IABM announced 2017 Game Changer Award winners posted: 18/05/2017
Record number of entries reflect inexorable trend to IP and IT-based solutions'
The winners of IABM's sought-after Game Changer Awards were announced at IABM's awards reception and ceremony on 25th April 2017 at the NAB Show Las Vegas. The winners, across ninecategories that align with IABMDC's Global Market Valuation and Strategy Report, together with an extra category for submissions that are outside this remit - Project, Event or Alternative Product/Service - were selected from a record 100+ original high quality submissions.
The judging was carried out by a panel of independent, highly experienced industry professionals, each with specialist expertise in one or more of the award categories, chaired by John Ive, IABM Director of Strategic Insight. The judging process, which required 400 judging decisions by the 36 experts, was finalized at NAB Show with booth visits by the judges to see the technologies in action.
The judges were impressed with both the number and quality of entries this year, said John Ive, They very much reflect the broadcast and media industry's inexorable trend to IP and IT-based solutions.
With so much innovation on show, our robust, auditable judging process once again proved its full worth. The key judging criteria are that winners should be able to demonstrate not only real innovation, but also deliver significant operational and business benefits that open up new opportunities as a result of that innovation. In other words, the winners are real Game Changers, Ive concluded.
The winners are listed below by category, with the judges' comments appended:
Acquisition & Production
Axon Digital Design - AZilPix Studio.One - Ultra high-res virtual camera system
Exceptional feature set with significant reduction in cost of production as well. In today's world of remote control, this product produces the Mother of All Features!' It will be seen in EVERY production for many years to come. Directly from the storyboard to live action
Audio
Alteros, Inc - GTX Ultra Wideband Wireless Microphone System
Microphone receivers in 3RU and 6.5GHz! Whew, what a relief, no issues with UHF etc.! All digital! Every imaginable audio standard! THE GAME CHANGER in Audio! Period!
Content & Communication Infrastructure
Embrionix - emSGP-GATEWAY-DMI - IP to HDMI monitoring plugin module
WAY COOL! Until monitor manufacturers put interfaces in all their monitors this is a GREAT solution to a significant monitoring problem!
Playout & Delivery Systems
Evertz Microsystems - Content Distribution Reinvented: Public Cloud Playout and Non-Linear Delivery Solution
This is the holy grail all broadcasters have been looking for. In this new dynamic consumer-driven marketplace, all broadcasters want the ability to launch a channel immediately, run it for some period and then take it down.
Post Production
Vizrt - Viz Story - Video & audio tools add graphics & publish video stories to social media in minutes
A unique addition to the tools available to producers for the production of content. It offers a story-centric production model that also supports multi-platform creation. A true game changer
Project, event or alternative product/service
Sobey - CCTV (China Central Television)- CCTV integrated global cloud news production system
Delivers both TV and web without additional input/resources and is proven and in use in key venues worldwide.
Services
Verizon Digital Media Services - Smartplay - 1 to 1 session management enables personalized viewing experiences
An excellent platform. The use of advanced technology to personalize media experiences and maximize monetization across millions of viewers makes this a winner.
Storage
Tedial - Evolution Augmented Storage (AST) - a new concept in Storage Virtualization Systems
A new degree of storage virtualization, allows a mixture of storage devices to be deployed dynamically, adding flexibility and helps exploit cloud storage more effectively.
System Automation & Control
SDVI Corporation - SDVI Rally - Cloud-based platform manages and optimizes media
A truly revolutionary offering in the media and entertainment space offering a complete supply chain approach. A true game changer for any broadcaster or media company.
Test, Quality Control & Monitoring
PacketStorm Communications - PacketStorm6XG: Testing of new video standards
In the spirit of this category this is the clear winner and true help to the test, QC and monitoring of standards going forward.
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IABM announced 2017 Game Changer Award winners posted: 18/05/2017 
