Senior figures from Netflix, Disney, Banijay, Sky, BBC, ITV, the EBU, Hearst Networks and more to judge
The 2026 Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards judges have been revealed.
Senior figures from Netflix, Disney, the BBC, ITV, Banijay, and more will judge entries to the awards, which are now in their eighth year. The showpiece event celebrates the best creative uses of technology in production and post-production, with the winners revealed at a gala dinner held at The Brewery, London, on 26 November, with 500 attendees from across the industry.
The full list of judges can be seen at the bottom of this article or by clicking here.
New categories for 2026 include Young Talent of the Year (Production), sponsored by Netflix, Best AI Tool and Best Tech for Content Creators, as well as Best Studio Build. There are also the popular regular categories such as Excellence in Grading (with Scripted and Non-Scripted categories), Excellence in Audio Post-Production (Scripted and Non-Scripted), Excellence in VFX, Best Use of Archive, Standout Tech of the Year (Post-Production and Production categories) and more.
You can enter the awards here.
Entries to the awards close on 18 September, after which shortlists for each category will be drawn up. Each judge will be assigned category shortlists to examine, before then coming together with the judges of the same categories to discuss who should be the winner.
The winners will then be revealed at the gala dinner on 26 November, which is sponsored by EIZO, Gravity Media, and Netflix.
Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards 2026 judges
Abigail Hughes, Director of Sales Operations for Global Partnerships, ITV Studios
Alex Dinnin, Director, Graphics & Innovation, Warner Bros. Discovery
Ben Baldwin, Founder, Chuffed Productions
Ben Nemes, Founder, SpaceCrate
Ben Wickham, Director of Creative Output, Sky
Brett Danton, Director, DOP, and Media Technology Innovator
Briony Orton, Head of Post Production, Timeline Television/BBC Sport
Claire Coss, Head of Library & Curatorial Services, BBC
Claire Feeney, Director of Operations, All3Media
Clive Santamaria, Chief Architect, ITV
Darren Long, Company Director, Sasolo Media Limited
David Scriven, Account Director, Little Dot Studios
David Williams, Director, Live TV Technical Operations, Netflix
Donna Mulvey-Jones, Director of Post Production, Banijay UK
Ed Bengoa, Director of Post Production, ITN
Gabby Redfern, Group Director, Content Services, Sky
Gareth Steven, Head of Post Production, Whisper
Hope Primus, VOD Schedule Executive Channel Operations, ITV
Ian Wagdin, VP Technology and Innovation, Appear
Jeannine Dowling-Jones, Post Production Supervisor, Freelancer
Jennifer Eriksson, Director of Post Production, Creativity Media
Jenny Springett, AI Consultant & Development Exec, Spring Generation
Jimmy Keeping, Sustainability Consultant / Company Director, Sustainable Film
John Ellerton, Chair, SMPTE United Kingdom
John Murphy, Design Director, BBC Sport
Jon Roberts, CTO, ITN
Kate Davis, Head of Audio, Azimuth Post Production
Lucy Cooper, Managing Director, Union VFX
Louise Lawler, Head of Content, EBU
Lucy Mitchell, Dialogue Editor, LJ Studios
Lucy O’Brien, Head of Technical Delivery - Channel 4 News, ITN
Matt Stagg, Founder & Senior Consultant, MTech Sport
Matt Town, Director, Post Production, UK, Netflix
Matt Westrup, CTO, Hearst Networks
Morag McIntosh, Solution Lead for Live Production Automation, BBC
Paul Griffiths, Director, Post Production, EMEA Original Programming, Disney+
Paul Kerrison, Head of Generative AI Innovation, ITV Studios
Purminder Gandhu, Industry Consultant, KAURWAVE Ltd
Richard Wormwell, Head of Innovation, MediaCity Studios
Sadie Groom, Founder & CEO, Bubble Agency & Rise
Sarina Da Costa Gomez, Executive Creative Director, Particle6
Sue Farrell, Broadcast Engineering Manager, Channel 4
Taig McNab, Group Director of Technical Operations, All3Media
Tom Box, Co-Founder & Joint Managing Director, Blue-Zoo Productions
Tracy McCreary, Managing Director, BlueBolt
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