ISO and IEC experts win prestigious Emmy award

Geneva, Switzerland, 2021-01-26 - The joint technical committee of IEC and ISO (ISO/IEC JTC 1) has been awarded a Technology & Engineering Emmy . The US-based National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) presents Emmy awards for excellence in artistic, educational and technical achievements in television.

The file format subgroup ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 29/WG 3 of MPEG Systems was awarded the Emmy for the development of ISO/IEC 14496-12, Information technology - Coding of audio-visual objects - Part 12: ISO base media file format. The ISO base media file format is designed to contain timed media information for a presentation in a format that facilitates interchange, management, editing, and presentation of the media.

This recognition further reinforces the major contributions that JTC 1/SC 29 has made to the entertainment industry and society at large, said Phil Wennblom, Chair of the joint technical committee, which develops international standards for information and communication technologies through their joint technical committee (ISO/IEC JTC 1).

The ISO Base Media File Format has become the bedrock underlying modern media storage and delivery, spanning both local storage and streaming services for music, video, and other media, said Gary Sullivan, Chair of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29.

The JTC 1 experts will receive the prize at a ceremony in Las Vegas on October 10, 2021. The 72nd Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards will be held in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB).

JTC 1 MPEG and JPEG experts have won a number of Emmy awards in recent years for their ground-breaking contributions to the global audiovisual industry.

The National Academy of Television and Arts & Science (NATAS) is a not-for-profit organization. It is dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry.

About JTC 1

ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee (JTC 1) for information technology, is a consensus-based, voluntary international standards group. Over 2000 experts from 163 countries develop mutually beneficial guidelines that enhance global trade while protecting intellectual property.

Industries develop solutions for their markets and customers. ISO/IEC JTC 1 experts play a role in recommending baselines and standards for safety features, acceptable quality measures and testing, for example. When international bodies apply those recommendations, it can facilitate global acceptance of products, speed up time-to-market for new products and reduce manufacturing costs.

JTC 1 covers coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information as well as artificial intelligence, biometrics, cloud computing, data management, IoT and more.

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