Radio [itvt]: Interview: ATAS IMPG Leaders Explain Changes

Published: April 16, 2013, 4:30 a.m.

b'Interview: ATAS IMPG Leaders Explain the Changes to the Interactive Media Awards for the 65th Primetime Emmys\\n\\nLast month (see the article published on itvt.com, March 28th) the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Interactive Media Peer Group (IMPG) announced a number of changes to its Interactive Media Awards for the 65th Primetime Emmys. Among other things, it said that it would add a new category award for "Outstanding Interactive Program," and would expand its existing juried award for "Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media" to include four areas of competition: Multiplatform Storytelling, Original Interactive Program, Social TV Experience, and User Experience and Visual Design.\\n\\nIn this recorded interview with [itvt]\'s Tracy Swedlow, Marc Johnson and Geoff Katz, co-chairs of the IMPG\'s Awards Working Group, and Michael Gregor, advisor to the Awards Working Group, explain the changes and the thinking behind them.\\n\\n(Note: The deadline for submitting nominations for the Interactive Media Categories in the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards is May 3rd. More information is available here.)'