NEW DELHI:NDTV 24X7 has bagged the News Channel Popular – (English) award at the second News Television (NT) Awards held in Delhi today. CNN-IBN was adjudged the Numero Uno English News Channel of the year while Times Now was conferred the Best News Channel Critics – (English) award.
In the Hindi news segment, Aaj Tak was honoured with the Best News Channel popular – (Hindi) award. Numero Uno Hindi News Channel of the year award went to NDTV India.
Best Business news channel (Critic) award was bagged by CNBC TV18, while the Numero Uno Business Channel of the year honours were shared by CNBC TV18, NDTV Profit and CNBC Awaaz.
TV Today Group editor-in-chief and chairman Aroon Purie was honoured with the NT Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the TV news industry. He received the award from NDTV chairman Prannoy Roy.
Purie said, ” I love news. 24 hour news channels are the greatest invention of recent times. It has changed the way of public discourse. India is a great country to have so many news channels as many things keep happening every day at every hour. It is like a Formula1 race car, which never stops.”
Purie is among the select few who have been instrumental in redefining journalism in India. In 1975, he founded the India Today Group, which is now acknowledged as one of India‘s most diversified media conglomerates.
Purie‘s understanding of the Indian media space is reflected in the number of media properties he has successfully started. The TV Today Group has launched a pack of four news channels, with Aaj Tak as a leader in the Hindi space.
Among the luminaries who attended the glittering function at the Taj Palace were MP Rajeev Shukla, BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy, former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, former test cricketer Madan Lal, B.A.G Films and Media MD Anurradha Prasad and fashion designer Ritu Kumar among others.
The show, anchored by Channel V veejays Lola Kutty and Juhi, saw spirited performances by A Band of Boys.
Award List:
| Sr.no. | Category | Awardee | News Channel |
| 1 | Most Popular English News Channel | NDTV 24×7 | NDTV 24×7 |
| 2 | Most Popular Hindi News Channel | Aaj Tak | Aaj Tak |
| 3 | Numero Uno English News Channel | CNN-IBN | CNN-IBN |
| 4 | Numero Uno Hindi News Channel | NDTV India | NDTV India |
| 5 | Numero Uno Business News Channel | CNBC-TV18, NDTV Profit, CNBC Awaaz | CNBC-TV18, NDTV Profit, CNBC Awaaz |
| 6 | Best News Channel (Critics’ Choice) – English | Times Now | Times Now |
| 7 | Best News Channel (Critics’ Choice) – Hindi | ||
| 8 | Best News Channel (Critics’ Choice) – Business | CNBC-TV18 | CNBC-TV18 |
| 9 | Best TV News Anchor – English | Rajdeep Sardesai | CNN IBN |
| 10 | Best TV News Anchor – Hindi | Pankaj Pachauri | NDTV India |
| 11 | Best Business News Anchor – English | Shivnath Thukral | NDTV Profit |
| 12 | Best Business News Anchor – Hindi | Mehraj Dubey | NDTV India |
| 13 | Best Entertainment Critic | Rajeev Masand | CNN IBN |
| 14 | Best Entertainment News Show Host – Hindi | Shekhar Suman | Star News |
| 15 | Best Sports News Show Presenter – English | Sonali Chander (Sports Unlimited) | NDTV 24×7 |
| 16 | Best Sports News Show Presenter – Hindi | Afshan Anjum (Jeet Lee Duniya) | NDTV India |
| 17 | Best TV News Reporter – English | Poonam Aggarwal | NDTV 24×7 |
| 18 | Best TV News Reporter – Hindi | Kamal Khan | NDTV India |
| 19 | The Indiantelevision.Com Editor‘s Special Award for Excellence as an Anchor | Romana Issar | Zee News |
| 20 | Best Crime Show – Hindi | Criminal | IBN 7 |
| 21 | Best Crime Show – English | India 60 Minutes (BMW Expose) | NDTV 24×7 |
| 22 | Best Auto Show – Hindi | Chakke Pe Chakka | Aaj Tak |
| 23 | Best Auto Show – English | The Car & Bike Show | NDTV Profit |
| 24 | Best Promo Campaign By a News Channel | IBN CJ Concept | CNN IBN |
| 25 | Best Promo for any News Show | Aap Ka Budjet | Aaj Tak |
| 26 | Best Promo for a Channel | 21 Years Of Experience | NDTV 24×7 |
| 27 | Lifetime Contribution to Television News | Aroon Purie, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief | TV Today Network |
| 28 | Best Lifestyle & Fashion News Show – Hindi | Zaika India Ka | NDTV India |
| 29 | Best Lifestyle & Fashion News Show – English | Business On Course | NDTV Profit |
| 30 | Best Entertainment News Show – Hindi | Jai Jawan | NDTV India |
| 31 | Best Entertainment News Show – English | Jai Jawan | NDTV 24×7 |
| 32 | Best Sports News Show – Hindi | Jeet Lee Duniya | NDTV India |
| 33 | Best Sports News Show – English | Final Score | CNN IBN |
| 34 | Best Talk Show on News Channel- Hindi | Zindagi Live (Family Of Suicide Victims) | IBN 7 |
| 35 | Best Talk Show on News Channel- English | State Of The Nation | CNN IBN |
| 36 | Best Business Talk Show – Hindi | Kaun Rahega Corepati | CNBC Awaz |
| 37 | Best Business Talk Show – English | Young Turks | CNBC TV 18 |
| 38 | Best Business News Programme – Hindi | Stock Talk | CNBC Awaz |
| 39 | Best Business News Programme – English | UP South | CNBC TV 18 |
| 40 | Best Investigative News Report – Hindi | Maya (Godmen OR Conmen) & Operation Kalank (Gujarat Riots) | IBN 7 & Aaj Tak |
| 41 | Best Investigative News Report – English | (NDTV Special) Bangladesh Special | NDTV24x7 |
| 42 | Best News Documentary Programme-limited Episodes – Hindi | Khas Khabron Ki Khabar – Bundelkhand | NDTV India |
| 43 | Best News Documentary Programme – limited Episodes – English | Remembering 7/11: Let We Forget | CNN IBN |
| 44 | Best Show On Environment Awareness – Hindi | Shikhar Se Oonche | NDTV India |
| 45 | Best Show On Environment Awareness – English | A Question Of Land | CNN IBN |
| 46 | Best Current Affaris Programme-Limited (Home & International) – Hindi | Khas Khabron Ki Khabar – Sez | NDTV India |
| 47 | Best Current Affairs Programme-limited (Home & International) – English | Devil‘s Advocate | CNN IBN |
| 48 | Best Daily Newscast – Hindi | News Point | NDTV India |
| 49 | Best Daily Newscast – English | India 60 Minutes | NDTV 24×7 |
| 50 | Best-Presented Popular News Show – Hindi | Khabardar | NDTV India |
| 51 | Best-Presented Popular News Show – English | Face The Nation (Chak Diya India Special) | CNN IBN |
| 52 | Most Popular Entertainment News Show | Saas Bahu aur Saazish | Star News |
| 53 | Movico Technology Award for Business News Channel To Watch Out for in the coming year | UTVi | UTVi |
| 54 | Movico Technology Award for Pioneering initiatives in Digital Technology | NewsX | NewsX |
| 55 | Movico Technology Award for Hindi News Channel To Watch Out for in the coming year | Voice of India | Voice of India |
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