Al Gore to receive honourary award

He going to get International Emmy award recognising his role in launching the interactive Current TV channel.

Al Gore found the current TV in 2005 the network programm's consists of short documentaries and viewer-created content. "The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences said this week that it will present the award to the former Vice President on November 19 in New York" President Bruce Paisner said they are also going to issue an award to the person or organisation "which crosses cultural boundaries to touch our common humanity". "We in the media industry are honoured that one of the world's leading political figures has joined our global community of broadcasters," Paisner added. Current TV reaches about 40 million homes in the United States, and was introduced to another 10 million homes in Britain this month.