FEED Spring 2022 Newsletter

IABM AWARDS: THE WINNERS

Acknowledging outstanding innovation and achievement, FEED celebrates the 2021 IABM BaM Awards

Taking place in December with attendees from across the globe, the awards were held virtually following the cancellation of exhibitions. The two editions of the BaM Awards to have held at NAB Show and IBC were rolled into a single event.

Judging was carried out by a panel of over 40 independent judges – each with expertise in one or more of the classifications on show. See below for a selection of the award categories, as well as their eventual winners.

CATEGORY: BROADCAST/MEDIA COMPANY OF THE YEAR WINNER: BEIN MEDIA GROUP The network produced some outstanding coverage of Euro 2020 – the first major live sports event since the March 2020 global lockdown. It did this despite ongoing restrictions, achieving almost one billion views across the MENA region, combining 15 hours of live, daily studio coverage with expert analysis from local and international talent.

Blackbird is spearheading the critical issue of sustainability within the media and video industry. Its cloud-native production technology has been independently found to generate up to 91% less CO2 at source than on-premises and cloud-based workflows, because it requires no special hardware or virtual machine, runs on any laptop, uses only 2Mbps bandwidth and eliminates travel. Blackbird is delivering real, tangible benefits to both its customers and the wider world. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY WINNER: BLACKBIRD

CATEGORY: CREATE WINNER: EVS – XTRAMOTION

Leveraging cloud processing and machine learning, XtraMotion enables the transformation

of footage from any camera angle into high-speed video using frame interpolation.

CATEGORY: MOST INCLUSIVE COMPANY WINNER: BT SPORT

BT Sport has taken real action right across its operation to promote diversity and inclusion. Well over 100 of its staff have taken part in a dedicated D&I programme, and it has produced a Premier League football match including all-female

on-screen talent and production staff. BT Sport is a founder of Rise Up, inspiring girls into the industry, running takeovers that let students create BT Sport shows, and its School 21 programme engages those from many backgrounds.

CATEGORY: MONETISE WINNER: EON MEDIA

CATEGORY: CONNECT WINNER: VIZRT GROUP – CONNECTING THE WORLD WITH NDI

A point solution that enables media businesses to gather more data for advertising measurement. It’s an interesting and innovative answer – leveraging image recognition technology to deliver a new use case, supported by a case study.

This submission stands out not just for being so well-placed when broadcasting in Covid-19 times, but also the enormous opportunities ahead for climate-friendly

remote production everywhere. NDI 5 brings the benefits of IP studio to the mass market with wide adoption; the Bridge enables global connectivity.

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