I received the following announcement--so it's not an endorsement per se but it IS free to enter:

This Saturday, August 5th, the New York Television Festival is holding a special event at the Gotham Comedy Club as a part of its nationwide pitch contest. From 10 AM to 4 PM, you will have the opportunity to give a live, one-minute pitch of an original TV show, which will be entered into the 2006 NYTVF Pitch Contest for a chance to win $8000 from the Independent Film Channel and Rainbow Media. For more details about this competition, please visit the official site.

A video clip of your one-minute pitch will entered into the nationwide pool of entries received by the NYTVF Pitch Contest. From this pool, 50 entries will be selected as semifinalists, and their pitches will be placed on MSN TV starting the week of August 21st for viewers nationwide to watch and vote on. After all votes are tallied, ten lucky finalists will be invited to participate in a Final Pitch event live at the 2006 NYTVF. At this event, you will pitch your idea to a panel of network executives, and one winner will take home $8000 to finance a pilot of their original idea.

To reserve a spot to pitch your idea on Saturday, call 646-429-1423. If you have questions, email jeff@nytvf.com. Good
luck, and be creative!