MUMBAI: Digital news platform The Quint (www.thequint.com, hindi.thequint.com) has won two top awards at the Foxglove Awards, 2018 held at Hard Rock Café, Worli, in Mumbai on 7th June. The Quint was recognised for its pioneering work in digital news and media distribution, winning a Gold for ‘Best Native Advertising’ and a Bronze in the ‘Best News and Features Website’ categories.

The Quint, in the last 3 years, has been the fastest growing digital-first new platform in the country. It had a very successful run in 2017, when it won three Golds and two Silvers at the South Asian Digital Media Awards. In the same year, it also picked up a total of eight awards at the Digipub Awards. It started off the current year on a high too, bagging seven awards at the Vdonxt Awards, presented by Adobe. Started in 2015, with the primary objective of recognising great work from young agencies and publishers, the Foxglove Awards have had over 200 ad agencies and publishers as participants in the last 3 years.

“Every award that The Quint wins, is not just a recognition for our work but also an encouragement to stay ahead of the digital curve. With the industry coming to terms with the future of digital news dissemination, The Quint – as the fastest growing digital-first news platform – is poised to continue leading the trend instead of following it”, says Ritu Kapur, CEO and co-founder of The Quint.

The Quint offers a compelling combination of content with topics ranging from politics to sports and entertainment. Strong, innovative videos and immersive content formats are one of The Quint’s big offerings. Since its inception, the digital platform has successfully created strong connections with its viewers and has consistently been on a growth trajectory. In a span of three years, The Quint has earned the trust of some of the top global and local brands who have chosen to advertise on the platform.