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Children's factual programme or series television Mint Pictures for Australian Children's TV Bushwhacked! (Series 2) Foundation Deadly Pole to Pole BBC Natural History Unit Jawla 2014 Al Jazeera Children's Channel Made in SA South African Broadcasting Corporation Matanglawin: Worst Case Scenario Weather ABS-CBN Corporation Pay it Forward Observator, Antena 1 The Joy of Life (Vom Glück des Lebens) Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Factual online production Cronulla Riots-The Day that shocked a Nation SBS Television (Australia) Days of Rage Digital Initiative Channel NewsAsia Mediacorp Pte Ltd IRANORAMA Webdoc.FR/France 24 Sochi:Outside the Arena Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty [RFE/RL] Webdocumentary: Serengeti-Toward an Uncertain Future DW Deutsche Welle Zaatari Refugee Camp CNN
Live sports coverage television Aviva Premiership Rugby Final 2014 Sunset+Vine Istaf Superseries Finals 2013/2014 Astro Arena SDN BHD The Grand National IMG Productions for Channel 4 Television
Domestic current affairs documentary television Dispatches:Breadline Kids Channel 4 Television Failon Today:Deluge ABS-CBN Corporation John F Kennedy a Legacy Remembered Voice of America Spotlight:Guns and Government BBC Suidlanders- Preparing for a Revolution E Sat Pty Ltd The Way they Steel Antena 3
International current affairs documentary television Difficult Destinations: Turkmenistan deMENSEN Dispatches: Children on the Frontline Channel 4 Television Our World: Yemen-World's most dangerous Journey (for BBC World News, The BBC News Channel and BBC One) BBC News & Current Affairs Pakistan's Hidden Shame Clover Films TB: Return of the Plague True Vision Productions The Surgery Ship Media Stockade/SBS Television Undercover Asia-Invisible Children Channel NewsAsia Mediacorp Pte Ltd
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Domestic investigative documentary television Britain's Secret Terror Force twenty2television Ltd Dispatches:The Paedophile MP: How Cyril Smith got away with it Channel 4 Television India matters: In your Face New Delhi Television Ltd The Armstrong System SRF The Cruel Cut Channel 4 Television The Route of the K Money artear S.A
International investigative documentary television Dispatches: How to fix a Football Match Channel 4 Television Our World: Iran's secret army (for BBC World News, The BBC News Channel and BBC One) BBC News & Current Affairs Our World: Saudi's secret uprising (for BBC World News, The BBC News Channel and BBC One) BBC News & Current Affairs Return to Benghazi CNN Slave Industry-A Year on from Rana Plaza Islam Channel Worked to Death in Qatar (for the 2022 World Cup) France 24
Live journalism television 2014 Indian Parliamentary Election Coverage New Delhi Television Ltd Anti-Government Protests in Kiev RT (global television network) CNN Coverage of the Downing of Flight MH17 CNN The Legal Round Table Debate Trial Productions Ukraine Unrest (Live):Shooting in Independence Square CNN Uttarakhand Floods Coverage New Delhi Television Ltd
International television personality Christiane Amanpour CNN Pia Castro DW Deutsche Welle Richard Quest: Anchor, Quest Means Business CNN Tales from the Bush Larder Kampal – Kiran Jethwa Wananchi Programming Ted Failon ABS-CBN Corporation
Science programme or series television David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive Atlantic Productions Secrets of Bones BBC Natural History Unit Synthetic Biology: Creating Life from Scratch France 24 The Lake Megantic Tragedy Radio-Canada Toxic Sugar Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Catalyst Weed: Dr Sanjay Gupta Reports CNN
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Short documentary television ERC Syrians Camp in Jordan Pyramedia Productions First Sight: Sonia & Anita Blue Chalk Media Mother-Daughter Reunion Alhurra Television Nkana Dilapidated Bridge Channels Television Prisoner Turned Farrier Voice of America Racism in Housing BBC London The Angel's Music: A Pianist with Down Syndrome, His Family and His Message Kansai Telecasting Corporation
Short news report television Egyptian Clashes Alhurra Television Muzaffarnagar Riots: Refugee Crisis New Delhi Television Ltd Seleka Victims TVC News-Continental Broadcasting Service Typhoon Haiyan: Mass Graves CNN Ukraine Donetsk Airport Voice of America Ukraine Unrest: Shooting in Independence Square CNN
Specialist programme AIDS: Living in the Shadows Voice of America Brazil’s Soccer Cities BBC From Here to Timbuktu Buganda Wananchi Programming Inside Lego Bloomberg TV Revealing Dali TVE Spain Zashto RT (global television network)
Creative feature radio Brixton Ballads-Sound Stories ABC Radio Crossroads Generation DW Deutsche Welle Lost in Dutch Formosa Radio Taiwan International Newstalk BC Christian Broadcasting Association OSM Frequency II (original: Frequence OSM II) Radio-Canada Will Kate Survive Kate? Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Investigative documentary radio Face the Facts: A Thousand Philomenas BBC Radio 4 Forbidden Love in Egypt BBC Arabic Service Human Trafficking Radio Sawa The Other 9/11 SBS Radio Water Wars Radio New Zealand Who is there to protect Erwiana? Radio Television Hong Kong
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Live journalism radio The reality of life with dementia BBC Radio 5live The Death Of Nelson Mandela BBC World Service Egyptian Clashes Radio Sawa
Current affairs documentary radio 60 Years Armistice Special "From Heungnam to Geoje" KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) A Good Man in Rwanda BBC World Service An anatomy of medical malpractice in Taiwan Radio Taiwan International India: Resisting Rape BBC World Service Operation Herrick The Patient Pathway BFBS Syrian Refugees Radio Sawa
International radio personality Catherine Bott Classic FM David Mellor Classic FM RJ Teena-Salaam Indore DB Corp Ltd (Radio Division) 943MY FM Shaimaa Khalil BBC World Service
The winners will be announced at the tenth annual gala awards evening in London on Wednesday 5 November 2014. No information about the winners will be given until the awards night.
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calendar, guests from every continent will be joining us in the fabulous performance space of LSO St Luke's in central London. It is a magnificent venue that never ceases that never magnificent venue to impress and fascinate our guests.
Amroliwala, a seasoned on-air Amroliwala, presenter at the BBC and a familiar face to audiences in the UK and around the world. In September, Matthew becomes the new presenter for the flagship Global programme on BBC World News.
guest "in conversation" during the guest "in conversation" evening, adding to the interest and evening, excitement of the event. And of excitement of the event. course we will announce all the course we winners of the coveted AIBs awards winners of the coveted across all categories and present them to the deserving winners.
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JOIN US JOIN I would like to extend a personal invitation to you and your colleagues to join us for the AIBs colleagues to join us for the awards gala dinner in London on awards 5 November. I know that you will 5 November. find it inspirational and rewarding, with excellent networking opportunities and the chance to exchange ideas and knowledge with colleagues from all over the with colleagues from all over world. And you will also be able to world. meet some of the world's top programme makers – but reserve your places soon as the event is your places soon as the event always a sell-out. It's a date not to always be missed - see you in London!
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JUDGES During September and October, our judges will view and listen to the material that has made it through to the short-list. This year too we are delighted to welcome a are delighted to welcome too we great number of senior professionals from diverse areas of professionals from diverse the broadcasting industry to our international panel, thus ensuring that different cultures and different media markets are represented. We are immensely grateful to all our judges for giving freely of their time and expertise in evaluating the time and expertise in evaluating short-listed entries so that the final winner can emerge. And because winner can emerge. many of the jurors run channels, they are often encouraged to buy the programming they see for broadcast on their networks. This is another great reason to put your work forward in the annual AIBs. in the annual work forward
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Awards dinner reservation The AIBs 2014 AIB international media excellence awards gala dinner The tenth annual festival INSPIRING celebrating the best factual TV, CREATIVITY LSO St. Luke’s, 161 Old Street, London EC1V 9NG, United Kingdom radio and online productions Wednesday 5 November 2014 from 1745
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