The AIBs 2014
INSPIRING
CREATIVITY
The tenth annual festival
celebrating the best factual TV,
radio and online productions
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ISSUE 2 2014
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THE CHANNEL
his year is the 10th
year for the AIBs,
the international
media excellence
awards organised
by the Association
for International
Broadcasting (AIB). There are 15
categories covering factual
television, radio and online to
showcase outstanding material
from programme makers in all
parts of the word. This year we
have seen a tremendous rise in the
number of entries submitted –
we’ve received work from 34
countries that together represent
every continent on the planet.
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
great number of senior
professionals from diverse areas of
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
short-listed entries so that the final
winner can emerge. And because
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.
AWARDSNIGHT
The names of the winners and
finalists for the AIBs in 2014 will be
kept firmly under wraps until
Wednesday 5 November – the day
of the AIBs Awards Gala and
Dinner. For what has by now
become one of the highlights in the
international broadcasting
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
to impress and fascinate our guests.
Our host this year is Matthew
Amroliwala, a seasoned on-air
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.
As always, we will have a special
guest "in conversation" during the
evening, adding to the interest and
excitement of the event. And of
course we will announce all the
winners of the coveted AIBs awards
across all categories and present
them to the deserving winners.
OUR SUPPORTERS
Running the AIBs is a considerable
undertaking for us and we are
delighted that this year Eutelsat
have signed up as our inaugural
sponsor for the 2014 festival. The
entire AIB membership and the
awards team extend their particular
thanks to Eutelsat for contributing
to the success of this international
competition.
JOINUS
I would like to extend a personal
invitation to you and your
colleagues to join us for the AIBs
awards gala dinner in London on
5 November. I know that you will
find it inspirational and rewarding,
with excellent networking
opportunities and the chance to
exchange ideas and knowledge
with colleagues from all over the
world. And you will also be able to
meet some of the world's top
programme makers – but reserve
your places soon as the event is
always a sell-out. It's a date not to
be missed - see you in London!
T
INAUGURAL
SPONSOR
“
What a
great
night we
had in
London.
Fantastic
arrange-
ment and
fantastic
people.
”
The host of this
year’s AIBs on
5 November - the
BBC’s Matthew
Amroliwala
Some of last
year’s winners
