{"id":11245,"date":"2014-09-30T11:01:13","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T11:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/09\/30\/the-2014-asian-media-awards-finalists-announced\/"},"modified":"2014-09-30T11:01:13","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T11:01:13","slug":"the-2014-asian-media-awards-finalists-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2014\/09\/30\/the-2014-asian-media-awards-finalists-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2014 Asian Media Awards Finalists Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The finalists for the 2014 Asian Media Awards were announced at ITV, The London Studios on\u00a0Monday\u00a0evening.<\/font><\/div>\n

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The event sponsored by Asons Solicitors and the University of Salford was attended by invited finalists, partners and special guests.<\/div>\n

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Keynote speakers on the night were Yasmin Alibhai-Brown of the Independent and Asif Zubairy, ITV\u2019s Commissioning Editor for Entertainment.<\/div>\n

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Nominations in 2014 aim to reward those working in journalism, television, radio, marketing and PR.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/div>\n

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Asif Zubairy told those gathered, \u201cIt\u2019s an achievement in itself to be nominated for an award tonight and I congratulate all nominees from\u00a0online, print, internet bloggers, PR experts as well as old school media like radio and TV\u00a0whether you win or not.<\/div>\n

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\u201cBeing successful in the media requires creativity, dedication and – in my experience – a lot of long hours.<\/div>\n

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\u201cIn focusing on doing the best job possible, it\u2019s easy to get consumed by the ideas, the look and sound of what you\u2019re working on and the effect it has on the public so I\u2019d just ask everyone in this room to remind the next generation of media superstars of their roots: they\u2019re not just media superstars, they\u2019re Asian media superstars.\u201d<\/div>\n

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The 2014 Journalist of the Year category features some of the leading media professionals from across the UK. The category is made up of reporters from Sky News, The Evening Standard and the Mail on Sunday.<\/div>\n

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MediaCom and Press Association Training are supporting the event with judging panel members from Al-Jazeerah English and Blue Rubicon among others.<\/div>\n

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Investigations into child trafficking (Ross Kemp: Extreme World), the plight of asylum seekers (BBC Asian Network) and childless couples (BBC Radio 4) make up the list in this year\u2019s Asian Media Awards Best Investigation category.<\/div>\n

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A special feature into the lives of first generation immigrants is also included in the list this year as is Robb Leech\u2019s eye-opening film \u2018My Brother The Terrorist.\u2019<\/div>\n

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Soap stars, Jimi Mistry, Nitin Ganatra and Chris Bisson are joined by Sunetra Sarker who plays Dr Zoe Hanna on Casualty in the Best TV Character award.<\/div>\n

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In the radio sections the BBC Asian Network again led with a number of nominations. However, there was a focus on smaller regional radio stations going above and beyond the communities they serve. Both Awaz FM Glasgow and Sabras Radio of Leicester were named in the Regional Radio Station of the Year award alongside Sunrise Yorkshire and Asian Star Radio of Slough.<\/div>\n

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Sunrise London which is looking to re-invent itself after an uncertain year is also named in the Radio Station of the Year category.<\/div>\n

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The London Indian Film Festival is included in the Best Live Event category. Two plays which aim to challenge controversial subject matters are also included. The first of which is \u2018Nirbhaya\u2019 a stage production by Ensemble. The second is \u2018States of Verbal Undress\u2019 by Manchester based RASA. The play is written by Rani Moorthy.<\/div>\n

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The highly contested Media Agency of the Year award features five of the UK\u2019s leading PR and media agencies. 2013 winners Media Moguls are again nominated alongside Mediareach who were also shortlisted last year.<\/div>\n

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New on the list this year are Curzon PR, Spritz Creative and Here&Now365.<\/div>\n

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Four of the most innovative Asian news, entertainment and music websites are featured in our Best Website category this year. The list includes Desiblitz.com, Bizasialive.com, Simplybhangra.com and UKAsiaonline.com.<\/div>\n

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The Best Blog and Commentary category rewards four sites each catering for a range of readers. Look! A Singh.com aims to celebrate Sikhs in the media. AsianCulturevulture.com includes articles to showcase creative work by South Asians. The RedNotebook.co.uk is a fashion and style blog and columnist Priya Mulji\u2019s Blog explores issues relating to love, dating, relationships and lifestyle.<\/div>\n

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The Full Shortlist (In\u00a0Alphabetical Order):<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Journalist of the Year<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Anushka Asthana (Sky News)<\/div>\n

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Shekhar Bhatia (Evening Standard)<\/div>\n

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Sangita Myska (BBC Radio 4)<\/div>\n

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Asjad Nazir (Eastern Eye)<\/div>\n

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Catrin Nye (BBC Asian Network)<\/div>\n

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Abul Taher (Mail on Sunday)<\/div>\n

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Best Investigation<\/strong><\/div>\n

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A Family Without A Child (BBC Radio 4)<\/div>\n

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My Brother The Terrorist (Grace Productions)<\/div>\n

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Ross Kemp: Extreme World India (Freshwater Films for Sky 1)<\/div>\n

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The Detained (BBC Asian Network)<\/div>\n

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Three Pounds In My Pocket (BBC Radio 4)<\/div>\n

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Outstanding Young Journalist<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Anila Dhami\u00a0<\/div>\n

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Layla Haidrani<\/div>\n

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Harpreet Kaur<\/div>\n

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Rahil Sheikh<\/div>\n

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TV Report of the Year<\/strong><\/div>\n

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100 Years of Bollywood (ITV Central)<\/div>\n

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Sons of Empire: First World War Commemoration (ITV Meridian)<\/div>\n

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Why Muslim Women Choose To Wear The Veil (Channel 4)<\/div>\n

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Publication of the Year<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Asian Lite<\/div>\n

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Asian Today<\/div>\n

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Asian Wealth<\/div>\n

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Asian World<\/div>\n

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Eastern Eye<\/div>\n

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Best Blog & Commentary<\/strong><\/div>\n

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asianculturevulture.com<\/div>\n

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Look! A Singh!<\/div>\n

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Priya Mulji\u2019s Blog<\/div>\n

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Best Website<\/strong><\/div>\n

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BizAsiaLive.com<\/div>\n

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DesiBlitz.com<\/div>\n

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Best TV Character<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Chris Bisson (Jai Sharma, Emmerdale)<\/div>\n

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Nitin Ganatra (Masood Ahmed, Eastenders)<\/div>\n

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Jimy Mistry (Khalid Nazir, Coronation Street)<\/div>\n

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Sunetra Sarker (Dr Zoe Hanna, Casualty)<\/div>\n

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Best TV Show<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Brits Bollywood (ZING)<\/div>\n

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Broken Silence (Brit Asia TV)<\/div>\n

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TV Channel of the Year<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Radio Station of the Year<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Asian Star 101.6fm<\/div>\n

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BBC Asian Network<\/div>\n

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Regional Radio Station of the Year<\/strong><\/div>\n

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AwazFM Glasgow<\/div>\n

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Asian Star 101.6fm<\/div>\n

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Best Radio Show<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Bobby Friction\u00a0 (BBC Asian Network)<\/div>\n

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Andy Gill\u00a0 (Sunrise London)<\/div>\n

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Tommy Sandhu (BBC Asian Network)<\/div>\n

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Sunny and Shay (BBC London)<\/div>\n

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Radio Presenter of the Year<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Anita Anand<\/div>\n

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DJ Neev<\/div>\n

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Nihal<\/div>\n

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Noreen Khan<\/div>\n

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Media Agency of the Year<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Curzon PR<\/div>\n

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Here&Now365<\/div>\n

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Media Moguls<\/div>\n

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Media Reach\u00a0<\/div>\n

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Spritz Creative<\/div>\n

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Media Professional of the Year<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Farzana Baduel<\/div>\n

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Tony Gill<\/div>\n

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Natasha Mudhar<\/div>\n

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Nisha Sahdev<\/div>\n

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Best Live Event<\/strong><\/div>\n

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London Indian Film Festival<\/div>\n

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Nirbhaya (Ensemble)<\/div>\n

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Paul Chowdhry \u2018PC\u2019s Worlds\u2019<\/div>\n

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States of Verbal Undress (RASA)<\/div>\n

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Individual Awards<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Best Video Channel<\/div>\n

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Best Social and Charitable Campaign<\/div>\n

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The Sophiya Haque Services to British Television<\/div>\n

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Media Personality of the Year<\/div>\n

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Outstanding Contribution to Media<\/div>\n

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The Asian Media Awards take place at the Hilton Deansgate Manchester on 28 October 2014.<\/div>\n

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