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Emmys Move to Prime Video in 2027 as Amazon Strikes Six-Year Deal with the Television Academy

Emmys Move to Prime Video in 2027 as Amazon Strikes Six-Year Deal with the Television Academy

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October 6th, 2026

Emmys Move to Prime Video in 2027 as Amazon Strikes Six-Year Deal with the Television Academy

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From 2027 onwards, the Emmy Awards will relocate to Prime Video—a six-year agreement struck between Amazon and the Television Academy, thereby bringing to an end the seven-decade-long history of broadcast networks televising this awards ceremony designed to honour the finest achievements in television.

自2027年起,艾美奖将移师Prime Video播出——亚马逊与电视学院达成的这项为期六年的协议,就此终结了广播网络长达七十载转播这一旨在表彰电视界翘楚之作的颁奖典礼之历史。

The agreement, unveiled on Tuesday, signifies a migration toward the streaming services that have already established absolute dominance in the Emmy Awards' most prestigious categories.

于周二揭橥的该项协议,其意涵在于向那些已然在艾美奖各重量级奖项中取得绝对统治地位的流媒体服务迁移。

Since 1955, the awards ceremony has been broadcast annually on one of the four major broadcast networks.

自1955年以降,该颁奖典礼每年均于四大广播网络之一播出。

NBC was the first to carry it nationwide, and last month it became the latest network to host the ceremony.

NBC率先在全国范围内转播,而上月又成为最新一家承办该典礼的广播网络。

Over the past three decades, it has rotated annually among ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC, an arrangement that has come to be known as the "wheel deal."

过去三十年间,它在ABC、CBS、Fox和NBC之间逐年轮换,这一安排被冠以“轮播协议”之名。

Beginning with the 79th Primetime Emmy Awards next September, having a single, long-term broadcast home may prove to be the most conspicuous change of all.

自明年9月第79届黄金时段艾美奖起,拥有一个单一且长期的播出平台,或许将成为最为显著的变革。

"Continuity is what we were after, because rotating broadcasts essentially mean that, in many respects, we have to start from scratch every year," said Chris Abrego, chairman of the Television Academy.

“连续性乃吾辈所求之要义,盖因轮换播出于诸多层面实质上意味着吾人年年皆须从头再来,”电视学院主席克里斯·阿布雷戈如是言。

"Only by working with the same partner for six years can you truly sharpen each other and build up momentum year after year."

“与同一合作伙伴携手六载,方得真正相互砥砺,且逐年积淀。”

The Emmys will adhere to their established policy of free-to-air broadcasting, a precondition the Academy has consistently stipulated to all bidders from the outset.

艾美奖将恪守其免费播出的既定方针,此乃学院自始至终向各竞标方申明的先决条件。

Viewing requires no Prime Video subscription.

观赏毋需订阅Prime Video。

This move echoes the Oscar agreement announced last December, which relocated the Academy Awards ceremony to YouTube and likewise brought an end to its equally protracted partnership with a broadcast network.

此举与去年12月所宣布的奥斯卡协议遥相呼应——后者将奥斯卡颁奖典礼迁至YouTube,亦终结了其与广播网络同样旷日持久的合作关系。

Yet, in stark contrast to that agreement — announced in 2025 but not due to take effect until 2029 — this one takes effect immediately.

然而,与那项于2025年宣布、直至2029年方告生效的协议迥异,本协议即刻生效。

"Our time is running out, and we must act at once," said Mike Hopkins, the head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios.

“我们的时间已然所剩无几,必须即刻付诸行动,”Prime Video和亚马逊米高梅影业负责人迈克·霍普金斯如是表示。

In an increasingly fragmented cultural landscape, viewership for virtually every awards ceremony has plummeted precipitously; the Emmys' ratings, moreover, have long languished behind those of the Oscars, the Grammys, and the Golden Globes, even as the series it honors garner ever-mounting acclaim.

在文化日趋分众化的语境下,几乎所有颁奖典礼的收视率均遭遇断崖式下滑;艾美奖的收视率更是长期屈居于奥斯卡、格莱美与金球奖之后,尽管其所褒奖的剧集所获赞誉节节攀升。

At its zenith, the ceremony drew more than 20 million viewers, whereas today that figure hovers at around 7 million.

该典礼鼎盛时期曾吸引逾2000万观众,而今这一数字则徘徊于700万上下。

Both the Academy and Amazon have pointed out that Prime Video may possess the potential to reverse this situation, inasmuch as numerous Emmy Award programmes can be viewed on this platform, whether they are Prime originals or made available through streaming partnership channels.

学院与亚马逊均指出,Prime Video或具备扭转此格局的潜力,盖因艾美奖诸多节目皆可于此平台观赏,无论系Prime自制抑或经由流媒体合作渠道。

The biggest winners of the past two Emmy Awards, Widow's Bay and The Studio, can both be watched through the partnership between Prime Video and Apple TV.

过往两届艾美奖之最大赢家《寡妇湾》与《制片厂》,均可通过Prime Video与Apple TV之合作予以观看。

"I am firmly convinced that, in due course, we shall be able to boost the programme's ratings and rejuvenate its viewership—indeed, to draw in a markedly younger audience, which, I believe, is precisely the catalyst for growth," Hopkins remarked.

“我笃信,假以时日,我们定能提升该节目的收视率,使其观众群体趋于年轻化——实则吸引更为年轻的受众,而我以为,这正是增长的催化剂,”霍普金斯表示。

"We shall thereby be in a position to showcase Emmy-nominated titles to our customers throughout the year, and in so doing to convey the message: 'Hey, why not give these programmes a look, and keep an eye on the Emmys as well.'"

“我们将得以在全年向客户推介艾美奖提名作品,借此传达‘嘿,不妨看看这些节目,也关注一下艾美奖。’”

Abrego noted that this move, together with the role Prime Video plays as a television hub, constituted a significant consideration in relocating the awards ceremony there.

阿布雷戈指出,此举连同Prime Video所扮演的电视枢纽这一角色,构成了将该颁奖典礼迁址至彼处的重要考量因素。

"They are indeed unequivocal in their support for all things television," he remarked.

“他们确乎鼎力支持所有电视,”他说道。

"What we seek is reach, is accessibility, and we feel that Amazon aligns with this perfectly."

“我们所渴求的乃是覆盖面,是可及性,而我们深感亚马逊与此若合符节。”

Although Abrego acknowledged the profound significance and far-reaching implications of the shift to streaming, he nonetheless maintained that content itself is far more crucial than the channels of distribution.

尽管阿布雷戈承认了向流媒体转型所蕴含的重大意义及其深远影响,但他依然坚称,内容本身远比传播渠道更为关键。

"The Academy has never defined television by how it reaches your screen, or even which screen it reaches," he said. "Its purpose has always been to honor excellence, wherever it may come from."

“学院素来不以电视如何抵达你的屏幕、乃至抵达哪一块屏幕来界定电视,”他说道,“其宗旨始终在于褒扬卓越,无论其源自何方。”

Live-streamed events on Amazon's platform have long since become commonplace.

亚马逊平台上的直播活动早已屡见不鲜。

Nearly a decade has elapsed since it first broadcast NFL games, and in the years since, a great many other major sporting events and various other occasions have likewise made their entrances one after another.

自其首次转播NFL赛事迄今已近十载,此后诸多其他重大体育赛事及各类活动亦相继粉墨登场。

"We regard our own service as a hybrid of live and on-demand, and we have made live a genuine priority," Hopkins said.

“我们视自身服务为直播与点播之融合体,且已将直播置于真正优先之地位,”霍普金斯如是说。

Football has always been an insurmountable obstacle for the Emmys.

橄榄球始终是艾美奖难以逾越的桎梏。

Its September Sunday- or Monday-night slot has, almost without exception, pitted it against the NFL, that ratings juggernaut.

其9月周日或周一晚间的档期,几乎无一例外地与NFL这一收视巨擘狭路相逢。

This year's awards ceremony was utterly trounced in the ratings by ESPN's broadcast of the season's opening Monday Night Football clash between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos.

本年度颁奖典礼之收视表现,被ESPN转播的堪萨斯城酋长队对阵丹佛野马队的赛季首场周一晚橄榄球赛大幅碾压。

The awards ceremony will once again be scheduled for September in 2027, yet this does not mean that the timing will remain immutable for the entire duration of the agreement.

颁奖典礼将于2027年再度择定9月举行,然此举并不意味着该时间安排将在整个协议存续期间一成不变。

"We have already entered into consultations with Amazon, and should we wish to adjust the date over time, we are perfectly able to discuss that, and we remain open to doing so," Abrego stated, while acknowledging that such a move would have corresponding implications for the deadline and for voting.

“我们已与亚马逊展开磋商,倘若我们有意随时间推移调整日期,我们完全可以就此进行探讨,我们对此持开放态度,”阿布雷戈表示,同时坦承此举将对截止日期及投票产生相应影响。

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