National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Founded	1955; 69 years ago (1955)
Location	New York City, New York, United States
Products	Daytime Emmy Award Sports Emmy Award News & Documentary Emmy Award Technology & Engineering Emmy Award Children's & Family Emmy Awards
Website	theemmys.tv

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) is an American professional service organization founded in 1955 for "the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry".^[1] Headquartered in New York City, NATAS membership is national and the organization has local chapters around the country. It was also known as the National Television Academy until 2007. NATAS distributes several groups of Emmy Awards, including those for daytime, sports, and news and documentary programming.