TV Globo (Brazil) & Pro TV News (Romania) Nominated For the Second Consecutive Year

New York, August 13, 2008 – The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today the nominees for the 2008 News and Current Affairs categories. Winners will be announced at a Ceremony at the Frederick P. Rose Hall of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on September 22, 2008. The international winners will be honored alongside their American news and documentary counterparts.

This is the first time ever that a program from Al Jazeera is nominated for an International Emmy Award. Al Jazeera’s English language channel was nominated both in the Current Affairs and News Categories.

TV Globo (Brazil) is nominated in both news categories for the second year in a row.

“Independent jurors from many nations have selected programs from organizations as diverse as Al Jazeera, TV Globo and ITV to compete for the International Emmy- further proof that a new standard of excellence in television journalism is rapidly developing around the world,“ said Bruce L. Paisner, President & CEO of The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, also President of Hearst Entertainment.

The 2008 International Emmy® Award News Nominees:

NEWS:

Al Jazeera English Kuala Lumpur News Hour – Popular Uprising in Myanmar & Military Crackdown

Al Jazeera English

Qatar

ITV News – Zimbabwe – The Tyranny and the Tragedy

ITV News produced by ITN for ITV1

United Kingdom

Jornal Nacional – TAM Accident

TV Globo

Brazil

Pro TV News – Any Idea of What Your Kid is doing Right Now?

Pro TV

Romania

CURRENT AFFAIRS:

the fifth estate – Cruel Camera

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Canada

Hot Line – Césio 137

TV Globo

Brazil

Peter R. de Vries – Natalee Holloway

SBS Broadcasting B.V./Endemol Nederland B.V.

The Netherlands

Witness – Red Mosque

Al Jazeera English/Midwinter Productions

Qatar

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