All Broadcast Awards articles – Page 16
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NewsBroadcast Awards 2017: open for entries
The Broadcast Awards are returning in 2017 – click now to enter.
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NewsGALLERY: Broadcast Awards 2016
Familiar faces from across the industry gathered at Grosvenor House in central London last week for the 21st Broadcast Awards, hosted by Jonathan Ross.
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FeaturesBest documentary series: The Romanians Are Coming
Immigration has been a hot topic for Channel 4 for several years, but this three-part series, narrated by a Romanian gypsy, took a fresh approach.
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CommentBroadcast Awards 2016: What a year
What a year. 2015 may have seen the end of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Peep Show and Downton Abbey, but there were more than enough reasons to celebrate as a new wave of outstanding shows emerged.
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NewsC4 triumphs at Broadcast Awards 2016
Channel 4 was named Channel of the Year at this year’s Broadcast Awards, where it notched up seven prizes, including a clean sweep in the factual categories.
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FeaturesChannel of the year: Channel 4
Already riding a wave of factual success, Channel 4 landed this year’s big prize on the back of a scripted renaissance.
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FeaturesBest independent production company: Tiger Aspect Productions
It was the breadth and quality of Tiger Aspect’s work that most impressed the judges.
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FeaturesBest post-production house: Halo Post Production
This is the second time Halo has scooped the award for Best Post-Production House - much has changed for the Soho-based facility since its first Broadcast Award back in 2014.
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FeaturesBest popular factual programme: The Secret Life Of 4 Year Olds
Three years in the making, RDF Television’s format was partly inspired by Mischel’s famous marshmallow test, which found that identifying four-year-olds who were able to delay their gratification was a better indicator of future success than any IQ test.
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FeaturesBest drama series: Doctor Foster
Playwright Mike Bartlett’s naturalistic rendering of a marriage spiralling into turmoil quietly evolved into an addictive thriller that kept the nation glued to their TV screens last autumn.
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FeaturesBest original programme: Car Share
Not only was Car Share one of the standout comedy hits of 2015, it was also groundbreaking in many ways.
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FeaturesBest news and current affairs programme: Dispatches: Escape From Isis
Epic storytelling” and “heart-stopping television” sound more like descriptions of the winner of the Best Drama Series award, but they are some of the judges’ comments on 2015’s standout piece of current affairs.
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FeaturesBest documentary programme: The Paedophile Hunter
Scary, compelling and morally ambiguous, The Paedophile Hunter was as challenging as any piece of TV in recent years.
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FeaturesBest music programme: Four to the Floor
“A show that speaks directly to the audience in a way we haven’t seen for a long time,” was one judge’s verdict on a format that shook up perceptions of what a music show could be.
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FeaturesBest soap: Emmerdale
“A soap on top form” was our judges’ verdict of Emmerdale, which exuded confidence and swagger throughout the judging period.
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FeaturesBest pre-school programme: Clangers
Clangers’ return to our screens followed reboots of a host of other animated classics that have introduced some old favourites to a new generation of viewers.
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FeaturesBest sports programme: The 2015 Investec Ashes Series
Sky Sports’ commitment to innovation and high production values helped its entry stand out from the competition.
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FeaturesSpecial Recognition: Have I Got News For You
Have I Got News For You is TV’s most popular satirical news format… allegedly.
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FeaturesBest entertainment programme: Britain’s Got Talent
The Thames/Syco juggernaut continued to rumble on, steamrolling the competition to climax with a peak audience of 13.4 million viewers – and a whopping share of more than 50%.