Organisers of the prestigious Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards (NBMA) have called for entries for this year's edition, which is billed to hold on Saturday, October 25, 2014.

The platform has been used to reward hardworking broadcasters in Nigeria, which before its berth, never existed.

In a statement made available to Nollywoodgists.com, it was disclosed that nomination closes on Sunday August 10, 2014. Members of the public are enjoined to nominate by sending names of programmes, presenters, On-Air Personalities, Radio and TV stations to 0806-212-6969 or to [email protected] or [email protected].

Here are the categories;

COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES
1. Newscaster of the Year (TV) (This is strictly for newscasters of TV stations which transmit both on terrestrial and satellite/Digital channel) (Criteria: diction, poise and fashion sense)
-Male
-Female

2. Radio Newscasters of the Year (English); This category welcomes nominees from Radio Stations only, nominees must be on the station that has larger coverage with good diction, fluency amongst other criteria.

3. Newscaster of the Year (Indigenous) (This category welcomes nominees from TV and Radio stations across South, West and North) (Criteria: fluency in choosing language i.e Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, Pidgin English..Etc, and sense of humour.

4. News Reporter of The Year (TV only) (Criteria: Consistency, investigative reporting…etc)
-Male
-Female

5. Outstanding Broadcaster of the year (This recognizes a broadcaster who, over at least 20 years, has shown superior skills in their chosen field)
-Male
-Female

6. Best coverage of news story (TV only)

7. TV Station of the Year (NATIONAL) (Criteria: Must be transmitting both on terrestrial and satellite/ Digital Channel, production quality and content)

8. TV Station of the Year (Regional)

9- TV Channel Of The Year (Criteria: 24-hour Channel on Pay Satellite/Digital TV, Large viewer-ship and Good content)

10. Radio Station of the Year (Criteria: Production quality, coverage, content and listenership)
i- Lagos
iii- North
iii- South-West
iv-South-East

11. Best Indigenous Radio Station of the Year (Criteria: Listenership, coverage and existence of sister stations in other part of the federation)

12. Campus Radio Station of the Year

13. Best Campus Radio Presenter

14. Best Online Radio Channel

15. Best Online TV Channel

16. Best Entertainment Channel (Nigeria/Africa) (Criteria): content, production quality and have to be syndicated at least on three TV stations or running pay Satellite/Digital Channel)

17. Best Entertainment Channel (International) (Criteria: 24 hours channel on pay Satellite/Digital TV, viewership and content)

18. Best Pay Digital TV channel provider (Criteria): Services and numbers of 'quality' channels)

19. Pay Digital TV channel provider with Best Technical Innovation (This category seeks to recognise break-through innovations which have directly enhanced the listener experience or significantly changed the business or distribution model to enable radio/TV services and their brands to better serve their audiences and/or find new audiences.)

20. Best Creative Innovation This category recognizes editorial innovation in online, mobile, social or other digital platforms and how that innovation adds to the experience of the listener. Innovative use of content generated through platforms such as social media, online, DTV or mobile has enhanced the on-air editorial of the programme or station that content is associated with, or brought new listening experiences to Nigerian consumers. This innovation may relate to a regular or one-off broadcast or on-going activity.
a- Pay Digital TV channel provider
b -TV
c -Radio

21. TV program of the Year (Criteria: Must be Syndicated or run on satellite/Digital TV channel, good concept/content, consistency and large viewership)
A- Entertainment:
B- Sports
C- Drama
D- Talk Show
E-Reality Show
F- Brands/Business
G- Food/Technology/Health
H-Features/Documentary
I- Kiddies/Youths

22. Best Community Access programme (This is for programmes broadcast on Community Access licensed stations only and reflect the value of community access broadcasting to their communities of interest. These communities may include cultural, ethnic and social minorities, special needs and special interest groups within the Nigerian society. Programmes should be by, for and about the target community.
-English
-Indegenous

23- Best Coverage of a Live Event (TV Only)
This category is for coverage of a scheduled live event. Typical examples might include a music concert, a state occasion or a sporting event.

24- Best Community Programming (Radio only)
This category is for any social action initiative, campaign, programme or series that has been used to engage the listening public in a positive, community-focused way.

25- Best Use of Branded Content (Radio and TV)
This category is designed to recognize excellence in paid-for promotional, sponsored or brand funded programme.

26- Best Promotional Campaign (TV only)
This category is designed to recognize creative excellence in either a single execution or campaign of promos/trailers/commercials that promote a product or programming, either on behalf of a third party client or a station, or by a single or series of live links achieving the same end.

27- Best Station Imaging (Radio and TV)
This category is designed to recognise excellence in the creation of an overall 'sound' for a station or network. To reward creative and effective use of production tools such as liners, jingles, promos and trailers, in establishing and promoting a distinctive on-air station/network identity.

28. Radio program of the Year (Criteria: It has to be live, good concept and huge listenership)
A- Sports
B- Talk Show/ Comedy
i- Breakfast
ii- Lunch
iii- Evening/Midnight

29. Most Popular In-House D.J (Criteria: must be with a radio or TV station, skillful and consistent)
-Radio
-TV

30. Outstanding TV presenter (Criteria: Must be a host of syndicated programmes or programme running on satellite/digital TV Channels, composure, followership and style)

A- Entertainment/Talk Show
i-Male
ii-Female

B- Sports
I-Male
Ii-Female

31- Best Sports analyst/commentator

32- Outstanding Radio Presenter (Criteria: Creativity, voice and followership)
A-Entertainment/Talk Shows/Comedy
Lagos
1-Breakfast
i- I: Male
ii- Ii: Female
2-Lunch hour
I: Male
Ii: Female
3-Evening Ride /Midnight
I: Male
ii: Female

-North
I: Male
Ii: Female

South-West
i: Male
ii: Female

-South-East
i: Male
ii:Female

B- Sports

i-Male
ii-Female

33- Presenter Extraordinaire (This category is strictly for physically challenged broadcasters/OAP/Presenter/producer

34. Sexiest On-Air Personality (Criteria: Good body frame, fashion sense, carriage and diction)
-Male
-Female

35. Actor/Actress of the Year (The actor/actress would be in a soap opera or two on screen with large fan base as well)

36. Backroom Team of the Year TV (This category welcomes nominees from TV Stations in Sport News, Entertainment and other informative programmes).

a- Cameraman of the Year
b- Producer of the Year

37. African TV Presenter of the Year (This category welcomes nomination of presenters across the globe with programmes on satellite channels, they could come from any part of the country within Africa)

38. Indigenous TV Channel of the Year (This Category welcomes nomination of indigenous channels on digital stations and with large followership strictly indigenous programmes).

39- Humanitarian Award- (This category is strictly for Broadcaster/ OAP/ presenter with self-financed TV/Radio programme, NGO, event etc that has great influence on people's life)

-Noncompetitive

1- LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

2- HALL OF FAME

3- SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS (Veteran Broadcasters, Artistes, Content providers, corporate/ Individual/Government organizations etc)

Terms and Conditions

1. Nominees are allowed to contest (in a category) only once every three years - the reason why some popular names are missing on this year's list of nominees. Many of them have won previously in the recent past. It is our hope that this will inspire others to strive for perfection, and therefore recognition.

2. Due to the likely introduction of an SMS Short code system for voting (Still pending) votes will take the lion's share of 60 per cent, while research, survey and agency reports are responsible for 40 per cent of the final result.

3. However, in the special Listeners and Viewers choice categories, votes will take the sole responsibility for 100 per cent of the total tally.

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