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NAB 2023: MESA Members Dominate Best in Show Awards

LAS VEGAS — The numbers are in: more than 65,000 people attended the annual NAB Show, representing 166 countries, with more than 1,200 companies exhibiting. And MESA membership not only was out in force, but also took home some hardware, following the announcement of the 2023 Product of the Year Awards.

The awards recognize the most significant and promising new products and technologies exhibited at the NAB Show in the Create, Connect and Capitalize categories.

“Every year, NAB Show is excited to see what new, innovative breakthroughs our nominees have made to transform how content is created, connected and capitalized throughout the media and entertainment industry,” said Eric Trabb, SVP and chief customer success officer for NAB. “The winners of the 2023 Product of the Year Awards have demonstrated how they can help storytellers face the challenges of the present and future by revolutionizing the content lifecycle at all its stages.”

MESA winners in the Create category:
• Sony, two, for the FR7 camera and VENICE Extension System 2.
• DTS/Xperi for the DTS AutoStage Broadcaster Portal
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) for AWS Studio in the Cloud

MESA winners in the Connect category:
• LucidLink for LucidLink FileSpaces
• Wasabi Technologies for Wasabi Cloud Sync Manager
• Zixi for its Intelligent Data Platform (IDP)

MESA winners in the Capitalize category:
• Fabric for its Origin service
• Adobe for Text-Based Editing in Adobe Premiere Pro
• Prime Focus Technologies for it CLEAR AI – Video Reframing and Transformation
• Verimatrix for Verimatrix Streamkeeper
• Veritone for Veritone Generative AI
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) for AWS Elemental MediaConnect Gateway
• Synamedia for Quortex Link
• Zixi for Zixi D2C Gateway
• Alteon.io for Alteon.io
• Ateliere Creative Technologies for Ateliere Connect
• Prime Focus Technologies for CLEAR Localize
• Sony ELF-SR2 for Sony 27-inch Spatial Reality Display

“We’re thrilled to have been recognized with the NAB Product of the Year award,” said Peter Thompson, CEO of LucidLink. “This award highlights the transformative impact of LucidLink’s technology on the media and entertainment industry, enabling creative professionals to collaborate in real-time from anywhere in the world. Our team is committed to pushing the limits of what’s possible with cloud technology and we’re excited to continue providing our customers with cutting-edge solutions.”

Beginning Thursday, read the M+E Daily for booth interviews with every MESA member attending NAB 2023.