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DECEMBER 2008  













Luncheon with Dick Wolf - Law & Order Creator & Executive Producer, Dick Wolf, in conversation with Elizabeth Guider, Editor of The Hollywood Reporter, at a Members' Luncheon in New York. Click here to view the discussion...


'Competing in the Digital Space', NATPE 2009
- The Academy invites you to attend its panel on January 26 at 2pm in the Presentation Theatre, Convention Center, Las Vegas. Panelists include Nadav Palti (CEO & President, Dori Media Group), Fernando del Granado (VP, Marketing, HBO Latin America Networks), Janet Balis (President/Founder, Digital Media Strategies, Inc.), Catherine Warren (President, FanTrust Entertainment Strategies). For more information, click here...

International Academy accepting entries for the International Digital Emmy Awards at MIPTV 2009 in the categories of Digital Program: Fiction; Digital Program: Non-Fiction; Digital Program: Children & Young People. Entry Deadline, Monday January 12, 2009. Click here for rules/regulations and to enter online...

Dori Media Group signs on as a Partner of The International Academy. As an international entertainment group active in the production, distribution and broadcasting of Telenovelas, which are primetime daily dramas, the group's products attract a wide variety of audiences in about 65 territories worldwide.

E-Edition of the International Emmy Almanac is now online. Winner's Edition to be published in January 2009. The International Emmy Almanac is the official publication of the International Academy with pass-along readership reaching 60,000+ industry professionals in over 65 countries. Click here to view...


Save the Date - Entry deadline for 2009 International Emmy Awards is March 9, 2009.
Rules and Regulations are now posted for the International Emmy Award categories of Arts Programming, Best Performance by an Actor, Best Performance by an Actress, Children & Young People, Comedy, Current Affairs, Documentary, Drama Series, News, Non-Scripted Entertainment, Telenovela, TV Move/Mini-Series. Official Entry Forms will be available in January. Click here for rules and regulations...







The 36th International Emmy Awards celebrated excellence in international television on November 24, 2008 at the New York Hilton Hotel. Click here to watch videos of the acceptance speeches...


Elisabeth Murdoch, Chief Executive & Chairman, Shine Group, delivered Gala Chair Address
at the 36th International Emmy Awards. Click here to watch video of the speech...


The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences thanks its year-round partners:
Phoenix Satellite Television, TV Globo, Microsoft, Ascent Media, Reed Midem, Sofitel Luxury Hotels and Variety for their on-going support.

A cast of international celebrities including Sam Waterston, Judith Light, John Waters, Kelly Rutherford, Willie Garson, and Cecilia Suarez walked the Red Carpet and presented awards to the 2008 International Emmy Award winners. To see photos from the awards, click here...

This year APTN partnered with the Academy to provide media footage of the awards. Footage from the event was showcased on AP’s Entertainment website. For more information, contact Alicia Quarles at 212.621.7425 or click here to email.

Member News







CES Preferred Access Program is designed to give International Academy Members an abreviated yet high-level overview and introduction to the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show. Our customized program will run from January 7-9, 2009.


The 2008 International Emmy World Television Festival - November 21-23.
Highlights of the Festival included an Opening Cocktail at Hearst Tower, an Al Jazeera/Reed Midem Luncheon, the Annual LfM Rendez-vous at The International Emmys and Closing Cocktail sponsored by HBO. Click here for photos of the weekend's events...

Public Broadcasting in the Digital Age is the most recent panel being streamed on the Academy's website. Garrick Utley moderates discussion among panelists; Hidetoshi Fujisawa (Director-General of News Commentary, NHK, Japan), Paula Kerger (President & CEO, PBS, USA), Markus Schaechter (Director General, ZDF, Germany) and Mark Scott (Managing Director, ABC, Australia). Click here to watch...

The Academy elected 1 new Director and 20 new Members at the November Board Meeting. Click here for list and bios. If you are interested in becoming a member or would like to download the membership application form, click here...



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