14 Healthcare Creative Leaders Will Judge Health Awards in NYC

NYF Health Launches Episode 1 of "Executive Jury Sit Down" hosted by Adam Hessel, Executive Jury President/Ogilvy Health CCO

The New York Festivals Health Awards announced the 2023 Executive Jury, a brain trust of some of the most respected thought-leaders within the healthcare space, will gather together to judge and honor the best work within the industry.

This year, the newly rebranded NYF Health Awards will resume face-to-face live Executive Jury sessions with some of healthcare's most innovative creatives from top-tier healthcare agencies. The 2023 jury panel is populated with award-winning highly esteemed creative leaders whose teams are responsible for some of the most groundbreaking work within healthcare/pharmaceutical advertising.

Adam Hessel, Chief Creative Officer for Ogilvy Health New York will preside over the live judging panel. He brings years of creative leadership experience and a 360-degree perspective of work in the pharma, health, and wellness arenas. Adam has been an integral figure in the evolution of what creative looks like in the healthcare space. His history of award-winning work has garnered many of the industry's top awards with Adam himself recently being internationally ranked #1 by Lürzer's Archive.

Together, without distraction the Executive Jury will thoughtfully judge work from both healthcare and pharma categories that have achieved shortlist status as judged by the online Grand Jury. The Live Executive Jury sessions will take place in April in New York City.

"2023's NYF Health Executive Jury are recognized for their exceptional reputation and world-renowned award-winning work," said Scott Rose, President, New York Festivals Advertising Awards Competitions.  "Their years of leadership experience and discerning creative perspective guarantee that all campaigns will be judged fairly and with consideration assuring that only the most deserving work will be honored and celebrated with an NYF Health trophy."

"Our Executive Jury is made up of some of the most talented, experienced and highly-awarded people in the industry. As a team, we'll be working together to not only evaluate this year's submissions for quality, impact and creativity, but we share a dual purpose in our aim to help NY Festivals set the bar for what excellence looks like across the spectrum of health, wellness and pharmaceuticals. This is the show to watch this year."-Adam Hessel, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy Health New York/2023 NYF Health Awards Executive Jury President

 2023 LIVE NYF Health Awards Executive Jury

 *   Executive Jury President: Adam Hessel, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy Health New York

  *   Bruno Abner, EVP, Chief Creative Officer, FCB McCann Health New Jersey

  *   Jon Chapman, Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Health

  *   Kathy Delaney, Global Chief Creative Officer, Saatchi Wellness/Publicis Health

  *   Collette Douaihy, Global Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Health

  *   Amy Fortunato, VP, Group Creative Director, Klick Health

  *   Tim Hawkey, Chief Creative Officer, Area 23

  *   Tim Jones, Chief Creative Officer (Pharma), Grey

  *   Marty Martinez, Chief Creative Officer, Tank USA/Canada/UK

  *   Kathleen Nanda, Chief Creative Officer, FCB Health

  *   Susan Perlbachs, Chief Creative Officer, Eversana Intouch

  *   Roger Stephens, Group Creative Director, McCann Health NY

  *   Shamel Washington, Associate Creative Director - Health Equity, Deloitte Digital

  · Aleisia Wright, Healthcare Managing Director, Lippe Taylor

View the 2023 Executive Jury and bios HERE.

NYF shines a spotlight on some of the 2023 NYF Health Executive Jury in the new interview series, "Executive Jury Sit Down," featuring Ogilvy Health New York's Chief Creative Officer, Adam Hessel and 5 creative leaders recruited for the 2023 panel.  Within the series "Executive Jury Sit Down" Adam and the jury engage in a lively conversation that includes the evolving healthcare advertising industry, creative healthy momentum within the industry, and their thoughts regarding Dr. Google.  Panelists include Bruno Abner - EVP, CCO at McCann Health NJ, Jon Chapman - CCO, Health at BBDO New York, Tim Jones - Chief Creative Officer (Pharma) at Grey, Susan Perlbachs - CCO at Eversana Intouch, and Roger Stephens - Group Creative Director at McCann Health NY.

View the latest episode of "Executive Jury Sit Down - Dr. Google" HERE

In addition to selecting the Best of Show, Gold, Silver, and Bronze award-winning work, the Executive Jury will judge and determine the 2023 Student Health Challenge winning entry. The jury panel will review the social campaign entries created by students based on a brief for A Walk on Water-a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring athletes with unique needs through surf therapy. During this session, the Executive Jury will award the top-scoring entry that merits an NYF Health Awards trophy, and a highly coveted paid internship with Ogilvy Health New York.

The Executive Jury and Grand Jury's extensive industry experience and global view of the healthcare industry's creative work ensure that all entries submitted will be thoughtfully reviewed with both consideration and respect for the work.

The deadline to enter the NYF Health Awards is March 3rd, 2023. For more information on the 2023 NYF Health competition and to enter, visit: HERE. For more information and to review the Student Health Challenge brief, visit Student Categories.

Multi-year agreement spans U.S., Mexico and Poland markets, providing Netflix with linear and streaming audience data for a holistic view of media consumption behavior

Nielsen has announced an expansion of its relationship with Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), which includes a multi-year agreement to provide linear and streaming audience data across the U.S., Mexico and Poland. In the U.S., Netflix will subscribe to Nielsen’s National TV measurement data and Streaming Platform Ratings. In Mexico and Poland, Netflix will subscribe to cross-platform audience insights which are derived from streaming panels in each respective market.

As the television landscape continues to evolve, it is critical for streaming services to understand and measure audience behavior and viewing preferences to make informed business decisions. With insights from across Nielsen’s measurement services, Netflix will now have a holistic view of cross-media consumption.

“We’re honored to continue working with Netflix to provide them with the insights they need to understand their audience as media consumption evolves,” said Kim Gilberti, SVP, Product Management at Nielsen. “As we move closer to providing comparable and deduplicated metrics across screens and platforms with Nielsen ONE, this agreement with Netflix is another great example of why Nielsen is well positioned to lead the audience measurement movement now and in the future.”

“The biggest shift in entertainment continues to be from linear TV to streaming and Nielsen’s Gauge shows where viewers spend their time – and how their consumption patterns are changing,” said Pablo Perez De Rosso, Netflix Vice President, Strategy, Planning & Analysis. “This information is essential for the industry and we’re excited to continue to work with Nielsen in Mexico and Poland.”

1st Match Records 28 million Reach Across India

ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEE), India’s largest content and entertainment powerhouse, today announced the viewership numbers of the inaugural edition of DP World International League T20 (DP World ILT20).

According to data released by the Broadcast Audience Research Council India (BARC), the first match of DP World ILT20 between Abu Dhabi Knight Riders and Dubai Capitals has generated a cumulative reach of 27.87 million on Television (India U+R, 2+). In the core males 15+ urban Hindi speaking markets it has recorded 0.47 TVR.

As the official global broadcast partner, ZEE’s 10 linear channels and streaming platform ZEE5 are bringing the LIVE action to viewers globally. DP World ILT20 league has been a success, with fans tuning in from all corners of the world to catch the thrilling action on the field. The tournament has been witnessing some nail-biting matches and spectacular performances from players, which are keeping the audience on the edge of their seats.

Rahul Johri, President – Business, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, said, “We are pleased with the viewer response for DP World ILT20 and promise even bigger action in the coming matches. We would like to express our gratitude to Emirates Cricket Board, 6 teams, players, the sponsors, distribution partners and above all, to the fans for their amazing support. At ZEE, we are committed to bring exciting cricketing action for fans everywhere and build our sports broadcast business in a robust manner.”

ILT20 has generated tremendous response from the sponsors across all categories, including PayTM, Hell Energy, Kurkure Playz, Kuhl Fans, Siggnature Elaichi and Gulf Oil for the 2023 edition with many more to be added in the coming week.

Earlier this month, ZEE unveiled its #HarBallBawaal campaign film, featuring global superstar Shah Rukh Khan in a bid to promote the league globally. Furthermore, the company had roped in rapper Badshah to produce the league’s anthem ‘Halla Halla’, which has become a viral sound tune for cricket across the Internet.

DP World ILT20 is being broadcasted LIVE on the ZEE’s 10 linear channels and streamed on ZEE5 since January 13th 2023. The event will be broadcast on Zee Cinema (SD & HD), Zee Anmol Cinema, Zee Therai, Zee Bangla Cinema, Zee Zest (SD & HD), & Pictures HD, &Flix (SD & HD) and ZEE5 in India and globally.

First Desktop Update in a Decade Puts Usability at the Forefront

The interface update, built in collaboration with Wikipedia volunteers worldwide, will make the site more welcoming, easier to use for everyone 

The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, announced today the launch of Wikipedia’s first major desktop interface update in over ten years. The updated interface, which comes on the heels of English Wikipedia’s 22nd birthday (January 15), prioritizes usability and modernizes the Wikipedia experience to make it easier for everyone to access, explore, and share knowledge. The update is rolling out today on English Wikipedia and is already live on 94% of the 318 active language versions of Wikipedia for all desktop users.

In 2022, a global digital trends report revealed that the number of people who are not connected to the internet dropped below 3 billion for the first time. Wikipedia’s new desktop interface was designed to meet the needs of this next generation of internet users, making it easier for everyone, regardless of their familiarity with the internet, to find knowledge that is trustworthy and reliable. The desktop update, created in close consultation with Wikipedia readers and volunteer editors, is part of a steady series of improvements to the Wikipedia reading and editing experiences over the past several years across mobile and desktop devices.    

“The Wikipedia desktop update is one of the major improvements the Wikimedia Foundation is making to help people easily access the world’s knowledge, in support of our mission to make sure every person on the planet has free and equitable access to knowledge, regardless of where they live or where they are from,” said Selena Deckelmann, Chief Product and Technology Officer at the Wikimedia Foundation. “The changes make it easier for people to find and learn from the work of our incredible volunteers. These features were created with feedback from readers and volunteers from all over the world, aiming to meet the needs of our increasingly diverse audience, while keeping the simple and straightforward feel that millions of people have come to trust over the last 22 years."

The desktop update introduces a variety of new features, including: 

An improved search experience that now leverages images and descriptions that makes it easier to find articles on Wikipedia, leading to a 30 percent increase in user searches based on testing.

More prominently-placed language-switching tools that allow multilingual readers and editors to more quickly find their preferred language and switch between over 300 languages 

An updated sticky header with commonly used links such as Search, Page name, and Sections that move with logged-in users as they scroll. This allows users to focus on reading and editing, and reduces scrolling fatigue with user tests showing a decreased scroll rate of more than 15 percent

A table of contents that provides context on the article and the ability to navigate throughout the reading experience

The updated Wikipedia interface does not remove any previous functionality. It instead introduces new tools to improve the existing website experience through enhancements based on consultation with Wikipedia volunteer editors, data analysis, and user testing.  

More than 30 different volunteer groups from all over the world, ranging from India and Indonesia, to Ghana and Argentina, were engaged throughout conceptualization, product development, testing, and rollout. The improvements were further shaped by global research insights and user feedback. This collaborative model is unique to Wikimedia projects, which, unlike other online technology platforms, prioritizes building with users instead of just for them. 

The Wikimedia Foundation remains committed to the core idea of knowledge equity. Through this central philosophy, the Foundation supports freely available knowledge for communities that have traditionally been excluded from structures of power and privilege, and works to break down the social, political, and technical barriers preventing people from accessing and contributing to free knowledge. 

The updated desktop interface is a realization of our commitment to knowledge equity, and is part of ongoing work to better empower users and improve the experience of reading and contributing knowledge across the Wikimedia ecosystem. The Wikimedia Foundation is collecting feedback from new and existing Wikipedia users to continue developing a desktop experience that meets the needs of the growing global Wikimedia community.

Leo Burnett Chicago Maintains Top Spot In Final 2022 Global Creative Rankings

The industry’s only creative ranking to combine scores from leading global,regional and local awards shows offers a broad global benchmark for creative excellence.

With the culmination of the year’s industry awards marked by last week’s announcement of 2022 ONE Asia Creative Awards winners, Leo Burnett Chicago maintained its top spot in the Global Creative Rankings 2022, which incorporates results from all of The One Club for Creativity’s leading global, regional and local awards shows.

The global benchmark report is a complete ranking of agencies, brands and individuals based on points earned from their winning entries in The One Show 2022, ADC 101st Annual Awards, Type Directors Club TDC68/25TDC competitions, ONE Asia 2022, and The One Club Denver, San Diego, and Miami chapter awards programs. In addition to the global list, rankings for specific regions and countries can be viewed by using dropdown menus.

Leo Burnett Chicago’s stellar performance is largely based on wins for “The Lost Class” on behalf of Change the Ref. The office achieved the top spot in the mid-year release of the Global Creative Rankings in May 2022 at the conclusion of last year’s Creative Week, and maintained the position after the full-year’s points were totaled for all One Club global, regional and local shows.

Agency participation in the regional and local shows helps networks and holding companies with their global rankings. This was illustrated in 2022 in the strong showing in the just-announced ONE Asia Creative Awards by Ogilvy offices in Bangkok, Gurugram, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo, which helped propel the brand to the top agency network spot in the final 2022 ranking, and moved WPP from third place to first for holding companies.

“This 2022 Global Creative Ranking is truly comprehensive, for the first time encompassing more global, regional and local awards competitions than any other source,” said Kevin Swanepoel, CEO, The One Club for Creativity. “As the industry’s foremost global nonprofit organization for the creative community, The One Club is in a unique position to provide this definitive measure for global creative excellence.”

Highlights of the combined Global Creative Rankings 2022 are as follows .

Agency Rankings:

1. Leo Burnett Chicago

2. The New York Times Magazine New York

3. Area 23 New York

4. Ogilvy UK London

5. L&C New York

6. Ogilvy Mumbai

7. Special New Zealand Auckland

8. alma DDB Miami

9. Serviceplan Germany Munich

10. Dentsu Webchutney Bengaluru

Independent Agency Rankings:

1. L&C New York

2. Special New Zealand Auckland

3. Serviceplan Germany Munich

4. Mojo Supermarket New York

5. GUT São Paulo

6. Rethink Canada

7. Zulu Alpha Kilo Toronto

8. Jung von Matt DONAU Vienna

9. Innocean Worldwide Seoul

10. COLLINS New York

Brand-Side Agency Rankings:

1. Google Devices & Services Creative Team Mountain View

2. Google Creative Lab New York

3. draftLine AB InBev Colombia Bogotá

4. 4creative London

5. Spotify In-House New York

Brand Rankings:

1. Google

2. Apple

3. Cadbury

4. Dove

5. VICE World News

Non-Profit Client Rankings:

1. Change the Ref

2. Motor Neurone Disease New Zealand

3. Girls Who Code

4. The Columbia Journalism Review

5. WWF

Brand Parent Company Rankings:

1. Unilever

2. Mondelez

3. AB InBev

4. PepsiCo

5. VICE Media Group

Production Company Rankings:

1. Hungry Man Los Angeles

2. Suitcase Productions New York

3. The Post Office Auckland

4. Carbo Films Venice, CA

5. Active Theory Los Angeles

Music & Sound Company Rankings:

1. Beacon Street Venice

2. Agosto Lima

3. JSM Music New York

4. Jamute São Paulo

5. Hefty São Paulo

Agency Network Rankings:

1. Ogilvy Group

2. Leo Burnett Worldwide

3. Publicis

4. DDB Worldwide

5. FCB

Agency Holding Company Rankings:

1. WPP

2. Publicis Groupe

3. Omnicom Group

4. Interpublic Group

5. Dentsu Group

Country Rankings:

1. United States

2. United Kingdom

3. China

4. Germany

5. Canada

Region Rankings:

1. North America

2. Europe

3. Asia Pacific

4. Latin America

5. Middle East & Africa

Highest Ranked Work:

1. “The Lost Class” by Leo Burnett Chicago for Change the Ref

2. “Piñatex” by L&C New York for Dole Sunshine Company and Ananas Anam

3. “Real Tone” by Google Devices & Services Creative Team Mountain View for Google

4. “David’s Unusables” by Special New Zealand and The Post Office, both Auckland, for Motor Neurone Disease New Zealand

5. “The Unfiltered History Tour” by Dentsu Webchutney Bengaluru for VICE World News

Global College Rankings:

1. ArtCenter College of Design Pasadena

2. School of Visual Arts New York

3. Brigham Young University Provo

4. Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Ludwigsburg

5. Berghs School of Communication Stockholm

The Global Creatives Rankings for individuals, who are listed at the agencies where they worked when the winning entries were produced, are as follows.

Creatives overall (tie): Caleb Dewart, executive producer, Leo Burnett Chicago; Mino Jarjoura, executive producer, Leo Burnett Chicago

CMO of the Year: Fernando Machado, Activision Blizzard

CCO of the Year: Fred Levron, worldwide creative partner, FCB Global; global CCO, Dentsu International

ECD of the Year: Sam Shepherd, Leo Burnett Chicago

GCD of the Year: Eduardo Tavares, Area 23 New York

Creative Director of the Year: Jason LaFlore, Leo Burnett Chicago

Art Director of the Year (tie): Katie DiNardo, Leo Burnett Chicago; Sofia Gahn, Leo Burnett Chicago

Copywriter of the Year: MacKenzie Hart, Leo Burnett Chicago

Designer of the Year: Ky Lee, Special New Zealand Auckland

Director of the Year: Bryan Buckley, Hungry Man Los Angeles

Illustrator of the Year: Sean Hannaway, Leo Burnett Chicago

Photographer of the Year: Neil DaCosta Portland

Typographer of the Year: Eve Steben, This Is Studio London

Freelancer of the Year: Igor Bastidas New York

Consumer Spend Cools and Short-Form Video Paves the Way for Double-Digit Growth

data.ai releases its annual State of Mobile Report which sees consumers spending more than 5 hours per day on mobile

data.ai (formerly App Annie), the leading mobile data analytics provider, reveals in its annual State of Mobile 2023 Report that demand for mobile apps accelerated last year while consumer spend shrank. Downloads grew to 255 billion (+11% YoY), and hours spent peaked at 4.1 trillion (+9% YoY). Meanwhile, consumer spending across all app stores, including third-party Android marketplaces in China, slipped by 2% YoY to $167 billion as economic headwinds impact discretionary spending.

“For the first time, macroeconomic factors are dampening growth in mobile spend,” says Theodore Krantz, Chief Executive Officer of data.ai. “Consumer spend is tightening while demand for mobile is the gold standard. In 2023, mobile will be the primary battleground for unprecedented consumer touch, engagement and loyalty.”

Short-Form Video apps, led by TikTok, dominated consumer attention in 2022. Users of these apps streamed a whopping 3.1 billion hours of user-generated content daily, up 22% YoY, and spent $5.6 billion, up 55% YoY, fueling the creator economy.

More key findings include:

Time spent on mobile increased to 5 hours per day, up 3% YoY in the top 10 markets.

OTT (Over-The-Top) apps such as Netflix and Disney+ grew 12% YoY to $7.2 billion.

Mobile ad spend is set to hit $362 billion in 2023, driven by growth in short-form video and video-sharing apps like TikTok and YouTube.

Spending on gaming apps dropped by 5% YoY to $110 billion, yet downloads reached new records at 90 billion, up 8% YoY.

Spending on other apps (non-gaming) increased by 6% YoY to $58 billion, largely driven by subscriptions and purchases in OTT, dating, and short videos. Downloads increased 13% YoY to 165 billion.

Simulation game genres, including Simulation Driving, Hypercasual Simulation, and Simulation Sports, drove growth YoY for downloads, while Action MOBA and Roguelike ARPG games bucked the spending downturn.

Financial volatility reshaped consumer appetite for risk: in the US, crypto trading and investing app downloads dropped 55% YoY, while personal loan app downloads surged 81%.

Price-sensitivity reshaped consumer retail spending priorities: BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) app downloads grew +47% YoY, Coupons & Rewards +27%, and Budget & Expense Tracker +19%.

Rebounds in travel and interest in language learning command share of wallet despite tightening purse strings. Apps such as Booking.com, Airbnb, and Duolingo saw growth.

This year’s State of Mobile report identifies and discusses macro-trends for leading brands and publishers and what success looks like for mature apps across gaming, fintech, retail, social, video streaming, and more. The report delves deep into demographics and app, and game categories made possible by the more than 250,000 apps categorized under data.ai’s industry-first Game and App IQ taxonomy.

The ANDYs Pushes For Greater Diversity Of Work in Second Year of Regional Competitions

The International ANDY Awards, the first advertising award show of the season has announced the shortlist for their six regional competitions. In an effort to break barriers that exist around cultural context, Juries representative of the creative excellence in the area came together to select the best ideas entered into the competition.

“Our hope is that more people have their work represented in the Show. We wanted to eliminate barriers that exist that may deter some agencies to submit work – whether that be cost to compete or missed cultural context,” said Gina Grillo, President & CEO of The International ANDY Awards.

The APAC Competition shortlist represents the best ideas across nine countries with independent agencies leading. Ideas from ADK Holdings lead the Greater China shortlist while Impact BBDO lead in the SWANA Competition.

The full shortlist can be viewed HERE. Those who placed will be shortlisted for the main, global competition should they choose to move their work forward into the Global competition. All entrants who participated in regionals can choose to move their work forward to the Global competition. There is no requirement to participate in regionals in order to submit to the Global competition. Each region will now compete for title of ‘Best of’ including Africa, APAC, Greater China, Europe, SWANA, and Latin America to be announced with the full winners list in April 2023.

100+ Award-Winning Radio Execs, Content Creators, Journalists, Writers, and Presenters Join 2023's Radio Awards Grand Jury

New York Festivals® 2023 Radio Awards has announced the Grand Jury.

"We look for wide experience, demonstrated achievement and geographic diversity in our jury members as a way of quantifying fairness in the selection process. All of our Grand Jury members volunteer their time and are award winners themselves," said Rose Anderson, SVP, Executive Director, New York Festivals Radio Awards.

This year's powerhouse Grand Jury of prominent international radio industry executives represent 19 countries on 6 continents. Populated with some of the most respected content creators, industry thought leaders and most recognizable voices in the industry, these 100+ directors, producers, journalists, writers, and sound artists embody passion and innovation for audio information and entertainment. The 2023 panel's stellar reputation and diverse areas of expertise across ensure that this peer-judging process provides each entry with the attention it deserves.

Emanating from some of the most prestigious and respected companies worldwide, these leaders champion innovative storytelling in news, documentary, entertainment, sports, and corporate image.

The impressive roster of companies our jurors represent include SiriusXM, BBC, Radio Mitre S.A., Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, HarperCollins Publishers UK, Radio-Canada Ohdio, Talkers Magazine, Accompany Studios, Bioneers, TBI Media, Penguin Random House UK, Magnum Opus Broadcasting, NASA/JPL, Radio City, New York Philharmonic, Radio New Zealand, CliffCentral, Southern Ocean Media, TBI Media Ltd, and Clare FM.

Just a few of our many prominent 2023 Grand Jury Members:

Richard Baker, Founder/Director, Southern Ocean Media - Australia

Andrew Biggs, Imaging Producer/Director, Eyesound - New Zealand

Benoit Bories, Director/Producer, Faïdos Sonore/Créations sonores - France

Olya Booyar, Head of Radio, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union - Malaysia

Rina Broomberg, Director, CliffCentral - South Africa

Paul Bushnell, Aukland Manager, Radio New Zealand - New Zealand

Diego Cannizzaro, Owner & Director, DMC Studio - Argentina

Jennie Cataldo, Owner & Producer, Accompany Studios - USA

Chris Colbert, Chief Executive Officer, DCP Entertainment - USA

Juan Pablo Cordoba, Productor Artístico, Radio Mitre S.A. - Argentina

Nick Davis, Executive Director, Engagement & Inclusion, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Canada

Padraic Flaherty, Head of Operations & Group Program Director, Clare FM - Ireland

Rebecca Fortuin, Senior Audio Editor for HQ, M&B and Farshore, HarperCollins Publishers - UK

Michael Freedman, Professorial Lecturer - Journalism, Executive Producer - The Kalb Report & 113th President - National Press Club, The George Washington University & National Press Club - USA

Gary Haberfield, Managing Director/Executive Producer, Spiteful Puppet Entertainment - UK

Dylan Haskins, Commissioning Executive for Podcasts, BBC Sounds & BBC Radio 5 Live - UK

Caroline Jamet, General Manager, Radio, Digital Audio & Greater Montreal Radio-Canada - Canada

Geoff Jein, Head of Audio, TBI Media Ltd - UK

James Keyte, Head of Audio Content, Penguin Random House UK - United Kingdom

·Götz Naleppa, Drama Director & Sound Artist, Naleppa Audio Productions - Germany

* Steve Levine, Owner & Producer, Magnum Opus - United Kingdom

·Astha Mandiratta, Head Client Solutions, Network18 - India

. Siobhan McHugh, Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Wollongong - Australia

* Leslie Mullen, Producer, NASA/JPL - USA
* Anurita Patel, Vice President, Zonal Programming & Audacity, Radio City - India
* Helen Quigley, Head of Production, B7 Production Limited - UK
* Des Shaw, Co-Founder, Zinc Media - UK
* Helen Shaw, Founder/Director, Athena Media - Ireland
* Lou Simon, Vice President, Music Programming, SiriusXM Radio - USA
* Fyona Smith, Managing Editor, Today FM, Bauer Media Audio Ireland - Ireland
* Mark Travis, Director Media Production, New York Philharmonic - USA
* Carole Zimmer, Journalist & Host, "Now What?" - USA

To view the entire 2023 NYF Radio Awards Grand Jury visit, HERE.

The NYF Radio Awards Grand Jury members view all entries during online judging panels to determine a score based on industry specific criteria. Juries determine Gold, Silver, and Bronze Trophy and Finalist Diploma Winners. The top-scoring entries are honored with the Grand Trophy. Special Industry Awards honor Broadcaster of the Year and Production Company of the Year.

The newly unveiled National Press Club Award will go to the highest scoring entry in the following news program categories: Best Coverage Of Breaking News Story, Best Coverage Of Ongoing News Story, Best Nonfiction Series and News Podcast.

The New York Festivals Radio Awards 65-year legacy provides a showcase to celebrate world-class storytellers from around the globe. Since 1957 the competition has celebrated innovation and excellence in broadcast audio content across all genres and platforms keeping pace with industry developments and global trends. All entries within the competition are judged by international panels of award-winning creative professionals who are respected within the broadcast industry.

The entry deadline for the 2023 Radio Awards competition is January 31, 2023. To enter please visit: HERE  For 2023 Radio Awards Categories please visit HERE

Editors’ Synopsis:

• ZEE Entertainment signs Paytm, Kurkure Playz, Kent RO, Gulf Oil for the first season of ILT20
• ZEEL has signed a long-term partnership with Emirates Cricket Board for global media rights of DP World ILT20
• DP World ILT20 to be broadcast globally on ZEE’s 10 linear channels & OTT platform ZEE5
• From launching the league anthem ‘Halla Halla’ with superstar rapper Badshah to promoting the league globally through #HarBallBawaal campaign featuring Shah Rukh Khan, ZEE is taking major strides to mark its comeback in the sports broadcasting business
• DP World ILT20 is scheduled to start on January 13

ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), India’s largest content and entertainment powerhouse’s journey as official broadcast partner of DP World International League T20 (DP World ILT20) has got off to a robust start with top advertisers already onboarded across key consumer categories. This is a significant milestone for the global cricketing league and testifies its inherent differentiation in terms of quality of league’s players, 6 franchise brand power and the Zee platform’s massive strength. The first set of sponsors for the 2023 edition of DP World ILT20 include Paytm, Kurkure Playz, Kent RO, Gulf Oil

With the inaugural edition of DP World ILT20 set to take off on January 13, the much-awaited cricketing event has been witnessing significant interest from global conglomerates as well as marquee Indian brands to associate as advertising partners of the league. ZEE Entertainment and DP World ILT20 are working in close co-ordination to garner a strong fan base and engage with the global cricketing community.

ZEE’S expansive and global network offers phenomenal opportunity for brands to engage with a wide and diverse range of demographics, cutting through languages and geographies. Marking its re-entry in the sports broadcast business, ZEE is taking major strides in giving its partners an extended engagement with their consumers.

Commenting on the announcement, Rahul Johri, President – Business, South Asia, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, said, “As we embark on this exciting journey, we would like to extend a warm welcome to all our partners. We are delighted with the overwhelming response for the DP World ILT20’s inaugural edition. At ZEE, we are committed to take this unique cricketing extravaganza to our global audiences and firmly believe that the league will emerge as one of the biggest and most-popular global cricketing events.”

“Paytm is excited to be present on ILT20 since the series encourages the passion of cricket in the country. It’s association with Zee5 will always be cherished.”

Neha Agarwalla, GM Marketing, Paytm

“We are excited to be part of the ILT20 for our brand Kuhl fans. We are quite hopeful that Zee Network will put in their best and their experience of sports to make this league a huge success. Given the composition of league and kind of teams that are part of it, our brand messaging of being Smart and Stylish fits well. We wish the Zee team and ILT20 the very best”.

Mahesh Gupta, CMD, Kent RO Systems

“It is a delight to partner with this cricket extravaganza which takes the excitement of short format cricket up a notch, beyond Indian borders. Gulf Oil India resonates with this league as both entities display a passion for the sport. Gulf has been a constant supporter of performance sports – be it motorsports or cricket, where we have signed up eminent cricket personalities as our brand ambassadors. Going forward, we will continue to find new ways to excite & engage the consumers/fans in the best possible manner.”

Amit Gheji, Head of Marketing, Gulf Oil India

Earlier this month, ZEE Entertainment unveiled its #HarBallBawaal campaign film, featuring global superstar Shah Rukh Khan. The film beautifully captures the passion and ambition of cricket players along with the fan frenzy that surrounds T20 cricket. Furthermore, the company had roped in superstar Rapper Badshah to produce the league’s anthem ‘Halla Halla’. Since its launch, the campaign film and the league’s anthem has been garnering widespread popularity across social and digital media platforms.

DP World ILT20 will broadcast LIVE on the ZEE Entertainment’s 10 linear TV channels and stream on ZEE5 starting January 13th, 2023 from 6:45 PM onwards, with a mega Opening Ceremony, in English, Hindi and Tamil. The event will be broadcast on Zee Cinema (SD & HD), Zee Anmol Cinema, Zee Therai, Zee Bangla Cinema, Zee Zest (SD & HD), & Pictures HD, &Flix (SD & HD), and ZEE5 in India and globally.

The tournament will see 84 international cricketing stars from across the world, such as Joe Root, Alex Hales, Imran Tahir, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell, Shimron Hetmyer, Moeen Ali, Kieron Pollard and Wanindu Hasaranga, alongside UAE’s current and rising talents. The inaugural edition includes 6 teams Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Desert Vipers, Dubai Capitals, Gulf Giants, MI Emirates, and Sharjah Warriors. The league’s schedule can be found by visiting www.ilt20.ae.

This year’s AdForum PHNX Awards are open for entries – with their usual diverse jury and a compelling new theme: peace.

In 2020, deep in the heart of lockdown, AdForum launched the PHNX Awards. Not so much a competition as a celebration of the resilience of creativity. One that would allow everyone to judge – not just creatives, but planners, executives, clients, PRs, marketers, consultants…in fact everyone who makes up this vibrant industry.

Now in their fourth year, the PHNX Awards have taken flight once more. Entries are open until April 1, with the shortlist published on April 17. An online celebration will take place on May 16.

Once again, the competition is initially FREE TO ENTER. There will be a fee of 180 euros for SHORLISTED ENTRIES ONLY.

The PHNX has always been about friendship and harmony. But this year it’s also about something else: PEACE. Something we all crave, but which seems elusive right now.

So this year’s competition will feature a new prize: Creativity for Peace. Campaigns against hate. Campaigns against prejudice. Campaigns against war. All of these will be considered for the prize. Of course, the most inspiring work in traditional categories will also be rewarded.

Last year almost 1000 creatives, marketers, journalists and consultants judged work from all over the planet. This year’s jury promises to be equally spectacular.

The PHNX Awards are looking for jurors and entrants. To join the celebration, see the links below. And as someone once said, give peace a chance.

More info can be found here :https://www.adforum.com/torch/phnx-2023/about