The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the winners for the International Interactive Emmy Awards, organized for the second year in a row in Cannes, France in partnership with Reed MIDEM and hosted by actor Roger Bart (DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, THE PRODUCERS).
Canada led the evening with ZIMMER TWINS (from Zinc Roe Design) and REGENESIS EXTENDED REALITY GAME (from Xenophile Media) in a tie for the Interactive Program category and BITE Television winning the Interactive Channel category, while the Interactive TV Service category went to the U.K.'s BBCi.
The Pioneer Prize was presented to BSkyB, for its innovative contributions to the field of interactive television and accepted by Sophie Turner-Laing, md, Sky Ent.
"We are pleased to be celebrating once again the exciting developments of the international interactive television industry with this new competition," said Bruce L. Paisner, president/ceo of The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
The black-tie ceremony was attended by more than 250 international executives from the television, broadband and mobile industries including sponsors: AETN, Deutsche Telekom, Intent Mediaworks, MPS Broadband, Nokia, and Sky.
The 35th International Emmy Awards Gala will be held in New York, Nov. 19, 2007.
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