National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Releases 67th Award Recipients The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has released the recipients of the 67th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards. By RS Staff Published: September 9, 2015 ⋅ Updated: April 15, 2019 The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has released the recipients of the 67th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards that will take place on Friday, January 8, 2016, marking the tenth consecutive year that the awards have been presented during the Consumer Electronics Show. The reception and presentation will take place in the Bellagio Grand Ballroom at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas beginning at 6:30 p.m. “One of the reasons for the exciting growth of our industry can be attributed to what these talented and innovative companies have achieved,” said Bob Mauro, president, NATAS. “Their unrelenting passion in pushing the boundaries of what television can be continues to surprise and inspire us and we salute their efforts with this well-deserved recognition.” The individuals and companies that will be honored at the event include: 2015 Technical / Engineering Achievement Awards Pioneering Optimization of Advertising Placement in Single Channel Linear Television Programs: BCS (Imagine Communications) Standardization and Pioneering Development of Non-Live Broadband Captioning: Netflix Home Box Office (HBO) Telestream SMPTE W3C Open Modular Platform for Broadcast and Production Distribution and Conversion Equipment: Ross Video Development and Standardization of HDBaseT Connectivity Technology for Commercial and Residential HDMI/DVI Installations: Valens Semiconductor Phonetic Indexing and Timing: Nexidia Inc. Steganographic Technologies for Audio/Video: Nielsen Civolution Digimarc Verance Pre-Production Visualization System: Autodesk Cast-Soft Innoventive Software Robert Abel The Concept of Scanning for Image Transmission: Alexander Bain Pioneering Development of Data Driven Traffic Systems for Multichannel Environments: MSA Turner Development of Enabling Technology for High Density Video Switching and Routing Solutions: MACOM Closed-loop Statistical Multiplexing of Geographically Distributed Encoders: DirecTV Echostar Ericsson Harmonic