LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - Jul 18, 2013) - At Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, the second annual Social TV Awards recognized the major players within the social TV sphere with 23 highly coveted award categories plus Best of Show. Access Hollywood's Billy Bush was presented with the honorable title of emcee of the evening's festivities. The Social TV Awards, or STEVEEs, commended highly acclaimed people and programs in the social TV and entertainment industries.
2013 STEVEE Award recipients are:
Social TV Entertainer of the Year Award
Conan O'Brien
Best On Line Video Social TV Award
Quiksilver Pro - iPowow, Quiksilver
Best Sports Social TV Award
NBC Olympics - NBC Olympics
Best Branded Social TV Award
Psych 100TH Episode Fan Vote - USA Network & Dunkin' Donuts
Best Check-in and Loyalty Social TV Award
Viggle - Viggle
Best White Label Social TV Application or Solution
TVplus - TVplus
Best Research Social TV Platform
SocialGuide - SocialGuide Intelligence
Best Special Event Social TV Award
NBC Olympics - NBC Olympics
Best Drama Social TV Award
Sons of Anarchy App - FX Networks
Best Ubiquitous Social TV Award
Shazam - Shazam
Best Mobile Phone Social TV Application
NCAA March Madness Live 2013 - Turner Sports
Best iPad or Tablet Social TV Application
UVideos - Univision
Best Social TV Integration of Facebook
Pretty Little Liars - ABC Family
Best Social TV Integration of Twitter
American Idol - Fox, Fremantle Media North America
Best Connected TV Social TV Award
True Blood - HBO
Best News or Information Program Social TV Award
Primer Impacto - UNIVISION
Best Social Commerce or Marketing Program Social TV Award
Bet On Your Baby - Electus
Best TV Show Specific Social TV Award
The Team Coco Sync App Sponsored By AT&T - Turner Entertainment Networks and MEC
Duck Dynasty Season 2 - A&E Television Networks
***Tie
Best Reality Show Social TV Award
The Voice - NBC Entertainment / One Three Inc. / Talpa Media USA Inc. / Warner Horizon Television
Best TV Everywhere
NCAA March Madness Live 2013 - Turner Sports
Best Broadcast Network Social TV Award
CBS - CBS Interactive
Best Cable Network Social TV Award
Psych Slumber Party - USA Network
Social TV Marketer of the Year Award
USA Network Digital Team
Best of Show
NCAA March Madness Live 2013 - Turner Sports
In this consecutive year of the Social TV Awards, the category of Best iPad or Tablet Social TV Application featured an interactive voting experience, as members of the Social TV Awards audience were asked to cast their vote, in real time, using iPowow technology (http://ipowow.com/). Audience members interacted with exclusive iPowow technology by voting with their iPhones or iPads and observed the race live, for title of winner. Univision's UVideos captured the STEVEE for the category.
Entries were eligible for all Social TV platforms, programs, solutions and promotions that commenced anytime in 2013 through June 28, 2013. The awards were open to all TV networks, producers, technology companies, promotion agencies, social networks, research companies, brands and any other participants in the social TV space. Entries were judged in two rounds by top entertainment leaders and TV executives including The Insider's Kevin Frazier, Executive Vice president global business development of MTV networks Peter Griffin, CEO World of Schwartz Lori Schwartz, A&E Television Networks' Dietrich von Behren and more.
About Social TV Awards
The Social TV Awards and Social TV Summit were created by digital and social media expert Andy Batkin, recognized as one of the founders of the interactive industry. Batkin has more than 30 years of experience in creating innovative integrated marketing, digital media, social media and promotional campaigns for Fortune 500 and entertainment companies. Batkin and his consulting practice developed the business model for YAHOO! and served as its media representative for the first two years, building more than 1,700 sales relationships for YAHOO!.
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