CNID – Meo Award winners disclosed
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Meo TV service consolidates its association with sports through the CNID-meo awards. The award winners have already been disclosed.
Meo TV service, together with the Association of Sports Journalists – CNID -, sponsored the CNID Awards to honour sportsmen from several disciplines as well as sports journalism professionals.
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Helena Simas
Residential Marketing
Voice & TV – Dept. | The announcement of the winners took place at PT in Lisbon. Helena Simas, head of the Residential Marketing – Voice and TV Department attended this session and highlighted the importance of sport for PT, especially for the meo brand.
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António Florêncio
Chairman of CNID | She stressed that “at PT, there is a well-established tradition of support for sport via the tmn, sapo and meo brands”. And she added: Meo is the most comprehensive pay-TV channel in terms of sports content, therefore it makes all the sense to sponsor sports-related events”. Helena Simas also said that this is an association recognised and valued by the market.
This is a particularly welcome partnership for CNID as it “dignifies these awards”, said António Florêncio, chairman of CNID who thanked Portugal Telecom for its decision of sponsoring the Association. “Meo is the pay-TV operator with the most extensive offering in terms of sports content. CNID could not have found a better partner”.
This year, the best among the best will be honoured once again in several categories. The winners of the CNID-Meo Awards 2009 have been announced and delivered to the media professionals.
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Prestige Award Fernando Noronha
David Sequerra
Athletes of the Year
Nélson Évora (SL Benfica)
Rui Silva (SC Portugal
Telma Monteiro (SL Benfica)
Vanessa Fernandes (SL Benfica)
Portuguese Athlete Abroad
Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United)
Portuguese Coach Abroad
José Mourinho (Inter Milano)
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Football
Team of the Year (Hockey): FC Porto
Team of the Year (Basketball):
SL Benfica
Team of the Year (Futsal):
SL Benfica
Coach of the year: Jesualdo Ferreira
(FC Porto)
Coach of the Year: Bruno Alves
(FC Porto)
Revelation of the Year: “Hulk”
(FC Porto)
Trainer - revelation: Jorge Costa
(SC Olhanense)
Career Awards
João Vieira Pinto
Luís Figo
Pedro Pauleta |
Media
Photography: André Alves (A Bola)
Press: António Pereira (Correio da Manhã)
Radio: Fernando Correia (RC Português)
Television: Manuel Fernandes Silva –
“Pontapé de saída program (RTPN) |
David Sequerra was the winner of the Prestige Award Fernando Noronha who thanked for the award received, expressing three wishes: sincerity, gratitude for all those who have marked his 58 years of career, and faith in the destiny of CNID, a 43 year old dream.
Helena Simas left a message of encouragement for the awarded athletes and professionals: “I am extremely proud to see our athletes and Professional receive these prizes. I have a vow of strength and encouragement for them. I hope they will be very successful”.
The association of PT with sports is not recent. It is based on pillars such as the support for the TMN Dream Team, the promotion of the “PT with School Sport” project” and the reinforcement of sports content on Meo service.
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Manuel Fernandes Silva, António Pereira, David Sequerra, Fernanco Correia and André Alves |
With PT, highlight goes to sport
TMN Dream Team
Portuguese sportsmen with specific potential recognised at national and international level in four disciplines – sailing, surf, tennis and car racing – make up the Dream Team since April 2008. These athletes are already a symbol of motivation, strength and perseverance; with this patronage, PT projects values such as dynamism, innovation, talent, competitiveness, and leadership.
“Ambassadors” of a healthful life
“PT with School Sport”, a project presented by PT, mirrors the importance of the promotion of sport practice for the younger generation, inducing them to adopt a healthful lifestyle. Three prominent personalities of Portuguese sport – Ricardo Sá Pinto, Rui Costa and Vítor Baía – besides distinguishing themselves in football, they are already a symbol of sportsmanship in values such as perseverance and motivation. By associating itself with this spirit, PT fulfils and privileges a mission of social intervention that it is always promoting.
MEO and sports
Meo’s offering is most comprehensive in terms of sports channels as it includes 18 channels: : Sport TV1, 2, 3, Eurosport, Eurosport 2, Eurosport News, Eurosport HD, PFC, NASN, Motors TV, AB Moteurs, ESPN Classic, Real Madrid, Barça TV, Manchester United, Chelsea TV, Inter Channel as well as Benfica TV.
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