{"id":121905,"date":"2025-03-13T14:01:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/?p=121905"},"modified":"2025-03-13T14:02:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:02:59","slug":"kevin-beggs-named-chairman-international-academy-of-television-arts-sciences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/kevin-beggs-named-chairman-international-academy-of-television-arts-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"KEVIN BEGGS NAMED CHAIRMAN, INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS &#038; SCIENCES"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">KEVIN BEGGS NAMED CHAIRMAN, INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS &amp; SCIENCES<\/span><\/h1>\n<p align=\"center\"><em><strong>BRUCE TUCHMAN TAKES ON BEGGS\u2019 CURRENT ROLE AS TREASURER<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>New York, March 13, 2025<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Kevin Beggs, Chair of the Lionsgate Television Group and Lionsgate Chief Content Integration Officer, has been named Chairman of the International Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences. Beggs\u2019 previous position as Treasurer of the Academy will be assumed by Bruce Tuchman, who is currently Secretary. The announcements were made today by International Academy President &amp; CEO, Bruce L. Paisner who made the appointments under the International Academy by-laws.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Beggs succeeds Fred Cohen, who is stepping down but remaining as Foundation Chairman &amp; Executive Committee Member.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cKevin is a highly regarded industry leader who has been deeply involved in the activities of the International Academy since he joined the Executive Committee in 2009 and we are delighted he is now taking on the Chairmanship.\u201d said Bruce L. Paisner, President &amp; CEO, International Academy and Senior Advisor Hearst Entertainment &amp; Syndication.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">He added \u201cFred and I have worked together at the International Academy for many years, and he has brought great imagination and thought to that role. I am glad he will continue to bring his wisdom and institutional knowledge to the International Academy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8220;I look forward to becoming even more involved with this prestigious organization whose core mission is very close to my heart,\u201d said Beggs.\u00a0\u201cThe Academy is a leader in discovering new creative voices, honoring established talent and serving as a valuable forum for the exchange of ideas at a critical inflection point for our industry.\u00a0It&#8217;s an honor to work closely with Bruce and to build on\u00a0the growth the organization has achieved under his leadership.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">A member of the studio\u2019s leadership team for 25 years, Kevin Beggs has spearheaded the growth of Lionsgate Television into one of the largest independent television businesses in the world with over $1.5 billion in annual revenue, relationships with all the major buyers in the television ecosystem and nearly 100 shows spanning dozens of different networks.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The Television Group encompasses a world-class premium scripted series business; unscripted programming leader Lionsgate Alternative Television; the Debmar-Mercury syndication &amp; distribution company; 3 Arts Entertainment, the #1 talent management &amp; production company in the world; and global entertainment platform eOne, whose December 2023 acquisition and integration Beggs helped shepherd.\u00a0As Chief Creative Officer, he also oversees the cross-platform development of the studio\u2019s top intellectual properties driving value creation across all\u00a0its businesses.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p align=\"justify\">About the International Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The International Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences recognizes excellence in television produced outside of the United States with the prestigious\u00a0Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Award at the International Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Awards Gala held in New York City, every November. Currently celebrating programming across varied areas including Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Kids, News, Non-Scripted Entertainment, Performances and Short-Form, it also presents two Special Awards, the International Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Directorate, and Founders Awards.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Beyond its awards activity, the International Academy is a membership-based organization comprised of leading media and entertainment figures from 60+ countries from all sectors of television for whom it organizes a series of high-level business, networking, and social events throughout the world and online. For more information go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iemmys.tv.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Media Contacts<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0The International Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences<\/p>\n<p>Eva Obadia,\u00a0Senior Director, Communications &amp; Partnerships<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:eva.obadia@iemmys.tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eva.obadia@iemmys.tv\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Lippin Group\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Matt Biscuiti\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:matt@lippingroup.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">matt@lippingroup.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KEVIN BEGGS NAMED CHAIRMAN, INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS &amp; SCIENCES BRUCE TUCHMAN TAKES ON BEGGS\u2019 CURRENT ROLE AS TREASURER New York, March 13, 2025\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Kevin Beggs, Chair of the Lionsgate &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/kevin-beggs-named-chairman-international-academy-of-television-arts-sciences\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;KEVIN BEGGS NAMED CHAIRMAN, INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS &#038; SCIENCES&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121905\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}