Tartikoff Awards Celebrate TV’s Innovators
Among those honored at Wednesday’s ceremony in Miami Beach were AMC Networks’ Josh Sapan, YouTube’s Susanne Daniels, Univision’s Randy Falco, multihyphenate Eva Longoria and Fox’s Gary Newman and Dana Walden.
Falco Among NATPE Tartikoff Award Winners
Six honorees will receive their awards at a reception scheduled for Jan. 18 at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach.
Relationship shows’ hot streak at the broadcast networks continue. The latest entry in the genre is NBC’s Ready for Love, executive produced by Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria and hosted by Giuliana and Bill Rancic, which the network has greenlighted for a launch next winter.
In TV land, two actresses reign supreme: Tina Fey and Eva Longoria. According to Forbes, both women are tied for the title of highest-paid female star on television with $13 million made between May 2010 and May 2011.