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Don Mischer will executive produce the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, airing Sept. 20 on CBS. Mr. Mischer has executive produced the Emmy Awards eight times previously, most recently overseeing the 56th Primetime Emmy Awards. “From the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics to the recent presidential inauguration...
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David Letterman's writers will no longer have to compete with the likes of Tony Bennett as part of a just-announced Emmys rule change. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has decided to split up the series and specials categories for both writing and directing in a variety, music or comedy...
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How deeply might cooperation grow between the two television academies that until last week were at each other’s throats? The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which hands out the Primetime Emmys, and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which handles the daytime, news and...
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The silly rift that has chopped up the Emmy Awards between two groups may be set to heal, and we urge the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to accelerate that process. The two bodies split in 1977. Since then ATAS, based on the West Coast...
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The fight over how Emmys for new media will be distributed has been resolved, ending a protracted battle between the National Academy of Television and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in ATAS’ favor. “In successfully terminating the proceedings, the parties have agreed that broadband content...
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The Emmys are getting a little more populist this year. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said Wednesday that its board of governors has voted to end the so-called "two-phase" selection process for choosing best comedy and drama series nominees. Last year, nominees were determined...
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For television, there seem to be more questions than answers as 2008 comes to a close: How many industry pros will lose their jobs? How long will the recession last? How badly will the advertising market that is TV’s lifeblood falter? Wave after wave of anxiety-provoking headlines don’t help matters...
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Calls are starting to go out for entries for the most coveted awards in the news business—the RTNDA’s Murrows, the George Foster Peabodys, the Society of Professional Journalists Awards, the Investigative Reporters and Editors’ honors, Emmys of all stripes. While the awards remain as prestigious as ever...
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The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has unveiled the honorees for the 60th annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards. A panel of professionals from television, broadcast and new media has determined the honorees, which include individuals, companies and scientific or technical...
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The night before the Emmys, I was talking to an industry insider who’s had first-hand experience dealing with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. We were discussing our low expectations for this year’s show when he blurted out an explanation for why the Emmys never get better that was more...
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TelevisionWeek was on the red carpet as the stars and executives headed into the Nokia Theater for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards. Among those who stopped by to talk about what's coming up on their shows and in the industry were Chuck Lorre ("The Big Bang Theory," "Two and a Half Men"...
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TVWeek's Emmy Central 2008, full Emmys coverage here. Familiar faces took home awards during the opening moments of the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles this evening. Jeremy Piven hugged it out with his third consecutive supporting actor Emmy for his performance as Ari Gold on "Entourage...
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TVWeek's Emmy Central 2008, full Emmys coverage here. Winners will be bolded as they are announced. Drama Series “Boston Legal” (ABC), David E. Kelley Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television; David E. Kelley, Bill D’Elia, executive producers; Mike Listo, Lawrence Broch, co-executive...
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The Envelope’s Gold Derby blog has posted a list of predictions for the Primetime Emmy Awards. Participants were asked to predict the winners and the results were divided into two groups, Team TV Journos and Team The Envelope. Both groups favored “Mad Men” for drama series, “30 Rock” for comedy series...
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NBC4 walked away with the most Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards at a ceremony held at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre on Sept. 6. The station, which received eight awards, won for Investigative Reporting and Outstanding Hard News Reporting. It was followed by KCET...
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