Awards
The prestigious TV Connect Awards celebrate the best in the industry by awarding innovative brands for their contributions to video distribution
The winning companies were announced at the Awards ceremony on 9 May at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel. See the full list of winners below.
Congratulations to all winners and shortlisted companies!
Breakthrough advertising technology
Winner: SoftAtHome
Shortlisted companies:
- Inside Secure
- Appiness NV (Commercial name Spott™)
- Stealth Micro
Leading content discovery and personalisation platform
Winner: Think Analytics
Shortlisted companies:
- Sri Lanka Telecom Visioncom PVT Ltd
- Kaltura
Most cutting edge encoding solution
Winner: Cisco
Shortlisted companies:
- Bitmovin
- Beamr
Best OTT platform service
Winner: Intertrust Technologies
Shortlisted companies:
- United Cloud
- Simplestream
- BT
- Vewd
- Magine
Most innovative in-home device
Winner: Netgem Soundbox
Shortlisted companies:
- China Telecom Smart Home Operation Center & ZTE Corporation
- M7 Group
- AirTies Wireless Networks
Best in-class AI use case
Winner: Metaliquid
Shortlisted companies:
- Bitmovin
- Conviva
- NPAW (NIce People At Work)
Best network optimisation implementation
Winner: Conviva
Shortlisted companies:
- Hughes Systique Pvt. Ltd.
- ZTE Corporation
- Qarva
Best multiscreen service
Winner: BT
Shortlisted Companies:
- Simplestream
- CSG
- GoMedia
- Qarva
Excellence in Content Protection Award
Winner: Cleeng
Shortlisted Companies:
- Intertrust Technologies Corporation
- tivù s.r.l.
People's Choice Award Winner: Claire McHugh
Congratulations to Claire McHugh, CEO of Axonista, who won the prestigious People's Choice Award for 2018
TV Connect Awards Ceremony: Celebrating the magic of TV
The winning companies will be announced on 9th May during an 'Enchanted Forest' themed presentation Ceremony.
Join us for a magical night of music and entertainment as we recognise the innovators making their mark in video distribution.
If you are interested in booking a table or sponsoring the Awards please contact Marc Wallentin at marc.wallentin@knect365.com
Venue
Awards Ceremony Venue
The Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday 9 May at;
The Millennium Gloucester Hotel
South Kensington
London
SW7 4LH
The Awards Ceremony will run from 7pm - 11pm
Awards Host for 2018: Shaun Williamson
A renowned actor on both television and the stage, Shaun Williamson is probably best known for playing Barry Evans in BBC1's ever popular soap Eastenders, appearing in over 700 episodes.A renowned actor on both television and the stage, Shaun Williamson is probably best known for playing Barry Evans in BBC1's ever popular soap Eastenders, appearing in over 700 episodes.
Other credits include Casualty, Holby City, Moving On, Plebs, Mr Winner, Houdini, Scoop, Funland, Inspector Morse and the sitcom, Waiting for God
He has also been popular on stage, in such roles as Monty The DJ in Saturday Night Fever, Fagin in Oliver and Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls.
2018 Judging Panel
Many thanks to our panel of judges for 2018!