Here are the winners and honorees of the CableFAX Best of the Web, Digital Hot List, and 15-to-Watch at our May21 event at the Seaport Hotel in Boston, where we announced the winners of the 2012 Best of the Web Awards that recognize the best and brightest executives from the world of cable, online video, and technology involved in the digital media revolution. We also honored our Digital Hot List members as executives that drive innovation and progress in social media, digital distribution, app development, Web content, technology strategy, TV Everywhere/authentication and other cutting-edge multi-platform projects. A special salute went out to CableFAX's 15-to-Watch who are up and comers doing incredible work in the digital trenches and poised to lead new initiatives in the future.
CableFAX Best of the Web 2012 | Digital Hot List | 15-to-Watch
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CableFAX Best of the Web 2012
Ad / Series of Ads - Distributor
Honorable Mention:
- Comcast Spotlight - Comcast Spotlight Eye-Con Campaign
Ad / Series of Ads - Programmer
Honorable Mentions:
- A&E - The Glades Season 2 - Axe Unit
- Turner Sports - NBA.com/ESPN Fantasy Basketball
- Turner Sports - NBA TV “Bobble Heads”
Best Overall Website - Cable Network - Large
Honorable Mentions:
- AMC – AMC.com
- CNBC - CNBC.com
- E! Entertainment - E! Online
Best Overall Website - Cable Network - Small and MidSize
Honorable Mentions:
- FEARnet - FEARnet.com
- MSG Varsity - MSGVarsity.com
- nuvoTV - mynuvotv.com
Best Overall Website - Cable Operator
Honorable Mentions:
- Cox Communications Inc - Customer Centered Online Experiences
- Time Warner Cable - TimeWarnerCable.com
Best Overall Website - Regional / Local Programmers
Honorable Mentions:
- BayNews 9 - baynews9.com
- Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic - CSNWashington.com
- Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia - CSNPhilly.com (online home of Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia)
- YES Network - YESNetwork.com
Best TV Everywhere App
Honorable Mention:
- AT&T U-verse - AT&T U-verse App
- CNN - The CNN App
- MSG Varsity - MSG Varsity App
Blog or Series of Blogs
Honorable Mentions:
- AMC - HanksBlog
- CNBC - NetNet with John Carney
- RLTV - Good Food, Good Deeds
Blogger / Tweeter / Social Networking Facilitator
Honorable Mentions:
- John Carney - CNBC
- Jennifer Cook - Central Florida News 13
- Jeff Simmermon - Time Warner Cable
Community / Social Networking
Honorable Mentions:
- 360i - USA Network - Bruce Campbell/”The Fall of Sam Axe” Ask Me Anything Reddit Campaign
- Scripps Networks Interactive - Food Network’s Communal Table: Thanksgiving Edition
Contest / Online Games
Honorable Mentions:
- AMC – Breaking Bad Games
- Charter Communications - Charter Center Stage
- A&E - Breakout Kings' Catch a Con Sweepstakes
- IFC - Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings Loco Awards
- WE tv – Cake Staker Game
Digital Marketing Campaign - Distributor
Honorable Mentions:
- Comcast Spotlight - Comcast Spotlight Take Five for Your Future 2011
- Time Warner Cable Media - Summertime is Cabletime
- Time Warner Cable Media - Domino's / ClickedIn
Digital Marketing Campaign - Programmer
Honorable Mentions:
- Starz Entertainment, LLC - Scandalous Dirt, political aggregator site for the STARZ Original series Boss
- Turner Sports - RaceView Launch
Digital Team of the Year
Honorable Mentions:
- Comcast - NBCU
- Discovery Communications
- ESPN
- Time Warner Cable
- Turner Sports
Editorial Excellence
Honorable Mentions:
- AMC – AMCtv.com
- Central Florida News 13 - cfnews13.com
- The Weather Channel - Hurricane Irene Coverage
Official Show Website
Honorable Mention:
- nuvoTV - Model Latina Las Vegas Website: mynuvotv.com/model-latina-las-vegas
- Oxygen Media, LLC - The Glee Project Digital Campaign
- WE tv - Braxton Family Values Show Section
Original Content
Honorable Mentions:
- E! Entertainment - E! News Now
- FEARnet - FEARnet's Jobs of the Damned
- G4 - G4 Films Epictober Film Festival
- History - CIVIL WAR 150 interactive
- Scripps Networks Interactive - HGTVRemodels' Bathroom Planning Guide
Podcast or Videocast
Honorable Mentions:
- Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic - Football Friday - CSNWashington.com
- Turner Sports - NCAA March Madness On Demand
- Turner Sports - PGA Championship LIVE Streaming Player
Smartphone App
Honorable Mentions:
- AMC – AMC iPhone App
- Bravo Media - Bravo Now App
- ESPN - WatchESPN
- Turner Sports - 93rd PGA Championship iPhone Mobile App
Social Media Campaign
Honorable Mentions:
- 360i - Bravo Top Chef Just Desserts: Surprise & Delight
- Central Florida News 13 - The Case Against Casey Anthony
- Crown Media Family Networks - Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas
- Discovery Communications - Science's An Idiot Abroad Social Media Campaign
- IN DEMAND - Movies On Demand Facebook App
Supplemental Web Campaign
Honorable Mentions:
- AMC - The Walking Dead
- RLTV - Making Medicine Work for You
Tablet App
Honorable Mentions:
- Comcast Spotlight - I+ iPad App
- E! Entertainment - Live from the Red Carpet App
- National Geographic Channel - Locked Up Abroad
- The Weather Channel - The Weather Channel App for iPad redesign
The TV Everywhere Leadership Award - Distributor
The TV Everywhere Leadership Award - Programmer
Use of Facebook
Honorable Mentions:
- E! Entertainment - E! Royal Wedding
- IN DEMAND - Movies On Demand Facebook App
- National Geographic Channel - 9/11 Facebook Application
Use of Twitter
Honorable Mentions:
- Discovery Communications - Discovery Channel's @SharkWeek
- Oxygen Media, LLC - The Glee Project Social Media Campaign
- Turner Sports - NCAA March Madness On Demand Social Arena
- WICT - @WICT
Use of Video / Moving Image
Honorable Mentions:
- AMC – Video Inside Breaking Bad
- CNBC - CNBC Explains
- Starz Entertainment, LLC - Camelot NY Post Animated Rich Media Interstitial & Takeover
- Turner Sports - NASCAR.COM’s Garage Cam
Video Editor/Producer
Honorable Mentions:
- Joe Auriemma - YES Network
- Jim Morley - Travel Channel
Web Content Director
Honorable Mentions:
- Jonathan McCarthy - MSG Varsity
- Kevin Sullivan - YES Network
Web Site Design/Redesign
Honorable Mentions:
- MSG Varsity - MSGVarsity.com
- WE tv - WEtv.com
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