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Content Innovation Awards

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18 October 2023
Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France

2017 winners

Congratulations to the winners!

Congratulations to the 2017 winners!

Advanced TV Innovation of the Year

Winner: YouView TV for YouView

Shortlisted:

Digital Media Centre for Virtualised playout platform

IBM for Content Enrichment

NexGuard for File Delivery

Verizon Digital Media Services for Verizon Media Xperience Studio

Best Distribution Initiative

Winner: ChannelSculptor for MENA.TV Content Hub

Shortlisted:

Endemol Shine International for Broadchurch Season 3

Viacom International Media Networks for Channel 5 content

Best New Venture

Winner: VICE Media for VICELAND INTERNATIONAL

Shortlisted:

OWNZONES Media Network for OWNZONES Media Network

TFO Media Group for LUV - Laboratoire d'univers virtuels

Best Series Launch of the Year

Winner: National Geographic Europe for Mars

Shortlisted:

Dori Media Group for Dumb

Fox Networks Group for Legion

Gloob for Valentins

Breakout International Drama

Winner: ITV Studios Global Entertainment for Victoria

Shortlisted:

Dori Media Group for El Marginal

Keshet International for The Baker and The Beauty 

Kudos Film & Television, Imaginary Friend Pictures & Sister Pictures for Broadchurch Season 3

Sonar Entertainment for Taboo

Channel of the Year

Winner: VICE Media for VICELAND UK

Shortlisted:

TRACE for TRACE PRIME 

VodafoneZiggo for Ziggo Sport

Consumer Premises Equipment Innovation of the Year

Winner: Netgem for SoundBox

Shortlisted:

Amino Communications for Amino ENABLE Virtual Set Top Box Software

Orange for New Orange TV Stick

Entertainment Format of the Year

Winner: ITV Studios Global Entertainment for Love Island

Shortlisted:

Keshet International for Boom! 

Small World IFT for Grandpas Over Flowers

Factual TV Project of the Year

Winner: National Geographic Europe for Before The Flood

Shortlisted:

Cignal TV for 'Go Local' on Bloomberg TV Philippines 

Gusto Worldwide Media for One World Kitchen

Talpa Global for A Whole New Beginning

VICE Media for Hate Thy Neighbour

ZDF Enterprises GmbH for Size Matters

Next Gen Advertising Award

Winner: BT Sport and Yospace for Dynamic Ad Insertion for BT Sport

Shortlisted:

Appiness for Spott

Mautilus for HbbTV Event Manager

Newstag for Newstag

OTT TV Service of the Year

Winners: DAZN and STARZ PLAY

Shortlisted:

Azoomee/Ostmodern for Azoomee/Skylark

British Pathe for British Pathe TV

TRACE for TRACE PLAY

OTT TV Technology of the Year

Winner: IBM for Content Enrichment

Shortlisted:

Broadpeak for umbrellaCDN

Conviva for Video AI Alerts

Easel TV for Suggested TV

Interra Systems for ORION-OTT

Verizon Digital Media Services for Live Streaming Solution

The Multiscreen TV Award

Winner: ACCESS for ACCESS Twine for Reliance Jio Infocomm’s Jio Lifestyle

Shortlisted:

Netgem for MyBinge.TV

Netgem for Ooredoo TV Go

Vision247 for Hadif Multiscreen service powered by XtremePlatform

The Social Engagement Award

Winner: BBC Drama for Sherlock Live

Shortlisted:

AMC Global for "Fear the Walking Dead" Snapchat Lenses

BBC Drama for Sherlock Live

Netgem for Watch with Twitter

TFO Media Group for Flip TFO franchise

The UX Award

Winner: TiVo for Conversation Services 

Shortlisted:

ADB for graphyne2 software suite 

BT for BT TV

Sky Italia for Sky Marathon Viewing

ZAPPWARE for NeXX 4.0

Zoom Media for Realtime Video/Audio analysis

The YouTube Award

Winner: Barcroft Media for Barcroft TV

Shortlisted:

FremantleMedia Netherlands and Zoomin.TV for YouTube Channel Continuum

TFO Media Group for TFO YouTube channels for digital natives

TV Service Innovation of the Year

Winner: Conviva for Precision

Shortlisted:

National Express & GoMedia with Irdeto for VUER

Net Insight for The STCC Live App Based on Sye

Simplestream for Hybrid TV Solution

Talpa Global for 5 Gold Rings

UHD Initiative of the Year

Winner: CC-Lab for Isle of Wight Festival 2017

Shortlisted:

Insight TV and NeuLion for 4K UHD VOD and Linear Service Delivery

Sky Italia for Raphael – the Lord of the Arts

Virtual Reality Initiative

Winner: Sky Italia for The Sistine Chapel - an incredible VR experience

Shortlisted:

Keshet International for Racket: NX 

MEO for MEO Go VR

Deutsche Telekom and Accedo for Magenta Musik 360

Virtual Reality Sports Experience

Winner: Orange for Holotennis

Shortlisted:

BT Sport for UEFA Champions League Final 2017

VR City for ITV Horse Racing Virtual Reality Content

Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner: Christina Jennings, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Shaftesbury

International Content Leader of the Year

Winner: Cathy Payne, Chief Executive Officer, Endemol Shine International