Japan and China top winners of ABU Prizes
Japan and China top winners of ABU Prizes Tuesday 08 Nov 2011
Japan and China were collectively the top winners of the 2011 ABU Prizes.
The winners were announced during the ABU Prizes awards ceremony last night. The event was held in conjunction with the 48th ABU General Assembly in New Delhi, India.
Japan was the big winner in the TV segment, winning awards in the drama, youth, news and documentary categories. It also won a radio prize for its drama as well as the Dennis Anthony Memorial Award for its coverage of the 11 March disaster.
China hauled three radio awards for its news, documentary and external broadcast programmes while its entertainment show nabbed a TV prize.
This year’s competition saw an increase in submissions. There were 141 entries for the TV categories and 73 radio programme submissions.
2011 ABU PRIZES WINNERS
| TV | PROGRAMME | ORGANISATION | |
| 1 | DRAMA | A Day To Free The Lovebird | NHK, Japan |
| 2 | ENTERTAINMENT | Zheng Da Zong Yi – The Guinness World Records China TV Show | CCTV, China |
| 3 | CHILDREN | Sesame Street presents: A Carrot For Two | ARD/NDR, Germany |
| 4 | YOUTH | The Shodo Girls | NAB/Nankai Broadcasting Co. Ltd, Japan |
| 5 | NEWS | Racing To Feel Normal-A Mother’s Struggle With Paralysis | NAB/Kansai Telecasting Corp, Japan |
| 6 | DOCUMENTARY | The ‘A-Bombed Nation’ (The Dismissed Residual Radiation) | NAB/Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Japan |
| 7 | SPORTS | KBS Live Special: Live From Annapurna | KBS, Korea |
| 8 | SPECIAL JURY | Scholarship Ala Bajau | Scholarship Ala Bajau |
| RADIO | PROGRAMME | ORGANISATION | |
| 1 | DRAMA | A Day To Free The Lovebird | NHK, Japan |
| 2 | INFOTAINMENT | South Africa And Mandela (Ep. 1) | RTHK, Hong Kong |
| 3 | CHILD & YOUTH | An Autobiography Of A Sparrow | AIR, India |
| 4 | NEWS | A Successful Rescue After Yushu Earthquake | CNR, China |
| 5 | DOCUMENTARY | A Crane Protection Volunteer | CNR, China |
| 6 | EXTERNAL BROADCAST | The Girl In The Photos | NAB/Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Japan |
| 7 | SPECIAL JURY | The Act That Revolutionised Democracy in Bhutan | BBS, Bhutan |
| TECHNICAL | RECIPIENT/ARTICLE | ORGANISATION | |
| 1 | ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award 2011 |
Mr Ashok Kumar Bhatnagar, Engineer – in – Chief | Doordarshan, India |
| 2 | ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award 2011 |
Mr Wang Jianqiang, Vice-President | Shanghai Media Group, China |
| 3 | ABU Tech Review Best Article Award |
World’s First Terrestrial 3DTV Broadcasting; How We Do It In Korea | KBS, Korea |
| TECHNICAL | RECIPIENT/ARTICLE | ORGANISATION | |
| 1 | Dennis Anthony Memorial Award 2011 |
Earthquake and Tsunami Coverage | NHK |
| 2 | Asiavision Annual Awards Excellence Award 2011 |
Mr Wang Jianqiang, Vice-President | NHK, MCOT-Thailand, CCTV |