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THE NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY ANNOUNCES THE NOMINEES FOR THE ADVANCED MEDIA TECHNOLOGY EMMY AWARDS

Awards To Be Presented as Part of the Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards

NEW YORK, NY – October 15, 2004 – The National Television Academy announced today the nominees for the Advanced Media Technology Emmy Awards which will be presented as part of the annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards. The ceremony will take place at the Marriot Marquis Hotel on November 15th. Portions of the ceremony will be broadcast on “Pulse,” the G4techTV cable network news program, on November 19th at 10 PM ET/PT. It is the first time the event will be telecast.

This is the second year that the Academy has honored the work being done in Interactive Television, New Media and related programming and technology. This year’s competition has been extended to also include video games.

“Emerging Technology continues to reshape the consumer’s experiences and expectations of the delivery and consumptions of television in all its forms,” said Charles H. Jablonski, Chair of the Technology and Engineering Awards Committee, “The enthusiasm and support of the Advanced Media Awards demonstrates the significance impact these merging technologies have made on the mainstream media”.

• ABC “Celebrity Mole”
ABC Enhanced TV and Zetools

• DIRECTV NFL Sunday Ticket Enhanced Service
DIRECTV

• GSN Interactive on Oceanic Time Warner Cable
GSN, Oceanic Time Warner Cable and GoldPocket

• JETIX Cards Live! Enhanced TV
ABC Family, Toon Disney

• Zed “Uncut” Episode
CBC Television Network & Web

• iO Dashboard
Cablevision

• iO Games Channel
Cablevision

• Showtime Interactive
Showtime Networks

• Survivor: All-Stars Interactive
CBS Television Network

• You Do The Toons
Discovery Kids

The nominees for Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for the Creation of Non-Traditional Programs or Platforms are:

• DIRECTV NFL Sunday Ticket Enhanced Service
DIRECTV

• GoldPocket's EventMatrix iTV System
DirecTV, Time Warner Cable, CNN, CBS, NBC, TBS, The History Channel, SpikeTV, GSN, ABC Family, Speed

• Moxi Media Center
Charter Communications, Inc., Adelphia

• Ted Chicago Launch
Comcast Cable Networks

• The Jetix Cards Live Platform
Toon Disney & ABC Family

• Buzztime Trivia Channel - 1.5 Launch
Buzztime Trivia Channel on Time Warner (of Maine)

• Jetix Cards Live! Enhanced TV
ABC Family, Toon Disney

• Sesame Street Play and Learn Channel
Time Warner Cable

• Zodiac Gaming Arcade Package at Cablevision
Cablevision Corporation, New York Tri-State Area

Launched in 1948, Technology and Engineering Awards honor development and innovation in broadcast technology and recognize companies, organizations and individuals for breakthroughs in technology that have a significant effect on television engineering.

Winners of the 2004 Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards will be recognized for excellence in the following categories.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, whose mission is to recognize excellence, is a professional service organization for all aspects of the Television, Cable and Satellite industries. Its symbol of excellence, the Emmy, is awarded in Sports, News/Documentary, Daytime, Technology, and Public/Community Service. Regional Emmys are given in nineteen regions across the United States. Beyond awards, the Academy has extensive educational projects, scholarships, publications, and major activities of impact to both industry professionals and the viewing public. For more information, please visit the website at www.emmyonline.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Sheryl Katz
Communications, Director, NATAS
skatz@emmyonline.tv
212.586.8424 – ext. 236

AWARDS CONTACTS:

Christine Chin
Technology & Engineering Awards Manager
cchin@emmyonline.tv
212.586.8426 – ext. 220