BBC’s research and development is one of the winners revealed on Tuesday as the TV Academy announced the winners of the 2025 Engineering, Science and Technology Emmy Awards. Kudox, who goes to an individual, company or organization to develop broadcast technology, will be held on Tuesday, October 14th at the Saban Media Centre at the TV Academy.
“Behind every unforgettable moment on screen is a breakthrough in science, technology or engineering,” Chris Abrego, a chair at the TV Academy, said in a statement. “These groundbreaking innovations change the way stories are created, shared and experienced. We celebrate these Emmy Award winners and change the way television’s epic powers forever.”
BBC research and development will receive the Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award. This “honors the agency, company, or institution whose contributions have had a major impact on television technology and engineering.”
“This year’s Engineering, Science and Technology Emmy Awards recognize the wide range of technologies used in the industry to support the storytelling process,” said Barry Zegel, co-chair of the Engineering Science and Technology Committee. “The award winners represent a remarkable group of cutting-edge technologies that have the production, safety and artistry of advanced television in an immeasurable way when our industry began. We also recognize innovators who set the standards that revolutionized the production and distribution of amazing production and distribution.”
Co-Chair Wendy Ailsworth paid tribute to Shubin and the BBC’s research and development.
This is an honor that will be presented at the 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmys.
Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award
Receiver: Markschbin
“Markschvin (with a degree in chemical engineering from Stevens’ Institute of Technology) has been involved in television since 1967, working on all aspects, including design, manufacturing, lighting, sound, cameras, editing, distribution. He has been supporting the project for many years, both from the world and since its founding.
“Schubin has been a program chair for HPA Tech Retreat since 1998, frequently spoke at events and seminars on the wide range of technical topics and television history, and has been a member of the National Television Arts and Sciences and Engineering Committee for over 30 years.
Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award
Receiver: BBC Research and Development
“Since its founding in 1930, the team has led the path of breakthroughs that become everyday essentials, including FM radio, stereo sound, song titles, and radio data systems that send traffic updates to car radio. High Dynamic Range (HDR) information and 5G network hybrid gamma (HLG) continues to define the future of television in the research of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) authenticity, BBC’s research and development also helps create standards that allow media creators to understand better human/AI collaboration and copyright in AI-generated media.”
Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards
“It is presented to individuals, businesses, or organizations for engineering, science, or technology development. They either significantly improve existing methods or are inherently innovative, thus having a significant impact on television production, recording, transmission and reception, which has improved the storytelling process.”
Recipients: George Dochev and Peter Thompson for Lucidlink Development
“LucidLink is a cloud-native storage collaboration platform that streams data on demand, allowing creative teams to instantly access and edit the same file from anywhere.
Receiver: Ian Sampson for Hush Pro Development
“Hush Pro is an AI-powered audio plugin that separates interactions from ambient noise, temporary sounds, and room reflections. This allows editors and re-recording mixers to clean up produced audio with incredible efficiency, minimal artifacts and outstanding quality.”
Receiver: Fraunhofer IIS and Intopix for JPEG XS development
“JPEG XS is a state-of-the-art image compression format that transmits high-quality images with minimal latency and resource consumption and virtually no loss-making image quality. Therefore, JPEG XS is ideal for live, professional video and broadcast applications that present the challenge of delivering the highest quality bandwidth.”
Recipients: Society and Television Engineers (SMPTE), European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Video Services Forum (VSF)
“ST 2110 is a set of standards for transmitting uncompressed video, audio and data over digital Internet protocol (IP) networks in professional media environments. It emerges as an alternative to traditional serial digital interface (SDI) infrastructure, increasing flexibility and scalability.”
Receivers: Mark T. Noel, Jesse Noel, Casey D. Noel, JD Schwalm for motion-based development
“The motion base of the NACMO series is the first of its kind developed as a mobile motion base built specifically for television and film production. These machines offer a safe and streamlined approach that gives six movements (seven with optional rotors) to a static prop or set piece, such as a boat, helicopter, or car.”
Receiver: Jason Domenigo for the development of action factory plays with Fire Hydrogel
“Action Factory Play with Fire Hydrogel is an innovative, high-performance polymer designed to provide unparalleled protection against extreme heat during the performance of fire stunts. 74-76 degrees f; these gels are designed for durability and application.
Receiver: Rob Drewett and Andy Nancollis for the development of the Agito Dolly system
“Agito is a versatile, compact, modular robot dolly system designed to keep the camera stable and moving for cameras and television productions. It is often likened to a “Swiss Army Knife” for camera movement, folding multiple traditional rig tasks into a single, reconfigurable platform. ”
Recipients: About Zoom development for Andy Carluccio, Jonathan Kokotajlo, Eyeal Hadida and Brendan Ittelson
“Zoom for Broadcast is a media integration platform that turns Zoom meetings into broadcast-enabled feeds, extracts individual high-quality videos and audio from remote participants, and routes them to professional live productions. With the familiar meeting experience.”
Receivers: FX Continuum for the development of Boris Yamnitsky, Jason Clement, Mike Escola, Peter McAuley
“The Boris FX Continuum stands as one of the most enduring collections of plugins in post-production history, relying for decades by editors, motion graphic designers and VFX artists. Its tools have shaped the appearance of broadcast television and have become the decisive standard for impact, migration and image repair.”
