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The 2011 AIBs
etting close to drug barons, reporting from the frontline in
Afghanistan, telling the story of a mortician after the
tsunami, running a mock election on the UK alternative
vote, reflecting the hope of protesters in Cairo, pioneering
cost-saving transatlantic IP links, revitalising Denmark's battle of
1864 and the bunkers from the Cold War on all platforms, showing us
the impact of Zimbabwe's downturn on its children and what it
means to fight Gaddafi, using birds as a powerful marketing tool,
explaining global meltdown, uncovering forgotten heroes, malpractice,
human trafficking, environmental dangers, taking us to the edge of our
seats and imagination, entertaining, educating us – and inspiring us.
Inspirational – each year since the AIBs were established in 2005 we
hear this adjective many times in the course of the AIB awards gala
evening. When the film clips are shown of the finalists in the 19 AIBs
categories there is a hush in the room and there’s no doubt that the
content showcased each year is remarkable.
2011 was no exception. The range and quality of entries coming to
the AIB from all parts of the world was outstanding. Narrowing down
the entries to arrive at our shortlist was quite a challenge. The
judges then had the hard task to determine the outright winner. Our
judges are a key element in the AIBs – the judges have a vast range
of experience in different aspects of broadcasting and are drawn
from all over the world. So my special thanks go to those media
professionals who served on the international judging panel and gave
their time and expertise so generously.
As a not-for-profit organisation, AIB cannot organise these awards
without the support and involvement of the industry. I therefore
extend my special thanks to our sponsors – Eurosport, OASYS, RTG
TV, Vizrt – for their support of the 2011 AIBs. A particular 'thank you'
goes to Yahoo! Maktoob for hosting the viewing of People's Choice on
their digital platforms. And I would like to thank our host for the
evening, Annabel Croft, for contributing to make the 2011 AIBs a
great experience.
Simon Spanswick
Chief Executive, AIB
G DanielAdams, Head of International Content, Dailymotion, France
| Nashwa Al Ruwaini, CEO, Pyramedia, UAE | Salim Amin,
Chairman, A24 Media, Kenya | DavidAstley, Executive Chairman,
Asia-PacificMediaAlliance for Social Awareness, Singapore | Nigel
Baker, VP Business Operations EMEA and Asia, APTN, UK |
Wayne Borg, Deputy CEO and COO, twofour54, UAE | Julian
Clover, Editorial Director, Broadband TV News, UK | Eugen
Cojocariu, Director, RadioRomania International, Romania | Helle
Dale, Senior Fellow for PublicDiplomacy, TheHeritage Foundation,
USA | David Dufresne, Writer/Director, DufLab, Canada | Hosam
El Sokkari, Head of Audience, Yahoo! Middle East, UAE | Mark
Errington, CEO, OASYS, UK | AdelheidFeilcke-Tiemann, Director
International Relations, Deutsche Welle, Germany | Monica Fritz,
Producer/Director, 6 news, Turkey | Angela Fung, Deputy Head
Phoenix Chinese Channel, Phoenix Satellite TV, Hong Kong |
Regina Goh, Executive Editor, Channel NewsAsia, Singapore |
Peter Goldstein, Director of Communications, InterMedia, USA |
MohamedAli Harrath, CEO, IslamChannel, UK | MondherKalai,
Commissioning Executive, JCC, Qatar | Kim Hyuk-dong, Deputy
Director, KBS World Radio, Korea | François Laborie, Chief
Commercial Officer, Vizrt, Norway | PauloMarkun, Consultant, TV
Escola, Brazil | Chris Maroleng, Africa Editor, e.tv, South Africa |
MichaelMcCluskey, CEO, ABCRadio Australia, Australia | Marcus
Metzner, Head of Marketing Services & Communication, arvato
systems GmbH, Germany | Olivier deMontchenu, Commercial &
Marketing Director, Euronews, France | Dick van Motman,
President & CEO, DDB Greater China Group, PR China | Alexey
Nikolov, Deputy Editor in Chief, RT Channel, Russia | IanO'Reilly,
Producer/Director, BBC News – TV, UK | Nader Sh. Rad, Director
Programmes Department, PressTV, Iran | Julia Ragona, Chief
Broadcast Operations Officer, RFE/RL, Czech Republic | Dick
Rempt, CEO, TalentsMedia, TheNetherlands | PaulRobinson, MD,
KidsCo, UK | KarimSarkis, Executive Director of Broadcast, Abu
Dhabi Media Company, UAE | Vatche Sarkisian, Director of
Research and Program Review, Middle East Broadcasting
Networks, USA | Danny Schechter, Executive Producer,
Globalvision, USA | Simon Spanswick, CEO, AIB, UK | Fedor
Strizhkov, CEO, Russian Travel Guide TV, Russia | David
Treadway, ManagingDirector, WRNBroadcast, UK | JeffTrimble,
ExecutiveDirector, BroadcastingBoard of Governors, USA | Laeed
Zaghlami, Journalist/Writer, Algeria
THE JUDGES
THE HOST
The 2011 AIBs were hosted by TV presenter Annabel Croft.
As a former British tennis champion, Annabel presents on
Sky Sports and Eurosport and runs the Annabel Croft
Tennis Academy that delivers tennis coaching to children
of all standards between the ages of four and 17.
INTRODUCTION