IABM announces shortlist for 2024 IABM Annual Awards

Winners to be announced on 5 December at awards dinner in London

ABM today announced the shortlisted candidates for the IABM Annual Awards. These awards recognize excellence and achievement across 12 categories: Andrew Jones Young Person of the Year; Technology Leader of the Year; Broadcast/Media Company of the Year; Community Impact; M&E Mentoring; Environmental Sustainability; IABM member Partnering; Most Supportive IABM Member; Global Engaged Partner of the Year; New Member of the Year; Start-up Member of the Year; and Bronze (Affiliate) Member of the Year. aw

The eventual winners of the IABM Annual Awards will be announced at a special Awards dinner on Thursday 5 December at the IET in Savoy Place, London. You can reserve your place at this very special event here.

In addition to the announcement of the winners of the IABM Annual Awards, the winner of the Peter Wayne Golden BaM Award® will also be revealed – chosen as the very best of the best from the 20 BaM Award® winners announced at NAB Show and IBC this year.

The shortlisted candidates for each IABM Annual Awards category are:

Andrew Jones Young Person of the Year

Ben Killackey – Technical Supervisor, Sky

Sophie Humphrey – Associate Technical Supervisor, Sky Television

Ciarán Ennis – Graduate Engineer, Techex

Rares Paunescu – Broadcast Engineer, BFBS

Jerguš Gallo – Junior developer/consultant, Mistv

Alex Locking – Senior Graphics Operator, MOOV LTD

Technology Leader of the Year

Stefan Lederer – CEO & Co-Founder, Bitmovin

Glenn Skare Pedersen – Co-Founder and Co-Chief, CuttingRoom AS.
Muralidhar Sridhar – SVP AI/ML and Global Head of Product Management, Prime Focus Technologies
Ben Vandenberghe – CEO, Skyline Communications
Nilupa T. K. Ranaweera – Group Director – Engineering, EAP Broadcasting Company Limited
Ciro Noronha – Chief Technical Officer, Cobalt Digital
Idunn Sofie Riise – Co-Founder and Managing Director, Zille Media
Sue Farrell – Broadcast Engineering Manager, Channel 4 Television
Nadeem Ahmad – Secretary General, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
Andrew Bunten – COO of Video Entertainment, Irdeto
Richard Bailey – Chief Product & Technology Officer, Techex
Nick Thexton – EVP, Media Cloud Services, Synamedia
Nilupa T. K. Ranaweera – Group Director – Engineering, EAP Broadcasting Company Limited
Dan Goman – CEO, Ateliere Creative Technologies
Andy Rayner – Chief Technology Officer, Appear
Damon Neale – Founder & CEO, Metadat-AI
Rick Allen – CEO, ViewLift
Sergio Ammirata – founder & chief scientist, SipRadius
Brent Yates – CEO, swXtch.io
Paulette Pantoja – CEO and Founder, Blu Digital Group
Liam J. Hayter – Product Manager, Vizrt
Karen Walker – Vice President – Camera Motion Systems, Ross Video
Helge Svela – CEO, Media City Bergen
Baskar Subramanian – Co-founder & CEO, Amagi

Media/Broadcast Company of the Year

Brightcove

Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana

Skandha Media Services

RGBlink

Es’hailSat – Qatar Satellite Company

ViewLift

24i

beIN MEDIA GROUP

Vislink

Amagi Corporation

 Community Impact

Metadat-AI

CJP Broadcast Service Solutions Ltd

EMG/Gravity Media

 M&E Mentoring

Jyothi Nayak –EVP Content Localization, Prime Focus Technologies

Andy Beale – Co-Founder and Chair of Trustees, Rise Academy

Stephen Stewart – Member of the IET Media Executive/Vice Chair RTS Technology Centre/Ambassador – Trusted Partner Network

Kat Lancaster – Senior Manager of Production Applications

Lisa Spencer – VP of Marketing at Irdeto

Paul Briscoe – Chief Architect, TAG Video Systems

Kari Grubin, HPA President Elect – Hollywood Professional Association Young Entertainment Professional Program

Andre Edmonson – Director, Technical Product Management – MAM and Platforms, Ross Video

Carla Maroussas – Global Mentoring Programme Manager, Rise Women in Broadcast

Global Media and Entertainment Talent Manifesto

 Environmental Sustainability

Prime Focus Technologies

MainStreaming

Irdeto

Accedo

The Flint – Green Line to IBC2024

RaceTech & ES Broadcast

Ateliere Creative Technologies

Ross Video

Humans Not Robots (HNR)

SONY

 IABM Member Partnering

Bridge Technologies & Skyline Communications

Projective & LucidLink

 Most Supportive IABM Member

Wohler Technologies

Mistv

Manor Marketing

SONY

Grass Valley

Etere

Projective

 Global Engaged Partner of the Year

Matt Westrup – A&E Networks

Carlos Octávio de Alexandre Queiroz – Globo Comunicação e Participações

Geir Bordalen – NRK

Chaitanya Chinchlikar – Whistling Woods International

Asha Kulkani – ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

New Member of the Year

Alpha Cogs

Akta

Tiledmedia

Quickplay

SetPlex

Cheqroom

DigitalGlue

 Start-up Member of the Year

Postudio

Imaginario AI

Bronze (Affiliate) Member of the Year

Bubble Agency

Exhibition Freighting

Wall Street Communications

Stan Moote, IABM CTO and chair of the Awards judges, said: “The IABM Annual Awards are unique in recognizing the MediaTech industry as a whole and the people and companies behind the technological innovations that are truly outstanding. The expanded categories at this year’s IABM Annual Awards seek to recognize the fantastic contributions from both IABM member companies and our extended family in supporting the MediaTech community and helping it focus on doing better business for everyone involved.

“The timing of the Annual Awards also gives attendees an excellent networking opportunity to reflect on the year’s successes and developments, and to share ideas and look forward to the opportunities the coming year will bring,” Moote concluded.

For more information, please visit www.theiabm.org.

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