WASHINGTON—Future U.S. has announced the recipients of the first ever Tech Leadership Product Awards, recognizing individual and technology leadership. 

Sponsored by Multichannel News, TV Tech and Broadcasting + Cable, the Tech Leadership Awards celebrate the best technology executives from broadcast networks, TV stations, pay-TV providers, streaming services and programming producers, plus the companies and products surrounding them. Award winners were announced today, March 23, at the virtual Technology Leadership Summit are profiled in a digital ebook available soon, as well as upcoming print issues and were announced today at the virtual Technology Leadership Summit.

The Tech Leadership Awards go to executives who have made notable contributions to improve the way their companies and the industry has used or deployed technology that have led the TV, digital, streaming and multichannel industries into new directions.  

Here are this year’s recipients:

• Greig Fraser, Director of Photography/Producer 
• William Hayes, Director of Engineering and Technology, Iowa PBS 
• Lucinda (Cindy) Hutter Cavell, Vice President, Cavell, Mertz & Associates 
• Brett Jenkins, Executive VP and CTO, Nexstar Media Group 
• Yvette Kanouff, Partner and CTO, JC2 Ventures 
• Jaya Kolhatkar, Executive VP of Data, Disney Direct to Consumer 
• Barbara Lange, Executive Director, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) 
• Doug Lung, VP Broadcast Engineering, NBC Owned Stations 
• Phil McKinney, President and CEO, CableLabs 
• Phil Wiser, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Technology Officer, ViacomCBS 
• Stephanie Mitchko-Beale, Executive VP & Chief Technology Charter Communications 

Entertainment categories including ATSC 3.0 technologies, Lighting technologies, Audio technologies, Camera technologies and Cloud-based services & IP technologies. 

Here is the list of winners:

Best TV Infrastructure

• Digital Nirvana - Trance
• Triveni Digital - ATSC 3.0 Cloud

Best Production Technology

• Adobe - Adobe After Effects 
• Blackmagic Design - DaVinci Resolve 17 
• Bridge Technologies - VB440 IP Audio Metering 
• Canon USA - Canon CJ20ex5B 4K UHD Portable Zoom Lens 
• Canon USA - Canon EOS C70 4K UHD Digital Cinema Camera 
• disguise - disguise xR 
• Dream Chip Technologies GmbH - AtomOne SSM500 
• Grass Valley - K-Frame XP 
• Grass Valley - LDX 100 
• Mo-Sys - StarTracker Studio 
• Planar - Planar CarbonLight CLI Flex
• Telos -  LA5291 Professional Audio Encoder
• Wildmoka - Wildmoka Auto ReZone 

Best OTT and Streaming Technology

• CSG - Ascendon 
• Interra Systems - ORION-OTT With ORION Central Manager 
• JW Player -  Live Channels 
• Premion - Premion CTV/OTT Advertising Solution 
• Zixi - Zixi Software-Defined Video Platform 

Best Facilities, Studios and Service

• LTN Global - LTN Kansas City Production Facility 

Best Advertising, Subscriber and Enterprise Technology

• ENGINE Media Exchange (EMX) - CTV Incremental Reach Impact Measurement Solution\ 
• MediaKind - PRISMA 

Best Cloud and IP Technology

• Dalet - Dalet AmberFin Cloud Transcoder Service
• Stringr - Stringr
• Telos Alliance - Telos Infinity VIP Virtual Intercom Platform 
• TVU Networks - TVU Partyline 

TV Tech's sister publication Broadcasting + Cable has named the recipients of the 2021 Technology Leadership Awards.

The awards, which B+C started in 1999, honor individuals who have made significant contributions to how TV, digital and streaming media companies use technology.

The 2021 Tech Leadership Awards winners are:

• Greig Fraser, director of photography/producer;
• William Hayes, director of engineering and technology, Iowa PBS;
• Lucinda (Cindy) Hutter Cavell, vice president, Cavell, Mertz & Associates;
• Brett Jenkins, executive vice president and CTO, Nexstar Media Group;
• Yvette Kanouff, partner and CTO, JC2 Ventures;
• Jaya Kolhatkar, executive vice president, data, Disney Direct-To-Consumer;
• Barbara Lange, executive director, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE);
• Doug Lung, vice president broadcast engineering, NBC Owned Stations;
• Phil McKinney, president and CEO, CableLabs; and
• Phil Wiser, executive vice president and global chief technology officer, ViacomCBS. 

In addition, B+C is introducing a new award for “Technology Leadership Award for Building Diverse Tech Teams,” which will be given to Stephanie Mitchko-Beale, executive vice president & chief technology officer, Charter Communications.

PLUS: What Are the Tech Leadership Product of the Year Awards?

“This year’s winners highlight the growing importance of tech innovation in helping media companies navigate rapid changes in their businesses,” said Kent Gibbons, content director, Broadcasting + Cable. “The innovative tech strategies they’ve pursued during their careers have both helped companies build new business for the digital age and provided consumers with higher quality content and access to content in new ways.”

Recipients will be profiled in the March 22 issue of B+C as well as the April issue of TV Tech. The awards will be presented virtually during the Technology Leadership Summit March 23 and 24, 2021.

For more information and to register for the Technology Leadership Summit, which is produced by B+C, TV Tech and Multichannel News, click here.

WASHINGTON—In addition to recognizing many of the industry’s leading individuals, the 2021 Tech Leadership Awards will be presenting Product of the Year Awards, for which nominations are now being accepted.

The Tech Leadership Product of the Year Awards will celebrate the best innovations of 2020 across six main categories—Facilities, Studios and Services; Production Technologies; TV Infrastructure; Cloud and IP Technologies; OTT and Streaming Technologies; and Advertising, Subscriber and Enterprise Technologies—as well as 50 subcategories.

All entrants will be part of an omnichannel marketing campaign across TV Tech, MCN and B+C. Winners of the Products of the Year awards, judged by a panel of experts from TV Tech, MCN, B+C and Next|TV, will be featured in the April issue of TV Tech.

Nominations for the Product of the Year Awards will close on Feb. 19. Winners will be announced during the virtual Tech Leadership Summit taking place from March 23-26.

For more information, visit the Tech Leadership Award website. 

WASHINGTON—The 2021 edition of the Tech Leadership Awards, presented by TV Tech, Multichannel News and B+C, are now accepting nominations for the people at the forefront of innovation in the TV, digital, streaming and multichannel industries. The awards, part of the Technology Leadership Summit, celebrate those at the forefront of innovation.

The Tech Leadership Awards go to executives who have made notable contributions to improve the way their companies and the industry has used or deployed technology that have led their industries into new directions.

Categories for the Tech Leadership Awards include streaming services, broadcasting, networks, studios, digital companies and those who provide streaming services and video.

Last year’s recipients included Fred Baumgartner and Renard Jenkins. 

All nominees will be part of an omnichannel marketing campaign across TV Tech, MCN and B+C, with winners of the Tech Leadership Awards appearing in the April issue of B+C.

Nominations for the Tech Leadership Award are open until Jan. 31. Winners will be announced during the Tech Leadership Summit, taking place virtually this year from March 23-26.

For more information, visit the Tech Leadership Award website. 

NEW YORK—TV Technology's sister publication Broadcasting&Cable has announced the full list of executives who will receive its annual Technology Leadership Awards.

B&C has been giving these awards, which are one of the most prestigious tech awards in the TV industry, since 1999 to honor individuals who have made important and innovative contributions to the way TV, digital and streaming media companies use technology in their businesses.

B&C announced the first round of award winners earlier. This week the magazine is proud to round out the 2020 class of Tech Leadership Award Winners with five additional Award winners. These are:

• Chris Blandy, Executive Vice President, Technology Solutions, Walt Disney Television
• Terri Gunnell, Executive Vice President, Monetization & Data Platforms, WarnerMedia Technology and Operations
• Aaron LaBerge, Executive Vice President & CTO, Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International
• Neil Mazur, Vice President of Engineering & Operations, WAGA-TV (Fox TV-owned station in Atlanta)
• Blake Sabatinelli, CEO, Newsy

They join the five winners previously announced by Kent Gibbons, Content Director, Broadcasting&Cable.

The awards will be presented at this year’s Technology Leadership Summit, which is put on by Future plc titles Broadcasting+Cable, TV Technology and Multichannel News.

In addition to receiving their awards at the March 5 award dinner, the winners will sit on panels at the Summit.

With panels on the newest developments on cloud, AI and IP technologies, as well as discussions of news, sports and streaming operations, this conference is designed to help executives at stations, networks and digital companies deploy new technologies and strategies for the future of their businesses.

During the Summit, leading technologists, including the award winners, will share their expertise on new technologies and explain how they are using new technologies to build new business, cut costs and boost profits.

In addition to the panels, attendees will have complimentary access to the award dinner, where they can meet and mingle with the winners and colleagues, as well as free hotel rooms and meals. Attendees must be approved by the organizers and attendance is limited to a relatively small number of technologists.

To apply for access to the Summit or to get more information on the agenda or sponsorship opportunities see: https://www.technologyleadershipsummit.com/.

NEW YORK—TV Technology's sister publication Broadcasting & Cable has announced five of the 10 executives who will receive its annual Technology Leadership Awards.

B&C has been giving these awards since 1999 to honor individuals who have made important and innovative contributions to the way TV, digital and streaming media companies use technology in their businesses.

“This year’s winners highlight the growing importance of tech innovation in helping media companies navigate rapid changes in their businesses,” said Kent Gibbons, content director, B&C. “The 2020 award winners have been tech leaders in deploying new technologies and infrastructures that have helped companies build new businesses and strengthen existing ones while helping consumers access TV series, news, sports and streaming media in new ways.”

Each year, B&C honors 10 Tech Leadership Award Winners. This year, it is announcing the winners in two stages.

The first five are: Fred Baumgartner, director of next gen TV implementation, ONE Media 3.0 - Sinclair Broadcast Group; Renard Jenkins, vice president, production, media and distribution operations, PBS Technology and Operations; Stephanie Lone, senior VP, engineering, CBS Sports Digital, CBS Interactive; Jeff Mayzurk, senior VP of operations and technology, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises; and Lisa Pedrogo, VP of NY engineering & strategic initiatives, WarnerMedia Technology and Operations.

Their full bios can be found at: https://www.technologyleadershipsummit.com/awards.

The honorees will be profiled in the Feb. 17 issue of B&C and receive their awards at an awards dinner on March 5 during the annual Technology Leadership Summit in Atlanta, Georgia.

For the first time, the awards will be presented at this year’s Technology Leadership Summit, which is produced by Broadcasting & Cable, TV Technology and Multichannel News.

In addition to receiving their awards at the March 5 dinner, the winners will sit on panels at the summit.

With panels on the newest developments on cloud, AI and IP technologies as well as discussions of news, sports and streaming operations, this conference is designed to help executives at stations, networks and digital companies deploy new technologies and strategies for the future of their businesses.

During the summit, leading technologists, including the honorees, will share their expertise on new technologies and explain how they are using new technologies to build new business, cut costs and boost profits.

In addition to the panels, attendees will have complementary access to the awards dinner, where they can meet and mingle with the winners and colleagues, as well as free hotel rooms and meals. Attendees must be approved by the organizers and attendance is limited.

To apply for access to the summit or to get more information on the agenda or sponsorship opportunities see: https://www.technologyleadershipsummit.com/