Features – Page 191
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FeaturesBest Sports or Live Event Coverage: The 2015 William Hill World Darts Championship
Just as Gary Anderson had to fight off some tough competition to win the 2015 tournament, so Sky Sports had to defeat a host of high-profile rivals to triumph in this category.
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FeaturesBest App or Website for a Programme: The Singer Takes It All App
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt described the Endemol format as boasting “brilliant digital innovation”, and although The Singer Takes It All will not be returning for a second run, the broadcaster has pledged to learn from the second-screen app.
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FeaturesBest Popular Factual Programme: The Islamic State
Film-maker Medyan Dairieh spent three weeks embedded with Sunni jihadist group Islamic State for this extraordinary film, shooting all the footage and conducting all the interviews himself.
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FeaturesBest Social Media and Digital Marketing Campaign: Hollyoaks Snapchat: Who Killed Fraser?
In February 2014, Hollyoaks became the first British soap to launch on Snapchat, using the social media service to drive viewers to the show and maintain the conversation away from TX.
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FeaturesBest App or Website for Channel, Strand or Genre: Stand Up Be Counted
Ahead of this year’s general election, Sky News set itself a task: engage young people in politics via an interactive app and website.
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FeaturesBest Entertainment Channel: E4
After being edged out last year by BBC Three, the Best Entertainment Channel award is now back in the hands of 2013 winner E4.
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FeaturesBest Digital Children’s Content: CBeebies StoryTime App
Taking the BBC’s long-held tradition of storytelling into the digital era is no easy task – but the CBeebies StoryTime App more than delivered.
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FeaturesBest Platform Innovation: LViS Global Activation Platform v4
The launch of LViS v4 in May 2014 signalled the emergence of the platform from beta.
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FeaturesBest Factual Channel: Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel went from strength to strength in 2014.
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FeaturesBest Specialist Channel: CBBC
CBBC was a clear winner in this category, with the judges waxing lyrical about its brave, original commissioning and brilliant programming.
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FeaturesBest Content Partnership or AFP: Reverse the Odds for Stand Up To Cancer
This project stood out for the judges because it went far beyond a traditional TV fundraiser and had a real impact on the fight against cancer.
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FeaturesBest Scripted Programme: Murdered By My Boyfriend
Fittingly for a fact-based drama, Murdered By My Boyfriend came out of current affairs.
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FeaturesBest Multiplatform Project: The Singer Takes It All
The Singer Takes It All was the entertainment show that placed 100% control in the audience’s hands.
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FeaturesBest Original Web Channel: Vice News
Vice News has experienced a meteoric rise since its launch in March 2014.
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FeaturesChannel of the Year: E4
A multiple winner this evening, E4 achieved its highest ever share of 1.99% in 2014 thanks to a sparkling mix of home-grown originations and super-successful acquisitions.
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FeaturesBehind the scenes: Deutschland 83
With a Cold War backdrop and an ’80s pop soundtrack, US-German co-pro Deutschland 83 is hotly tipped for international success. Andy Stout finds out how the sounds and look of the period were recreated
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FeaturesBig Box, Little Box
Create titles for the series about people roadtesting a variety of gadgets, making sure that the sequence related to as many people as possible.
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FeaturesThe John Bishop Show
Picture and audio post for the 8 x 45-minute variety series that features acts selected by comedian John Bishop for the show, which is recorded at the Hackney Empire in London.
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FeaturesHoff the Record
Picture and audio post for the 6 x 30-minute semiimprovised comedy in which David Hasselhoff comes to the UK to reignite his flagging career.
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FeaturesDrama special: ratings analysis
Home and abroad, British drama is in demand, with hits over the past 18 months ranging from BBC2’s adaptation of Wolf Hall to ITV’s Cilla biopic. Stephen Price reports