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Previous Award Winners!

Winners of the 2024 Awards!

ITVT/TVOT is pleased to announce the winners of the Awards for Individual Leadership, All-Star Leadership, Most Significant Impact and TV Community Champion. These awards were part of the 20th Annual Awards for Leadership in Interactive and Multiplatform Television, and the winners were revealed last week at a ceremony during TVOT SF 2024.

The winner of the All-Star Leadership Award (recognizing an individual who has a long-term track record of leadership in the interactive/multiplatform television industry, and who is an appropriate candidate for membership in an Interactive/Multiplatform TV Hall of Fame) was Matt Durgin, VP of Content and Services at LG Electronics.  LG also won for the Most Significant Design, User Interface or User Experience!

The winner of the Award for Individual Leadership in Interactive and Multiplatform Television (recognizing an individual who has demonstrated notable leadership in the interactive/multiplatform TV industry over the past year, and whose efforts helped move that industry forward) was Evan Adlman, EVP of Commercial Sales and Revenue Operations at AMC.

The winner of the TV Community Champion Award (recognizing an individual whose commitment and efforts over the years have helped the interactive/multiplatform TV industry grow not just as a business, but as a community) was Allison Dollar, CEO of the ITA.

The winner of the Award for Most Significant Impact (recognizing a company, organization or development that has had the most significant impact on the interactive and multiplatform TV industry as a whole over the past year) was the Adalytics Report.

Congratulations to the winners, and a big thank you to all the people and companies who submitted nominations!

Congratulations to the winners, and a big thank you to all the people and companies who submitted nominations!

  • The winner of the Award for Most Significant Newcomer is Play Anywhere
  • The winner of the Award for Most Significant Technology—Infrastructure is Spectrum Reach
  • The winner of the Award for Most Significant Technology—Measurement and Data is Spectrum Reach
  • The winner of the Award for Most Significant Design, User Interface or User Experience is LG Electronics
  • The winners of the Award for Achievement in Advanced Advertising are Comcast Advertising and DIRECTV Advertising (tie)
  • The winner of the Award for Achievement in CTV is Innovid
  • The winner of the Award for Achievement in Local Broadcasting is Locality
  • The winner of the Award for Achievement in Streaming is Locality
  • The winner of the Award for Achievement in DEI is Revry
  • The winner of the Award for Achievement in Shoppable TV is Adeia
  • The winner of the Award for Programming Innovation is Stingray

 

We would like to extend a big ***Thank You**** to the HONORED JUDGES* of the 20th Annual Awards for Leadership in Interactive and Multiplatform Television:

(*Please note that judges did not vote in categories in which they or their companies were nominated.)

 

Winners of the 2023 Awards!

ITVT is pleased to announce the winners of the 19th Annual Awards for Leadership in Interactive and Multiplatform Television. The Awards were presented Wednesday, May 23 at a ceremony at TVOT SF 2023 in San Francisco.

 

The winner of the All-Star Leadership (i.e. an individual who has a long-term track record of leadership in the interactive multiplatform television industry, and who is an appropriate candidate for membership in an Interactive/Multiplatform TV Hall of Fame) was Helen Katz, EVP, Research, Publicis Media

The winners of the Awards for Individual Leadership (i.e. individuals who have demonstrated notable leadership in the interactive/multiplatform TV industry over the past year, and whose efforts helped move that industry forward) were:
Julian Zilberbrand, EVP, Advanced Media, Paramount
Seema Patel, SVP, Data Enterprise, TelevisaUnivision

The winner of the Award for Most Significant Impact (i.e. the company or organization that has had the most significant impact on the interactive and multiplatform TV industry as a whole over the past year) was NBC Universal ONE Platform.

The winner of the Award for Most Significant Newcomer (i.e. the company or organization that was the most significant newcomer/breakthrough player of the past year) was WatchingThat.

The winner of the Award for Most Significant Technology—Infrastructure (i.e. the company or organization that launched the most innovative and disruptive television/video-infrastructure technology of the past year) was Madhive.

The winner of the Award for Most Significant Technology—Advertising and Commerce (i.e. the company or organization that launched the most innovative and disruptive advertising or tcommerce technology of the past year) was The Walt Disney Company.

The winner of the Award for Most Significant Technology—Content (i.e. the company or organization that launched the most innovative and disruptive content-related technology of the past year) was Spherex.

The winner of the Award for Most Significant Technology—Measurement and Data (i.e. the company or organization that launched the most innovative and disruptive measurement/attribution or data technology of the past year) was inscape.TV.

The winner of the Award for Programming Innovation (i.e. the company or organization that created the most innovative and disruptive programming or content offering of the past year) was Zee5.

The winner of the Award for Achievement in Monetization (i.e. the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in furthering monetization and practices technology efforts this past year) went to Penthera.

The winner of the Award for Achievement in Advanced Advertising (i.e. the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in advanced advertising this past year) was Premion.

The winner of the Award for Achievement in CTV (i.e. the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in Connected TV efforts this past year) was LG Ads.

The winner of the Award for Achievement in Measurement and Data (i.e. the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in measurement and data campaign efforts this past year) was Innovid.

The winner of the Award for Achievement in Local Broadcasting (i.e. the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in local broadcasting this past year) was Pearl TV.

The winner of the Award for Achievement in Streaming/OTT/CTV (i.e. the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in streaming, OTT or connected TV this past year) was Samsung TV Plus.

The winner of the Award for Achievement in Research and Analysis (i.e. the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in television/video-related research and analysis this past year) was Magid.

The Award for Most Significant Design, User Interface or User Experience (i.e. honoring the company or organization that created the most innovative and disruptive design or user interface/experience of the past year) went to Vevo.

The winner of the Award for Achievement in DEI (i.e. the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in furthering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the advanced-TV space this past year) went to Gracenote.

 

Winners of the 2022 Awards

Full Video Above!

ITVT is pleased to announce the winners of the 18th Annual Awards for Leadership in Interactive and Multiplatform Television. The Awards were presented Monday, January 10th at a ceremony during TVOT LIVE! 2022, the virtual version of The TV of Tomorrow Show (January 10th-13th

The winner of the Award for Most Significant Impact (i.e. the company or organization that has had the most significant impact on the interactive and multiplatform TV industry as a whole over the past year) was VAB.

The winner of the Award for Most Significant Newcomer (i.e. the company or organization that was the most significant newcomer/breakthrough player of the past year) was Evoca TV.

The winner of the Award for Most Significant Technology—Infrastructure (i.e. the company or organization that launched the most innovative and disruptive television/video-infrastructure technology of the past year) was Synamedia.

The winner of the Award for Most Significant Technology—Advertising and Commerce (i.e. the company or organization that launched the most innovative and disruptive advertising or tcommerce technology of the past year) was Beachfront Media.

The winner of the Award for Most Significant Technology—Content (i.e. the company or organization that launched the most innovative and disruptive content-related technology of the past year) was Whip Media.

The winner of the Award for Most Significant Technology—Measurement and Data (i.e. the company or organization that launched the most innovative and disruptive measurement/attribution or data technology of the past year) was iSpot.TV.

The winner of the Award for Most Significant Content Offering (i.e. the company or organization that created the most innovative and disruptive programming or content offering of the past year) was Easel TV.

The winner of the Award for Achievement in Advanced Advertising (i.e. the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in advanced advertising this past year) was VIZIO.

The winner of the Award for Achievement in Local Broadcasting (i.e. the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in local broadcasting this past year) was MadHive.

The winner of the Award for Achievement in Streaming/OTT/CTV (i.e. the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in streaming, OTT or connected TV this past year) was VIZIO.

The winner of the Award for Achievement in Pay-TV (i.e. the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in the pay-TV/MVPD space this past year) was Paramount+.

The winner of the Award for Achievement in Research and Analysis (i.e. the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in television/video-related research and analysis this past year) was Innovid.

The winner of the Award for Leadership in the Coronavirus Era (i.e. the company, organization or individual that has demonstrated the most notable leadership in meeting the challenges posed to the interactive/multiplatform TV industry by the Coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic) was The Video Call Center.

The winners of the Awards for Individual Leadership (i.e. individuals who have demonstrated notable leadership in the interactive/multiplatform TV industry over the past year, and whose efforts helped move that industry forward) were:
— Jo Kinsella, President, TV Squared
— Mike O’Donnell, CRO, Platform Business, VIZIO
— Sean Cunningham, President and CEO, VAB

The winner of the All-Star Leadership (i.e. an individual who has a long-term track record of leadership in the interactive multiplatform television industry, and who is an appropriate candidate for membership in an Interactive/Multiplatform TV Hall of Fame) was Marcien Jenckes, President of Advertising at Comcast Cable.

 

Winners of the 2020 Awards

ITVT/TVOT is pleased to announce the WINNERS of the 17th annual Awards for Leadership in Interactive and Multiplatform Television.

The Awards were presented on September 9th at a virtual ceremony at TVOT LIVE!

The Award for Most Significant Impact (i.e. honoring the company or organization that has had the most significant impact on the interactive and multiplatform TV industry as a whole over the past year) went to DISNEY+ and ZOOM.

The Award for Most Significant Newcomer (i.e. honoring the company or organization that was the most significant newcomer/breakthrough player of the past year) went to DISNEY+.

The Award for Most Significant Technology—Infrastructure (i.e. honoring the company or organization that launched the most innovative and disruptive television/video-infrastructure technology of the past year) went to PROJECT OAR.

The Award for Most Significant Technology—Advertising and Commerce (i.e. honoring the company or organization that launched the most innovative and disruptive advertising or tcommerce technology of the past year) went to WURL’S ADPOOL.

The Award for Most Significant Technology—Content (i.e. honoring the company or organization that launched the most innovative and disruptive content-related technology of the past year) went to PIXOTOPE.

The Award for Most Significant Technology—Measurement and Data (i.e. honoring the company or organization that launched the most innovative and disruptive measurement/attribution or data technology of the past year) went to INSCAPE and TVSQUARED.

The Award for Most Significant Content Offering (i.e. honoring the company or organization that created the most innovative and disruptive programming or content offering of the past year) went to ByteDance’s TIKTOK.

The Award for Most Significant Design, User Interface or User Experience (i.e. honoring the company or organization that created the most innovative and disruptive design or user interface/experience of the past year) went to NBCUniversal’s PEACOCK.

The Award for Achievement in Advanced Advertising (i.e. honoring the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in advanced advertising this past year) went to OPENAP.

The Award for Achievement in Measurement and Data (i.e. honoring the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in measurement/attribution or data this past year) went to INNOVID.

The Award for Achievement in News (i.e. honoring the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in television/video news this past year) went to STRINGR.

The Award for Achievement in Local Broadcasting (i.e. honoring the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in local broadcasting this past year) went to SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP.

The Award for Achievement in Streaming/OTT/CTV (i.e honoring the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in streaming, OTT or connected TV this past year) went to VIZIO SMARTCAST.

The Award for Achievement in Pay-TV (i.e. honoring the company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in the pay-TV/MVPD space this past year) went to FUBOTV.

The Award for Corporate Leadership in the Coronavirus Era (i.e. honoring the company or organization that has demonstrated the most notable leadership in meeting the challenges posed by the Coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic) went to AXONISTA.

The Award for Individual Leadership in the Coronavirus Era (i.e. honoring individuals who have demonstrated the most notable leadership in meeting the challenges posed by the Coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic) went to BONNIE COMLEY and STEWART F. LANE, Co-Founders of BroadwayHD.

The Awards for *Individual Leadership (i.e. honoring individuals who have demonstrated notable leadership in the interactive/multiplatform TV industry over the past year, and whose efforts helped move that industry forward) went to JO KINSELLA, President of TVSquared, and JODIE MCAFEE, SVP of Sales and Marketing at Inscape (VIZIO).

The *ITV All-Star Award* (i.e. honoring an individual who has a long-term track record of leadership in the interactive multiplatform television industry, and who is an appropriate candidate for membership in an Interactive/Multiplatform TV Hall of Fame) went to STEVE REYNOLDS, President of Imagine Communications.

Congratulations to all the winners and finalists!

 

Winners for the 2019 Awards

ITVT is pleased to announce the winners of the 16th annual Awards for Leadership in Interactive and Multiplatform Television. The Awards were presented at The TV of Tomorrow Show in San Francisco on June 12, 2019.

The award for “Most Significant Impact” (i.e. the company or organization that has had the most significant impact on the industry as a whole over the past year) went to the Phoenix Model Market ATSC 3.0 Test Bed.

The award for “Most Significant Newcomer” (i.e. the company or organization that was the most significant newcomer/breakthrough player of the past year) went to Sinclair STIRR.

The award for “Most Significant Technology, Platform or Product” (i.e. the company or organization that invented the most innovative and disruptive technology, platform or product of the past year) went to The Trade Desk.

The award for “Most Significant Content Offering” (i.e. the company or organization that created the most innovative and disruptive content offering of the past year) went to Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.

The award for “Most Innovative Design or User Interface” (i.e. the company or organization that created the most innovative and disruptive design/user interface/content-navigation schema of the past year) went to YouTube TV.

The award for “Achievement in Advanced Advertising” (i.e. the company, organization or individual that did the most to realize the promise of advanced advertising over the past year) went to Innovid.

The award for “Individual Leadership“: (i.e. an individual who demonstrated notable leadership in the interactive, multiplatform TV industry over the past year, and whose efforts helped move that industry forward) went to Anne Schelle, Managing Director of Pearl TV.

The “ITV All-Star” awards (i.e. an individual who has a long-term track record of leadership in the interactive television industry, and who is an appropriate candidate for membership in an ITV Hall of Fame) went to Jane Clarke, CEO of CIMM and Zane Vella, VP of Product–Interactivity at Comcast.

 

Winners for the 2018 Awards

ITVT is pleased to announce the winners of the 15th annual Awards for Leadership in Interactive and Multiplatform Television. The Awards were presented at The TV of Tomorrow Show in San Francisco on June 13th 2018.

The award for “Most Significant Newcomer” (i.e. the company or organization that was the most significant newcomer/breakthrough player of the past year) went to Videa.

The award for “Most Significant Technology, Platform or Product” (i.e. the company or organization that invented the most innovative and disruptive technology, platform or product of the past year) went to Innovid.

The award for “Most Significant Content Offering” (i.e. the company or organization that created the most innovative and disruptive content offering of the past year) went to Poker Central.

The award for “Most Innovative Design or User Interface” (i.e. the company or organization that created the most innovative and disruptive design/user interface/content-navigation schema of the past year) went to TiVo Experience 4.

The award for “Achievement in Advanced Advertising” (i.e. the company, organization or individual that did the most to realize the promise of advanced advertising over the past year) went to Ad-ID.

The awards for “Individual Leadership“: (i.e. individuals who demonstrated notable leadership in the interactive, multiplatform TV industry over the past year, and whose efforts helped move that industry forward) went to Jarred Wilichinsky of CBS InteractiveJohn Lawson of the AWARN AllianceJohn Gee of Alphonso; and Angie Britt of CTAM.

The “ITV All-Star” awards (i.e. an individual who has a long-term track record of leadership in the interactive television industry, and who is an appropriate candidate for membership in an ITV Hall of Fame) went to Sherry Brennan of Fox Networks and Zeev Neumeier of Inscape.

 

Winners for the 2017 Awards

  • Most Significant Impact: Adobe Primetime.
  • Most Significant Newcomer: Tru Optik.
  • Most Significant Technology, Platform or Product: ATSC 3.0.
  • Most Significant Content Offering: Hulu.
  • Most Innovative Design or User Interface: Hulu.
  • Individual Leadership: Shawn Johnson, VP of Experience Design at NBCUniversal, and to Michael Strober, EVP of Client Strategy and Ad Innovation at Turner Broadcasting.
  • Achievement in Advanced Advertising: NBCUniversal.
  • ITV All-Star: Chris Falkner, SVP of Advanced TV at NBCUniversal; Brian Seth Hurst, Chief Storyteller at StoryTech Immersive; and to Margret Schmidt, Chief Design Officer at TiVo.

 

Winners for the 2016 Awards

  • Most Significant Impact: Adobe Primetime.
  • Most Significant Newcomer: Sorenson Media.
  • Most Significant Technology, Platform or Product: Starcom Mediavest for MAPS TV and to Visible World for its High-Yield Platform (tie).
  • Most Significant Content Offering: New Form Digital for its digital original series.
  • Most Innovative Design or User Interface: Comcast for its X1 platform.
  • Individual Leadership: Jane Clarke, CEO/Managing Director of CIMM and to Fabian Birgfeld, Founder and Director of W12 Studios.
  • Achievement in Advanced Advertising: Turner Ad Sales for Now Media.
  • ITV All-Star: Chris Pizzurro, Head of Business Development, Sales and Marketing at Canoe.

 

Winners for the 2015 Awards

  • Most Significant Impact: Roku
  • Most Significant Newcomer: MLBAM
  • Most Significant Technology, Platform or Product: Content@Scale (Starcom MediaVest)
  • Most Significant Content Offering: Bravo and Oxygen: The Singles Project
  • Most Innovative Design or User Interface: TiVo Roamio
  • Achievement in Advanced Advertising: Starcom MediaVest
  • Individual Leadership: Sarah Foss, Imagine Communications and Anthony Wood, Roku
  • ITV All-Star: Dewey Reid, CNN (tie) and Tracey Sheppach, Starcom MediaVest (tie)

 

Winners for the 2014 Awards

  • Most Significant Newcomer: aioTV for its OTT video platform
  • Most Significant Content Offering: Discovery for “Skywire Live with Nik Wallenda”
  • Most Significant Technology, Platform or Product: Watchwith for its HTML5 app
  • Most Innovative Design or User Interface: AT&T for its AT&T U-verse KIDS! app
  • Achievement in Advanced Advertising: Clearleap for its advertising solution never.no for its social-TV advertising solution (tie)
  • Individual Leadership I & II: Aimee Viles, VP of Bravo and Zane Vella, CEO of Watchwith
  • ITV All-Star: Tom Morgan and Aaron Williams (tie)
  • Most Significant Impact: Adobe Primetime

 

Winners for the 2013 Awards

  • Most Significant Impact: Megaphone TV
  •  Most Significant Newcomer: Dijit Media
  •  Most Significant Technology, Platform or Product: Synacor
  •  Most Significant Content Offering: USA Network for “Psych: The S#cial Sector”
  •  Most Innovative Design or User Interface: TNT for the “Falling Skies” tablet/smartphone co-viewing application
  •  Individual Leadership: Matt Hong, SVP and General Manager of Turner Sports, and Jesse Redniss, SVP of Digital at USA Network
  • ITV All-Star: Channing Dawson, Senior Advisor at Scripps Networks, and Gary Lauder, Managing Partner of Lauder Partners
  • Achievement in Advanced Advertising: AmEx TVess

 

Winners for the 2012 Awards

  •  Most Signficant Impact: Twitter
  • Most Signficant Newcomer: Shazam
  • Most Significant Technology, Platform or Product: Flingo
  • Most Signficant Content Offering: A&E Networks & Delivery Agent “History Channel Shopping App”
  • Most Innovative Design or User Interface: Zeebox
  • Individual Leadership: Chris Pizzurro of Canoe Ventures, Sam Pemberton (Softel), Zach Weiner (CTVMA)
  • Achievement in Advanced Advertising: Goodby Silverstein & Detroit Labs for “Chevy Game Time”
  • ITV All-Star: Anthony Rose, CEO, Zeebox

 

Winners for the 2011 Awards

  • Most Significant Impact:  Cablevision
  • Most Significant Newcomer:  AT&T U-verse
  • Most Significant Technology, Platform or Product: IntoNow (a Yahoo! company)
  • Most Significant Content Offering:  Current’s “Bar Karma”
  • Most Innovative Design or User Interface:  ZON TV Cabo (NDS)
  • Individual Leadership I: Dave Alloway, Cablevision
  • Individual Leadership II:  Vibha Rustagi, itaas
  • ITV All-Star: Jon Dakss, NBC Universal

 

Winners for the 2010 Awards

  • Most Significant Impact: CableLabs for EBIF
  • Most Significant Newcomer: A&E Networks
  • Most Significant Technology, Platform or Product: Cablevision for Optimum Select
  • Most Innovative Content Offering: Verizon FiOS TV Widgets
  • Most Innovative Design or User Interface: Rovi Corporation
  • Individual Leadership: Sean Bunner of HSN
  • Individual Leadership: Will Kreth of Time Warner Cable
  • Individual Leadership: Avner Ronen of Boxee
  • ITV All-Star: Lisa Hsia of Bravo

 

Winners for the 2009 Awards

  • Most Significant Impact: NBC Universal & Ensequence for 2008 Beijing Olympics
  • Most Significant Newcomer: Yahoo! Widget Channel
  • Most Significant Technology, Apple’s iPhone
  • Most Innovative Content Offering: Bravo’s “Top Chef”
  • Most Innovative Design or User Interface: Netflix
  • Individual Leadership: Lori Schwartz
  • Individual Leadership: Rebecca Rusk Lim
  • Individual Leadership: Arthur Orduna
  • ITV All-Star: Dale Herigstad

 

Winners for the 2008 Awards

  • Most Significant Impact: BBC for the BBC iPlayer
  • Most Significant Newcomer: Blu-Ray Disc Association
  • Most Significant Technology, Platform or Product: Sling Media
  • Most Innovative Content: Bravo and Navic Networks
  • Most Innovative Design or User Interface: Verizon FiOS
  • Individual Leadership: Lisa Hsia of Bravo & David Preisman of Showtime
  • ITV All-Star: Dalen Harrison, CEO of Ensequence

 

Winners for the 2007 Awards

  • Most Significant Impact (Tie): NBC/Ensequence
  • Most Significant Content: Time Warner Cable
  • Most Significant Newcomer: Brightcove
  • Most Innovative Technology: Tandberg
  • Most Innovative Business Model: The Media Group
  • Most Public Spirited: American Film Institute

 

Winners for the 2006 Awards

  • John Callahan, Time Warner Cable
  • Channing Dawson, Scripps Networks
  • Joan Gillman, Time Warner Cable
  • Brian Seth Hurst, The Opportunity Management Company
  • Gary Lauder, Lauder Partners
  • Karen Lennon, BeyondZ
  • David Preisman, Showtime Networks
  • Frank Sandoval, CableLabs
  • Timothy Wahlers, Vidiom Systems

 

Winners for the 2005 Awards

  • Jonathan Boltax, Cablevision
  • Kevin Cohen, Turner
  • Don Dulchinos, CableLabs
  • Scott Higgins, EchoStar
  • Scott Newnam, GoldPocket Interactive
  • John P. Roberts, GSN
  • Ian Shepherd, Sky Interactive

 

Winners for the 2004 Awards

  • Dale Herigstad, Schematic
  • Rick Mandler, ABC
  • Tim Hanlon, Denuo Group
  • Vincent Dureau, OpenTV
  • Patrick Donoghue, Cablevision
  • Rupert Murdoch, News Corp.
  • Dr. H. Allen Ecker, Scientific-Atlanta

 

 

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