'Indosiar' programs win awards in S'pore

'Indosiar' programs win awards in S'pore

JAKARTA (JP): The bi-weekly professional boxing show Gelar
Tinju Profesional Indosiar, broadcast live every Thursday and
Friday on Indosiar television, won Best Sports Program at the
Asian Television Awards 2000 in Singapore last week.

It shared the award jointly with Sports Night, aired on
Singapore's TCS-SportsCity station.

According to a statement made available to The Jakarta Post on
Monday, the Indosiar boxing program is the only television
program from Indonesia that won awards in the programming
category at the Asian Television Awards 2000.

Most of the prizes at last Thursday's event went to television
stations from Singapore, the Philippines and Hong Kong.

In the performance category, Indosiar won three other awards:
Best Music Program for its program named Satu Jam Bersama (An
hour with) Sheila Majid, runner up in the Best Magazine Program
for Horison, and Highly Commended Game or Quiz Program for its
popular Family 100 show.

The program category at the annual awards for TV stations all
across Asia covers nine groups, including the best programs for
children, comedy, current affairs, documentary, entertainment,
drama and wildlife.

The performance category covers 15 groups, such as the best
presenters for news and entertainment shows, the best actors and
actress for drama and comedy, the best quiz, infotainment, news,
and single drama. (dja/bsr)