Aberdeen-based video production company Signal has achieved an impressive feat by winning two international Gold Awards at the 47th annual Telly Awards 2026.
Competition was fierce, with over 13,000 entries from across five continents, under the theme “Capture the Original”.
The Telly Award winners represent work from some of the most respected advertising agencies, television stations, production companies and publishers around the world. This year’s winners included Paramount TV, Warner Bros. Discovery, FOX Entertainment and Sony. Signal’s two winning productions triumphed in crowded fields that included names such as Porsche, Pepsi, Deloitte and Walmart.
Signal secured a Gold for ‘Thrust Forward’, a series of marketing films produced for Finland-based marine and energy decarbonisation specialists Wärtsilä about Noble Corporation’s thruster maintenance programme, which won in the ‘Corporate Image’ category, and another Gold for Aberdeenshire-based premium food manufacturer Thistle Seafoods’ brand film, which won the ‘Promotional Video - B2B’ category.
Signal MD and founder, Jamie Baikie, said: "You couldn’t get two more contrasting clients: from a local family-owned food business to a global engineering corporation. The fact that we were able to produce award-winning films for both of them is an endorsement of our versatility and quality. The team at Signal is grateful to both Thistle and Wärtsilä for placing their trust in us, and we're delighted to win.”
The Wärtsilä project captured a major maintenance programme across Noble’s drillships around the world. The project involved the upgrading of 62 marine thruster units on ships operating globally, with the work carried out in Wärtsilä’s global workshops. This was an international production, with filming taking place in Curaçao, The Netherlands, Norway and Las Palmas. It included coverage of the engineering process, including onboard work, the movement of massive components, submersibles, and extensive subsea filming with their experienced dive team.
John-Paul Moonen, Senior Project Manager at Wärtsilä, said: “Working closely with Signal and Noble Corporation has been truly inspiring and allowed our teams to tell a shared story. The videos capture how we collaborate in true partnership on turnkey thruster projects - combining expertise to deliver more efficient operations and tangible value for our customers around the world.”
The video series was hugely successful for Wärtsilä, reaching nearly a quarter of a million people on LinkedIn alone.
Schuyler Dugle, Senior Communication Specialist at Noble, who own the fleet that Wärtsilä worked on, said, “We are always happy to have Signal onboard, knowing that not only will they operate safely, but will capture great footage and produce engaging films. This was another successful collaboration with Signal and Wärtsilä.
Filming for Thistle Seafoods covered their entire production process, from the dedicated research kitchen, where in-house chefs design new recipes, to customer tastings, through to food production lines, packaging and despatch to international clients. The voiceover was recorded by renowned voice actor Lewis MacLeod, famous for his work on productions including Star Wars.
Stephen Main, Thistle’s Chief Commercial Officer, said: “We’re very happy with the video. The production quality is of a premium standard, and we have used the video at seafood shows in Boston and Barcelona, as well as featuring it on our new website.”
Watch the winning films