Nominees out for TV fest's channel of year

E4 and BBC Four lead the running for the non-terrestrial channel of the year award at this year's Edinburgh TV Festival.

Also on the shortlist are the Discovery Channel, Sky One and UKTV History, while last year's winner - BBC Three - is absent.

The winner will be announced at the Channel of the Year awards ceremony on Saturday, August 26. Other categories include terrestrial channel of the year - last year won by BBC One - industry player of the year and personality of the year.

The annual festival, attended by over 1900 delegates from all areas of the industry, will be held August 25-27.