AOP Digital Publishing Awards 2020 – winners announced

The event, organised in partnership with PubMatic, and hosted by comedian and Mash Report star Ellie Taylor, moved to an online platform for the first time in its 18 year history. Accompanied by the AOP Awards House Band, the event recognised the successes of individuals, publishers, advertisers, agencies and suppliers who set the highest standard for digital publishing excellence, says the AOP.

“We always enjoy bringing the digital publishing industry together in celebration of its ongoing innovation and talent,” commented Richard Reeves, Managing Director at AOP. “The Digital Publishing Awards commemorate the brilliance of those who define our industry. As the evolution of the media landscape continues to bring new challenges and opportunities in what has been a difficult year, it is important not to lose sight of the achievements the industry has made. Our awards help to acknowledge those who have set the benchmark for quality digital content, through their in-depth knowledge, acumen and ingenuity.

“This year’s awards also mark the launch of The Finalist’s Guide to Digital Excellence video series, where our highly acclaimed finalists share their insights and experience to help inspire the digital publishing sector.”

The awards saw the Best Online Brand: Consumer accolade go to Readly, while Open Library for Humanities received the award for Small Digital Publisher of the Year, with both winners representing the introduction of different publishing models.

The full list of winners is as follows:

Editorial Excellence

Film Stories

Saving The Planet Through Snapchat, VICE UK

James Murray – Business Green, Incisive Media

edie, Faversham House

VICE UK

George Driver – ELLE Digital Beauty Editor, Hearst UK

Robyn Vinter – Yorkshire Post

Partnerships Excellence

What Car? TrueMPG & Nissan LEAF, Haymarket Automotive Studio

The Instant Edit: Mail Metro Media For Matalan, Mail Metro Media

Ozone Project & Beeswax Fight For A Fairer Future For Premium Publishers, Beeswax

Commercial Excellence

Marie Claire UK, Future

Global Media & Entertainment

Jack Ellis – Haymarket Automotive

Nowse Sales Team, Dennis Publishing

Publishing Excellence

The Telegraph

Building The Digital Advertising Environment Of The Future, The Ozone Project

The Times & The Sunday Times Content Review, News UK

Article Quality Scoring Algorithm, Call Centre Helper (Clearly Presented Ltd)

Charlie Celino – News UK

JPIMedia

Incisive Media

Grand Prix

edie, Faversham House

Readly

Open Library of Humanities

Incisive Media

News UK