CATEGORIES OF THE ASIAN TELEVISION AWARDS 2009

In order to keep the Awards current and incorporate the latest programming trends, categories are reviewed annually according to industry demand. This year, two new award categories have been introduced, namely, Best Cross-Platform Content and Best Achievement in HD (High Definition).

 

The Awards will be determined by a panel of judges comprises well-known experts and leader in the regional media industry who have a strong programming or production background.

 

Similarly to last year, the judging process will be conducted on-line this year. The main purpose of an on-line judging is to provide the judges, with greater comfort and flexibility in screening the entries at their own place and pace.

Programming Category
1. Best Documentary Programme (30 mins or less) (PR020) Documentary is defined as a TV programme presenting facts and information, rather than telling a fictional story, especially about a political, historical, or social issue.
2. Best Documentary Programme (31 mins or more) (PR021) Documentary is defined as a TV programme presenting facts and information, rather than telling a fictional story, especially about a political, historical, or social issue.
3. Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme or Docu-drama (PR022) Natural History is defined as the study of the whole natural world. Wildlife is defined as wild animals, birds, and other living things. Docu-drama is defined as a dramatized TV version of a true story.
4. Best News Programme (PR023) News programme is defined as a TV broadcast presenting important recent events or developments.
5. Best Single News Story/Report (PR024) A single TV broadcast or account presenting important recent events or developments.
6. Best Drama Series (PR026) Drama is fictional subject matter of a serious nature. Series is defined as a set of regularly broadcast consecutive programmes, each of which is complete in itself
7. Best Single Drama or Telemovie Programme (PR027) A single, self-contained, TV programme or made-for-TV movie; fictional and serious in nature.
8. Best Comedy Programme (PR028) A programme that is humourous in nature.
9. Best Current Affairs Programme (PR029) A programme offering analysis of important political and social events or issues of the present time.
10. Best Children’s Programme (PR0030) A programme produced specifically for children or pre-schoolers.
11. Best Entertainment (One-off Annual) (PR031) A one-off or major annual televised entertainment or variety show.
12. Best Entertainment Programme (PR033) A TV programme containing a variety of entertainment elements.
13. Best Game or Quiz Programme (PR034) Defined as a television programme in which people compete for money or prizes.
14. Best Music Programme (PR035) A programme featuring live, televised or pre-recorded music performances.
15. Best Reality Programme (PR036) Defined as a TV show observing real-life situations; presenting real people in live, sometimes manufactured, situations and monitoring their emotions and behaviour.
16. Best Infotainment Programme (PR037) Infotainment is defined as TV programmes that deal with serious issues or current affairs in an entertaining way.
17. Best Talk Show (PR039) A programme made up mainly of interviews with a guest or guests, especially famous people.
18. Best Animation (PR040) Defined as images, drawings or objects, 2D or 3D, in sequence creating motion.
19. Best Social Awareness Programme (PR041) Drawing attention to an issue or cause of social importance.
20. Best Adaptation of an Existing Format (PR042) Programme must be an Asian production, but format can have originated elsewhere.
21. Best Cross-Platform Content (PR043) Content that has been specifically produced for broadcast on-air plus at least one other platform eg. on-line, on-mobile, on-game.
Performance Category
1. Best News Presenter or Anchor (PE060)
2. Best Current Affairs Presenter (PE061)
3. Best Entertainment Presenter (PE062)
4. Best Drama Performance by an Actor (PE063)
5. Best Drama Performance by an Actress (PE064)
6. Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress (PE065)
Technical & Creative Category
1. Best Cinematography (TC070) The art or technique of photographing and lighting moving images.
2. Best Direction (TC071) The supervision of the actual making and filming of a television programme.
3. Best Editing (TC072) The preparation of the final version of a programme, determining length and order of shots and scenes for inclusion.
4. Best Achievement in HD Format (TC073) TV programme must have been produced entirely in High Definition.
Terrestrial Broadcaster of the Year The terrestrial (free to air) broadcaster having gained the most Asian TV Awards and Runner Up Awards in 2009.
Cable / Satellite Network of the Year The cable/satellite (pay TV) network having gained the most Asian TV Awards and Runner Up Awards in 2009.

Asian Television Awards 2009
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