大象传媒

***Terms updated on 6 May 2022 to reflect 1 month extension for round 2 judging***

1. The competition is open to residents of the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man aged 18 years or older. Employees of a 大象传媒 Group company or the 大象传媒, as well as their immediate families are not eligible to enter.

2. Any entrant, anyone listed as creatively participating in the pitch, or anyone who creatively participates in the submitted audio must not be a professional – whether as a broadcaster, vlogger or posters of audio-visual material. For the purposes of this competition, a professional will be considered to be someone who makes more than half their income from the presenting, producing or sharing audio-visual material with the public (including but not limited to traditional linear broadcasting, on-demand services and video sharing on platforms like YouTube, Instagram or Facebook).

3. Entrants must complete the online entry form, including a pitch of no more than 500 words detailing their podcast title, format idea and those who would be creatively involved in the podcast. The pitch must be written in English and must be original - existing podcasts are not eligible for entry. You may only enter once. Your first entry will be accepted. Any subsequent entries will be disregarded.

4. The competition closes at 12:00pm (midday) on 4th February 2022. Entries received after this date will not be considered.

Entries will not be returned so please remember to keep a copy. Unsuccessful entrants will not be contacted and no feedback on any entry will be provided.

5. All entries will be judged on the following criteria:

• Fun
• Distinctive
• Brings people together
• Conveying knowledge and passion for the subject

6. The panel consisting of 大象传媒 judges will create a shortlist of up to 75 finalists using the criteria above.

7. The shortlisted finalists will be sent a web address for the second stage of the competition. Finalists will have to submit an audio file of no more than 3 minutes giving a taste of the proposed podcast. This audio must be for consumption by an audience that understands English. The shortlisted finalists will be clearly instructed on the close date for submissions, which will be around the beginning of April 2022.

8. The finalists will be judged by the panel using the criteria above and a single winning entry will be selected. The winner will be announced by the end of June 2022. The judges' decisions will be final and no correspondence not expressly referenced in these Rules can be entered into.

9. The prize is for the winner to have the opportunity to develop the idea with the 大象传媒 with the aim of the 大象传媒 producing a pilot series podcast for 大象传媒 5 Live and 大象传媒 Sounds. During this phase the 大象传媒 will have discussions regarding production of the pilot series; if the discussions require travel, the 大象传媒 will pay for travel expenses for the initial meeting.

10. All entries must be the original work of the entrant (and the listed creative participants) and must not infringe the rights of any other party. Finalists must ensure that all necessary consents have been obtained from those in the audio clip submitted. Entrants must not have breached any laws in the creation of the pitch or audio submission. The pitch, audio submission and final podcast must be suitable for the 大象传媒’s use and subject to the Editorial Guidelines –

For more information on how 大象传媒 Sounds receives pitches and commissions podcasts: /commissioning/radio/pitching-ideas/

11. If the winner is unable to be contacted after reasonable attempts have been made, the 大象传媒 reserves the right to either offer the prize to a runner up.

12. The winner (and any relevant creative participants in the winning entry) will be required to enter into additional agreements with the 大象传媒 in order to progress the development and creation of the podcast. Failure to agree terms will bring the prize fulfilment to an end.

13. By entering, entrants will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by these rules and the 大象传媒 reserves the right to exclude any entry from the competition at any time and in its absolute discretion if the 大象传媒 has reason to believe that an entrant has breached these rules, acted fraudulently or has done anything which, in its sole discretion, brings the 大象传媒 into disrepute.

14. The 大象传媒 reserves the right to amend these Rules. The 大象传媒 reserves the right to cancel this competition or alter any of the rules at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, or if circumstances arise outside of its control.

15. The 大象传媒, its subsidiaries, sub-contractors and/or agencies cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem which may result in an entry not being properly registered.

16. These rules are governed by the laws of England and Wales. This competition is administered by the 大象传媒.

17. To the extent permitted by law, the 大象传媒 will not be liable for any loss or damage (whether such damage or losses were foreseen, foreseeable, known or otherwise) including financial, reputational loss or disappointment.

18. The 大象传媒’s code of conduct for competitions applies to this competition. You can read more about it here:

19. The 大象传媒’s Terms of Use apply to this Award. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of the Terms of Use entries to the Award are not considered a creation.