SHINE A SPOTLIGHT
Being a winner elevates your organisation's and team's reputation. It provides appreciation for your team's hard work, creativity, and innovation, enhancing your credibility within the industry.
CELEBRATE SUCCESS
Show off your team's talent and expertise to the wider audience. Helping to highlight successful campaigns and unique strategies that position your organisation as an industry trailblazer. This will also attract new talent!
IMPRESS CLIENTS
Winning or being shortlisted can help strengthen client relationships and attract new business opportunities. Helping to demonstrate commitment to excellence and success.
2025 CATEGORIES
Agency
Media Idea: Launch
Media Idea: Under £250k
Media Idea: £250k – £1m
Media Idea: Over £1m
Media Owners and Media Platforms
Media Idea: Launch
Media Idea: Under £250k
Media Idea: £250k – £1m
Media Idea: Over £1m
Innovation and Creative Excellence
NEW: Inclusive Media Strategy
Sponsored by
Best advertiser-funded programming or entertainment
Best use of retail media
Best use of content: Under £250k
NEW: Best use of content: £250K – £750K
Best use of content: Over £750K
Long-Term Media Strategy
Media Innovation
Sponsored by
Media Creativity: Launch
Media Creativity: Under £250k
Media Creativity: £250k – £1m
Media Creativity: Over £1m
Best use of Audio
Sponsored by
Research
Best Use of Data for Audience Buying
Econometrics
Trade Body Research
Research Insight
Collaboration
Small Collaboration – Under £250K
NEW: Mid-sized collaboration – £250K - £750K
Large Collaboration – Over £750K
Best creative & media agency partnership
People, Agencies & Teams
NEW: Independent Media Agency of the Year
Rising Star – Media Owner
Rising Star – Agency
Sales Team of the Year
Media Agency of the Year
Sponsored by
Media Brand of the Year
Media Leader of the Year - Media Owner/Media Platforms
Media Leader of the Year – Agency
Sponsored by
Agency Partner of the Year *not open for entry*
Sponsored by Reach PLC.
The entries for this category are automatically entered if shortlisted, this category is judge nominated and scored. If you have entered into the Agency categories, you may be in with a chance of taking home another win!
A NOTE FROM CAMPAIGN
“The Media Week Awards are a fantastic celebration of the art of media, which is especially pertinent amid rising challenges in the industry.
"The new categories this year reflect the rising demand for retail media given the demise of cookies, and ad-funded programming as people switch their viewing habits. It's also brilliant to include a category to recognise the work that goes into effective collaboration between creative and media – which is never to be underestimated.
“I look forward to seeing the innovation that goes into this year’s entries, and wish all entrants the best of luck.”
Beau Jackson , Media Editor, Campaign UK
JUDGES 2025
MEET YOUR CHAIR JUDGES
Rak Patel
Chief Commercial Officer, Channel 4 Sales
What an honour to be chairing The Media Week Awards 2025 alongside the brilliant Kelly Parker. As an industry we often focus on what needs to be better, but it's imperative we also pause, reflect and take stock of the brilliant work delivered over the last year by the talented people across our wonderful industry. The Media Week Awards has always been where the best of the best can take centre stage. I can't wait to see everyone's efforts on show.
Kelly Parker
CEO, Wavemaker
Yes!!!! This is the one I’ve been waiting for. I am absolutely thrilled to be co-chairing this year’s Media Week Awards alongside the brilliant Rak Patel. Anyone that knows me well knows I’m obsessed by ‘The work’ and these awards will let me get close up to the very best in the industry. A great entry tells a compelling story from insight to execution and always has tangible business results, here’s to being ‘judgy’!
2025 HEADLINE SPONSOR
2025 SPONSORS
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES
The Media Week Awards offers you the chance to align your business with the people, teams and companies that are leading the way in commercial media.
As a marketing and business development opportunity, the Awards offer you the chance to promote your products and services to our audience. Build your brand at our events, whether in person or digitally, in our marketing campaigns as well as the awards website.
You will also be able to access Campaign's highly engaged audience. With over 961K unique users and 2.4M page views monthly, there is no better way to reach the heart of media.
If you are interested in partner opportunities please reach out to James Butters, Group Commercial Director, Campaign
