Association for International Broadcasting announces shortlist
NDTV, TV18 and TV Today entries figure in four different categories for AIBs
BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | October 28, 2013
The Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) has announced the shortlisted entries for the 2013 AIBs, its annual awards celebrating the best in international factual broadcasting. Drawn from nearly 300 entries submitted by TV and radio broadcasters, content producers and broadcasting technology companies throughout the world, the list for each of the 18 awards showcases the best broadcasts, personalities and enabling technology over the last year.
"We are delighted that the AIBs have attracted more broadcasters and independent producers from more countries than ever before,” said Simon Spanswick, CEO of AIB. “The shortlist demonstrates the continuing impact of broadcasting across the globe and how broadcasters search for the truth behind stories and provide context in a relevant way to viewers and listeners worldwide. Many entries also show how evolving technology is allowing TV, radio and transmedia programmes to reach out and involve the audience in new ways.”
Amitabh Srivastava, Regional Head, AIB South Asia, said, "The inclusion of NDTV, TV18 and TV Today entries in four different categories demonstrates the increasing worldwide impact of Indian broadcasting and how South Asian media is ready to compete globally. The AIB is committed to give opportunities to regions to come together on global platforms to showcase their programming."
The shortlist will be judged by a panel of over 50 leading and independent media professionals and senior broadcasting executives drawn from all over the world. Their independent votes will determine the best in each category based on quality, innovation and impact.
The winners will be announced at a gala dinner in London on Wednesday, November 6, 2013, attended by media executives, producers, journalists and editors from all over the world. The 2013 AIBs are sponsored by RTG TV and RT Ruptly.
The full shortlist for the 2013 AIBs:
Current affairs documentary | radio
ABC International - Radio Australia/RadioNational - Background Briefing -PNG Land Scandal
Grey Heron Media - Documentary on One - Take No More
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - In the Footsteps of Sandzak Youths Who Fight in Syria
Radio Taiwan International - My Days at the Mental Ward
Voice of Nigeria -Health Corner: Managing Autism
Voice of Russia - FGM - The Horror of Hidden Abuse
Creative feature | radio
Classic FM Beethoven - The Man Revealed
Kazakhstan TV & Radio Corporation - Classicomania
Nuala Macklin - independent producer -Below the Radar
Radio Taiwan International - Once upon a Taiwan
Voice of Nigeria - Ripples
Voice of Russia - Out to Dry: A London Launderette on the Line
Investigative documentary | radio
BBC Arabic Arab - Refugees in Scotland
Radio Free Asia - Lost but not Forgotten: Justice Sought for Missing Uyghurs
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty- Victims of 88 (AKA 2009)
Tinderbox Production - An Unspeakable Act
Live journalism | radio
Middle East Broadcasting Networks - Afia Darfur - Darfurian Refugees
BBC 5 Live - Victoria Derbyshire Show: Animal Research Lab
Radio New Zealand International - The Auckland Tornado
Voice of Russia - The News Show (Death of Margaret Thatcher)
International radio personality
Classic FM - John Suchet
Voice of America - Paul Westpheling
Voice of America - Steve Ember
Voice of Russia - Tim Ecott
Children's factual programme or series | TV
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation - Matanglawin (Hawkeye) Sabang Dragons
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - My Great Big Adventure - Body Image
BBC Newsround - Hard Times - a Newsround Special
Bulgarian National Television -Jumblino
Kazakhstan TV & Radio Corporation - Your Future Profession
Kratt Brothers Company - Wild Kratts – Secrets of the Spiders Web
Live sports coverage | TV
Astro Arena - FA Cup 2013 Final
CBC Sports Hockey - Night in Canada
Nine Network -Boxing Day Test 2012
Sunset+Vine - Dubai World Cup
Domestic current affairs documentary | TV
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation - Failon Now: Island of Boracay 2
Antena 3 - Hell's Angels
Channel 4 Dispatches -The Hunt for Britain's Sex Gangs
France 24 -Seven Days in Tibet
Radio-Canada - The St Lawrence, a Fragile Giant
VRT -The Disturbed Procedure
International current affairs documentary | TV
BBC Current Affairs -Shot for Going to School
BBC News - Hardtalk on the Road in Equatorial Guinea
Channel 4 - Walking Wounded: Return to the Frontline
Channel NewsAsia MediaCorp - Living in the Shadows
Phoenix Satellite TV Co Ltd - The Journey to North Korea 2012
TVE - Cyber Threat
VRT - Voices from Iowa
Investigative documentary | TV
Antena 3 - Forgotten
BBC Northern Ireland - Spotlight-Horsemeat The Insider
Channel 4 - Dispatches: The Hunt for Britain's Sex Gangs
Channel NewsAsia MediaCorp - Get Rea!: Bangladesh Brothel Secret
Hessischer Rundfunk - Delivered! Contract Workers at Amazon
SRF Swiss Radio and TV - Into the Pampa
TVC News - TVC News Investigates - The Accused
Middle East documentary | TV
Alhurra Television - Street Pulse - Child Labor
BBC News - Hardtalk on the Road in Tunisia
Channel 4 - Syria: Across the Lines
CNN - Syria Uncovered: Risks of Refuge
NHK WAVE - Syria Through the Eyes of its People
Best science programme or series | TV
CNN - Going Green: Secrets in the Ice
France 24 - Down to Earth
JSC Nauka (Science) - Great Leap - Earth Shiver
JSC Nauka (Science) - Helicopters
RT Channel - More than meets the eye
International TV personality
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation - Ted Failon
BBC Persian - BBC Persian Service team
Bloomberg Television - Francine Lacqua
Deutsche Welle - Pia Castro
NDTV - Barkha Dutt
TV Today - Rahul Kanwal
Short report or documentary | TV
Bloomberg Television - Inside De Beers
CNN - Damascus Undercover: Daraya
Kansai Telecasting Corporation - Finding Hope in Horses
NDTV - Uttarakhand Flood Devastation
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - Family trapped - Afghan Brickworks
RT Channel - The Human Toll of American Drones in Pakistan
Voice of America - Coney Island Rebirth
Specialist genre programme or series
Alhurra Television - Rayheen Ala Feen?
BBC World Service -My City
Danish Broadcasting Corporation -The Duel
Eurosport - Intimate Surfing
Kansai Telecasting Corporation - On the Long Road toward the Dream: Banraku
Voice of America - OnTen - Iranian Election Special
Russian Travel Guide - TV Journey to the Solovetsky Islands
Live journalism | TV
BBC Persian - Coverage of the Iran Presidential Election
Bloomberg Television - Cyprus Crisis
CNN - Live Coverage of Anti-Government Protests in Turkey
France 24 - Timbuktu: Revenge in the Shadow in Northern Mali
NDTV - Delhi Gang Rape Protests
RT Channel - 100 Days of Guantanamo Hunger Strike
Production technology
LVL Studio - Purple
Radio Free Asia - E-Book "Remembering Tiananmen"
TVE/ Corporation RTVE S.A - Mapping 2012- News Summary
UTV Media/Talk Sport - talkSPORT International Commentary Service
Voice of America - iPhone Interview
Transmedia production
BBC Global News Arabic Service - Talking Point Programme
BBC Media Action - LOY9
LVL Studio - Hockey Night in Canada
LVL Studio - 19-2
Turner Sports - NCAA March Madness Live
TV18 Broadcast Ltd - The Citizen Journalist Show