<P> Because Emmys are given in various sectors of the American television industry, they are presented in different annual ceremonies held throughout the year . The two events that receive the most media coverage are the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Daytime Emmy Awards, which recognize outstanding work in American primetime and daytime entertainment programming, respectively . Other notable Emmy Award ceremonies are those honoring national sports programming, national news and documentary shows, national business and financial reporting, and technological and engineering achievements in television, including the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards . Regional Emmy Awards are also presented throughout the country at various times through the year, recognizing excellence in local and statewide television . In addition, International Emmys are awarded for excellence in TV programming produced and initially aired outside the United States . </P> <P> Three related but separate organizations present the Emmy Awards: the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS). Each is responsible for administering a particular set of Emmy ceremonies . </P> <P> The Los Angeles--based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) established the Emmy Award as part of an image - building and public relations opportunity . The first Emmy Awards ceremony took place on January 25, 1949, at the Hollywood Athletic Club, but solely to honor shows produced and aired locally in the Los Angeles area . Shirley Dinsdale has the distinction of receiving the very first Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Television Personality, during that first awards ceremony . The term "Emmy" is a French alteration of the television crew slang term "Immy", the nickname for an "image orthicon", a camera tube used in TV production . </P> <P> In the 1950s, the ATAS expanded the Emmys into a national event, presenting the awards to shows aired nationwide on broadcast television . In 1955, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) was formed in New York City as a sister organization to serve members on the East Coast, and help to also supervise the Emmys . The NATAS also established regional chapters throughout the United States, with each one developing their own local Emmy awards show for local programming . The ATAS still however maintained its separate regional ceremony honoring local programming in the Los Angeles Area . </P>

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