pula Film Festival to set up an international event – the pitching of TV series and award ceremony as part of the Make The Scene international workshop. Subotic said the company was doing its best to help and support the industry by organizing events like the workshop and expressed hope that it is the first in a series which would becoming traditional. The winner will get an award and get an opportunity to develop a scenario and we really like the fact that we are here to provide a learning opportunity, educate people and provide support, she said.