CEA Announces DTV Award Nominees
CEA announced the final nominees in 12 categories for the 2003 Academy of Digital TV Pioneers (DTV Academy) Awards, which recognize achievements in HDTV. The awards will be presented during CEA's Eighth Annual HDTV Summit, "Partnership, Policy and Profits," at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center, March 29. Online registration is now open at www.ce.org/hdtvsummit.
And the nominees are:
Best DTV Broadcast Network
* ABC
* CBS
* HDNet
Best Local DTV Broadcaster
* KING
* WETA
* WRAL
Best DTV Cable System
* Comcast
* Cox
* Time Warner
Best DTV Satellite Service
* DirecTV
* Echostar
* Voom
Best DTV Satellite Programmer
* Discovery
* HBO
* HDNet
Best DTV Sporting Event
* ABC Monday Night Football
* ABC Super Bowl XXXVII
* CBS College Football
Best Original DTV Material
* ABC Monday Night Football,
* CBS' "CSI: Miami"
* CBS Grammys
Best DTV Leadership (Industry)
* ESPN's Bryan Burns
* HDNet's Mark Cuban
* Zenith's John Taylor
Best DTV Leadership (Government)
* U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA)
* U.S. Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE)
* FCC Chairman Michael Powell
Best DTV Leadership (Retailer)
* Best Buy
* Circuit City
* Sears
Best DTV Journalism
* TV Technology
* TWICE
* USA Today
People's Choice Award.
* ABC Monday Night Football
* CBS' "CSI: Miami"
* HBO's "Six Feet Under"
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