The digital content industry will gather in London this week for the 2026 Digital Video Awards, with creators, studios, broadcasters, platforms and brands coming together to celebrate a year of innovation and creative excellence across digital-first video.
Taking place on May 21 at The Londoner in Leicester Square, the awards return for a second year following a successful launch event in 2025, with this year’s ceremony set to reflect the continued rapid growth and evolution of the creator economy.
Hosted by comedian, creator and presenter Specs Gonzalez, the event recognises achievements across digital production, channels, formats, branded entertainment, podcasts, FAST, AI innovation, emerging audience strategies and more.
The evening will bring together executives, producers, creators, agencies and commissioners from across the digital media landscape, highlighting the increasingly central role digital video now plays within the wider entertainment business.
This year’s awards programme spans 26 categories and reflects the diversity of today’s creator ecosystem – from short-form entertainment and factual storytelling to social purpose content, microdrama, food, comedy and next-gen streaming.
Organiser TellyCast said the awards were designed not only to celebrate standout creative work, but also the businesses, talent and production teams helping to shape digital entertainment. “The Digital Video Awards were created to recognise just how quickly this industry is evolving and the incredible creativity coming from digital-first producers, creators and platforms,” said Justin Crosby, founder of TellyCast. “The awards have quickly become a real meeting point for the digital video community and we’re looking forward to a fantastic night celebrating the people driving the sector.”
