Emmy Awards

DIRTY JOBS, MEERKAT MANOR and LITTLE PEOPLE BIG WORLD Also Recognized

SILVER SPRING, Md., July 21, 2008 – Captivating viewers and critics alike, DEADLIEST CATCH has once again been recognized by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, earning Primetime Emmy® nominations in five different categories. Overall, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and TLC earned a total of nine nominations as the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy® Award nominations were announced today. In addition, Discovery Communications’ portfolio of networks received five News and Documentary Emmy® nominations, announced on Tuesday, for informative programs featured on Discovery Channel (3), Animal Planet (1), and Investigation Discovery (1).    » read more »

NEW YORK, July 17, 2008 -- COMEDY CENTRAL earned eight nominations in the 2007-2008 Primetime Emmy Awards competition, it was announced today by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS).

Highlights:
-Ten-Time Emmy-Winner "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" Cited Again For Program,
Writing, and Directing, Totaling Three Nominations
-Smash Hit "The Colbert Report" Scores Four Nominations For Show, Performance, Writing And Directing
-Two-Time Emmy-Winning Animated Favorite "South Park" Receives Eighth Nomination
-Comedycentral.com Walks Away With Network's First Broadband Nomination    » read more »

The Primetime Emmy Ceremony Will Be Telecast Sunday, September 21 on ABC

Thursday, July 17, 2008 -- Nominations for the 60th Primetime Emmy® Awards, covering the period of June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2008, were announced today by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences from the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre, North Hollywood, California. The Television Academy's Chairman of the Board & CEO John Shaffner presided, assisted by Kristin Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris.    » read more »

SOAPnet's Original Series "MVP" to Air on ABC Immediately Following the Awards    » read more »

Thursday, May 22, 2008 -- Five-time Emmy® Award recipient Louis J. Horvitz will direct "The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards," it was announced today by executive producer Ken Ehrlich. The show will air SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 (8:00-11:00 p.m., live ET/delayed PT) on ABC Television Network from the NOKIA Live.

Five-time Emmy(r) Award recipient Louis J. Horvitz will direct "The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards," it was announced today by executive producer Ken Ehrlich. The show will air SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 (8:00-11:00 p.m., live ET/delayed PT) on ABC Television Network from the NOKIA Live.    » read more »

Digital Opportunity is Customer Service Breakthrough for Television Academy

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 30, 2008 – For the first time in its 60-year Primetime Emmy® Award history, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will be opening an official website for posting and viewing "For Your Consideration" screeners of Emmy-eligible programs and professional achievements.    » read more »

Award to be Presented at the 60th Primetime Emmy® Awards Airing Sunday, September 21 on ABC

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 22, 2008 -- The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Board of Governors has voted to create a new award category for "Outstanding Host For A Reality or Reality-Competition Program.” The award will be presented at the 60th Primetime Emmy® Awards, broadcast live SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. The show is being produced by Ken Ehrlich and will be held at the new NOKIA Theatre, L.A.Live in Los Angeles.    » read more »

NYC TV Wins Most New York Emmys in Station’s History

April 7, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today congratulated NYC TV, the official TV network of the City of New York, on winning 12 New York Emmy Awards, local television’s most coveted peer-recognition award.    » read more »

Monday, March 17, 2008 -- "All My Children" stars Rebecca Budig (Greenlee Smythe) and Cameron Mathison (Ryan Lavery), Farah Fath (Gigi Morasco) and John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex Balsam) of "One Life to Live," Marcy Rylan (Lizzie Spaulding) from "Guiding Light" and Van Hansis (Luke Snyder) of "As the World Turns" will join Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton) and Alison Sweeney (Sami DiMera) from "Days of our Lives" as "The View" hosts the live nomination ceremony for the "35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 (11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET) on the ABC Television Network.    » read more »

Nominations for 60th Primetime Emmy Awards coming July 17, 2008

North Hollywood, CA, March 17, 2008 – Veteran television producer Ken Ehrlich (“The Grammy Awards”) will return as Executive Producer of the “60th Primetime Emmy® Awards” for the fourth consecutive year, it was announced today. The Primetime Emmys will be broadcast live SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET/PT) on the ABC Television Network.    » read more »

NASCAR, Football & Studio Programming Lead the Way

March 13, 2008 -- ESPN, Inc., earned 37 Sports Emmy Award nominations, the most of any submitting company for the seventh time in eight years, it was announced today by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. ESPN networks garnered 27 nominations, ESPN on ABC programming four, and ESPN.com six. The winners will be announced Monday, April 28.

Highlights of ESPN’s nominations:    » read more »

Primetime Emmy® Awards Have A New Home At Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Starting With 60th Annual Primetime Emmys Airing Sunday, September 21 On ABC

NYC TV Earns 2nd Most Nominations of Any Station; "Secrets of New York" Is Most Nominated Program with 21 Nods

February 7, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced that NYC TV, the official network of the City of New York, has been nominated for 48 New York Emmy Awards, local television's most prestigious peer-recognition award. The total marks the most New York Emmy nominations ever received by NYC TV, breaking last year's record of 34.    » read more »

January 08, 2008 -- CNN's digital newsgathering operations garnered its third prestigious honor for innovation in recent months during the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards dinner on Monday, Jan. 7, for developing an unrivaled portable kit that enables journalists to report, edit and produce news packages from nearly anywhere on the globe. The National Academy of Television and Arts and Sciences presented the award at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.    » read more »

NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- MTV Networks' Music Group, a division of Viacom (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), today proudly announced that its "Virtual Laguna Beach" virtual world last night was awarded the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for Creation of Nontraditional Programs or Platforms. MTV Networks is the first major media/entertainment company to earn an Emmy for a virtual property.    » read more »