MUMBAI: The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences‘ (Natas) Lifetime Achievement Award in Technology and Engineering will be presented to Sony chairman and CEO Sir Howard Stringer at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Stringer is one of the the recipients of the 62nd Annual Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards that will take place on 6 January, 2011. This event marks the fifth consecutive year that the Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards have been presented in conjunction with CES.
Natas says that Stringer is one of the most respected executives in the communications industry. Since joining Sony in 2005, he has proven to be an innovative leader while heading the company’s high-profile expansion into digital broadcasting, the Internet and computer technology, including 3D TV.
Other individuals and companies that will be honoured at the event include Cablelabs for enabling standards for the delivery of television via broadband data systems. HME and RTS Systems will be honoured for developing wireless intercom. Dolby Laboratories and Linear Acoustic will be recognised for developming Audio Meta Data Process for conforming audio the ATSC digital TV standard.
Launched in 1948, The Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards honour development and innovation in broadcast technology and recognise companies, organisations and individuals for breakthroughs in technology that have a significant effect on television engineering.
