The Consumer Electronics Association Joins The Academy Of Digital Television (DTV) Pioneers In Congratulating Recipients Of The 3rd Annual Academy Of DTV Pioneers Awards. These Awards Honor Achievements Made In The Advancement Of High Definition Tele

31-Mar-04

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) congratulated recipients of the 2003 Academy of Digital Television Pioneers (DTV Academy) Awards that were presented Monday during CEA's ninth annual HDTV Summit - Partnership, Policy and Profits. The annual DTV Awards are independently voted on and bestowed by the DTV Academy for excellence in all aspects of digital content development and delivery, analog-to-digital transition leadership and the manufacture of high-definition television (HDTV) products. More than half the 203 DTV Academy members are individuals outside the consumer electronics industry. The awards, presented during a special luncheon honoring the DTV Academy, recognized achievements made throughout 2003 in thirteen categories, including the People's Choice Award for the best HDTV program - the first and only DTV Academy Award voted on by the public. ìReceiving a DTV Award - even a nomination - is a true achievement,î said CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro. ìThe members of the DTV Academy are individuals from all relevant industries who have been committed to the analog to digital television transition for more than a decade. The awards allow them to recognize the companies and individuals that are making contributions to the furtherance of high definition television. CEA joins HDTV enthusiasts across the country in thanking and congratulating them.î The 2003 DTV Awards also included a new category - the DTV Academy Award of Distinction - presented to the individual or organization that has demonstrated exceeding effort and tireless dedication to promote HDTV to consumers throughout the year. The ESPN network received the first DTV Award of Distinction for its exemplary use of the analog channel to promote ESPN HD. The 2003 DTV Academy Award recipients are: Best DTV Network - CBS Best Local DTV Broadcaster - WRAL, CBS affiliate in Raleigh, N.C.Best DTV Cable System - Comcast Best DTV Satellite Provider - DirecTV Best DTV Satellite Programmer - HDNet Best DTV Sporting Event - ABC Monday Night FootballBest Original DTV Material - ABC Monday Night FootballBest DTV Journalism - This Week In Consumer Electronics (TWICE) DTV Industry Leadership Award - Mr. John Taylor, LG ElectronicsDTV Government Leadership Award - The Honorable Michael Powell, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission DTV Retailer Leadership Award - Best Buy The People's Choice Award - CSI: Miami, CBS DTV Academy Award of Distinction - ESPN HD The Academy of Digital Television Pioneers is a select group of 203 individuals who have played a significant role in the decade-long effort to make digital television a reality for consumers. The DTV Academy includes representatives from the broadcasting, program development, consumer electronics industries, as well as present and former government officials and members of the media. The DTV Academy is dedicated to recognizing today's DTV leaders and to continued collaboration on the DTV transition. For more information on the HDTV Summit and the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers, please visit www.CE.org/hdtvsummit or www.CE.org/dtvacademy.

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