Television Academy Sets First FYC-Centric Televerse Festival for August

Voting for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards just got a bit more interesting now that the Television Academy has announced its first-ever Televerse festival. The multi-day event is set to run Aug. 14-16 at the JW Marriott at L.A. Live and will give both fans and voters "unprecedented access" to Emmy-nominated TV shows from every network and studio. "This is an exciting time in the evolution of television and the Academy, and our members are at the forefront of cutting-edge production and innovative storytelling," TV Academy chair Cris Abrego said in a Thursday statement. "We will bring . . .