CEA Announces 2004 Academy Of Digital Television Pioneers Awards Nominees

Awards Honoring HDTV Achievements To Be Presented During 10th Annual HDTV Summit

23-Feb-05

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced the nominees from 10 categories for the 2004 Academy of Digital Television (DTV Academy) Pioneers Awards. The awards will be presented on March 15th at a special luncheon during CEA's 10th annual ""HDTV Summit - The Analog Cut-Off: What will it take? What are the opportunities?"" The conference will be held at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center on March 15th.At the luncheon, nominees from 10 DTV Award categories will be recognized for their outstanding achievements in the advancement of HDTV throughout 2004. Award winners will be announced during a dynamic high-definition production. The fifth annual Academy of Digital Television Pioneers Awards luncheon is included in the HDTV Summit registration.The annual awards are chosen by members of the DTV Academy, a select group of more than 200 individuals who have played a significant role in the decade-long effort that has made digital television a reality for consumers. The DTV Academy includes individuals from the broadcasting, program development, consumer electronics manufacturing and retail industries, as well as present and former government officials and members of the media. The awards honor excellence in all aspects of digital content development and delivery, analog-to-digital transition leadership and the manufacture of high-definition television (HDTV) products.The 2004 DTV Academy Award nominees are:Best DTV Over the Air Network: ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and WB NetworkBest DTV Cable System: Comcast, Cox and Time WarnerBest DTV Cable or Satellite Service: DirecTV, Dish Network/Echostar, Time Warner and VOOMBest DTV Satellite Programmer: DirecTV, Discovery, Echostar, ESPN, HDNet, HBO and VOOMBest DTV Sporting Event: CBS Super Bowl XXXVIII, FOX 2004 World Series and NBC 2004 Summer OlympicsBest Original DTV Material: CBS for CSI, CBS for 2004 Masters Golf Tournament coverage, ESPN's HD Sports Center, and FOX 2004 World Series Best DTV Leadership (Industry): Bryan Burns, ESPN; Peter Fannon, Panasonic Corp. of North America; Eddie Fritts, National Association of Broadcasters; and Jack Perry, Decisionmark Corp.Best DTV Leadership (Government): Hon. Joe Barton, U.S. House of Representatives; Hon. Rick Boucher, U.S. House of Representatives; Hon. John McCain, U.S. Senate and Hon. Michael Powell, Chairman, Federal Communications CommissionBest DTV Leadership (Retailer): Best Buy, Circuit City and TweeterBest DTV Journalism: HDTV Insider, Sound and Vision and USA TodayFor the 2004 DTV Awards, the DTV Academy Steering Committee updated several awards categories to reflect progress and changes in the overall DTV transition. For instance, the previous categories representing the broadcasting industry - Best DTV Broadcast Network and Best Local DTV Broadcaster - were eliminated to capture broadcasting successes in one new ""Best DTV Over-the-Air Network"" award. Additionally, the Best DTV Satellite Service category now is the Best DTV Cable or Satellite Service award. Finally, the DTV Academy believes the existing categories fully reflect achievements in 2004 and, therefore, opted not to present a ""DTV Academy Award of Distinction"" for 2004.CEA will continue celebrating industry and government leaders' achievements at the first annual Digital Patriots Dinner held the evening of March 15th. The dinner will honor innovation, technology and the leaders of the digital revolution and bridges the HDTV Summit and a new CEA conference - ""IP & Creativity: Redefining the Debate."" The event features the induction of the inaugural class of ""Digital Patriots,"" from government and the technology industry. It also will include a product showcase demonstrating the vibrant consumer electronics industry's past, present and future.For more information, visit http://www.ce.org/events

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