The HbbTV Association has published the shortlist of entries nominated for the HbbTV Awards 2022.
Held in Prague on November 9, 2022, the awards will celebrate excellence in the HbbTV community.
“We are excited about the strong interest in this year’s HbbTV Awards and the top-level market players competing for the connected TV industry’s most prestigious recognition. The wide scope of applications, services and tools submitted by the contenders reflect the key role the HbbTV specifications play for broadcasters, platform operators and service providers to benefit from the growth opportunities in TV and streaming,” said Vincent Grivet, Chairman of the HbbTV Association.
The finalists
Best use of HbbTV for advertising-based solutions
• Digital TV Group (DTG): Industry collaboration to explore “Targeted Substitution of Broadcast Ads Using HbbTV” (UK)
• Digitiwise: Interactive Game HbbTV App (Turkey)
• Fincons Group and Mediaset: HbbTV-TA (Italy)
• Kineton: KARP – Kineton Announcement Real-time Platform (Italy and USA)
• TV Nova: MAX REACH (Czech Republic)
Best tool or product for HbbTV service development or delivery
• Fincons Group: TVium (Europe)
• Kineton: Antares (Italy)
• Sofia Digital: Sofia Backstage(R) App Editor (for international markets, initially for Finland)
• TV Nova and CRA: HbbTV Manager (Czech Republic)
Best technology innovation in an HbbTV product or service
• ARTE: ARTE App (Europe and worldwide, depending on rights)
• Ocean Blue Software: The Open Red Button Project (all)
• TV Nova: Breaking News bar and HbbTV News Live stream (Czech Republic)
• ZDF: ZDFmediathek Highlight-Player (Germany)
Best interoperability and conformance tool
• Kineton: KineMediaCert (any HbbTV country)
Best marketing or promotion of an HbbTV-based service
• Cellnex in the representation of LOVEStv: LOVEStv (Spain)
• Digitiwise: Interactive and Targeted Addressable TV Advertising (Turkey)
• Mostaza Television: Interactive Games (Spain)
• TV Nova: Voyo (SVOD service) in HbbTV (Czech Republic)
There is also an award for the Best Individual Contribution to the HbbTV Association and the judges’ award HbbTV Newcomer of the Year.
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