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The U.S. Telly Awards were founded in 1979 in order to honor successes within local regional and cable television advertisement. Following their founding, the Awards also added recognition to non-broadcast video and television programming to follow the development of new technology and more screens. 

The Telly Awards accept submissions from all over the United States in addition to 5 other continents. These entries are judged by the Telly Awards judging Council which consists of over 200 experts including advertising agencies, production companies, and major television networks. Entries are accepted in October and winners are announced in May of the following year. Winners are based on their successes in the following areas: Branding content, Commercials & marketing, non broadcast, series (shows/segments), and social video. The U.S. Telly Awards are based in New York City under the current managing director, Sabrina Dridje.