The first complete day of the StreamTV Show ended on Wednesday with a ceremony honoring breakthrough innovations and top leaders who broke new ground and further shaped the streaming industry over the past year.
The cornerstone of the awards ceremony was a new Trailblazer Award accepted by DIRECTV’s Chief Marketing Officer Vince Torres for his work promoting new genre-based bundles that connect budget-conscious streamers with lower-priced packages centered around core themes like entertainment, children’s programming, sports and news.
Executives and companies like Xumo, Pluto TV, Spectrum Reach, AMC Global Media, Bango and Comcast were also honored with awards during the hour-long ceremony, which was book-ended by performances from violinist Mia Asano and hip-hop artist Flo Rida.
The full list of StreamTV Award winners is below:
TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Alex Groysman, Spectrum Reach
ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Lauren Benedict, Roku
EMERGING LEADERS:
Chelsea Duong, Xumo
Elizabeth Lehrer, Pluto TV
Felipe Saltz, NBA
Kate Dery, AMC Global Media
Mike Gould, Cineflix Rights
Murphy VandeMotter, Madhive
Eric Steigelfest, PurePlay AI
Lady Learned, Xumo
CONTENT PARTNERSHIPS – ACQUISITION
Anthony Layser, Xumo
CONTENT PARTNERSHIPS – DISTRIBUTION
Stefan Van Engen, Xumo
MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
“The Holidays Are Brutal” by Pluto TV
INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING
Canela Media
INNOVATION IN CONTENT DELIVERY & DISTRIBUTION
“Create Your Own Multiview” by Comcast and MediaKind
INNOVATION IN MONETIZATION
“Digital Vending Machine” by Bango
INNOVATION IN USER EXPERIENCE
Robosoft Technologies
STREAMTV IMPACT AWARD
Roku
TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Vince Torres, Chief Marketing Officer, DIRECTV
FAST CHANNEL OF THE YEAR
F1 Channel by C15 Studio
STREAMING PLATFORM OF THE YEAR
Roku
The Desk is an editorial partner of this year’s StreamTV Show.
