MGEITF nominees announced

The MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival has announced the shortlist for the eighth annual Channel Of The Year Awards.

Dave, FX, BBC Three, E4 and Sky1 have been shortlisted in the best non-terrestrial channel category, while the channels in the running for the best terrestrial channel are BBC One, BBC Two, ITV1, Channel 4 and Five.

Meanwhile, the best terrestrial programme category will see The Apprentice compete against X Factor, Harry Hill's TV Burp, Top Gear and The IT Crowd.

Nominees for best non-terrestrial show are Being Human, The Inbetweeners, The Wire, Red Dwarf: Back To Earth and Ross Kemp Return To Afghanistan.

The winners of the Channel Of The Year awards will be decided by a 50% live audience vote and 50% festival executive committee vote, while the best terrestrial and non-terrestrial programmes will be decided solely by an audience of industry peers on the night of the awards.