Abigail Hughes

Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards

27 November 2025
The Brewery, London

Judges

Abigail Hughes

Director of Sales Operations for Global Partnerships, ITV Studios

Abigail has worked in the Global Media and Content Distribution world for over 30 years and at market leading Studios and Distributors including Sony Pictures, Shine Television, BBC Studios and most recently ITV Studios.

She has also worked as a consultant in the vendor / supplier world for Sony DADC, Redgate Software and Premiere Digital. Her roles have a focus on Technology, Processes and Projects enabling Content Distribution.

In her current role as Director of Sales Operations working to the President of Global Partnerships for ITV Studios, Abigail is a key lead for business transformation programmes and enabling technology and the day to day functioning of Global Partnerships end to end Operations.

Everybody sees what happens on the screen and what goes out, but there's so much work and effort goes into production, the preplanning and making these things happen, to be recognised for that work that goes on preproduction is amazing!
Richard Wormwell
dock10
Being able to show those unsung heroes within the technical innovation space is a really important achievement and it's a great awards to be part of...
David Harnett
Timeline TV
To recognise people that do stuff that isn't normally recognised, you know it's normally the hosts, the executive producers and the creative directors, but yeah the technical stuff makes it happen!
Lisa Edwards
Studio Ramsay
We're such an important industry to the country, and to everyone we serve from our clients to everyone at home, and there's a huge amount of work that's gone into the last couple of years innovation wise and it's great to be recognised.
Jai Cave
Envy Post Production