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Behold! NBMA 2015 Nominees List For Verification

Jan 16, 2016 | Kazeem Popoola

Stage is set as the season sixth edition of the yearly Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards (NBMA) gathers momentum.

This list is still being verified and could therefore be subject to modification pending the period when voting begins. Your genuine suggestions/remarks would be appreciated. You can now use the last opportunity to nominate and eliminate names for the final list to be released on Saturday January 23, 2016.

Below is the list of nominees for all competitive categories

A-TELEVISION STATION/CHANNEL CATEGORIES
1-Best TV Station of the Year (NATIONAL)

(Criteria: Must be transmitting both on terrestrial and satellite/ Digital Channel, production quality and content)

2-Best TV Station (REGIONAL) (Viewer’s Choice)

3-Best TV Channel (Viewer’s Choice)

(Criteria: 24-hour Channel on Pay Satellite/Digital TV, Large viewer-ship and Good content)

4-Best Indigenous TV Channel (Viewers Choice) (This Category welcomes nomination of indigenous TV channels i.e. Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo on Satellite/ digital stations)

5-Best Entertainment Channel (Africa) (Viewer’s Choice) (Criteria): Made in Nigeria/Africa, good content, production quality and running on pay Satellite/Digital Channel)

c- Planet Radio TV (PRTV)
d- GET TV
e- WAP TV


6- Best TV Station with the widest coverage

7-Best Entertainment Channel (International) (Viewer’s Choice) (Criteria: Import and Export 24 hours channel on pay Satellite/Digital TV, large viewership in Africa)

8-TV Channel with Best News coverage

f- Core News
g- TVC News (Nigeria/Africa)

9-TV Station with Best Creative Innovation
a- Planet Radio TV (PRTV)
b- Ancient of Days TV

d- TVC
e- AIT
f- Core TV
g- ITV
h- STV
10-TV Channel with Best Station Imaging.
This category is designed to recognize excellence in the creation of an overall ‘sound’ for a station or network. To reward creative and effective use of production tools such as liners, jingles, promos and trailers, in establishing and promoting a distinctive on-air station/network identity.

11-TV Channel with Best Coverage of Live Events

12-Best New TV Station/Channel
Criteria: Station must be relatively new and be regarded as innovative and fast-rising.

13-Most Watched TV Channel ofthe Year (Viewers Choice)

Criteria- This category is strictly for channel on pay Satellite/Digital TV with largest viewership

B-RADIO STATION CATEGORIES
1-Best Radio Station (Lagos)
(Criteria: Production quality, coverage, content and listenership)

a- Rhythm FM
b- Classic FM
c- Star FM
d- Metro FM
e-Radio Continental
f- Smooth FM
g- Inspiration FM
h-Top Radio 90.9 FM
i-Cool 96.9 FM
j- Beat FM
K-Nigerian Info
l-Brilla FM
2-Best Radio Station (North)

3-Best Radio Station (South-West)

4-Best Radio Station (South-East)

g- Sunrise FM (Enugu)

5-Best Radio Station (SOUTH-SOUTH)

6-Radio Station with Best News Coverage – (National)

7-Radio Station with Best News Coverage – (North)

8-Radio Station with Best News Coverage – (South-West)

9-Radio Station with Best News Coverage – (South-East)

10-Radio Station with Best News Coverage - (South-South)

11-Best New Radio Station
Criteria: Station must be relatively new and be regarded as innovative and fast-rising. Radio Station with Best Creative Innovation

12-Radio Channel with Best Station Imaging.
This category is designed to recognize excellence in the creation of an overall ‘sound’ for a station or network. To reward creative and effective use of production tools such as liners, jingles, promos and trailers, in establishing and promoting a distinctive on-air station/network identity.

13-Radio Station with Best Creative Innovation

C-INDIGENOUS TV/RADIO STATION CATEGORIES
1-Best Indigenous Radio Station (South-West) (Yoruba/Pidgin) (Listener’s Choice) (Criteria: Listenership and coverage)

2-Best Indigenous Radio Station (North) (Hausa) (Listener’s Choice)

3-Best Indigenous Radio Station (East) (Igbo/pidgin) (Listener’s Choice

f- Orient FM (Owerri)
D-NEWSCASTERS CATEGORIES
1-Best Newscaster (TV) Male
This is strictly for newscasters of TV stations which transmit both on terrestrial and satellite/Digital channel) (Criteria: diction, poise and fashion sense)

2-Best Newscaster (TV) Female

3-Best TV News Reporter
(Criteria: Consistency, investigative reporting…etc)

4-Best Radio Newscaster (English) Male

5-Best Radio Newscaster (English) Female

6-Best Newscaster Pidgin/Igbo

a-Uncle C Akpakwalam ochi (Love FM Umuahia)

7-Best Newscaster Yoruba

8-Best Newscaster Hausa

E- PAY SATELLITE/DIGITAL TELEVISION
1-Best Pay Satellite/Digital TV channel provider

(Criteria): Services and numbers of ‘quality’ channels)

2-Pay Satellite/ Digital TV channel provider with Best Technical Innovation

This category seeks to recognize break-through innovations which have directly enhanced the VIEWER experience or significantly changed the business or distribution model to enable radio/TV services and their brands to better serve their audiences and/or find new audiences. This category recognizes editorial innovation in online, mobile, social or other digital platforms and how that innovation adds to the experience of the listener. Innovative use of content generated through platforms such as social media, Website, DTV or mobile has enhanced the on-air editorial of the programme or station that content is associated with, or brought new listening/viewing experiences to Nigerian consumers. This innovation may relate to a regular or one-off broadcast or on-going activity.

F-BACKROOM CATEGORIES
This category welcomes nominees from TV Stations in Sport News, Entertainment and other informative programmes).

1-Best Voiceover Artiste

2-Producer of the Year

3-Cameraman of the Year

4-Best Studio Engineer

5-Best Programme Director

6- Best Visual Editor

G-OAPs/BROADCASTERS CATEGORIES

  1. Presenter Extraordinaire. (Viewers /Listeners Choice)

This category is strictly for physically challenged broadcasters/OAP/Presenter/Producer.

  1. Nigerian Broadcaster of the year (Male) (People’s Choice)

This category is irrespective of medium (TV/Radio), location and programmes anchor) Criteria: Most Popular, influential, superior Skill, well- rounded, humorous, decent and very original)

  1. Nigerian Broadcaster of the year-Female. (People’s Choice)

  1. African Broadcaster of the Year –Male (People’s Choice)

This category welcomes nomination of presenters across the globe with programmes on satellite channels; they could come from any part of the country within Africa)

  1. African Broadcaster of the Year –Female

  1. Sexiest On-Air Personality- Male (Viewers /Listeners Choice) (Criteria: Good body frame, fashion sense, carriage and diction

  1. Sexiest On-Air Personality-Female

H-Late Ambassador Segun Olusola Categories (NBMA 1st Grand-Patron)

  1. Actor of the Year (This is in memory of Late Ambassador Segun Olusola. It’s a ‘Viewers Choice’ award category, and it welcomes nominees from Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa movie genres. Criteria: Popularity, creativity and versatility. The nominees must feature in popular TV drama, soap opera or in high numbers of home videos shown on TV)

  1. Actress of the Year (Viewers Choice) (This is in memory of Late Ambassador Segun Olusola. It’s a ‘Viewers Choice’ award category, and it welcomes nominees from Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa movie genres. Criteria: Popularity, creativity and versatility. The nominees must feature in popular TV drama, soap opera or in high numbers of home videos shown on TV)

  1. Artiste of the Year-Male (This category welcomes nominees with high airplay in the year under review)

  1. Artiste of the Year-Female This category welcomes nominees with high airplay in the year under review)

5-Humanitarian Award- (This category is strictly for Broadcaster/ OAP/ presenter with self-financed TV/Radio programme, NGO, event etc that has great influence on people’s life)

6-Entertainment Writer of the Year

7- Newspaper/Magazine of the year

I- CAMPUS/ONLINE CATEGORIES

  1. Best Campus Radio Station

  1. Best Campus Radio Presenter

  1. Best Online Radio Channel

  1. Best Online TV Channel

  1. Website/blog of the year

J-TV PROGRAMMES CATEGORIES

  1. Best Entertainment program on TV (Criteria: Must be Syndicated or run on satellite/Digital TV channel, good concept/content, consistency and large viewership)

  1. Best TV Series

i-Drama

ii- Comedy

  1. Best Talk Show on TV

  1. Best TV Reality Show

  1. Best Brands/Business/ Food/Technology programme on TV (Viewer’s Choice)

  1. Best Sports program on TV (Criteria: Must be Syndicated or run on satellite/Digital TV channel, good concept/content, consistency and large viewership)

  1. Longest Running TV Programme of the year.

  1. Best Kiddies/Youth Programme of the Year

  1. Best TV Community Access programme. (Viewer’s Choice). This is for programmes broadcast on community access licensed stations only, and reflect the value of community access broadcasting to their communities of interest. These communities may include cultural, ethnic and social minorities, special needs and special interest groups within the Nigerian society. Programmes should be by, for and about the target community. Any social action initiative, campaign, programme or series that has been used to engage the listening public in a positive, community-focused way.

K- RADIO PROGRAMMES CATEGORIES

  1. Best Community Access programme on Radio. (Viewers /Listeners Choice). This is for programmes broadcast on community access licensed stations only, and reflect the value of community access broadcasting to their communities of interest. These communities may include cultural, ethnic and social minorities, special needs and special interest groups within the Nigerian society. Programmes should be by, for and about the target community. Any social action initiative, campaign, programme or series that has been used to engage the listening public in a positive, community-focused way

  1. Best Radio Program Presenter (s) Educational/Health/Human Interest

  1. Best Kiddies/Youth Programme of the Year

L- TV PRESENTERS CATEGORIES

  1. Outstanding TV presenter (Entertainment/Talk Show) (Male) (Criteria: Must be a host of syndicated programmes or programme running on satellite/digital TV Channels, composure, followership and class)

  1. Outstanding TV presenter (Entertainment/Talk Show) (Female)

  1. Most Promising Young Presenter (TV/Radio) (This category is for young and emerging talent in the broadcasting industry.

  1. Outstanding Sportscaster on TV (Male)

  1. Outstanding Sportscaster on TV (Female)

  1. Best Sports analyst/commentator

  1. Red Carpet Host of the Year

M- RADIO PRESENTERS CATEGORIES
(Criteria) Presenter of live programme with good concept and huge listenership)

i-LAGOS
1-Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (Morning Ride (5am-11am)

2- Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (s) (Midday/Lunch Hour (11am-4pm)

3- Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (s) (Drive Time (4pm-8pm)

  1. Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (s) (Night cruise (8pm-5am)


1-Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (s) Morning Ride (5am-11am)

2- Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (s) Midday/Lunch Hour (11am-4pm)

3-Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (s) (Drive time 4pm-8pm)

  1. Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (s) (Night cruise (8pm-5am)

  1. Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (s) (Morning Ride (5am-11am)

2-Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (s) (Midday/Lunch Hour (11am-4pm)

3-Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (s) (Drive time (4pm-8pm)

4-Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (s) Night cruise (8pm-5am)

  1. Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (s) (Morning Ride 5am-11am)
  1. Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (s) (Midday/Lunch Hour 11am-4pm)

  1. Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (s) (Drive time (4pm-8pm

  1. Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (s) (Morning Ride 5am-11am)

  1. Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (s) (Midday/Lunch Hour (11am-4pm)
  1. Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (s) (Drive time (4pm-8pm

  1. Outstanding Radio Program Presenter (s) Night cruise (8pm-5am)

N- RADIO SPORTCASTERS CATEGORIES

  1. Outstanding Sportscaster on Radio (Male) (Lagos)

  1. Best Sportscaster on Radio (Female) (Lagos)

  1. Best Sportscaster on Radio (North- South-East)

O- INDIGENOUS PRESNTERS CATEGORIES

  1. Best Indigenous Presenter (Male) South-West (Yoruba/Pidgin)

2-Best Indigenous Presenter (Female) South-West (Yoruba/Pidgin)

3-Best Indigenous Presenter (Male) South-East-North Igbo/Pidgin

4-Best Indigenous Presenter (Female) South-East-North Igbo/ Pidgin

5-Best Indigenous Presenter (Male) North Hausa/Pidgin

a-Philip Omachi (KSMC FM Kaduna)
b- Salisu Umar Abdullahi a.k.a Salinger (Alheri radio, Kaduna)

c-Ajebo (Wazobia FM, Kano)
d-Dahiru Ahmed (Liberty Radio, Kaduna)
e- Ibrahim Yunus (Unity FM Jos)
6-Best Indigenous Presenter (Female) North Hausa/Pidgin

P- IN-HOUSE DJ/VDJ

  1. Best Nigerian DJ (Listeners Choice) (Criteria: must be with a Radio station, skilful, brand affiliation and consistent)

2-Best Nigeria VDJ (Viewer’s Choice) (Criteria: must be with a Digital or Satellite TV station/Channel skillful, brand affiliation and consistent)

Terms and Conditions
1. Nominees (winners) are allowed to contest (in a category) only once every three years - the reason why some popular names are missing on this year’s list of nominees. Many of them have won previously in the recent past. It is our hope that this will inspire others to strive for perfection, and therefore recognition.

2. Due to the likely introduction of an SMS Short code system for voting (Still pending) votes will take the lion’s share of 60 per cent, while research, survey and agency reports are responsible for 40 per cent of the final result.

3. However, in the special Listeners and Viewers choice categories, votes will take the sole responsibility for 90 per cent of the total tally.

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