LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — On Tuesday, AEG announced it has signed a new, multi-year agreement with the Television Academy that will keep the Emmy Awards at its longtime home at L.A. LIVE’s Microsoft Theater.
The 71st Emmy Awards national telecast, which will be hostless in 2019, is scheduled for Sunday, September 22nd and will be broadcast live via FOX, starting at 8PM EST/5PM EST.
Under the multi-faceted agreement, the Television Academy will also continue to host ancillary events, such as the Governors Ball, the Media Center and affiliated receptions at the L.A. Live Campus, including at venues such as the Staples Center, the Los Angeles Convention Center, the Event Deck at L.A. LIVE, The Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott Hotels, restaurants.
The 2019 edition of the Governors Ball will be returning to the L.A. LIVE Event Deck while the Media Center will be hosted at the JW Marriott Conference Center.
“We are proud that the Emmy Awards will continue to be one of L.A. LIVE’s anchor tenants for many more years,” said Lee Zeidman, President Microsoft Theater, STAPLES Center and L.A. LIVE. “We have always enjoyed a strong relationship with the Television Academy’s leadership, who have been great partners. Microsoft Theater and the L.A. LIVE campus offer unique amenities and support for shows like the Emmys which require a variety of event spaces for their important night. We are thrilled to continue to work closely with the Academy to make these Emmy weekends some of the most anticipated events on the calendar.”
“We are thrilled to extend our agreement to make the L.A. LIVE campus and Microsoft Theater home of the Emmy Awards,” said Maury McIntyre, President, Television Academy. “Having the ability to host so many of our members for multiple events at one site is what makes L.A. LIVE the perfect location to celebrate our industry.”
