CMT GARNERS TEN PROMAX AND BDA AWARDS FOR INNOVATIVE CREATIVE CAMPAIGNS
06/27/06
CMT’s “Dukes of Hazzard Institute” and “CMT’s Top Twenty Countdown” Also Honored with Additional Industry Awards
NASHVILLE – June 27, 2006 – CMT was recognized with ten Promax and BDA (Broadcast Designers' Association) Awards last week at the 2006 Promax/BDA Conference in New York. The Promax and BDA Awards celebrate outstanding design contributions in today's broadcast media industries and electronic media. The Creative team at CMT, led by Senior Vice President, Creative and Marketing, James Hitchcock, was represented at the ceremony by Michael Engleman, vice president, Creative.
Awards from the 2006 Promax/BDA Conference are as follows:
BDA Gold: CMT Music Networks IDs
BDA Gold: CMT’s TOP TWENTY COUNTDOWN Show Open
BDA Gold: CMT Image Spot “Yeehaw”
BDA Silver: CMT/NYC Wild Postings
BDA Silver: Camp CMT Brand Campaign
BDA Bronze: CMT Affiliate Campaign
BDA Bronze: CMT Movies
PROMAX Gold: CMT Music Network IDs
PROMAX Gold: Camp CMT Merchandise
PROMAX Silver: 2005 CMT MUSIC AWARDS Event Site on cmt.com
In addition, CMT's Dukes of Hazzard Institute $100,000 dream job search won a bronze Telly Award for its Video News Release at the 27th Annual Telly Awards. The Telly Awards recognize outstanding film and video productions and non-network television programming. And finally, the Type Directors Club recognized CMT’s TOP TWENTY COUNTDOWN for excellence in type design. The Type Directors Club is an organization that seeks to raise the standards of typography and related fields of the graphic arts.
CMT, America’s No. 1 country music network, carries original programming, specials, and live concerts and events, as well as a mix of videos by established country music artists and new cutting-edge acts, including world premiere exclusive videos. Founded March 6, 1983, CMT, owned and operated by MTV Networks, reaches 82.6 million households in the United States. Go to country music’s biggest web site at www.CMT.com.
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