The Academy of Digital Art, Sciences & Culture Partners With DeFiance Media and Galaxy Digital Cable to Air The NFTY Awards, After June 14th Live Immersive PPV Broadcast
The Inaugural Awards Event Poised to Reach Over 193 Million Viewers Globally
New York City, April 13, 2023 – The Academy of Digital Art, Sciences & Culture (ADASC) announced that it has partnered with DeFiance Media and Comcast affiliate Galaxy Digital Cable to air The NFTY Awards, after the live-interactive, pay-per-view broadcast. The announcement was made today during NFT.NYC by The NFTYS’ executive producers web3 entrepreneur Chris J. Snook and E! Entertainment Television co-founder Larry Namer.
The NFTY Awards global broadcast will be held in The NIKO Theatre at Worre Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada beginning 5 p.m. PST on June 14, 2023, and will be a live, interactive PPV broadcast with each ticket being commemorated in an NFT with special extras and in-show participation and extras.
DeFiance Media will replay The NFTY Awards on the weekend following the live broadcast, from June 16-18, via its OTT reach through SlingTV and 165 million homes in key global markets. Comcast affiliate Galaxy Digital Cable will cover the U.S. markets, reaching an additional 28 million homes for a period of three months immediately following the live broadcast. Additional distribution partners will be announced soon.
“We’re thrilled to partner with DeFiance Media and Galaxy Digital Cable to make the inaugural awards available to viewing audiences worldwide, after the live event,” comments Snook. “For those wanting to have a more immediate and immersive experience, they can do so by purchasing tickets to our live pay-per-view broadcast.”
Ticket tiers for the live and immersive PPV interactive experience range from $19.99 US for Interactive General Admission up to $4,999 US for In Studio Ultra VIP Access. Tickets are available now at the Niko Theatre’s dedicated NFTYS Box Office.
“The NFTYS will celebrate the biggest names and celebrities in the industry,” adds Namer. “The show promises to be dynamic, interactive, and inclusive, and will feature performances by some of today’s top music acts, which we will be announcing in the next few weeks.”
Nominations for The NFTYS will close at 11:59 p.m. EST on April 15, 2023. To be eligible for NFTY Award consideration, nominated candidates must demonstrate one or more of the following: inspire, enable, validate, empower, or unlock the potential, use, or education of people on the vast array of web3 solutions, and the necessity for web3 adoption through their work and project. Nominate your favorite projects for free now at https://nftys.org Finalists will be announced on May 15, 2023.
Brand partners seeking to be part of The NFTYS can request the sponsorship deck by emailing: sponsorships@nftys.
ABOUT THE ACADEMY OF DIGITAL ART, SCIENCES, & CULTURE (ADASC) – ADASC is a social benefit diversified DAO advancing the benevolent use of breakthrough technology innovation across Art, Sciences, and Culture. Its membership includes a variety of invite-only and public tiers that form the decentralized and diverse nomination committee of awardees and grants at its annual public celebration and broadcast of The Annual NFTY Awards Gala. For more information about membership to the Academy, nominations for The NFTYS, and tickets to the live PPV event, please visit https://nftys.org
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ABOUT DEFIANCE MEDIA – DeFiance Media delivers original content, unscripted series and daily news for a generation defining itself by news and data. Co-founded by Marc Scarpa, veteran media and technology entrepreneur, DeFiance Media provides TV viewers and digital natives the cultural, financial and lifestyle programming they desire. It’s available on television delivery platforms SLING TV, Glewed TV, Local Now, Select TV, Distro TV, Rewarded TV, Pzaz, Netrange and streams live on social platforms Twitch, Twitter and digital satellite radio service Audacy, as well as globally on LG UK, LG Australia and LG Europe.
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