IABM shortlists Design & Innovation Awards
The IABM has announced the shortlist of nominees for its annual Design & Innovation Awards. With a high level of entries this year, approximately 120 judging decisions were made across the nine categories. The awards will be casting the spotlight on new solutions or products that bring benefit or create new opportunities to the broadcast and media industry.
Shortlisted entries will be judged by a panel of 22 independent specialists chaired by John Ive, director of Business Development and Technology, IABM, and winners will be announced at the IABM reception and awards ceremony at IBC in Amsterdam on Saturday, 13 September.
The shortlisted candidates include the following companies and their offerings designated by the IABM Design & Innovation Awards categories:
Acquisition & production
Fujifilm – 4K FUJINON ZK-Series (Cabrio)
Grass Valley – LDX XtremeSpeed
Trimaran – GEORACING
System automation & control
Avid – Avid Media | Distribute
Cambridge Imaging Systems – IMAGEN
VidiGo – Studio Automation
Post production
Quantel – Genetic Engineering 2
Front Porch Digital – DISTILL
Telestream – Switch
Playout & delivery systems
Elemental Technologies – Elemental Video Delivery Platform
Harmonic – Harmonic Electra XVM
Grass Valley – GV STRATUS Playout
Content & communication infrastructure
Net Insight – Nimbra VA 220
NTT- Robust IP Transmission with NA8000
Dejero – Dejero LIVE+ Booster
Test, quality control & monitoring
Vidcheck – Auto QC
Cube-Tec – MXF-Legalizer
Nexidia – Nexidia QC
Audio
Sennheiser – Esfera
Clear-Com – HelixNet Digital Network Partyline Intercom System
Jünger Audio Gmbh – D*AP8 MAP Edition
Storage
SDNsquare – WARP
Ardis Technologies – DDP Superior Shared Storage Solution
Sony Professional Solutions Europe – Tape Digitisation Station PWS-100TD1
Services
Venera Technologies – Pulsar PPU
Elemental Technologies – Elemental Cloud 2.0
Cambridge Imaging Systems – IMAGEN
Peter White, chief executive, IABM said: “We’re delighted to announce the shortlisted candidates in our nine categories and highlight these pioneering products and services. Overall, the number and quality of entries are truly indicative of the talent and creativity inherent in the industry today. And, as we transition through some significant change, innovation and forward thinking have never been more important.”
The awards were developed by IABM to address the changes taking place in the broadcast and media industry, and the need for innovation and creativity. This is the first year the awards are addressing the market through segmentation, focusing on the recognition of achievement throughout the workflow process, from content capture through to playout and delivery.