We are proud to announce the Winners of the 22nd Annual ITVT/TVOT Awards for Leadership in Interactive and Multiplatform Television. These prestigious awards honor the people, companies, products, and initiatives that are driving the most significant innovation across television, streaming, advertising, and media technology.
Any judges participating, below, were rescued from categories where their submissions appeared.
The recipients of our Individual Leadership Awards—including the Individual Leadership Award, All-Star Award, Most Significant Impact and Community Champion Award — were revealed live on May 20 at the official TVOT MONTREAL 2026 Cocktail Reception at Stingray Headquarters in Montreal, before an audience of industry leaders, speakers, and attendees from around the world.
All Corporate winners, below, who were in attendance at TVOT MONTREAL May 20th, were also honored in public at the Cocktail Party!
INDIVIDUAL winners are:
IMPACT
CORPORATE WINNERS are:
We extend our heartfelt thanks to this extraordinary group of industry leaders who are generously dedicating their time and expertise to evaluate this year’s submissions for the 22nd Annual ITVT/TVOT Awards for Leadership in Interactive and Multiplatform Television.
These awards honor the most significant achievements, innovations, and leaders shaping the future of television, streaming, advertising, and media technology. The judging process is rigorous, thoughtful, and highly competitive, and we are profoundly grateful to these respected executives and experts for lending their insight and integrity to the process.
Please join us in thanking the following honored judges:
Thank you to all of our judges for helping us recognize the people and companies whose work is transforming the future of television.
For more details on sponsoring opportunities or how to join our TVOT Momentum Partner Group with significant discounts on sponsorship, contact Tracy Swedlow at: tracyswedlow@gmail.com or 415 608 4766.
We are now accepting speaker/panelist proposals, and welcome your suggestions for topics you would like to see covered on the event’s schedule. Uniquely among conferences, TVOT features an agenda that is developed through ongoing dialog with the industry.
METHOD FOR SUBMISSIONS
CONTACT Tracy Swedlow, at tracyswedlow@gmail.com or 415-608-4766, to discuss your proposal. (Note: Also, please note that ITVT is not a pay-for-play organization and that speakers do not have to pay any fee to participate in our TVOT events.)
We’ll be announcing TVOT Montreal 2026’s speakers and sessions in the coming weeks and months; however, to give you a sense of the unparalleled quality of TVOT’s speaker line-up and editorial agenda, here is a link:
The Editorial agenda from our recent TVOT NYC 2025 show
All the Photos from TVOT NYC 2025
All the Photos from TVOT SF 2025
All the Photos from TVOT NYC 2024
All the Photos from TVOT SF 2024
All the Photos from TVOT SF 2023
Video Slide Show of TVOT SF 2023.
Testimonials from past TVOT speakers, sponsors and attendees
“The TVOT Show provides ample opportunities to meet industry leaders in a relaxing and intimate setting while learning about the important issues and changes that are driving our industry. Tracy does a great job of ensuring attendees can meet, speak, and connect without feeling rushed off to the next session. I’ve spoken on panels over the past few years and cannot say enough positive things about Tracy’s organization and support. She does an incredible job and is always available to talk and help connect people. Needless to say, our team has TVOT on our annual must-attend event list.”
Brian Kline / President
“Thank you for putting on such a great conference for our industry. It was an honor to participate. And valuable to hear from our industry peers on such important topics. It felt intimate and the space was fantastic! “
Andrea Zapata / Head of Research, Data and Insights
“Another fantastic TVOT event you, and the team ran – bravo!”
Inderpreet Sandhu / Head of TV Ads Platform
“Thanks for inviting me to the TVOT show this year. It was great to be with people and I found the panels enlightening (as always).”
Reed Barker / Head of Advertising
“Amazingly great event as always. “
Zane Vella / Co-Founder
“It was a Great event, lots of informative panels, networking and a spectacular location. “
Liz Huszarik / Former Chief Research Officer
“It was a cool after party, and a really nice chance to chat to a few people I hadn’t yet met. Thank you, you have a great community at TVOT!”
Pip Brignall / Co-Founder & CCO
“What a wonderful TVOT you put together. I really enjoyed the speakers, content, networking, venue…the whole deal!”
Rick Ducey / Managing Director
“Congratulations on an incredible event. Really enjoyed being a part of it,”
Sarah Bolton / EVP of Business Intelligence
“I love visiting and participating in your events. The panels, people, and groups were mostly spot-on and beyond informative, plus, I made a few good connections that will likely yield new opportunities for our team. “
Jae Scarborough / VP of Enterprise and Channel Sales
“I really enjoyed the event. Thank you.”
Marcien Jenckes / President of Advertising
“Enjoyed the conversation and certainly made a few connections that I think will have some value to Philo in the future.”
Nii Addy / CMO
“Fantastic as always.”
Mark Garner / EVP Content Sales, Licensing and Business Development
“Super event this year! The topics where spot on and the discussions informative and fresh.”
Anne Schelle / Managing Director
“Everything was so well organized.”
Sona Pehlivanian / VP of Addressable Campaign Management
“We get a lot of great contacts and a lot of great opportunities that come out of participating in your events.”
Steve Reynolds / President
“We have partnered with TVOT for several years now and have had a great experience. From panel development and promotional elements through to day-of readiness, Tracy and her team were helpful, accommodating and very responsive. We look forward to more collaborations in the future.”
Marianne Vita / SVP, Director of Integrated Strategy & Marketing
“TVOT makes me happy!”
Zane Vella / VP of Product, Interactivity and Advertising
“I appreciated you having me as a panelist for the conference. Very professionally done and it was a great conversation.”
Andrew Flemming / COO
“You guys do a terrific job of organizing, curating, and enlightening the industry..plus it was fun!”
Jeffrey Imberman / Head of Sales and Brand Partnerships
“It was incredibly smoothly organized.”
Liz Corbin / Deputy Director Media and Head of News
“I did enjoy participating at TVOT.”
Evan Nisselson / General Partner
“The show has been really really impressive! Not easy to pull all this off. Platform looks great. The whole interface is great! Nicely done!!! “
Adam Ware / Vice-President and General Manager National Networks and Platforms
“We truly appreciate the opportunity that you gave us [ at TVOT ].”
Joanna Drews / Co-Founder & CEO
Here are the photos from the sessions, now available for social media use. Original high-resolution images are also available for an additional fee. Please
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