The Indian Television Academy

What The Indian Television Academy does

The Indian Television Academy (ITA) is a Mumbai-headquartered media and entertainment organization founded in 2001 by Anu Ranjan and Shashi Ranjan. It operates at the intersection of television industry recognition, niche publishing, and performing-arts education, serving the Indian television industry, advertisers, broadcasters, and aspiring performers. Its primary activity is hosting the annual ITA Awards, which reached its 25th edition in 2025 — one of the longest-running television industry recognition properties in India. The organization additionally operates the GR8 Women Awards and the Yash Chopra Memorial Awards, broadening its prestige verticals beyond pure television.

ITA's media arm consists of GR8 Magazine, published continuously since 2003 and described as the world's only television-focused glossy publication. Its education vertical, the ITA School of Performing Arts, operates across six Indian cities, offering training in acting, dance, and related performing arts disciplines. The organization has built commercial relationships with major Indian broadcasters (including Zee TV, Star Plus, and Sony) and an institutional affiliation with the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), lending brand legitimacy to its educational vertical.

The revenue model is anchored on three streams: awards event sponsorships and broadcast rights for the ITA Awards, GR8 Women Awards, and Yash Chopra Memorial Awards; advertising and circulation revenue from GR8 Magazine; and tuition and course fees from the ITA School of Performing Arts across six cities. With approximately 35 employees, ITA operates as a privately held entity with no disclosed funding rounds, no external investors, and no public financial reporting. Its absolute scale and revenue are not publicly disclosed, and it has no technology/AI platform layer.

Name

The Indian Television Academy

Legal name

The Indian Television Academy

Website

https://indiantelevisionacademy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Indian Television Academy, founded in 2001, hosts the annual ITA Awards (25th edition in 2025), publishes GR8 Magazine, and operates the ITA School of Performing Arts across six cities, serving the Indian television industry, advertisers, broadcasters, and performing-arts students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television Industry Awards & Entertainment Events

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts (Acting, Improv, Theater) (EDAAAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Theater & Drama Education (Acting, Improvisation, Musical Theater) (EDAMAAAG)

Keywords

• Television awards ceremonies
• Entertainment industry recognition
• Performing arts education
• Women achievement awards
• Celebrity magazine publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. ITA Awards and GR8 Women Awards: Revenue generated through organizing and hosting prestigious award ceremonies in the Indian television and entertainment industry. The ITA Awards, now in their 25th edition, are India's premier entertainment awards recognizing excellence in television across Technical, Jury, and Popular categories.
2. GR8 Magazine Publication: Revenue from the world's only television glossy magazine, launched in August 2003. GR8 Magazine provides comprehensive coverage of the Indian entertainment world including celebrity interviews, film and television show coverage, and fashion trends.
3. ITA School of Performing Arts: Revenue from providing comprehensive training in acting, dancing, singing, and other performance-related disciplines through schools established in Pune, Mumbai, Lucknow, Indore, New Delhi, and Jaipur.
4. ITA Seminars and Industry Events: Revenue from organizing industry seminars including 'On Television', TRP Symposiums, Content Regulation seminars, and the Tehzeeb-e-Gango-Jaman Mushaaira cultural poetry event.
5. BETI Fashion Show and Movement: Revenue from the annual Beti Fashion Show since 2006, a platform for women's rights advocacy and empowerment that attracts celebrity participation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Indian Television Academy is an independent industry body that organizes India's premier television awards (the ITA Awards), celebrates women achievers through the GR8 Women Awards, publishes GR8 Magazine (described as the world's only television glossy), runs the ITA School of Performing Arts across six cities, produces the BETI women's empowerment movement including an annual fashion show, and hosts industry seminars on television, TRPs, and content regulation. It acts as a unifying recognition and community platform for the Indian television fraternity and is funded through awards, publications, paid training, seminars, and sponsorships.

Product overview

The Indian Television Academy operates a unified platform centered around its flagship ITA Awards (now in its 25th year), which serves as India's premier television awards ceremony with Technical, Jury, and Popular award categories. The organization complements its core awards business with GR8 Magazine (world's only television glossy), the GR8 Women Awards program (celebrating women achievers since 2003), and the BETI Movement for women's empowerment. Additional offerings include the ITA School of Performing Arts (training in acting, dancing, and singing across multiple Indian cities), ITA Seminars (industry discussion platforms on television, TRPs, and content regulation), Yash Chopra Memorial Awards (film industry tribute), and the Reel or Real with Anu Ranjan talk show on Facebook.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The ITA Awards India's premier television awards ceremony (now in its 25th year) recognizing excellence in Indian TV across Technical Awards, Jury Awards, and Popular Awards categories, drawing 1,500+ entries annually and 1 crore+ popular votes.
• GR8 Magazine World's only television glossy magazine covering celebrities, film releases, television shows, fashion trends, and exclusive celebrity interviews in the Indian entertainment industry.
• GR8 Women Awards Annual recognition program honoring women achievers across India and the Middle East spanning Business, Cinema, Arts, Sports, Science, Activism, and Public Service since 2003.
• ITA School of Performing Arts Performing arts training institution offering comprehensive courses in acting, dancing, singing, and other performance-related disciplines across six Indian cities (Pune, Mumbai, Lucknow, Indore, New Delhi, Jaipur).
• ITA Industry Seminars Industry seminars on Television, TRPs (Television Rating Points), Content Regulation, and Production-Distribution-Exhibition dynamics, plus the Tehzeeb-e-Gango-Jaman Mushaaira cultural poetry event.
• Yash Chopra Memorial Awards Annual tribute awards honoring individuals who exemplify creativity, innovation, and excellence in Indian cinema, in memory of filmmaker Yash Chopra.
• Beti Fashion Show Annual fashion show organized by the BETI initiative since 2006, advocating for women's rights and celebrating the spirit of womanhood, with celebrity participation.
• Reel or Real with Anu Ranjan Celebrity talk show hosted by Anu Ranjan on Facebook, now in its 9th season, exploring the professional and personal lives of celebrities from various fields.
• The ITA Coffee Table Book Commemorative coffee table book documenting the history and achievements of the Indian Television Academy and its television fraternity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 crore votes cast in ITA Awards popular polls
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GR8 Entertainment Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003GR8 Entertainment Ltd. co-organizes the GR8 Women Awards India & Middle East, a prestigious recognition program celebrating exceptional women across India and the Middle East since 2003. The awards honor women who have excelled in film, television, sports, business, arts, social activism, and more.
• Film & TV Institute of India (FTII)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerShashi Ranjan, co-founder of ITA, is an alumnus of FTII Pune and serves on its Academy Council, contributing to shaping curriculum, policies, and direction of India's premier film and television education institution. ITA also established the ITA School of Performing Arts independently.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• National School of Drama (NSD): India's leading drama/theatre training institution offering acting programmes — comparable as a national-level performing-arts school competing for aspiring actors that ITA also recruits into its school.
• Film and Television Institute of India (FTII): India's premier government film/TV institute, where ITA co-founder Shashi Ranjan serves on the Academy Council — directly comparable in the performing-arts-education category and a partnership reference for ITA's school operations.

Direct peers

• Filmfare Awards (Times Group): India's longest-running entertainment awards franchise owned by The Times of India Group — directly comparable as a high-prestige annual awards property covering Indian film and television talent.
• Zee Rishtey Awards: Television awards property operated by Zee Entertainment (one of ITA's broadcast partners), focused on Hindi GEC content — competing for the same advertisers, channels, and viewer vote pool.
• Star Guild Awards: Indian television awards franchise operated by Star India/Disney, recognizing Hindi general entertainment channel programming — a direct competitor for industry attention, sponsorships, and broadcast slots.
• Gold Awards: Indian television awards recognizing Hindi general entertainment programming and actors — a direct industry-body-style awards competitor targeting the same audience and advertisers.
• Lions Gold Awards: Indian entertainment awards covering television and film — comparable as a multi-channel annual awards ceremony targeting the same celebrity and advertising ecosystem.
• International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (International Emmy Awards): Global television industry academy that produces the International Emmy Awards — the closest international analogue to ITA's function as an industry-body-driven TV awards franchise with member-network programmes and awards galas.

Broad incumbents

• British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA): UK arts charity that operates the BAFTA Film and Television Awards and runs learning/education programmes — comparable as an industry academy combining awards, education, and charitable initiatives.
• Recording Academy (Grammy Awards): US-based professional industry academy that produces the Grammy Awards — analogous as a membership-based entertainment-industry academy monetizing awards, content, and educational initiatives.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLP3pMkgzPokIpenNGVNDNJN44V_t718Vw
• Facebookfacebook.com/reelorrealwithanu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-indian-television-academy

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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