Jury Appointed For HbbTV Awards 2025

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, has announced that the jury has been appointed for the HbbTV Awards 2025.

The jury members are:
Ophélie Boucaud, Dataxis
William Cooper, informitv
Merve Eraslanoğlu, TVekstra
Vincent Grivet, HbbTV Association
Matthew Huntington, Huntington Digital Consultants
Atila Madakbas, Admongrel
Annamaria Recchia, Eutelsat
Alex Russell, Everyone TV

"This distinguished jury of top-level industry executives and experts clearly reflects the key role of the HbbTV specifications and the innovative services they enable for leading market players in Europe and worldwide," said Vincent Grivet, Chairman of the HbbTV Association. "The HbbTV Awards 2025 will once again provide an outstanding platform to showcase the creativity and excellence of HbbTV-based solutions, offering a compelling TV experience as well as strong advertising and monetisation opportunities. We are delighted about the great interest already coming from Europe, MENA and Asia, underlining the Awards' status as the connected TV industry’s benchmark for innovation and success."

The categories for the HbbTV Awards 2025 are:
Best Advertising Innovation Using HbbTV
Best Tool or Product for HbbTV Service Development or Delivery
Best HbbTV Technology Innovation
Best Use of HbbTV for Content Discovery
Best Accessibility Solution in an HbbTV Service
Judges' Award: "HbbTV Newcomer of the Year"

The providers of HbbTV applications and services are welcome to submit their entries through an online form; the website also details the terms and conditions of the free competition. A company may enter as many submissions as they like in up to two categories. Each submission will require a separate form to be completed. Entries will be judged on their execution, impact and innovation.

The closing date for submissions is 10 October 2025. A shortlist of finalists will be put forward to a panel of industry experts who will select the winners. The finalists will be announced by 31 October 2025.

The HbbTV Awards are held for the eighth time, showcasing and celebrating best practice and excellence in the HbbTV community. The prizes will be awarded at a prestigious ceremony on 12 November as part of the HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2025 in Istanbul, co-hosted with TVekstra, a leading Turkish service provider specialising in addressable TV advertising solutions. All finalists are invited to attend the awards celebration.

www.hbbtv.org