20th November | Finca Astilbe

Winners 2023

2023 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 2023 winners are…

Platform of the Year - Network

discovery+

Gold:

discovery+

Silver:

ESPN+

Bronze:

DAZN

Shortlist:

DAZN Group

Prime Video

discovery+

ESPN+

Optus Sport

Platform of the Year - D2C

YES Network

Gold:

YES Network

Silver:

Mediapro

Bronze:

Pixellot

Shortlist:

LIV Golf

Mediapro

MLB

NHL.tv

Pixellot

YES Network

Best Tech Company

Spiideo

Gold:

Spiideo

Silver:

LiveLike

Bronze:

ViewLift

Shortlist:

Cleeng

Deltatre

Endeavor Streaming

LiveLike

Spiideo

ViewLift

Tech Solution of the Year

Multicasting

Gold:

Multicasting

Silver:

EaseLive

Bronze:

HiWay Media

Shortlist:

EaseLive

HiWay Media

Multicasting

NPAW

Sportradar

Zixi

Best New Platform

WNBA

Gold:

WNBA

Silver:

HiWay Media

Bronze:

BLAST.tv

Shortlist:

Blast.tv

HiWay Media

Motorsport UK TV

Roku

Origins Digital

WNBA

Innovation of the Year

Videocites

Gold:

Videocites

Silver:

YES Network

Bronze:

DFL

Shortlist:

Cleeng

DFL

Multicasting

Play Anywhere

Videocites

YES Network

Best User Experience

WSC Sports

Gold:

WSC Sports

Silver:

YES Network

Bronze:

WNBA

Shortlist:

Motorsport UK TV

Roku

WSC Sports

YES Network

Best Digital First Production

A-Leagues

Gold:

A-Leagues

Silver:

WNBA

Bronze:

BLAST.tv

Shortlist:

A-Leagues

BLAST.tv

DFL

The NFL Channel

WNBA

Kayo Sports

Best Original Content

Olympic Channel

Gold:

Olympic Channel

Silver:

PGA Tour

Bronze:

TT+

Shortlist:

A-Leagues

Olympic Channel

PGA Tour

TNT Sports

TT+

Warner Bros. Discovery

Best Emerging Tech Company

EaseLive

Gold:

EaseLive

Silver:

Videocites

Bronze:

FX Digital

Shortlist:

EaseLive

PM Connect

Play Anywhere

VersusGame

Videocites

FX Digital

Best in Anti-Piracy

DAZN

Gold:

DAZN

Silver:

Irdeto

Bronze:

Videocites

Shortlist:

DAZN

EZDRM

Irdeto

Viaccess

Videocites

Best in Fan Engagement

YES Network

Gold:

YES Network

Silver:

Racing TV

Bronze:

Monterosa x Formula E

Shortlist:

Aurora

IWC

KAYO Sports

Monterosa x Formula E

Racing TV

YES Network

Best Social Media Strategy

Mediapro

Gold:

Mediapro

Silver:

A-Leagues

Bronze:

Little Dot Sport

Shortlist:

A-Leagues

Eurosport

Little Dot Sport

Mediapro

WWE

Optus Sport

Best in Broadcast Distribution

Nokia

Gold:

Nokia

Silver:

Zixi

Bronze:

TNT Sports

Shortlist:

Appear

French Open – HBS

Nokia

TNT Sports

Warner Bros. Discovery

Zixi

Best Marketing Strategy

KAYO Sports

Gold:

KAYO Sports

Silver:

ELEVEN SPORTS BELGIUM

Bronze:

Racing TV

Shortlist:

Eleven Sports

Kayo Sports

Mediapro

Racing TV

The Rugby Network x Fifty-Three Six

PM Connect

Best Use of AI

Spiideo

Gold:

Spiideo

Silver:

Videocites

Bronze:

Sponix Tech

Shortlist:

Eleven Sports

Magnifi

Pixellot

Spiideo

Sponix Tech

Videocites

Pixelscope

Best Start Up Tech Company

Multicasting

Gold:

Multicasting

Silver:

HiWay Media

Bronze:

Norsk Low-Code

Shortlist:

HiWay Media

Multicasting

Norsk Low-Code

Quanteec

ScorePlay

Best Sports FAST Channel

Tennis Channel

Gold:

Tennis Channel

Silver:

Pac-12 Insider

Bronze:

DAZN

Shortlist:

DAZN

MTRSPT1

NFL Channel

Pac-12 Insider

Women’s Sport Network

Tennis Channel