STATEMENT FOR RELEASE:
North Hollywood, CA, August 9, 2005 – In connection with the 57th Annual Primetime Emmys Awards, scheduled for broadcast September 18, 2005, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has released the following statement:
Ken Ehrlich (executive producer) and the Television Academy carefully reviewed the production logistics and elements of the Primetime Emmys telecast to see if we were accomplishing our stated goals. What we found was that some of the initial assumptions were not accurate, in light of the way the show was being constructed.
In effect, the amount of time being saved was not as much as originally thought, and the costs incurred would be in excess of original projections. As a result, the Board of Governors met last night (August 8) and, among other things, voted on this issue.
The Board decided that based on this new evaluation, the acceptance speeches would be reinstated in their original fashion.
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The 57TH ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS is being produced by Ken Ehrlich Productions. Nominations for the 57TH ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS will be announced July 14 at 5:39 a.m. (PT) from the Academy’s Leonard H. Goldstein Theatre in North Hollywood.
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences was founded in 1946 just one month after network television was born. It is a non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of telecommunications arts and sciences and to fostering creative leadership in the telecommunications industry. In addition to recognizing outstanding programming through its Emmy® Award, the Television Academy publishes Emmy® Magazine.
For additional press information and resources concerning the Primetime Emmy Awards or the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, please direct your inquiries to Robin Mesger of The Lippin Group at (323) 965-1990.
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Press Contacts:
The Lippin Group for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:
Robin Mesger 323/965-1990 rmesger@lippingroup.com
Pam Golum 323/965-1990 pgolum@lippingroup.com
CBS Publicity:
Andrea Ballas 323/575-2858 andrea.ballas@tvc.cbs.com
Susan Marks 323/575-2118 susan.marks@tvc.cbs.com