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, ...

Can comics and Shakespeare co-exist in the classroom? One innovative program in Texas is now a model for how kids can get creative with Shakespeare by making and sharing digital comics using Pixton, the groundbreaking online comic-builder. The Miller Junior High School teaching team won the Time Warner Cable's Spotlight on Education Award for their project “Pixton with Shakespeare.” Miller's eighth grade Language Arts Department was studying “The Tempest”, and the teachers wanted to enrich the learning experience through the use of technology. One of the ideas that evolved was ...

MIPTV-Cannes, March 30th, 2009 — The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced tonight the winners for the International Digital Emmy® Awards at a ceremony organized in partnership with Reed Midem, during the MIPTV Opening festivities in Cannes, France. “This year’s winners have truly embraced the creative and technological opportunities that the digital space presents,” said Bruce L. Paisner, President & CEO of The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. “We congratulate them on their cutting-edge achievements.” The awards ceremony was attended by over 200 international executives from the television, ...

New York - Nominees from 9 countries will compete for this year’s International Digital Emmy® Awards, presented at a special ceremony on Monday, March 30, at MIP-TV in Cannes. There are 12 nominees in 3 categories; Digital Program: Children & Young People; Digital Program: Fiction and Digital Program: Non-Fiction. The full list of Nominees from Argentina, Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Israel, Qatar, Singapore and the United Kingdom can be viewed on the International Academy of Arts ...