Thinkbox
The Thinkbox TV Planning Awards 2023 was a real summer smash hit with celebrations continuing long into the night in the gardens of our venue, ONE Marylebone.
MG OMD stole the show this year being awarded with both 'TV Planning Agency of the Year' and the coveted 'Grand Prix' award for their seamless work with Ring and Saturday Night Takeaway. EssenceMediacom received a special award for changing the narrative around secondhand clothes and sustainable fashion with eBay, and Lydia Saxby from Wavemaker UK rose to the top becoming 'Young TV Planner of the Year'.
Click through the carousel above to watch all of the finalists' films.
Here’s the full awards breakdown:
Grand Prix
MG OMD for Ring
Best use of sponsorship
MG OMD for McVitie's
Also shortlisted:
Havas Media for Domino's
Wavemaker UK for P&O Cruises
Best use of content
MG OMD for Ring
Also shortlisted:
EssenceMediacom for eBay
Wonderhood Studios for Macmillan Cancer Support
Best small budget use of TV
Pintarget for Airband
Highly Commended:
Republic of Media for Scottish Government
Also shortlisted:
Carat UK for National Trust for Scotland
Republic of Media for Tennent's Larger
Best TV ad planning
Wavemaker UK for Nationwide
Highly Commended:
OMD UK for McDonald's
Also shortlisted:
UM for Tourism Australia
Best ongoing use of TV
EssenceMediacom for Boots
Also shortlisted:
EssenceMediacom for TUI
OMD UK for Lidl
Best TV newcomer
OmniGOV at MG OMD for Home Office: Violence against women and girls
Highly Commended:
EssenceMediacom for Clarityn
Also shortlisted:
Guerillascope for Chip
Young TV Planner of the Year
Lydia Saxby - Wavemaker UK
Also shortlisted:
Alice Baines - OMD UK
Fidelma Fox - Guerillascope
Jamie Smith - EssenceMediacom
Tom Healy - Wake The Bear
Special prizes
TV for good
EssenceMediacom for eBay
TV Planning Agency of the Year
MG OMD
Also shortlisted:
EssenceMediacom
Guerillascope
OMD UK
Wavemaker