NRL executive producer named ASTRA TV Professional of the Year
Fox Sports producer Ben Jones has been named the ASTRA TV Professional of the Year at the ASTRA Industry Awards celebrating the behind-the-scenes talent in subscription TV.
Jones was joined in being honoured by Ellen Dedes-Vallas, a junior producer at Nickelodeon, who was named Rising Star of the Year, and Lisa Fredrickson from Foxtel Premium Entertainment Channels who won Creative Professional of the Year.
Other winners on the night included Comedy Central for Most Outstanding Public Relations Campaign for its launch of Comedy Central Australia, FX for the Most Outstanding Campaign under $50,000 for the launch of Walking Dead season six.
The full list of nominees and winners:
Television Professional of the Year (in a role other than creative, marketing or communications)
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Ben Jones (FOX SPORTS – NRL) WINNER
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Mark Smee (BBC WORLDWIDE ANZ)
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Andrew O’Brien (FOX SPORTS)
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Jonathan Rudd (Discovery Networks)
Creative Professional of the Year (in a marketing or communications function)
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Lisa Frederickson (Foxtel, Premium Entertainment Channels) WINNER
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Guy Sawrey-Cookson (FOX FOOTY)
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Simon Greet (Universal Channel)
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Asha Burns (FOX SPORTS – Publicity)
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Tim Buhagiar (FOX FOOTY)
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Amanda Herbert (Discovery Networks)
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Marty Moynihan (FOX SPORTS)
Rising Star (outstanding individual aged under 30)
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Ellen Dedes-Vallas (Nickelodeon Australia) WINNER
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Sam Stacey (BBC WORLDWIDE ANZ)
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Thomas Dullard (FOX FOOTY)
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Sophie Ciufo (VIMN Australia)
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Sam Rix (FOX SPORTS – Marketing)
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Dan Walkington (National Geographic Channel)
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Eva Kuan (FOX SPORTS – HR)
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Anika Herbert (Disney Junior)
TEAM AWARDS
Most Outstanding Public Relations Campaign
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Launch of Comedy Central Australia (Comedy Central) WINNER
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FOX SPORTING NATION (FOX SPORTS)
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BBC FIRST Banished (BBC WORLDWIDE ANZ
Most Outstanding Campaign under $50,000
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The Walking Dead Season 6 Launch (FX) WINNER
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Red Round (FOX FOOTY)
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The Great Australian Bake Off – Create A Cake (Lifestyle FOOD)
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UKTV Pride & Prejudice (BBC WORLDWIDE ANZ)
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Shark Week (Discovery Channel)
Most Outstanding Off-Air Promotion
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FOX SPORTING NATION (FOX SPORTS) WINNER
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Outback Wrangler Season 2 (National Geographic Channel)
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The Great Australian Bake Off (LifeStyle FOOD)
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Universal Channel Heartbeat Launch (Universal Channel)
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BBC FIRST War & Peace (BBC WORLDWIDE ANZ)
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BBC FIRST The Night Manager (BBC WORLDWIDE ANZ)
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A Place to Call Home, Season 3 (SoHo)
Most Outstanding Social Media Campaign
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Dad Joke Survivors PCA (Nickelodeon Australia) WINNER
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The Lion Guard – Show Us Your Roar (Disney Junior)
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The Great Australian Bake Off – Bake Challenge (LifeStyle FOOD)
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LOUIS THEROUX INFOGRAPHIC (BBC WORLDWIDE ANZ)
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#getyourgoldon (FOX SPORTS)
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5 Seconds of Summer: Live, Stripped & Intimate ([V] Hits)
Most Outstanding Advertising Campaign
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#MTVTRIPPERS (MTV) WINNER
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Gina, By Gina Liano (ARENA)
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The Great Australian Bake Off (LifeStyle FOOD)
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MCN, OMD and McDonald’s Create Your Taste! (MCN Activations, McDonald’s and Fuse/OMD)
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Jim Beam’s Fan-made History campaign (Multi Channel Network, FOX SPORTS and NRL.com)
Most Outstanding Innovation (use of technology)
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FOX SPORTS LAB (FOX FOOTY) WINNER
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Telstra TV
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Landmark 2016 (Multi Channel Network)
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LiveU SmartGRIP (SKY NEWS)
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THE BIG BANG THEORY Interactive Facebook game (Presto)
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Fox Shots (FOX SPORTS)
Most Outstanding On-Air Promotion
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EVERY GAME MATTERS (FOX FOOTY) WINNER
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Goldie & Bear Pop-Up Book (Disney Junior)
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NBL Image – A Chip On The Shoulder (FOX SPORTS)
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BBC FIRST War & Peace (conceptual) (BBC WORLDWIDE ANZ)
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Universal Channel | Heartbeat 100% Characters (Universal Channel)
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Shark Week (Discovery Channel)
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Comedy Image “Screens” (The Comedy Channel)
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70th Anniversary – Hiroshima + Nagasaki (HISTORY)
