The International Emmy Awards, or International Emmys, are part of the extensive range of

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for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. Bestowed by the

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–based

International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS) is an American nonprofit membership organization, based in New York City, composed of leading media and entertainment executives across all sectors of the television industry, from o ...

(IATAS), the International Emmys are presented in recognition to the best television programs initially produced and aired outside the

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. The awards are presented at the International Emmy Awards Gala, held annually in November in

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. It attracts over 1,200 television professionals. The first International Emmys ceremony was held in

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, expanding what was originally a U.S.-only Emmy Award.

History

When the first

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

ceremony took place on January 25, 1949, it only recognized programming produced in the United States. Founded in 1969, the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (''IATAS'') is a membership based organization of leading media and entertainment figures from over 50 countries and 500 companies from all sectors of television including internet, mobile and technology. It is part of the

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; however, it operates under its own board of directors with a global focus. Today, it also recognizes excellence in U.S. programming with a Non-English language U.S. primetime programming category. The first International Emmy Awards, as we know them today, were carried out in 1973, and was organized by

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in a ceremony held at the

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in New York City. The event was attended by about 200 guests. Currently, the awards are presented at the International Emmy Awards Gala. Held each year in November at the

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, the Gala attracts over 1,000 major figures in broadcast, entertainment and media from around the world. The International Academy also presents News Emmys with US counterpart, and the

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are presented annually at Mipcom in

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. These are the only Emmys presented outside the United States.

Rules

The

organizes competitions in several distinctive areas: Kids categories (presented in April at MIPTV), News categories (Presented in September/October in New York City), and Programs and Performances categories (presented in November in New York). In general, any non-U.S. organization or individual (such as a network, a local or regional television station, producer, director, or writer) may submit a program, regardless of whether they are a member of the IATAS. For shows that are co-produced between U.S. and foreign production companies, they may be eligible if they initially aired outside of the U.S., or if their broadcast dates were within a few days of each other. A program that enters into the international competition cannot also be entered into any of the domestic ones. There are three rounds of judging for each International Emmy season. The preliminary round takes place online in the spring; the semi-final round takes place in the summer and is hosted by Academy members around the world; the final round takes place only in September/October. A television station or their representatives may never vote in the categories in which they are competing. The Academy does not participate in the trial. Who evaluates the registered programs are about 600 television professionals from 40 countries. The whole process is audited by

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* {{International Emmy Award categories * Awards established in 1973

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