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Best current affairs documentary | radio BBC Radio 5 Live Abortion OB - Victoria Derbyshire Radio New Zealand Broken River Radio Taiwan International China's Weibo: Tiny Blogs, Huge Impact Radio Television Hong Kong Double-not, Original Sin? RFE/RL Solitary Confinement BBC World Service The Bombardment of Homs BBC Arabic Women of Tahrir Square Best creative feature | radio An RTÉ Radio 1 programme by Colette Kinsella Conversations in the Dark Voice of Russia Human Trafficking: A British Experience BBC World Service Knitting in Tripoli Voice of Nigeria Perspectives Societe Radio-Canada Tale of Objects: The Bra Voice of America The Making of a Nation: Depression Arts & Culture RTE Radio 1 The Reindeer Santa left behind Best investigative documentary | radio Czech Radio Britons at Czechoslovakian Radio Ruth Evans Productions Ltd Green Gold - The Bamboo Boom ABC Radio Australia Intellectually disabled fight for justice RTE Radio 1 Maurice - A Final Journey BBC World Service Tz Pupils Labelled Red for HIV BFBS Radio Yuddha Ka Sarathi Best live news coverage | radio RFE/RL Boy's Suicide BBC Burmese Coverage of the 2012 Burmese By-elections MEBN Afia Darfur Kabkabyia Violence BBC World Service Sudan Independence/Fergus Nicoll International radio personality Radio New Zealand Kim Hill Voice of America Steve Ember Most innovative technology Radio Taiwan International Establishment of mobile citizens' broadcasting

network... Ross Video Inception BBC Virtual Local Radio - ViLoR Best transmedia production Deutsche Welle Destination Europe BBC World Service - Russian Russian Presidential Election

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Best children’s factual programme or series | TV BBC Newsround Children of the drought BBC Newsround My Autism and Me Westdeutscher Rundfunk The Show with the Mouse - Atomic Energy Best current affairs documentary on a domestic subject | TV Antena 3 A Hell of a Living NHK Fallout: The Last Days of litate village CBS News 60 Minutes Hard Times Generation ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation Mine Tailings Channel 4 The Great Ticket Scandal Press TV The Mistake Best current affairs documentary on an international subject | TV France 24 Colombia: Caught in the crossfire CBS News 60 Minutes HANK ABC India - Toxic Trade KBS Kim Jong II TV2 Norway The Price of War/The Hard Way Out SVT Wikirebels Best investigative documentary | TV Radio Free Asia An Invisible World - The lives of slaves BBC Arabic Jordan's Secret Shame Press TV Meeting Peru's Most Wanted Channel 4 Sri Lanka's Killing Fields Channel NewsAsia Get Rea! - Lets Partee & Play True Vision Productions Ukraine's Forgotten Children Best live sports coverage | TV Nine Network Australia International T-20 Cricket ABC Development Corporation/AKTV PBA 2012 Commissioner's Cup Finals Eurosport Roland Garros 2012 Nine Network Australia State of Origin Game 3 International TV personality NDTV Barkha Dutt ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation Ted Failon Voice of America VOA's OMG! - Jessica Beinecke Kush Communications Ltd Zeinab Badawi Best science programme or series | TV NHK Cosmic Front: Dark Energy Société Radio-Canada Costa Concordia Westdeutscher Rundfunk Gorillas of the Congo - Chainsaws to the Rescue Press TV Helli High School

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Channel 4 Mummifying Alan: Egypt's Secret RTTV New Siberian Tech from Novosibirsk Best short report or documentary | TV Antena 3 A Tale of a Survivor BBC Media Action Girl Hub - Tirunesh Deutsche Welle Harapan Rainforest RFE/RL One Family, Three Armies and a Lost Generation RTTV RT in-flight with aero-stunt masters Voice of America The Falling Man Family Kansai Telecasting Corporation The policeman Zookeeper eNews Channel The Story of Lucas Sithole Best specialist genre programme or series INX News Pvt Ltd Choosing to Die CNBC CNBC Meets.... BBC World News Collaboration Culture TV2 Norway Dining with the Enemy Deutsche Welle Made in Germany Russian Travel Guide The Untouched Heart of the Urals Eurosport The Battle Best live news coverage | TV Phoenix Satellite Television Co China's Wenzhou Train Collision BBC Arabic Coverage of Egypt's Presidential Elections NDTV On a Moaist Hostage Trail France 24 The Tripoli Brigade Antena 3 University Square Demonstrations

The 2012 AIBs will be presented at a gala evening on Wednesday 7 November. Tickets are available for individual places or for tables of ten. Full information is at theaibs.tv, and a booking form appears on the next page.

THE AIBs

Still time to win

This summer, broadcasters fromall over the world will coverstories from London, eitherdirectly from the Olympic venuesor stories that reflect the city ofLondon: its residents, its visitors,its hidden gems, its culture and,of course, the world’s athletesstaying there.

For this year’s AIBs, we havecreated a special award foroutstanding coverage of Londonand the Games – we have calledit Best coverage of London 2012.

We’re searching for the beststories that have been told in themost compelling way around theOlympics.

All entries must be receivedby 20 September.

Download the entry form fromtheaibs.tv

Inspiring and intelligent – was the feedback andthe buzz in the room at the AIB InternationalMedia Awards last year. Now the 2012 AIBs arewell underway, with winners and finalists to beannounced on 7 November. AIB CEO SimonSpanswick reports

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rom South Africa toMalaysia, Hong Kongto the Philippines,Canada to France,programme makershave this yearresponded to our

search for the best factual content inTV and radio. And entries for theAIBs 2012 are still coming in for theʹBest coverage of London 2012ʹcategory, closing on 20 September.

We know producers and editorssubmit their work because winningan AIB brings peer recognition forthe producer, respect to those whocommissioned the work and showsthat a channelʹs programming andcontent is really working, deliveringthe very best to audiences.

INDUSTRY SUPPORTAIB cannot organise these awardswithout the support and involvementof the industry. We are delighted tohave Eurosport and RTG TV as keysponsors for this yearʹs AIBInternational Media Awards ‐ andthe AIB team extends specialthanks to these companies for theircontinuing generous support of thisinternational competition.

JUDGESFor the majority of AIBs awardscategories – there are 18 in total –shortlisting is now underway toarrive at the – usually long –shortlist. Then our judges will havethe difficult task to determine theoutright winner among what is

already an outstanding range ofentries. As in previous years, ourjudges are drawn from all sectors ofthe media. They are respectedprofessionals in their field and wegreatly appreciate that they givetheir time and expertise sogenerously in the judging process.

AWARDS NIGHTOn Wednesday 7 November thewinners and finalists of the AIBInternational Media Awards willfinally be announced at a glitteringawards gala in London. We arereturning to the magnificent visualand acoustic space of LSO St Lukeʹs‐ a venue that consistently wowsour guests from all over the world.

Itʹs an evening that celebratesexcellence and success. In thecourse of this evening, as finalistsand winners are showcased on thebig screen, our guests will get avery real insight into the qualityand the range of entries as well ashaving the chance to meet theirpeers from all over the world. Andthere’s always a surprise or twoduring the evening.

JOIN USWe hope that you will join us andcolleagues from all over the worldfor the AIBs awards gala in Londonon 7 November – to network, to beinspired, to exchange information,to celebrate success, to witnessgreat programmes, great technology,and meet the human faces behindthe product. See you in London! ■

F We’veseen andheardsome fantasticawardsand I wantto thankthe AIBfor thevery intelligentevening,for thewaythey’vethoughtabouttheseawards

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Terms and ConditionsDate and Venue: The 2012 AIBs gala dinner, Wednesday 7 November 2012, LSO St Luke’s,161 Old Street, London EC1V 9NG, United KingdomFee: The cost of each place at the Dinner at the AIB member rate is £180 plus UK VAT @ 20% (£36.00), giving a total cost of £216.00 per place. Delegates from an AIB Member benefitfrom a discounted rate on all places. The individual place rate for non-members is £210 plus UK VAT @ 20% (£42.00), giving a total cost of £252.00 per place. Full tables are priced at£1,700 plus UK VAT for AIB members (total cost £2,040.00 per table). Full tables are priced at £2,000 plus UK VAT for non-members (total £2400.00).The fees include champagne reception, three-course meal, wine, soft drinks and the awards ceremony and documentation. Travel and accommodation are not included in any of the fees. Cancellations of table reservations made before 30 September are subject to a 10% administration fee of the total booking cost. Cancellations between 1 October and 15 October will besubect to a 50% administration fee of the total booking cost. After 15 October no refunds are possible, however substitutions may be made at any time with no additional charge.The organisers reserve the right to alter the content and timing of the event. This contract is subject to English law. VAT: The Association for International Broadcasting is registered forVAT in the UK, registration number: 795 4970 65. The Association for International Broadcasting Limited, registered in England as a Company Limited by Guarantee, number 2841983.

The 2012 AIBs

SPONSORS AND JUDGES

Steve Ahern, CEO, IMBA, Australia | Robert Bell, Executive Director, WTA, USA | Wayne Borg, Deputy CEO andCOO, twofour54, UAE | Nicolas Bourdon, Marketing & Communications Director, EVS, Belgium | Ivo Burum,Executive Producer, Burum Media, Australia | Donovan Castillo-Mohlman, VP Programming & Promotions,Channel NewsAsia Network, Singapore | Puruesh Chaudhary, President, AGAHI Foundation, and Ambassador toCIME, Pakistan | Linden Clark, Manager, Radio New Zealand International, New Zealand | Annabel Croft,Presenter, UK | Alex Daquo, Editorial Deputy Director, Eurosport, France | John Dunlop, Market DevelopmentSpecialist, Arqiva, UK | Mark Errington, CEO, OASYS, UK | Adelheid Feilcke-Tiemann, Head, CultureDepartment, Deutsche Welle, Germany | Eduardo François, Executive Director, Illuminati Films, Brazil | MalcolmFried, Managing Director EMEA, Bloomberg TV, UK | Mihai Gadea, CEO, Antena 3, Romania | Jeffrey Gedmin,CEO, Legatum Institute, UK | Rut Gomez Sobrino, Presenter/Producer, RNE, Spain | Flora Gregory,Journalist/Filmmaker, Al Jazeera, UK | Mohamed Ali Harrath, CEO, Islam Channel, UK | Lorelei Harris, Editor,RTÉ Radio, Ireland | David Hochner, CEO, SatLink, Israel | Barry Houlihan, General Manager, Mobile InteractiveGroup (MIG), UK | Carlson Huang, Vice Manager and English Programme Host, RTI, Taiwan | Amir Jahangir,CEO, Mishal Pvt. Ltd, Pakistan | Abubakar Jijiwa, Director General, Voice of Nigeria | Richard Kastelein, Partner,Agora Media, UK | Oleg Kupriyanov, Deputy Chairman International Relations, Voice of Russia, Russia | JohnMaguire, Director of International Development, France 24, France | Vivien Marles, MD InterMedia Africa, Kenya| Michael McCluskey, CEO, ABC Radio Australia, Australia | Michael McEwen, Director General, NABA, USA |Marcus Metzner, Head Marketing & Communications, arvato Systems, Germany | Nicky Ness, Controller, BFBSRadio & SSVC, UK | Alexey Nikolov, Deputy Editor in Chief, RT Channel, Russia | John Ogden, Network Director,The Spectrum Radio Network, UK | Alpesh Patel, CEO, Mi-Fone, UAE | Julia Ragona, Chief Broadcast OperationsOfficer, RFE/RL, Czech Republic | Dick Rempt, CEO, TalentsMedia, The Netherlands | Lior Rival, VP Sales &Marketing, RRsat, Israel | Paul Robinson, President, International, A Squared Elxsi Entertainment, UK | PhilippeRouxel, VP Marketing, GlobeCast, France | Simon Spanswick, CEO, AIB, UK | Helen Stehli, Producer, SRF,Switzerland | Fedor Strizhkov, CEO, RTG TV, Russia | Amir Tajik, Production Manager, Press TV, Iran | JeffTrimble, Executive Director, Broadcasting Board of Governors, USA | Nigel Wilkes, Group Manager, Panasonic,UK | Tom Wragg, Global Broadcast Summit, UK |

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