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–Deadline for Submitting Nominations is February 17th
–Awards will be Presented at [itvt]’s TV of Tomorrow Show
–Online Nomination Form Available Here

[itvt] will present our 5th Annual Awards for Leadership in Interactive and Multiplatform Television at an awards ceremony at the TV of Tomorrow Show in San Francisco (March 11th and 12th).

The Awards, which debuted in 2004 at the NCTA National Show (see below) in New Orleans, honor industry-shaping companies, organizations and individuals. They recognize excellence in eight categories:

• "Most Significant Impact": the company or organization that has had the most significant impact on the industry as a whole over the past year (i.e. March 1st, 2007 through February 17th, 2008).
• "Most Significant Newcomer": the company or organization that was the most significant newcomer/breakthrough player of the past year.
• "Most Significant Technology, Platform or Product": the company or organization that invented the most innovative and disruptive technology, platform or product of the past year.
• "Most Significant Content Offering": the company or organization that created the most innovative and disruptive content offering of the past year.
• "Most Innovative Design or User Interface": the company or organization that created the most innovative and disruptive design/user interface/content-navigation schema of the past year.
• "Individual Leadership I": an individual who demonstrated notable leadership in the interactive, multiplatform TV industry over the past year, and whose efforts helped move that industry forward.
• "Individual Leadership II": an individual who demonstrated notable leadership in the interactive, multiplatform TV industry over the past year, and whose efforts helped move that industry forward.
• "ITV All-Star": an individual who has a long-term track record of leadership in the interactive multiplatform television industry, and who is an appropriate candidate for membership in an ITV Hall of Fame.

The winners of the awards will be selected via a two-stage process: [itvt] readers will submit nominations through February 17th (note: readers are more than welcome to nominate their own companies or organizations, their colleagues, or even themselves); then a panel of industry experts will vote to determine the winner of each award category.

To nominate companies or organizations for an Award for Leadership in Interactive and Multiplatform Television, please click here to use our online nomination form.

If you wish, you may send supporting materials:

1. as .pdf attachments in an email to swedlow@itvt.com
2. as hyperlinks in an email to swedlow@itvt.com
3. on DVD via snail mail to the following address:

InteractiveTV Today [itvt]
2959 Mission Street, Suite A
San Francisco, CA 94110

Once again, the deadline for submitting nominations is February 17th.

Thank you for your participation.

The [itvt] Staff.

Previous winners of the Leadership Awards and their companies at the time:

2004:

Dale Herigstad, Schematic
Rick Mandler, ABC
Tim Hanlon, Denuo Group
Vincent Dureau, OpenTV
Patrick Donoghue, Cablevision
Rupert Murdoch, News Corp.
Dr. H. Allen Ecker, Scientific-Atlanta

2005:

Jonathan Boltax, Cablevision
Kevin Cohen, Turner
Don Dulchinos, CableLabs
Scott Higgins, EchoStar
Scott Newnam, GoldPocket Interactive
John P. Roberts, GSN
Ian Shepherd, Sky Interactive

2006:

John Callahan, Time Warner Cable
Channing Dawson, Scripps Networks
Joan Gillman, Time Warner Cable
Brian Seth Hurst, The Opportunity Management Company
Gary Lauder, Lauder Partners
Karen Lennon, BeyondZ
David Preisman, Showtime Networks
Frank Sandoval, CableLabs
Timothy Wahlers, Vidiom Systems

2007:

Most Significant Impact (Tie): NBC/Ensequence
Most Significant Content: Time Warner Cable
Most Significant Newcomer: Brightcove
Most Innovative Technology: Tandberg
Most Innovative Business Model: The Media Group
Most Public Spirited: American Film Institute

No Individual Leadership Awards that year

Originally published January 18, 2008 in Issue 7.60
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