The Television Academy has announced the recipients of its 2025 Engineering, Science and Technology Emmy Awards.
Recognising the achievements of individuals, companies and organisations in developing broadcast technology, the winners were announced ahead of the Awards ceremony which will take place on October 14th at the Television Academy’s Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, California.
BBC Research and Development has been named as the recipient of this year’s Philo T , Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award, which honours an agency, company or institution, “whose contributions over time have significantly impacted television technology and engineering.”
The award acknowledges BBC Research and Development’s “proud history of shaping how we watch and experience television,” said the Academy, recognising the team’s work in the development and standardisation of advances such as High-Definition TV (HDTV) and Ultra High-Definition TV (UHDTV), Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) for the carriage of High Dynamic Range (HDR) information and 5G networks. The Academy also looked ahead to the team’s work in researching Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and its leading participation in industry collaboration over the continuing integration of AI throughout the industry.
Craig Abrego, Chair of the Television Academy, said, “Behind every unforgettable moment on screen is a breakthrough in science, technology or engineering. These groundbreaking innovations transform the way stories are created, shared and experienced. We celebrate these Emmy winners for forever changing how we experience the magnificent power of television.”
Additional recipients of the Awards included:
Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award
- Mark Schubin
Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards
- George Dochev and Peter Thompson for the development of LucidLink
- Ian Sampson for the development of Hush Pro
- Fraunhofer IIS and intoPIX for the development of JPEG XS
- Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers [SMPTE], European Broadcasting Union [EBU] and Video Services Forum [VSF] for the development of the ST 2110 Suite of Standards
- Mark T. Noel, Jesse Noel, Casey D. Noel and J.D. Schwalm for the development of the NACMO series of motion bases
- Jayson Dumenigo for the development of Action Factory’s Play’n with Fire Hydrogels
- Rob Drewett and Andy Nancollis for the development of the AGITO Dolly System
- Andy Carluccio, Jonathan Kokotajlo, Eyal Hadida and Brendan Ittelson for the development of Zoom for Broadcast
- Boris Yamnitsky, Jason Clement, Mike Escola and Peter McAuley for the development of Boris FX Continuum
The Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards are made possible by Television Academy sponsors Decoy, FIJI Water, Franciacorta, Johnnie Walker Blue Label, LG, People, The Ritz-Carlton and United Airlines.
