ELIGIBILITYThe intent of the Peabody Awards is to recognize outstanding achievement in electronic media, including radio, television and cable. The competition is open to entries produced for alternative means of electronic distribution, including corporate video, educational media, home-video release, World Wide Web and CD-ROM. Programs produced and intended for general theatrical motion picture release are not eligible for a Peabody Award. All program entries must be for programs originally broadcast, cablecast or released for non-broadcast distribution during the previous calendar year (January 1-December 31, 2009). Editing & Compilations Program entries should be submitted in their entirety, as originally broadcast or cablecast. In the case of breaking news or ongoing news events, entrants are asked to provide the Peabody Board with a comprehensive sampling of their coverage, including real-time recordings of the beginning of their coverage, and substantive samples of their coverage throughout the duration of the news event. If the program soundtrack is not in English, entrants must provide one of the following:
Of these, the Peabody Board prefers subtitles for non-English language television entries. A station, organization, or individual may submit more than one program or series in each category. However, a particular program or series may be entered in only one category. Categories are used for administrative purposes only. All entries are in open competition with all other entries. The Peabody Board may recognize more than one winner from a given category or may choose to make no award in that category. Awards are announced and presented without mention of the category in which they were submitted. Submission categories are:
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