International Emmy Directorate Award
| International Emmy Directorate Award | |
|---|---|
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| Country | United States |
| Presented by | International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| First awarded | Charles Curran UK (1973) |
| Currently held by | Christiane Amanpour UK (2019) |
| Website | www |
The International Emmy Directorate Award is presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and honors individuals or organizations for their outstanding contribution to international television.[1] The award ceremony has taken place annually in New York City since 1973.[2]
Winners
- 1973 — Charles Curran (President, European Broadcasting Union / Director General, BBC)
- 1974 — Joseph V. Charyk (President, COMSAT)
- 1975 — Junzo Imamichi (President, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union)
- 1976 — Talbot S. Duckmanton (Chairman of the Board, Tokyo Broadcasting System)
- Howard Thomas (Chairman of the Board, Thames Television)
- Roberto Marinho (President, Rede Globo)
- 1977 — Alphonse Quimet (Chairman, Telesat / Canadian TV)
- 1978 — Prix Italia
- 1979 — Frank Stanton (President Emeritus, CBS, Incorporated)
- 1980 — Lord Grade of Elstree (Chairman of the Board, Associated Communications Corp.)
- 1981 — Sir Huw Wheldon (Retired (1976) Managing Director of BBC)
- 1982 — Akio Morita (Chairman and CEO, Sony Corporation)
- 1983 — Roberto Marinho (President, Rede Globo)
- 1984 — Lord Sydney Bernstein (Founder, Granada Television)
- 1985 — Leonard H. Goldenson (Chairman and CEO, American Broadcasting Companies)
- 1986 — Herbert Schmertz (Vice President, Public Affairs, Mobil Oil Company)
- 1987 — Jeremy Isaacs (Chief Executive, Channel 4)
- 1988 — Vittorio Boni (Director, International Relations, RAI)
- 1989 — Ted Turner (Chairman of the Board / President, Turner Broadcasting System)
- 1990 — Henrikas Yushkiavitshus (Assistant Director-General, UNESCO)
- 1991 — Henry Becton (President, WGBH-TV)
- 1992 — Silvio Berlusconi (President, Fininvest Gruppo)
- 1993 — Andre Rousselet (Chairman, Canal Plus)
- 1994 — Helmut Thoma (Managing Director, RTL)
- 1995 — John Birt (Director General, BBC)
- 1996 — Hebert A. Granath (Chairman, Disney–ABC Television Group)
- 1997 — Dieter Stolte (Intendant, ZDF)
- 1998 — Sam Nilsson (President, Sveriges Television)
- 1999 — Ralph Baruch (Founder, Viacom)
- 2000 — Su-Ming Cheng (CEO China-TV, Taiwan)
- 2001 — Gustavo Cisneros (Chairman, Grupo Cisneros)
- 2002 — Katsuji Ebisawa (President, NHK)
- 2003 — Greg Dyke (Director General, BBC)
- 2004 — Herbert Kloiber (Managing Director, Tele-München Group)
- 2005 — Charles Allen (Chief Executive, ITV
- 2006 — Ronald Lauder (Founder and Chairman, CME)
- 2007 — Patrick Le Lay (Chairman, TF1 Group)
- 2008 — Liu Changle (Chairman & CEO, Phoenix Television)
- 2009 — Prof. Markus Schächter (Director General, ZDF)
- 2010 — Lorne Michaels (Creator & Executive Producer, Saturday Night Live)
- 2011 — Subhash Chandra (Chairman, Zee TV)
- 2012 — Dr. Kim In-Kyu (President & CEO, KBS / President, ABU)
- 2013 — Anke Schäferkordt (President, RTL Group)
- 2014 — Roberto Irineu Marinho (President, Grupo Globo)
- 2015 — Richard Plepler (Chairman & CEO, HBO)
- 2016 — Maria Rørbye Rønn (CEO & Director General, DR)
- 2017 — Emilio Azcárraga Jean (CEO & Director General, Grupo Televisa)
- 2018 — Sophie Turner Laing (Chief executive officer of Endemol Shine Group)
- 2019 — Christiane Amanpour (Chief International Anchor for CNN)
References
- ^ Int’l Emmys to honor Sam Nilsson
- ^ "Awards: Previous Winners". International Emmy. Archived from the original on 2007-12-05.