Current TV Wins Emmy
Former Democratic White House hopeful and Vice President Al Gore accepted an Emmy on Sunday night for the groundbreaking cable television and online broadcasting endeavor, Current TV, which he founded in 2005.
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' board of governors voted to recognize interactive TV during the popular annual awards show. The winner was chosen by an interactive-media "peer jury."
The network beat out four other contenders -- Major League Baseball, NBC-owned Bravo, DisneyChannel.com and Time Warner's Fantasy Football Television Tracker -- for the unique noncompetitive honor. Current reaches an estimated 50 million homes in the United States and the United Kingdom via satellite TV and various cable systems.
Masi Oka, the star of NBC's "Heroes" introduced MySpace founder Tom Anderson who introduced Gore and Current CEO Joel Hyatt. "We are trying to open up the television medium … to reclaim American democracy," Gore said during his acceptance speech.
He also hinted that there was "more to come" with the fledging Current network next month. So, stay tuned…
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