November 1, 2007 - Winners of the 35th International Emmy® Awards will be announced at a black-tie ceremony to be held on November 19, 2007 at the Hilton New York Hotel by The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

The International Emmys® recognize creative and production achievements in the international television community. This year, the nominations come from over 16 countries with a record of 7 nominations for Brazil, 4 for Japan and 3 for South Africa. This is the first time a project from Columbia has been nominated.

Founded in 1969, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is the largest organization of global broadcasters, with over 500 members from nearly 70 countries and over 400 companies. The Academy gives out awards in fourteen categories including: Arts Programming; Best Performance by an Actress; Best Performance by an Actor; Children & Young People; Comedy; Documentary; Drama Series; Interactive Channel; and TV Movie/Mini-Series.

The International Emmy® Founders Award will be presented to Al Gore for his role in launching cable/satellite channel Current TV and his ongoing effort to alert the world to one of the great challenges of our time, global warming. The International Emmy® Directorate Award will be presented to Patrick Le Lay, Chairman TF1 Group for guiding the growth of the TF1 brand from a traditional commercial television broadcaster to a multi-media organization that is a pioneer in many of the emerging new digital platforms.

More information and a complete list of the nominees can be found online at www.iemmys.tv.