eNBA Press Release

exchange4media News Broadcasting Awards: Bringing TV journalism to the forefront; focus on regional news broadcasters

New Delhi, July 20, 2011: The fourth edition of exchange4media News Broadcasting Awards (eNBA) will be held in New Delhi on August 27, 2011, at The LaLit. Entries for the Awards are currently open and last date for receiving entries is July 31, 2011.

exchange4media formulated the News Broadcasting Awards in 2008 with the objective of recognising the best in television news, to reward broadcasters and industry leaders who are responsible for shaping the future of television broadcasting in India.

Reporters, video editors, camerapersons and producers work tirelessly round the clock to bring to our living rooms, our daily dose of information, and often in times of crisis serve as our only window to the happenings in Ground Zero. The e4m News Broadcasting Awards seek to acknowledge the efforts of each one contributing to this huge news churn-out.

Eminent Jury PanelLed by Jury Chairman Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express, the distinguished jury panel for eNBA this year includes (in alphabetical order): Adam Roberts, South Asia Bureau Chief, The Economist; Alok Mehta, Chief Editor, Nai Dunia; Amal Allana, Director, National School of Drama; Amit Jain, Country Director, AkzoNobel India; Naina Lal Kidwai, Country Head, HSBC India; Najeeb Jung, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia; Soli J Sorabjee, Former Solicitor General of India; Suhel Seth, Managing Partner of Counselage India & Founder of Equus; Sukumar R, Editor, Mint; Sunit Tandon, Director, IIMC; and Yashwant Deshmukh, Founder-Owner of Communications Consultancy YRD Media Network.

Strong regional focusThis year, a total of 35 Awards would be given away in various categories. In keeping with the regional focus, this year entries have been invited across languages and not just in English and Hindi. As many as 11 Awards would be given to the best news programmes in Indian language such as: Assamese, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu.

For further details and to send your entries, please visit: http://www.exchange4media.com/enba2011/Index.html.