LONDON: The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on Wednesday named Al-Masry Al-Youm Editor-in-Chief Abdel Latif El-Menawy as an Emmy Awards member.
El-Menawy has served as an Emmy jury panel member in the news and documentary category for the past seven years.
Commenting on the announcement, El-Menawy said that television production, whether news or drama, has become a huge industry as important and creative as film, especially with the global boom in television networks and online streaming services, which made the competition for viewers even tougher.
The 2022 Emmy awards for the TV and drama category were announced on Monday during the 50th International Emmy Awards ceremony, with 60 nominees from 23 countries across 15 categories.
British drama series won seven awards in the main Emmy categories, with BBC’s "Vigil" picking up best drama series and "Sex Education" winning the outstanding comedy category.
The American Emmy Awards were launched in 1949 to recognize television works.
The Emmys are organized by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, an organization comprising leading media organizations and personalities from over 50 countries and 500 companies across all television sectors.
