The prestigious industry awards will take place at the London Hilton, Park Lane on 13 November

Broadcast Sport Awards 2025 judges

The Broadcast Sport Awards 2025 judges have been revealed. 

The 40 judges bring expertise from across the industry, including in broadcast and production, as well as from clubs, federations, podcasting and more. They include content makers, sports presenters, social media specialists, craft editors, documentary makers, sports marketing specialists, sports federation execs, live production specialists and more. 

The full list is below, and you can find more information on the judges and awards here

The judges will meet to select the Broadcast Sport Awards 2025 winners, from shortlisted categories created by the Broadcast Sport team. These will then be announced at the annual gala dinner at the London Hilton on Park Lane, on 13 November. The event is sponsored by Jigsaw24 Media, NEP UK and Reuters Imagen. 

The 2024 edition welcomed almost 700 attendees, including a long list of sports stars and presenters including Clare Balding, Orla Chennaoui, Stuart Broad, Gabby Logan, and more. The ceremony also included specially recorded thank you messages from Michael Johnson and Luke Littler.

There is still time to enter the Broadcast Sport Awards 2025, with entries closing on 12 September. The awards qualifying period is from 13 September 2024 to 12 September 2025, and there is a short video with tips on how to craft your entry below. You can enter here, with new categories for 2025 including TV Sports Moment of the Year, Sports Reporter of the Year, Sports Influencer of the Year, and Short Form Content of the Year (Branded). 

Broadcast Sport Awards 2025 Judges

Amanda Lawson, co-founder, Hang Loose Media Group

Andre Sousa, head of social media, iPlayer & BBC Three, BBC

Angela Gibbons, sales director, Gravity Media

Angus Scott, director, scott3media

Anouk Mertens, global CEO, NEO Studios

Arthur Guisasola, international sports partnership lead, TikTok

Balvinder Sanghera, managing director, runVT

Ben Gordon, head of development, HiddenLight Productions

Benjamin Hirsch, series director, Workerbee

Charlie Copsey, founder & CEO, Underground Fan Club

Charlotte Laing, director of scripted, Grand Central

Claire Wilkie, CEO & founder, Limitless

Claire McArdle, co-CEO, CMG Productions

Damien Cullen, content operations lead, The FA

David Mould, director of live television, European Tour Group

David Tryhorn, creative director, Pitch International

Edurne Bengoa, director of post production, ITN

Elaine Nankervis, freelance production executive    

Emily Pryor, marketing director

Emily Wilson, development researcher/podcast assistant producer    

Gavin Ramjaun, presenter, BBC Sport

Hannah Robinson, production development producer, Dock10

Jamie Lee, senior development producer, SportBible

Jonny Madderson, co-founder, JustSo

Katie Matthews, partnerships director, Little Dot Sport

Louise Gwilliam, talent director, Crowd Network

Louise Wells, managing director, Bubble Agency

Lucy Lavery, executive podcast producer, Talksport

Narinder Ball, director - technology, Gravity Media 

Nicky Huggett, VP of factual development, Nutopia

Sara Trombretta, senior manager, content producer, NBA

Sarah Leach, reporter & producer/director

Sharon Fuller, content, social, comms & PR specialist

Sid Kohli, broadcaster & chief executive Decyfr Sport

Simon Meehan, head of content, Newcastle United FC

Sophie Hind, managing director, Sport Social Podcast Network

Steph Hobart, managing director, Brothers & Sisters Sports Club

Stephen, Nuttall, chair, IBC

Stephen Sidlo, global media & marketing director

Susan Lingeswaran, editor, Sportcal