The Emmys recognize the work of NHK and CBC in news coverage

The production teams of CBC Television and NHK achieve their first Emmy in the news coverage categories with fascinating reports.

The International Emmy Awards in the news and current affairs category went this year to NHK (Japan) and CBC Television (Canada).

This is the first time that both organizations and countries have won in each category. The International Emmys were presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences along with the US News Emmys during the ceremony held at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.

The production Great East Japan Earthquake Emergency News about the earthquake never suffered in the history of the country, which impacted Japan on March 21, 2011, generating a devastating tsunami, has deserved this This is the second consecutive victory for NHK at the Emmys, which already won the Emmy in the current affairs category in 2011.

Haiti’s Orphans: One Year After the Earthquake (Haiti orphans, one year after the earthquake), from CBC has won the Emmy award in the current affairs category. The story follows the story of hope and despair of three orphans and the adults from Canada and Haiti who went out of their way to help them.

“We want to congratulate the extraordinary production teams at CBC Television and NHK who have produced these fascinating reports and for their first Emmy in these categories,” said Bruce L. Paisner, President of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

The nominees for the other 15 International Emmy categories will be announced on October 8, at Mipcom in Cannes, France. The winners in artistic programming; best female performance; best male performance; comedy; documentary, drama series; entertainment; soap opera and television movie/mini series will receive their awards at the Emmy Gala taking place in New York City on November 19.

The winners of the children's categories: preschool: animation: series: movies or miniseries and factual programs will receive their awards at the first Children's Emmy “International Emmy Kids Awards”, which will take place on February 8, 2013 at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York City.