Michael McKay, President of activeTV at the Asian Television Awards 2014
Singapore – activeTV takes home the Best Entertainment (One-Off/Annual) award for Woolworths Carols in the Domain 2013 for Channel 7 Australia. This was announced at the Awards gala ceremony amongst some of the region’s biggest names in the industry.
Woolworths Carols in the Domain is Australia’s largest free Christmas concert. The event held in the Domain Gardens in Sydney began in 1983 and has since became an annual concert during Christmas drawing more than a hundred thousand people attending each year.
All artists at the finale of Woolworths Carols in the Domain 2013
activeTV also had a total of three other nominations at this year’s Asian Television Awards for Best Children’s Programme (Wacky World Beaters – Nagasaki Speed Eating Contest for ABC3 Australia), Best Adaptation of an Existing Format (Asia’s Next Top Model Cycle 2 for Fox International Channels) and Best Entertainment Presenter/ Host (Nikki Muller for The Food Detectives for MediaCorp).
Dami Im at the Woolworths Carols in the Domain 2013
“We are extremely pleased with this regional recognition and honour. It is truly a reflection of the hard work, commitment and quality that activeTV has consistently delivered through the year. On behalf of the team, I would like to thank the our broad taser since 1988 Channel 7 and our committed sponsor partners for their continuous support for what is a much loved Christmas tradition in Australia,” said Michael McKay, President of activeTV.
Asian Television Awards 2014 was attended by over 450 industry professionals, channel heads, personalities, and production crews, making it the industry’s most significant and celebrated event in Asia. Recognising excellence in programming, production and performance, the results across 30 categories were evaluated by over 60 judges from the region.
