CONTENT CREATION

WHICH COMPANY IS CREATING THE BEST CONTENT TO ENGAGE THEIR AUDIENCE?

The Content Creation Award is designed to highlight and acclaim exciting pieces of content – bitesize or long-form – that made people laugh, cry or think. We are looking for work that creatively engaged and entertained the audience throughout.

SHORTLIST

CBS Sports Golazo – Having Fun with Football

By CBS Sports and Paramount+

Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli – Omaha Productions

By Omaha Productions and ESPN

Premier League Juniors

By Sky Sports

Untold: The Jesse Lingard Story

By NEO Studios and One Touch Entertainment

Wear the Rose: An England Rugby Dream

By O2

INNOVATION

WHICH COMPANY IS TAKING A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SPORT?

The Innovation Award is designed to award those who are introducing a completely new, disruptive sports industry product, model, format or service. This new introduction shows an innovative approach, having a positive impact on the industry and making a noticeable change – innovation in its truest sense.

SHORTLIST

IM Coach

By Invisible Matrix LLC and Math&Sport

SPboard – virtual advertisement technology

By Football Federations (rep. by Lions Sports Media) and Sponix Tech

The AB3 Medical Passport App #yourhealthyourhands

By AB3 Medical

The new NBA App an all-in one destination for NBA fans of every team

By The National Basketball Association, Warner Bros. Discovery Sports and Microsoft

Warner Bros. Discovery’s New Cube Studio

By Warner Bros. Discovery

FAN EXPERIENCE

WHICH COMPANY IS PROVIDING UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES FOR IT’S FANS?

The new Fan Experience Award is designed to acclaim those that have changed the game for sports fans. On-screen will showcase digitally virtual experiences and live in-person experiences will seek out those who have set the bar for rights holders and event organisers around the world.

SHORTLIST

ClipperVision

By LA Clippers

Fantasy Premier League 2022-2023

By Premier League, ISM Games, Pulselive and Two Circles

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 App

By ICC

NBA All-Star 2023

By NBA and Utah Jazz

Using AI to Deliver Exceptional Fan Experiences

By WSC Sports

SPONSORSHIP

WHICH PARTNERSHIP IS DELIVERING THE BEST RESULTS?

The Sponsorship Award searches for tailored brand-rights holder partnerships that showcase a unique partnership between parties to create unique engagement. They will demonstrate the inspiration behind a creative project and ability to react collaboratively.

SHORTLIST

EE x Home Nations Football

By EE and Havas Play

Google x WNBA x ESPN Changemaker Partnership

By Google, WNBA, ESPN, GMR Marketing, Optimum Sports, and EssenceMediacom

New York Liberty and Xbox: Secondary Court

By New York Liberty and Xbox

Spotify and FC Barcelona

By Spotify and FC Barcelona

Wear The Rose and the Red Roses

By O2

ESPORTS AND GAMING

WHICH ORGANISATION IS TAKING THE ESPORTS AND GAMING INDUSTRY BY STORM?

The Esports and Gaming Award is designed to recognise those making waves in the ever-growing digital entertainment industries. We searched for organisations that are helping propel these markets forward using Sponsorship, Production/Consumer Broadcasting, Content Creation or Brand Activation.

SHORTLIST

Champions Chess Tour 2022

By Chess.com

Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major 2022

By ESL/EFG

Mastercard x Riot Games – League of Legends Esports

By Mastercard, Rogers & Cowan PMK, Octagon Marketing, Gravity Road and TripleClix

Playfly Esports

By Playfly Esports

Vindex

By Vindex

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6 September – 8 October 2026

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