And the Emmy Goes to….
The ATSC has been honored with its second Technology and Engineering Emmy® Award. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences bestowed the 2012 Emmy to ATSC for our active-format descriptor technology that optimizes aspect ratios for various displays. ATSC members sharing the Emmy for Pioneering Development and Deployment of Active Format Description Technology and System are CEA, Ericsson, NBC Universal And SMPTE.
ATSC President Mark Richer, right, accepts the Emmy on behalf of the ATSC. Looking on, left to right, are CBS Sports reporter Lesley Visser, Sony’s Mark Eyer and Harmonic’s Pat Waddell.
At the 63rd Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards ceremony, other ATSC members were in the limelight:
- Honorees for Standardization of Loudness Metering for Use in Broadcast Audio include ATSC members Dolby Laboratories and the Communications Research Centre. ATSC board member Craig Todd of Dolby also received an Emmy for his personal contributions.
- ATSC member Sony was honored for Development of Professional Tapeless Portable Acquisition Systems Using Affordable Media.
- The Emmy for Pioneering Development of Removable Solid State Media for Camcorders went to ATSC member Panasonic.
- SMPTE and SCTE received the Emmy for Local Cable Ad Insertion Technology.
The ATSC’s latest Emmy statuette joins the other one earned for the digital television broadcasting standard.
Craig Todd, Dolby
Launched in 1948, The Technology and Engineering Emmy® Awards honor development and innovation in broadcast technology and recognize companies, organizations and individuals for breakthroughs in technology that have a significant effect on television engineering. The NATAS is a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. For more information, please visit the website at www.emmyonline.tv
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