2023 Awards Entries now open!
The OTT Awards celebrates the pioneers of sports broadcasting across 19 categories. Add the dates to your diary for 29th November 2023 and join industry leaders in Madrid to applaud the organisations with ground-breaking solutions and the most innovative strategies.
We are now accepting entries for the 2023 OTT Awards – click below to take advantage of our early bird prices!
How To Enter
Select the category or categories you wish to enter
Create your profile, payment will be taken at this time
Fill out the entry form (you can save your progress)
Submit your nomination before the 28th July deadline
Wait for the shortlist to be announced
Meet the Judges
To ensure a fair, impartial and independent process, SportsPro has recruited an expert judging panel, balancing senior OTT stakeholders from international rights holders, broadcasters and technology leaders including Turner Sports, Microsoft, BT Sport, European Tour, FIFA and many more.
Our independent panel offer an unrivalled pool of expertise and knowledge to ensure judging criteria is met by only the most rigorous of standards.
Andreas Heyden
CEO
Melissa Lawton
Chief Content Officer
Bhavesh Patel
Global Digital Director
Bhavesh Patel is currently the Chief Digital Officer at beIN Media Group based in Paris. He is working on building their next generation global OTT platform and driving innovation across the group. Prior, Bhavesh was an OTT strategy advisor for CBS Studios International and Verizon Go90, headed up Betfair’s US horserace wagering business, and led the launch of FOX Soccer 2 Go and NBA International League Pass.
Kim McConnie
Marketing Director
Kim joined the Foxtel Group in 2019 after spending two seasons at Cricket Australia as Head of Big Bash Leagues (BBL), which included delivering the first ever standalone Women’s BBL final with a sold-out crowd. Prior to this, she spent 15 years with PepsiCo, most recently as Head of Sports Marketing based at their global HQ in New York, leading initiatives such as the Pepsi Superbowl Halftime Show. Kim was appointed Marketing Director of Kayo Sports in October 2020, leading brand management and go to market strategy for Australia’s leading sports streaming business.
Tom Middleditch
Chief Product Officer
Minal Modha
Principal Analyst - Consumer Research Lead
Malgorzata Borkowska
Media Rights Consultant
Barney Francis
Executive Vice President
Barney is EVP, IMG Global Production & Studios. He has a 28 year career in broadcasting and content with over 2 decades at Sky as well as spells at BBC and ITV.
After junior spells at ITV and BBC, Barney became Sky Sports Executive Producer, Cricket (2000-2007) and Executive Producer, Premier League (2007-2008) before becoming Managing Director, Sky Sports in 2009.
Transformed Sky Sports from 4 channels to 11, adding such premium rights as F1, The Open, The Masters and NBA as well as securing 3 x Premier League renewals and 3 x ECB renewals. In 10 years Sky Sports won 3 BAFTAs, 6 RTS Awards, and 2 Broadcast Awards.
In Nov 2021, Barney joined IMG.
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