Al Jazeera is the first to win both Network of the Year and Cable and Satellite Channel of the Year awards in one year.

Al Jazeera English has won the Cable & Satellite Channel Of The Year award as well as the Network Of The Year at the Asian TV Awards.

The channel received the double accolade on Friday after winning five awards the previous day in various categories in programmes and online at a ceremony in Singapore.

The programme 101 East picked up two awards as cameraman Matt Allard won Best Cinematography for his work for On Thin Ice: India's National Ice Hockey Team.

For the second consecutive year, 101 East's Steve Chao picked up the Best Current Affairs Presenter, while Al Jazeera's Nagieb Khaja received a commendation for the same category.