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After Party Studios and Channel 4.0 were among nan large winners astatine nan TellyCast Digital Video Awards, which spotlight nan increasing power of digital-first content.
After Party has been successful nan news following its acquisition by Lis Murdoch and Jane Featherstone’s Sister Group. The workplace won nan marquee Studio of nan Year accolade.
The judges highlighted After Party’s expertise to blend creator civilization pinch broadcast-quality accumulation and digital-native storytelling. Recent projects see Don’t Get Catfished and nan Sidemen Charity Match.
The Digital Video Awards ceremonial took spot successful London past night, pinch creator Specs Gonzalez hosting. The awards observe nan formats, studios, creators and platforms starring nan measurement successful digital-first contented crossed YouTube, TikTok, FAST and streaming.
Channel 4.0 launched arsenic a YouTube-first hold of broadcaster Channel 4 and was crowned Social Video Channel of nan Year. Over nan past year, Channel 4.0 generated much than a cardinal minutes of watch time. The Digital Video Awards judges cited Channel 4.0’s standard and knowing of social-first audiences.
Waitrose-backed nutrient bid The Dish took a trio of awards: Video Podcast, Interview Format and Food Channel of nan Year. Cold Glass Productions produced nan series, which is hosted by Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett.
Spirit Studios’ innovative usage of AI was recognized for its doc Ed Gein: Original Psycho, which Deadline has antecedently covered.
BBC Studios’ EastEnders Investigates: The Manosphere was recognized for integer activity pinch societal impact, while Jungle Creations’ manner marque Four Nine, Hunting My Sextortion Scammer – Untold for Channel 4 and MTV’s Geordie Stories: Nathan & Dad besides picked up awards.
Other winners included BAM! Comedy for Comedy Channel of nan Year, Strong Watch Studios’ A Comedy Thing for New Channel of nan Year, and Objekt for Breakthrough Studio.
The Soho Agency scooped Creator Talent Agency of nan Year, ITV Studio’s River Monsters won successful nan Digital Catalogue Exploitation class and Holywater’s My Drama was awarded Microdrama App of nan Year.
“This year’s awards show erstwhile again that platform-native storytelling is nary longer experimental—it is cardinal to intermezo strategy,” said Justin Crosby, laminitis of TellyCast.
“From creator-led drama and branded contented to investigative documentaries, microdrama platforms and video podcasts, nan evening’s unifying taxable was nan continued emergence of digital-first storytelling arsenic nan ascendant imaginative unit successful world video.”
