BBC Wins International Emmys for News

NEW YORK, September 25: At the 28th Annual News &
Documentary Emmy Awards last night, the BBC won both International Emmy categories
for News and Current Affairs.

Baghdad: A Doctor's Story—produced by Guardian Films for BBC Two—which is a series
of reports shot exclusively by an Iraqi doctor in a civilian emergency room,
won the Current Affairs Category. BBC News: Lebanon Crisis, a report on the Israeli/Lebanese hostilities from
both sides of the border, won the News category.

“The BBC’s news coverage is a reference for journalists and
news professionals worldwide,” said Bruce L. Paisner, the president and CEO of
the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the president
of Hearst Entertainment. “The International Academy congratulates the teams
behind these outstanding reports who risked their lives to bring the story to
the television screen.”

The international categories for News and Current Affairs
were presented alongside the U.S. awards. Nominees for nine other International
Emmy Awards categories will be announced October 8 at MIPCOM, and winners will
be announced at the 35th International Emmy Awards Gala on November 19 in New
York City.

During last night’s ceremony, the Lifetime Achievement Award
was given to Ted Koppel, longtime ABC anchor and now managing editor of the
Discovery Channel and senior news analyst at NPR. In addition, two flagship PBS
series, Frontline and P.O.V./American
Documentary, were honored with a Special
Award for Excellence in Television Documentary Filmmaking, presented by Paula
Kerger, the president and CEO of PBS.

Emmy Awards for news and documentary programming were presented
in 32 categories, including four Emmy Awards for content created specifically
for broadband. PBS took home the most awards, with nine, followed by five for
CBS. Discovery Channel and NBC each had three.