There are just seven days left to get your entries in for the 2026 TellyCast Digital Video Awards. With the February 20 deadline fast approaching, now is the time to submit your best digital-first work and celebrate your team’s achievements.
Whether you’re a creator, studio, broadcaster, brand or producer redefining how video is developed, distributed and monetised across social and digital platforms, this is your moment. Entries are open – but not for much longer.
Launched by the publisher of TellyCast and The Drop, the awards were created to recognise excellence, creativity and innovation across the fast-growing digital-first video sector. In just one year, the event has firmly established itself as a key fixture in the industry calendar.
Last year’s inaugural edition culminated in a glitzy London ceremony hosted by Max Fosh, bringing together digital-first studios, broadcasters, distributors and platform specialists from across the UK and international markets.
Across 26 categories, the winners reflected the scale and diversity of the sector. Wall of Entertainment took home Studio of the Year, while Channel 4.0 claimed Social Video Channel of the Year (Broadcaster). Sidemen Entertainment was recognised for Inside, and Spud Gun Studios celebrated four award wins on the night, including Social Video Channel of the Year (Independent Studio). Strong engagement across factual, entertainment, documentary and branded content categories underlined the maturity and ambition of the digital-first market.
For 2026, new categories have been added to reflect the rapid evolution of the space – including AI production, microdrama, news, sports, women’s channels and digital catalogue exploitation.
Justin Crosby, founder of TellyCast, said: “The response to the first awards confirmed the appetite for a dedicated digital-first awards programme. 2025’s winners and nominees demonstrated not only creative excellence, but also smart publishing strategies, audience understanding and sustainable business thinking – all of which the awards aim to recognise going forward. We have added several new categories for 2026 to reflect the rapidly evolving nature of the sector.”
All entries will be judged by an independent panel of industry leaders from across the digital-first production, publishing and distribution community. The awards will culminate in a live ceremony at The Londoner Hotel in London’s Leicester Square on May 21, 2026.
But first you need to enter.
