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:
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 Technolgy Award
- Indigo 2110-DC-01 SMPTE ST-2110 Integrated Support Daughtercard Option
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
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
IBC 2019
Product Innovation Award presented by TV Technology
- 9992-DEC-4K-HEVC 4K HEVC/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
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 1x9 MADI Audio Distribution Amplifier
IBC 2011
TV Technology Europe STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient)
- 9257 1x9 MADI Audio Distribution Amplifier
2010
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
IBC 2010
Broadcast Engineering Pick Hit Award
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
NAB 2007
TV Technology STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient)
9035 Analog to Digital Converter
IBC 2007
TV Technology Europe STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient)
9061 Up-Down-Cross Converter
2006
NAB 2006
AIM (Award for Innovation in Media)
openGear® Frame
NAB 2006
TV Technology STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient)
openGear® Frame
NAB 2006
TV Technology STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient)
8090 HD/SD 12-Bit Analog to Digital Converter
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