Today is a good day for me – earlier I got to share the good news on our LF7700 competition winner and now I get to congratulate someone else!

Last Friday Emma Scott, managing director of Freesat, took the top prize of the First Women Awards in the media category.

The awards, which were founded in 2004 by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and Real Business magazine, celebrate the achievements of women who are pioneers in business across a variety of sectors including media, finance, business services and manufacturing.

Ms Scott, who beat strong competition from Financial Times and YouGov candidates, said:

It’s important to recognise the achievements of women in business everywhere. So to receive this prestigious award is a real honour
I couldn’t have won this award without the support of many great people during my career – and now thanks to our shareholders, the BBC and ITV and the fantastic team at Freesat who have worked incredibly hard to make the service such a brilliant success in only its first year.

Emma’s award came at the end of a week that saw Freesat win “Best New Brand or Business” at the Marketing Society Awards for Excellence. Congratulations guys!