Media
MGEITF nominees announced
Published Monday, Jun 1 2009, 13:30 BST | By Dan French

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.
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