• Innovative features, content offerings, or payment models distinct from competitors within the market 
• Proof of success in building subscriber base upon launch  
• How disruptive the launch has been to market  
• How launch is impacting overall business performance  

Category Questions:

• What sets your OTT platform and its launch apart from other competitors? 
• How successful was the launch in building subscribers? 
• What impact did the new platform have on your overall business? 

• How the platform provides best-in-class experiences for users
• How does it differentiate from its competitors?
• Growth in audience and subscription numbers
• How does it deal with key technological challenges such as latency and piracy?
• The proof of ROI relative to platform size and scale
• Integration of OTT as a broader Direct to Consumer strategy

Category Questions:

• How does your sports OTT platform ensure an exceptional user experience and differentiate itself from others?
• How the platform addresses key technological challenges such latency and piracy?
• Can you outline the platforms marketing strategy and growth in audience?

• How well does the solution address challenges associated with distributing live sports content such as latency, scalability, and quality of experience?
• Does the solution empower other features which positively impact the user experience for fans?
• How does the solution stand out from others in the market?

Category Questions:

• How does your technology solution address challenges in distributing live sports content, such as latency, scalability, and quality of experience? 
• Does your solution empower additional features that enhance the user experience for fans? 
• What sets your solution apart from others in the market in terms of innovation and effectiveness? 

• How does this solution stand out from others
• Insights into how the solution’s use of artificial intelligence has improved the user viewing experience or the content distributor’s efficiency

Category Questions:

• How does you AI application enhance sports content creation, impact user experience, or improve efficiency? 
• What sets your AI solution apart in sports from others? 
• How can the impact of your AI solution be measured? 

• Case studies of how the technology is providing solutions to partners in real life
• How much impact the company’s solution could have on the wider OTT industry
• How the company’s technology uniquely resolves a challenge within OTT

Category Questions:

• What challenge is your technology looking to solve? And how does it do so? 
• What larger impact could this solution have on the broader sports industry? 
• Could you provide a case study demonstrating your solution’s impact on a partner? 

• Case studies of how the technology is providing solutions to partners in real life
• How much impact the company’s solution could have on the wider OTT industry
• How the company’s technology uniquely resolves a challenge within OTT

Category Questions:

• What challenge is your technology looking to solve? And how does it do so? 
• What larger impact could this solution have on the broader sports industry? 
• Could you provide a case study demonstrating your solution’s impact on a partner? 

• An understanding of the challenges presented by streaming live sports and the technical prowess to address them
• Demonstrable impact of how innovative features positively influenced the user experience and promoted fan engagement
• Commitment to making live sports content more accessible with multi-platform compatibility beyond traditional linear reach and broadcast strategies

Category Questions:

• How did the production overcome a technical challenge/s that are inherent to streaming live sports?
• What innovative features were incorporated into the broadcast that elevated the viewing experience?

• Authenticity of content and interactions generated for sports fans
• Innovative approaches exploring new ways to engage with fans through social media platforms
• Demonstrable results illustrating the effectiveness of a social channel and tangible positive impact on broader business objectives 

Category Questions:

• What role does video play in your organization’s social media strategy to engage with fans?
• Can you outline how your organization tailored content for specific platforms considering that platform’s audience?
• How do you evaluate the success of your social channel? Can you describe how the channel succeeded on those metrics?

• Data demonstrating increased viewership and engagement compared to other content
• Evidence of increased awareness or sentiment attributable to the original content
• Revenue from original content
• Accolades for quality of content

Category Questions:

• What makes your non-live sports content unique and engaging?  
• How does your content’s viewership and engagement compare to others? 
• Can you show evidence of increased awareness, engagement, revenue, or accolades for you original content? 

• Measurable proof of the impact this company or campaign has had on the fan
• Examples of how fan engagement has increased as a result of the company of the nomination
• How fan engagement has helped the company drive revenues

Category Questions:

• What strategies or technologies were used to cultivate fan engagement?  
• How do you measure the influence of the solution in growing communities and driving engagement?  
• How did the solution impact business metrics? 

• How well the product addresses the challenge it set to solve
• How unique the product is to existing technology solutions
• How viable is the solution for the long term

Category Questions:

• How effectively did you technology based solution address a specific challenge?  
• What sets your solution apart in terms of innovation or functionality compared to others? 
• How viable is this solution for long-term adoption and use within the industry? 

• How innovative is the nomination in comparison to existing offerings in the market
• How well it can be proven that this innovation has transformed content consumption
• How much new opportunity did this innovation create
• What is the long term impact this innovation will have on the industry

Category Questions:

• How does the innovation differentiate from existing features in the sports market and what evidence demonstrates its impact on audience behaviour?  
• How did the innovation create new opportunities for your organisation to engage with or monetize fans?  
• What long-term impact will this innovation have on the sports industry? 

• Real world case studies with prominent rights holders and broadcasters on how this company is delivering for clients
• How much this technology company has expanded its influence on the industry
• How this company has helped improve the consumer experience
• How the company has continued to demonstrate year on year innovation
• A comprehensive range of features and solutions to develop a best in class streaming service

Category Questions:

• Outline a case study which best demonstrates the impact of your company’s capabilities?
• How has your company set itself apart from others?
• How has your company demonstrated continued innovation?

• How the platform provides best-in-class experiences for users
• How does it differentiate from its competitors
• Growth in audience and subscription numbers
• How does it deal with key technological challenges such as latency and piracy
• The proof of ROI relative to platform size and scale
• Integration of OTT as a broader Direct to Consumer strategy

Category Questions:

• How does your sports OTT platform ensure an exceptional user experience and differentiate itself from others? 
• How the platform addresses key technological challenges such latency and piracy?  
• Can you outline the platforms marketing strategy and growth in audience?