NEW DELHI: It was certainly a night of nights, particularly for those who make news about others. For a change, news was being made about them, and another page in the history of Indian news television was being written.
The Convention Hall of Ashoka Hotel, the venue of the Third Indiantelevision.com News Television Awards, was filled with capacity. And as each name was called out to receive an award, the large ovation and whistling showed the representation of each news channel at the show.
Rajdeep Sardesai (CNN IBN) took home the best TV news anchor of the year (English) award while Deepak Chaurasia (Star News) won the best TV news reporter of the year (Hindi) prize. The award for the business news anchor of the year went to Udayan Mukherjee (CNBC TV18), while Punya Prasoon Bajpai (Zee News) was the best TV news presenter.
Some of the shows that won awards include NDTV 24x7’s The Buck Stops Here (Current Affairs Programme), The Big Fight (Public Debate Show of the Year) and We the People (News Talk Show); Headlines Today’s Ground Zero (Best Presented Popular News Show); CNN IBN’s Devil’s Advocate (News Talk Show); IBN7’s Zindagi Live (News Talk Show); CNBC Awaaz’s Tax Guru (Business Talk Show of the Year) and Tech Guru (Technology Based Show); and NDTV India’s Jai Jawan (Entertainment News Show).
Awards were presented in 26 categories to Hindi, Telugu and English news channels and it was clear from the ovation that the jury had chosen wisely. Incidentally, for the first time, a regional language – Telugu – had been chosen to receive the awards in different categories, apart from Hindi and English, particularly keeping in view the phenomenal growth in the number of Telugu news channels over the last two years.
The Telugu news channel TV 9 was also awarded the indiantelevision.com’s ‘Hall of Fame’ recognition.
Explaining the process of selection, Indiantelevision.com founder and Editor-in-Chief Anil Wanvari said that over 700 entries had been received and juries had sat in Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi to finalise the awards. This year’s jury included senior persons from the news channels and peers were involved in the selection process. Ernst and Young tabulated the awards.
A galaxy of personalities presented the awards, including Dr Karan Singh, Uganda High Commissioner Nimisha Madhvani, former IPS officer Maxwell Pereira and former cricket personalities Surinder Khanna, Kirti Azad, and Atul Wasan.
The show was telecast live on P7 News.
The detailed list of awards is appended herewith:
ENGLISH: | ||
Category | Name of the Winner | Channel |
PROGRAMMING | ||
Best Investigative News Report | Centre Stage - Dal Scam | Headlines Today |
Crime Show | 30 Minutes On Honor Killings | CNN IBN |
Current Affairs Programme | The Buck Stops Here | NDTV 24x7 |
Best Presented Popular News Show | India Decides @ 9 | NDTV 24x7 |
Best Presented Popular News Show (Joint Winner) | Ground Zero | Headlines Today |
News Talk Show | We The People | NDTV 24x7 |
News Talk Show (Joint Winner) | Devil‘s Advocate | CNN IBN |
Daily Prime Time News Cast | India Business Hour | CNBC - TV 18 |
Business News Programme of the Year | 30 minutes on Diamonds not Forever | CNN IBN |
Business Talk Show of the Year | The Game Changers | NDTV 24 X 7 |
Live Telecast Show (Stock Market) | Budget 2009 | NDTV Profit |
Sports News Show of the Year | 30 Minutes Boys In The Bubble | CNN IBN |
Show on Environment Awareness / Social Development Campaign | Beginning of the End | Headlines Today |
Public Debate Show of the Year | The Big Fight | NDTV 24 X 7 |
News Documentry Programme | 30 Minutes on Encounter Killings in Manipur | CNN IBN |
Technology Based Show | Tech Toyz | CNBC TV 18 |
Entertainment News Show | Jai Jawan | NDTV 24 X 7 |
Lifestyle & Fashion News Show | Living It Up | CNN IBN |
Auto Show | Overdrive | CNBC - TV18 |
PROMO | ||
Promo for a Channel | NDTV 24 x 7 | |
Promo for a Channel (Joint Winner) | Headlines Today | |
Promo Campaign by a News Channel | NDTV 24 X 7 | |
PERSONALITY | ||
TV News Presenter | Suhasini Haidar | CNN IBN |
TV News Reporter of the Year | Karma Paljor | CNN IBN |
TV News Anchor of the Year | Rajdeep Sardesai | CNN IBN |
Young TV Journalist of the Year | Arunoday Mukherjee | CNN IBN |
Business News Anchor of the Year | Udayan Mukherjee | CNBC TV - 18 |
Sports News Presenter of the Year | Gaurav Kalra | CNN IBN |
Entertainment Critic of the Year | Rajeev Masand | CNN IBN |
HINDI: | ||
Category | Name of the Winner | Channel |
PROGRAMMING | ||
Best Investigative News Report | Narega | IBN 7 |
Crime Show | FIR - Real Slumdog | NDTV India |
Current Affairs Programme | Special Report - NDTV In Taliban (Umashankar Singh) | NDTV India |
Best Presented Popular News Show | Star Khabar | Star News |
News Talk Show | Zindagi Live - Victims Of 84 Riots | IBN 7 |
Daily Prime Time News Cast | Prime 9 | Sahara Samay |
Daily Prime Time News Cast (Joint Winner) | Aaj ki Baat | Star News |
Business News Programme of the Year | Budget Ka Reality show | Aaj Tak |
Business Talk Show of the Year | Tax Guru | CNBC Awaaz |
Live Telecast Show (Stock Market) | Commodity Call | CNBC Awaaz |
Sports News Show of the Year | Prann - Documentary on sachin | Star News |
Show on Environment Awareness / Social Development Campaign | Hunger In India | NDTV India |
Public Debate Show of the Year | Suno Aur Chuno | Zee News |
News Documentry Programme | Tank No 610 - Bhopal Gas Tragedy | Star News |
Technology Based Show | Tech Guru | CNBC Awaaz |
Entertainment News Show | Jai Jawan | NDTV India |
Entertainment News Show (Joint Winner) | Visual Effect in Bollywood - Yeh Jdoo Filmy Hai | Star News |
Lifestyle & Fashion News Show | Zaika India Ka | NDTV India |
Auto Show | Nano launch | Aaj Tak |
PROMO | ||
Promo for a Channel | Aaj Tak | |
Promo Campaign by a News Channel | Aaj Tak | |
PERSONALITY | ||
TV News Presenter | Punya Prasoon Bajpai | Zee News |
TV News Reporter of the Year | Deepak Chaurasia | Star News |
TV News Anchor of the Year | Nidhi Kulpati | NDTV India |
Young TV Journalist of the Year | Parimal Kumar | NDTV India |
Business News Anchor of the Year | Pradeep Pandya | CNBC Awaaz |
Sports News Presenter of the Year | Afshan Anjum | NDTV India |
Entertainment Critic of the Year | Vijay Dinesh Vashishtha | NDTV India |
TELUGU: | |||
Category Code | Category | Name of the Winner | Channel |
PROGRAMMING | |||
PR 1 T | Investigative News Report | Investigative News Report | ABN Andhra Jyothy |
PR 2 T | Daily Prime Time Newscast | News At 10 PM | TV 9 |
PR 3 T | News Documentary Programme - Limited episodes | 1947 - The Story of Partition | Mahaa TV |
PR 4 T | Current Affairs Programme (Home & International) | Zee Special - Tappevaridhi | Zee 24 Gantalu |
PR 5 T | News Talk Show | Big Story - Youth Participation In Congress Party | Zee 24 Gantalu |
PR 6 T | Lifestyle & Fashion News Show | Be A Star Show | TV 9 |
PR 7 T | Crime Show | Life & Death - Kappatralla | Mahaa TV |
PR 8 T | Auto Show | Ride | Mahaa TV |
PR 9 T | Entertainment News Show | Panchavtaram | TV 9 |
PR 10 T | Business News Programme | 420 Companies | Mahaa TV |
PR 11 T | Business Talk Show of the year | ||
PR 12 T | Sports News Show of the year | Sports News | TV 9 |
PR 13 T | Best-Presented Popular News Show | Encounter | TV 9 |
PR 14 T | Show on Environment Awareness I Social Development Campaign | Mahanadi | Sakshi T.V. |
PR 15 T | Public Debate Show | Naveena | TV 9 |
PR 16 T | Technology based show | Gadget Guru | TV 9 |
PR 17 T | Live Telecast Show (Stock Market) | Money Business - Mood of the Murath | Mahaa TV |
PROMO | |||
PE 1 T | TV News Presenter of the year | Devi Nagavalli | TV 9 News |
PE 2 T | TV News Reporter of the year | M.N.V. Prasad | TV 9 News |
PE 3 T | TV News Anchor of the year | V. Rajnikanth | TV 9 News |
PE 4 T | Business News Anchor of the year | ||
PE 5 T | Sport News Show Presenter of the year | ||
PE 6 T | Entertainment Critic of the year | ||
PE 7 T | Young TV Journalist of the year (Below 28 years of age) | A. Ramya | TV 9 News |
PERSONALITY | |||
PO 1 T | Promo Campaign by a News Channel | Mahaa TV | Mahaa TV |
PO 2 T | Promo for Channel | Mahaa TV | Mahaa TV |