SportsPro OTT Awards | 2023 winners revealed!

Shortlist 2022

The 2022 shortlist includes a diverse mix of market-leading brands and innovative up-and-coming organisations in the sports broadcast space.  Read a short summary of each shortlisted entry across our 15 group categories by clicking more details…

Platform of the Year - D2C

New category. This award celebrates the most outstanding sports OTT platform of 2022 operated by the rights holder.

WWE Network

URC TV: Official Streaming Platform of the United Rugby Championship

UFC FIGHT PASS

Two Circles/FIBA: Courtside 1891

Tennis Channel International with Sportradar

FIFA+

Platform of the Year - Network

New category. This award celebrates the most outstanding sports OTT platform of 2022 operated by a broadcaster or platform distributing multiple sports properties.

discovery+: every unmissable moment of two Olympics & live sport all-year-round

TOD TV – A Game changing OTT platform for MENA

OneFootball

ESPN+ | ESPN App

Ease Live: The YES App – Stats. Watch. Play.

BT Sport App

Best Tech Company

This award recognises the company that’s driving the growth and disruption of the sports OTT industry via the use of technological innovation.

Wildmoka Cloud-native Digital Media Factory

Sportradar – Best Tech Company

Quality Media Producciones S.L

JW Player Helps Broadcasters Deliver Compelling Video Experiences Across all Screens and at Scale

Deltatre

Blackbird – enabling fast, efficient, sustainable video production for the sports industry

Innovation of the Year

This award recognises the most innovative concept that has transformed the consumption of sports content by delivering a new experience for consumers or opening new opportunities for organisations to monetise. The innovation can be strategic, content, or technology-focused.

Warner Bros. Discovery: Evolving the Cube for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, Grand Slam tennis, the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes

MediaTrack: Revealing The True Value of Video Distribution With Fans Across Social Media

VersusGame

SuperSport Schools

SPORT TV OTT by Magycal

Sky Sports Boxing Vertical

MEDIAPRO: First vertical LaLiga match on TikTok

EE, BT and partners UNVEIL NEW SPORTS EXPERIENCES BASED ON 5G AND EXTENDED REALITY

Tech Solution of the Year

This award recognises the technology-based solution which best addressed a challenge/s in the industry to deliver an improved viewing experience.

PGA TOUR: Changing the Way Fans Consume Golf Content With AI Highlights From WSC Sports

Vindcia Retain Solution crushes subscriber churn, Create seamless subscription payment processes and retain more customers

Breaking the Walls between Publishers and their Own Content Utilization by Broadcasters

Spiideo – Automatic Production at Scale

Bundesliga 2: cloud-based remote production and OTT live stream distribution increased international reach by 189%

DAZN: Building an Addressable & Programmatic TV Sales House of the Future

Buzzer

TennisONE App

Best User Experience

This award is for platforms, products, and services that deliver an intuitive, interactive, and flexible user experience that drives greater retention and consumption of sports.

PGA TOUR: Changing the Way Fans Consume Golf Content With AI Highlights From WSC Sports

The R&A: ShotView – a data-driven fan experience for The 150th Open

SPORT TV OTT by Magycal

AIK+

BT Sport app – timeline feature

Ease Live: The YES App – Stats. Watch. Play.

Best in Anti-Piracy

This award is for the rights owner, broadcaster, or technology provider leading the way to combat the piracy of live sports.

Videocites: Next-Gen Technology for Anti-Piracy – The Only Way to Defeat The Massive Piracy on Social Media

Viaccess-Orca’s Anti-Piracy Services: A Revolutionary New Approach to Fighting Piracy During Live Sports Events

LaLiga Content Protection’s rise to €9 billion

GeoGuard: keeping one step ahead of sports piracy by stopping viewers who spoof their location

ASiD Watermarking and Global Content Monitoring

DAZN Attacks Anti-Piracy With An Industry Leading Strategy

Best in Fan Engagement

This award is for those companies who are successfully building passionate and loyal communities around their OTT platforms and services.

Delivering the ultimate Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 experience on discovery+

Optus Sport | OneLove Fan Engagement

Kayo

Kayo Sports – Driving Fan Engagement with F1

ELEVEN SPORTS BELGIUM – THE ELEVEN ULTIMATE SHIRT

Ease Live: The YES App – Stats. Watch. Play.

DAZN Fan Engagement – We All Rise With (Millions of) More Eyes

TennisONE App

#AlwaysWithYou – 2021/22 AC Milan Scudetto Celebration Campaign

Best Original Content

This award recognises the best non-live sports content created for an OTT or digital platform.

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team – 2021 Grand PriXviews

Whistle’s ‘No Days Off’

Bordo Mavi – The inside tale of Trabzonspor

Who’s Next: Submission Fighter Challenge Presented By Tezos

FIFA+

Cut Media: World’s Best FPV Drone Shot?

Best Social Media Strategy

This award recognises the most innovative and creative strategy for distributing engaging video content on social media platforms.

WWE

Driving record social media engagement for Eurosport during Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022

FIH – Watch.Hockey

Optus Sport gives football fans a voice with ​LIVE Fan Roulette on TikTok

Kayo

Kayo Sports – NRL Campaign

BT Sport / Between The Lines

Best New Platform

This award recognises the most successful launch or re-launch of an OTT platform either direct to consumer or aggregator to the market.

World Padel Tour TV

Two Circles/FIBA: Courtside 1891

TOD TV – A Game changing OTT platform for MENA

Sportsnet SN NOW Relaunch on Industry-First Cloud-Native Platform

FIFA+

Ease Live: The YES App – Stats. Watch. Play.

Best Digital First Production

This award recognises a platform, production or solution that greatly enhanced the digital broadcast experience.

Every unmissable moment of Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 on discovery+

DACH Production and FAST Distribution

Sticks and Glass: CBS Golazo Pre-Match Experience Champions League Coverage on TikTok

Optus Sport creates digital-first daily Women’s Football Show​ on Snapchat & Optus Sport OTT for UEFA Women’s Euro 2022

NBA Beat

Dalet Flex Digital First Media Logistics Workflow for Sports

Best Marketing Strategy

This award is for a marketing approach that has driven awareness, affinity, engagement, and revenues around an OTT offering or an OTT platform that has been strategically used to drive increased revenue elsewhere within an organisation.

UFC Fight Pass x WePlay

The Rugby Network x Fifty-Three Six

Optus Sport | OneLove

Never Miss League Pass campaign

Best Emerging Tech Company

This award recognises the most innovative and emerging technology company impacting the OTT industry.

Viewlift

Videocites – Technology Unlocking New Monetization Streams for the Entire Social Ecosystem

Magnifi – changing the game of sports content with unique AI-powered solutions

Cleeng: Churn Prediction Algorithm for OTT Services

Spiideo

Bleachr LLC

Best Start Up Tech Company

This award recognises the most impactful technology company entering the OTT industry.

YBVR: Immersive Sports in the Metaverse

SpoLive – Sports Data Management & Fan Communication Platform

‘Seyu – Together for victory!’

HiWay Media S.r.l: Paving the way for our clients through innovative and scalable technology

RAMP by Griiip

Ceeblue Cloud