Quantel and ITN were jointly recognised for the development and implementation of the tapeless newsroom
Quantel and ITN were jointly recognised for the development and implementation of the tapeless newsroom while the BBC was recognised for the work it has done on high definition up-conversion.
The award for pioneering efforts in digital asset management for TV news production recognised ITN as the first news organisation in the world to introduce the tapeless newsroom. ITN was instrumental in developing the news system Inspiration which is based on Quantel's server technology with automation from OmniBus and browse technology from Telemedia.
However, the news organisation was also credited for its 'greater technological contribution over time' because of its developmental work with other manufacturers before the implementation of Inspiration in 1999.
ITN director of technology Keith Cass said: 'This is a fantastic award for ITN to win. It provides international recognition for our efforts, not only with Inspiration but also for the work we have achieved prior to this.'
ITN is also up for an RTS technical innovation award next month for its application of server technology.
Meanwhile, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded an Emmy to BBC research and development for its work in the late 1980s on high definition up-conversion. This process enables broadcasters to convert programmes made in standard definition to a high definition format and the technology is now included in digital broadcasting technology, digital video effects machines and flat-screen televisions.
Other winners at last week's awards were Kodak, Sony and LaserPacific Media for their role in the development of 24P video standards, Thomson Multimedia and Pinnacle Systems for their shared video-data storage systems and Rohde & Schwartz for its digital TV testing standard. CNN and San Francisco news station KGO-TV were also awarded a gong for their efforts in digital asset management in TV news production.
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