WASHINGTON—Adam Goldberg, director of technical standards at Sony, is the recipient of ATSC’s Bernard J. Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award for his invaluable and exemplary technical and leadership contributions to the Advanced Television Systems Committee.

Chair of the S36 Specialists Group on ATSC 3.0 Security, Goldberg has led the development of the A/360 ATSC 3.0 Security and Service Protection Standard, which defines methodologies to secure content and data flows described in the 3.0 specification.

“Security has been of paramount importance in ATSC 3.0 from the outset, and Adam has been a key technical contributor on ATSC 3.0 security,” said ATSC President Madeleine Noland. “By facilitating consensus, Adam helped ensure that strong ATSC 3.0 security not only helps keep our data and content safe, but also enables new business models, such as subscription or pay-per-view services, while opening doors to new industry sectors like automotive.”

During his 25-year career in terrestrial broadcasting, cable TV and other aspects of home entertainment, Goldberg has held key technology and standards roles for several companies, including Sony, Pioneer, Sharp, Harmonic and DiviCom. Other specialist groups Goldberg has participated in include: S33 Management & Protocols, S34 Applications & Specifications and S38 Interactive Environment.

Goldberg studied computer science at the University of Kentucky and received a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Iowa State University.

The Lechner Award is named for its first recipient, Bernard Lechner, who died in 2014 after a long career in TV technology. Winners are selected by the ATSC board of directors.

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WASHINGTON—LG Electronics’ Senior Director of Standards and Technology Madeline Noland is the 2016 recipient of the Advanced Television Systems Committee’s Bernard J. Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award. Noland, the first woman to be honored with the award, was presented the award during the 2016 ATSC Broadcast Television Conference at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center.

According to the ATSC, the Lechner Award is given to an individual member whose technical and leadership contributions to the ATSC have been “invaluable and exemplary.” Named after the first recipient of the award, this yearly prize is selected by the ATSC Board of Directors.

“Madeline is a natural leader with remarkable management skills,” said Mark Richer, ATSC president. “She uses these skills to forge agreements on challenging technical issues within the collaborative standards development process. Her outstanding leadership in the development of ATSC 3.0 is a key factor in the rapid advancement of the next-generation broadcast standard.”

Noland serves as the chairman of the Specialists Group on Applications and Presentation for ATSC 3.0 (TG3/S34). She leads the effort to develop key ATSC 3.0 features, including vetting of emerging standards for Electronic Service Guides, Content Advisories, Emergency Alerting, Personalization and Companion Devices. She also serves as vice chair of the S31 Specialists Group, helping to frame system requirements for ATSC 3.0.

Previous winners include the previously mentioned Lechner, Dr. Richard Chernock, Art Allison, S. Merrill Weiss, and most recently in 2015 Luke Fay. Check out the full list of winners here.