Awards
Founded in 1997, Cobalt Digital has earned a reputation for innovative design and first-class engineering. As an indication of Cobalt's contribution to the industry, the company is honored to be the recipient of the following awards:
2025
ISE 2025
Best of Show 2025 at ISE
AVTechnology: SAPPHIRE BBG-2110-4Ho/4Sio
- BBG-2110-4Ho/4Sio ST 2110/IPMX Quad-Channel Converter
NAB 2025
Best of Show: TV Technology
ARIA AUD-MON-H 1RU Rack Mount Audio Monitor with LCD Metering
ARIA AUD-MON-V 1RU Rack Mount Audio Monitor with LCD Metering
NAB 2025
SAPPHIRE BBG-2110-4Ho/4Sio ST 2110/IPMX Quad Channel Converter with 12G SDI and HDMI Outputs
InfoComm 2025
AVTechnology Best of Show
COBALT WAVE Control Series CP-84L 2U Remote Control Panel
COBALT WAVE Control Series CP-78 2U Remote Control Panel
COBALT WAVE Control Series CP-44 1U Remote Control Panel
COBALT WAVE Control Series CP-42L 1U Remote Control Panel
2024
NAB 2024
NABSHOW Product of the Year 2024
Audio Production & Processing: COBALT ARIA OG-AUD4-DANTE 4 Channel 12G SDI DANTE/AES/MADI/Embed/De-Embed functions
4 Channel 12G SDI DANTE/AES/MADI/Embed / De-Embed functions
NAB 2024
NABSHOW Product of the Year 2024
Remote Production: COBALT PACIFIC ULL-DEC HEVC Upgradeable AVC/MPEG-2 Software Defined Broadcast - Ultra Low Latency Decoder
NAB 2024
Best of Show: TV Technology
PACIFIC 9992-ENC-INDIGO
- 9992-ENC COBALT PACIFIC HEVC Upgradeable AVC / MPEG2 Software Defined Broadcast Encoder
IBC 2024
Best of Show: TV Technology
- COBALT INDIGO OG-2110-BIDI4-GATEWAY OG-2110-BIDI4-GATEWAY openGear® card
AV Technology Award
- ARIA OG-AUD4-DANTE 4 Channel 12G SDI DANTE/AES/MADI/Embed / De-Embed functions
2023
IBC 2023
Best of Show at IBC2023
WAVE RTR-64x64 & WAVE RTR-32x32 12G-SDI routers
NAB 2023
NABSHOW Product of the Year 2023
NAB 2023
NAB 2023
- BBG-2110-H/S COBALT SAPPHIRE Single Channel JPEG-XS Mini-Converter
NAB 2023
- COBALT SafeLink Gateway Protecting Transport Streams with RIST
IBC 2023
Best of Show at IBC2023
PACIFIC ULL-DEC HEVC Upgradeable AVC/MPEG-2 Software Defined Broadcast - Ultra Low Latency Decoder
2022
NAB 2022
TVBEurope Best of Show 2022 Award at NAB
Advanced by Technicolor’s Reversible Inverse Tone Mapping processing engine integrated into our software definable 9904-UDX-4K processor.
9904-UDX-4K 12G/6G/3G/HD/SD UHD Up/Down/Cross Converter/Frame Sync/Embed/De-Embed Audio Processor, with +HDR-TCHCLR-4K real-time intelligent HDR conversion powered by Technicolor®.
NAB 2022
NEXT TV Best of Show Award at NAB
Multi-link video transport using RIST powered by the 9992-ENC encoder and the 9992-DEC decoder.
9992-ENC-4K-HEVC 4K HEVC / AVC / MPEG2 Software Defined Broadcast Encoder with Single-Channel 4K or Quad-Channel 2K Video Paths
9992-DEC-4K-HEVC 4K HEVC/AVC/MPEG-2 Software Defined Broadcast Decoder with Single-Channel 4K or Dual-Channel 2K Video Paths
IBC 2022
Best of Show: TV Technology
- 9905-MPx 3G/HD/SD Quad-Path Up/Down/Cross Converter/Frame Sync/Embed/De-Embed Audio Processor with Advanced HDR Conversion
2021
IBC 2021
IBC2021 Innovation Awards / IBC Special Award
Cobalt Digital proudly provided products and participated in NBCUniversal's solution for the Tokyo Olympic Games. We're grateful to NBCUniversal for sharing their Special Award recognition with us. Below is an excerpt from the official IBC2021 Innovation Awards press release.
IBC2021 chose to present a special award to NBCUniversal for its technical work around bringing the Tokyo Olympic Games to its audience and offering them the chance to enjoy live action in Ultra HD: 4k resolution, high dynamic range colour and Dolby Atmos sound. While production processes for recorded, scripted content in Ultra HD are now well established, NBCUniversal has led the way in developing the necessary technology for single-stream production workflows in sport.
NBCUniversal covered the whole content pipeline, from acquisition and management of 4k content in the HLG colour space to a new version of its Skypath distribution system, ensuring the Ultra HD versions were made available to more than 200 local TV stations across the USA. This ensured that the full 4k, HDR, Dolby Atmos Ultra HD experience was available to 70% of the country.
David Mazza, CTO of NBC Sports Group and Olympics and Clarence Hau, SVP of NBCUniversal Operations & Technology, said, “We are honoured to be recognised by IBC with this prestigious award. The Tokyo Games culminated years of live HDR and Atmos production and distribution development, leading to today’s refined techniques. “We are grateful to IBC for recognising this achievement by the technical teams across NBC Sports and Operations & Technology.”
IBC 2021
IBC Best of Show: TV Technology Award
- COBALT INDIGO 2110-DC-01 SMPTE ST 2110 Integrated daughter card option for the 9904-UDX-4K and 9905-MPx openGear® cards
NAB 2021
NABSHOW Product of the Year 2021
Hardware Infrastructure: Indigo 2110-DC-01 SMPTE ST-2110 Integrated Support Daughtercard Option for 9904-UDX-4K and 9905-MPx cards
NAB 2021
NABSHOW Product of the Year 2021
IT Networking/Infrastructure and Security Technology: RIST (Reliable Internet Stream Transport)
NAB 2021
NABSHOW Product of the Year 2021
Hardware Infrastructure: 9905-MPx 3G/HD/SD Quad-Path Up/Down/Cross Converter/Frame Sync/Embed/De-Embed Audio Processor
2019
IBC 2019
Product Innovation Award presented by TV Technology
- COBALT PACIFIC 9992-2DEC-4K-HEVC 4K HEVC/AVC/MPEG-2 Software Defined Broadcast Decoder
70th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards
Technology & Engineering Emmy®
Pioneering Reliable Transmission Method for Live Contribution and Distribution TV Links.
Cobalt product using this technology include:
9223-S Single-Channel 3G/HD/SD MPEG-4 Encoder
9223-D Dual-Channel 3G/HD/SD MPEG-4 Encoder
9990-DEC MPEG4 AVC and MPEG2 Decoder
9992-ENC HEVC Upgradeable AVC / MPEG2 Software Defined Broadcast Encoder
9992-ENC-HEVC-4K 4K HEVC / AVC / MPEG2 Software Defined Broadcast Encoder
NAB 2019
TV Technology Best of Show
9992-ENC-4K-HEVC 4K HEVC / AVC / MPEG2 Software Defined Broadcast Encoder
9992-DEC-4K-HEVC 4K/AVC/MPEG-2 Software Defined Broadcast Decoder
2018
NAB 2018
TV Technology Best of Show
- 9904-UDX-4K 12G/6G/3G/HD/SD UHD Up/Down/Cross Converter/Frame Sync/Embed/De-Embed Audio Processor with Advanced HDR Conversion
2017
2016
NewBay Media TV Technology 2016 Product Innovation Award
TV Technology 2016 Product Innovation Award
+SCTE104-FAST – Frame-Accurate SCTE Trigger option
2015
NewBay Media Product Innovation Award
- +TTS Text-To-Speech Option
2014
2013
8th Annual Innovation Celebration
2013 Innovation Longevity Award
This esteemed award recognizes individuals and corporations that have made significant and lasting contributions to their industry and the community, while providing leadership necessary to ensure continued economic success of Champaign County and the development of entrepreneurial talent in the community.
2012
GV Expo 2012
Government SALUTE Award
BlueBox™ Group
- BBG-A-TO-S HD/SD Analog Component/Composite-To-HD/SD-SDI
- BBG-H-TO-S HD/SD Analog Component/Composite-To-HD/SD-SDI
- BBG-S-TO-A HD/SD Analog Component/Composite-To-HD/SD-SDI
- BBG-S-TO-H HD/SD Analog Component/Composite-To-HD/SD-SDI
GV Expo 2012
Government SALUTE Award
BlueBox™ Group
- BBG-A-TO-S HDMI-To-3G/HD/SD-SDI
- BBG-H-TO-S HDMI-To-3G/HD/SD-SDI
- BBG-S-TO-A HDMI-To-3G/HD/SD-SDI
- BBG-S-TO-H HDMI-To-3G/HD/SD-SDI
GV Expo 2012
Government SALUTE Award
BlueBox™ Group
- BBG-A-TO-S HD/SD-SDI-To-HD/SD Analog Component/Composite
- BBG-H-TO-S HD/SD-SDI-To-HD/SD Analog Component/Composite
- BBG-S-TO-A HD/SD-SDI-To-HD/SD Analog Component/Composite
- BBG-S-TO-H HD/SD-SDI-To-HD/SD Analog Component/Composite
GV Expo 2012
Government SALUTE Award
BlueBox™ Group
- BBG-A-TO-S 3G/HD/SD-SDI-To-HDMI
- BBG-H-TO-S 3G/HD/SD-SDI-To-HDMI
- BBG-S-TO-A 3G/HD/SD-SDI-To-HDMI
- BBG-S-TO-H 3G/HD/SD-SDI-To-HDMI
IBC 2012
TV Technology Europe STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient)
- HPF-9000 High-Power 20-Slot openGear® Compatible Frame
NAB 2012
TV Technology STAR Award
(Superior Technology Award Recipient)
LMNTS
- LMNTS Transport Stream Loudness Processor
2011
IBC 2011
TV Technology Europe STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient)
- 9257 Cobalt ROYAL 1x9 MADI Audio Distribution Amplifier
IBC 2011
TV Technology Europe STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient)
- 9257 Cobalt ROYAL 1x9 MADI Audio Distribution Amplifier
2010
IBC 2010
Broadcast Engineering Pick Hit Award
9901-UDX 3G/HD/SD Up-Down-Cross Converter/Frame Sync/Audio Embed/De-Embed
IBC 2010
TV Technology Europe STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient)
9901-UDX 3G/HD/SD Up-Down-Cross Converter/Frame Sync/Audio Embed/De-Embed
2008
IBC 2008
TV Technology Europe STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient)
- OGCP-9000 Remote Control Panel
2007
IBC 2007
TV Technology Europe STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient)
9061 Up-Down-Cross Converter
NAB 2007
TV Technology STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient)
9035 Analog to Digital Converter
2006
NAB 2006
TV Technology STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient)
8090 HD/SD 12-Bit Analog to Digital Converter
NAB 2006
AIM (Award for Innovation in Media)
openGear® Frame
NAB 2006
TV Technology STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient)
openGear® Frame
2003
IBC 2003
TV Technology Europe STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient)
8021 HD/SD Up/Down/Cross Converter
1998
NAB 1998
Broadcast Engineering Pick Hit
4010 SDI to Analog Composite