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ESPN STAR Sports strikes gold at Taiwan Advertising Awards
After winning three medals at Taiwan’s 4A Advertising Awards in April, ESPN STAR Sports has gone one better at the prestigious China Times Advertising Awards. Its agency, Batey Ads, collected three gold and two bronze medals for work on behalf of Asia’s largest sports broadcaster.
The campaign, for ESS’ NBA Finals 2001 programming, won gold medals in the Best Newspaper Ad, Best Poster and Best Print Ad of the Year categories. In addition, its CGU Asian Bowling Tour campaign won bronze in the Best Newspaper Ad and Best Poster categories, a company release says.
Batey Ads Taiwan, who worked with the ESS Taiwan Marketing team to create these prize-winning ads has been the appointed agency for ESS for the past year.
Maggie Chang, General Manager of ESPN STAR Sports Taiwan office says: “These awards are a strong indicator of the depth of ESS’ ability to promote and manage not only its own brands, but those of its rights holders, such as the NBA. “
This is the third time ESPN’s ads have won at Taiwan’s most prestigious advertising awards. In 1998, ESPN’s “No Sports, No Life” campaign won the gold medal in the Best Corporate Image Ad in the China Times Advertising Awards. In April this year, ESPN’s CGU-Asian Bowling Tour campaign was awarded two silver and one bronze medal at Taiwan’s 4A Advertising Awards.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
