TelcoTV Announces Call for Entries for 2011 Vision Awards

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The TelcoTV 2011 Vision Awards call for entries is now open. Submissions for these prestigious industry awards will be accepted until September 30, 2011. Recognizing outstanding leadership and innovation, the 4th Annual TelcoTV Vision Awards will be presented at the tenth annual TelcoTV Conference and Expo in October 2011. With the theme "Ten Years Transforming Telecom and Entertainment," the show promises to attract businesses targeting the convergence of the entertainment and communications market.

Categories for this year's awards include:

• Innovation in Broadband Access Networks
• Innovation in Digital Rights Management and Conditional Access Systems (formerly Conditional Access)
• Innovation in Customer Premises Equipment
• Innovation in Consumer Viewing Experience & Interactivity (NEW!)
• Innovation in Test & Measurement
• Innovation in Content Management Systems (NEW!)
• Innovation in Middleware
• Innovation in Video Processing (Expands "Encoding")
• Service Provider's Innovation Award

"The TelcoTV Vision Awards provide an opportunity to be recognized for innovation and excellence," said Joseph Braue, SVP and Group Director of UBM TechWeb's Light Reading division, which co-produces the event with the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association. "There are categories that address all aspects of the video value chain— from aggregation to access platforms and everything in between. Our panel of experts is eager to review entries from vendors and service providers alike to learn what's new and worthy of their consideration."

Online submission forms and an FAQ for the awards may be found at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TelcoTVAwards .

The TelcoTV 2011 Vision Awards are open to video service providers, technology manufacturers, and vendors. Companies can nominate themselves, their suppliers, vendors or customers. To be eligible for nomination, the product or service must have been launched no earlier than last year's TelcoTV event (held November 2010). Further qualifications and more information can be found in the online FAQ. To help simplify the submission process, a sample submission form is also available online. Completed award entries will be judged by a panel of industry experts, including TelcoTV management, service providers, industry consultants, and editorial staff.

Visit the TelcoTV 2011 website at http://www.TelcoTVonline.com for a complete conference and expo agenda.  

About Light Reading (www.lightreading.com)

Light Reading combines its research-led online communities and targeted events portfolio to help those in the global communications industry make informed decisions.   Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for telecom analysis for more than 300,000 subscribers each month, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. Light Reading produces targeted communications events and focused one-day conferences each year for cable, mobile, and wireline executives across five continents. As part of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lrcn.com), Light Reading leverages the industry's most trusted telecom research brands, Heavy Reading and Pyramid Research, to contribute to the only integrated business information platform serving the $4 trillion global communications industry. 

About Light Reading Communications Network (www.lrcn.com)

The Light Reading Communications Network combines the most trusted telecom research brands with award-winning online communities and a rich events portfolio to deliver the only integrated business information platform serving the global communications industry.  With the power of this platform, leaders who build, deploy, finance, and regulate next-generation telecom networks are able to make more informed decisions on emerging market and service opportunities. The Light Reading Communications Network is a division of UBM TechWeb (www.ubmtechweb.com), the global leader in technology media and business information.  

About UBM TechWeb (www.ubmtechweb.com)

UBM TechWeb, the global leader in technology media and business information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology.  Through its core businesses – media solutions, marketing services, and professional information – UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands, applications, and services in the technology market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals (CIOs, IT and IT Support managers, Web and digital professionals, software and game developers, government decision makers, telecom providers and business executives) actively participate in UBM TechWeb's communities. UBM TechWeb brands include: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Game Developers Conference (GDC), Web 2.0, Black Hat, and Enterprise Connect (formerly VoiceCon); large-scale online networks such as InformationWeek, Light Reading, and Gamasutra; research, training, and certification services, including HDI, Pyramid Research, and InformationWeek Analytics; and market-leading magazines such as InformationWeek and Wall Street & Technology.  UBM TechWeb is part of UBM plc, a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

About NTCA

The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association is the premier association representing more than 560 locally owned and controlled telecommunications cooperatives and commercial companies throughout rural and small-town America. NTCA provides its members with legislative, regulatory, and industry representation; meetings; publications and educational programs; and an array of employee benefit programs. Visit http://www.ntca.org for more information.

CONTACTS:

Dawn Danaher
Media Relations, TelcoTV 2011
Tel: +1 714 378 5841  
[email protected]

Carolyn Herr
Director of Events
Light Reading
Tel:  + 1 949 223 3614
Email:  [email protected]

SOURCE Light Reading