MUMBAI: It was a close fight between BBC Broadcast and Star India in the international categories at the just-concluded annual Promax & BDA Awards, the pinnacle of international broadcast design competition.

BBC Broadcast's tally of 21 World Gold Promax Awards included 13 Gold and eight Silver while Star India took home nine Gold and six Silver.

 
But it was The NBC Agency that toted the highest tally overall, taking home 28 Promax Awards in the North American categories in ceremonies held Thursday night in New York that capped Promax & BDA 2005. The NBC Agency won 19 Gold and nine Silver.
 
 
The other big winners on the night in the international categories were Fox International Channels Italy (eight Gold and six Silver) and BSkyB and Seven Network Australia, with 12 awards respectively.
 
 
As already reported on Indiantelevision.com, the Star Group (all-Asia) won the most World Gold BDA Awards, with a total of 26. BSkyB picked up 13, followed by Mexico-based OnceTV with 12.

In North America, however, it was Fox Sports that had the highest tally, bagging 23 BDA Awards.