ESPN returned more than 30 Emmy statuettes after awards organizers uncovered a scheme in which some network employees used fake names to circumvent eligibility rules.
The network said the ploy was "a misguided attempt" to recognize on-air talent who were not eligible for certain categories. p>
The awards won would have been re-engraved with the real names of the on-air personalities.
The sports channel apologized.
Details of the scheme were first uncovered in a report published Thursday by sports publication The Athletic.
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the organization behind the Emmys, told The Athletic that it had “ identified a number of fictitious credits submitted by ESPN to several Sports Emmys competitions." has since apologized and reprimanded those responsible.
ESPN returned more than 30 Emmy statuettes after awards organizers uncovered a scheme in which some network employees used fake names to circumvent eligibility rules.
The network said the ploy was "a misguided attempt" to recognize on-air talent who were not eligible for certain categories. p>
The awards won would have been re-engraved with the real names of the on-air personalities.
The sports channel apologized.
Details of the scheme were first uncovered in a report published Thursday by sports publication The Athletic.
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the organization behind the Emmys, told The Athletic that it had “ identified a number of fictitious credits submitted by ESPN to several Sports Emmys competitions." has since apologized and reprimanded those responsible.
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