Telemundo & NBC Universaro Earn Six SPORTS EMMY AWARD Nominations

NBCUniversal's Telemundo and NBC UNIVERSO (formerly known as mun2) earned six Sports Emmy Award nominations for 2014, the most nominations given to any Spanish-language media company. The announcement was made today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Winners will be announced by the Academy on Tuesday, May 5, at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.

The networks' nominations included:

Outstanding Live Sports Coverage in Spanish (Cobertura Sobresaliente de Deportes en Vivo y en Español): Futbol Estelar - La Gran Final - Leon vs. Pachuca (Telemundo)

Outstanding Live Sports Coverage in Spanish (Cobertura Sobresaliente de Deportes en Vivo y en Español): Futbol Estelar - Premier League Championship Sunday (Telemundo/mun2)

Outstanding Live Sports Coverage in Spanish (Cobertura Sobresaliente de Deportes en Vivo y en Español): NASCAR Toyota 120 (mun2)

Outstanding Live Sports Coverage in Spanish (Cobertura Sobresaliente de Deportes en Vivo y en Español): SUPER BOWL XLIX - Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots (NBCUniverso)

Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish: Andres Cantor (Telemundo)
Last year Telemundo network received more nominations and awards than any other Hispanic broadcast network at the 35th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards, the first time specific categories for Spanish-language television were included.

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