Telemundo & NBC Universaro Earn Six SPORTS EMMY AWARD Nominations
By: Caryn Robbins Mar. 25, 2015
NBCUniversal's Telemundo and NBC UNIVERSO (formerly known as mun2) earned six Sports Emmy Award nominations for 2014, the most nominations given to any Spanish-language media company. The announcement was made today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Winners will be announced by the Academy on Tuesday, May 5, at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.
The networks' nominations included: Outstanding Live Sports Coverage in Spanish (Cobertura Sobresaliente de Deportes en Vivo y en Español): Futbol Estelar - La Gran Final - Leon vs. Pachuca (Telemundo) Outstanding Live Sports Coverage in Spanish (Cobertura Sobresaliente de Deportes en Vivo y en Español): Futbol Estelar - Premier League Championship Sunday (Telemundo/mun2) Outstanding Live Sports Coverage in Spanish (Cobertura Sobresaliente de Deportes en Vivo y en Español): NASCAR Toyota 120 (mun2) Outstanding Live Sports Coverage in Spanish (Cobertura Sobresaliente de Deportes en Vivo y en Español): SUPER BOWL XLIX - Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots (NBCUniverso) Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish: Andres Cantor (Telemundo)Last year Telemundo network received more nominations and awards than any other Hispanic broadcast network at the 35th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards, the first time specific categories for Spanish-language television were included.
A complete list of nominees is available at www.emmyonline.org.
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