Products and executives from DirecTV, Xumo, Paramount, Charter’s Spectrum, LG, NBC Universal, Sinclair Broadcasting and Philo are among those named as finalists for this year’s StreamTV Awards, the company organizing the event Questex announced on Tuesday.
The awards ceremony is part of the broader StreamTV Show, the annual conference that draws media executives and thought leaders to Denver to discuss all things related to connected TV, including programming, advertising and measurement, among other topics.
The StreamTV Awards highlight the products and executives who have demonstrated excellence in the connected TV industry throughout the year. Event organizers described this year’s nomination process as “tougher and more exciting than ever.”
The winners will be announced during the StreamTV Show in June. The list of finalists is below:
Content Partnerships Executive of the Year
- Amy Leasca, AMC Networks
- Asheem Khondker, The Walt Disney Company
- Charlie Neiman, Amazon Prime Video
- Rob Thun, DirecTV
- Stefan Van Engen, Xumo
Emerging Leaders
- Andrew Kerson, Fubo
- David Kinrich, Roku
- Emily Mosbacher, Philo
- Erik Bortz, Xumo
- Garrett Winkler, LG Electronics
- Ioanna Protogiannis, LG Ad Solutions
- James Patrick, OTT Studio and Sports Studio
- Laura Resnick, CBS Sports
- Marc Forman, Spectrum Reach
- Sebastian Quinn, Atmosphere TV
FAST Channel of the Year
- Creator Television
- Love The Planet
- MTRSPT1: The Pinnacle of FAST Motorsports Entertainment
- NFL Channel
- Tastemade
Innovation in Advertising
- Ease Live: Powering the Future of Interactive Advertising in Streaming
- NBC Universal Advertising & Partnerships
- Redefining the Future of CTV Ads: BrightLine’s Immersive, Interactive, and Fraud-Free Solutions Lead the Way
- Xumo Advertising Management Solution
Innovation in Content Delivery & Distribution
- CaaS by Allrites
- Cerberus Tech Livelink With Gateway Agent
- Interra Systems’ ORION with Multiviewer
- MK.IO Beam: Scalable, Reliable, Real-Time – The New Standard in Live Streaming by MediaKind
- Schedule Automator: Dynamic creation and optimization of every schedule element by Frequency
Innovation in Monetization
- Dynamic Strategy Rules by JWP Connatix
- Ease Live: Interactive Monetization That Enhances the Viewer Experience
- GoGo CTV Ad Server
- The Evergent End-to-End Monetization Platform by Evergent Technologies, Inc.
- ThinkMediaAI by ThinkAnalytics
Innovation in User Experience
- Ease Live: Redefining the Interactive Streaming Experience
- Fallout Global Fan Premiere by LCDigital
- Tennis Channel Multi-View Experience by Foxxum
- ThinkAnalytics: Revolutionizing the User Experience with Personalized Dynamic UI
Marketing Campaign of the Year
- Bird Ballparks by DIRECTV
- Revolutionizing Automotive CTV Advertising: 133% Lift in Vehicle Sales with Strategus & Experian OmniImpact-Driven Campaigns by Strategus
- Shout TV’s Handpicked Horror
- T2 – Women’s Day by Tennis Channel
Marketing Executive of the Year
- Domenic DiMeglio, Paramount Streaming
- Fern Feistel, Xumo
- Larissa Stanley, CP Communications, Red House Streaming & RHStv
- Tony Marlow, LG Ad Solutions
StreamTV Impact Award
- ABC News Live by ABC News
- Danny Fisher, FilmRise
- Freely
Streaming Platform of the Year
- Disney Plus
- Freely
- Google TV
- Paramount Plus
Technology Executive of the Year
- David Dworin, FreeWheel
- David Rudnick, LG Ad Solutions
- Tony Huidor, Cineverse
- Vibol Hou, Paramount Streaming
Last year’s StreamTV Awards winners included products and executives from the Walt Disney Company, Paramount Global, Samsung TV Plus, Fubo, Cox Media Group, Blue Ant Media, Sinclair, Wurl, Verimatrix, Cleeng, Bango and AMC Networks. Roku was the winner of Streaming Platform of the Year, while Plex’s Scott Olechowski won Technology Executive of the Year.
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