{{ profileData.stats.submittedAnswerCount }}
{{ profileData.stats.helpfulnessScore }}
Film and TV
Why are the emmys called the emmys?
1
Answer
Television engineer and the third academy president Harry Lubcke suggested the name "Immy", a term commonly used for the image orthicon tube used in the early cameras. After "Immy" was chosen, it was later feminized to Emmy to match their female statuette.
LIVE
Points
71
71
Rating
