BBC One named Channel of the Year

BBC One has taken home the top honour at this year's Channel of the Year awards.

The station, headed by Peter Fincham, replaced Channel 4 as terrestrial channel of the year, while ITV2 took the non-terrestrial equivalent.

"That's the best thing that's happened to me all month," said Fincham. "I'm lucky enough to have a boss who couldn't be more supportive, I've needed that lately. BBC One's here to stay, mainstream TV is here to stay. I'm very lucky to be running BBC One, it's a job I love and I hope I'll be doing it for a while yet."

The winners and nominees in full:

FastTrack & TVYP Choice Award
Doctor Who, BBC One - WINNER!
Skins, E4
Planet Earth, BBC One
Life On Mars, BBC One

Non-Terrestrial Channel of the Year
BBC Three
Sky One
More4
ITV2 - WINNER!
BBC Four
UKTV Gold

Terrestrial Channel of the Year
BBC One - WINNER!
BBC Two
ITV1
Channel 4
Five