2022
Platform of the Year – D2C
UFC FIGHT PASS
Gold:
UFC FIGHT PASS
Silver:
Tennis Channel International with Sportradar
Bronze:
URC TV: Official Streaming Platform of the United Rugby Championship
Shortlist:
FIFA+
Tennis Channel International with Sportradar
Two Circles/FIBA: Courtside 1891
UFC FIGHT PASS
URC TV: Official Streaming Platform of the United Rugby Championship
WWE Network
Platform of the Year – Network
discovery+: every unmissable moment of two Olympics & live sport all-year-round
Gold:
discovery+: every unmissable moment of two Olympics & live sport all-year-round
Silver:
ESPN+ | ESPN App
Bronze:
Ease Live: The YES App – Stats. Watch. Play.
Shortlist:
BT Sport App
Ease Live: The YES App – Stats. Watch. Play.
ESPN+ | ESPN App
TOD TV – A Game changing OTT platform for MENA
discovery+: every unmissable moment of two Olympics & live sport all-year-round
OneFootball
Best Tech Company
Deltatre
Gold:
Deltatre
Silver:
Blackbird – enabling fast, efficient, sustainable video production for the sports industry
Bronze:
Wildmoka Cloud-native Digital Media Factory
Shortlist:
Blackbird – enabling fast, efficient, sustainable video production for the sports industry
Deltatre
JW Player Helps Broadcasters Deliver Compelling Video Experiences Across all Screens and at Scale
Quality Media Producciones S.L
Sportradar – Best Tech Company
Wildmoka Cloud-native Digital Media Factory
Innovation of the Year
MEDIAPRO: First vertical LaLiga match on TikTok
Gold:
MEDIAPRO: First vertical LaLiga match on TikTok
Silver:
SuperSport Schools
Bronze:
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
Shortlist:
EE, BT and partners UNVEIL NEW SPORTS EXPERIENCES BASED ON 5G AND EXTENDED REALITY
MEDIAPRO: First vertical LaLiga match on TikTok
Sky Sports Boxing Vertical
SPORT TV OTT by Magycal
SuperSport Schools
VersusGame
MediaTrack: Revealing The True Value of Video Distribution With Fans Across Social Media
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
Tech Solution of the Year
DAZN: Building an Addressable & Programmatic TV Sales House of the Future
Gold:
DAZN: Building an Addressable & Programmatic TV Sales House of the Future
Silver:
PGA TOUR: Changing the Way Fans Consume Golf Content With AI Highlights From WSC Sports
Bronze:
Spiideo – Automatic Production at Scale
Shortlist:
TennisONE App
Buzzer
DAZN: Building an Addressable & Programmatic TV Sales House of the Future
Bundesliga 2: cloud-based remote production and OTT live stream distribution increased international reach by 189%
Spiideo – Automatic Production at Scale
Breaking the Walls between Publishers and their Own Content Utilization by Broadcasters
Vindcia Retain Solution crushes subscriber churn, Create seamless subscription payment processes and retain more customers
PGA TOUR: Changing the Way Fans Consume Golf Content With AI Highlights From WSC Sports
Best User Experience
Ease Live: The YES App – Stats. Watch. Play.
Gold:
Ease Live: The YES App – Stats. Watch. Play.
Silver:
SPORT TV OTT by Magycal
Bronze:
The R&A: ShotView – a data-driven fan experience for The 150th Open
Shortlist:
BT Sport app – timeline feature
Ease Live: The YES App – Stats. Watch. Play.
AIK+
SPORT TV OTT by Magycal
The R&A: ShotView – a data-driven fan experience for The 150th Open
PGA TOUR: Changing the Way Fans Consume Golf Content With AI Highlights From WSC Sports
Best in Anti-Piracy
LaLiga Content Protection’s rise to €9 billion
Gold:
LaLiga Content Protection’s rise to €9 billion
Silver:
Videocites: Next-Gen Technology for Anti-Piracy – The Only Way to Defeat The Massive Piracy on Social Media
Bronze:
DAZN Attacks Anti-Piracy With An Industry Leading Strategy
Shortlist:
DAZN Attacks Anti-Piracy With An Industry Leading Strategy
ASiD Watermarking and Global Content Monitoring
GeoGuard: keeping one step ahead of sports piracy by stopping viewers who spoof their location
LaLiga Content Protection’s rise to €9 billion
Viaccess-Orca’s Anti-Piracy Services: A Revolutionary New Approach to Fighting Piracy During Live Sports Events
Videocites: Next-Gen Technology for Anti-Piracy – The Only Way to Defeat The Massive Piracy on Social Media
Best in Fan Engagement
Ease Live: The YES App – Stats. Watch. Play.
Gold:
Ease Live: The YES App – Stats. Watch. Play.
Silver:
#AlwaysWithYou – 2021/22 AC Milan Scudetto Celebration Campaign
Bronze:
ELEVEN SPORTS BELGIUM – THE ELEVEN ULTIMATE SHIRT
Shortlist:
#AlwaysWithYou – 2021/22 AC Milan Scudetto Celebration Campaign
TennisONE App
DAZN Fan Engagement – We All Rise With (Millions of) More Eyes
ELEVEN SPORTS BELGIUM – THE ELEVEN ULTIMATE SHIRT
Kayo Sports – Driving Fan Engagement with F1
Ease Live: The YES App – Stats. Watch. Play.
Optus Sport | OneLove Fan Engagement
Delivering the ultimate Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 experience on discovery+
Best Original Content
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team – 2021 Grand PriXviews
Gold:
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team – 2021 Grand PriXviews
Silver:
Cut Media: World’s Best FPV Drone Shot?
Bronze:
Whistle’s ‘No Days Off’
Shortlist:
Cut Media: World’s Best FPV Drone Shot?
FIFA+
Who’s Next: Submission Fighter Challenge Presented By Tezos
Bordo Mavi – The inside tale of Trabzonspor
Whistle’s ‘No Days Off’
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team – 2021 Grand PriXviews
Best Social Media Strategy
Driving record social media engagement for Eurosport during Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022
Gold:
Driving record social media engagement for Eurosport during Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022
Silver:
BT Sport / Between The Lines
Bronze:
Kayo Sports – NRL Campaign
Shortlist:
BT Sport / Between The Lines
Kayo Sports – NRL Campaign
Optus Sport gives football fans a voice with LIVE Fan Roulette on TikTok
FIH – Watch.Hockey
Driving record social media engagement for Eurosport during Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022
WWE
Best New Platform
Ease Live: The YES App – Stats. Watch. Play.
Gold:
Ease Live: The YES App – Stats. Watch. Play.
Silver:
Two Circles/FIBA: Courtside 1891
Bronze:
Sportsnet SN NOW Relaunch on Industry-First Cloud-Native Platform
Shortlist:
Ease Live: The YES App – Stats. Watch. Play.
FIFA+
Sportsnet SN NOW Relaunch on Industry-First Cloud-Native Platform
TOD TV – A Game changing OTT platform for MENA
Two Circles/FIBA: Courtside 1891
World Padel Tour TV
Best Digital First Production
Every unmissable moment of Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 on discovery+
Gold:
Every unmissable moment of Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 on discovery+
Silver:
Optus Sport creates digital-first daily Women’s Football Show on Snapchat & Optus Sport OTT for UEFA Women’s Euro 2022
Bronze:
Sticks and Glass: CBS Golazo Pre-Match Experience Champions League Coverage on TikTok
Shortlist:
Dalet Flex Digital First Media Logistics Workflow for Sports
NBA Beat
Optus Sport creates digital-first daily Women’s Football Show on Snapchat & Optus Sport OTT for UEFA Women’s Euro 2022
Sticks and Glass: CBS Golazo Pre-Match Experience Champions League Coverage on TikTok
DACH Production and FAST Distribution
Every unmissable moment of Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 on discovery+
Best Marketing Strategy
UFC Fight Pass x WePlay
Gold:
UFC Fight Pass x WePlay
Silver:
The Rugby Network x Fifty-Three Six
Shortlist:
Never Miss League Pass campaign
Optus Sport | OneLove
The Rugby Network x Fifty-Three Six
UFC Fight Pass x WePlay
Best Emerging Tech Company
Magnifi – changing the game of sports content with unique AI-powered solutions
Gold:
Magnifi – changing the game of sports content with unique AI-powered solutions
Silver:
Cleeng: Churn Prediction Algorithm for OTT Services
Bronze:
Spiideo
Shortlist:
Bleachr LLC
Spiideo
Cleeng: Churn Prediction Algorithm for OTT Services
Magnifi – changing the game of sports content with unique AI-powered solutions
Videocites – Technology Unlocking New Monetization Streams for the Entire Social Ecosystem
Viewlift
Best Start Up Tech Company
RAMP by Griiip
Gold:
RAMP by Griiip
Silver:
YBVR: Immersive Sports in the Metaverse
Bronze:
HiWay Media S.r.l: Paving the way for our clients through innovative and scalable technology
Shortlist:
Ceeblue Cloud
RAMP by Griiip
HiWay Media S.r.l: Paving the way for our clients through innovative and scalable technology
‘Seyu – Together for victory!’
SpoLive – Sports Data Management & Fan Communication Platform
YBVR: Immersive Sports in the Metaverse
2021
Despite the challenges of 2021, it was a year that has pushed the industry forward and delivered amazing innovations.
Congratulations to all the winners and a huge thank you to all the excellent submissions we received this year. With a record-breaking amount of entries, the judges did a brilliant job in awarding the winners of each category.
And the 2021 winners are…
Platform of the Year
DAZN
Gold:
DAZN
Silver:
Optus Sport
Bronze:
Tennis Channel International
Shortlist:
Tennis Channel International
UFC FIGHT PASS
Olympics.com
Optus Sport
DAZN
The Rugby Network
Innovation of the Year
Bundesliga Interactive Feed
Gold:
Bundesliga Interactive Feed
Silver:
CrowdVIEW LIVE
Bronze:
Buzzer
Shortlist:
Bundesliga Interactive Feed
Buzzer
4K UHD playout on the cloud for Olympics
CrowdVIEW LIVE
NBA Everywhere: NBA-Budweiser Media Partnership in Brazil
Mobile supercharge for D2C Sports OTT
Best Tech Company
Blackbird
Gold:
Blackbird
Silver:
Deltatre
Bronze:
Sportradar
Shortlist:
Deltatre
Blackbird
Harmonic
Sportradar
StreamAMG
Zixi
Best Lockdown Solution
IRONMAN Virtual Club
Gold:
IRONMAN Virtual Club
Silver:
Grabyo
Bronze:
BitFire Transport Network: NHL Draft
Shortlist:
IRONMAN Virtual Club
BitFire Transport Network: NHL Draft
Blackbird
Grabyo
REAL MADRID C.F. launch on Twitch
Sceenic
Best Original Content
The Giants: NEO Studios in partnership with Rakuten TV
Gold:
The Giants: NEO Studios in partnership with Rakuten TV
Silver:
DAZN
Bronze:
International Olympic Committee: All Around
Shortlist:
The Giants: NEO Studios in partnership with Rakuten TV
International Olympic Committee: All Around
Optus Sport: Best Original Content
Ronaldo: El Presidente
Tennis Channel International
A Fighting Chance Series
Best User Experience
Bundesliga Interactive Feed
Gold:
Bundesliga Interactive Feed
Silver:
Aura
Bronze:
Maestro
Shortlist:
Aura
Phenix Sets Record for Real-Time Streaming at The Cheltenham Festival
Bundesliga Interactive Feed
Maestro
Optus Sport
Origins Digital
Best Digital First Production
Bundesliga Interactive Feed
Gold:
Bundesliga Interactive Feed
Silver:
Sportradar & Tennis Channel
Bronze:
Triller Fight Club: April 17 2021 Event
Shortlist:
Bundesliga Interactive Feed
Spiideo Play: Fully Automated Live Streaming
“Predictions Eredivisie” – Who will be Champion?
StreamLayer
Sportradar & Tennis Channel
Triller Fight Club: April 17 2021 Event
Best New Platform
Launching the Olympics on discovery+
Gold:
Launching the Olympics on discovery+
Silver:
The Rugby Network
Bronze:
Olympics.com
Shortlist:
Launching the Olympics on discovery+
Buzzer
Ekstraklasa.TV
Olympics.com
The Rugby Network
LNB.TV: A technological slam dunk from Sportradar
Best in Fan Engagement
LiveLike
Gold:
LiveLike
Silver:
Sport Buff Gamification & Fan Engagement
Bronze:
THE ELEVEN SPORTS DREAM TEAM
Shortlist:
Sport Buff Gamification & Fan Engagement
Star Sports Cheer@Home Initiative
LiveLike
YES Edge: Interactive Fan Experience on the YES App
THE ELEVEN SPORTS DREAM TEAM
Unlocking fan engagement by tackling the OTT workflow
Best Marketing Strategy
NFL Game Pass International
Gold:
NFL Game Pass International
Silver:
DAZN – Canelo vs. Saunders: Face the Fearless
Bronze:
Fifty-Three Six x Rugby Pass x MLR: The Rugby Network Launch
Shortlist:
NFL Game Pass International
WSC Stories: Driving OTT Subscriptions & User Activation via Google Web Search
DAZN – Canelo vs. Saunders: Face the Fearless
THE HOME OF BELGIAN FOOTBALL
Fifty-Three Six x Rugby Pass x MLR: The Rugby Network Launch
FITE’s Affiliate Marketing Surge
Best in Anti-Piracy
Discover: A scalable and automated solution for the rising tide of Social Piracy
Gold:
Discover: A scalable and automated solution for the rising tide of Social Piracy
Silver:
GeoComply: Combatting sports OTT geo-piracy with GeoGuard
Bronze:
Content Protection: Growing & diversifying industry-leading anti-piracy tools
Shortlist:
Discover: A scalable and automated solution for the rising tide of Social Piracy
Irdeto Anti-Piracy
Content Protection: Growing & diversifying industry-leading anti-piracy tools
Viaccess-Orca Anti-Piracy Center
GeoComply: Combatting sports OTT geo-piracy with GeoGuard
Best Social Media Strategy
Optus Sport: Best Social Media Strategy
Gold:
Optus Sport: Best Social Media Strategy
Silver:
Republika Ng NBA (YouTube)
Bronze:
MEDIAPRO: Twitch broadcast experiences
Shortlist:
MEDIAPRO: Twitch broadcast experiences
Optus Sport: Best Social Media Strategy
Volleyball World: Social Media Strategy
Republika Ng NBA (YouTube)
First sports entity in the world to reach 100M followers on Instagram
Best Emerging Tech Company
Aura
Gold:
Aura
Silver:
Singular.live: Creating a new industry standard in graphic overlays
Bronze:
Sceenic the software company behind the scenes at game changing fan engagement
Shortlist:
Singular.live: Creating a new industry standard in graphic overlays
Sceenic the software company behind the scenes at game changing fan engagement
Aura
Joymo: Revolutionising OTT for long tail sport
TEXEL’s Engagement Cloud
Tiivii
Best Start Up Tech Company
Sport Buff Gamification & Fan Engagement
Gold:
Sport Buff Gamification & Fan Engagement
Silver:
Buzzer
Bronze:
Recast
Shortlist:
Sport Buff Gamification & Fan Engagement
Amplifying the Impact of Video Content & Improving Profitability
Recast
AI and Purpose-driven SportsTech Startup Company
SPov & SPboard
Buzzer
2020
Congratulations to all the winners and a huge thank you to all the excellent entrants in this year’s awards. Despite the challenges of 2020 it was a year that has pushed the industry forward and delivered amazing innovations.
Best in Anti-Piracy
LaLiga
Gold:
LaLiga
Silver:
Videocites
Bronze:
NAGRA
Shortlist:
LaLiga
NAGRA
Synamedia
Viaccess-Orca
Videocites
Best in Fan Engagement
LTN Global
Gold:
LTN Global
Silver:
beIN SPORTS XTRA
Bronze:
Filmily
Shortlist:
beIN SPORTS XTRA
Filmily
LiveLike
LTN Global
SailGP & Apadmi
Best Digital First Production
ELEVEN SPORTS BELGIUM: New OTT Platform
Gold:
ELEVEN SPORTS BELGIUM: New OTT Platform
Silver:
iX.co – PGATour Cast
Bronze:
Blackbird – Gfinity
Shortlist:
Blackbird – Gfinity
ELEVEN SPORTS BELGIUM: New OTT Platform
iX.co – PGATour Cast
Joymo
Sportainment
Platform of the Year
WWE Network
Gold:
WWE Network
Silver:
FloSports
Bronze:
PAOK TV
Shortlist:
LaLigaSportsTV
Olympic Channel
PAOK TV.
Sportradar & Tennis Channel
WWE Network
Best User Experience
SailGP & Apadmi
Gold:
SailGP & Apadmi
Silver:
UFC FIGHT PASS – Endeavor Streaming
Bronze:
Deltatre & BT Sport
Shortlist:
Deltatre & BT Sport
Minute.ly.
UFC FIGHT PASS – Endeavor Streaming
SailGP & Apadmi
Sportradar & Tennis Channel
Best Marketing Campaign
Two Circles – NFL Game Pass
Gold:
Two Circles – NFL Game Pass
Silver:
PAOK TV
Shortlist:
PAOK TV
Racing TV
Two Circles – NFL Game Pass
WePlay & UFC FIGHT PASS
Best Start Up Tech Company
Minute.ly
Gold:
Minute.ly
Silver:
HiWay Media
Shortlist:
Fanatiz
HiWay Media
Minute.ly
SPORTRECS
Innovation of the Year
Eurosport
Gold:
Eurosport
Silver:
Deltatre – mtribes
Bronze:
Fincons Group
Shortlist:
Deltatre – mtribes
Eurosport
Fincons Group
G-Core Labs
Phenix
Best Tech Company
WSC Sports
Gold:
WSC Sports
Silver:
Deltatre
Bronze:
Zixi
Shortlist:
Deltatre
G-Core Labs
Intel Sports
MEDIAGENIX
WSC Sports
Best Use of Social Media
Olympic Channel – Olympic Day Workout
Gold:
Olympic Channel – Olympic Day Workout
Silver:
Intel Sports – Another View
Shortlist:
IMG & FIM Speedway Grand Prix – Talking Dirt
Intel Sports – Another View
Olympic Channel – Olympic Day Workout
UFC FIGHT PASS
Best Original Content
Chelsea FC – Frank Lampard: Coming Home
Gold:
Chelsea FC – Frank Lampard: Coming Home
Silver:
UFC FIGHT PASS ORIGINALS
Bronze:
Neo Studios – Take us Home: Leeds United
Shortlist:
Chelsea FC – Frank Lampard: Coming Home
Neo Studios – Take us Home: Leeds United
PAOK TV – Toumba Uncensored
UFC FIGHT PASS ORIGINALS
Wimbledon & Rebel Ventures – Pursuits
Best New Platform
ELEVEN SPORTS BELGIUM
Gold:
ELEVEN SPORTS BELGIUM
Silver:
LiveScore TV
Bronze:
PAOK TV – Press Play
Shortlist:
ELEVEN SPORTS BELGIUM
LiveScore TV
NAGRA – Watch.Hockey
PAOK TV – Press Play
SPORTRECS
Emerging Tech Company of the Year
Blackbird
Gold:
Blackbird
Silver:
Phenix
Shortlist:
Blackbird
Phenix
Simplestream
Streaming Global
Best Lockdown Solution
R&A
Gold:
R&A
Silver:
beIN Sports – beONE
Bronze:
Sportainment
Shortlist:
IMG & FIA World Rallycross Championship – Esport Series
Kiswe
R&A
beIN Sports – beONE
Filmily
2019
Congratulations to the winners in the inaugural OTT Awards in 2019 and a huge thank you to all the excellent entrants.
Guests from across the sports broadcast ecosystem were brought together to celebrate the pioneers in the industry across eight unique categories, celebrating collaboration, innovation and creativity across production, distribution, monetisation, D2C and broadcasting…
Best Tech Company
Deltatre
WINNER:
Deltatre
Shortlist:
Deltatre
Endeavor Streaming
Grabyo
Harmonic
StreamAMG
Innovation of the Year
Red Bee Media
WINNER:
Red Bee Media
Shortlist:
Red Bee Media
Genius Sports – GeniusLive
Discovery – GOLFTV
Onefootball
Sportradar
Best Marketing Campaign
Two Circles – NFL Game Pass
WINNER:
Two Circles – NFL Game Pass
Shortlist:
Two Circles – NFL Game Pass
beIN Asia Pacific
Racing TV Rebrand – Fifty-Three Six
MatchTV – MATCH PREMIER Nationwide Commentators’ Contest
WePlay – WePlay x ESPN Player
Best User Experience
Kayo Sports
WINNER:
Kayo Sports
Shortlist:
Applicaster – Copa America
Kayo Sports
NEP Finland – WRC
Red Bull Media House – Red Bull TV Platform
Tållbeard – Magenta Sport
Platform of the Year
ATP Media – Tennis TV
WINNER:
ATP Media – Tennis TV
Shortlist:
ATP Media – Tennis TV
DAZN
Endeavor Streaming, UEFA and UI Centric – UEFA.tv
WRC+ for the World Rally Championship by Sportradar
WWE Network.
Best in Anti-Piracy
LaLiga
WINNER:
LaLiga
Shortlist:
Erstream
Friend MTS
LaLiga
Nagra
Smart Protection
Best Digital First Production
Eleven Sports
WINNER:
Eleven Sports
Shortlist:
DAZN – UEFA Champions League
Discovery and PGA Tour – GOLFTV
Eleven Sports
Kiswe