CEA Congratulates 2003 DTV Academy Award Nominees; Winners To Be Announced March 29, 2004

11-Feb-04

Honoring achievements in all aspects of HDTV, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) today announced the final nominees in 12 categories for the 2003 Academy of Digital Television Pioneers (DTV Academy) Awards on behalf of the more than 200 members of the DTV Academy. The 2003 DTV Academy Awards presentation will be held during CEA's Eighth Annual HDTV Summit: Partnership, Policy and Profits at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center on Monday, March 29. CEA congratulated nominees in the following award categories: Best DTV Broadcast Network; Best Local DTV Broadcaster; Best DTV Cable System; Best DTV Satellite System; Best DTV Sporting Event; Best Original DTV Material; Best DTV Leadership for Government, Industry and Retailer; Best DTV Journalism; and the People's Choice Award for DTV Programming. Awards are presented to honor excellence in all aspects of digital content development and delivery, analog-to-digital transition leadership and the manufacture of high definition television (HDTV).ACADEMY OF DIGITAL TELEVISION PIONEERS AWARDSBEST DTV BROADCAST NETWORKThis award recognizes the broadcast network that has done the most to advance Digital Television through its delivery of HDTV content. Consideration is given to the frequency that HDTV content is made available to local affiliates. Awarded to CBS in 2000, 2001 and 2002 2003 Award Nominees: ABC CBS HDNet BEST LOCAL DTV BROADCASTER This award goes to the local network affiliate or independent broadcaster who has provided its market with the widest range of HDTV content. Consideration is given to broadcasters who have developed their own HDTV programming and those who have gone beyond just ""passing-through"" network broadcasting content. Awarded to WETA in 2002 and to WRAL in 2000 and 2001 2003 Award Nominees: KING WETA WRAL BEST DTV CABLE SYSTEM This award goes to the cable system that has done the most to market and promote HDTV through its distribution of HDTV programming. Awarded to Time Warner in 2000, 2001 and 2002. 2003 Award Nominees: Comcast Cox Time Warner BEST DTV SATELLITE SERVICE This award goes to the direct-to-home satellite service provider that has done the most to promote HDTV through its offerings of HDTV programming and choices for consumers. Awarded to DirecTV in 2000, 2001 and 2002. 2003 Award Nominees: DirecTV Echostar Voom BEST DTV SATELLITE PROGRAMMER This award goes to the satellite programmer that has done the most to promote HDTV through its offerings of HDTV programming and choices for consumers. Awarded to HDNet in 2001 and 2002.2003 Award Nominees: Discovery HBO HDNet BEST DTV SPORTING EVENT This award goes to the event that best exemplified the benefits of HDTV in sports content and broadcast in HDTV. Awarded to NBC for Winter Olympics coverage in 2002, CBS for Super Bowl coverage in 2001, and to Monday Night Football in 2000. 2003 Award Nominees: ABC Monday Night Football ABC Super Bowl XXXVII CBS College Football BEST ORIGINAL DTV MATERIAL This award goes to the HDTV program that makes the best use of high definition images. Awarded to NBC for Winter Olympics coverage 2002; Awarded to HBO for Band of Brothers in 2001; and Awarded to Texas Wild, HD Vision and Air Over America, KCTS-TV in 2000 (tie). 2003 Award Nominees: ABC Monday Night Football CBS CSI Miami CBS Grammy's BEST DTV LEADERSHIP (INDUSTRY) This award recognizes outstanding leadership by an industry person in the DTV transition. Awarded to Gary Shapiro, CEA in 2002; Awarded to Mark Cuban, HDNet in 2001; and Awarded to Dick Wiley,Wiley, Rein & Fielding in 2000 2003 Award Nominees: Bryan Burns, ESPN Mark Cuban, HDNET John Taylor, Zenith BEST DTV LEADERSHIP (GOVERNMENT) This award recognizes outstanding leadership by a government official in the DTV transition. Awarded to FCC Chairman Michael Powell in 2002; Awarded to U.S., Representative Billy Tauzin (R-LA) in 2001, and Awarded to FCC Commissioner Susan Ness in 2000.2003 Award Nominees: Hon. Rick Boucher, U.S. House of Representatives Hon. Lee Terry, U.S. House of Representatives Michael Powell, Chairman, FCC BEST DTV LEADERSHIP (RETAILER) This award recognizes outstanding leadership by a retailer in the DTV transition. Awarded to Best Buy, Circuit City, and Tweeter (three-way tie) in 2002, and to Circuit City in 2001.2003 Award Nominees: Best Buy Circuit City Sears BEST DTV JOURNALISM This award recognizes the most accurate, frequent and consumer-friendly coverage of DTV technology, marketplace, programming and overall transition. Awarded to HDTV Magazine in 2002, Awarded to Mike Snider, USA Today and Greg Tarr, and TWICE in 2001 2003 Award Nominees: TV Technology TWICE USA Today The 2003 awards will be presented during a special luncheon at CEAís HDTV Summit, March 29, 2004 at the Washington Convention Center. The Academy of Digital Television Pioneers is a select group of more than 200 individuals who have played a significant role in the decade-long effort to make digital television a reality for consumers. The DTV Academy includes individuals from the broadcasting, program development and consumer electronics industries, as well as present and former government officials and members of the media.For more information, please visit www.ce.org.

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