| International Emmy Directorate Award | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| First awarded |
Charles Curran
UK (1973) |
| Currently held by |
Ekta Kapoor
IND (2023) |
| Website |
www |
The International Emmy Directorate Award is presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and honors individuals or organizations for their outstanding contribution to international television. [1] The awards ceremony has taken place annually in New York City since 1973. [2]
Winners
- 1973 – Charles Curran (president, European Broadcasting Union / director general, BBC)
- 1974 – Joseph V. Charyk (president, COMSAT)
- 1975 – Junzo Imamichi (president, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union)
- 1976 – Talbot S. Duckmanton (chairman of the board, Tokyo Broadcasting System)
- Howard Thomas (chairman of the board, Thames Television)
- Roberto Marinho (president, Rede Globo)
- 1977 – Alphonse Quimet (chairman, Telesat / Canadian TV)
- 1978 – Prix Italia
- 1979 – Frank Stanton (president emeritus, CBS, Incorporated)
- 1980 – Lord Grade of Elstree (chairman of the board, Associated Communications Corp.)
- 1981 – Sir Huw Wheldon (retired (1976) managing director of BBC)
- 1982 – Akio Morita (chairman and CEO, Sony Corporation)
- 1983 – Roberto Marinho (president, Rede Globo)
- 1984 – Lord Sydney Bernstein (founder, Granada Television)
- 1985 – Leonard H. Goldenson (chairman and CEO, American Broadcasting Companies)
- 1986 – Herbert Schmertz (vice president of public affairs, Mobil Oil Company)
- 1987 – Jeremy Isaacs (chief executive, Channel 4)
- 1988 – Vittorio Boni (director, international relations, RAI)
- 1989 – Ted Turner (chairman of the board / president, Turner Broadcasting System)
- 1990 – Henrikas Yushkiavitshus (assistant director-general, UNESCO)
- 1991 – Henry Becton (president, WGBH-TV)
- 1992 – Silvio Berlusconi (president, Fininvest Gruppo)
- 1993 – Andre Rousselet (chairman, Canal Plus)
- 1994 – Helmut Thoma (managing director, RTL)
- 1995 – John Birt (director general, BBC)
- 1996 – Hebert A. Granath (chairman, Disney–ABC Television Group)
- 1997 – Dieter Stolte (intendant, ZDF)
- 1998 – Sam Nilsson (president, Sveriges Television)
- 1999 – Ralph Baruch (founder, Viacom)
- 2000 – Su-Ming Cheng (CEO China-TV, Taiwan)
- 2001 – Gustavo Cisneros (chairman, Grupo Cisneros)
- 2002 – Katsuji Ebisawa (president, NHK)
- 2003 – Greg Dyke (director general, BBC)
- 2004 – Herbert Kloiber (managing director, Tele-München Group)
- 2005 – Charles Allen (chief executive, ITV
- 2006 – Ronald Lauder (founder and chairman, CME)
- 2007 – Patrick Le Lay (chairman, TF1 Group)
- 2008 – Liu Changle (chairman & CEO, Phoenix Television)
- 2009 – Prof. Markus Schächter (director general, ZDF)
- 2010 – Lorne Michaels (creator & executive producer, Saturday Night Live)
- 2011 – Subhash Chandra (chairman, Zee TV)
- 2012 – Dr. Kim In-Kyu (president & CEO, KBS / President, ABU)
- 2013 – Anke Schäferkordt (president, RTL Group)
- 2014 – Roberto Irineu Marinho (president, Grupo Globo)
- 2015 – Richard Plepler (chairman & CEO, HBO)
- 2016 – Maria Rørbye Rønn (CEO & director general, DR)
- 2017 – Emilio Azcárraga Jean (CEO & director general, Grupo Televisa)
- 2018 – Sophie Turner Laing (chief executive officer of Endemol Shine Group)
- 2019 – Christiane Amanpour (chief international anchor for CNN)
- 2020 – None
- 2021 – Thomas Bellut (director general, ZDF)
- 2022 - Miky Lee (vice chairwoman, CJ ENM)
- 2023 - Ekta Kapoor (joint managing director and creative head, Balaji Telefilms)
References
- ^ Int’l Emmys to honor Sam Nilsson
- ^ "Awards: Previous Winners". International Emmy. Archived from the original on 2007-12-05.