ELIGIBILITY
Entries with the exception of the Special Awards category may be submitted by the channel or the producer (only if the programme is commissioned/outsourced). Entries without appropriate company authorisation will not be accepted. Authorisation should be from the business or editorial head of the channel/production house with signature and the company seal. Each entry must have aired between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2008.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
We have restricted entries to three per category from each channel. Multiple entries (limited to three) per category must be filled on a separate entry form each. But the video of all the three entries can be recorded on a single DSR and DVD. However, they should be accompanied by a note clearly detailing the time code on which each entry begins and ends. Each entry on the DVD and DSR tapes case must be labeled with the following information.


Category No:
Programme/Entry Name:
Length of cut:
Time Code:
Date of Telecast:
Company Name:
Person to be contacted:
Mobile phone number:

Please send each entry exactly as it was telecast. For longer duration programmes (of over half an hour) please send the entire programme and a shorter abridged edited version of 6 minutes detailing the highlights and giving the flavour of the programme. Both the formats should be on the same DSR or DVD.

For programmes which have been on air for a long time, you can send more than one episode of each programme for a single category, but all of these should be on the same DVD/DSR.

Each entry must be accompanied by a detailed note (REASONS FOR ENTRY) on why the specific entry is being submitted, what makes it special, what went into its making, the circumstances under which the coverage took place (FOR PROGRAMMING & PROMO CATEGORY ENTRIES), why the candidate is deserving, his or her background, experience (FOR PERSONALITY CATEGORY ENTRIES). International TV news channels wanting to enter will have to follow the same procedures for the four categories that have been introduced this year for them.

For all personality related entries (eg Best TV News Reporter) each entry must have five full samples of the individual's work. Additionally, an introductory showreel of the individual's work of about a minute's duration can be submitted on a single DSR and DVD.

A note should accompany each parcel detailing the number of entries, the number of DVDs and DSRs, the ntrydescription note and what else is being submitted with each entry. Voice-overs or narratives are permitted only if they were part of the original piece that aired.

The winners will be decided on the basis of the entries (sent in by you) by the jury, so please ensure that you really send in your best work.

ENTRY FEES
Payment for entry fees may be made by cheque, DD, or Cash and must accompany the entries. A processing fee of Rs 900/- will be applicable for each entry. A single cheque may be submitted for multiple entries (limited to three per category). Payment must accompany the entry parcels. Kindly add Rs 100/- as cheque processing fee if the branch on which the cheque is raised is not based in Mumbai.

DISQUALIFICATION
An entry that does not adhere to all competition rules as outlined will be disqualified. Entrants will not be notified of disqualification, nor will entry fees be refunded.

RETENTION OF ENTRIES
All entries become the property of the NT Awards organised by Indian Television Dot Com and will not be returned. Entrants are requested to keep copies of their entries. By submitting the entries, the entrants are authorizing Indian Television Dot Com and The NT Awards to use the content of the entries in any format whether broadcast TV (satellite, terrestrial or DTH or pay TV or FTA) or cable TV or film or radio or in print or mobile or podcast or the Internet or DVD or VCD or HD formats for the purpose of propagating and promoting The NT Awards for perpetuity for the general or specific public.