The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Interactive Media Peer Group (IMPG) has announced the nominees for the 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Creative Achivement in Interactive. The nominees for the Emmy Award for Creative Achievement in Interactive Media: Fiction are: Dexter Interactive (Showtime.com) Glee Hyperpromo and Superfan (Fox.com) Star Wars Uncut (StarWarsUncut.com) The nominees for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media: Nonfiction are: The Biggest Loser Digital Experience (NBC.com) The Jimmy Fallow Digital Experience (LateNightWithJimmyFallon.com) Top Chef: Las Vegas (Bravo.com) A Blue Ribbon Panel from the IMPG will evaluate the ...

To recognize cross-platform excellence in media, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television has announced several new digital award categories for this year’s Gemini competition. “Celebrating the best in digital media in the context of the Gemini Awards is a critical step in uniting the twin worlds of television and interactive entertainment, which are increasingly intertwined from the audience’s perspective,” said Catherine Warren, President of FanTrust Entertainment Strategies and a member of the Academy’s advisory board for digital media. “And with two new awards for programs designed to first reach audiences ...

The world’s most prestigious digital event hosts a red carpet line-up at MIPTV PARIS/NEW YORK, March 22,  2010  - Jason Priestley, best known for his role as Brandon Walsh on the hit series Beverly Hills 90210, will host The International Digital Emmy Awards on Monday,  April 12, at MIPTV in Cannes it was announced by The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ...

The 2010 International Digital Emmy Awards competition is now open and accepting entries. Entry deadline is November 2nd, 2009. FanTrust President Catherine Warren is a member of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which runs the award program. Past winners of the International Digital Emmy Awards have received funding support from the Bell Broadcast & New Media Fund, of which Warren is also a board member. Rules, Regulations, example Presentation Videos and Entry Forms are available on the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' website. Watch the 2009 presentation ...

VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA – JULY 28, 2009 – Pixton Comics Inc., creators of the fast-growing online community Pixton.com where anyone can create comics without having to draw, was awarded Backbone Magazine’s Pick 20 Award, published today in the Globe & Mail.

Pick 20 is the only national ranking of its kind, identifying “the 20 companies that are driving innovation and changing the way we use the Internet.” Judges scored the nominees against five criteria: ROI, competitive advantage, ongoing value, ...