03 Sep DEG is Proud to Announce the Finalists For the 5th Annual EnTech Awards
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September 3, 2025 | DEG is happy to announce an impressive slate of finalists for the 5th Annual EnTech Awards. To determine the award winners, DEG enlisted a distinguished judging panel comprised of a cross-section of leaders representing entertainment technology. Among other factors, the judging panel based its decision on the candidates’ contribution to a key goal or priority within the technology and operations function.
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Hall of Fame Award
(Presented by Dolby)
This year’s Hall of Fame Award will be presented to Richard Berger, CEO of MovieLabs. Berger is responsible for the overall direction of MovieLabs and oversees technology initiatives on behalf of the major studios. He also led the development of the “2030 Vision” which has become the industry’s reference for the future of media creation. Hall of Fame is a juried award, with Berger chosen by our EnTech Awards distinguished judging panel comprised of a cross-section of leaders representing entertainment technology.
Emerging Technology Award
This award honors a company that created a new, consumer-facing technology that will likely positively affect the future of digital entertainment.
Finalists:
CineSearch, Tony Huidor, Cineverse
For Mexico, For all Time, UFC at The Sphere Las Vegas, UFC Team, Nexus Studios, Antigravity Academy
Interactive Vocal Scoring System, Alexandre Benoit, Stingray
Localization Trailblazer Award
This award honors pioneering teams or individuals who have transformed the industry and introduced a game-changing innovation.
Finalists:
Christopher Reynolds, Deluxe Media Inc.
Engineering Team, The Sherlock Company
Jacques Barreau, TransPerfect Media
Technology Innovation in Catalog Restoration and Preservation Award
This award honors individuals or teams who have developed or uniquely use software or create tools to solve problems in the restoration and preservation of film, television, or related materials (e.g., metadata).
Finalists:
Archive Explorer (AMICS), Iron Mountain
“Hell’s Angels” Team, NBCUniversal
“Sunset Blvd” Team, Paramount, Park Road Post, and WingNut Films MAL Studio
Technology Advancement in Multi-Media Accessibility Award
This award honors an individual or team that has created technological advancements in accessibility, enhancing the user experience of multimedia entertainment through features such as Audio Description, signing, and dialog intelligibility.
Finalists:
Text-to-Speech Audio Description (TTS AD), Amazon Prime
2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympic Accessibility Team, NBCUniversal
“Sinners” and Black American Sign Language, Warner Bros. Discovery, HBO Max, and Roundabout Entertainment
Technology Innovation in Content Delivery Award
The award honors an individual or a team for identifying a problem within the media and entertainment supply chain and creating a novel solution, such as an engineering lab, infrastructure, or product.
Finalists:
Spherex AI Agents, Teresa Phillips, Spherex
Catalog Intelligence, Sonia Hunt, Vubiquity
“Love Hurts” Cloud-Based Workflow, NBCUniversal, Company3, Pixelogic, AWS
Technology Innovation in Content Distribution Award
The award honors an individual or a team for identifying a consumer-facing problem and creating a novel solution in content distribution.
Finalists:
Direct 2 Debut (D2D) Platform, Deluxe Media Inc.
AI Semantic Search and Content Recommendation, Mediagenix
Compliance Engine, Play Anywhere
Technology Leadership Award
The award honors an individual or team for demonstrating leadership, implementing something technically that had an impact on the business as a whole (extending to the industry beyond their specific company). Recipients will have demonstrated leadership and significantly contributed to a recent project or other engagement within the last two years in the Technology & Operations function within entertainment technology.
Finalists:
Tony Huidor, Cineverse
Megan Mauck, NBCUniversal
Rose Hulse, ScreenHits TV
Rising Star Class
This award honors individuals up to the Sr. Manager level who demonstrate excellence and perform well above their experience level. Nominees are expected to be team players and have demonstrated that they can find solutions to industry challenges. They show great promise to lead, innovate, and inspire the entertainment technology industry throughout their career.
James Han, Iyuno
Hunter Clancey, NBCUniversal
Bill Pahutski, Paramount Pictures
Sharon Hsieh, The Sherlock Company
Alison Falk, Warner Bros. Discovery
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