New York, NY, Monday, March 31, 2003 – Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc.’s MetroTV captured six New York Emmy Awards at last night’s ceremony given by the New York chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. MetroTV successfully turned 12 nominations into six wins, taking home the award for Outstanding Entertainment Programming for a Series for its show Subway Q & A for the third year in-a-row.
“We are thrilled about receiving six New York Emmy Awards this year” said Greg Moyer, President of Regional Programming for Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. and Head of MetroTV. “In offering fresh, high-quality shows about New York and its surrounding areas, we’ve clearly made a connection with our viewers and it feels goods to be recognized for our work.”
The six Emmy’s were awarded between two of MetroTV’s series: Subway Q&A, a series where host Rich Collier dares to ask New Yorkers to speak their minds about subjects both serious and silly in one venue where everyone is equal – the NYC subway and GothamTV, a magazine show that takes an authentic and entertaining look at the people and things that make New York the most intriguing city in the world.
The Emmy Awards were as follows:
OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING: Series Subway Q & A.
September 25 & October 15, 2001.
SOCIETAL CONCERNS PROGRAMMING: Series, Segments. Subway Q & A.
October 1, 2001.
ON-CAMERA ACHIEVEMENT (News): Anchor, Host. Subway Q & A.
September 25, October 15, 2001.
(MetroTV). Richard Collier, Host. EDITOR: Documentary & Entertainment. Subway Q & A.
September 25, October 15, 2001.
ON-CAMERA ACHIEVEMENT (Programming): Moderator/Interviewer Gotham TV: The Gotham Desk.
September 7, 2001. Marc Maron, Talent.
ARTS PROGRAMMING. Gotham TV (Trashy Music, Retech Art, Body Painters)
January 7, October 15, January 17, 2002.
About the NY Emmys
The New York Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NY/NATAS) is a professional membership organization serving the New York area. It seeks to conduct activities, which cultivate, foster and encourage an understanding of and appreciation for the most influential medium of communication the world has ever known.
About MetroTV
Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc.’s MetroChannels (MetroTV, MetroStories and Metro Traffic & Weather) is the first and only suite of television networks devoted entirely to the experience of living in the New York metropolitan area. MetroTV is the only local channel providing original programming focusing on movies, sports, and real NY life. MetroStories provides documentary programming devoted to telling the stories of the people and places that make the New York metropolitan area world-famous. Metro Traffic&Weather is the tri-state’s first and only 24-hour local traffic, transit, and weather channel.
A leader in sports, news and entertainment programming, Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. is a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation. Rainbow owns and manages AMC, WE: WOMEN’S ENTERTAINMENT, IFC (The Independent Film Channel), muchmusic usa, Mag Rack, Rainbow Sports Networks, News 12 Networks, and MetroChannels as well as the Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation and Rainbow Network Communications. Rainbow is a 50 percent partner in Fox Sports Net and has a strategic partnership with MGM, which owns a 20 percent stake in three of Rainbow’s national networks: AMC, WE: WOMEN’S ENTERTAINMENT, and IFC.