HOLLYWOOD BESTOWS EMMY AWARD ON UN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AGENCY

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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HOLLYWOOD BESTOWS EMMY AWARD ON UN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AGENCY
New York, Aug 25 2008  5:10PM
The United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has  
received a coveted Emmy Award for its part in coming up with a means  
to allow high-quality video to reach devices ranging from mobile  
phones to High Definition Televisions.

The honour recognized the Joint Video Team – comprising the <"http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2008/23.html 
">ITU, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and  
the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) – for its highly  
efficient video compression method to significantly reduce both the  
bandwidth needed to deliver high-quality video and the space to store  
it.

The technology “is a jewel in the crown of international standards  
collaboration,” Malcolm Johnson, Director of ITU’s standardization  
bureau, said in his acceptance speech at a ceremony in Hollywood on  
Saturday.

“Its widespread adoption is testament to the flexibility and  
efficiency that has been engineered by a group of people that have  
dedicated themselves to achieving this goal,” he added.

Called H.264 | MPEG-4 AVC, the technology is used in products for  
companies such as Adobe, Apple, BBC, France Telecom, Motorola, Sony  
and Toshiba to send high-definition video images over broadcast  
television, cable television, satellite television services, Blu-Ray,  
mobile phones and Internet Protocol television.
2008-08-25 00:00:00.000

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