Cablefax Digital Awards

Finalists Announced!

The Cablefax Digital Awards  honor the outstanding web sites, digital initiatives and people in our industry that are driving the digital media revolution.

Join Cablefax for the Digital, Tech and Trailer Awards Breakfast on March 26, 2015, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Grand Hyatt  in New York City.  This must-attend industry event salutes the best and brightest execs from the world of cable, online video and technology.

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Cablefax Digital Awards Finalists 

Ad/Series of Ads

• A&E Television Networks – Bates Motel Season 2 Tease
• Time Warner Cable Media – Omni-Screen Digital Campaign

App (for Smartphone)

• CRACKLE
• ESPN – SportsCenter App
• Food Network – Food Network In the Kitchen
• HISTORY HERE
• MSG Varsity
• News 12 Interactive
• TiVo Mobile App for iOS and Android
• NCAA Digital – 2014 NCAA March Madness Live
• Turner Sports – NBA Game Time
• WWE Network & The WWE App 

App (for Tablet) 

• Comcast Spotlight
• Food Network – Food Network In the Kitchen
• Hulu 
• News 12 Interactive
• Syfy – Sharknado 2: Syfy Sync with Philips Hue
• TiVo App for iOS and Android
• NCAA Digital – 2014 NCAA March Madness Live
• WWE Network & The WWE
  

Best Content Marketing/PR

• Time Warner Cable Media – TWC Media NewFront
• NCAA Digital – 2014 NCAA March Madness Live

Best TV Everywhere/Authentication App

• A+E Networks – HISTORY APP
• Comcast Cable – XFINITY TV iPad Application
• ESPN – WatchESPN
• Tennis Channel Everywhere/Tennis Channel Plus
• NCAA Digital  – 2014 NCAA March Madness Live

Best Visual Design 

• A+E Networks – BatesMotel.com
• CRACKLE
• EPIX
• Turner Sports – NBA Game Time

Best Website – Cable Network – Larger (More than 50mln subs)

• A+E Networks – HISTORY.com
• E! Entertainment – Eonline
• ESPN.com
• FoodNetwork.com
• WEtv.com

Best Website – Cable Network – Regional/Local

• Time Warner Cable – NY1
• YESNetwork.com

Best Website – Cable Network – Small and Mid-Size (Fewer than 50 mln subs) 

• MSGVarsity.com
• News12.com
• REVOLT.tv

Best Website – Distributor

• Cable ONE – cableone.net
• Comcast Cable – XFINITY TV
• ComcastCareers.com
• Time Warner Cable – ABF Redesign

Best Website Navigation

• CRACKLE
• Time Warner Cable – Responsive Navigation
• Turner Sports  – NBA.com

Blog or Series of Blogs 

• AMC  – “TURN: Washington’s Spies”
• ARRIS Group, Inc.  – ARRIS Everywhere Blog
• WE tv – WE Tell All
• Charter Communications  – Charter Business Insights
• YES Network  – River Ave. Blues

Blogger

• Kate Powers, Rectify: Jared’s Blog – SundanceTV
• Tara DeGeorges – Time Warner Cable
• Lang Whitaker – Turner Sports

Contest/Online Games 

• AMC – “Halt and Catch Fire’s Colossal Cave Adventure”
• AMC – “The Walking Dead’s Zombie Apocalypse”
• ESPN – Fantasy Football
• HISTORY – Vikings Fantasy League
• Turner Sports – AutoTrader Drive to the Finals

Digital Marketing Campaign (Distributor) 

• Cable ONE  – “ It’s Just Common Sense”
• Charter Communications – Charter Business Power Your Business Campaign
• DIRECTV  – NFL Sunday Ticket.TV
• Time Warner Cable Media  – Automotive Digital Content Marketing Campaign

Digital Marketing Campaign (Programmer) 

• A&E Television Networks – Bates Motel Season 2
• El Rey Network – Slaves for Santanico
• OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network – Lindsay
• SundanceTV – “Recify” Season 2
• Turner Entertainment Networks – #LiveDieRetweet Cross-Divisional Campaign
• NCAA Digital – 2014 NCAA March Madness Live
• WWE – WrestleMania 30

Editorial Excellence 

• Al Jazeera America Digital
• ESPN.com
• Turner Sports – NBA.com

Facebook Campaign 

• truTV – Impractical Jokers FANarchy
• Turner Sports – NBA on TNT Playoffs

Mobile Marketing Campaign 

• HISTORY – Vikings Ultimate Reality Experience
• Time Warner Cable Media – Omni-Screen Digital Ads
• NCAA Digital – 2014 NCAA March Madness Live

Official Show Website 

• A+E Networks – Bates Motel Season 2 batesmotel.com
• IFC – Maron
• SundanceTV  – “The Honorable Woman”
• Syfy  – Defiance: The Defiant Few

Back to top

Online Community/Social Networking 

• AMC  – “The Walking Dead”
• Comcast Local Media Development  – EveryBlock.com
• Turner Sports  – NBA TV Facebook

Online Newsroom 

• CNN.com
• MSNBC.com
• Turner Sports – NBA.com

Online Store/Merchandizing 

• AMC Networks – Shop the Walking Dead
• Discovery Store
• FX Shop
• Turner Entertainment Networks – TBS, Cougar Town and Target’s Integrated Shoppable Promotion

Originial Content 

• Bravo Digital Media  – Top Chef Duels’ The Knockout
• Crown Media Family Networks  – Hallmark Channel’s Cat Center
• FX Networks  – Anarchy Afterword: Season 6 Finale
• Time Warner Cable Media  – Automotive Digital Content Marketing Campaign
• Turner Entertainment Networks  – TNT and Hyundai: The Genesis of a Legend
• Turner Sports  – NBA TV Summer League Content
• YES Network  – JCTV

Podcast or Videocast 

• Discovery Education – “Of the People: Live from the White House” Virtual Field Trip Series
• MSG Varsity – Quick Hits
• NCAA Digital – 2014 NCAA March Madness Live
• Turner Sports – The Starters

Social Good Campaign 

• Food Network and Share Our Strength – No Kid Hungry
• REELZ – Independence Happens Here
• WWE – Courage. Conquer. Cure.

Social Media Campaign 

• DIRECTV – Smack Talk Generator
• EPIX – #CatchingFireOnEPIX
• HALLMARK CHANNEL – Northpole: ‘Share the Happiness’
• Syfy – Sharknado 2
• truTV –  Impractical Jokers FANarchy
• VH1 – Love & Hip Hop Atlanta #CheckYoSelfie
• WWE – WrestleMania 30

Social Media Dream Team 

• Investigation Discovery – Crime Feed
• OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network & Harpo Studios
• PGA.com – 2014 PGA Championships
• WWE  

Supplemental Web Content 

• AMC – Story Sync
• Food Network – Star Salvation
• SundanceTV – “The Red Road:  So It Begins”
• Turner Entertainment Networks – TBS, Cougar Town and Target’s Integrated Shoppable Promotion
• Turner Sports – NBA Style
• WE tv – “Tamar Talks”

Tweeter 

• Adam Naide (@adamnaide) – Cox
• Kevin Devaney Jr. (@MSGVarsityKDJ) – MSG Varsity
• Ted Linhart (@TedonTV)  – USA Network and Cloo

Use of Facebook 

• truTV  – Impractical Jokers FANarchy
• Bleacher Report
• Turner Sports  – NBA TV
• WWE  

Use of Twitter 

• OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network & Harpo Studios  – Oprah’s Lifeclass
• Syfy  – Opposite Worlds
• Turner Entertainment Networks  – #LiveDieRetweet Cross-Divisional Campaign
• Bleacher Report – @BleacherReport
• PGA.com – @PGA.com
• WWE

Use of Video/Moving Image 

• EPIX  – Vine Launch
• Travel Channel  – The Perfect Shot
• Travel Channel  – The Way I See It
• NCAA Digital  – 2014 NCAA March Madness Live
• VH1  – Dating Naked Video Stunt
• WE tv  – “The Divide “

Web Content Director 

• Jeanne Meyers – The MY HERO Project
• Andrew Russell – Time Warner Cable
• Kevin Sullivan – YES Network
• David Washburn – Time Warner Cable

Web Site Design 

• A+E Networks – Bates Motel Season 2 batesmotel.com
• CRACKLE
• DIRECTV  – BKB.tv

Web Site Redesign 

• Cable ONE  – Improving the mobile experience for cableone.net
• Crown Media Family Networks  – Hallmark Channel
• OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Digital  – Oprah.com 2.0
• The Cable Center  – Telling the Story of the Cable Industry
• Women in Cable Telecommunications  – WICT

Questions?

Contact Allie DeNicuolo at [email protected]; 301-354-1810.

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