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Current Wins 2007 Primetime Emmy(R) Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Television.


Youngest Network to Ever Win Emmy Honored During First Primetime Telecast of Category

SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden  -- Current TV, the peer-to-peer news and information network for young adults, has been recognized for its visionary leadership with an Emmy[R] Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in an Interactive Television Service. The youngest network to ever win an Emmy, Current was awarded the honor last night during the first ceremony to include the category in the Primetime telecast. Other nominees in the category included MLB MLB Major League Baseball
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Co-founded by Al Gore Noun 1. Al Gore - Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948)
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 and Joel Hyatt Joel Z. Hyatt (b. 1950) is a prominent businessman and former attorney and American politician of the Democratic party. He is the founder of Hyatt Legal Services, and was featured in the law firm's television commercials speaking the slogan, "I'm Joel Hyatt and you have my , Current is a pioneer of a non-traditional television model that incorporates both online and broadcast elements into its programming. Viewers are empowered to make, shape and create the network's broadcast line-up through Internet submissions of content, a model that forms the cornerstone of the network's production infrastructure.

"As demonstrated by how far Current has come in the past two years, the Years, The

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 idea of participation and interactivity in media is one that resonates not only with our viewers, but also with the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences," said Al Gore, chairman of Current.

Since its launch in 2005, Current has become the fastest growing network on television by expanding from 17 million homes in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  to more than 51 million homes worldwide through its innovative combination of television programming and its comprehensive online studio at www.current.tv. Current viewers play a significant role in the network, creating their own short reports called "pods" for the television broadcast on a range of themes from serious social issues, to music, style and political humor. Called VC2 (Viewer Created Content), these videos are submitted to the Current website where registered users vote for what will air on television. One-third of all Current's on-air programming is created by its audience. VCAMs (Viewer Created Ad Messages) enable viewers to create unique spots for Current's growing number of partners such as Toyota, L'oreal and T-Mobile, among others.

"We're honored to receive this Emmy and pleased that the Academy is emphasizing this important category," said Joel Hyatt, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Current. "Current's mission is to open up television and to help our young adult viewers participate creatively in a global conversation not only on television, but online as well. Current will continue to pioneer new participatory media formats."

About Current

Launched August 1, 2005, Current TV is the only 24/7 cable and satellite television network produced and programmed for and by its audience. Current TV connects young adults with what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music.  in their world, in their own voice, offering programming that's authentic, often surprising and consistently compelling. Aiming to democratize de·moc·ra·tize  
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 TV by providing viewers with editorial control, Current pioneered the television industry's leading model of interactive viewer created content (VC2). Comprising roughly one-third of Current's on-air broadcast, this content is submitted via short-form, non-fiction video "pods", viewer created ad messages (VCAMs) and mobile video.

Current's award-winning programming ranges from daily pop culture coverage to political satires as featured in "SuperNews" to unprecedented music journalism in "The Current Fix" to unique insights into global stories through Vanguard and Citizen Journalism. Current is now seen in the U.S. and U.K. in more than 51 million households through distribution partners Comcast (Channel 107 nationwide), Time Warner, DirecTV (channel 366 nationwide), Dish Network (channel 196 nationwide), BSkyB (channel 193) and Virgin Media Cable (channel 155). For more information, please visit the website: www.current.tv.
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