Made in NY Awards Celebrate Some Satellite TV Favorites

As everybody knows, the two places to go if you want to be a big name star or actor are New York and Los Angeles. On one had you've got Broadway and the artsy New York City scene, and on the other the glitz, glamour, and big bucks that come along with Hollywood. Either way, it can be a long hard uphill battle to make a name for oneself in either place. The same is true not only of actors, but of the people who actually make and produce all these great shows our favorite performers grow famous on. In order to properly honor those who stick it out on the crowded streets of New York, the annual 'Made in NY' awards have become a tradition. Now in their fifth year, the recent ceremony was held in the Gracie Mansion and presented by none other than New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg himself.

Many locations around the planet offer special incentives and tax breaks to filmmakers and television studios that set up shop locally, and New York City is no exception. The continuation of such programs not only brings renown and capital to the area, but increases tourism and prestige. Honored programs this year included not only the long-running comedy program "Saturday Night Live," a New York institution, but actress Angela Lansbury. Also honored were recent cancellations "Law & Order" and "As the World Turns." The former a New York City crime drama which ran for 20 seasons and the latter a daytime drama popular the world over since 1956, satellite TV viewers everywhere will certainly note the loss of these two New York classics. Not just for the chance to see his face on an HD TV screen instead of the regular old news, but in order to promote the New York television and film industry, Mayor Bloomberg himself made several guest appearances playing none other than himself during the 20 season of "Law and Order."

Not just the big time celebrities of satellite TV were honored at the award ceremony, but a variety of other industry specialists as well. Amongst them were Lee Daniels a director, HIS productions a commercial production company, WFT Productions a digital agency, Brooklyn Workforce Innovations a nonprofit, and many more. Each was celebrated not only for its contribution to the screen but its role in the great New York City community.

In recent years, many New York programs have been outsourced to other locations due to cost and time concerns. In a bustling city like New York it can be challenging and inconvenient to shoot long or complicated scenes without interruption by traffic or pedestrians. It has become an increasingly common practice to head to a nearby city or even a sound studio to record many city scenes, or even to do so in California. The upside is the convenience, but the downside tends to be the loss of that gritty New York authenticity that makes some of these classic programs so special to viewing audiences. Keep tuning into New York based satellite TV programming for many exciting years of NYC cinema and shows to come!