Class Horse TV Global Awards held in Milan.
The first edition of the CH.TV Global Awards, organized by Class Horse TV, and reserved to the best performers from the equestrian world, took place on January 26th at the splendid setting of the Four Seasons Hotel in Milan, Italy.
Class Horse TV also took the chance to present the schedule of major events, both at home and abroad, that will be broadcast on its channel. This includes exclusive coverage of events such as the Longines Global Champions Tour as revealed by Luca Panerai, managing director and founder of Class Horse TV.
«We are very happy with the agreement with Class Horse TV, whose coverage in Italy and abroad brings the spotlight to FEI competitions and shows the beauty and the nature of the discipline that lights up the calendar.» said Alba Cantero Teràn, Sports Sales Italy for IMG Media.
IMG is the largest independent distributor in the world for sports programmes and offers over 32 thousand hours of content to major broadcasters worldwide. This includes the likes of Wimbledon, Australian Open, Moto GP and the NFL. Class Horse TV meanwhile has received over 5 million visits via Facebook, and boasts a 30% growth rate per month, and over 80 thousand likes. Via its Sky Channel 221, Hotbird and digital terrestrial on the other hand it lays claim to over 3 million viewers.
Focusing back to the CH.TV Global Awards, the presenter on the night was Maddalena Corvaglia while course designer Uliano Vezzani was the special guest. Here were the prize categories and the winners:
Best Show Jumping Organizer Committee Global – Longines Athina Onassis Horse Show
Best Show Jumping Organizer Commitee Italy – Jumping Verona
Best Innovator Company – Kep Italia
Best International Rider – Bertram Allen
Best Italian Rider – Emanuele Gaudiano
Best Revelation – Roberto Previtali
Honorary Award – Vittorio Orlandi
Best Initiative of the Year Award – Fixdesign Master Tour
Best Athlete of the Year Award – Sara Morganti
Special CHTV Award – Uliano Vezzani
During the evening, there was also a charity auction presented by Andrea Pucci, and thanks also to other donations, a total of 10.000,00 euros for the Dynamo Camp Association founded by Enzo Manes was raised. Dynamo Camp manages the only structure in Italy that offers recreational therapy for minors with serious illnesses.
Photo: Sergio Pancotti.