ITV1 has been named terrestrial TV channel of the year, while BBC Three took the digital channel of the year plaudits – both at this year's MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.
At the ceremony – hosted by comedian, Russell Kane, and including fellow comics, Al Murray, Miranda Hart and Lee Mack – Glasgow-based production company, Matchlight, was among the nominations, in the Producer/Director Debut category, for My Boyfriend the War Hero, by Anne Claire Pilley.
The winners' list reads:
Terrestrial Channel of the Year Award
Winner: ITV1
Nominated: BBC One
BBC Two
Channel 4
Channel 5
Digital Channel of the Year Award
Winner: BBC Three
Nominated: BBC Four
ITV2
Sky Arts
Sky One
Sky Atlantic
UKTV’s Dave
E4
Terrestrial Programme of the Year Award
Winner: Sherlock
Nominated: The Walking Dead
Human Planet
Big Fat Gypsy Wedding
This is England ‘86
Digital Programme of the Year Award
Winner: The Inbetweeners
Nominated: An Idiot Abroad
Being Human
Game of Thrones
Fry and Laurie: Reunited
Indie of the Year Award
Winner: talkbackTHAMES
Nominated: Zeppotron
Kudos Film and Television
Big Talk Productions
Shine
Producer/Director Debut Award
Winner: Robb Leech for My Brother the Islamist
Nominated: Catherine Tate for Catherine Tate’s Little Cracker
Chris Eley for Dispatches: City of Fear
Anne Claire Pilley for My Boyfriend the War Hero
Laura Fairrie for True Stories: Battle for Barking
Cross Platform Innovation Award
Winner: The Million Pound Drop
Nominated: Being Human
24 Hour Panel People
Got to Dance
Misfits
The Network and Fast Track Programme Choice Award
Winner: Misfits
Nominated: Sherlock
The Promise
The Killing
The Only Way Is Essex
Wonders of the Universe
