Destination: Scientology Shines with Team Spirit in Columbus at 2025 Dotcomm Awards
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LOS ANGELES - Californer -- Scientology Media Productions took home Gold at the 2025 dotCOMM Awards for an episode of Destination: Scientology featuring Columbus, Ohio—a city celebrated for its team spirit and community pride. The episode earned top honors in the Cultural Video category.

The dotCOMM Awards is an international competition celebrating the best in digital communication and creativity. Judged by industry leaders spanning marketing, communications, advertising and media production, the awards highlight innovation and excellence.

Columbus, the capital of Ohio, is among the fastest-growing cities in the country. Known as "The Biggest Small Town in America," it blends Midwestern warmth with big-city energy. The episode captures the passion that electrifies the city on Ohio State Buckeyes' game day and highlights the Church's outreach and humanitarian programs that help uplift the community.

This Gold distinction is among eight honors recognizing Scientology Media Productions at the 2025 dotCOMM Awards. Two of those honors went to Destination: Scientology, bringing the series' total to 16 accolades.

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View the award-winning episode at http://www.scientology.tv/columbus.
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Scientology Network debuted on March 12, 2018, launched by David Miscavige, ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion. Since then, Scientology Network has been viewed in over 240 countries and territories worldwide in 17 languages. Satisfying the curiosity of people about Scientology, the network takes viewers across six continents, spotlighting the everyday lives of Scientologists, showing the Church as a global organization and presenting its Social Betterment programs that have touched the lives of millions worldwide. The network also showcases documentaries by Independent filmmakers who represent a cross section of cultures and faiths, but share a common purpose of uplifting communities. Scientology Network's innovative content has been recognized with more than 125 industry awards, including Tellys, Communitas and Hermes Creative Awards.

Broadcast from Scientology Media Productions, the Church's global media center in Los Angeles, Scientology Network is available on DIRECTV Channel 320, DIRECTV STREAM and AT&T U-verse and can be streamed at scientology.tv, on mobile apps and via the Roku, Amazon Fire and Apple TV platforms.