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SHORTLIST 2026

Broadcast Sport Awards

Congratulations to all those that made this year's shortlist!

We look forward to seeing you all on the night; view table packages below.

TABLE PACKAGES

 BEST CONTENT BY A CLUB, ATHLETE, LEAGUE OR FEDERATION 

28 Summers

28 Summers
 

Scottish FA

Fomula One Pierre Gasly

Formula 1  - Off The Grid
With Pierre Gasly

Creative Studio & Formula One Productions

Fuelling Ferocity

Fuelling The Ferocity
 

Whisper

Margins Walker Cup

Margins: Beyond the Walker Cup

IMG

Stories from Cities

Stories From the Cities

Noah Media Group

WSL

WSL Unlocked

IMG

 BEST SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT 

DAZN

DAZN48

DAZN

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup 2026

ITV Sport

Icons Series

Icons Series

Icons Series

British Horseracing

Introducing New Fans to
British Horseracing

Great British Racing), Cotswold Film Company, Two Circles & Amity Productions

Neymar Jr

Neymar Jr All Access
 

After Party Studios, Red Bull Media House GmbH & N.R. Sports Neymar Sport E Marketing

TNT Sports

TNT Sports Fight Sports TikTok
 

TNT Sports

 BEST USE OF DATA IN A SPORTS BROADCAST 

HawkAR

HawkAR: Inclusive Feed

Hawk-Eye Innovations

MotoGP

MotoGP 'Ghost Cam'

TNT Sports

RaceIQ

RaceiQ

RMG & Ellipse

SailGP

SailGP
 

SailGP

Tour De France

Tour de France 2026
 

TNT Sports

UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League
- Prime Vision

Prime Video

 BEST USE OF TECH IN A SPORTS PRODUCTION 

BBC Tech

BBC TechXplore Tokyo
Deaflympics

Electric Eel Studios

Birmingham Athletics

Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships: Race Walk Coverage

Actua Films, Neutral Wireless & LiveU

FIFA EPP

FIFA World Cup 2026 - Enhanced Player Profiles (EPP)

FIFA, HBS & 4Wall Entertainment

Formula 1 Drone

Formula 1 & The FPV
Drone System

Formula 1

IBU World Cup

IBU World Cup & World Championships Biathlon

New Century information, IBU & EBU

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer
 

IMG

GeniusIQ

Promotion Final Plus -
powered by GeniusIQ

Genius Sports, DAZN, National League
& Enterprise

Sky Sports Mulltiview

Sky Sports Multiview
 

Sky Sports

 BRANDED CONTENT OF THE YEAR 

The Premier League

A Lovely Day - Digital
Content Series

The Premier League, Guinness & Deft Touch

F1 Lego

Bricks on Track: Building the
LEGO F1 Drivers' Parade

JustSo & The LEGO Group

Force Nature

Force of Nature
 

Finite Films & TV, Channel 4 Sport
& North Sails

Red Bull

Red Bull Ultimate
Football Challenge

Red Bull GmbH & After Party Studios

Sky Sports Audi

Sky Sports x Audi Flying Lap
 

Sky Sports, Sky Creative, Audi, Q3D Studios
& Bigfoot Creative

SPORTBible

SPORTbible & Domino's
Fan Debates

LADbible Group & Dominos

The Plait room

The Plait Room, Hyped by Virgin

Virgin, HBS & See You At Jeanie's

 CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR 

Brandon Smith

Brandon Smith

Charlie PArsons

Charlie Parsons

James

James Lawrence Allcott

karel Prince

Karel Prince

 

 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR 

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 Show
 

IMG

Winter Olympics

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter
Olympic Games

Warner Bros. Discovery

Six Kings

Six Kings Slam
 

IMG

The Rest is Football

The Rest Is Football

Goalhanger

UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League Magazine

Whisper

Womens T20

Women's T20 World Cup Final Lord's

Sunset+Vine

 PUNDIT OF THE YEAR 

Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer

FIFA World Cup for BBC

Ally McCoist

Ally McCoist

Premier League, UEFA Champions League & The FA Cup for TNT Sports

Emma Hayes

Emma Hayes

ITV Football for ITV

Jamie Carragher

Jamie Carragher

Sky Sports Premier League for Sky Sports

Karen Carney

Karen Carney

UEFA Champions, Europa & Conference League; Premier League & The FA Cup for TNT Sports

Neil Hodgson

Neil Hodgson

MotoGP for TNT Sports

Sean Rose

Sean Rose

Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games for Channel 4

Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney

FIFA World Cup for BBC

 SHORT-FORM CONTENT OF THE YEAR 

   

England Rugby

England Rugby
 

England Rugby

Sponsored by: Reuters

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup 2026
- Opening Titles

ITV Sport & Noah Media

   

ICONS

ICONS - Drone Promo
 

ICONS Series

PFL Dubai

PFL Dubai Cold Open
 

Richter Sports & Professional Fighters League

Sky Sports US Open

Sky Sports - US Open 2026
 

Sky Creative

Sky Sports Super Bowl

Sky Sports Super Bowl
- Alcatraz & Waymo

Sky Sports, Steve Wakeford & Everyfield Films

Womens Fa Cup Final

Women's FA Cup Final 2026 -
Opening VT

FilmNova

 SPORTS BROADCASTER/STREAMER OF THE YEAR 

   

BBC Sport

BBC Sport

Sponsored by: Gravity Media

Channel 4

Channel 4

   

ITV Sport

ITV Sport

Sky Sports

Sky Sports

TNT Sports

TNT Sports

 SPORTS COMMENTATOR OF THE YEAR 

Alex Jacques

Alex Jacques

F1 for Channel 4

Ed leigh Tim Warwood

Ed Leigh & Tim Warwood

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics & Ski Sunday for BBC

 

Gary Neville

Gary Neville

Sky Sports Football for Sky Sports

Guy Mowbray

Guy Mowbray

FIFA world Cup for BBC

Lucy Ward

Lucy Ward

Premier League; UEFA Champions League, Europa League, Conference League & Adobe FA Cup for TNT Sports

Rob Walker

Rob Walker

World Athletics, Snooker Championships & Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics/ Paralympics for BBC Sport & Channel 4

Sam MAtterface

Sam Matterface

ITV Football for ITV Sport

Seb Hutichinson

Seb Hutchinson

ITV Football for ITV Sport

 SPORTS DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR (OVER 60 MINUTES) 

   

England Meet England

England, Meet England

SBX Studios for ITV

Sponsored by: Premier League Studios

FA Cup

FA Cup: The People's Story

TNT Sports, Noah Media Group & Insight Film for TNT Sports 1 & discovery+

   

Poised

Poised

Big Things Have Small Beginnings & Two Yanks and a Brit for STV

Reggae Girlz

Reggae Girlz
 

Astronaut Films for Prime Video, Apple & Jolt

The Corinthians

The Corinthians: We Were
The Champions

Films Not Words for BBC

Untold Vinnie Jones

Untold UK: Vinnie Jones
 

Pitch Productions for Netflix

 SPORTS DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR (SERIES) 

A Beautiful Obsession

A Beautiful Obsession

City Studios, Plan B, KM Films & Workerbee
for Prime Video

Destination World Cup

Destination World Cup 2026

Headers & Volleys Entertainment
for Tubi & Fox

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Unseen

FIFA & HBS for BBC & ITV

Formula E Driver

Formula E: Driver

Astronaut Films for Prime Video

Meet the Owens

Meet The Owens

Whisper for Prime Video

Ultras

Ultras

Studio Something for BBC Scotland

 SPORTS DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR (UP TO 60 MINUTES) 

Beacon Hpe

Beacon of Hope: The Grenfell
Athletic Story

TNT Sports for TNT Sports 1 & discovery+

Butcher

Butcher: Invisible Wounds
 

Sylver Entertainment for ITV1 & ITV4

England 2026

England 2006:
The Golden Generation

BBC Sport for BBC

Sir Chris Hoy

Sir Chris Hoy: Cancer, Courage
and Me

BBC Sport & BBC Breakfast for BBC

The Eubanks

The Eubanks: Like Father,
Like Son

Workerbee for BBC

Torvill Dean

Torvill and Dean:
The Last Dance

FilmNova & Phil McIntyre Television for ITV

 SPORTS PODCAST OF THE YEAR 

BBC Football Daily

BBC Football Daily

BBC 5 Live Sport

F1 Chequered Flag

F1: Chequered Flag

IMG for BBC Radio 5 Live

Nothing Major

Nothing Major Podcast

Sift Creative

Stick to Cricket

Stick to Cricket

The Overlap

Stick to Football

Stick to Football

The Overlap

The good the bad the football

The Good, The Bad
& The Football

Platform Media

 SPORTS PRESENTER OF THE YEAR 

Ed Chamberlin

Ed Chamberlin

ITV Racing for ITV Sport

Gabby Logan

Gabby Logan

FIFA World Cup, Six Nations, London Marathon, Match of the Day & European Athletics for BBC Sport

Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker

The Rest Is Football for Netflix

Hazel Irvine

Hazel Irvine

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
for BBC Sport

Laura Woods

Laura Woods

ITV Football for ITV Sport

mark Chapman

Mark Chapman

BBC Sport for BBC Sport

Mark Pougatch

Mark Pougatch

ITV Football & ITV Rugby for ITV Sport

Suzi Perry

Suzi Perry

MotoGP for TNT Spprts

 SPORTS PRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR 

Aurora

Aurora

Buzz 16

Buzz 16

Film Nova

FilmNova

IMG

IMG

Sunset+Vine

Sunset+Vine

Two Circles

Two Circles

Whisper Group

Whisper

 SPORTS PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR 

   

Barclays WSL

Barclays Women's Super League
2025/26

Aurora for YouTube, BBC & Sky Sports

Sponsored by: Appear

England test Cricket

England Test Cricket
 

Sky Sports Cricket for Sky Sports

   

FA Cup Final

FA Cup Final 2026
 

TNT Sports for TNT Sports

Katie Taylor

Katie Taylor - Farewell at
Croke Park

Matchroom Media for DAZN

London marathon

London Marathon
 

BBC Sport for BBC

Tour De France

Tour de France 2026
 

TNT Sports for TNT Sports

Womens FA Cup

Women's FA Cup Final 2026

FilmNova for Channel 4

 SPORTS PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR (QUADRENNIAL) 

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup 2026
 

BBC Sport for BBC

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup 2026
 

ITV Sport for ITV

Glasgow Games

Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth
Games

TNT Sports for TNT Sports

Winter Olympics

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter
Olympic Games

BBC Sport for BBC

Winter Olympics

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter
Olympic Games

TNT Sports for TNT Sports

Winter Olympics

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter
Paralympic Games

Whisper for Channel 4

The Rest if Football

The Rest Is Football

Goalhanger for Netflix

 SPORTS REPORTER OF THE YEAR 

Alex Aljoe

Alex Aljoe

UEFA Champions League for Prime Video

Gabriel Clarke

Gabriel Clarke

ITV Football & Rugby for ITV Sport

Lauren Salter

Lauren Salter

Rygbi'r Chwe Gwlad/Six Nations Rugby, Women's Rugby World Cup, Common Wealth Games, URC & EPRC for S4C

Rob Harris

Rob Harris

Sky News - Sports for Sky News

Sarah Storey

Sarah Storey

Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games for Channel 4

Topsey Ojo

Topsy Ojo

ITV Rugby for ITV Sport

 TV MOMENT OF THE YEAR 

    

Wayne Rooney

"It was crap" - Wayne Rooney on FIFA World Cup Half Time Show

BBC Sport

Sponsored by: Sunset+Vine

AFCON Final

AFCON's Final 2025 - A Controversial & Chaotic Ending

IMG

    

Celtic

Celtic v Hearts - Dramatic 87th Minute VAR Decision & Finish

Sky Sports

France

France Clinch The Six Nations after Dramatic Finish

ITV Sport

Harry Kane Voice

Harry Kane Loses Voice in Epic Post-Match Interview

BBC Sport

Katie Taylor

Katie Taylor - Farewell at
Croke Park

Matchrrom Media

 YOUNG TALENT OF THE YEAR (OFF-SCREEN) 

ITV Sport

Bethan Clargo

ITV Sport

Aurora

Claudia Manchio

Aurora

Euros

Euros Llyr Morgan

Carlam

Milly

Felix Payne

Gravity Media

Finn

Finn Cotter

Pitch Productions

Hamish

Hamish Percy

SPORTbible

Mariana

Mariana Galego

Gravity Media

Zach

Zach Sampson

Buzz 16

 YOUNG TALENT OF THE YEAR (ON-SCREEN) 

Amber

Amber Sandhu

BBC Sport & Sky Sports News

Billy

Billy Monger

Channel 4/Whisper

Brandon

Brandon Smith

Sky Sports & DAZN

Charlie

Charlie Parsons

Platform Media

Emily herbert

Emily Herbert

Aurora

Gemma Owen

Gemma Owen

Carlam

 YOUTUBE CHANNEL OF THE YEAR 

BBC Football

BBC Football

BBC Sport & Little Dot Sport

ITV Sport

ITV Sport YouTube

ITV Sport & Zoo 55

League of 72

League Of 72

After Party Studios & Sky Bet

The Overlap

The Overlap 

The Overlap, THG Studios, Sky Bet & Disney+

The Switch

The Switch

Prodigy Studios, Axion Post Production & Impossible Brief

World Rugby

World Rugby

World Rugby & Two Circles

The Special Recognition Award, sponsored by NEP, will be announced on the night.

Testimonials

  • The Broadcast Sport Awards celebrate our industry, which captures moments that are shared and enjoyed by millions of people globally.
    NEP UK
  • It was so wonderful to see so many faces I have worked with over the last 28 years and to be reminded what a fun and creative industry we work in. The power of sport was evident last night but also the growth of equality in our business and opportunity for all.
    Gabby Logan
    Presenter
  • Congratulations Jake, Rich and all the team at Broadcast Sport for putting on such a stellar event. If ever there was evidence of a thriving, creative industry, it was all on show last night. You have already created a must-be-at event.
    Lawrence Duffy
    Aurora Media Worldwide
  • An incredible night in London with the who's who from the Sports Broadcast world. So many incredible projects, big names and ambitious companies in one room.
    Stu Thomson
    Founder, Cut Media
  • What a night, in a room full of the very best in my wonderful industry. It was a genuine honour to be shortlisted as sports presenter of the year, especially amongst such company.
    Orla Chennaoui
    Journalist
  • The impact this event has had in such a short period of time is truly remarkable and it was great seeing so many familiar faces and plenty of new ones!
    Sid Kohli
    Chief Executive, Decyfr Sport
  • Last year was fantastic and had a really great atmosphere that I thought would be hard to replicate let alone top! But you managed it. Hands down the best awards nights I’ve been to.
    Duncan East
    MD, Buzz16
  • There was so much talent in the room last night, it was electric & fantastic to catch up with our wonderful clients as well as new industry friends.
    Josephine Clark
    Commercial Director, Maidstone Studios
  • Definitely the best awards event I've been to, and I've been to a few! Felt more like a celebration party than an industry event so credit to you all.
    Gary Double
    Double Comms
  • The awards were incredible. Such a buzz in the room and so much fun was had by all.
    Ellie Walter
    ITN Productions
  • It’s absolutely fantastic for us to be sponsoring the Broadcast Sport Awards. What we get back from this is great exposure for the brand and the ability to network with the community.
    Nev Appleton
    Co-Founder, MOOV Ltd
  • It is rare to get such a good mix of sport industry professionals in the room from all corners of the market. The opportunity to share in the successes of the year... was fantastic!
    Edward Fleet
    Sales Manager UK & Northern Europe, Stats Perform
  • The awards reunited the sports production and broadcast industries to celebrate, despite many challenges, producing such outstanding sports moments...
    Marie Ellis
    Head of Marketing, NEP UK