CABLE POSITIVE CALLS FOR ENTRIES FOR 5th ANNUAL POP AWARDS SLATED FOR JUNE 2006
Two New Spanish Language Categories Added Entry Deadline is March 10, 2006
NEW YORK, NY
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January 23, 2006
Cable Positive, the cable and telecommunications industry‘s AIDS action
organization, is pleased to announce its call for
entries for the 5th Annual
Positively Outstanding Programming (POP) Awards honoring exceptional HIV/AIDS-related
cable television. This year Cable Positive has added two new categories
recognizing Spanish language programming – Outstanding Public Service Announcement
and Outstanding Program. The deadline to submit entries is Friday, March
10, 2006. The POP Awards ceremony will be held in June 2006.
Cable Positive is calling for entries in the following categories:
- 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
Two new Spanish language categories have been added to honor:
- Outstanding Public Service Announcement (PSA)
- Outstanding Program
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, 2005
is eligible for consideration. Applications
are available online.
Nominees for the 5th Annual POP Awards will be announced in the spring
of 2006.
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 $14.9 million in the fight against AIDS. For more information about Cable Positive, call 212-459-1502 or log on to www.cablepositive.org.
