2013 ASBU BroadcastPro ME Awards winners announced

 

Winners of ASBU BroadcastPro Awards announced amidst celebration of quality and achievement

The ASBU BroadcastPro Summit and Awards 2013 concluded with a gala dinner on Tuesday evening at the Address Dubai Marina. The awards night brought together more than 330 key players of the MENA broadcast community to honour the achievers who set new benchmarks of success.

The quality of submissions impressed the judges as the nominees competed in closely contested categories. The awards were given away in 16 categories with four special categories for the Editor’s Choice Awards as part of Broadcast. Three awards were also given away for excellence in the Satellite sector as part of our sister title SatellitePro Middle East.

 

Below is a list of the winners for each category.

 

BroadcastPro Awards

Innovative Production of 2013 – Real Image Production

Best Long-form Production of the Year – 1/350 by the Gold Mine Films

Lighting Installation of the Year: Oasis Enterprises

Best Studio Set – Hammam Shami

Outstanding Social Media Project of 2013 – Peeta Planet

Broadcast Project of the Year – MBC MASR

MENA Systems Integrator of 2013: AV Solutions

ASBU BroadcastPro ME 2013 Innovative Project Award: Reporters

MENA Broadcast Trendsetter – My-HD

Best Multiplatform Project of the Year – OSN Play

ASBU BroadcastPro ME 2013 Technical Achiever – Afzal Lakdawala, Head of Technology Projects & Planning at DMI

MENA Special Recognition Award – Saudi Broadcasting Corporation

 

Editor’s Choice Awards

Best Live Broadcast Project – 21st Gulf Cup of Nations, twofour54 intaj

Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast – David Butorac, CEO, OSN

Online Entertainment Platform of the Year – icflix

State Broadcaster of the Year – Dubai Media Inc.

 

SatellitePro Awards

Satellite Operator of the Year – O3b

Outstanding Achievement – Newtec

Editor’s Choice Award – Wiseband