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Paley Center next in line to try and kill the Emmy elephant
by Danny Gallagher, posted Dec 21st 2009 2:29PM
The Emmys have been the reigning king of awarding television excellence and snubbing true television excellence since the dawn of the medium. Many have tried to topple the immovable giant, but none have succeeded. That doesn't mean no one is willing to still try. The Paley Center for Media is shopping their own television awards show to the networks.
So far, none of the networks have made an official deal and the Center denies that their show is attempting to knock Emmy off the face of the Earth, but the timing seems to suggest otherwise. The Emmys' deal with the network runs out next year and has grown tired of its stale ratings and favoritism towards the cable shows. Well maybe if the networks stopped airing the Emmys, they would have more time for shows that are actually good.
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