LONDON—TVBEurope’s content director, Jenny Priestley, was honored at the 2024 Rise Awards.
The ceremony, which took place at London’s Troxy Tuesday night (Nov. 19), recognized women and companies whose achievements have stood out in the media and entertainment industry.
Taking first place in the Influencer Award, sponsored by Disguise, Priestley’s work as content director of the magazine was recognized by her peers as instrumental in creating influence across the community and bringing people together.
Joining her on the list of winners were:
Technical Operations Award, sponsored by Vizrt
Gina McClifty, DoubleTake Sports
Product Innovation Award, sponsored by Clear-Com
Melissa Davanzo, Paramount Global
Business Operations Award
Kahleah Webb, EMG/Gravity Media
Student of the Year Award, sponsored by SMPTE
Amy Woods
Marketing Award
Carlie Bonavia & Gisele Santos, Moments Lab
R&D Engineer Award, sponsored by Red Bee Media
Dagmar Driesnack, Rohde & Schwarz
Advocate of the Year Award
Thomas Pearson, Bitmovin
Project Management or Delivery Award, sponsored by Iron Mountain Media and Archive Services
Bobby Warner, BT Media & Broadcast
Sales Award, sponsored by Perifery
Radhika Vora, Prime Focus Technologies
Production Support Engineer Award, sponsored by Riedel Communications
Lucy Moore, HOTCAM
Rising Star Award, sponsored by Harmonic
Zoe Zropf, DoubleTake Sports
Business Leader Award, sponsored by IBC
Dara Urquhart, Red Bee Media
Company Award for Investment in Women, sponsored by Ross Video
BT Media & Broadcast
Rise Special Recognition Award
Lesley McGilp, Red Bee Media
Woman of the Year Award, sponsored by Zixi
Megan Mauck, NBCUniversal
Commenting on the accolade, Priestley said: “It’s an honor to have received this award from Rise, and my peers within the industry. Congratulations to all my fellow nominees and winners. Also, thank you to the TVBEurope and wider Future team for all their support, as well as all of the PR and marketing teams we work with.”
This article originally appeared in TV Tech sister brand TVB Europe.
