NEW DELHI: Malayala Manorama has won top awards for best news website both in the south Asian and the World Digital Media awards.
Organised by the World Association of Newspapers (WAN-IFRA) with Google, the South Asian awards were presented in Kolkata recently, and the World Digital Media Awards in Vienna earlier this week.
In the World Digital Media awards, there was only one Indian winner – Malayala Manorama of Kottayam in Kerala http://www.manoramaonline.com/
Malayala Manorama is a large regional media house with operations in print, TV, radio, online, mobile & 50+ publications. The company has a journalism legacy that stretches back more than 125 years.
NDTV Convergence Ltd. won a record 10 awards.
The winners of the inaugural edition of South Asian Digital Media Awards were announced and the winners were presented with trophies at the glittering awards ceremony at the WAN-IFRA in Kolkata. This year, the winners of South Asian Digital Media Awards were chosen from nine categories.
The categories and the winners are:
a) Best News Website
Gold: www.manoramaonline.com
Silver: www.ndtv.com
Bronze: www.onmanorama.com
Bronze: www.indianexpress.com
Bronze: www.amarujala.com
b) Best New Product
Gold: Gadgets 360, from Red Pixles Ventures
Silver: News Beeps, from NDTV Convergence
Bronze: Vixty app, from NDTV Convergence
c) Best New Mobile Service
Gold: News Republic App
Silver: www.indianexpress.com
Bronze: The Quint
d) Best Digital Advertising Campaign
Gold: The Quint – IAmShatterProof for Motorola
Silver: NDTV Convergence – L’Oreal Paris Women of worth 2016
e) Best Use of Online Video
Gold: The Quint – The Wild West of Utter Pradesh
Silver: NDTV Convergence – Shiksha Ki Ore Campaign
Bronze: NDTV Convergence – L’Oreal Paris Women of worth 2016
f) Best Entertainment & Lifestyle Mobile Service
Silver: NDTV Convergence – Nirmal MyFit100Days
g) Best Entertainment & Lifestyle Website Service
Gold: NDTV Convergence – Nirmal MyFit100Days
Silver: Times Internet – Happytrips.com
h) Best Data Visualisation Project
Bronze: NDTV Convergence – Dettol Banega Swachh India
i) Best Reader Engagement
Gold: The Quint
Silver: The Hindu – sportstarlive.com – Ask Ashwin Contest
Bronze: The Hindu.com – Tamil Nadu Election Campaign 2016`