TV academies sparring over statuette fees

March 26, 2007 The L.A.-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which handles the Primetime Emmy Awards, sent letters late last week to its members who are Daytime Emmy nominees offering to pay for their statuettes if they win. The Daytime Emmys are under the jurisdiction of the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which, starting this year, has implemented a new rule whereby only one Emmy statue will be presented in each category. "The Los Angeles-based Television Academy wants you to know that, as a matter of principle, we do not agree with this decision and do not believe that any Emmy winner should have to pay for their award," ATAS' letter said.

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