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October 9, 2025

DEG Announces Winners of Fifth Annual EnTech Awards

DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group Oct. 7 announced the winners of the fifth annual EnTech Awards at the Culver Theater in Culver City, Calif., with a presentation and cocktail reception.

Richard Berger, CEO of MovieLabs, was presented with the Hall of Fame Award.

Category winners included:

  • CineSearch (accepted by Tony Huidor) with the Emerging Technology Award;
  • Christopher Reynolds, Deluxe Media Inc., with the Localization Trailblazer Award;
  • The Sunset Boulevard team, Paramount and Park Post Road, with the Technology Innovation in Catalog Restoration and Preservation Award;
  • Sinners and Black American Sign Language, Warner Bros. Discovery, HBO Max, and Roundabout Entertainment, with the Technology Advancement in Multi-Media Accessibility Award;
  • Spherex AI Agents with the Technology Innovation in Content Delivery Award, accepted by Spherex CEO Teresa Phillips;
  • Compliance Engine, Play Anywhere, with the Technology Innovation in Content Distribution Award; and
  • Megan Mauck, NBCUniversal, with the Technology Leadership Award.
  • Rising Star honorees for 2025 were James Han, Iyuno; Hunter Clancey, NBCUniversal; Bill Pahutski, Paramount Pictures; Sharon Hsieh, The Sherlock Company; and Alison Falk, Warner Bros. Discovery.

The People’s Choice Award went to Vubiquity’s Catalog Intelligence.

To determine the award winners, the 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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