Thursday 18 June 2026

Immediate landed three wins and a highly commended at last night’s PPA Awards 2026, championing the publishers, creators and innovators for outstanding content.

Imagine, our creative content studio, won the Commercial Partnership of the Year (Consumer) Award for Radio Crimes, Sky X Netflix. Judges praised the entry for ‘its imaginative and engaging execution, transforming a simple idea into a highly creative audience experience that delivered strong results and exceeded expectations.’

The Community Engagement Award was awarded to HistoryExtra Social Audience, with judges saying they were impressed ‘with their audience growth, clear community understanding and effective data-led strategy.’

Ruairidh Pritchard from MadeForMums was Highly Commended for the Digital Changemaker of the Year Award. His ‘clear editorial transformation and strong leadership skills’ were praised for delivering ‘significant audience growth and platform diversification’ by the judges.

Paul Doyle, Director of Video Strategy & Delivery for Immediate, won the Digital Changemaker of the Year Award, being recognised for ‘delivering a hugely successful shift in business model, driving organisation-wide change, strong audience engagement and significant commercial growth across the business.’

The PPA Awards are a highlight of the publishing industry’s calendar, celebrating everything from editorial excellence to digital innovation and the events that bring brands to life. Hosted by comedian, author, presenter and broadcaster Russell Kane, the evening shone a spotlight on the top talent driving the sector forward.