IMA Award Press Release
Thursday, August 17, 2006
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
THE INTERACTIVE MEDIA COUNCIL AWARDS NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT'S WEBSITE "BEST IN CLASS" WITHIN THE FINANCIAL CATEGORY
New York (July 27, 2006)--The website of Emmy Award winning Nightly Business Report - the most-watched and longest running daily business news program on television - was named winner of an Interactive Media Council Award. The Best in Class award in the Financial Information category, is the highest honor bestowed by the Interactive Media Council, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising and advancing the standards of quality within the internet community. The NBR website may be accessed at www.pbs.org/nbr.
"This award reflects the outstanding design work of Engine Interactive, working collaboratively with NBR and PBS.org in the major redesign and implementation of NBR's site last year. We are delighted that the Council judges recognized these efforts," said Linda O'Bryon, Senior Vice President and Executive Editor of Nightly Business Report.
This award is based on five criteria: design, content, usability, feature functionality, and standards compliance and cross-browser compatibility. It reflects the high marks within each of these categories, earning the NBR website a near-perfect score. The Interactive Media Council's judges are leaders in web design, advertising, public relations, publishing, news and other industries. The Council has proclaimed that the recipients of this honor "represent the highest standards of professionalism, standards compliance and impeccable planning and execution." It also said that the award to the NBR website marks it as "one of the world's most well executed websites." More information about the award is available at: www.interactivemediaawards.com (see winner's tab).
Created in 1979, Nightly Business Report is television's longest-running daily business news program on broadcast or cable. It is produced by NBR Enterprises/WPBT2/Miami and is distributed by PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) to more than 250 public television stations across the country, reaching about 93% of U.S. television households.
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