Finalists 2026

Individual Excellence

Editor of the Year

Katie Jones - Farmers Guardian

Katie Jones - Farmers Guardian

entered by Agriconnect (Arc Europe)

Maisie McCabe

Maisie McCabe - Campaign

entered by Haymarket Media Group

Alastair McLellan

Alastair McLellan, Health Service Journal

entered by HSJ Information

Morgan Jeffery

Morgan Jeffery - Radio Times

entered by Immediate

Chris Lancaster

Chris Lancaster

entered by The Telegraph

Journalist of the Year

Jessica Mills Davies

Jessica Mills Davies – Energy Voice 

entered by DC Thomson

Hayley Dixon

Hayley Dixon

entered by The Telegraph

Robert Mendick

Robert Mendick

entered by The Telegraph

Gordon Rayner

Gordon Rayner

entered by The Telegraph

Rising Star

Jada Walters

Jada Walters

entered by Bauer Media

Zach Letzer

Zach Letzer

entered by Mail Metro Media

Niamh Robinson

Niamh Robinson

entered by The Telegraph

Mariam Shubitidze

Mariam Shubitidze

entered by The Telegraph

Armando Abdyli

Armando Abdyli

entered by The Telegraph

Bethany Walker

Bethany Walker

entered by William Reed

Sales Person of the Year

James Brook

James Brook

entered by News UK

Tracey Hendle

Tracey Hendle

entered by News UK

Dan Maton

Dan Maton

entered by The Telegraph

Nick Green

Nick Green

entered by The Telegraph

Jason Milton-Barker

Jason Milton-Barker

entered by The Telegraph

Amber Neary

Amber Neary

entered by Times Media

The AOP Award for Inspiring Local Journalism, sponsored by

Google New Initiative
James Holt

James Holt

entered by Manchester Evening News

Ezekiel Bertrand

Ezekiel Bertrand

entered by Newsquest

Kumail Jaffer

Kumail Jaffer

entered by Reach PLC

Philip James Lynch

Philip James Lynch

entered by Reach PLC

David Humphreys

David Humphreys

entered by Reach PLC

Donal McMahon

Donal McMahon

entered by Reach PLC

Luke Butterly

Luke Butterly

entered by The Detail

Team Excellence Awards

Advertising Operations Team of the Year, sponsored by

Index Exchange
Engage Media Group Ltd (TechFinitive.com) ad ops

Engage Media Group Ltd (TechFinitive.com)

GB News Ltd. ad ops

GB News Ltd.

New York TiNew York Times ad ops

The New York Times

The Telegraph ad ops

The Telegraph

William Reed ad ops

William Reed

Audience Development Team of the Year, sponsored by

ukom
Reach PLC

Social Monetisation Team

entered by Reach PLC

the sun

The Sun

The Telegraph aud dev

The Telegraph


Commercial Team of the Year, sponsored by

Utiq
Campaign Commercial Team

Campaign Commercial Team

entered by Haymarket Media Group

Automotive Studio

Automotive Studio: From Creative Solutions To Creative Agency

entered by Haymarket Media Group

Immediate

From Transformation To Impact: Thriving Through Change And Driving Record Subscription Growth

entered by Immediate

The Commercial Engine, entered by News UK

The Commercial Engine

entered by News UK

The Telegraph Commercial Team

The Telegraph

Editorial Team of the Year: B2B

Rail

RAIL

entered by Bauer Media

Farmers Guardian

Farmers Guardian

entered by Agriconnect (Arc Europe)

ENDS Report Editorial Team

ENDS Report

entered by Haymarket Media Group

Campaign UK & Campaign Red

Campaign UK & Campaign Red

entered by Haymarket Media Group

Editorial Team of the Year: Consumer

Grazia

Grazia

entered by Bauer Media

GB News

GB News

Radio Times

Radio Times

entered by Immediate

Manchester Evening News

Manchester Evening News


The Telegraph

The Telegraph

Product Development Team of the Year

Financial Times Product Team

Revenue Operations Team

entered by Financial Times

Reach Prod Dev Team

Product & Development Team (Digital Subscriptions)

entered by Reach PLC

Real Deal Media

Product & Digital Team

entered by Real Deals Media

Telegraph Commercial Team

Commercial Digital Product Team

entered by The Telegraph

William Reed Prod Dev Team

William Reed

Publishing Excellence Awards

Best Creative Solutions Led / Content Marketing Campaign

BuzzFeed UK

Cafe Meets

entered by BuzzFeed UK

Dezeen

Dezeen x ASUS: Design You Can Feel

entered by Dezeen

Good Food

Recipe For Growth: How Social‑First Storytelling Cut CPA and Super‑Sized Subs

entered by Immediate

Mail Metro Logo

Part Of The Family — Mail Metro Media, Spark Foundry & Asda

entered by Mail Metro Media

reach

From Retailer To Relief: When The GP Can't See You, Boots Can

entered by Reach PLC

The Independent

Disagreeing Well

entered by The Independent / University College London

The Telegraph

Telegraph Puzzles Joined Netflix’s Thursday Murder Club

entered by The Telegraph | iProspect | Netflix

Best Media Technology Partner: Audiences

AND Digital

Building A Digital Subscription Service For The World’s Oldest Sunday Newspaper

entered by AND Digital

ArcSpan

Arcspan AMS (Audience Monetisation System)

entered by ArcSpan

Brand Metrics

Proving Audience Value With Brand Lift Data

entered by Brand Metrics

genna

VidGen

entered by Genna

Taboola

DeeperDive: Trusted Answers. Insights that Matter

entered by Taboola

Utiq

How Utiq Solved The Programmatic Guaranteed Frequency Problem for Publishers

entered by Utiq

Best Media Technology Partner: Revenues

Content Ignite

Supercharging Ad Performance For Times Higher Education

entered by Content Ignite

Google

Google

Index Exchange

The Guardian Boosts Auction Efficiency and Revenue With Index Exchange's Transparent Dynamic Take Rate

entered by Index Exchange

Mantis

Mantis, A Reach Product

entered by Mantis

Best Publisher-led Social Good Initiative or Campaign

Farmers Guardian (Agriconnect)

Save Britain's Family Farms 

entered by Farmers Guardian (Agriconnect)

Financial Times

Greenwashing Intelligence

entered by Financial Times

Immediate

Gardeners' World Make A Metre Matter

entered by Immediate

Reach PLC

Keep Britain Tidy: The Great British Spring Clean - A Nation Mobilised

entered by Reach PLC

The Independent

World AIDS Day

entered by The Independent

The Sun

The Sun & Tesco: Cooking For All

entered by The Sun

Best Research / Insight Project

Financial Times

Bridging The Trust Gap: From Research To Revenue

entered by Financial Times

Immediate

Understanding Why Audiences Choose What To Watch: Turning Audience Motivation into Advertiser Strategy

entered by Immediate

Newsworks

Attention: A Newsworks Study

entered by Newsworks

Sky

Digital CFlight

entered by Sky

Sophus3

Auto Match: Proof That TV Ads Influence Car Buying

entered by Sophus3

The Telegraph

The First UK Publisher To Guarantee Uplifts In Trust

entered by The Telegraph

Best Use of Audio

Financial Times

The Next Five Podcast

entered by Financial Times

Boy Wasted

Boy Wasted

entered by Haymarket Media Group

go doox

Go Doxx Yourself

entered by Reach PLC

The Telegraph

Ukraine: The Latest

entered by The Telegraph

Times Media

The Business Podcast, In Partnership With PwC

entered by Times Media

Best Video Strategy 

Radio Times

Radio Times

entered by Immediate

New Scientist

New Scientist

The Sun

Sun Originals

entered by The Sun

The Telegraph

The Telegraph Video Team

entered by The Telegraph

Which?

The AOP Employer Excellence Award sponsored by

Lewis Silkin
Haymarket Media Group

Haymarket Media Group Becomes B Corp Certified Globally

entered by Haymarket Media Group

Immediate

IM

entered by Immediate

The Telegraph

Media Literacy Programme

entered by The Telegraph

The AOP Publishing Business Effectiveness Award

Financial Times

Transforming Commercial Operations

entered by Financial Times

Immediate

Project North: Transforming Immediate’s Operating Model To Power Scalable Subscription Growth,

entered by Immediate

The Telegraph

Project Tempo

entered by The Telegraph

William Reed

William Reed - From Silos To System: How Collaboration And AI Delivered Significant Growth

entered by William Reed

The AOP Publishing Innovation Award: Audiences

PR Week

PRWeek's 'The Companies House Files'

entered by Haymarket Business Media

Good Health

Good Health By Good Food

entered by Immediate

Reach

From One Producer To 70 Million Views

entered by Reach PLC

Reach

Mantis Scribe

entered by Reach PLC

The Observer

Reimagining The Observer For Modern Audiences

entered by The Observer

Times Media

Times Holidays

entered by Times Media

The AOP Publishing Innovation Award: Revenues, sponsored by

Google
Citymapper

In Journey Video Ads

entered by Citymapper

reach

Social Monetisation Team

entered by Reach PLC

The Guardian

The Guardian’s 1st-Party Data Revolution

entered by The Guardian

The Telegraph

Ad.Studio: From Zero To Hero

entered by The Telegraph

Times Media

Times Luxury eCommerce

entered by Times Media

Grand Prix Awards

Best Online Brand: B2B

The Banker

The Banker/thebanker.com

entered by FT Specialist

Campaign

Campaign

entered by by Haymarket Media Group

Health Service Journal

Health Service Journal

entered by HSJ Information

Professional Adviser

Professional Adviser

entered by Incisive Media

The Observer

Relaunching The Observer

entered by The Observer

The Grocer

The Grocer

entered by William Reed

Best Online Brand: Consumer

Radio Times

Radio Times

entered by Immediate

The Intercooler

The Intercooler

The Sun

The Sun

Telegraph Media Group

The Telegraph


Rock Sound

Rock Sound

entered by whynow

Small Digital Publisher of the Year sponsored by

Deloitte
solli

solli: Transforming Pharma Media

entered by Skittle Media

SoPublishing

SoPublishing

The Intercooler

DriveNation Media Ltd

entered by The Intercooler

Trending Now Media Limited

Trending Now

entered by Trending Now Media Limited