London,
(ANI):
American
Idol
judge
Simon
Cowell
will
be
presented
with
a
special
honour
at
next
month's
British
Academy
(BAFTA)
Television
Awards.
According
to
The
Daily
Express,
the
BAFTA
committee
has
chosen
him
for
his
'outstanding
contribution
(to
TV)
and
for
his
development
of
new
talent.'
Not
just
that,
Cowell
could
be
in
line
to
win
another
award
since
his
hit
TV
reality
contest
Britain's
Got
Talent
is
nominated
for
Best
Entertainment
Programme.
It
is
the
second
special
honour
Cowell
is
set
to
receive
in
2010.
Continuing
the
award-winning
spree,
he
will
receive
an
International
Emmy
award
in
November
for
having
reshaped
21st
century
television
and
music
around
the
world.
Cowell
came
under
the
spotlight
as
a
judge
in
the
singing
contest
Pop
Idol
in
2001,
before
appearing
on
the
panel
of
American
Idol.
He
also
created
The
X
Factor
and
Britain's
Got
Talent.