38 TVBEurope
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TVBAwards
Broadcast talent is rewarded at inaugural TVBAwards Members of the BAFTA Albert Consortium collect the Sustainability Award for Albert+
TVBEurope executive editor James McKeown welcomes guests to the TVBAwards
Holly Ashford reports on the resounding success of our first ever TVBAwards event on Thursday 23 October, where the broadcast media industry gathered to celebrate a year of achievement and progress, in the shadow of Wembley Stadium
The team from Milk VFX receive their TVBAward for Natural History Museum Alive
he grand ballroom at Hilton London
category and first up on stage to collect the
awarded the Achievement in Fast Turnaround
Wembley was the setting for a truly grand
Achievement in Sound award was NUGEN Audio,
Broadcast for its successful delivery of a 4K
night in which deserving award winners
for its work on Later…with Jools Holland. This was
UHD TV broadcast of the World Cup over an IP
were recognised, and talent throughout the
followed by Achievement in Systems Integration,
network using Elemental Live encoding, while EVS
industry celebrated. TVBEurope executive editor
which went to Cambridge Imaging Systems. “The
walked away with Achievement in Multiplatform
James McKeown welcomed awards nominees,
award is for our work in UK education, providing
Content for its delivery of the showpiece
broadcast professionals, PR companies and
a catch-up TV service across 60 universities,” the
tournament. The partnership between EVS and
TVBEurope figures past and present, who packed
company explained. “The BBC and the British
specialist production company HBS provided the
out the venue. “Beyond the pomp and the
Universities Film and Video Council enabled us
live and multimedia production and distribution
ceremony, tonight we are coming together to
to capture TV and broadcast from the entire
workflow, including nearly 200 servers and
celebrate all that is great about our industry,
UK spectrum and also from foreign language
related connectivity. “With the trust of HBS and
in the company of friends and colleagues,”
channels and to produce those for catch-up,
FIFA we’ve been able to accomplish many things
opened McKeown. “We will be recognising
learning and research.” Finally, dock10 was
and the multiplatform delivery and multiscreen
those pushing the boundaries in their fields;
awarded Achievement in Post Production
delivery technology that we’ve put forward is
honouring the pursuit of excellence,
for work on hit TV drama series Happy Valley,
something we’re very proud of,” said EVS on
innovation, and endeavour.”
broadcast on BBC One.
receipt of its award. Achievement in Legacy
T
The awards were divided into four categories,
The World Cup was a major TV event this
with the aim of encompassing a broad range
year, so it’s perhaps of little surprise that the
of talent and expertise in the broadcast media
sporting highlight cropped up twice in the
field. Presentations began with the Workflow
Delivery category. Elemental Technologies was
Content went to RR Media, for the British Pathe historic archive for YouTube. Within the Capture category, Beyond HD Achievement for Excellence in Image Capture