MUMBAI: The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced its four nominees for the 2004 International Emmy in News Coverage category. NHK Japan has got two of the coveted nominations beating their Asian counterparts in the regional semi-finals.

Sky News and ITN - Channel 4, both from the UK were also nominated.

The winner will be presented with an Emmy on 13 September at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The awards will be broadcast in the US on the Discovery Times Channel on 25 September.

The nominess for the 2004 International Emmy Award for news coverage are as follows:

- Good Morning Japan: Eclipse in the Antarctic - NHK (Japan)
- Liberia - Sky News (UK)
- News 7: Terrorist Bombing of UN Headquarters in Iraq - NHK (Japan)
- The Madrid Bombing - ITN - Channel 4 News (UK)

"We are pleased to announce the nominees for the prestigious International Emmy for News Coverage. These news organisations' journalists work in the most difficult and dangerous conditions, risking their lives to serve the free media, and the Academy is proud to salute them," said International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences president and CEO Bruce Paisner. Paisner is also president of Hearst Entertainment.

For the second year in a row, the Academy will pay homage to international journalists killed in the line of duty. Paisner and International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences chairman Fred Cohen will read the names of these incredibly dedicated television professionals.