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
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