Experts from across broadcast, production, social media, sports federations and beyond have been confirmed as judges for the Broadcast Sport Awards 2026
The first wave of judges for the esteemed Broadcast Sport Awards 2026 have been revealed.
The 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.
Once the entry period comes to an end, the judges will meet to select the Broadcast Sport Awards 2026 winners, from shortlisted categories created by the Broadcast Sport team.
These will then be announced at the Broadcast Sport Awards 2026 annual gala dinner at the London Hilton on Park Lane, on 5 November. The event is sponsored by Gravity Media and NEP UK.
There is still time to enter the Broadcast Sport Awards 2026, with entries closing on 4 September. The awards qualifying period is from 15 September 2025 to 4 September 2026.
You can enter here, with new categories for 2026 including Best Content by a Club, Athlete, League or Federation; Best Use of Data in a Sports Broadcast; Branded Content of the Year; and Content Creator of the Year.
You can find out more about all the categories and the criteria for entry, by clicking here.
Broadcast Sport Awards 2026 Judges
Amanda Lawson, Co-Founder, Hang Loose Media Group
Amy Gardner, Founder, Finite Films & TVAndre Sousa, Head of Social Media, iPlayer & BBC Three BBC
Angela Gibbons, Sales Director, Gravity Media UK
Angus Scott, Director, scott3media
Anouk Mertens, Global CEO, NEO Studios
Arthur Guisasola, UK Head of Sports Partnerships, Substack
Benjamin Hirsch, Series Director, Workerbee
Brett Lotriet Best, CEO & Co-Founder, Global Fan Network
Charlie Copsey, Founder & CEO, Underground Fan Club
Chris Hurst, Consultant, C J Hurst Consultancy
Claire McArdle, Co-CEO, CMG Productions
Damien Cullen, Content Operations Lead, The FA
Dave Horner, Head of Sport, After Party Studios
David Mould, Director of Live Television, European Tour Group
David Tryhorn, Creative Director, Pitch International
Emily Wilson, Development AP/Podcast Producer
Gary Double, Founder/Director, Double Communications
Gavin Ramjaun, Presenter, BBC Sport
Hannah Robinson, Production Development Producer, Dock10
Jack Gilmartin, Lead Creative Producer, SPORTbible
Jon Knighton, Sports News Editor, British Forces Broadcasting Service
Katie Matthews, Director of Client Services, Little Dot Sport
Keegan Pierce, Director of International Relations, LaLiga
Louise Wells, VP of Strategic Accounts – Sports, Bubble Agency
Matt Stagg, Independent Consultant & Founder, MTech Sport
Melissa Lawton, Chief Content Officer, SailGP
Moe Hamdhaidari, Director, Two Circles
Normanno Pisani, Head of Content Partnerships English EMEA, Twitch - Amazon
Patrick Brand, Head of Marketing & Communications, Europe, NEP
Sara Trombetta, Freelance Producer
Sarah Leach Reporter, Freelance Producer/Director
Shane Warden, Director Broadcast Media & Technology, SailGP
Sharon Fuller, SVP Sports, OS Studios
Sophie Hind, Founder & Managing Director, Sport Social Podcast Network
Steve Rider, Former Sports Presenter
For entry enquiries, please contact shane.murphy@mbi.london and for sponsorship enquiries, please contact charlotte.wheeler@mbi.london
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