New Delhi, Aug 21: Founder of exchange4media and Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of BW Businessworld, Dr. Annurag Batra hosted the semi-final round of judging for the International Emmy Awards in New Delhi on August 18. Batra was recently elected as a member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS), which is popularly known as Emmys, in June 2024.
He now joined an exclusive group of over 900 members from more than 60 countries, representing top leaders in global television and media. Batra has led a distinguished panel of jurors in New Delhi, including: Savitaraj Hiremath, Founder & CEO of Tandavfilms Entertainment Pvt Ltd, Mrinalini Jain, Group Chief Development Officer, Banijay Asia and Endemol Shine India, Rintu Thomas, Director-Producer, Brij Bakshi, Former Director, Doordarshan & Senior Media Sports Professional, Kapil Batra, Filmmaker, Pankaj Saxena, Artistic Director, NFDC, Dr. Bhuvan Lall, Creative Entrepreneur, Filmmaker & Author, Chandramouli Basu, Director-Producer, Sudhir Tandon, Former Additional Director General, Doordarshan.
Founded in 1969, IATAS is a U.S.based non-profit organiation that celebrates excellence in television productions worldwide.
It is known for presenting the highly regarded International Emmy Awards, which span 17 categories. Nathaniel Brendel, Senior Director, Emmy Judging was also present on the occasion. The Semi-Final round featured a showcase of content from across the globe.
The winners will take a step forward.