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October 31
- Imagine CEO Charlie Vogt on Buying OpenTV's Eclipse
- Repercussions of Wheeler's 'Online Video' Blog
- ChyronHego Products at Content and Communications World (CCW):
- SMPTE to Host Sessions on the IP-Based Facility and the AXF Standard at CCW+SATCON
- What Tom Said: About Appointment TV
- Visual Unity Shows vuMedia™ at NAT Expo 2014 and Inter BEE 2014
October 30
- 4K Camera Support With Vinten's Phil Dalgoutte
- What’s New in Large Format Sensor Cameras
- AMC Networks Int’l-Central Europe Adopts Avid Everywhere
- Broadcast Pix Announces Sports Bundle
- Imagine Communications Buys Into Ad Traffic
- Vudu Launches on TiVo
- RCS' Bullet Facilitates Real-Time Twitter Integration for US Midterm Election Debate Broadcast
- Pixel Power brands new channel for Ireland – UTV Ireland to extend its use of BrandMaster
- FSR Extends Line of Table Box Offerings With Introduction of T3-DV2S
- DigitalGlue Wins Three New Large-Scale Fulfillment Contracts
- Tedial Brings Media Asset Management (MAM) Solutions to CCW+SATCON
- Latin America's NET Further Extends Volicon Observer System to Accommodate Growing Cable and VOD Services
- Pixel Power brands new channel for Ireland - UTV Ireland to extend its use of BrandMaster
- Primestream CCW 2014 Product Preview
- Sportsnet Turns to Orad TD Control
- Artel Video Systems Welcomes Brad Buchholz as Vice President of Finance
- Forbidden Tech SATIS 2014 Product Preview
October 29
- Fallout Over False Emergency Alert Continues
- AT&T's 700 MHz Play Continues to Draw Scrutiny
- Sennheiser Encourages Microphone Owners to Petition the FCC
- Channel Master Adds YouTube Access to DVR
- Gannett Broadcasting and ABC Announce New Affiliation Agreement
- Wohler and Cinnafilm Tachyon Wormhole Automates TV Program Retiming for Joyce Meyer Ministries
- Vidchecker Auto QC Integrated with Snell Workflow Automation
- East Shore Sound Uses Riedel Gear to Enhance Production of 'A Capitol Fourth' Extravaganza
- AVIWEST Simplifies Electronic Newsgathering With Launch of DMNG Remote Smartphone App
- TalkTalk Expands IPTV Service Offering With Harmonic Solutions
- CueScript Brings Its Prompting Solutions to the 2014 CAPER Show
- BeckTV Completes Second HD Upgrade for Token Creek Mobile Productions
- Olympusat Telecom Partners With Viaccess-Orca, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Orange Group, to Offer New TV Everywhere Multiscreen Turnkey Solution
- Forbidden Supplies Forscene Cloud-Editing Package for Coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival
- Dejero Mobile Transmitters Deliver Live Coverage of Marathon to Internet Viewers Across the World
October 28
- Goodbye Tapes; Hello Digital Storage
- NYC Rooftop RF Options Widen
- NATE Announces New Public Safety Agency Membership Category
- BeckTV Completes Second HD Upgrade for Token Creek
- Consumer Holding Back on Pre-holiday Tech Spend
- Big Screen TV Preferred by 80 Percent of Viewers
- WideOrbit Hires Brian Burdick for Digital and Programmatic
- East Shore Sound Uses Riedel Gear
- DigitalGlue at CCW:
- Primeview USA Showcases Lightware Matrix Switchers and High Resolution Systems Raptor Control System in its Partnership Showroom
October 27
- Dolby Atmos Surpasses 200th Title Milestone
- Sky Sports Uses Vizrt Graphics for Successful 4K Ryder Cup Trial
- Alarab TV Selects Elemental for Live News Channel
- Yangaroo Expands in L.A. With 360 Media
- EAS Community Buzzing Over False National Alert
- The Challenge of Wireless Mic Coordination
- Lawsuits Drive FCC Incentive Auction Delay
- Creating Different Concepts Of Reality Through Editing
- MSG Network Launches New Look
- Hollywood Studio Deploys TVUPack for Live Web Streaming
- DPP Is Ready to Roll
- Matrix Delivers Advanced Product Functionality
- Dolynchuk Named Senior Product Manager, Infrastructure
- Broadpeak Expands International Development to Brazil, Appoints Hubert Legrix de la Salle as Sales Director
- Miller Fluid Heads (Europe) Ltd. Takes Charge with Its Cineline 70 Fluid Head at SATIS 2014
- Deutsche Welle Calls on RTW TouchMonitor Range
- CueScript Names Mavi Grup Iletisim As Its Distributor In Turkey
- Alarab TV Selects Elemental Video Processing for Live News Channel
- Telestream Announces ScreenFlow 5.0 Screen Recording and Editing Software
October 26
- BHV Easy-DC Brings Power to Powerless
- MuxLab Introduces 3G-and 6G-SDI Extenders With 4K Over UTP
- Transvideo 5-inch OLED Monitor Has H.264 Recording
October 25
- A/V Fingerprinting—Transporting, Binding and Applications
October 24
- FCC Outlines Rules for Predicting and Limiting Interference in Repacking
- FCC Investigates Potential for Mobile Radio Services in Bands Above 24 GHz
- New Microwave Circuit from Chalmers University of Technology Operates at 140 GHz
- Satellite Update for October 24, 2014
- RF Shorts for Oct. 24, 2014
- Video Production With UAVs: A Conversation With Tom Hallman
- Quincy Group, LG/Zenith, Gates Air Demo 4K Futurecast
- Wohler Names Key Code Media a U.S. Distributor for Tachyon Wormhole
- Bexel Supports a New Season of the Best in Reality TV
- AJA Ki Pro Powers ‘Life Is Beautiful’ Live Stream Produced by Camp Digital
- Primestream Products on Display at CAPER 2014:
- The Walt Disney Company, Panasonic, Dolby Laboratories Make Cornerstone Donations to SMPTE Centennial Campaign
- Wohler Products at CCW 2014
October 23
- 'Wedlock' Shoots with Canon C300 Cameras
- Curtis LeGeyt Promoted to NAB Senior Vice President, Public Policy
- Disney, Panasonic, Dolby Donate $1 Million to SMPTE Centennial Campaign
- SMPTE 2014: Coax for 4KTV
- Manfrotto Provides ‘Great Adventure’ POV
- Deluxe Toronto Demonstrates Commitment to World-Class Quality, Outfits New Facility with HARMAN’s JBL M2 Master Reference Monitors, Crown Amplifiers and BSS Audio Processing
- Tedial Expands North American Operations
- Estonia Public Broadcasting Achieves “Best Sound Ever” with HARMAN Studer’s Vista 5 M3 Digital Console
- FSR Demonstrates Ever-Expanding Leadership Role In Education Market With Launch of Dedicated Website
October 22
- SMPTE 2014: Uncompressed Video Over COTS Ethernet Switches
- Scripps Launches Podium Political App
- MultiDyne Appoints Inviso as Master Distributor for Latin America, Caribbean
- Sarnoff TG-400 Player for 4Kp60 Video Testing Introduced
- SMPTE 2014: Envisioning the IP Media Facility
- SMPTE 2014: Doing HDR With HEVC
- SMPTE 2014: HEVC Bitrate Savings Verified
- Futurecast Demo Shows Simultaneous 4K, HD and Mobile Reception
- SMPTE 2014: Aitken—Broadcast Must Be More Than TV
- Miller Camera Support Shoots the Rapids
- MultiDyne Appoints Inviso as Master Distributor for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Telestream Announces ScreenFlow 5.0 Screen Recording and Editing Software
- Blonder Tongue CCW 2014 Exhibitor Preview
- Eurovision Americas to Offer IEEE BTS 'Bridging the Gap' Training Course in December
- Wohler Names Key Code Media a U.S. Distributor for Tachyon Wormhole Retiming Solution
- Registration for the 21st HPA Tech Retreat Now Open
- Riedel Communications CCW Expo 2014 Product Preview
- Hollywood Post Alliance to Honor Alan Heim, ACE, and Randy Roberts, ACE, with Lifetime Achievement Awards
October 21
- SMPTE 2014 HPA: Leon Silverman on the Über Master
- SMPTE 2014 HPA: Possibilities of High Dynamic Range Production Explored
- SMPTE 2014: HPA—More Resolution, Frame Rate or Dynamic Range?
- Libec’s Allex Slider ‘Ups’ Production Values
- Harmonic Certified Services Partner Program Recognizes and Rewards Continued Investment in Technical Talent
- BeckTV Completes Integration of Forward-Looking Broadcast Facility for KTUU in Anchorage, Alaska
- Rec4Box OB Factory Equips Three Compact, Versatile OB Units With Riedel
- Miller Camera Support Equipment Keeps A Firm Grip Inside The Fiery Furies Of The Ambrym Volcano
- Visual Unity Strengthens Its Marketing Team
- Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist Frank Mottek to Host SMPTE 2014 Honors & Awards Ceremony
- Zenterio Implements Broadpeak Technologies for Improved QoS and Reduced Channel Switching Time
- Sound Devices Streamlines Production Workflows with Launch of Firmware 2.10 for Rack-Mounted Recorders
- MultiDyne CCW 2014 Exhibitor News
October 20
- ONE Media to Launch Next-Gen Broadcasting at KEYE-TV in Austin Next Month
- New Super Bright, Full HD 5.5-inch Field Monitor Introduced
- Ideal Systems Selected to Build New U.S. Globecast Facilities
- REDucation Workshop in London
- FCC Proposes Delaying LPTV Digital Transition
- Electronic Versions of Some FCC Authorizations Are Now Considered Official
- Qualcomm Granted Licenses to Test 3.6 GHz LTE in Three States
- Samsung Unveils Plans for 4.6 Gbps Wi-Fi
- RF Shorts for Oct. 20, 2014
- Arrow Media Uses Aframe To Rapidly Move Dailies During Innovative Production Of “Ultimate Airport Dubai”
- Pacific Television Center Welcomes Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Councilmember Paul Koretz
October 19
- VSM Controls Broadcast Infrastructure at Asian Games
- Telemetrics Adds Pro Look to Seattle Channel
- Shotoku Smooths Shots at Trans Global
October 17
- Prompter Technology: A Conversation with Autoscript's Robin Brown
- CNBC Illustrates With Up to 5,000 Graphics a Day
- Tiffen Invites Imagemakers to Share Their Imagination, Inspiration and Innovation with Tiffen ImageMaker Blog Site
- Emerging Cinematographer Judy Irola Wins Nat Tiffen Award 2014 for Excellence in Cinematography Education
- Rogue Element Embraces an Open Source Philosophy
October 16
- Scrub Supplies Avid S6 Consoles for Smoke & Mirrors New Audio Department
- Bexel Picks Up More Grass Valley LDX XtremeSpeed Cameras and K2 Dynos
- KTOO-TV Chooses ProTrack
- Ride TV Chooses Globecast Media Factory
- Wohler Names Dayan Sivalingam Engineering Director for RadiantGrid Line
- Canon Announces 50-1,000mm 4K Ultra-Telephoto Zoom Lens
- IBC Reflections
- BBC World Service Launches Ebola Chat App
- DigitalGlue Launches Harmonic Upgrade for TMC Design Corp.
- Flexibility, Form Define New Monitor Design
- Lighting by the Numbers
- Back9Network Taps FX Design, Hybrid TV for New Studio
- CBS Launches $6 OTT Subscription Package
- Pesa xStream C22 Compact Streaming System Now Shipping
- ABS Refreshes KGW News Studio
- Cartoni Supports Dynamic Sports Video
- Civolution’s Industry-Leading Audio Watermarking Unit Acquired by Kantar Media
- Red Giant Releases Offload: A New Footage Backup Utility for All Cameras and Media Formats
- Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) IBC2014 Wrap-Up
- HARMAN’s JBL Professional Introduces 7 Series Master Reference Monitors
- Tradefair takes the best of British broadcast technology to NATEXPO
- Wohler Names Dayan Sivalingam Director of Engineering for Company's RadiantGrid Business Line
- DigitalGlue Launches Upgrade of Harmonic Video Delivery Infrastructure for TMC Design Corporation
October 15
- FCC Fines Texas TV Group $86,400 for Unauthorized BAS
- Research: More Than 46 Million HHs Will Subscribe to 4KTV Pay Service by 2018
- Discovery Launches New Audio Edit Suites
- Panasonic Ships New VariCam Cameras with Docking Recorder
- Juniper, Akamai Demonstrate Elastic CDN Over Virtualization Platforms
- Larry Thorpe, SMPTE, Recognized by TV Academy
- ATSC Scores Emmy for Loudness Control
- NAB General Counsel Jane Mago Announces Retirement
- Thomson Video Networks' ViBE VS7000 Qualified on Akamai's Cloud
- Triveni Digital CCW 2014 Exhibitor Preview
- Video Clarity SMPTE Preview
- Artel's Kevin Ancelin to Speak at 2014 TranSPORT Conference
- SMPTE to Receive Prestigious Philo T. Farnsworth Award at 66th Primetime Emmy Engineering Award Ceremony
- At full speed: The Art of Light uses wysiwyg for Armin Only – Intense world tour
October 14
- Transcoding Brings Order to Multiple File Chaos
- WorldNow Names John Missale Chief Technology Officer
- Traditions, New Players Mix at 2014 SMPTE
- Broadcast Pix Welcomes Piper Digital as Manufacturer’s Rep
- Rentrak Signs Agreement with Fox Networks Group
- Panasonic’s AJ-PX270 Micro P2 Camcorder
- CIFAP Installs NETIA Radio-Assist Radio Automation System to Support Highly Competitive Training Program
- Thomson Video Networks' ViBE VS7000 Encoding Technology Now Qualified on Akamai Intelligent Platform for Cloud Video Delivery
- Archimedia CMO Josef Marc to Discuss 4K and UHD Viewing at SMPTE 2014 Conference
- Videowalls on New “Entertainment Tonight” Set Use Vista Systems’ Spyder for Image Processing
- Telestream Offers Easy to Use and Automated Solution to Meet New FCC Mandates for Captioning of Online Video Clips
- HPA Announces Power-Packed Line Up for SMPTE 2014 Symposium, "Making Do With More"
October 13
- Sony DADC, Ooyala and RightsLine Create OTT Channel Creation Service
- Artel Video Systems Is Now Employee Owned
- Telestream Automates Captioning of Online Video Clips
- Elements of Enterprise COTS Servers
- WLIG-LP Waiver Could Open More Spectrum for LPTV
- NIST Uses Quantum Properties of Atoms to Measure Field Strength
- ViaSat Delivers 1 Mbps Throughput Next-gen L-band Terminals
- EVS Announces Departure of CEO Joop Janssen
- IC Tuner Pioneer MaxLinear to Acquire Physpeed
- Ethertronics Claims RF Chip Provides 30 Percent Spectral Efficiency Improvement
- DVB-T2/HEVC Trial Begins in Berlin
- Satellite Update for Oct, 13, 2014
- ABC's ‘Rising Star’ Is Born Through Social Media
- WideOrbit, Magna and Tribune Team on Local Programmatic Buying
- Anevia Adds MPEG DASH Multi-DRM to ViaMotion Suite
- Light Sources 101: HMIs
- Turned Off TV Sets Can Jam Signals
- Triveni Streamscope Portal
- Cain Joins Middle Atlantic As Director of Sales Support
- Fairlight Delivers the Gift of Great Sound at Sky Vision Sound Studios
- AJA Io 4K Supports 4K Playback for “Gone Girl” VFX Review
- Artel Video Systems Is Now Employee Owned
October 10
- Ross Video EMEA HQ Opens at Pinewood Studios
- Scripps Acquires Mobile Weather Technology Firm WeatherSphere
- SMPTE Elects Officers and Governors for 2015-16
- Antennas Direct ClearStream Micron XG Indoor DTV Antenna
- Synapse to deliver Vision TV on Freeview
October 9
- Goodyear Covers Events With New Aerial Platform
- 4KTVs: A Conversation with Vizio's Carlos Angulo
- Trans-Pacific Submarine System Delivers 4K Encrypted Video
- Bill Herz Joins Faroudja Enterprises as Chief Operating Officer
- Volicon Deploys Observer at TVG Network
- NewBay Media Announces 2014 News Technology Award Winners
- Artel Video Systems CCW 2014 Exhibitor News
- Volicon CCW Show Preview
- Dega Broadcast Systems Delivers Pristine Audio from Commonwealth Games with HARMAN’s Studer Vista Consoles and Route 6000 System
- Wohler Wins NewBay Media's Best of Show Award for iON Monitoring Platform, Broadcast Beat Award for MPEG Series
- Point Source Audio SERIES8 Honored with BEST MICROPHONE Award
- Triveni Digital's StreamScope MT-50 HDT Wins Multichannel News Innovator Award
- SMPTE Elects Officers and Governors for 2015 and 2016; Robert Seidel of CBS to Serve as Society's New President
October 8
- Leader Debuts HD Waveform Monitor
- Sinclair and Technicolor Do ATSC 3.0 4K Over-the-Air Broadcast
- Black Burst Is Alive and Well in HD Plants
- SMPTE to Put Spotlight on Student Filmmakers During Inaugural Student Film Showcase at SMPTE 2014
- Albis Technologies Futurecom 2014 Exhibitor News
- Avenview Teams with High Resolution Systems to Offer Branded Avenview ControlPro Universal Device Control Software
- DVEO Selected for 2014 Streaming Media 100: The One Hundred Companies that Matter Most in Online Video
- TVG Network Deploys Volicon Observer for Compliance, Extends Use to Enhance Review and Communication
- Digital Vision Heads To AMIA 2014 Annual Conference
- Wohler and Cinnafilm's Tachyon Wormhole Receives 2014 Hollywood Post Alliance Engineering Excellence Award
- Telestream Switch Wins Multichannel News Innovator Award
- CueScript Announces BPS as Its New Distributor in the United Kingdom
October 7
- NSB-25 Field Backup Device for HD, 2K and 4K
- Vitec Videocom Acquires Autocue Group Ltd
- RCS Scores Big for SBS Discovery with Integrated Graphics Workflow
- Sound Devices 970 Takes Audio to the Rack at AES 2014
- NETIA Radio-Assist Selected by Radio Sultanate of Oman to Automate Operations and Digitize National Audio Archives
- SMPTE 2014 to Delve Into Latest Developments in UHDTV, Image Processing, Theatrical Display, and Audio Technology
- SMPTE 2014 to Delve Into Latest Developments in UHDTV, Image Processing, Theatrical Display, and Audio Technology
- RTW Mastering Tools PlugIn Makes US Debut at AES 2014
- The 24th Annual Conference of the Association of Moving Image Archivists Opens Wednesday
- Middle Atlantic Names Colindres As Western Regional Sales Manager
- Riedel Switzerland Serves as Official Radio and Intercom Services Provider for European Athletics Championships
- NUGEN Audio Co-founder Paul Tapper to Present Modern Audio Metering Tutorial at 137th AES Convention
October 6
- Encoder for DSNG and More
- Using ASTER for More Accurate Coverage Studies
- Vinten’s blueBridge Tripod Adapter
- New Satellite Broadcasting Project in Myanmar
- MEDIA BROADCAST Launches -T2 Pilot Project
- Danmon Asia Ltd Appointed Evertz Distributor
- Sony Extends Use of Cinavia to Protect 4K Content
- MAM Enables Global Expansion
- Triveni Digital Simplifies DTV Transport Stream Analysis With New StreamScope MT-50 HDT
- New HD Studio Facility Benefits Journalism Students
- Digital Nirvana Names Two Manufacturer Reps
- Video Equipment Rentals Adds Grass Valley LDX XtremeSpeed
- Yahoo Selects Rovi Music Metadata
- Nugen Audio Launches MasterCheck for Loudness Optimization of Streaming Music
- Summarizing the 2014 State of the Cloud
- LIN's Vince Sadusky to Lead Post-Merger Media General
- SMPTE to Honor Louis F. Wolf Jr. Memorial Scholarship Winners
- Studio Technologies Releases Dante-to-Party-Line Intercom Interface
- Q-TEC Selects Pablo Rio for 4K
- U.S. Consumer Spending Drops Slightly in September
- FCC Proposes New Rules for Wireless Mics and White Space Devices
- FCC Suggests Alternative Spectrum for Wireless Microphones
- Broadcast Applications - CDBS Out, LMS In
- LStelecom AG's TV Bands Database System Approved
- New Rules Proposed for Satellite and Uplink Operations
- RF Shorts for Oct. 6, 2014
- Livestream Unveils GoPro Hero Live Streaming
- AES Gathers in Los Angeles
- Pronology Media Asset Management System Streamlines Production for America’s Got Talent
- Studio Technologies Releases Model 45DR and 45DC Dante-To-Party-Line Intercom Interfaces
- Exploring Audio Control Room Acoustics-Part III
- wysiwyg Lighting Design Video Challenge 2014
- DVEO Wins 2014 Worship Facilities Award for Best Podcasting, Webcasting or Streaming Product for Bidirectional SD HD Encoder/Decoder/Streamer
October 5
- Switching to IP
- ONE Media And Next-Gen Broadcasting
October 3
- Canal+ Enhances Live Coverage of Rallye de France-Alsace With Trimaran GeoRacing System
- Trilogy Provides BBC Comms Links for Scottish Referendum
- JVC Americas and Kenwood USA. to Merge U.S. Operations
- Briefings for NAB and Sinclair Auction Lawsuit Start Oct. 31
- ESPN’s Audience is Up for Fiscal Year
- LG Launches U.S. Sales of 4K OLED TVs
- Public’s Weather Appetite Seems Insatiable
- Monitors Move in ESPN’s Studio W
- The Hollywood Post Alliance Opens Ticket Sales for the 2014 HPA Awards Gala
October 2
- $45 Billion Auction Projection Rests on AT&T’s DirecTV Acquisition Pledge
- 12Stone Church Uses Riedel Artist
- Telestream Vantage Cloud Subscriptions Now Available on AWS Marketplace
- Interactive TV Initiative Works with OTA Broadcast
- WILX NBC10 Picks Up WeatherNation TV as a Dot-2
- The Weather Channel Taps MongoDB
- Cobalt Digital's Quint-Split Video Processor for openGear Takes Home 'Best of Show Award' at IBC 2014
- Forbidden Technologies Makes Triangle Post Canada's First Forscene Service Provider
- Shotoku Boosts Studio Capabilities of National Spanish Broadcaster
- Primestream Broadcast India 2014 Product Preview
- Wohler's Steve Farmer to Present 'Confidence Monitoring: Any Time, Any Way, Any Where' at SMPTE 2014
- Foxtel Upgrades Pay-TV Video Platform Based on Thomson Video Networks' Industry-Leading ViBE EM4000 HD/SD Encoder
- Telestream Vantage Cloud Subscriptions Now Available on AWS Marketplace
October 1
- Georgetown University Celebrates Completion Of LG Digital Broadcast Studio
- Lawmakers Ask for GAO LPTV Auction Impact Study
- FCC Interference Pricing Projects $45 Billion in Proceeds
- Sellers' Coalition to Weigh in on Sinclair Auction Lawsuit
- Bannister Lake Creates Rental Business for Special Projects
- AES Educational Foundation Announces Awards for 2014
- NUGEN Audio Launches MasterCheck for Loudness Optimization of Music for Streaming, Plus Visualizer Audio Analysis Version 2
- Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy® to Give Friday’s Opening Keynote at AES137 Convention
- AES and SMPTE® Partner to Further Strengthen and Educate the Audio Community at 137th Audio Engineering Society Convention
- Radio Television Suisse Optimizes Broadcast Resources with Orad
- WORK Microwave Addresses Broadcast, Satellite, and Telco Industry Challenges at IBC2014
- Creative Audio Post Relies on TSL Microphone to Record Sounds for First 3D Movie Ever Filmed in Antarctica
- Trilogy Provides Comms Links for Scottish Referendum
- GC Pro Helps DCP Productions Take Commercials On The Road
- The Ark expands with Emotion Systems’ eFF
- Canal+ Enhances Live Broadcast Coverage of Rallye de France-Alsace With Trimaran GeoRacing System
- Sound for Picture Track at the Upcoming 137th AES Convention in Los Angeles Offers Expertise of Film and TV Audio Professionals
- SMPTE to Honor Recipients of Louis F. Wolf Jr. Memorial Scholarship at SMPTE 2014
- 12Stone Church Uses Riedel Artist Intercom to Enable Communications for Multicampus Live Video System
- DVEO's Ad+EAS Serter Selected as a Finalist in 27th Annual San Diego Connect Most Innovative New Product Awards