Unapix Entertainment Recognized With Gold & Silver Apple Awards for Educational Programming Excellence.NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 3, 1999-- Unapix Entertainment, Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : UPX) is the recipient of both a Gold and a Silver 1999 Apple Award for its educational programming from the National Educational Media Networks Apple Awards Film, Video & CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). Competition, which recognizes excellence in educational media. The Gold Apple has been awarded to the "Louis Braille" episode from Unapix Docere's "Young Heroes" series, commissioned by the South Carolina Educational Television South Carolina Educational Television is the statewide public television and public radio network in South Carolina. It consists of all the PBS member television stations and NPR member radio stations in the state. Network, a PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, station. "Young Heroes," created for the youth market, examines the lives of extraordinary young people throughout history. The Silver Apple is in recognition of the "Hibernia GBS See GB/sec. " episode from the first season of "Super Structures," which aired on Discovery's The Learning Channel domestically, and has been sold in numerous international markets. The second season of "Super Structures," which looks at some of the most challenging contemporary structural and engineering feats, is currently in production and will air on TLC TLC total lung capacity; thin-layer chromatography. TLC abbr. 1. thin-layer chromatography 2. in the fall season. "We're very gratified to have received not one but two Apple Awards," commented Timothy Smith, president of Unapix Docere and producer of the two programs. "The educational value of our programming is a paramount priority, and this acknowledgement of our success in this area is extremely meaningful." Now in its 29th year, the National Educational MediaNetwork (NEMN NEMN National Emergency Management Network ) is a nonprofit media arts organization dedicated to recognizing and promoting the production, funding, distribution, exhibition and use of outstanding educational media. NEMN organizes the annual Apple Awards Film, Video & CD-ROM Competition and holds CONTENT, a Media Market, Conference and Festival for distributors and producers of educational media. Unapix Entertainment Inc. (AMEX: UPX/www.unapixent.com) is a global entertainment company specializing in distributing, producing, and licensing market driven feature films, television programming and special interest home video in all media worldwide. The Company also distributes its products to specialized markets via the Internet and other new electronic media. |
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