SOURCE: TV Worldwide

 

CHANTILLY, VA--(Marketwire - January 7, 2009) - TV Worldwide, the first web-based global Internet TV network, announced that it had again been selected by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to webcast the 60th Annual Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards, at the 42nd International CES Show live from Las Vegas, on Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 10:00 PM ET/7:00 PM PT at www.TVWorldwide.com and www.TVMainStream.com. The Academy has also selected TV Worldwide to webcast the First Annual Global Media Awards on January 8, 10:00 PM ET/7:00 PM PT, also at CES. The Emmys webcast will include interviews with industry leaders attending the Emmy Awards ceremony and CES on the latest products, technologies, issues and news from the television sectors and will feature Emmy Award winners Harris, Tandberg and XOrbit. The Global Media Awards will feature awards to companies responsible for bringing new digital media and content to consumers around the world, who deserve special recognition. The webcast will feature interviews with Extremely Ingenious Engineering, a company noted for advances in electric power and electromagnetic field control devices. Technology support from JVC HD cameras, NewTek Tricaster, Limelight Networks and Abacast Hybrid CDN Services will be featured during the production of the webcast.

"We're again pleased to facilitate national webcast participation in this year's Emmy Awards for Technology and Engineering and the first Global Media Awards and we thank our technology partners who are making this possible with their capabilities and visionary support," commented Dave Gardy, Chairman and CEO of TV Worldwide. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to feature Emmy award winners Harris, Tandberg and XOrbit. The Emmy Awards event is well-regarded among television professionals as is the Global Media Awards, among new media experts. Both are the pre-eminent awards ceremonies in their respective fields and we look forward to actually featuring advanced media technology while honoring the latest innovations in these arenas for a global on-line audience on the TV MainStream channel of our TV Worldwide Internet TV Network."

Launched in 1948, the Technology and Engineering Emmy 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. An award to an individual, a company, or to a scientific or technical organization for developments and/or standardization involved in engineering technologies, which either represent so extensive an improvement on existing methods or are so innovative in nature that they materially have affected the transmission, recording, or reception of television.

The event will be archived for viewing at www.TVWorldwide.com and www.TVMainStream.com. Participants should have the free Windows Media Player installed prior to the event and should log on to the Emmys Awards webcast by 10:00 PM ET, 7:00 PM PT on Monday, January 7 and the same time on January 8th for the Global Media Awards.

About the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences was founded in 1955. It is dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy® Award for News, Sports, Daytime, Public Service and Technology. For more information, please visit the website at www.emmyonline.tv.

About TV Worldwide

Founded in 1999, TV Worldwide (www.tvworldwide.com) developed the first Internet TV network of community-based Internet TV channels, primarily targeting niche professional communities ranging from the Maritime industry to the Digital Media sector. Known by many in the industry as "Internet TV for Smart People," Fortune 500 companies, 15 federal government agencies, and numerous International associations including the National Association of Broadcasters, utilize TV Worldwide's live and archived state-of-the art video streaming content applications and Internet TV channels. In recognition of the company's unique achievements in new media, TV Worldwide was selected by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) to webcast the Daytime Emmy Awards and the Emmy awards for Technology and Engineering 2007 through 2009. CEO Dave Gardy has been honored by Streaming Media Magazine in 2008 as one of the 25 Most Influential People in Streaming Media. Mr. Gardy also currently serves as the President of the International Webcasting Association (IWA) (www.webcasters.org).