Finalists 2025

Individual Excellence Awards

Editor of the Year

Morgan Jeffery - Radio Times, entered by Immediate

Morgan Jeffery - Radio Times

entered by Immediate

Natalie Hardwick

Natalie Hardwick - goodfood.com

entered by Immediate

Charlotte Collins

Charlotte Collins - SheerLuxe

entered by SheerLuxe

Lauren Davidson

Lauren Davidson - Telegraph

entered by Telegraph Media Group

Journalist of the Year

Dr Simon Evans

Dr Simon Evans 

entered by Carbon Brief

Pippa Neill, ENDS Report

Pippa Neill, ENDS Report

entered by Haymarket Media Group

Dominic Nicholls

Dominic Nicholls

entered by Telegraph Media Group

Rising Star

Lara-Jane Johnston

Lara-Jane Johnston

entered by Immediate

Max Copeman

Max Copeman

entered by Immediate

Ollie Corfe

Ollie Corfe

entered by Telegraph Media Group

Rachel Duffy

Rachel Duffy

entered by Telegraph Media Group

Trang Nguyen

Trang Nguyen

entered by Telegraph Media Group

Alice Treasure

Alice Treasure

entered by Telegraph Media Group

Libby Darcy

Libby Darcy

entered by Times Media

Sales Person of the Year

Victoria Bruce

Victoria Bruce

entered by Carwow Group

Abdul Ahad

Abdul Ahad

entered by Telegraph Media Group

Fleur Rollet-Manus

Fleur Rollet-Manus

entered by Telegraph Media Group

Emma Shields

Emma Shields

entered by Telegraph Media Group

Jack Scarr

Jack Scarr

entered by Times Media

The AOP Award for Inspiring Local Journalism, sponsored by

Google New Initiative
Liam Thorp

Liam Thorp

entered by Liverpool Echo 

James Holt

James Holt

entered by Manchester Evening News

Helena Vesty

Helena Vesty

entered by Manchester Evening News

Nicole Wootton-Cane

Nicole Wootton-Cane

entered by Manchester Evening News

Luke Butterly

Luke Butterly

entered by The Detail

Team Excellence Awards

Advertising Operations Team of the Year, sponsored by

Index Exchange
Carwow Ad Ops Team

Carwow

Immediate AdOps Team

Immediate

Mail Metro Ad Ops Team

Mail Metro Media

Telegraph Media Group Ad Ops Team

Telegraph Media Group

William Reed Ad Ops Team

William Reed

Audience Development Team of the Year, sponsored by

ukom
MailOnline Social Video Team

MailOnline Social Video Team – driving a TikTok phenomenon

entered by Mail Online

Metro Audience Development Team

Metro

InYourArea - Everything. Local. Everywhere, entered by Reach PLC

InYourArea - Everything. Local. Everywhere

entered by Reach PLC

Telegraph Community team

Telegraph Community team

entered by Telegraph Media Group

Times Media Audience Development Team

Times Media

Editorial Team of the Year: B2B

Farmers Guardian Editorial Team

Farmers Guardian

entered by Arc network

edie

edie

entered by Faversham House Ltd

ENDS Report Editorial Team

ENDS Report

entered by Haymarket Media Group

Campaign UK Editorial Team

Campaign UK

entered by Haymarket Media Group

The Manufacturer Editorial Team

The Manufacturer

entered by Nineteen Group

Editorial Team of the Year: Consumer, sponsored by

Teads
Hello! Editorial Team

HELLO!

entered by HELLO! Magazine Ltd.

Radio Times Editorial Team

Radio Times 

entered by Immediate

Independent Logo

The Independent

Times Money Mentor

Times Money Mentor

entered by Times Media

Product Development Team of the Year

What Car? Product Development Team

What Car?

entered by Haymarket Media Group

Metro Product Dev Team

Metro

Telegraph Logo

Telegraph Puzzles Team

entered by Telegraph Media Group

Sales Team of the Year, sponsored by

Utiq
The Guardian Sales Team

The Guardian Advertising Team

entered by The Guardian

The Telegraph Sales Team

The Telegraph

entered by Telegraph Media Group

Times Media Sales Team

Times Media

Publishing Excellence Awards

Best Creative Solutions Led / Content Marketing Campaign

Haymarket Automotive Studio

MINI & Automotive Studio: Giving Our Audience MINI Reasons To Go Electric

entered by Haymarket Automotive Studio

Haymarket Automotive Studio

Ford Pro & What Car? Vans: Making It Clear That Ford Is Best For Business

entered by Haymarket Automotive Studio

Haymarket Automotive Studio

Audi & Automotive Studio: Educating EV Sceptics Through An Engaging Approach To Myth Busting,

entered by Haymarket Automotive Studio

Immediate

Good Food x Morrisons

entered by Immediate

Mail Metro Logo

Taking Content Marketing To New Heights

entered by Mail Metro Media & Wavemaker For Jet2Holidays

News UK

News UK/Movember, The Real Face of Men’s Health

entered by News UK

The Independent

Plugging into Progress: Transforming EV Perceptions

entered by The Independent

The Telegraph

Helping Great Rail Journeys To Embrace Digital

entered by Telegraph Media Group & Great Rail Journeys

Best Digital Publishing Innovation

Citymapper logo

Local Ads

entered by Citymapper

TechFinitive.com

TechFinitive.com – Redefining & Monetising Premium B2B Journalism Through Innovation

entered by Engage Media Group (TechFinitive.com)

Financial Times logo

FT Target: First-Party Context

entered by Financial Times

DAX Logo

DAX ID

entered by Global

Radio Times

Radio Times What to Watch App

entered by Immediate

Mail Metro

Mail Metro Media’s EDITS: Revolutionising Digital Video Advertising

entered by Mail Metro Media

Newsquest

The AI-Assisted Reporter

entered by Newsquest

Reach

Mantis Solutions, Built With In-depth Publisher Knowledge

entered by Reach PLC

Best Diversification of Commercial Strategy, sponsored by

Google
Immediate Logo

Good Food App

entered by Immediate

Mail Metro Media

Mail Metro Media - A 360 Commerce Powerhouse

entered by Mail Metro Media

WTF Talent logo

WTF Talent

entered by The Race Media

Best Media Technology Partner - Audiences

Bridged Media

First-Party Data Powerhouse: How Bridged Supercharged Informa Brands

entered by Bridged Media

JWP Connatix

JWP Connatix: Powering Rural Streaming

entered by JWP Connatix

Teads

Teads: Creating New Moments for Publishers To Own The Screen

entered by Teads

Utiq

Authentic Audiences: How Utiq, IQ Digital & GroupM Pioneered Privacy-First Addressability

entered by Utiq

code.store

code.store

Best Media Technology Partner – Revenues

Brand Metrics

Brand Lift Data Helps Brand Metrics’ Publisher Partners Understand & Monetise Their Audience

entered by Brand Metrics

Content Ignite

Content Ignite

DV Publisher Suite

DV Publisher Suite

entered by DoubleVerify

illuma

News UK’s Nucleus Narr(ai)te, Powered By illuma

entered by illuma

SOURCEPOINT

SOURCEPOINT & Bauer Media Audio: A Pioneering Partnership Unlocking Consent-led Monetisation On Amazon Alexa

entered by SOURCEPOINT

Best Publisher-led Social Good Initiative or Campaign

Big Issue

Big Issue & Specsavers” Vision for Change”

entered by Big Issue

Immediate logo

Immediate: A Platform for Change

entered by Immediate

Telegraph Media Group

The Media Literacy Programme

entered by Telegraph Media Group

The Independent

The Independent: Brick By Brick Campaign

entered by The Independent

Best Research / Insight Project

Haymarket Automotive Studio

The Haymarket Automotive Indicators Research Programme – Empowering Our Clients With Industry-leading Research & Data

entered by Haymarket Automotive

Newsworks

Youth: A Newsworks Study

entered by Newsworks

The Manufacturer

2025 Manufacturing Momentum Report

entered by The Manufacturer (part of Nineteen Group)

The Independent

Modern Progressive

entered by The Independent

The Telegraph

Telegraph Compass Steps Up To The Challenge

entered by Telegraph Media Group

Best Use of Audio

Anthem Publishing

The Women’s Running Podcast

entered by Anthem Publishing

Mail Metro

Mail Metro Media: From Print Publisher To Podcast Powerhouse

entered by Mail Metro Media

The Telegraph

Ukraine: The Latest

entered by Telegraph Media Group

Best Use of Data 

TechFinitive.com

TechFinitive.com: Data-Driven Publishing: Leveraging Audience Insights to Power ABM Success & Sustainable Journalism

entered by Engage Media Group (TechFinitive.com)

Infopro Digital Services Limited

The inSight Accelerator

entered by Infopro Digital Services Limited

News UK

Halifax: My First Home Campaign

entered by News UK

REACH

Reach PLC: Breaking Records On Reddit With Smart, Relentless Data Strategy

entered by Reach PLC

The Telegraph

The Telegraph: Automating The Fusion Of Survey And Analytics Data To Identify Growth Opportunities

entered by Telegraph Media Group

William Reed

How William Reed Is Outsmarting Bots in Email Reporting

entered by William Reed

Best Video Strategy 

Radio Times

Radio Times

entered by Immediate

Mail Metro Media

Mail Metro Media’s EDITS: A Game-Changing Video Strategy Driving Engagement & Growth

entered by Mail Metro Media

The Sun

Never Mind the Ballots US Edition x Betfair

entered by The Sun

Times Media

Times Media Video

entered by Times Media

Which?

Which? Video Team

entered by Which?

The AOP Employer Excellence Award sponsored by

Lewis Silkin
Bauer Media

Bauer Media

Faversham House Ltd

Faversham House Ltd

Haymarket Media Group

Empowering Inclusion As A Certified Disability Confident Employer

entered by Haymarket Media Group

Immediate

Immediate

Telegraph Media Group

The Future Talent Programme

entered by Telegraph Media Group

Grand Prix Awards

Best Online Brand: B2B

Investment Week

Investment Week

entered by Arc network

Farmers Guardian

Farmers Guardian

entered by Arc network

Campaign

Campaign

entered by Haymarket Media Group

Planning

Planning

entered by Haymarket Media Group

Best Online Brand: Consumer, sponsored

Mantis
Immediate

Good Food App

entered by Immediate

Radio Times

Radio Times (radiotimes.com)

entered by Immediate

SheerLuxe

SheerLuxe

Telegraph Media Group

Telegraph Media Group


Small Digital Publisher of the Year sponsored by

Deloitte
TechFinitive.com

Big Impact, Small Publisher: Reinventing B2B Media Through Smart Data & Premium Editorial

entered by Engage Media Group (TechFinitive.com)

RocaNews

RocaNews

solli

solli: From Launch To Leadership In Pharma Media

entered by Skittle Media

whynow Media

whynow Media

Best Digital Publishing Company 2025

Arc Europe

Arc Europe

Immediate

Immediate

Haymarket Media Group

Haymarket Media Group

Mail Metro Media

Mail Metro Media

News UK

News UK

Telegraph Media Group

Telegraph Media Group

The Independent

The Independent