CONGRATULATIONS 2025 FINALISTS
DON’T MISS OUR VIRTUAL WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT ON AUGUST 12TH, 2025
What are The FAXIES?
For more than 20 years, The FAXIES have set the industry benchmark for excellence in marketing and PR—spotlighting the campaigns that captivate audiences, drive growth, and push the business forward.
This year’s finalists represent the boldest and most innovative work across the industry. From creative communications to audience engagement and strategic brand building, these standouts are redefining what success looks like.
2025 Finalists
Special Recognition Award
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Marketing Executive of the Year
- Kim Granito, CMO, AMC NetworksAMC Networks
- Sanjay Chatterjee, Sr. Director, Head of Digital Sales and Marketing, GFiberGfiber
- David McNaughton, Retired CMOMediacom
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Marketing Team of the Year
- A New Kind of ISP: GFiber’s Marketing Redefines Customer EngagementGFiber
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PR Executive of the Year
- Irika SlavinFood Network
- Lisa AnselmoOptimum
- Liza Burnett FeffermanParamount Global
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PR Team of the Year
- Disney Entertainment Television PR TeamDisney Entertainment Television
- Food Network PR TeamFood Network / Warner Bros. Discovery
- Warner Bros. Television Group Publicity, Communications and Social Media TeamWBTVD
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Executives & Teams
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Sales Team of the Year
- NBCUniversal Advertising & PartnershipsNBCUniversal
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Tech Team of the Year
- Viamedia's Technical Operations TeamViamedia
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PR & Marketing
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Affiliate Marketing
- Apple MLS Season PassApple TV+
- Saturday Night Live Arcade Game ExperienceNBCUniversal
- HGTV's 100 Day Hotel ChallengeWarner Bros. Discovery
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Best Live Event Activation
- RuPaul's Drag Race S16 Premiere ExtravaganzaParamount
- Cincinnati Music Festival & Curate Your Fresh: P&GUrban One (One Solution)
- Comcast Day of Madness Employee Engagement EventWarner Bros. Discovery
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Campaign of the Year
- DIRECTV Bird BallparksDIRECTV
- Starz: "We're All Adults Here"Starz
- Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking PR CampaignWarner Bros. Discovery
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Corporate Social Responsibility
- ESPN’s 18th Annual V Week for Cancer ResearchESPN
- Happy Health Steppin': U.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesUrban One
- BountyFull: Ad Council and Feeding AmericaUrban One (One Solution)
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DEI Campaign
- Queer Eye Goes To The White House With Vice President Kamala HarrisSMITHHOUSE Strategy
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Holiday Marketing
- Happy Connected HolidaysCommScope
- Great American ChristmasGreat American Family
- Holiday Baking ChampionshipWarner Bros. Discovery
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Integrated Marketing Campaign
- DISH AutoTune/WWE Smackdown Integrated Talent SpotNBCUniversal
- Get Ready for Homecoming: Target Black CommunityUrban One (One Solution)
- HBCU Hype: TUMSUrban One (One Solution)
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Interactive Brand Content
- Saturday Night Live Arcade Game ExperienceNBCUniversal
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Marketing of a Continuing Series
- AMC The Walking Dead: The Book of CarolAMC Networks
- Yellowstone Season 5BParamount
- Power Book II: GhostStarz
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Marketing of a New Series or Show
- Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking PR CampaignFood Network / Warner Bros. Discovery
- The Dune: Prophecy ExperienceHBO
- ParadiseHulu
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Multicultural Marketing
- Life Unlimited Creativity Campaign - BilingualINFUSION by Castells
- Life Unlimited Maravilla CampaignINFUSION by Castells
- #CreateLouisiana 2024 French Culture Film Grant Recipient, MUSIQUE(S)! Added to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.TV5MONDE USA
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Partnership Marketing
- Stand Up for the Arts - Ovation & SpectrumOvation
- Warner Bros. Discovery DISH Partnership SpotsWarner Bros. Discovery
- Holiday Baking ChampionshipWarner Bros. Discovery
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PR Stunt
- Yellowstone Train StationParamount
- Pluto TV's Couch Potato CampaginPluto TV
- Stupid Pet TricksTBS
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Shoestring Marketing
- Three-Body on Peacock Launch CampaignIMD
- WOW! Business Commercial CampaignWOW! Interent, TV & Phone
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Audience Engagement & Experience
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App
- Fox NewsFox News
- 2024 Paris Olympics AppNBCUniversal
- WWEWWE
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Contest/Sweepstakes/Promo
- 12 Days of INSP SweepstakesINSP
- UPtv's “Most Uplifting Christmas Ever”Uptv
- DirecTV + Shark Week Promotional CampaignWarner Bros. Discovery
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Fan Base Cultivation
- Hallmark's Jingle Stop TourHallmark Media
- MTV's The Challenge Battle of the Eras LIVE!Paramount
- Yellowstone Season 5BParamount
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New Product or Launch
- Genre PacksDIRECTV
- Hallmark+ LaunchHallmark Media
- The Gotham Sports AppYES and MSG Networks
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Social Media Campaign
- The 2024 Paris Olympics: Creator PartnershipsNBCUniversal
- FRIENDS 30th Anniversary Social Media CampaignWarner Bros. Television Group
- WBTV Women's History MonthWarner Bros. Television Group
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Celebrate
FAXIES winners will be invited to celebrate onsite at Cynopsis’ ScreenShift Happy Hour Reception & Awards Celebration, held in partnership with Cablefax, on October 14th at City Winery in NYC. More information is available here.
City Winery
LOCATION
City Winery | Pier 57 | 25 11th Avenue | NYC, NY
DATE & TIME
October 14th 2025, 5:15PM-6:45PM ET
Contact
General Awards Questions
Lauren Toolen
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Advertising & Sponsorship
Amy Abbey
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Editorial
Amy Maclean
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