Press release – 2010 AIBs launch

19 April 2010

International Media: 2010 AIBs media awards launched – with new People’s Choice category

‘AIBs’ launched with call for entries from the world’s media companies – enter by 2 July 2010

London, UK, 19 April 2010 – The 2010 AIBs – the international media excellence awards – are officially open for entry. The AIBs are organised by the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) and cover TV, radio, cross-media productions, marketing and technology. Now in their sixth year, the AIB Awards are firmly established as a major international competition, with a jury of eminent media professionals drawn from every part of the globe.

New in 2010 is the People’s Choice Award where broadcasters’ coverage of climate change will be judged by an international audience of viewers through social networking sites around the world. Also new among the categories in 2010 is the Children’s Factual Programming Award recognising the very best in programme-making for the often overlooked children’s TV audience.

The AIBs categories are: Clearest coverage of a single news event  – TV + radio; Best current affairs documentary – TV + radio; Best investigative documentary – TV + radio; Best creative feature – TV + radio; Best children’s factual programme/series; Most creative specialist genre; Best online, mobile or cross-media production; On-air personality of the year – TV + radio; People’s Choice: Best coverage of climate change; Most creative marketing strategy; Most innovative technology.

The 2010 AIBs are open for entry until 2 July 2010.  The Awards will be presented in London on 9 November at a gala evening attended by presenters, editors, journalists, marketers, technologists and executives from media companies all over the world. The 2010 AIBs are sponsored by Bloomberg TV, Advanced Digital Broadcast and 1GOAL.

Full information about the 2010 AIBs  and how to enter is available online at theaibs.tv and www.aib.org.uk.

Contact

Gunda Cannon  gunda.cannon@aib.org.uk T +44 (0)20 7993 2557   AIB, PO Box 141, Cranbrook TN17 9AJ, UK

About the AIB

Established in 1993, the AIB is the international industry association and global knowledge network for the international broadcasting industry – cross-media, cross-border, cross-cultural. With a reach of over 25,000 communicators and media professionals, AIB is a unique centre of information about international broadcasting, covering TV, radio, online and mobile. AIB researches regular market intelligence briefings for its members and provides client-specific consultancy and project support. Members receive an extensive package of services throughout the year. AIB publishes the comprehensive Global Broadcasting Sourcebook and the international media magazine, The Channel. AIB hosts the annual AIB International Media Excellence Awards – the “AIBs” – on 10 November 2010. For more information, visit www.aib.org.uk

Recent AIBs winners and highly commended entrants:

3FM (Holland)

ABC (Australia)

ABC Radio (Australia)

Al Arabiya (UAE)

Al Jazeera (Qatar)

Al Jazeera Children’s Channel

(Qatar)

Arte (France)

BBC (UK)

BBC Global News

BBC Persian TV (UK)

BBC Russian Service

BBC World News (UK)

BBC World Service (UK)

BBC World Service Trust (UK)

Bloomberg Television (UK)

CBC Radio-Canada (Canada)

CBS News (Unites States)

Channel 4 (UK)

ChelloZone (UK)

Deutsche Welle (Germany)

E4 (UK)

EditShare (France)

France 24 (France)

Hessischer Rundfunk (Germany)

Link Research (UK)

Luxe TV (Luxembourg)

Martine Tanghe, VRT (Belgium)

NDTV (India)

NFL Network (United States)

Omnibus Systems (UK)

Pyramedia (UAE)

Radio Canada International

Radio Free Europe

Radio Netherlands Worldwide

(Netherlands)

Radio New Zealand International

Radio Romania (Romania)

Radio Sawa (South Africa)

RFE/RL (Czech Republic)

Rockhopper TV (UK)

Ross Kemp, Sky1 (UK)

RTE (Ireland)

RTHK (Hong Kong)

Russia Today

Ruth Evans Productions (UK)

S4M (Germany)

SABC (South Africa)

Sky1 (UK)

Strix TV (Sweden)

Sveriges Radio (Sweden)

Sveriges Television (Sweden)

SW Radio Africa

Tinderbox Production (UK)

TV2 (Norway)

TV3 (Ireland)

United Nations

Voice of America

Voice of Nigeria (Nigeria)

VRT (Belgium)

VT Communications (UK)

VTV (Ghana)

WDR (Germany)

Zeinab Badawi, BBC (UK)

The AIBs 2010

19 March 2010

Welcome to the AIBs – the international media excellence awards.

Now in their sixth year, the AIBs are all about inspiring creativity. We’ll be looking for the very best TV, radio and online or mobile productions in our truly global search.

Full information will appear here about how to enter as we launch the 2010 AIBs in early April. In the meantime, please visit the AIB’s main site at www.aib.org.uk.

Reach the broadcasting world for nine months with the AIBs

19 March 2010

If your brand needs to reach broadcasters worldwide, there is no better way than sponsoring the AIBs.

Getting involved with the annual search for inspiring creativity delivers up to nine months of global exposure to well over 25,000 executives, editors, journalists, producers and others in international media.

With online and offline marketing, the AIB ensures that sponsors’ messages and brands appear regularly before our constantly expanding number of global contacts in TV, radio, online and mobile.

Look at the sponsorship opportunities in our page-turning brochure here, or download the PDF version here.

Then call Judy Lund or Simon Parrish on +44 20 7993 2557 (020 7993 2557 in the UK) to explore the opportunities for becoming involved in the 2010 AIBs.