Mumbai: The Talentrack Academy for Digital Entertainment & Content (TADEC) has officially announced the 8th edition of the Talentrack Awards – India’s pioneering awards for OTT, web series, and branded content. The event is slated to take place at JW Marriott, Mumbai, on May 28, 2025.
Since its inception in 2017, the Talentrack Awards have emerged as the gold standard for recognising creativity and innovation in the digital-content and OTT landscape. Over seven impactful years, the prestigious t-trophy celebrated outstanding work and individual performances across web series, branded films, and digital campaigns, attracting participation from top OTT platforms, renowned production houses, forward-thinking brands, and Bollywood’s brightest stars. Previous editions have featured celebrated personalities such as Manoj Bajpayee, Kiara Advani, R. Madhavan, Anurag Basu, Pankaj Tripathi, Ekta Kapoor, Masaba Gupta, Jackie Shroff, and many others who have raised the trophy in recognition of their contributions to the digital medium.
The evaluation of nominations will be entrusted to a Grand Jury composed of industry leaders and discerning critics of creative work. The highly sought-after Talentrack trophy has been contended for by prominent industry giants in previous editions, including Endemol Shine India, JioCinema, SonyLIV, Zee5, Applause Entertainment, Saregama, Qyuki Digital Media, Hotstar, Sol Productions, Banijay Asia, RSVP Movies, Reliance Entertainment Studios, and Netflix.
Talentrack Awards 2025 will be hosted by the Talentrack Academy for Digital Entertainment & Content (TADEC) – a pioneering initiative committed to catalyzing and empowering the digital entertainment & content community. TADEC brings together an ecosystem of illustrious personalities and institutions across the Indian entertainment sector. The Academy is devoted to harnessing its collective intellect and influence on support artists, creators, filmmakers, entrepreneurs, and start-ups in the digital-content space. New initiatives around training and investment are being rolled out, with a vision to build TADEC into the definitive hub for creative excellence in the digital-content universe.
Speaking ahead of the event, Vineet Bajpai, Founder, Talentrack, said, “Over the last year, the Indian OTT and branded-content ecosystem has evolved rapidly, delivering powerful stories and high-impact campaigns. The 8th Annual Talentrack Awards will celebrate this incredible journey and spotlight the creators who are redefining entertainment in the digital era.”
Building on the momentum of past editions, the Talentrack Awards 2025 are set to be a dazzling affair, with the support of influential partners such as Magnon Designory, Radio City, Social Ketchup, Nine Triangles, The Free Press Journal, Jagran Marathi, Varya Jewels, Art Media Ads, and Autumn Books, all joining to honour the very best in OTT and branded content ecosystem.
For more details, visit www.talentrackawards.in.
