ENBA honours excellence in Television News, recognizing outstanding broadcasters and industry leaders
The jury meet for the 16th edition of the prestigious e4m News Broadcast Awards (ENBA), hailed as the country’s foremost News TV Awards, concluded on March 19, 2024 at The Leela Palace Chanakyapuri.
Established in 2008, ENBA honours excellence in Television News, recognising outstanding broadcasters and industry leaders pivotal in shaping the future landscape of Television Broadcasting in India. With categories ranging from Best News Channel of the Year in Hindi and English to Best CEO of the Year and Best Editor in Chief, ENBA is dedicated to acknowledging and celebrating excellence in TV journalism.
The ENBA jury, comprising eminent personalities, has been instrumental in upholding the award’s integrity. Over the years, luminaries like Sh. Harivansh Narayan Singh, Dr. Kiran Karnik, Sh. Kailash Satyarthi, Dr. Nasim Zaidi, Mr. S.Y. Quraishi, Mr. N. Ram, and Mr. Sanjay Gupta have led the jury panel.
After rigorous scrutiny and discussion, the winners were shortlisted to be announced on the main day of ENBA, which is to be held on March 30, 2024 in New Delhi.
Dr Annurag Batra, Chairman and Editor in chief, exchange4media & Businessworld said, “The festival of democracy, the general elections are around the corner and both, the news channels and digital platforms in news will be actively engaging with viewers and voters in India. exchange4media for the last 24 years is India’s number one editorial platform for media, advertising and marketing and in all these years, ENBA has made a prominent name for itself. This year is the 16th edition and has become the gold standard for excellence in news broadcasting with record entries and participation.”
This year, the esteemed jury included a diverse array of accomplished individuals:
- Dhanendra Kumar – Chairman, Competition Advisory Services (India) LLP
- S. Ravi – Managing Partner, Ravi Rajan & Company; Chairman, TFCI
- Dr Annurag Batra – Chairman & Editor-in-chief, exchange4media & Businessworld
- Arjan Kumar Sikri – Jurist and Former Judge
- Alok Mehta (Padma Shri) – Former President, EGI
- Arvind Kumar Goel – Renowned Educationist and Philanthropist
- Ashish Shelar – President, Maharashtra BJP
- Syed Zafar Islam – Former MP, Rajya Sabha
- Harsha Razdan – CEO – South Asia, Dentsu
- Sandeep Mahajan – Chairman & Managing Director, Goodyear India Limited
- Markand Adhikari – Chairman & MD, SRI ADHIKARI BROTHERS (SABGROUP)
- Veer Sagar – Chairman, Selectronic India
- Rohit Ohri – FCB Global Partner
- Vaibhav Dange – Former Advisor, National Highways Authority of India, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
- Pramod Dubey – Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
- Rajeev Jain – Sr. Vice President- Corporate Marketing, DS Group
- Shalabh Mani Tripathi – Media Advisor, Hon. CM, Uttar Pradesh
- Shazia Ilmi – National Spokesperson, BJP
- Jaiveer Shergill – National Spokesperson, BJP
- Vinit Goenka – Spokesperson, BJP Delhi
- Charu Pragya – Spokesperson, BJP
- Anurag Bhadouria – National Spokesperson, Samajwadi Party
- Sunil Bhargava – IAS (Retired) and Cultural Entrepreneur
- Deepali Naair – Group CMO, CK Birla Group
- Shubhranshu Singh – Chief Marketing Officer, Tata Motors CV
- Amit Gujral – Chief Marketing Officer, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd.
- M. Q. SYED – C.M.D., Exhicon Events Media Solutions Ltd.
- Dikshu C. Kukreja – Honorary Consul General of The Republic of Albania, New Delhi
- Vinod Agnihotri – Consulting editor, Amar Ujala
- Saurav Banerjee – Managing Director & Founder, MyyTake
- Shashank Bajpai – Counsel for Union of India Supreme Court and Managing Partner Vardharma chambers
- Vandana Bhargava – Founder and Chairperson, House of VSB
- Shivani Malik – Founder, Mother’s Kitchen
- Anu Sehgal – Founder, Digital Mill Consultants and Social Media Influencer
- Shama Mohamed – National Spokesperson, Indian National Congress
- Ruby Sinha – Founder and President, BRICS CCI WE
- Sandeep Dahiya – Founder & CEO, Branquila Brand Ventures
- Suman Saraf – Managing Director, Radha TMT
- Harvannsh Chawla – Founder & Managing Partner, K R Chawla & Co. Advocates
- Janardan Pandey – Founder & Managing Director, Nett Value Media
- Salil Kapoor – Independent director on board, ESSCI ( Electronic Sector Skill Council of India )
- Vishal Talwar – Director, IMT Ghaziabad
- Atul Hegde – Co-founder, Rainmaker Ventures
- Atif Rasheed – National Executive Member, Bharatiya Janata Party OBC Morcha
- Sudhir Mishra – Founder & Managing Partner, Trust Legal
- Sunil Chauhan – Founder, Fabcafe by Fabindia
- Amit Goel – Editorial Director, The Pioneer
- Pulkit Narayan – Founder & CEO, DangleAds Technologies
- Ishank Joshi – CEO, Mobavenue Media
- Jamal Shaikh – Chief Operating Officer – Lifestyle Media Businesses, RP Sanjiv Goenka Group
- Bhuvan Lall – Author & Film Producer
- Acharya Shailesh Tiwary – Vedic Tantra Guru
- Acharya Praveen Chauhan – Astrologer, Palmist, Occultist, Author, Research Scholar (Psychology)
- Prateek Bhatt – Writer, Astrologer, Face Reader, Numerologist, Spiritual Guru
These eminent personalities from diverse backgrounds and expertise played a crucial role in recognising and honouring outstanding contributions in the realm of Television Broadcasting.
Rohit Ohri, FCB Global Partner said, “This is the first time I have been part of a jury that judges news broadcasting, production and programming. The jury too consists of very diverse people from entrepreneurs to spokespersons of political parties. So, it’s been a really interesting experience for me.”
Alok Mehta, Former President, Editors Guild of India opines this is a huge platform that recognises news and media professionals from all over the country. This award by exchange4media has made history for itself and in the coming times this will gain as much prominence as the Oscars of news and broadcasting industry.”
Deepali Naair, Group CMO, CK Birla Group added, “I have found the jury experience, last year and this year, to be very invigorating. There is very active discussion and debate during the selection process since the jury comes from completely different backgrounds. The entries this year have a lot of variety and I have noticed an increased focus on regional news, especially Hindi and Punjabi.”
To know more about the winners attend the NewsNext Summit 2024 and ENBA Awards 2023 by registering here.
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