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