Digital Media Awards Asia 2024: SPH Media emerges as the biggest winner.

The Digital Media Awards Asia was first launched in 2009 to recognise news media organisations that are leaders and innovators in the adoption of digital media strategies as news consumption trends shifted from print to online. One hundred and thirty-six entries were submitted in this year’s competition. The winners were presented with their coveted prizes at a ceremony at the Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara on Wednesday night as part of the Digital Media Asia conference, Asia-Pacific’s largest regional digital news media conference. SPH Media won five Gold and three Silvers whereas the South China Morning Post, the second-biggest winner, clinched two Golds and two Silvers. Kumparan beat their larger counterparts to clinch overall Gold in the Best in Audience Engagement category. They also won an award in the Best Use of Video under the small/medium media category for organisations with annual revenue less than USD 10 million a year. This year's competition also saw first-time winners in KBR, liputan6.com, Man of Many and Yonhap News Agency. Congratulations to all the winners! Best News Website

Gold Winner – How Singapore builds communities in the sky by  SPH Media The Straits Times Silver Winner – A Scroll through A Century by  SPH Media, Lianhe Zaobao Winner – small/medium media category – Sinar Daily by  Sinar Karangkraf Sdn BhdBest Lifestyle Site

Joint Gold Winner – Cycle With Zaobao (Centennial Edition) by  SPH Media, Lianhe Zaobao Joint Gold Winner – SCMP Style: a luxury lifestyle destination by  South China Morning Post Silver Winner – manofmany.com by  Man of Many Winner – small/medium media category – Piala Asia Qatar 2023 by  Astro AWANIBest Use of Video

Gold Winner – SCMP Films by  South China Morning Post Silver Winner – SCMP Explains by  South China Morning Post Winner – small/medium media category – The Night of 1 Suro by  kumparanBest Data Visualisation

Gold Winner – Is Singapore actually getting hotter? by  SPH Media The Straits Times Silver Winner – Why the haze has reached Singapore’s shores again by  SPH Media The Straits Times Winner – small/medium media category – Into the alternate world of copy songs by  KontinentalistBest Newsletter

Gold Winner – ST HeadSTart by  SPH Media, The Straits Times Silver Winner – Man of Many Daily Newsletter by  Man of Many Winner – small/medium media category – ‘Insights’ by  Eco-BusinessBest Podcast

Gold Winner – True Crimes Of Asia by  SPH Media, The Straits Times Silver Winner – Under the Radar by  SPH Media Ltd, Radio, MONEY FM 89.3 Winner – small/medium media category – Behind the Beauty by  ZnewsBest in Audience Engagement

Gold Winner – kumparan Short Video by Creator by  kumparan Silver Winner – My Feed, CNA by  CNA, Mediacorp Winner – small/medium media category – What the Fuss – B&W House vs GCB by  AsiaOne Online Pte LtdBest Digital Subscription/Reader Revenue Project

Gold Winner – Cracking the Code:Curate X Reshaped Subscription Growth by  United Daily News Group Silver Winner – Posties: SCMP’s educational news product for kids by  South China Morning PostBest Fact Checking Project

Gold Winner – Fact-6ers Synergy by Liputan6.com Silver Winner – AI-Powered Fact-Checking Lab by  Astro AWANIBest Native Advertising

Gold Winner – manofmany.com by  Man of Many Silver Winner – Behind the Mask by  Mediacorp Brand Studio Winner – small/medium media category – Hidden Gems in Yishun by  AsiaOne Online Pte LtdBest Innovative Digital Product

Gold Winner – Baca Cepat by  Kompas Cyber Media Silver Winner – Yonhap GAMES – Constructing CRM and CDP via News Gamification by  Yonhap News Agency Winner – small/medium media category – KBR Prime by  KBRBest Use of AI in Revenue Strategy

Gold Winner – Revolutionizing Gen Z News Consumption through Generative AI by  IDN Times Silver Winner – RHB #JomSapot BeliLokal Gen-AI Led Integrated Marketing Campaign by  Star Media Group BerhadBest Use of AI in the Newsroom

Gold Winner – KG Media Lestari by  Kompas Cyber Media Silver Winner – AI SmartCut by  CNA, Mediacorp Winner – small/medium media category – Tanya AI by  Astro AWANI

Contact and InquiriesWilson Leong, Operations Manager, WAN-IFRA Asia Pacific wilson.leong@wan-ifra.org

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