In its second year running, the TV Sports Awards (TVSA) 2016 will recognise, award andcelebrate excellence in the sports media industry across nine categories. The event includesa gala dinner and auction, and will be held on Monday, 24th October at the Fairmont MonteCarlo,Monaco.
Supported by SPORTELMonaco, the prestigious event will feature an array of sportinglegends, as well as high-profile guests from the world of sport, media and entertainment.Kate Abdo, broadcaster for Sky Sports and presenter of the Ballon d’Or, will host theevent which will showcase exceptional sports media achievements in aid of Play for Change,a sport and education charity for vulnerable children.
The award categories include: Best Sports Broadcaster, Best Live Event Coverage, Best DigitalProject, Best TV Rights Deal, Media Executive of the Year, Agency of the Year, Best FootballRights Deal and Sports Commercial Partner of the Year. Three nominees will be shortlisted ineach category by an independent committee formed of representatives from influential andwell-respected sports media partners. These include iSportconnect, Sportcal, SportsPro, TVSports Markets and SportBusiness International. The sports media industry will be able to casttheir vote online for each category.
The Play for Change award will be shortlisted by a panel of experts in the Sport forDevelopment field and presented to a top-class athlete, who is responsible for extraordinarysocial responsibility work through supporting, funding and advocating worthy campaigns,initiatives and projects for vulnerable children through sport. The 2015 winner of this awardwas attributed to Rio Ferdinand for his support and work with the Rio Ferdinand Foundation.
Nominations will be announced in August and the voting system will be open from midSeptemberonwards.
The evening will welcome the renowned Sotheby’s auctioneer Edward Rising to help raisevaluable funds for Play for Change. The auction will include exclusive items as well as oncein-a-lifetimeexperiences.
Marie Le Page, Director of Play for Change, said: "Play for Change is thrilled to be collaboratingwith SPORTELMonaco again for the second annual TV Sports Awards. The TV Sports Awardsare not only committed to honoring excellence in the sporting world, but also to promotingsport’s ability to contribute to positive change in society. These awards compliment theSPORTELMonaco convention perfectly, by showcasing and celebrating the very best of thesports media industry in the past year."
She continued: "Improving the lives of vulnerable children through sport and education is atthe heart of what we do and together we can continue to leave a legacy to those who need itthe most."
This exclusive event will operate a strict closed door policy. Tables for the TVSA are availableto reserve via the official awards website, please visit www.tvsportsawards.org for moreinformation.
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For any media enquiries please contact:
Sarah@playforchange.org
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