IBC 2015: IABM has announced the shortlist of nominees for its 2015 Design & Innovation Awards.

The awards recognise innovative or ground-breaking products in the broadcast and media sector.

This year’s Design & Innovation Awards received a record number of entrants. Winners, across nine designated categories, will be announced at a ceremony at IBC in Amsterdam on Saturday 12 September.

IABM director of technology and strategic insight John Ive said: “The standard and quality of entrants is going to make the final judging process extremely challenging.

“The high level has surpassed all of our expectations and it makes me proud to be part of an industry where creativity and innovation has played such a fundamental role, both during this current period of change and further into the future.”

The shortlist:

Acquisition and production

  • Suitcase TV
  • Grass Valley
  • I-Movix
  • Gearhouse Broadcast

Post production

  • Marquis Broadcast
  • Telestream
  • Thinklogical

Content and communication Infrastructure

  • EVS
  • IHSE GmbH
  • Riedel Communications
  • Audi
  • AATON-Digital
  • Clear-Com

Storage

  • Ardis Technologies
  • Ericsson Inc
  • GB Labs

System automation and control

  • Avid
  • ChyronHego
  • Net Insight AB

Playout and delivery systems

  • Elemental Technologies
  • Harmonic
  • Imagine Communications

Test, quality control and monitoring

  • Archimedia Technology
  • Omnitek
  • Volicon
  • Services
  • Anvato
  • Conax AS
  • Provys