Awards
Online polling on for Indian Telly Awards 2002
MUMBAI: Online polling for several categories for the second annual Indian Telly Awards has started on indiantelevision.com.
Three programming awards are open for public polling. These include The TV Show of the Year, Best Fiction Show of the Year and Best Music Show.
Voters can also exercise their choice on the nine Personality Awards. These include TV Actor in a Comic Role, TV Actress in a Comic Role, TV Actor in a Negative Role TV Actress in a Negative Role.
In hot contest are the channel awards for the year, which include News Channel of the Year, Music Channel of the Year and Entertainment Channel of the Year.
The 11 trade awards in the fray include TV Marketing Executive of the Year, TV Ad Sales Executive of the Year TV Programming Executive of the Year, TV Distribution Executive of the Year and TV Production House of the Year.
Polling is scheduled to close on 24 October. The awards will be given away at a star studded ceremony on 1 November at the Tulip Star (Juhu Centaur).
Awards
Ajay Kakar to chair jury for ad:tech Honours Awards 2026
Industry leaders join jury as nominations surge for marketing tech awards
NEW DELHI: The ad:tech Honours Awards 2026 are gearing up for a bigger second edition, with Ajay Kakar, head of corporate branding at Adani Group, set to chair the jury for India’s technology-focused marketing awards.
Organised in partnership with the International Advertising Association India Chapter, the awards celebrate the growing influence of technology in shaping modern advertising and marketing outcomes. This year’s edition has drawn a strong response from across the industry, signalling rising momentum around innovation in marketing technology.
The organisers say the nominations reflect a wide range of ideas and approaches, highlighting how brands and agencies are increasingly leaning on platforms, tools and data to sharpen their campaigns and connect with audiences more effectively.
Leading the evaluation process, Kakar will head a jury made up of senior leaders from across brands, agencies and technology platforms.
The jury panel includes Amaresh Godbole, CEO, digital technology business at Publicis Groupe; Bishwajeet S, head of marketing and PR at Volkswagen India; Carol Goyal, executive director at Rediffusion and CEO of Aesthetic Intelligence Lab; Kushal Sanghvi, director at Komerz; Lara Balsara, executive director at Madison World; Rana Barua, group CEO India, sea and North Asia; Deepak Oram, senior vice president growth marketing and martech; and Priyanka Khaneja Gandhi, head of marketing and creative solutions at Amazon Ads India.
The ad:tech Honours Awards aim to recognise not just creative campaigns but the smart use of technology that delivers measurable impact and business results. Categories this year reflect the rapidly evolving digital landscape, covering areas such as artificial intelligence, data-driven marketing, content ecosystems, automation, martech and adtech integration, and commerce-led marketing.
The winners will be announced on 17 March 2026 at the Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi during ad:tech New Delhi 2026. The event is expected to bring together leaders from brands, agencies, platforms, creators and technology partners for an evening celebrating the ideas and innovations shaping the future of marketing.iconductor industries.
