More than 115 programmes and performances from 12 countries have been nominated for awards in the 7th annual regional Asian Television Awards.
This year, 1,300 entries including a record number of entries from Japan and China were received from 14 countries. In addition to Japan and China, the countries that participated this year include Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
The 29 Awards cover a wide range of genres, including drama series, comedy, tele-movie, current affairs, youth and sports. Two categories were added this year to cater to the growing diversity of locally produced genres in the region: Best Talk Show and Best Original Song.
The range of topics addressed in many categories was also more controversial than in previous years, including issues such as homosexuality, mental illness, child abuse, domestic violence, and dealing with poverty in old age.
This year¹s entries were assessed by almost 50 judges from 11 countries, sitting on 7 juries held across the region.
Here are the nominations that MediaCorp TV received:
BEST NEWS PROGRAMME
Bloomberg - International Bloomberg Television (Japan)
STAR News Hour - New Dehli Television Limited for STAR News (India)
News at 6.30 - Television Broadcasting Limited (Hong Kong)
News Biz Today - CNN International (Hong Kong)
World Business Tonight - Channel NewsAsia MediaCorp News Pte Ltd (Singapore)
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Golden Bowl - Nippon Television Network Corporation (Japan)
Reunion - Media Corporation of Singapore for Channel 8 (Singapore)
Step into the Past - Television Broadcasting Limited (Hong Kong)
The Sunshine on the Back of the Mountain - Public Television Services (Taiwan)
The Vagrant - Media Corporation of Singapore for Channel 8 (Singapore) A War Diary - Media Corporation of Singapore for Channel 5 (Singapore)
BEST SINGLE DRAMA OR TELEMOVIE
Love Matters, Coffee on Cream - Media Corporation of Singapore for Channel 5 (Singapore)
Remembering, SongBook - ABS CBN Broadcasting Corporation (Philippines)
Relax A Bit - China Central Television (China)
Silver Journey - Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (Korea)
When Camellia Petals Falls - NHK (Japan)
BEST COMEDY PROGRAMME OR SERIES
Ah Girl II - SPH Mediaworks Limited for Channel i (Singapore)
Bubble Gang - GMA Networks Inc (Philippines)
Living with Lydia, The Dim Sum Party - Media Corporation of Singapore for Channel 5 (Singapore) Mr Kiasu, Ole Ole Ole - Media Corporation of Singapore for Channel 5 (Singapore) Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, I Do I Do I Do - Media Corporation of Singapore for Channel 5 (Singapore)
BEST INFOTAINMENT PROGRAMME
3R - Respect, Relax, Respond - Red Communications for Astro Ria and TV3 (Malaysia)
I, Collector - MediaCorp TV12 Singapore Pte Ltd (Singapore)
City Beat - Shanghai TV Station (China)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Bukit Ho Swee - Media Corporation of Singapore for Channel 8 (Singapore)
Cash is King - SPH Mediaworks Limited for Channel U (Singapore)
The Orange Rouged - Public Television Service (Taiwan)
The Sunshine on the Back of the Mountain - Public Television Service (Taiwan)
A War Diary - Media Corporation of Singapore for Channel 5 (Singapore)
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS OR INFOTAINMENT PROGRAMME PRESENTER
Jessica Soho - GMA Network Inc (Philippines)
Karan Thapar - Infotainment Television for BBC World (India)
Lisa Ang - Channel NewsAsia MediaCorp News Pte Ltd (Singapore)
Niret Alva - Miditech (P) Ltd for BBC World (India)
Wang Lee Hom - MTV Networks Asia (Singapore)
BEST DRAMA PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Bryan Wong for Aspirations - SPH Mediaworks Limited for Channel U (Singapore)
Christopher Lee for Brotherhood - Media Corporation of Singapore for Channel 8 (Singapore) Jimmy Taenaka for A War Diary - Media Corporation of Singapore for Channel 5 (Singapore)
Kou Shi Xun for The Orange Rouged - Public Television Service (Taiwan)
Takeshi Kaneshino for Golden Bowl - Nippon Television Network Corporation (Japan)
BEST DRAMA PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Aileen Tan for Three Women and a Half - Media Corporation of Singapore for Channel 8 (Singapore)
Aiza Seguerra for Remembering ³SongBook² ABS CBN Broadcasting Corporation (Philippines)
Gua Ah Leh for The Orange Rouged - Public Television Service (Taiwan)
Hitomi Kuroki for Golden Bowl - Nippon Television Network Corporation (Japan)
Tan Kheng Hua for A War Diary - Media Corporation of Singapore for Channel 5 (Singapore)
BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Cynthia Lee for Ah Girl II - SPH Mediaworks Limited for Channel i (Singapore)
Irene Ang for Phua Chu Kang - Media Corporation of Singapore for Channel 5 (Singapore)
Pamela Oei for Ah Girl II - SPH Mediaworks Limited for Channel i (Singapore)
Quan Yifeng for Happy Family - SPH Mediaworks Limited for Channel U (Singapore)
Tan Kheng Hua for Phua Chua Kang - Media Corporation of Singapore for Channel 5 (Singapore)
BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Adrain Pang for Ah Girl II - SPH Mediaworks Limited for Channel i (Singapore)
Bryan Wong for Back to Basics - SPH Mediaworks Limited for Channel U (Singapore)
Gurmit Singh for Phua Chu Kang - Media Corporation of Singapore for Channel 5 (Singapore)
Michael V for Bubble Gang - GMA Network Inc (Philippines)
Pierre Png for Phua Chu Kang - Media Corporation of Singapore for Channel 5 (Singapore)
