16th ENBA Edition: Jury Meet Wraps Up In New Delhi

EE News Desk Mar 21, 2024

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 19 March, 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 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 30 March, 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.”