DEG EnTech Awards 2025
October 8, 2025
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.
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.
