The British Television Advertising Awards 2008

The BTAA is a non-for-profit company owned by the UK commercials industry, created to recognise the best television and cinema commercials of the year. Thinkbox is the major sponsor of the British Television Advertising Awards (BTAA). The BTAAs showcase fantastic creative ads, and here’s some of the winners at the 2008 awards

Associated content

  • The Thinkboxes
    The thinkboxes are the first awards to celebrate the UK's world-beating TV ad creativity, in all its forms, at regular way-points throughout the year. Created in association with Haymarket Brand Media (Campaign, Marketing and Brand Republic), these bi-monthly awards are judged by the Thinkbox Creative Academy; made up of over 200 advertising luminaries with Simon Clift of Unilever and Leon Jaume of WCRS as joint Academy Presidents.
  • Creativity: TV’s new effectiveness
    This free half-day event, was held on Thursday 2nd July 2009 at the Soho Hotel, debated the fundamental topics of TV creativity and effectiveness in the light of new media developments and the recession. A fantastic line-up of speakers included Graham Fink of M&C Saatchi, Jon Goldstone, Marketing Director of Premier Foods, Danny Brooke-Taylor, Creative Director of MCBD, Kate Stanners, Creative Partner of Saatchi & Saatchi and Flo Heiss, Creative Partner of Dare.
  • More from the BTA Awards
    The History of Advertising Trust is proud to bring you Arrows, a collection of every entry to The British Television Advertising Awards since 1977. That's over 25,000 TV commercials and counting. Dive in!