Hong Kong, June 28, 2005 – The National Geographic Channel
Asia (NGCA) team won nine awards (six Gold and three Silver
awards) at PROMAX & BDA 2005 held on June 21 – 23
in New York, USA:
National Geographic Channel Asia’s on-air promos for
“Secrets Unveiled” won PROMAX World Gold for Cable
Channels & Network.
The Channel’s “Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed”
won four awards:
The BDA World Gold for Total Package Design: Topical Print
with “Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed” Collateral
The BDA World Gold for Print: Logo BDA World Silver for
Print: Invitation Card with “Marco Polo: The China Mystery
Revealed” Postcard Set
The BDA World Gold for Print: Logo with the “Marco
Polo: The China Mystery Revealed” Logo
The PROMAX World Silver for Cable Channels & Network:
Consumer Promotion Group with “Marco Polo: The China
Mystery Revealed” Collateral
“Megastructures” won three awards:
The BDA World Gold for Total Package Design: Topical All-Inclusive
Combination with the “Megastructures” Collateral
The BDA World Gold for Print: Topical Publication Advertising
– B&W. with the “Megastructures” vertical
black and white ad
The BDA World Gold for Print: Outdoor – Static with
the “MegaStructures” Outdoors display
The “Mission: Mars” logo won the BDA World Silver
for Print: Logo.
“We are very delighted to be recognized at this year’s
Promax and BDA with nine awards. Our success is attributed
to the talent, passion and dedication of our team who continuously
set the parameters for the highest standards in on-air and
off-air promotion in the TV industry. The awards won this
year are really a tribute to quality of work produced by our
Asia team.” says Ward Platt, Managing Director &
Executive Vice President, National Geographic Channel Asia.
Together with the nine awards won by NGCA team, National
Geographic Channel International has received a total 17 awards
from this year’s PROMAX & BDA .
PROMAX & BDA is a global, non-profit association dedicated
to advancing the role and effectiveness of promotion, marketing
and broadcast design professionals in the electronic media.
It offers the world's premier educational conferences for
promotions, marketing and design executives in electronic
media. The PROMAX & BDA Awards are recognized worldwide
as the pinnacle of promotion and marketing achievement. They
are granted by a panel of industry experts on the basis of
overall creativity, production quality, and success in achieving
its objectives.
About National Geographic Channel
National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) invites
viewers to re-think the way they see television - and the
world - with smart, innovative programming. A business enterprise
owned by National Geographic Television & Film (NGT&F),
FOX Entertainment Group and the National Broadcasting Company
(NBC), NGCI contributes to the National Geographic Society's
commitment to exploration, conservation and education.
Globally, National Geographic Channel (including NGC U.S.
which is a joint venture of NGT&F and Fox Cable Networks
Group) is available in over 230 million homes (including day-part
households) in 151 countries and 27 languages.
For further information, contact:
National Geographic Channel
Jenny Yip
Tel: (852) 2621-8607
Fax: (852) 2621-8822
Email: jennyyip@ngcasia.com |