Freesat Awards 2013 Shortlist Announced
Freesat, the subscription-free satellite TV service, announced today the channels and programmes that have been shortlisted for the Freesat Awards 2013. Now in its fifth year, the Freesat Awards showcase and celebrate the TV that Britain loves.
The 2013 Awards see 52 nominees competing across ten categories. Brand new awards this year include Best TV Sitcom, Best Factual TV Programme or Series and Best Coverage for a Major News Event.
Neil Midgley, chair of the judging panel said “This year the Freesat Awards will celebrate even more of the best of British TV, with two new categories for factual programmes and sitcoms. The shortlists include so many hit shows – such as Exposure, Twenty Twelve, Great British Bake Off and Fresh Meat – that it’s impossible even to guess who’ll win. And that’s not forgetting last year’s brilliant coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics from the BBC and Channel 4, who have received three nominations.”
The great British viewing public also have their chance to decide the winners of the Best British Soap and Freesat Personality of the Year Awards, with online public voting now open at: www.freesat.co.uk/awards
Winners will be announced at the Freesat Awards ceremony, held in Central London on Wednesday 10th July, with a VIP audience of celebrities, media and broadcasters, hosted by comedian and actress Sally Phillips.
Best of British: TV Programme or Series
| Channel | Programme |
| BBC One | Miranda |
| BBC One | Call The Midwife |
| BBC Two | Richard II: The Hollow Crown |
| ITV | Broadchurch |
| ITV | Scott and Bailey |
| Channel 4 | Richard III: The King In The Car Park |
Best Digital Radio Channel
| Channel |
| Absolute Radio |
| Insight Radio |
| BBC Radio 1Xtra |
| BBC Radio 6 Music |
| BBC Radio 5 live Olympics Extra |
Best Factual TV Programme or Series
| Channel | Programme |
| BBC One | Africa |
| BBC Two | Great British Bake Off |
| BBC Three | Our War |
| BBC Four | Rome: A History of the Eternal City |
| ITV1 | Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile |
Best Specialist Channel
| Channel |
| BET |
| Food Network UK |
| Horror Channel |
| QVC |
Best Children’s TV Programme or Series
| Channel | Subject |
| CBeebies | Get Well Soon |
| CBeebies | Tree Fu Tom |
| CBeebies | Octonauts |
| CBBC | Wolfblood |
| CBBC | The Dumping Ground |
| CBBC | My Life: Breaking Free |
| CBBC | Incredible Edibles: Gutbusters |
| Channel 5 | Milkshake Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom |
Freesat Channel of the Year
| Channel |
| BBC Four |
| BBC Two |
| CBBC |
| CBeebies |
| ITV |
Best Live TV Programme or Series
| Channel | Programme |
| BBC One | London Olympics 2012 |
| BBC One | Strictly Come Dancing |
| ITV | Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway |
| ITV | Daybreak |
| Channel 4 | London 2012 Paralympic Games |
| Channel 5 | Celebrity Big Brother |
Best TV Sitcom
| Channel | Programme |
| BBC One | Miranda |
| BBC One | Mrs Brown’s Boys |
| BBC Two | Twenty Twelve |
| ITV2 | Plebs |
| Channel 4 | Fresh Meat |
Best News Channel (Radio and TV)
| Channel |
| BBC News |
| BBC World Service |
| BBC Radio 5 live |
Best Coverage for a Major News Event on Radio or TV
| Channel | Story |
| Channel 4 News | Lord Rennard |
| BBC News | Syria |
| BBC Radio 5 Live | Lance Armstrong |
| ITV News | Jimmy Savile |
| Channel 5 News | US Presidential elections |
| euronews | Vatican |
| ITV Granada Reports | Hillsborough – The Truth At Last |