2006 EMERGING MEDIA WINNERS

Congratulations to our winners in the 2006 Emerging Media Awards.

Outstanding News Story/Segment
“TraderCast”
Trader Television Network
CHRIS KRAFT
Executive Producer
Splash Media

Outstanding Program Feature/Segment
“The Download”
ELVIRA SAKMARI
Executive Producer
and
SUSAN M. TULLY
Vice President, Content Development
KXAS-TV NBC 5

Outstanding Student Production
“Mocha”
SAMUEL GARCIA
Director
The Film School of San Antonio at Harlandale

AWARD RECIPIENTS

Winning entries receive Lone Star Emmy Emerging Media Award.
One Emerging Media Tower is awarded per winning entry.

Individual Production Plaques:
Plaques may be purchased by individuals properly listed on an Emerging Media-awarded entry. These plaques can be purchased after the Emerging Media Awards Presentation.

Duplicate Emerging Media Towers:
Companies may purchase duplicate Emerging Media Towers from the Academy indicating that a program or individual entry produced under its auspices was presented with an Emerging Media Award.

STANDARD CLAUSES

PURPOSE: To recognize outstanding achievements in television by conferring annual awards of merit in the chapter's designated award region. The presentation of these awards is intended to be an incentive for the continued pursuit of excellence for those working in the television industry and to focus public attention on outstanding cultural, educational, technological, entertainment, news and informational achievements in television.

ELIGIBILITY: The team leader for each entry must reside in the chapter's designated awards area and entries must have had their first posting in that awards area during the eligibility period. No entry may be submitted to more than one chapter's awards. Entries must be submitted as originally posted.

PROGRAM LENGTH COMMERCIALS (INFOMERCIALS) AND CLOSED CIRCUIT PROGRAMS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE:

MEMBERSHIP: Membership in The National Television Academy is not required to enter the Emmy® Awards.

ORIGINAL MATERIAL: At least two-thirds of a program entry must consist of original material, unless previously produced material has been given some unique and creative treatment that, in the opinion of the chapter awards committee, results in an original program. Entrants must identify all non-original material, including its location in the program.

LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH: Spanish-language entries may be entered and will be judged by a panel of Spanish-speaking, peer judges.

Programs in languages other than English or Spanish may also be entered; however judging of these entries in their native language is subject to the availability of qualified, peer judges who speak the language of the entry. Therefore, the National Television Academy requires that these entrants submit a tape with English subtitles or with English on a second audio channel, a précis or English transcript.

JUDGING PROCEDURE: Entries made to this chapter will be judged by panels assembled by other NTA Chapters. These panels shall be comprised of no fewer than six judges who shall be certified as peers. No more than 4 judges on a panel may be employed by the same station or company. Judges may not have a conflict of interest, which is described as having a direct involvement in the production of an entry, or having a personal relationship with a member of the production staff of an entry. Group ownership, by itself, does not necessarily create a conflict of interest.

NON-COMPETITIVE JUDGING: Entries are judged against a standard of excellence and do not compete against each other. There may be one award, more than one award or no award given in each area. Any exceptions will be noted in the area description.

JUDGING REQUIREMENT: The success of the Emmy® Awards process depends on the willingness of qualified professionals to serve as judges. Peers in another chapter are serving this chapter's entrants. This chapter will judge other chapter's entries. By entering, you agree to serve as a judge when asked.

THE INTENTIONAL FALSIFICATION of production credits by an entrant may be the basis for the disqualification of the entry.

ENTRY ERRORS AND OMISSIONS: The National Television Academy assumes no responsibility for the acts or omissions of those individuals or entities submitting entries pursuant to this notice. All submitting entities and/or individuals are advised to review submissions with respect to correct name credits and other information. The Academy shall accept all submissions that are not in conflict with any of its rules and regulations. Ineligible entries may be disqualified at any stage of the competition.

AWARD OWNERSHIP: Emerging Media Awards are presented to individuals, not to their employers. Ownership of the Emerging Media Tower is retained by the individuals and The National Television Academy, even if an employer pays entry fees. Stations, studios and production companies may order a duplicate tower for display at their place of business (one each; up to a maximum of three per winning program entry). Corporations, production companies, cable companies and other employers associated with winning craft entries may purchase plaques from the Academy that have a replica of the Emmy image and space to list the names and titles of their employees' award recipients for display at their offices.

WHO RECEIVES THE AWARD? Producers receive one Emerging Media Tower for each winning program, except where noted. Others who work on a winning program entry are eligible to receive production certificates which list their name, the title of the winning entry and the role they played in its production. Production certificates may be ordered from the regional chapter.

CRAFTS ACHIEVEMENTS: In the Individual Achievement Awards, those who actually perform a specific discipline receive the Emerging Media Tower. Supervising or directing the work of others does not qualify for Individual Achievement Awards, except for achievements in directing areas.

PROMOTION: Emmy® winners may refer in advertising and publicity to the fact that they are an Emerging Media Award recipient and, for one year after the award was bestowed may use a replica of the Emerging Media Tower in such advertising.
A ® registration mark and the appropriate copyright notice: © NATAS/ATAS must accompany any portrayal of the Emerging Media Tower or moniker.