Awards show to be streamed on 14 October
The shortlist for the Broadcast Digital Awards 2020 has been unveiled – including the six indies competing to be crowned first multichannel production company of the year.
CTVC, Firecracker, Fulwell 73, Merman Television, Strawberry Blond and Workerbee are those shortlisted in the inaugural category with the winners revealed during the virtual awards show on 14 October.
Elsewhere BBC4 will be looking to reprise its channel of the year victory. It is up against BBC3, CBeebies, E4, More 4 and Sky News.
Streamed via broadcastnow.co.uk due to social distancing restrictions, more information about the ceremony will be made available via the awards website.
SHORTLIST
Best Comedy Programme
Brassic, Calamity Films for Sky 1
Breeders, Avalon Television/FX Productions for Sky 1
Enterprice, Fudge Park Productions for BBC3
Man Like Mobeen, Cavebear/Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC3
The Young Offenders, Vico Films for BBC3
This Country, BBC Studios for BBC3
Best Digital Children’s Content
FYI Investigates: Coronavirus, Fresh Start Media for Sky News/Sky Kids
Mimi On A Mission: Sex Ed, Peggy Pictures for BBC iPlayer
Moominvalley, Gutsy for Sky Kids
Newsround in South Korea - What’s Life Like There?, BBC Children’s In-House Productions for CBBC
Play Your Pets Right, Lion TV for Sky Kids
The Worst Witch, BBC Children’s In-house Productions in Partnership with ZDF/Netflix for CBBC
Best Digital Support for a Programme
Apollo’s Moonshot AR App, Immersion AR for Smithsonian Channel
Geordie Shore, MTV Digital for MTV
Hollyoaks, Lime Pictures for Channel 4/E4
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, BBC3/World of Wonder for BBC3
The BRITs 2020 TikTok Red Carpet Stream: Giving Fans More, Somethin’ Else for TikTok
The End Of The F***ing World - Fan Theories, 4Creative/That Lot for Channel 4
Best Digital Support for a Strand, Channel or Genre
#ElectionSocial: Sky News, Sky News for General Election/Sky News
BBC3, in-house digital support
CBeebies Grown-Ups, BBC Children’s Discovery for CBeebies
Conversations Against Living Miserably Podcast, Dave for Dave
Moon Landing Live, That Lot (Social Media Agency)/Little Dot Studios (Social Media Agency - YouTube) for Channel 4
No Filter, BT Sport for Champions League BT Sport
Best Documentary Programme
Hometown: A Killing, Forest/7Wonder for BBC3
Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out, October Films for BBC3
Joan Armatrading: Me Myself I, Whizz Kid Entertainment for BBC4
Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Margaret Fleming, Firecrest Films for BBC Scotland
Real Kashmir, FC Matchlight/Bodhi for BBC Scotland
Terms & Conditions: A UK Drill Story, Century Films for YouTube
Best Drama Programme
Bulletproof, Vertigo Films/Unstoppable Film and TV for Sky1
Cobra, New Pictures for Sky1
Guilt, Happy Tramp North/Expectation for BBC Scotland
Merched Parchus (Respectable Girls), ie ie productions for S4C Clic
My Left Nut, Rollem Productions for BBC3
The End, See-Saw Films for Sky Atlantic
Best Entertainment Programme
Eating with my Ex, Thames TV/Shotglass Media for BBC3
Judge Romesh, Hungry Bear Media for Dave
Killer Camp, Tuesday’s Child Television for ITV2
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, World of Wonder Productions for BBC3
Shopping with Keith Lemon, Talkback for ITV2
The Rap Game UK, Naked TV for BBC3
Best Factual Channel
BBC Four
Sky HISTORY
Yesterday
Best Popular Factual Programme
Blindboy Undestroys the World, Rumpus for BBC3
Canny Cops, Minnow Films for BBC3
Emma Willis: Delivering Babies, Firecracker Films for W
Portrait Artist of The Year, Storyvault TV for Sky Arts
Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over, Firecracker Films for W
The Sex Clinic, Firecracker Films for E4
Best Programme Acquisition
Country Music by Ken Burns, PBS for BBC4
Euphoria, HBO for Sky Atlantic
Rick & Morty, Adult Swim for E4
Shrill, Broadway Video for BBC3
Succession, HBO for Sky Atlantic
Wisting, Cinenord/Good Company Films for BBC Four
Best Short-Form Documentary
Hijab & Me, CTVC for TrueTube
Honduras: Sky News on Snapchat, Sky News for Snapchat
Life After Death: How Seven Kids Came Back from the Dead, BBC Studios (Science Unit) for BBC Stories on Instagram, YouTube and BBC Platforms
Supercar, Superfam, Transparent Television for BBC3
You Match The Description: Stop And Search, BBC Stories for BBC3
Best Short-Form Format
#FML - Most Racist Uber Ride Ever, Peninsula Films for Pulped.com
Angels of the North, Twenty Six 03 Entertainment for BBC3
Chained Attraction - Luke and Harry, Peninsula Films for Pulped.com
Misfits Salon, Ricochet for BBC3
Positive Inking, VDSI (ViacomCBS Digital Studios International) for MTV, YouTube/Facebook
Rosie Tries to Help, Comedy Central International for Facebook
Best Short-Form Scripted
Brain in Gear, BBC Studios for BBC iPlayer
Fully Blown, Studio71 UK for BBC3
Get Real Dude, Blink Industries for All 4/Channel 4’s YouTube Channel
Lazy Susan, Tiger Aspect for BBC iPlayer
Sorry, Tiger Aspect for BBC iPlayer
Transaction, Comedy Central International for Facebook
Best Specialist Channel
BBC Scotland
Cartoon Network
CBeebies
Crime + Investigation
Sky Arts
Sky News
Best Sports or Live Event Coverage
#ElectionSocial: Sky News, Sky News for Twitter/Twitch/Facebook/ YouTube/Buzzfeed News/Skynews.com
Coldplay: Everyday Life Live in Jordan, JA Films for YouTube Originals/Coldplay’s YouTube Channel
Fury v Wilder, BT Sport for BT Sport
Life Drawing Live!, Avanti for BBC Four
MotoGP Valencia: Jorge Lorenzo’s Retirement, North One Television for BT Sport
TRNSMT 2019, BBC Scotland Multiplatform Productions for BBC Scotland
Best VR Experience
BBC Earth - Micro Kingdoms: Senses, PRELOADED/BBC Studios for BBC Earth
Common Ground, East City Films
Doctor Who: The Runaway, BBC Digital Drama/BBC VR Hub/Passion Animation Studios
Treasure Hunters: The Lost Coins of Alexander the Great, BBC News Arabic
Virtually History, Remarkable TV for YouTube
Channel of the year
BBC4
BBC3
CBeebies
E4
More 4
Sky News
Multichannel Production Company of the year
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