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Digiday Media Awards Europe
The Digiday Media Awards Europe recognize the companies, campaigns and technology modernizing European media. Over the years, they’ve honored industry-leading work from Hearst UK, Culture Trip, Politico Europe, Adidas and more.
Interested in entering? To access everything you’ll need to join the ranks of our past winners including our entry kit, expert tips on crafting a winning entry and past coverage of this program, click here.
Submit your entries nowKey Dates
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Early Deadline: Sep 05, 2025€319 per entry
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Regular Deadline: Oct 17, 2025€409 per entry
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Last Chance Deadline: Nov 21, 2025€469 per entry
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Categories
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Most Engaged Community
Awarding the publisher that has consistently achieved high audience engagement and a strong sense of community.
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Best Brand Partnership - B2B
Awarding a B2B brand/publisher partnership that has successfully promoted a brand, product or service.
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Best Brand Partnership - B2C
Awarding a B2C brand/publisher partnership that has successfully promoted a brand, product or service.
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Best Story
Awarding the best single editorial article created by a newsroom.
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Best Editorial Package
Awarding the best editorial package created by a newsroom.
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Sales Team of the Year
Awarding the sales team that has most successfully achieved commercial objectives through innovation, collaboration and client service, driving measurable business growth for their media company.
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Best Branded Content Program - B2B
Awarding the most outstanding B2B branded content program created by a publisher.
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Best Branded Content Program - B2C
Awarding the most outstanding B2C branded content program created by a publisher.
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Best Podcast
Awarding a podcast that has most successfully achieved stated objectives.
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Best Commerce Strategy
Awarding the commerce strategy that has most successfully achieved stated objectives for a publisher.
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Most Committed to Sustainability
Awarding the company or campaign that has shown the highest commitment to sustainability through eco-friendly practices, green initiatives and impactful environmental responsibility.
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Best Use of Interactive Content
Awarding the campaign that has best used interactive formats like quizzes, polls or gamified experiences to engage audiences actively and creatively.
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Best Use of AI
Awarding the most effective use of AI by a publisher.
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Best Use of Data
Awarding a content strategy by a brand/agency that, through the use of data, most successfully achieved campaign goals.
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Best Multichannel Campaign
Awarding the campaign that has been most successful in achieving its objectives through a multi-channel strategy and approach.
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Best Use of Social
Awarding a social media strategy that most successfully promoted a brand, product or service.
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Best Use of Video
Awarding a video strategy (single and/or series) that most successfully promoted a brand, product or service.
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Best Digital Product Innovation
Awarding the digital product innovation that best enhanced user experience and improved content or ad delivery.
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Best Use of Emerging Technology
Awarding the use of emerging tech, including but not limited to, AR, VR or AI that most successfully achieved set goals.
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Best Collaboration
Awarding the collaboration that has most successfully achieved set goals.
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Best First-Party Data Strategy
Awarding the best strategy for collecting, organizing and utilizing first-party data.
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Most Innovative Publisher
Awarding a publisher that best displays original thinking, creativity and overall excellence in its approach to media.
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Editorial Team of the Year
Awarding the editorial team that has been most successful in producing content in alignment with their company’s editorial mission.
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Best Ad Tech Platform
Awarding the ad tech platform that has most successfully achieved stated objectives.
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Best Event
Awarding the virtual, hybrid and/or live event that most successfully achieved stated objectives.
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Content Studio of the Year
Awarding the in-house content team that has successfully achieved client objectives and delivered high-quality media products.
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Best Use of Audience Insights
Awarding a strategy that has successfully deployed audience insights to grow set KPIs.
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Best Newsletter
Awarding the newsletter that has been most successful in achieving both audience and business goals.
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Best Publisher Platform
Awarding a technology provider that is most successful in helping publishers achieve stated objectives.
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Best Contextual Targeting Offering
Awarding the contextual advertising offering that is most effective in helping clients achieve business objectives.
Judges
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Teddy TepavicharovaSENIOR DIRECTOR, PROGRAMMATICCONDÉ NAST -
Chrissy MarshallHEAD OF MEDIAMATTEL UK -
Günay AliyevaCO-FOUNDERGAMELIGHT -
Lucy HalleyEXECUTIVE HEAD OF STRATEGYHAVAS CX HELIA -
Katie SecretEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL MARKETINGOUTBRAIN -
Aaron WatkinsHEAD OF PAID SEARCH SOLUTION & STRATEGYMG OMD -
Natalia VasilyevaEVP MARKETING & STRATEGYANZU.IO -
Clare BeddowCOMMERCIAL DIRECTOR, UKMIQ -
Karen EcclesCHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICERTHE TELEGRAPH -
Molly FluetVICE PRESIDENT, MEDIA SOLUTIONSPOLITICO EUROPE -
Kerry ThorpeHEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS, EUROPE & ANZBEN & JERRY'S -
Jane (Evgeniya) KubryakFOUNDERDISCOVER WITH JANE DOO -
Manikandarajan ShanmugavelASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTSP Global
Past Winners
Judging Criteria
Judges will be looking for companies or campaigns that can clearly demonstrate success over the past 12 months. Judges are seeking companies or campaigns that have seized challenges and created opportunities and will evaluate entries based on the following criteria: Innovation, Creativity, Consumer Value, Results and Overall.
Judges will require evidence to substantiate all entries. This can include details of financial performance, specific KPIs, creative evidence in the form of a sizzle reel, campaign images, or links to the final project or related sites. The judges will also consider the structure, presentation and clarity of each entry.
Judging Process
Judges will score each entry prompt and consider any supporting materials submitted. After each judge submits their score for the above criteria, the scores of each criteria will then be averaged and then combined to determine an overall score for each entry. The highest scoring entries will appear on the shortlist and winner lists.
Confidentiality
All material will remain confidential to the judges. Only the 'Credits' section of an entry will be made public via the shortlist/winners announcement. If you win a particular category, our team may summarize the entry for shortlist/winner announcements and winners guides.
Partnership opportunities
Interested in partnering with Digiday on your next campaign? Learn more about how you can integrate your brand into every aspect of the Digiday Awards Europe by submitting your information.