Football Southern Conference

FSN South and SportSouth Receive 18 Emmy Nominations

FSN South and SportSouth received 18 Emmy nominations from the 2008 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Southeast Chapter. 

 

One of the nominations is for the Under the Lights documentary featuring Appalachian State’s preparation for its season-opening game with Michigan. The Mountaineers upset the Wolverines, 34-32, is what many experts consider the greatest upset in college football.

 

In 2007, FSN South and SportSouth received 14 Emmy nominations and took home eight wins.  This year FSN South and SportSouth swept the nominations in two categories ? Outstanding Achievement, Sporting Event/Game (Live Unedited) and Outstanding Achievement, Sports-One Time Special.

 

The 2008 NATAS Southeast Regional Emmy Award winners will be announced on Saturday, June 21.

 

The Southern Conference has a three-year partnership with SportSouth, which grants the network exclusive broadcast rights to select Southern Conference sporting events.

 

Part of the Fox Sports Net family, SportSouth is managed by FSN South, which has had a relationship with the Southern Conference since the network’s inception in 1990. 

 

“For FSN South and SportSouth to receive 18 Emmy nominations in eight categories is a tremendous testament to the excellence we have attained across so many disciplines of our business,” said Jeff Genthner, senior vice president and general manager of FSN South and SportSouth.  “We are committed to providing our viewers with an exceptional presentation of their favorite local teams, and we are truly grateful to the Southeast Chapter of NATAS for recognizing our accomplishments in achieving these goals.”

 

FSN South, the nation’s largest regional sports network, reaches more than 12 million cable and satellite homes in seven states in the Southeast, and SportSouth reaches more than nine million cable and satellite homes across a six-state region. Through its affiliates and other Fox Networks Group-owned networks, FSN reaches more than 70 million homes through 16 owned-and-operated networks. Headquartered in Los Angeles, FSN serves as the television home to more than half of all MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States and produces close to 5,000 live local events each year, including more than 1,600 in high-definition.