Earlier this week Video Ad News recognised some of the leading trading desks and publishers in video advertising with the New Video Frontiers Awards 2015. The awards were a new feature at New Video Frontiers, a two-day video advertising event held this year at London’s Kings Place. The industry was invited to submit nominations for each award category through the NVF website, with the winners being decided by an independent panel of judges. Our judges were:
- Matt O’Neill, founder of Teemo
- Eleni Marouli, senior analyst at IHS
- Ian Nock, Consultant, Farmwest
- Samantha Merlivat, Research Marketing and Strategy, Forrester
- Kenneth Kulbok, consultant
Congratulations to our winners, who fought off stiff competition from some of the leading and most innovative players in video advertising.
Media Personality of the Year
Editor’s Choice: Rob Norman, Chief Digital Officer, GroupM
Rob Norman, Chief Digital Officer at GroupM and Vincent Flood, Editor at Video Ad News
Best Video Trading Team
- Winner: Amnet
- Essence Digital
- RB
Amnet’s Nicole Cannon (left) and Oliver Cheeseman (centre left), with our judge, Matt O’Neill (centre right), with Vincent Flood, Editor of Video Ad News (right)
Best Programmatic TV Strategy
- Winner: Channel 4
- BSkyB
- Xaxis
Best Video Advertising Offering
- Winner: Condé Nast
- The Huffington Post
- Daily Mail
Daniell Bennison-Brown, Head of Video, Condé Nast
Best Video Publisher
- Winner: The Guardian
- The Telegraph
- CNN International
