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IMS Research announced the winners of its 2010 TV Innovation Awards.

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Winners Announced for 2010 TV Innovation Awards

The awards honor the most innovative television companies shaping the future of television TV 3.0 – Innovations in TV & Content Delivery Conference

LOS ANGELES–IMS Research is proud to announce the winners of the 2010 TV Innovation Awards. The second annual TV Innovation Awards took place at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, CA as part of TV 3.0 – Innovations in TV & Content Delivery on December 7th, 2010.

The TV Innovation Awards honor the most groundbreaking companies in the television space shaping the future of the medium in 14 different categories. In addition, IMS Research presented the 2010 Innovator of the Year Award to the company making the biggest impact on the television viewing experience.

This year’s winners are…

3D Television – Panasonic VIERA TC-P50VT25 Full HD 3D Plasma TV
Advanced User Interface – Nagravision OpenTV nX
Audio – Dolby Laboratories for Dolby® Volume
Content Protection – Civolution for NexGuard – PayTV & Online
Content Storage – Streambox
Green Technology – TAOS Inc. Digital Ambient Light Sensors
Immersive TV – SRS Labs 5.1 – Surround Sound Everywhere
Interactive TV – Samsung Electronics Internet@TV with Samsung Apps
Mobile TV – Axel Technologies Fuugo
On-Demand – Verizon FiOS with Flex View
Semiconductor Solutions – Saankhya Labs Global TV Demodulator Chip SL1001
Set-top Box – Logitech Revue with GoogleTV
TV Design – Silicon Labs Si217x Single-Chip Hybrid TV Tuner with Analog Demodulator
TV Performance – Panasonic VIERA TC-P50VT25 Full HD 3D Plasma TV

This year’s Innovator of the Year Award went to Dolby Laboratories for their Dolby® Volume, a volume leveling solution deployed on Motorola’s DCX series of set-top boxes.

About the TV Innovation Awards
As the TV industry evolves to a true on-demand experience, with users able to access extensive libraries of content to be viewed at a time and place and on the device of their choosing, many new challenges and opportunities are presented. The goal of the TV Innovation Awards is to recognize the most forward thinking companies who are creating products and services that are driving this new TV paradigm. Judged by an independent panel of industry experts and administered by IMS Research, these awards provide companies the opportunity to showcase their innovative product or solution to a wide and diverse audience.