Brazil’s Globo media group has secured a nomination each in the news and the current affairs category at the International Emmy Awards nominations that were announced Tuesday by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
In the news category, TV Globo is nominated for “Ghost Staff,” an investigative program following staff at Rio de Janeiro’s state legislature who received high salaries from public money without showing up for work. In the current affairs category, GloboNews/Globo TV is nominated for “Allies” where journalist Gabriel Chaim was embedded with the Syrian forces fighting against the Isis.
The rest of the nominations are spread evenly with nods for the BBC, Channel 4, Al Jazeera, ITN, Rt International, Sveriges Television and ITV. The nominees span six countries – Brazil, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Sweden and the U.K. The nominated programs were broadcast between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2019, the competition’s eligibility period.
In the news category, TV Globo is nominated for “Ghost Staff,” an investigative program following staff at Rio de Janeiro’s state legislature who received high salaries from public money without showing up for work. In the current affairs category, GloboNews/Globo TV is nominated for “Allies” where journalist Gabriel Chaim was embedded with the Syrian forces fighting against the Isis.
The rest of the nominations are spread evenly with nods for the BBC, Channel 4, Al Jazeera, ITN, Rt International, Sveriges Television and ITV. The nominees span six countries – Brazil, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Sweden and the U.K. The nominated programs were broadcast between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2019, the competition’s eligibility period.
- 8/18/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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