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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE • April 30, 2008
TELEVISION ACADEMY LAUNCHES WEBSITE FOR
VIEWING "FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION" SCREENERS
A customer service breakthrough for the Television Academy
North Hollywood, CA –
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.
The site, which is being produced in conjunction with the Hollywood Reporter and the Nielsen Company, launches on Monday, May 19, and will provide Primetime competition entrants a platform for voting members of the Television Academy to view their work. The website will be secured, password protected and only accessible by those voting members. These screeners will remain on the site through Friday, August 29.
This year, companies and individuals will be able to mail hard copy “For Your Consideration” screeners to Academy members and use the screener website at no extra charge. Entrants who choose to exclusively use the screener site will no longer have the additional expenses of DVD replication, postage, packaging and fulfillment house charges.
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2008 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations Coming in July
Nominations for the “60th Primetime Emmy Awards” will be announced Thursday, July 17, at 5:35 a.m. PT from the Television Academy’s Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood.
Tthe 60th Primetime Emmy® Awards airs 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.
About the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences was founded in 1946 just one month after network television was born. It is a non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of telecommunications arts and sciences and to fostering creative leadership in the telecommunications industry.
In addition to recognizing outstanding programming through its Emmy® Award, the Television Academy publishes Emmy® Magazine and stages many industry-related programs, services and year-round events for the television community.
For additional press information and resources concerning the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, please direct your inquiries to Robin Mesger of The Lippin Group at (323) 965-1990.
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