Bangkok--Dec 7--Total Quality PR
Big Win for SPE Networks-Asia
SPE Networks clinch four Gold awards at Promax & BDA Asia 2005
The SPE Networks — Asia creative team bowled over judges and won four Gold awards at the Promax & BDA Asia Conference 2005. Held in Singapore on the 29th of November at The Art House at the Old Parliament House, the Promax & BDA Asia Awards recognize the top marketing and promotional campaigns in the Asian electronic media industry.
SPE Networks — Asia clinched four Gold Awards for the following categories:
- Best Movie Promotion - “Bowling for Columbine”
- Best Movie Campaign - “Jurassic Park”
- Best Sales and Marketing Presentation - “Numb3rs Sales Presentation”
- Something for Nothing - “AXN Monday Watch it”
“We are proud to win four Gold awards at this year's Promax & BDA Asia. 2005 has been an outstanding year for SPE Networks — Asia, as we have won 8 awards in total this year. Our success is testament to the excellent teams behind the wins and our ever increasing desire for B!G ideas and setting the B!G buzz in the industry”, Ricky Ow, General Manager of SPE Networks — Asia said.
The 8 wins cover a spectrum of industry awards including accolades bestowed by Asia Image, CASBAA, Promax and The New York Festivals. In fact, the “Bowling for Columbine” promos clinched the winning prize for “Best Single Programme Promo” by Asia Image Apollo Awards, and won a New York Festivals World Medal under the “Entertainment Program Promo” category.
The “Bowling for Columbine” promos resonated deeply around the world as they brought home the tragic loss of innocence resulting from the Columbine High School shootings. The “Jurassic Park” movie campaign injected local fun and humor to draw family audiences to the movie, while the “Numb3rs Sales Presentation” hit the mark with its skillful and creative visual edits and clever copywriting that guaranteed a powerful presentation of “Numb3rs”. The fourth Promax win was the “AXN Monday Watch It” rap image piece, which was designed to raise the profile of Monday night programming, and was created, edited and rapped entirely by a producer of SPE Networks - Asia.
Ow added that “SPE Networks- Asia commends the hard work of the outstanding creative team behind the wins. Jacky Foo, Abid Hussain, Andy Tan, Derek Wong and Tracy Wong have created impressive and original creative works, and are setting the benchmark for on-air and off-air promotion in the cable and television industry.”
Promax Asia is the professional association for promotions and marketing executives in electronic media throughout Asia. Members of the association include all the major terrestrial, cable and satellite television stations and associated media, advertising and production companies. BDA Asia is the association for creative professionals in motion graphics in Asia. Focusing on creative, their members comprise the region’s leading designers, design and graphic houses.
Held annually, PROMAX & BDA Asia bring together the best of marketing, promotions, and creative excellence in the media industry. They showcase and recognize creativity and share innovative, groundbreaking and inspirational ideas. Above all, they promote best practice in the expanding world of marketing and promotion in the electronic media.
About AXN
Delivering top rated series, blockbuster features, adventure-reality and first-run lifestyle sports programming, AXN is a leading international television destination among young adults 18-34. AXN is seen in 50 countries across Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East, and is part of Sony Pictures Television International’s diverse portfolio of over 40 global networks. Sony Pictures Television International is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company.
AXN Asia is available to more than 36 million households 24-hours daily throughout Asia in Taiwan, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Japan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Cambodia, South Korea, Macau, Papua New Guinea, Nepal, Maldives, Mongolia and in hotels and VIP compounds in China. AXN can also be seen in 40 million cable television households on time-block basis in China. More information about AXN Asia can be found online at www.axn-asia.com.
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