BRUSSELS, May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Returning to EUROVISION, the Rose d'Or awards were given out tonight at an evening celebration dinner at the Square in Brussels. The awards were presented in six categories for the best and most creative entertainment television programmes from around the world. More than 300 entries from over thirty countries were submitted this year to participate in this prestigious competition.

     (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140426/612540 )

The evening was hosted by popular Dutch TV personality and humanitarian Lucille Werner, with honoured guests Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz of Belgium in attendance at the ceremony. The awards left Switzerland for the first time in 52 years, being held as the final event of the 2013 Media Summit. The winners in the six competition categories are:

Comedy

What If?

Shelter for VMMa, Belgium

Sitcom

Spy

Hat Trick Productions for British Sky Broadcasting, United Kingdom

Game Show

Oh Sit!

The Gurin Company/405 Productions/Raquel Productions/Warner Horizon for the CW, United States

Arts

Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender

Eagle Rock Entertainment for British Broadcasting Corporation, United Kingdom

Reality and Factual Entertainment

Make Bradford British

Love Productions for Channel 4, United Kingdom

Entertainment

Gruen Sweat

Zapruder's Other Films/ABC for Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia

The nominated programmes were announced in April 2013, after the first round of judging, during which a shortlist of the three best programmes in each of the six categories were selected. The six Heads of Jury, who formed the Final Jury, determined the best in each category earlier this week.

Note to editors:

More information on the winners and the nominees, as well as photos of the event are available at: http://www.rosedor.com

About EUROVISION

EUROVISION, operated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), is the industry's premier distributor and producer of top quality live sport and news, as well as entertainment, culture and music content.

The EUROVISION satellite and fibre network is the largest and most reliable in the world directly plugged in to public service media everywhere.

EUROVISION's staff of experienced media professionals acquire and manage media rights on behalf of EBU Members, and provide network, transmission and events services to the broadcasting industry.

Web: http://www.eurovision.com - twitter: @EBU_Eurovision

ABOUT ROSE D'OR

The Rose d'Or is one of the world's most important international entertainment television festivals founded in 1961 in Montreux, Switzerland. Today television professionals, producers, managers of private and public television stations and production company heads from about 40 countries participate annually. Since its inception, the Rose d'Or has been an important networking platform and a marketplace for innovation and ideas. The highlight of the Rose d'Or is the glittering Awards Night, in which the Golden Roses for best television entertainment programmes and formats are presented. With these coveted awards, the Rose d'Or Festival recognises originality, quality and creativity; and sets the standard for entertainment television.

Rose d'Or website - http://www.rosedor.com

Rose d'Or facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/theRosedOrFestival

Rose d'Or Twitter account - www.twitter.com/therosedor

Rose d'Or flickr account - http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosedor

CONTACTS:
EUROVISION Project Manager
Séghira Farhi
info@rosedor.com
M +41-79-743-32-78
EUROVISION Press contact
Michelle Roverelli 
Head of Communications
T +41(0)22-717-2204
M +41(0)79-647-1724

SOURCE EUROVISION