Observed Signal · Oct 6, 2026 · Award Announcement · Source: DWDL · Impact: 1/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Blauer Panther Award: Public Voting for Social Media Personality
The Bavarian media award 'Blauer Panther' will introduce a new category 'Social Media Personality' in its 2026 edition, with the winner decided by public voting until October 21. Three nominees are Sophie Breuer, Marcant, and Denise Marko, each recognized for their unique social media contributions. Additionally, the team behind 'Dinge Erklärt – Kurzgesagt' and 'Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell' has already been announced as the winner of the 'Pioneering Digital Knowledge Format' award. The ceremony will take place on October 21 at the BMW Welt in Munich, hosted by Bavarian Media Minister Dr. Florian Herrmann.
Minor industry relevance: an award ceremony for social media personalities and content creators, not directly related to core AdTech or MarTech.
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- Blauer Panther 2026 introduces new category 'Social Media Personality'.
- Public voting for the new category runs until October 21, 2026.
- Nominees: Sophie Breuer, Marcant, and Denise Marko.
- 'Kurzgesagt' team wins award for 'Pioneering Digital Knowledge Format'.
- Award ceremony to be held on October 21 at BMW Welt in Munich.
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Celebrating a Decade of Media Personalities: 2015-2025
The article is a compiled list of previous winners of the "Mediapersönlichkeit des Jahres" (Media Personality of the Year) as presented in connection with the Deutscher Mediapreis 2026. It enumerates winners from 2015 through 2025 and includes individual media figures, agency and brand media leads, and a corporate family. Notable entries include the Sixt family (2015); Christof Baron (2016); Tina Beuchler and Uwe Storch (2017); Julia Jäkel (2018); Susanne Kunz (2019); Matthias Dang (2020); Joko & Klaas and Daniel Rosemann (2021); Susanne Grundmann (2022); Katja Sottmeier (2023); Christian Hahn (2024); and Jan Flemming (2025). Where provided, the list notes recent or former roles and employer affiliations (for example, corporate or agency leadership roles and subsequent positions).
Esther Sedlaczek to Host Blue Panther Again
Esther Sedlaczek will again host the Blauer Panther, the Bavarian TV and streaming awards, on 21 October at BMW Welt in Munich. The ceremony will be streamed live from 19:00 on the ARD-Mediathek, Joyn and RTL+, and broadcast the same evening on BR Fernsehen; it will later be available in the ARD-Mediathek, the ZDF streaming portal and the 3sat mediathek. Joyn and RTL+ will also stream a pre-show from 17:00 featuring content creators and hosts including Alessandro Capasso, Cathy Hummels, Nova and Daniel "Schröck" Schröckert, who will run watch parties on Rocket Beans TV and Starletnova Twitch channels and on RBTV's Kino+ YouTube channel. The event continues last year’s new concept with bespoke show moments for most winners; production is handled by Riverside. Markus Söder will present an honorary prize and a Bavarian State Chancellery-sponsored newcomer prize carries €10,000.
Bavarian TV Awards: Joko, Klaas, Olivia Honored
The 5th Blue Panther (Blauer Panther) awards ceremony took place in Munich's BMW Welt, honoring German television productions. Notable winners included Johannes Hegemann for his role as Olivia Jones in the ZDF film 'Olivia', Derya Akyol for the RTL+ series 'Euphorie', and the producers of the docudrama 'Nürnberg 45'. Joko Winterscheidt and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf won the audience award for best family show with 'Ein sehr gutes Quiz'. Johannes B. Kerner received the honorary award from Bavaria's Minister-President. Several winners used their speeches to criticize right-wing extremism, referencing recent AfD electoral successes.
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