October 17, 2024

Shortlists for HbbTV Awards 2024 announced

Geneva, 17 October 2024 – The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks for connected TV sets and set-top boxes, is proud to announce the shortlists of entries nominated for the HbbTV Awards 2024, showcasing and celebrating excellence in the HbbTV community.

The finalists are (in alphabetical order):

Best Use of HbbTV for Advertising-Based Solutions

• FTV Prima: Audience targeting with HbbTV formats (Czech Republic)
• Mediaset España: Contextual Advertising for Linear Live TV (Spain)
• TVekstra: Penti ACR Technology (Turkey)
• TV Nova: Pre-test campaigns and Net Promoter Score of broadcast programs (Czech Republic)

Best Tool or Product for HbbTV Service Development or Delivery

• ATVI: ATVI Certification for HbbTV-TA receivers (entire Europe and any other HbbTV markets)
• DNMG with QVEST Engage and FUNKE Digital: TIVEE (Germany)
• Wiztivi: Wiztivi’s DANA Framework for Eutelsat Sat.tv Connect service (Europe and MENA)

Best Technology Innovation in an HbbTV Application

• Everyone TV: Freely (UK)
• iWedia: WatchParty: Turning TV time into a social event (Germany)
• MFE – Mediaset: DVB-I Commercial Trial (Italy)

Best Use of HbbTV for Content Discovery

• Everyone TV and YouView: Freely (UK)
• HD Plus: HD+ TV App (Germany)
• QVC: QVC+ (UK, Germany, Italy)

Best Marketing or Promotion of an HbbTV-Based Service

• Everyone TV: Freely (UK)
• TV Nova: HbbTV self-promotion educational campaign (Czech Republic)

There will also be a judges’ award for the “HbbTV Newcomer of the Year”.

“I have been personally impressed by the sheer number and the high quality of the 33 HbbTV Awards submissions received this year. Some of them are – positively – unexpected as they do not originate from the ‘usual suspects’ or introduce a totally new and unexpected innovation. We are blessed to have the interest of such a creative and skilled community around HbbTV!”, said Vincent Grivet, Chairman of the HbbTV Association.

The shortlists of finalists will be put forward to an independent jury of industry experts selecting the winners. Details about the jury members can be found here.

The prizes will be awarded at a glamorous ceremony on 14 November. The event forms part of the 12th HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2024, jointly hosted by the HbbTV Association and UK-based platform operator Everyone TV (backed by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 & Channel 5) on 14-15 November in London. All finalists are invited to attend the awards ceremony

Details on the conference programme, speakers, event venue, recommended hotels, sponsors and media partners are available at https://www.hbbtv.org/12th-hbbtv-symposium-and-awards-2024/.