The British Media Awards return on 3rd May 2017 at the Hilton Park Lane for its 6th year. In 2017, say the organisers, the event will honour media organisations across 19 categories which recognise excellence across all arms of media business – from commercial to editorial, print and digital properties. New categories for 2017 include Commercial Content Team of the Year and Partnership of the Year.
The shortlist:
MEDIA COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Incisive Media
Financial Times
Future plc
Immediate Media
Dennis Publishing
The Economist
MEDIA BRAND OF THE YEAR
Future Publishing – TechRadar
Incisive Media – Risk.net
Financial Times – Financial Times
Refinery29 – Refinery29 UK
VICE Media – Noisey
Dennis Publishing – Auto Express
Quartz – Quartz
Immediate Media – BBC Good Food
COMMERCIAL CONTENT TEAM OF THE YEAR
Emap – Retail Week Connect
Cedar Communications – The British Airways owned media portfolio
Sainsbury’s Magazine (multiplatform)
Haymarket – Haymarket Creative Solutions
The Drum – The Drum Studios
Haymarket – Haymarket Content Labs
Financial Times FT2 – The Financial Times Content Studio
MARKETING TEAM OF THE YEAR
BMJ – Consumer Marketing Team
Metropolis International – Digital Marketing Team
Incisive Media Subscriptions Marketing Team
Financial Times Marketing (Communications and Brand)
Immediate Media Subscriptions Marketing Team
Johnston Press – Marketing Department – JP Local Business Marketing
News UK – The Times and The Sunday Times
Dennis Publishing – Direct Marketing Team
SALES TEAM OF THE YEAR
Cedar Communications – British Airways Media
Dennis Publishing – Dennis Digital Commercial Team
ESI Media – ESI Media
Health Service Journal – HSJ Corporate Subscriptions
Incisive Media – Incisive Insight Subscription Sales Team
Northern & Shell Advertising Sales
Quartz – Quartz
Time Inc UK – NME commercial team
CONTENT TEAM OF THE YEAR
Archant – The New European newspaper and website
Centaur Media – Marketing Week
Dennis Publishing – Alphr.com
Future Publishing – TechRadar
RCNi – RCNi
Refinery29 – Refinery29 UK
Startups.co.uk – Startups.co.uk
upday UK – upday for Samsung
TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
Adestra – Impactful Email Marketing
MPP Global – Next-Gen Subscription Management
Sovrn – Viewable Engaged Time
Abacus e-Media – Customer Experience Management – Webvision Cloud
Grabyo – Cloud-based video platform built for live, social and mobile
SpotX – Revolutionising the online video advertising market
Rubicon Project – Rubicon Project
Lineup Systems – Ad Tech Transformation
VIDEO PROJECT OF THE YEAR
Auto Trader – Hot Hatch Megatest
Cancer Research UK – Finding immune cells that can tackle evolving cancers
Cedar Communications – The world’s greatest start-up hub: London vs San Jose, for British Airways
New Scientist – Social video campaign
Shotglass Media – The Football Republic
The Economist – RecoVR: Mosul, a collective reconstruction
The Guardian – Anywhere But Washington
Sterling Media – Project Everyone #WhatIReallyReallyWant
DIGITAL PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
BBC Worldwide – topgear.com
Dennis Publishing – Carbuyer
Immediate Media – bbcgoodfood.com
Liverpool Football Club – Liverpool FC Official App
Politico – Politico EU Referendum Tracker
Bauer Media – The Debrief
Thomson Reuters – Reuters TV
TNL – The Times and The Sunday Times smartphone app
PRINT PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Archant – The New European
Immediate Media Co – BBC Countryfile Magazine
Cedar Communications – British Airways’ High Life
Dennis Publishing – The Week Junior
Bauer Media – Grazia Magazine
Johnston Press – The i Newspaper
The Economist – 1843 Magazine
Sainsbury’s magazine
EVENT OF THE YEAR
New Scientist – New Scientist Live
Incisive Media – Risk USA
Ascential Events – Cannes Lions
The Guardian – Guardian Live: The EU Referendum Debate
The Spectator – Spectator Parliamentarian of the Year Awards 2016
TTG Media Limited – TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2016
The Economist – The Economist’s Pride & Prejudice
Ascential Events – Money20/20 Europe
LAUNCH OF THE YEAR
New Scientist – New Scientist Live
Archant – The New European newspaper and website
TNL – The Times and The Sunday Times edition-based publishing strategy
The Economist – 1843 Magazine
DriveTribe – DRIVETRIBE
Ascential Events – Money20/20 Europe
The River Group – BBC Earth Magazine
Media Business Insight – Media Production Show
COMMERCIAL CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
News UK – News UK Video
Time Inc – TRESemmé Beauty-Full Volume partnership with Marie Claire and Look
Lonely Planet – Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel, Sponsored by Samsung
Bauer Media – Bauer Media’s Absolute Radio and Wickes
Trinity Mirror plc – Aldi & Team GB – Grow Your Champion
Haymarket Media Group – O2/OnePlus ‘Insider’ Partnership
Centaur Media – Age of Design
Dennis Publishing – FITBIT 50
EDITORIAL CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Birmingham Mail – Birmingham Pub Bombings Inquests
Archant – Mental Health Watch
BBC – Shame
Bauer Media – Make Renting Fair – The Debrief
The Guardian – The Web We Want
Startups.co.uk – Startups Pop-Up Shop #startupspopup
Refinery29 – Rag Week
Immediate Media – Radio Times DCMS Campaign
BEST COMMERCIAL USE OF DATA
Which Magazine – Which? Computing Online and Helpdesk
Xaxis – Volvo – Revving up sales for XC90
Cedar Communications – Beyond demographic targeting: understanding how British Airways customers journey through the airport lounges
Northern & Shell – Northern & Shell Audience Platform
Immediate Media – Secret Garden
The Economist – “Raising Eyebrows and Subscriptions”
Financial Times – Ad Blocking
Zoopla Property Group – AdReach
PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR
Hachette UK – New Star Soccer G-Story
Immediate Media Co – Countryfile Magazine partnership with Countryfile Live
Lonely Planet – Samsung and Lonely Planet Best in Travel Partnership 2016
Time Inc. UK – #NMELifeHacks
Google UK Ltd – Launching ‘First Look’ – A partnership between Google DoubleClick & Mail Online
Auto Trader – Fiat Tipo Brand Partnership
Bauer Media – Grazia x FB
Financial Times – Hidden Cities
RISING STAR AWARD
Alex Wood – CEO / Editor in Chief, The Memo
Alicia Villegas – Iberia Correspondent for Open Door Media Publishing Ltd
Angi Mariani – Director of Business Development, Latest Group
Ben Rossi – Editorial Director, Vitesse Media
Denise Law – Community Editor, The Economist
Jenny Clements – Head of Partnerships, Dennis Digital
Laz Tyrekidis – Digital Marketing & Audience Director, Metropolis International
Marlise Boland, Creator/Executive Producer, The Anglophile Channel
