Emmys 2020 will telecast live feed from 140 locations, confirm award show producers

Primetime Emmys 2020 are just around corner and producers are still trying to figure out ways to make this virtual night happen. In Variety’s latest report, plans to pull this virtual night have been revealed. report suggests that Emmys 2020 will be broadcasted from nearly 140 locations.

Emmys 2020 broadcast plans revealed

Emmys 2020 will be happening on September 20, 2020. But this time due to ongoing Coronavirus pandemic television’s biggest night is going virtual. producers are still finding new ways to make this virtual night as entertaining as usual ceremony without cutting edges to keep ir promise.

In Variety’s latest report, Done+Dusted president Ian Stewart spoke about upcoming virtual ceremony. He said that even though ceremony is going virtual this year, team should t lose sight. Emmys are still prestigious and y are t handing out trophies for fun but to reflect excellence.

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For this report, Emmys 2020 executive producers Reginald Hudlin and Stewart were interviewed to get details about upcoming ceremony. According to this report, host Jimmy Kimmel will anchor award night from st at Staples Center in L.A. and re will be audience or red carpet present for show due to obvious reasons. Hudlin said that even though ceremony is virtual y are setting up a live show and t running away from problems that are rising due to ongoing pandemic.

Reginald Hudlin revealed that Emmys 2020 setup will be at Staples Center since its large area will help everybody to maintain social distance and follow health guidelines outlined for ongoing pandemic. Moreover, since show is expected to get live feed from various locations re will be an unbelievable amount of wires coming in and out.

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This ambitious award ceremony is taking a step furr with its advanced techlogy. According to media portal’s report, producers are planning to have cameras stationed at every minee’s location. This means that producers will be handling live feeds from nearly 140 locations at Staples Center.

But while doing so, Ian Stewart also cleared that y will t use platforms like Skype, Facetime, Zoom, or phones and laptops for Emmys 2020 minees. He said that y are trying to make Emmys and t “Zoomies”. While discussing wher winners will hold ir trophies during ceremony, Hudlin said that y are still looking for new solutions every day and trying to work this out for show. 

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