Awards
Viacom18 reigns supreme at PromaxBDA India Awards with 17 wins
MUMBAI: Viacom18, India’s fastest growing entertainment network of iconic brands proved its creative mettle at the recently concluded PromaxBDA India Awards by winning a whopping 17 awards across categories. Viacom18’s brands MTV, Vh1 and Comedy Central brought in a total of eight golds and nine silvers for excellence in the creative campaigns. All the winning campaigns at Viacom18 have been conceptualized and produced in-house.
MTV turned out to be the biggest winner amongst all TV channels at the PromaxBDA India Awards with a total of 11 awards being scooped up by its creative team alone.
PromaxBDA India Awards recognizes excellence in on-air promotion, branding and advertising across India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The awards ceremony was held in Mumbai on 28th May 2014.
Below is a list of the award-winning campaigns at the 2014 PromaxBDA India Awards:
Gold:
1. Best Print Campaign – MTV Rock The Vote
2. Best Editing – MTV Spoken Words
3. Best Campaign – MTV Webbed
4. Best on air – Identz
5. Best Interactive Promo – MTV Roadies Battlegroud
6. Best Reality promo –MTV Roadies Journey
7. Best Title Sequence – MTV Spoken Word
8. Best Sales & Marketing Presentation –Comedy Central Superhero
Silver:
9. Best Logo Design – Spoken Word
10. Best Animation – MTV HI5
11. Best Holiday Special event promo (Rock the vote) – MTV Rock The Vote
12. Best Funniest Spot ()-MTV Serial box
13. Best Use of Social Media – Anger Management – The Destructomatic
14. Best Comedy Promo – Suits S3 – INDIAN HARVEY
15. Best Entertainment Promo – Suits S3 – Indian Harvey
16. Something for Nothing – Comedy Central’s 2014 Predictions
17. Best Children’s Programme Promo – Silver – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – CP Promo
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.
