James R | On 15, Oct 2020

BBC Three was the big winner at this year’s Broadcast Digital Awards, with its programming taking home multiple prizes – not to mention the coveted Channel of the Year prize.

The awards, which are now in their 15th year, celebrate the best digital content, creators and channels from the UK. From programmes and websites to apps and games, the awards recognise the best innovative, interactive and creative work of the year.

This year’s winners were announced at a virtual show last year, with
Man Like Mobeen leading the way in the Best Comedy Programme. RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, a BBC Three exclusive, won Best Digital Support for a Programme, while BBC Three gameshow The Rap Game UK, based on Lifetime’s US series, was named Best Entertainment Programme.

CBBC enjoyed success with The Worst Witch named Best Digital Children’s Content, while CBeebies Grown-Ups was recognised in the Best Digital Support for a Strand, Channel or Genre category. BBC Scotland also triumphed, with Guilt bagging Best Drama Programme.

BBC Four was named Best Factual Channel, while BBC Studios won Best Short-Form Documentary for its Life After Death: How Seven Kids Came Back from the Dead series, which streamed on Instagram and YouTube. BBC Three won Channel of the Year, while Firecracker was named Multichannel Production of the Year. Firecracker also won the Best Popular Factual Programme prize for Emma Willis: Delivering Babies, which it produced for UKTV’s W.

Here’s the full list of winners:

Best Comedy Programme

Man Like Mobeen
Cavebear/Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Three

Highly Commended

The Young Offenders
Vico Films for BBC Three

Best Digital Children’s Content

The Worst Witch
BBC Children’s In-house Productions in Partnership with ZDF/Netflix for CBBC

Best Digital Support for a Programme

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
BBC Three/World of Wonder for BBC Three

Best Digital Support for a Strand, Channel or Genre

CBeebies Grown-Ups
BBC Children’s Discovery for CBeebies

Best Documentary Programme

Real Kashmir FC
Matchlight/Bodhi for BBC Scotland

Best Drama Programme

Guilt
Happy Tramp North/Expectation for BBC Scotland

Best Entertainment Programme

The Rap Game UK
Naked TV for BBC Three

Best Factual Channel

BBC Four

Best Popular Factual Programme

Emma Willis: Delivering Babies
Firecracker Films for W

Best Programme Acquisition

Succession
HBO for Sky Atlantic

Best Short-Form Documentary

Life After Death: How Seven Kids Came Back from the Dead
BBC Studios (Science Unit) for BBC Stories on Instagram, YouTube and BBC Platforms

Best Short-Form Format

#FML – Most Racist Uber Ride Ever
Peninsula Films for Pulped.com

Best Short-Form Scripted

Transaction
Comedy Central International for Facebook

Best Specialist Channel

Cartoon Network

Best Sports or Live Event Coverage

Fury v Wilder
BT Sport for BT Sport

Best VR Experience

Common Ground
East City Films

Channel of the Year

BBC Three

Multichannel Production Company of the Year

Firecracker

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