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‘Game of Thrones’ rules Emmy nominations 2016
Los Angeles : Fantasy drama TV series “Game of Thrones” has ruled the Emmy nominations this year by getting nominated in as many as 23 categories.
Nominations for the 68th Emmy Awards were announced on Thursday by the Television Academy in a ceremony hosted by Television Academy Chairman and CEO Bruce Rosenblum along with Anthony Anderson from the ABC series “Black-ish” and Lauren Graham from “Parenthood” and the upcoming Netflix revival, “Gilmore Girls”, read a statement shared on emmys.com.
“Television dominates the entertainment conversation and is enjoying the most spectacular run in its history with breakthrough creativity, emerging platforms and dynamic new opportunities for our industry’s storytellers,” said Rosenblum.
“From favourites like ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Veep’, and ‘House of Cards’ to nominations newcomers like ‘Black-ish’, ‘Master of None’, ‘The Americans’ and ‘Mr. Robot’, television has never been more impactful in its storytelling, sheer breadth of series and quality of performances by an incredibly diverse array of talented performers.
“The Television Academy is thrilled to once again honour the very best that television has to offer.”
This year’s Drama and Comedy Series nominees include first-timers as well as returning programmes to the Emmy competition: “Black-ish” and “Master of None” are new in the Outstanding Comedy Series category, and “Mr. Robot” and “The Americans” in the Outstanding Drama Series competition.
Additionally, both “Veep” and “Game of Thrones” return to vie for their second Emmy in Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Drama Series respectively.
While “Game of Thrones” again tallied the most nominations (23), limited series “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” and “Fargo” received 22 nominations and 18 nominations respectively.
Some key nominees in the six lead performer categories are either first-time nominees, or familiar names with multiple nominations.
For Outstanding Lead Performer for a Drama Series category (actor and actress), newcomers include Rami Malek in “Mr. Robot” and both Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys in “The Americans”.
Similarly, in the Outstanding Lead Performer for a Comedy Series category (actor and actress), names new to the nominations emerged this year such as: Aziz Ansari in “Master of None”, Thomas Middleditch in “Silicon Valley”, Ellie Kemper in “Unbreakable”, Kimmy Schmidt, and Tracee Ellis Ross in “Black-ish”.
In addition, previous three-time Emmy winner Laurie Metcalf (for her supporting role on “Roseanne”) emerged a multiple-nominee: in the lead comedy category for “Getting On”, as well as for her comedic guest work in “The Big Bang Theory” and her dramatic guest work in “Horace and Pete”.
Contenders for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Limited Series or Movie category (actor and actress), include twice-nominated Sarah Paulson in “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” (as well as in “American Horror Story: Hotel”), and first-time nominees Tom Hiddleston in “The Night Manager”, Courtney B. Vance and Cuba Gooding, Jr. in “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”, and Kirsten Dunst in “Fargo”.
After fully transitioning to an online voting system last year, the Academy saw a 22 per cent increase in participation for this year’s nomination round. Final-round online voting begins August 15.
The 68th Emmy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will be held at The Microsoft Theater here on September 18.
International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.
Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.
The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.
Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile
The primary data samples analysed by Casino Days reveal that mobile connections dominate the market in South Asia and are responsible for a whopping 96.6% of gaming sessions, while computers and tablets have negligible shares of 2.9% and 0.5% respectively.
The authors of the study point out that historically, playing online casino was exclusively done on computers, and attribute thе major shift to mobile that has unfolded over time to the wide spread of cheaper smartphones and mobile data plans in South Asia.
“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.
Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings
Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.
Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).
Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.
The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.
Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.
Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities
The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.
On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.
Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.
“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.
The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.
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