Twenty-eight awards were presented, honouring outstanding content, productions and the talents behind the camera – across various formats and genre. This included the prestigious Award for Outstanding Contribution to Asian Television which was presented to Mr. Liu Changle, Chairman and CEO of Phoenix Satellite Television for his illustrious contributions to the broadcast and television industry.
The ATA will continue this evening, with performances by international superstars including Korean girl group Secret, Indonesia’s Anggun, Prince of Love Ballads Jeff Chang and Swedish boyband JTR. For the first time in its 20-year history, Thursday’s show will be broadcast live on Astro Ria, Astro Ria HD, Bugaboo.tv, LeTV, Media Channel, Toggle and Tonton.
The full list of Day 1 winners can be found here.