"LaLola" Nominated for International Emmy Awards

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dori Media Group (“Dori Media” or “DMG”), the international media company active in the field of television, with a focus on production, distribution, broadcasting and merchandising of Telenovela, is proud to announce that its hit show “LaLola” has been nominated at the 36^th International Emmy Awards. “LaLola” is one of four nominated shows in the new “Telenovela” category and the winners will be announced at a ceremony in New York on November 24.

The prestigious International Emmy Awards is a unique event in the media and entertaining industry. The event attracts leading companies and professionals in the broadcasting industry, placing a spotlight on the best international television programs and upcoming hit shows. The awards are run by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences which is the largest organization of global broadcasters with over 600 members from nearly 70 countries. This year’s nominations span over 16 countries, and the final nomination is preceded by a vigorous judging period over 6 months with 600 judges from over 50 countries from all over the world.

“LaLola” is produced by Dori Media Contenidos, a subsidiary of Dori Media Group, and is based on an idea by Sebastian Ortega for Underground Contenidos. The show was sold to 57 countries in one year and it tells the story of Lalo, a man who wakes up one morning in the body of a woman, Lola, forcing Lalo to change his chauvinistic ways.

Nadav Palti, CEO & President of DMG, commented: “We are extremely proud that our hit comedy “Lalola” has been nominated for the first Emmy Award in the Telenovela category. The nomination category provides further proof of the growing popularity of the Telenovela genre. We are committed to producing the best and most popular series for our global audience and our International Emmy award nomination recognizes this commitment.”

“Patito Feo”, a new teen Telenovela hit produced in Argentina in Dori Media Central Studios by Ideas del Sur from Argentina and the Mexican media giant Televisa, has also been nominated in the “Children and Young People” category. Dori Media which is the owner of the rights of the first season of “Patito Feo” for the Middle East, Africa and Asia has successfully sold “Patito Feo” during 2007 and 2008 to various territories such as France, Israel, Romania, Indonesia, Turkey, Cyprus, Lithuania, and currently is the exclusive distributor of the second season of “Patito Feo” for the same territories.

Dori Media Group is an international media group that produces, distributes and broadcasts telenovelas. The group owns approximately 4,300 television hours that it sells to a wide variety of audiences in more than 50 countries. In Israel, Dori Media is the owner of Dori Media Paran and Dori Media Darset, which produce daily series and telenovelas for the Israeli market. It also owns and operates two telenovela channels, Viva and Viva Platinum. In the Israeli market, Dori Media also packages, produces and operates all of the movie channels on HOT cable television and the series channel on HOT Extra. In Indonesia, the company operates the Televiva Vision 2 channel that is devoted to telenovelas and Baby TV Vision 3 for toddlers. The Dori Media Group in controlled by Mapal Communications Ltd. one of the largest media companies in the Israel. The group is traded on the London Stock Exchange where its symbol is DMG. For more information on Dori Media, visit our corporate website at http://www.dorimedia.com/.

Dori Media Group Ltd.
Nadav Palti, CEO & President
Tel: +972 3 7684000 / +972 54 4236828
info@dorimedia.com
or
Shared Value Limited
Nicolas Duperrier,
Investor & Media relations
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7321 5010
dmg@sharedvalue.net
or
Daniel Stewart & Company Plc
Lindsay Mair
Nominated Adviser and Broker
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7776 6550