For Immediate Release

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES
EMMY WINNING ACHIEVEMENTS:
HONORS TO BE BESTOWED AT 57TH ANNUAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING EMMY AWARDS ON SEPTEMBER 29TH

Gaming Category to Honor the Past, Present and Future

Academy Also Announces Complete List of Advanced Media Nominees and Winners

New York: September 11th, 2005 - The National Television Academy has announced the winners of the Science and Technology area of the Technology and Engineering Emmy awards. This is the 57th annual ceremony for these awards.

This year’s ceremony will be held on September 29th at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Princeton, NJ. Awardees will receive their Emmys at the ceremony. The categories and awardees are as follows:

For slow-motion color recording and playback for broadcast are:

• Ampex
• ABC, The American Broadcasting Company

For closed caption standardization are:

• ABC, The American Broadcasting Company
• PBS, The Public Broadcasting Service
• CEA, The Consumer Electronic Association

For pioneering development of locally integrated and branded content using IP Store and forward technology are:

• The WB
• IBM

For lens technology developments for solid state imagers cameras in high definition formats are:

• Canon
• Fujinon
• Thales Angenieux

For the first intercontinental satellite TV transmission is:

• AT&T

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The Academy has also announced the awardees for Video Gaming Technology and Applications. In its second year, this award recognizes pioneering efforts and breakthroughs in the gaming world.

The awardees for Video Gaming and Technology are:

• Development and Impact in 8-Bit Consoles - Atari Inc. - Atari 2600
• Development and Impact in Polygon Consoles - Sony (PS1)
• Development of Multiplayer Console Technology - Microsoft (XBOX Live)

“Gaming and its particular needs have been a significant source of new technology in the areas of video- and television-centric activities. It comes as quite natural that this work should be recognized in the same way we’ve recognized the achievements in broadcast technology,” Seth Haberman, Chair of the Video Gaming and Technology awards panel said. “In addition to Microsoft’s considerable achievements, I feel particularly proud that the committee was able to reach into the past and award an Emmy for the long overdue achievements of Sony and Atari.”

The Advance Media Technology awards honor the work being done in Interactive Television, New Media and related programming and technology. The technologies that are considered in this group embrace the expanded definition of television and include non-linear creation and distribution, point to point delivery, one and two screen television technologies and gaming for television delivery.
The nominees for Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for the Enhancement of Original Television Content are:

• The DirectTV Sports Mix - DirecTV
• TOURCast – PGATour.com
• 2005 TV Land Awards, All Access Pass – TV Land, Nick at Nite and Zetools

The nominees for Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for the Non-Synchronous Enhancement of Original Television Content are:

• Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation: B.E.S.T. – Cartoon Network
• The DirecTV Interactive Service - DirecTV
• ImageGuide/www.living.com – EAT.tv, LLC/ Scripps Networks
• Free On Demand - Comcast

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

• Moxi Media Center : New Features for 2005 – Digeo
• NewTek TriCaster – NewTek
• Election 2004 Coverage – Echostar/DISH Network

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.tv.

MEDIA CONTACT:

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

AWARDS CONTACTS:

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