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TV Planning Awards 2026: WINNERS

TV Planning Awards 2026: WINNERS

Posted on: July 8, 2026
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We fanned ourselves with excitement as the winners were announced on a sizzling summers day at this year’s TV Planning Awards. From two new special awards, a scorching ‘Grand Prix’ winner and raft of new ‘Young TV Planners’ we gathered at The Brewery to celebrate the best of British TV planning followed by a cold beverage or two.

Hearts & Science were awarded the coveted ‘Grand Prix’ for their ongoing effective work for comparison website Go.Compare. OMD won this year’s ‘Network Agency of the Year’; a ‘Special Award for Innovation’ went to EssenceMediacom, WPP Media for their work with Tesco; and a ‘Special Award for Driving Behaviour Change’ was given to Havas Media & Havas Play for EDF.

Click through the carousel above to watch all of the finalists’ films.

Here’s the full awards breakdown:

Grand Prix

Hearts & Science for Go.Compare

Best Ongoing Effectiveness

Hearts & Science for Go.Compare

Also shortlisted

Goodstuff & Lucky Generals for Yorkshire Tea

Havas Media for Domino's

Best TV Ad Planning

Alchemy Media for Jason's Sourdough

Also shortlisted

EssenceMediacom North, WPP Media for Tetley Tea

Hearts & Science for Euromillions

JAA for Cats Protection

Best use of Content

OMD UK for Lidl GB

Also shortlisted

Havas Media & Havas Play for EDF

Wavemaker, WPP Media for Jet2

Best use of Sponsorship

Wavemaker, WPP Media for Morrisons

Also shortlisted

EssenceMediacom North, WPP Media for Pentland

EssenceMediacom, WPP Media for Tesco

OMD UK for British Gas

Best Small Budget use of TV

MG OMD for Halfords

Also shortlisted

Guerillascope for March Muses

HUB for Jorvik Tricycles

Best TV Newcomer

Wavemaker, WPP Media for JAECOO

Highly commended

Starcom for Primark

Also shortlisted

Republic of Media for Powersheds

Best use of Addressability

Starcom for PerfectDraft

Also shortlisted

Broadlab for Scottish Widows

iProspect for Saga

iProspect for Center Parcs

SPECIAL PRIZES

Special Award for Innovation

EssenceMediacom, WPP Media for Tesco

Special Award for Driving Behaviour Change

Havas Media & Havas Play for EDF

Young TV Planner of the Year

Georgia Holmes for The Specialist Works

Also shortlisted

Ed Hughes for Starcom

Jack Bottomley for Wavemaker, WPP Media

Katie Noble for T&P, WPP Media

TV Planning Network Agency of the Year

OMD

Also shortlisted

MG OMD

Starcom

WPP Media

TV Planning Independent Agency of the Year

The Specialist Works

Also shortlisted

Guerillascope

Republic of Media

A huge well done to all of the shortlisted entries. Click through the carousel above to watch all of the finalists’ films.