• This is the week that DVDs and ballots are sent to Emmy voters who are judging the categories to be unveiled on the Emmy telecast on Sept. 21. Final ballots are due by Aug. 29 and must be accompanied by a signed affidavit attesting that judges viewed all DVDs submitted by nominees as examples of their best work.

• Over the last few weeks, Heidi Klum and "a gaggle of celebs have been filmed delivering iconic television lines for a video montage to be shown during the Emmys," reports Marc Malkin of E! Online. Other participants include Jeremy Piven, Kelsey Grammer and Alec Baldwin uttering such lines famous TV phrases as "Now cut that out!" (originated by Jack Benny), "Live long and prosper" (Leonard Nimoy) and "You look mahvelous" (Billy Crystal).

• The TV academy will bestow its honorary Governors Award to the National Geographic Channel to hail its "Preserve Our Planet Campaign," which included innovative programming to educate viewers about environmental concerns. Read more

• "Reflecting the sharp downturn in automotive advertising on TV, General Motors has decided to skip this year's Primetime Emmy Awards telecast on ABC," reports Variety. "In last year's Emmycast on Fox, GM had seven 30-second spots. " Read more

• Last year's best picture winner "No Country for Old Men" was adapted from a novel by Cormac McCarthy. Could the same thing happen again? Due out in late November is a screen retelling of his novel "The Road," starring Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee as father and son struggling to survive a violent world devastated by nuclear war. See early pictures at Twitchfilm.net.

• The Cinema Audio Society announced its timetable for awards, which will bestowed on Feb. 14, 2009. Entry submissions are due by Dec. 5, nominations will be unveiled on Jan. 8, 2009. Read more

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