ITVT/TVOT is pleased to announce the winners of the following categories of the 21st Annual Awards for Leadership in Interactive and Multiplatform Television.
The Awards were presented last week at a ceremony at TVOT SF 2025.
Congratulations to the corporate winners, and a big thank you to all the people and companies who submitted nominations!
PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS OVER THE YEARS
These Awards were presented to their winners on June 25th at a ceremony at TVOT SF 2025. The ceremony saw the announcement of the winners of the Award for Individual Leadership, the Award for All-Star Leadership, the Award for Most Significant Impact, and the TV Community Champion Award.
You can view the full Schedule of Sessions here.
We would like to extend a big Thank You to the judges of the 21st Annual Awards for Leadership in Interactive and Multiplatform Television:
Ben Vandegrift, VP of Measurement Solutions and Innovations, VAB
Colin Dixon, Chief Analyst, nScreenMedia
Howard Shimmel, Co-Founder, datafuelX
Kathy Newberger, Director of Enterprise Business Development, Ampersand
Kym Frank, SVP of Ad Sales Research, FOX
Matthew Keys, Publisher, The Desk.net
Rick Howe, Host, The Friday Fireside
Sable Mi, Chair of the Analytics Council, The ARF
Shawn Johnson, President, Seicho Syndicate (Previous winner of “Individual Leadership” while at NBCUniversal)**
Sherry Brennan, Consultant, S Brennan Media (Previous winner of “All-Star Leadership” while at Fox Networks)**
Tom Morgan, CEO, CTV1 (Previous winner of “All-Star Leadership”)**
Yan Liu, CEO, TVision
(Please note that judges did not vote in categories in which they or their companies were nominated.)
All-Star Leadership: 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.
Individual Leadership: 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.
Most Significant Impact: 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 (i.e. February 16th, 2024 through May 1st, 2025).
TV Community Champion: The person who most contributed their expertise, time and energy over the year to the success of the Community at-large.
Most Significant Newcomer: The company or organization that was the most significant newcomer/breakthrough player of the past year.
Achievement in Advanced Advertising: The company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in advanced advertising this past year. The achievement can be, for example, in the form of a new technology, a new campaign, a new industry collaboration or some other significant development in the space
Most Significant Technology—Infrastructure: The company or organization that launched the most innovative and disruptive television/video-infrastructure technology of the past year. This would include, for example, technologies for enabling and enhancing broadcast/OTA, OTT/streaming or mobile TV.
Most Significant Technology—Content: The company or organization that launched the most innovative and disruptive content-related technology of the past year. This would include, for example, technologies for programming production, enhancement, presentation or discovery.
Most Significant User Interface or User Experience: The company or organization that created the most innovative UI/UX of the past year.
Programming Innovation: The company or organization that created the most innovative and disruptive programming/content offering of the past year, including new formats, new types of interactivity, content for new platforms, and more.
Achievement in Shoppable TV: The company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in shoppable TV/tcommerce this past year. The achievement can be, for example, in the form of a new technology, a new campaign, a new industry collaboration or some other significant development in the space
Achievement in Measurement and Data: The company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in measurement/attribution or data collaboration this past year. The achievement can be, for example, in the form of a new technology, a new initiative, a new industry collaboration or some other significant development in the space
Achievement in Local Broadcasting: The company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in local broadcasting this past year.
Achievement in Streaming: The company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in streaming, this past year.
Achievement in CTV: The company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in Connected TV this past year.
Achievement in Research and Analysis: The company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in television/video-related research and analysis this past year.
Achievement in Furthering the Social Good: The company or organization that demonstrated the greatest achievement in furthering the social good (including social mobility, diversity, education, and the improvement of people’s lives in general) through advanced-TV technologies and initiatives this past year.
