TV Academy, NATAS Chiefs Talk Emmys, Representation, COVID and Ending 43-Year Feud in First Joint Interview
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAs first reported last week by Variety, the Los Angeles-based Television Academy has eliminated its children’s program category at the Primetime Emmys, ceding kids awards to its New York counterpart: the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which administers the Daytime Emmys (as well as sports, news and documentary and other awards).That may not sound like a big deal — after all, it makes sense that kids TV be grouped together on one kudocast. But it was a landmark moment in the tumultuous history of the two major TV academies.