Competitions among the various types of radio and television production represent the basis of the Arab Radio and Television Festival in order to promote the Arab audiovisual production and develop it in terms of quantity and quality, improve its forms and contents and provide the required technical and creative specifications.
These competitions include several sections and categories as follows:
Television programs and news competitions
It is divided into two sections:
- The main competition is dedicated to television programs and news produced by the member organizations working and participating in ASBU.
The parallel competition is dedicated to programs and news produced by Arab private television networks (non-members of ASBU), production companies and Arab news agencies, as well as foreign Arabic-speaking channels.
Radio programs Competitions
It is a competition dedicated to radio programs and news produced by the member corporations of ASBU, Arab private radio stations, foreign Arabic speaking stations and broadcasters, production companies and Arab news agencies.