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  • Discovery bags 11 awards at Asian Television Awards

    Discovery bags 11 awards at Asian Television Awards

    MUMBAI: Discovery Channel won an award in the category for cable and satellite channel of the year, while Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific bagged the cable and satellite network of the year award the Asian Television Awards 2015 in Singapore on 3 December, 2015.

     

    Discovery also grabbed awards in the categories of best documentary series for Abalone Wars 3, best natural history or wildlife programme for Revealed: Rann of Kutch and best cinematography for The Minority. The network has altogether bagged 11 wins and commendations.

     

    Speaking about the wins Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific president and managing director Arthur Bastings said, “Bagging the two top awards in the cable and satellite category is a huge honour. Discovery has spent the last 21 years telling great local stories across Asia Pacific. From natural history to extreme jobs, we are focused on delivering content that resonates and deepens our connection with viewers. The recognition across various categories is testament to the strength and quality of our productions, talent, and teams. This only inspires us to further raise the bar and embrace opportunities of a fast-changing media landscape.”

     

    Discovery Networks Asia Pacific EVP & GM – South Asia Rahul Johri added, “This recognition reflects Discovery’s ingenious and differentiated approach to connect and entertain the discerning Indian viewer.”

  • Asian Television Awards 2015 adds two new sports categories

    Asian Television Awards 2015 adds two new sports categories

    NEW DELHI: The 20th Asian Television Awards has added two new categories this year namely Best Live Sports Coverage and Best Sports Programme. 

     

    The Awards comprise 40 categories and attracts a multitude of entries of over 1200 annually from a wide range of broadcasters, including free-to-air television stations and pay-TV platforms, as well as many independent production houses in Asia.

     

    Talking about the addition of the new category, Asian Television Awards chief of jury Man Shu Sum said, “Sports programmes have increasingly become more popular in the global market as a result of advanced technology where audiences can watch exhilarating matches and games live with no issues of time difference. With the addition of two new Sports categories, we are hoping to get more high-quality entries and raise the overall standard of sports programming to an even higher level.” 

     

    Entries have also been invited in forty categories. All entries have to be of programmes made between 1 June, 2014 and 31 May, 2015. Entries have to be submitted by 30 June. The awards gala will be held on 2 and 3 December in Singapore.

     

    Only programmes produced by television broadcasters (terrestrial, cable and satellite), television production companies or VOD/ OTT service whose primary base is in one of the fifty countries from Egypt to the Far East will be eligible

     

    No repeated programmes aired during the period 1 June last year to 31 May this year will be eligible. Proof in the form of a published schedule of the transmission time and date will be required.

     

    There is no limit to the amount of entries that can be submitted. Each entry is a separate submission and requires its own entry form and entry fee.

     

    The categories come under the three groups of Programming, Performance, and Technical & Creative.

     

    Launched in 1996, Asian Television Awards winners are determined by an expert panel of over 60 judges from across the region. The results are tabulated and audited by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, with the winners only announced during the Awards Ceremony in December.

     

    The judging process has also been brought into the digital era by being conducted online.