Int'l Emmys got Biz & Glitz back. (World).The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences or IATAS is a branch of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences based in New York City. It is the largest organization of global broadcasters, with members from nearly 70 countries and over 400 companies. announced the winners of the 2002 International Emmy Awards at a gala held at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in late November. Hosted by actress, journalist and former first lady of New York Donna Hanover, the star-studded event honored the best that international television has to offer, and featured a slew of A-list presenters including veteran actresses Angela Lansbury, Mia Farrow and Joan Collins. Highlights of the evening included first-time wins for Denmark (for the drama series Unit One) and the Slovak Republic (for the documentary Nicholas Winton- The Power of Good), a tie in the Popular Arts category between RDF (Resource Description Framework) A recommendation from the W3C for creating meta-data structures that define data on the Web. RDF is designed to provide a method for classification of data on Web sites in order to improve searching and navigation (see Semantic Web). Media's Faking It and the BBC's The Kumars at No 42, and the presentation of the Founders Award -- a prize which is given to individuals whose unique creative vision contributes to the quality of global TV production -- to Sir Howard Stringer, 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 the Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation. It is based in Inglewood, California. It is the umbrella company under which all Sony companies operate in the United States. Subsidiaries
The Directorate Award, which honors individuals or organizations for their outstanding contributions to the arts and sciences of international television, went to Katsuji Ebisawa, president of NHK NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) NHK Nihon Hoso Kyokai (Japanese Broadcasting Association) NHK Nihon Hikikomori Kyokai (anime) Japan Broadcasting. The big winner of the night was the BBC, garnering three statuetres: for Popular Arts (the aforementioned win for The Kumars at No 42), News Coverage (Ten O'clock News-Fall of Kabul), and Children and Young People (CBBC's Stig of the Dump Stig of the Dump is a children's novel by Clive King written in 1963. It was adapted for television, firstly by Thames Television for ITV in 1981 and later by the BBC in 2002. ). Nine hundred people attended this year's 30th annual event, including Venevision's Luis Villanueva (pictured) and Morris Marketing's Sheila Morris, who have both recently been appointed to the International Academy's Board of Directors. |
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