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In this high-profile presentation event, hosted by The Daily Show’s Samantha Bee, the year’s best work in children’s television was singled out and celebrated by the global kids entertainment industry at Kidscreen Summit in New York. Determined by two panels of highly respected broadcast executive judges, awards in the Programming and Creative Talent categories were given to the following entries: PROGRAMMING—PRESCHOOL CATEGORY Best Animated Series 2012 Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series 2012 Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie 2012 Best Companion Website 2012 PROGRAMMING—KIDS CATEGORY Best Animated Series 2012 Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series 2012 Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie 2012 Best Companion Website 2012 PROGRAMMING—TWEENS/TEENS CATEGORY Best Animated Series 2012 Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series 2012 Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie 2012 Best Companion Website 2012 CREATIVE TALENT CATEGORY Best Design 2012 Best Acting 2012 Best Writing 2012 Best Animation 2012 Best Directing 2012 Best Music 2012 Best Voice Talent 2012 Kidscreen was also privileged to work with the top-notch international research team at Nickelodeon Consumer Insights again this year on a special set of Viewers Choice Awards. NCI’s network of focus groups spanning all four age categories in the US, the UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan and Brazil looked at the shortlisted programs and voted for their overall favorites. Here are the results: VIEWER’S CHOICE CATEGORY Best Preschool Program 2012 Best Kids Program 2012 Best Tweens/Teens Program 2012 For the second year running, the Kidscreen Awards included a category designed to spotlight the best efforts made by broadcasters to forge stronger connections with kids and family audiences around the world. These winners were determined by a Kidscreen readership online vote that took place in December and January. BROADCASTING CATEGORY Channel of the Year 2012 Best Channel Design 2012 Best Channel Website 2012 Best On-Air Host or Hosting Team 2012 Best Integrated Promotion 2012 Best Interstitial Campaign 2012 For more details about the Kidscreen Awards, visit http://awards.kidscreen.com. |