Entry Deadline is March 4, 2005
NEW YORK, NY - January 20, 2005
Cable Positive, the cable and telecommunications industry‘s AIDS action organization, is pleased to announce its call for entries for the 4th Annual Positively Outstanding Programming (POP) Awards honoring exceptional HIV/AIDS-related cable television. This year’s POP Awards will be held in June 2005.
Cable Positive is calling for entries in the following categories by Friday, March 4, 2005:
- Outstanding Biographical Program
- Outstanding Community Partnership (for cable systems and local cable outlets)
- Outstanding Documentary
- Outstanding News Coverage
- Outstanding News Magazine
- Outstanding Original Film/Movie
- Outstanding Original Series
- Outstanding Public Service Announcement (PSA)
- Outstanding Special Programming
Cable Positive is dedicated to promoting and highlighting informative and educational HIV/AIDS-related cable television as a means of empowering people in the fight against HIV and AIDS. The POP Awards demonstrate the important role cable television has in promoting HIV prevention, raising AIDS awareness and reducing stigma and fear surrounding the disease.
Entries will be judged by a blue ribbon judging panel of media, television, cable and sexual health writers and editors. Each entry will be judged under the following criteria: educates the audience about HIV/AIDS; raises HIV/AIDS awareness; clearly presents HIV/AIDS message to the viewing audience and maintains high production values that help bring the HIV/AIDS content to life.
Original programming aired from January 1 – December 31, 2004 is eligible for consideration. Applications are available online at www.cablepositive.org/programs-pop.html.
Nominees for the 4th Annual POP Awards will be announced in May 2005.
ABOUT CABLE POSITIVE
Cable Positive is a national non-profit organization that was founded in February 1992 by three concerned cable executives with the mission of organizing cable’s resources in the fight against AIDS. Cable Positive will mobilize the talents, resources, access and influence of the cable and telecommunications industry to raise HIV/AIDS awareness; support HIV/AIDS education, prevention and care; and strive to end stigma by creating a more compassionate climate for people whose lives have been affected by HIV or AIDS. Cable Positive has grown to include supporters from every major cable network, multiple system operator, cable system, hardware manufacturer, trade association, media publication, and affiliated industry vendors and suppliers. Since 1992, Cable Positive has raised more than $10 million in the fight against AIDS. For more information about Cable Positive, call 212-459-1502 or log on to www.cablepositive.org.
