The deadline for entries to the Association for International Broadcasting’s (AIB)
global awards for best factual TV, radio and online productions is 22 July. The AIBs
were established to reward programme makers in factual genres who produce
inspiring content that stimulates audiences either at home or abroad. A panel of
independent and highly respected media professionals judges the awards.
Broadcasters and content producers from every continent are invited to submit the
best of their TV, radio and online factual reporting and investigative programmes.
Entries can be in any language and can cover topics across live journalism, science,
children’s, current affairs, investigative reporting, sport or finance, for example.
“The work that we have seen entered during the first decade of the AIBs has been
exceptional,” says Simon Spanswick, CEO of the AIB. “There’s been a diversity of
reporting and storytelling that has proved the continuing strength and quality of
journalism in countries around the world. We have been privileged to see
remarkable stories brought to audiences on every continent by the most outstanding
programme makers of our age. We expect to see even more great examples of
work from every continent as we enter the second decade of these important
awards.”
The ‘ AIBs 2015 Entry Booklet’ containing full details of all the awards as well as
how to enter, is available to view and download from the AIBs microsite here.
The gala awards ceremony takes place on 4 November 2015 in London and for the
second year running satellite communications company Eutelsat is supporting the
AIBs.
The full list of categories in the 2015 AIBs is:
Television
• Journalism
• International current affairs documentary
• Domestic current affairs documentary
• Domestic investigative documentary
• International investigative documentary
• Children’s factual programme/series
• Science programme or scientific coverage
• Short news report
• Short feature
• Specialist programme
Online
• Factual online production
Radio
• Journalism
• Current affairs documentary
• Investigative documentary
• Creative feature
On-air Talent
• International TV personality
• International radio personality
View the 2014 AIB
showreel here.
