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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: Oct 09, 2026€319 per entry
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Regular Deadline: Nov 20, 2026€409 per entry
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Last Chance Deadline: Jan 15, 2027€469 per entry
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Categories
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Best Zero-Click Strategy
Awarding the strategy that most effectively engaged audiences and drove measurable outcomes across zero-click platforms amid the rise of AI-driven discovery.
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Best Creator Marketing Strategy
Awarding the creator marketing strategy that has most successfully leveraged creators to engage audiences and achieve its marketing objectives.
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Best Subscription or Membership Product
Awarding the subscription or membership product that most effectively drove acquisition, retention, revenue growth, and delivered strong subscriber benefits.
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Most Effective Sports Coverage
Recognizing a media company that has successfully used sports content, partnerships or programming to engage audiences and achieve its marketing objectives.
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Best New Content Vertical
Awarding a media company that successfully launched a new niche or content vertical, building a distinct audience and creating new opportunities for growth.
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Best Ad Tech Solution
Awarding the technology solution that has most effectively improved advertising performance, efficiency or measurement for advertisers, agencies or publishers.
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Best Brand Partnership
Awarding the brand and media partnership that has most successfully promoted a brand, product or service.
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Best Branded Content Program
Awarding the branded content program created by a media company that has most successfully engaged audiences and achieved its objectives.
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Best Contextual Targeting Offering
Awarding the contextual targeting offering that has most successfully helped clients reach relevant audiences and achieve their advertising objectives.
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Best Event
Awarding the virtual, hybrid and/or live event that has most successfully engaged audiences and achieved its objectives.
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Best First-Party Data Strategy
Awarding the first-party data strategy that has most successfully collected, organized and utilized first-party data to achieve business objectives.
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Best Multichannel Campaign
Awarding the multichannel campaign that has most successfully used multiple channels to engage audiences and achieve its objectives.
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Best Newsletter
Awarding the newsletter that has most successfully engaged and grown its audience while achieving its business objectives.
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Best Podcast
Awarding the podcast that has most successfully engaged audiences and achieved its editorial and/or business objectives.
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Most Innovative Publisher Platform
Awarding the publisher platform that has most innovatively enabled media companies to create, distribute, monetize or grow content and audiences.
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Best Use of AI
Awarding the use of AI by a media company that has most successfully enhanced content, audience engagement, operations or business outcomes.
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Best Use of Audience Insights
Awarding the strategy that has most successfully used audience insights to understand, engage or grow an audience and achieve key objectives.
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Best Use of Data
Awarding the content strategy by a brand or agency that has most successfully used data to inform its approach and achieve campaign goals.
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Best Use of Emerging Technology
Awarding the use of emerging technology, including but not limited to AR, VR and AI, that has most successfully enhanced an initiative and achieved its objectives.
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Best Use of Game Content
Awarding the media company that has creatively used interactive or gamified content, such as quizzes, polls or games, to engage audiences and achieve its goals.
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Best Use of Social
Awarding a media company that has used social platforms creatively and effectively to engage audiences, grow its reach and strengthen its brand.
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Best Use of Video
Awarding a media company that has created compelling video content, from a single video to a series, to engage audiences, grow its reach and achieve its goals.
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Editorial Team of the Year
Awarding the editorial team that has most successfully produced high-quality content in alignment with its company’s editorial mission.
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Media Company of the Year
Awarding the media company that has demonstrated the greatest overall excellence, innovation and creativity in its approach to media.
Judges
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David WilcoxCOMMERCIAL DIRECTORNEWS BROADCASTING -
Lizzie FrewPROGRAMMATIC CUSTOMER SUCCESS LEAD FOR EUROPEBAUER MEDIA OUTDOOR -
Milton EliasDIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTTIMES MEDIA -
Owen GriffithsCOMMERCIAL REVENUE DIRECTORTHE SUN -
Elsa Demain-GriffithsDIRECTOR, DIGITAL SALES & INNOVATIONSTHE TELEGRAPH -
Chrissy MarshallHEAD OF MEDIAMATTEL UK -
Aaron WatkinsHEAD OF PAID SEARCH SOLUTION & STRATEGYMG OMD -
Clare BeddowSENIOR DIRECTOR, AGENCY PARTNERSHIPSMIQ -
Jane (Evgeniya) KubryakFOUNDERDISCOVER WITH JANE DOO -
Alex PrezenszkiMEDIA DIRECTORMEDIATOR GROUP -
Serge SohenEXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND OWNERMIRRORS -
Elena Pastor HerasHEAD OF CREATIVEWPP MEDIA
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
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