IBC2008 Celebrates Winners
Celebrating in Amsterdam were winners of the IBC's four 2008 Awards for Innovation, which honor the partnerships between the suppliers and users.
Award recipients ranged from a teen concert movie to a VOD concert for grownups to technical tools.
The winners are:
International Honour for Excellence—Jeffrey Katzenberg
Special Award—The first international transmission of Super Hi-Vision content
Innovation Award Judges Prize—Walt Disney Pictures' "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds" concert film
Innovation Award for Content Creation—Stereo 3D post production for Walt Disney Pictures' "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" film
Innovation Award for Content Management—NBC Universal's MICAH Production Workflow
Innovation Award for Content Delivery—Instant VOD delivery of the Live Earth Concerts
Best Conference Paper—"Aspect Processing: The Shape of Things to Come" by Mike Knee of Snell & Wilcox
Best Large Free Design Stand—Astra (1.B51)
Best Smaller Free Design Stand—Ruwido (1.D68)
Most Imaginative Use of Shell Scheme Space—Innobits (12E.D37)
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