Awards
Oprah Winfrey to receive Intl Emmy Founders Award
MUMBAI: The queen of the talk show genre Oprah Winfrey will receive the 2005 International Emmy Founders Award, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS).
Winfrey will accept the Award at the 33rd International Emmy Awards Gala, on 21 November 2005 in New York City.
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences claims to be the largest organisation of broadcasters, with members from nearly 70 countries and more than 350 companies. Winfrey joins a long list of luminaries who have been honoured with the Award, including Bill Cosby, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Jim Henson and Sir David Attenborough.
Winfrey, supervising producer and host of The Oprah Winfrey Show is internationally renowned for creating quality programming and connecting with her viewers. The Oprah Winfrey Show is broadcast in more than 100 countries. Through her Chicago-based company, Harpo, Inc. and her philanthropic initiatives, she has helped millions worldwide and raised awareness for a multitude of humanitarian causes, including education, Aids and poverty.
IATAS president and CEO Bruce Paisner said, “The Academy presents the Founders Award to an individual or organization which crosses cultural boundaries to touch our common humanity. This definition, though composed more than 25 years ago, seems to have been written with Oprah Winfrey in mind.
“Not only is she a beloved figure in television around the world, but she continually uses her great celebrity to help the less fortunate in our society and to shine a light on solvable human problems. We are proud to honour her.”
Winfrey has entertained, enlightened and uplifted millions of viewers globally for two decades through The Oprah Winfrey Show the highest rated talk show in television history. In India the show airs on Star World.
She and her programme have received acknowledgements, including 39 Daytime Emmy Awards, a George Foster Peabody Award (1995), and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Lifetime Achievement Award (1998). Through Harpo Films, as part of a long-term deal with ABC Television Network, she produces “Oprah Winfrey Presents” telefilms, which have garnered top acting and production honors.
She also is a co-founder of Oxygen Media, which operates a 24-hour cable television network for women that launched in 1998 and is currently available in more than 54 million homes across America. Over the years,her endeavors have extended beyond the realm of television. In 2000, she launched O, The Oprah Magazine a monthly magazine that has become one of today’s leading U.S. women’s lifestyle publications and brought her “Live Your Best Life” message to a broader audience in 2002 with the first international edition of her magazine in South Africa.
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.
