Awards
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Industry Veteran Darcy Antonellis to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from HPA
Veteran media technology executive Darcy Antonellis will receive the Hollywood Professional Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award during a gala celebration at the Hollywood Legion on Nov. 18. The Lifetime Achievement Award, given only at the discretion of the HPA Board and Awards Committee, honors the recipient’s dedication to the advancement of the industry. For 16 years, … Continue reading “Industry Veteran Darcy Antonellis to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from HPA”
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Irdeto Wins Content Protection Honors at Streaming Media European Readers Choice Awards
Digital platform security company Irdeto on Oct. 7 announced that its multi-DRM solution Irdeto Control has been selected as the winner of the Content Protection category in the 2021 Streaming Media European Readers’ Choice Awards. The annual awards recognize the industry frontrunners and include TV operators, digital security providers, app developers and content providers. Irdeto … Continue reading “Irdeto Wins Content Protection Honors at Streaming Media European Readers Choice Awards”
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Industry Veteran Darcy Antonellis to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from HPA
Veteran media technology executive Darcy Antonellis will receive the Hollywood Professional Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award during a gala celebration at the Hollywood Legion on Nov. 18. The Lifetime Achievement Award, given only at the discretion of the HPA Board and Awards Committee, honors the recipient’s dedication to the advancement of the industry. For 16 years, … Continue reading “Industry Veteran Darcy Antonellis to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from HPA”
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Irdeto Wins Content Protection Honors at Streaming Media European Readers Choice Awards
Digital platform security company Irdeto on Oct. 7 announced that its multi-DRM solution Irdeto Control has been selected as the winner of the Content Protection category in the 2021 Streaming Media European Readers’ Choice Awards. The annual awards recognize the industry frontrunners and include TV operators, digital security providers, app developers and content providers. Irdeto … Continue reading “Irdeto Wins Content Protection Honors at Streaming Media European Readers Choice Awards”
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Netflix Establishes Chadwick Boseman Scholarship at Howard
Howard University and Netflix have announced a $5.4 million endowed scholarship to honor the late actor, director, writer, producer and Howard alumnus Chadwick A. Boseman. The Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship will provide incoming students in the College of Fine Arts with a four-year scholarship to cover the full cost of university tuition. “It is … Continue reading “Netflix Establishes Chadwick Boseman Scholarship at Howard”
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‘The Crown,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ Lead Streamer Sweep of Major Emmys
The Primetime Emmy Awards Sept. 19 saw streaming services win most of the major awards, with Netflix taking two of the three top Outstanding Series trophies at the ceremony telecast from Los Angeles and London on CBS. The fourth season of Netflix’s “The Crown” swept the drama series categories, taking not only the top award, … Continue reading “‘The Crown,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ Lead Streamer Sweep of Major Emmys”
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Disney+ Eyeing Critical Validation at 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards
NEWS ANALYSIS — Heading into the 2021 Emmy Awards, Netflix and HBO again headlined the competition with 130 and 129 network nominations, respectively. Not too far behind the slugfest sat Disney+ with 71 nominations, a significant tally for a streaming service less than two years old. Disney+ generated Emmy 19 nominations in its first year. … Continue reading “Disney+ Eyeing Critical Validation at 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards”
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DEG’s Fifth Annual Hedy Lamarr Innovation Award Will Go to Dolby’s Poppy Crum
DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group Aug. 24 announced Poppy Crum, chief scientist at Dolby Laboratories, as the 2021 recipient of the Hedy Lamarr Award for Innovation in Entertainment Technology. In its fifth year, the Hedy Lamarr Award recognizes female executives in the fields of entertainment and technology who have made a significant contribution to the … Continue reading “DEG’s Fifth Annual Hedy Lamarr Innovation Award Will Go to Dolby’s Poppy Crum”
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Parrot Research: Demand for Emmy-Nominated Titles Has Grown Over Past Five Years
The average U.S. audience demand for TV series nominated for five or more major Emmys has grown 65.5% in the last half decade, according to new data from Parrot Analytics. The demand for top Emmy nominees has grown from 11.3 times more in-demand than the average show in 2017 to 18.7 times more in-demand for … Continue reading “Parrot Research: Demand for Emmy-Nominated Titles Has Grown Over Past Five Years”
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Streaming Series ‘The Crown,’ ‘The Mandalorian’ Top Emmy Awards Nominations
Streaming series dominated nominations for the 73rd Emmy Awards, with “The Crown” (Netflix) and “The Mandalorian” (Disney+) leading the pack, with 24 program nominations each, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced July 13. Awards were announced during a live virtual ceremony hosted by father-daughter duo Ron Cephas Jones (“This Is Us”) from Los … Continue reading “Streaming Series ‘The Crown,’ ‘The Mandalorian’ Top Emmy Awards Nominations”
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Second OTT.X Impact Awards Now Accepting Submissions for Socially Important Streaming Content
OTT.X, the industry trade association for OTT streamers, has opened submissions for the second annual OTT.X Impact Awards. The OTT.X Impact Awards is a program created by and for the over-the-top streaming industry to recognize creators, producers, platforms and channels who are using the power of streaming video to make a positive impact. Submissions are … Continue reading “Second OTT.X Impact Awards Now Accepting Submissions for Socially Important Streaming Content”
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Next Year’s Oscars Delayed a Month, to March 2022
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC have announced that because this year’s slate of films continues to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, next year’s Oscars will be held in March 2022 instead of February. The 94th Academy Awards ceremony will be held March 27 in its usual home at the … Continue reading “Next Year’s Oscars Delayed a Month, to March 2022”