Published by New Media for Multichoice, Dish was one of 638 entries in the awards programme, which celebrate excellence in custom content across print, digital and other media platforms and had top content publications entered from all over the world. This is the second Pearl for New Media: in 2010, Woolworth’s TASTE was awarded a bronze for best cover.

“We’re absolutely thrilled to have received this award, and to share the limelight with such talented winners,” said Laura Cooke, Dish Digital’s editor. “Our whole team puts a lot of energy and creativity into each issue, and it’s fantastic to see this hard work recognised, particularly in an international forum.”

Dish Digital has transformed television highlights into an engaging and exciting experience, with beautiful imagery and rich content since its launch in July 2010, adds Nicci Brown, promotions and relationship marketing manager at DStv. “The New Media design and editorial team has succeeded beyond our expectations in developing this dynamic package, which highlights the best and the widest variety of programmes for DStv subscribers in a punchy, vibrant format and emphasizes the premiere nature of the brand. We are very excited to be part of this big win.”