Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Fox Corp. has slimmed down since it sold the bulk of its cable and studio assets to Walt Disney Co. in 2019, but its new head of ad sales is eager to take on bigger rivals.
09.04.2024 - 17:03 / variety.com
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large If TV is all about football these days, so are the Sports Emmys. The New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences revealed the nominations for its 45th annual Sports Emmy Awards, and the NFL Network’s “NFL 360” led the pack with 11 nods — followed closely by the CBS and Nickelodeon coverage of Super Bowl LVIII, with ten. Also in the hunt: ESPN’s “E60” doc series and Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football, with nine each.
“This year’s sports broadcasting nominees produced thrilling and captivating television,” said Adam Sharp, president & CEO, NATAS. “We look forward to welcoming these exceptional professionals to the 45th Annual Sports Emmy Awards in May.” The 45th Annual Sports Emmy Awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday, May 21, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York.
Three-time Emmy winner James Brown, best known as host of pregame shows including CBS Sports’ “The NFL Today,” “NFL on Fox” and “Inside the NFL,” will receive this year’s lifetime achievement award. “The Sports Emmy Awards are proud to recognize the outstanding work of this year’s nominees and to honor James Brown for his long and prolific career,” said NATAS head of sports Stephen Head. Sports Emmy nominations were announced in 46 categories.
Here are this year’s nominees: OUTSTANDING LIVE SPECIAL
· The Masters (CBS)
· The 105th PGA Championship (CBS)
· Super Bowl LVIII: Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers (CBS)
· Super Bowl LVIII: Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers (Nickelodeon) [Nickelodeon Productions | CBS Sports | NFL Films]
· The 119th World Series: Texas Rangers vs.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Fox Corp. has slimmed down since it sold the bulk of its cable and studio assets to Walt Disney Co. in 2019, but its new head of ad sales is eager to take on bigger rivals.
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