ASBU BroadcastPro ME Summit & Awards

Nominations are now closed.

All projects or initiatives that are being submitted for the awards should have been completed between November 2020 and October 2021.
Nominations should be submitted online, following the nomination guidelines.

BEST TV PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
BEST OTT PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
BROADCASTPROME INNOVATIVE PROJECT OF THE YEAR
MENA TRENDSETTER OF THE YEAR
SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR OF THE YEAR
STREAMING SERVICE OF THE YEAR
OUTSTANDING SPORTS INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
BEST RADIO INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

BEST TV PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR

We want to see the best productions undertaken in the MENA region. It could be in the fiction or non-fiction category, but it should have been produced and edited by MENA residents (local or expatriate).
Who should apply: Production Houses/Post Production Houses/Independent Filmmakers/Producers/Broadcasters/OTT players.
Submission should include details of the production and why it deserves to win as well as a link to the production itself. A USB or DVD of the film should also be couriered to BroadcastPro Middle East, #208, Bldg 3C, CPI Trade Media, Dubai Studio City.
This award is for the quality of the content submitted.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

BEST OTT PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR

This award category is also self explanatory. We are looking for an outstanding dramas/series/any production designed to debut on a streaming platform.
Who should apply? Producers/content owners
This nomination should include a link to the production and stats on how it did with viewers and you must be able to show how this production was a game changer in the market.
Submission should include strong and compelling reasons for why the candidate deserves to win.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

BROADCASTPROME INNOVATIVE PROJECT OF THE YEAR

This award is aimed at acknowledging a specific project that deserves recognition in the market for being unique and taking the industry forward in terms of technology deployment. It needs to be a broadcast-related project but will accommodate traditional as well as new media platforms including Mobile TV, broadband, IPTV, distribution of content across different platforms and so on. The aim is to identify an award-winning project that has had a positive impact on the broadcast industry either within a specific Arab country, regionally or internationally.
Who should apply: Broadcast end users/SIs/web/user generated content players/ content aggregators and distributors or even service providers who work in a broadcast capacity or provide similar services to broadcasters/telcos etc.
Submission should include complete details/case study of the project or unique initiative and why it is unique in the region.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

MENA TRENDSETTER OF THE YEAR

This award will recognise any broadcaster/OTT provider/ content generator/service provider that has undertaken a project in the region that is innovative and forward thinking and clearly makes them a frontrunner in the market.
Who should apply: Broadcasters/ OTT providers/ content aggregators/ content providers and service providers owned by public or private entities who work in a broadcast capacity or provide similar services to broadcasters/telcos etc.
Submission should include complete details/case study of any innovative or trendsetting project.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR OF THE YEAR

This award is only designed to recognise the works of innovative systems integrators who think out-of-the-box and have completed a recent project that is unique in terms of design and deployment. Box shifters need not apply. We will not look at the number of projects undertaken by a systems integrator although this may be considered if the SI is involved in a wide variety of projects that are quite unique from each other. The main consideration, however, will be the design and deployment of an innovative or trendsetting project that requires skill to put together. Please ensure that the contact details of the end user are included to verify any claims if this is a self nomination.
Who should apply: Only genuine systems integrators need apply.
Submission should include complete details/case study of a project and why the project is unique, the special challenges under which you worked and how you undertook this project for the client.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

STREAMING SERVICE OF THE YEAR

Traditional broadcasters and OTT platforms are undertaking a number of strategies to differentiate themselves in the marketplace. This may be a commercial, technical or community initiative that is helping them to stand out from the rest with their OTT platform. It could be the innovative content deals you are doing with studios or the deals you are doing with telcos. We’d like to hear from you.
Who should apply: Broadcasters, OTT players and social media platforms, Production companies, Government and private entities
Submission should include sufficient details about your content, technical or commercial strategy and why you are a trendsetter in the OTT space.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

OUTSTANDING SPORTS INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

There are several players within this space that have undertaken various initiatives over the last year. They may be traditional broadcasters, telcos, production houses… we’d like to hear what you have done that is award winning. It could be a commercial or technical initiative across any platform.
Who should apply: Broadcasters, OTT players and social media platforms, Production companies, Government and private entities.
Submission should include sufficient details about your why your project is award winning.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

BEST RADIO INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

This award is aimed at acknowledging innovation in the radio sector that takes the industry forward in terms of content, marketing or technology deployment. We have deliberately kept this category broad to ensure that it is to reward innovation in this sector and not necessarily, the biggest financial investment in technologies. We are primarily looking at any strategy undertaken by a small or big radio station that pushes the boundaries of radio innovation in the region. Your nomination needs to highlight why you are unique or what strategies you have undertaken to make your radio station unique.
Who should apply: Radio stations.
Submission should include complete details/case study of the project or unique initiative.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

OTT EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
OTT SOLUTIONS PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
BEST 2021 TECH IMPLEMENTATION IN OTT
BEST 2021 BROADCAST EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
BEST MENA INITIATIVE FROM A MANUFACTURER
BEST CONTENT STRATEGY OF THE YEAR
FILM INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

OTT EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

With streaming services entering the mainstream market this year, BroadcastPro would like to recognise an outstanding OTT professional who has turned around their OTT streaming service. We welcome nominations from any top OTT executive who has changed the game in the market with their streaming platform.
Who should apply? Senior OTT executives.
Submission should include strong and compelling reasons for why the candidate deserves to win.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

OTT SOLUTIONS PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

This award category is self explanatory. We are looking for solution providers who have provided an outstanding solution/platform/technology in this region to an end user.
Who should apply? Solution providers in this space.
Submission should include strong and compelling reasons for why the candidate deserves to win.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

BEST 2021 TECH IMPLEMENTATION IN OTT

This award has been designed to recognise the best MENA technical project within the OTT space. Did you design a platform, create a technical strategy, add new technical elements to create an outstanding platform for your viewers that is seamless, has great content discoverability, a fantastic interface, great personalization and so on? Then, this is for you.
Who should apply: CTOs, technical heads, engineering heads
Submission should include comprehensive details on why your implementation is unique.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

BEST 2021 BROADCAST EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

This award has been designed to recognise an industry professional who has innovated in the broadcast space, whether it be in terms of a content or tech strategy, if they have been a disruptor, helped change the direction their company has taken successfully etc.
Who should apply: Open to all broadcast, content and streaming professionals including podcasters.
Submission should include comprehensive details on why you deserve the award.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

BEST MENA INITIATIVE FROM A MANUFACTURER

This award is for any manufacturer who has invested in the MENA region in terms of offices, human resources, training and other initiatives aimed at not just strengthening their presence here but also supporting the local industry.
Who should apply: Open to all manufacturers in the broadcast / streaming / related IT space.
Your submission should include comprehensive details on the initiatives or other reasons why your company deserves this award.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

BEST CONTENT STRATEGY OF THE YEAR

With content being king, all platforms from broadcasters, streaming services as well as content companies are thinking up new ways to create content whether it’s planning originals, co-producing, bringing new content to the market, getting it dubbed, or even, packaging it for international audiences. Several companies have recently been involved in negotiating deals to bring international content to regional markets and vice versa. This space is open to anyone who has disrupted in this space.
Who should apply: Open to all professionals in the MENA market who have been involved in creating a content strategy either for their broadcast networks, streaming services or brokering deals between content owners and end customers.
Your submission should include comprehensive details on the initiatives or other reasons why your company deserves this award.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

FILM INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

This is pretty broad and open to anyone who has undertaken any film initiatives. We are also including theatrical distributors within this space if they have innovated to bring audiences back to the big screen. It could be a tech innovation, a commercial strategy, a marketing initiative… we are open to hearing how you have innovated on this front.
Who should apply: Open to all professionals operating within the film and theatrical ecosystem.
Your submission should include comprehensive details on the initiatives or other reasons why your company deserves this award.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

SATELLITE OPERATOR OF THE YEAR
SATELLITE SOLUTIONS PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

SATELLITE OPERATOR OF THE YEAR

Satellites play a crucial role in this day and age. From emergency situations and enabling voice communication between chatty friends, to providing internet access to fibre-lacking areas and giving the gift of education or healthcare to those out in remote locations – and everything in between, we are becoming increasingly dependent on the industry. The benefits afforded are remarkable, and these would not be possible without satellite operators.
Looking to note the excellent work done in this field, SatellitePro ME presents this award. Any operator can be nominated provided that they have done something beneficial to the Middle East and Africa.
Who should apply: Satellite operators working towards improving the MEA region and/or the lives of the people living there.
Submission should include complete details or a case study of what you have done to achieve the above stated goal.
To enter your nomination on this category, click here.

SATELLITE SOLUTIONS PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

We have several local and international providers who are involved in satellite projects aimed at improving connectivity, connecting rural areas, bringing broadband at cheaper rates, offering communications on the move, ensuring connectivity in all mission-critical operations across various verticals including oil and gas, maritime, aviation, military and defence and so on.
Who should apply: Solution providers, operators, distributors and systems integrators within this space.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

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