DENVER, May 12, 2026 -- Questex’s StreamTV Show, the ultimate gathering for the streaming television industry, today announces the finalists for the StreamTV Awards, the ultimate celebration of the visionaries and trailblazers transforming the streaming industry. StreamTV Show takes place June 16-19 in Denver, Colorado.
Finalists distinguished themselves through bold innovation, exceptional audience connection, strategic precision, strong revenue performance and transformative partnerships.
Kevin Gray, Founder, StreamTV Show and VP, Questex said, “The strength of this year’s finalists highlights just how quickly the streaming landscape is evolving. Congratulations to the outstanding leaders and companies driving the industry forward. We look forward to celebrating them at the StreamTV Show.”
The 2026 finalists
Advertising Executive of the Year
- Dan Callahan, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, Spectrum Reach
- Lauren Benedict, VP, Global Ad Sales and Partnerships, Roku
- Michael Bologna, Chief Accelerator/Chief Revenue Officer, BrightLine
- Ying Wang, General Manager, Xumo Advertising, Xumo
Content Partnerships Executive of the Year – Acquisition
- Anthony Layser, Executive Director, Content Acquisitions & Programming Strategy, Xumo
- Patrick Courtney, Chief Business Officer, Fuse Media
- Takashi Nakano, Vice President of Content and Programming, Samsung TV Plus
- Teresa Alonso López, VP, Whale TV+
Content Partnerships Executive of the Year – Distribution
- Brian McGarvey, Vice President of Global Distribution & Business Development, Crunchyroll
- Jonathan Shrank, VP, Streaming & Content Partnerships, TheSoul Group
- Regina Breslin, Vice President, Global Content Distribution, Roku
- Stefan Van Engen, VP, Content Partnership, Acquisition, Distribution & Experience, Xumo
Emerging Leaders
- Chelsea Duong, Senior Manager, Content Planning & Acquisition, Xumo
- Elizabeth Lehrer, Director, Global Programming Operations, Pluto TV
- Eric Steigelfest, CEO & Co-Founder, PurePlay AI
- Felipe Saltz, Associate Vice President, NBA
- Kate Dery, Director of Partner Growth and Management, AMC Global Media
- Lady Learned, Vice President, Business Operations & Planning, Xumo
- Mike Gould, SVP, Digital, Cineflix Rights
- Murphy VandeMotter, VP, Data Operations, Madhive
FAST Channel of the Year
- DIRECTV Tribeca Festival Hub + FAST Channel
- F1 Channel
- Love After Lockup
- NBA Channel
- Tastemade
Innovation in Advertising
- Canela Media’s Club Canela
- Redefining Streaming Attribution: How 24i Empowered Revry with Full-Funnel Advertising Intelligence
- Samsung Ads Dynamic CTV Campaign Captures New Revenue for Crumbl
- Transmit.Live, LLC
Innovation in Content Delivery & Distribution
- Graphics+ from Frequency
- MKIO Multiview with Comcast's "Create your own Multiview"
- The Chosen Platform from Come and See Foundation: Delivered by Robosoft Technologies
- ViewLift: Scalable Intelligence at the Core of Global Content Delivery
Innovation in Monetization
- Evergent Agentic Revenue Orchestration Platform
- New England Sports Network (NESN)
- The Digital Vending Machine® from Bango
- Transmit.Live, LLC
Innovation in User Experience
- Canela Media's Club Canela
- Christmas Plus Movie Advent Calendar by OTT Studio
- SyncWords Live AI Localization
- The Chosen App Experience from Come and See Foundation: Designed by Robosoft Technologies
Marketing Campaign of the Year
- How Spectrum Reach Introduced Show-level Transparency in Campaigns
- Pluto TV “The Holidays Are Brutal”
- Tastemade’s Hot Grill Summer Marketing Campaign
- Xumo x NASCAR: Driving Brand Lift Through Content, Culture, and Connection
StreamTV Impact Award
- Cineverse
- Roku
- Spectrum Reach
- The AdGood Foundation
Streaming Platform of the Year
- Crunchyroll
- Freely
- Roku
- Xumo Play
Technology Executive of the Year
- Alex Groysman, VP of Ad Product Development, Spectrum Reach
- Joe Pascual, Co-Founder, CEO & CTO, dotstudioPRO
- Joey Monjure, SVP of Product, Frndly TV and Director, Product Management, Roku
- Philip Inghelbrecht, Cofounder/CEO, Tatari
The judging panel included experts from the streaming television industry.
Register to attend the StreamTV Show here.