The Best of Show Awards are back for their 12th year running alongside the NAB Show, honoring the best new products and tech in the media and entertainment industry.
The awards are open to any brand exhibiting at the NAB Show 2026, with a combined potential reach of more than 54K show attendees and 950K readers of our industry publications.
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WINNING BRANDS SINCE 2014
HOW TO ENTER:
Choose the publication that best matches your product and its target market. VIEW OUR BRANDS
Register your product and choose a category.
Fill out the entry form and tell us all about your product in a 500-word pitch:
- Who is it for?
- What does it do?
- What makes it stand out?
Upload your best product images — and share an URL for your product page.
Choose optional promotional packages to amplify your reach — both before and during the show, and in our publications.
Send your entry by April 3, 2026 — and let our judges do the rest!
MAXIMIZE YOUR REACH AT NAB
Whether you win an award or not, every entry in the Best of Show Awards at NAB gives you access to our optional amplification packages — so you can get more eyes on your brand, and more focus on your innovative products.
Here’s what that means for our nominees and winners:
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
All entries need to be submitted by 23:59 PST on April 3, 2026. We reserve the right to consider late applicants as circumstances dictate.
Winners will be announced on the penultimate day of the NAB Show 2026, currently scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
Each entry costs $650.00 per product nominated, for consideration by your chosen Future magazine.
You can submit a product to multiple magazines, at a cost of $650.00 per entry. You can also submit multiple products to the same magazine, at a cost of $650.00 per entry. There’s no limit to the number of entries you can make.
To enter the awards, you’ll need:
- Your product name
- A product or company URL
- Your NAB Show booth number/location, and the details of your point of contact
- Any embargo details
- A high-resolution product image.
You’ll also need a 500-word profile about your product. This is your chance to give our judges a
complete picture of your product, and tell us why your product deserves to win. We recommend
covering:
- Ease of use and maintenance
- Performance against the standard in your category
- Richness and relevance of the set of features
- The product’s value and ROI
- Versatility
- Its anticipated reliability.
Yes — any information you submit will not be published before the convention, or shared with anyone beyond the judges and editors until after the show.
Please contact Beckie Sirs (beckie.sirs@futurenet.com) if you have any further questions.