ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

ABU Green Broadcast Engineering Award

ABU Developing Broadcasters’ Excellence Award

Dr Reza Alidadi | IRIB-Iran

Fu Haibo | RTPRC-China

Golden Eagle Broadcasting System-China | RTPRC-China | RFTRI-China

Joe Wafewa | NBC-Papua New Guinea

 For his contribution in leading IRIB’s migration from SD to HD and 4K-UHD as an important national project.

For his outstanding leadership of Inner Mongolia Broadcast and Television Network Group including the provision of coverage in many remote areas.

For developing the 5G iMango Radio system promoting environmental protection measures and other green initiatives.

For leading the installation and commissioning of an AM transmitter in Goroka and bringing radio services to many remote areas.

ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

ABU Green Broadcast Engineering Award

Iwaki Masakazu | NHK-Japan

Zhang Hong | Radio and Television Administration of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, RTPRC-China

DRFT-China 

For his promotion of AI technologies for programme production and his outstanding contributions to the ABU Technical Committee and ABU activities.

For her outstanding leadership of the broadcasting industry of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

For promoting environmental protection measures and green initiatives in the design and construction of the Guangzhou TV Tower.

ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

ABU Green Broadcast Engineering Award

ABU Developing Broadcasters’ Excellence Award

Lee Chung Hyung | KBS-Korea

Dr Reza Alidadi | IRIB-Iran

AIR-India | DRFT-China | NBT-Thailand

Wali Ahmad Kabir | RTA-Afghanistan

For his outstanding leadership in establishing the digital broadcasting technology plan and his contributions in the digital transition in Korea.

For his outstanding leadership and innovative contributions in the development of the radio and television industry in Iran.

AIR for adopting green technologies throughout its digitalisation programmes and promoting awareness of climate change.

DRFT for the environmental protection measures taken in the Lotus TV Tower project in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

NBT for promoting the protection of the environment throughout its digital transition.

For successfully overcoming many challenges in RTA’s ongoing transition to digital broadcasting.

2018

Ashgabat hosted by TVTM-Turkmenistan

ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

ABU Green Broadcast Engineering Award

Sunil | DD-India

Yong Duk Kim | KBS-Korea

DRFT-China

For his important contributions to the modernisation and development of Doordarshan.

For his outstanding contributions to the development of UHD broadcasting.

For the development and promotion of green technology
in China’s radio and TV projects.

2017

Chengdu hosted by RTPRC-China

ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

ABU Green Broadcast Engineering Award

ABU Developing Broadcasters’ Excellence Award

Soonki KIM | KBS-Korea

Dr Ahmad Zaki Mohd Salleh | Media Prima Berhad, Malaysia

CCTV & Mediacorp-Singapore

Permadi Kencono Wulan | Radio Republik Indonesia

For his outstanding contributions to implementation of ATSC 3.0 based Digital Terrestrial Transmission.

For his outstanding contribution to broadcast media.

CCTV for converged production cloud platform & Mediacorp for environment friendly new broadcast centre.

For his contribution to new services of RRI.

2016

Bali hosted by Radio Republik Indonesia

ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

Tharaka Mohotty | MTV-Sri Lanka

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

Byeong-Ryeol Park | KBS-Korea

ABU Green Broadcast Engineering Award

CCTV-China & IRIB-Iran

ABU Developing Broadcasters’ Excellence Award

Radeep Maharjan | ACORAB-Nepal

For his outstanding contributions to next generation broadcasting infrastructure development.

For his outstanding contributions to create the basis for terrestrial UHD broadcasting service.

CCTV | For exploration and innovation for building the Green Data Centre in the area of broadcasting.

IRIB-Iran | For the efforts taken to save energy demands for broadcasting.

For his contributions to technical services of community radio in Nepal.

2015

Istanbul hosted by TRT-Turkey

ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

Seok Doo, KIM | KBS-Korea

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

Zou Feng | Academy of Broadcasting Science, China

ABU Green Broadcast Engineering Award

Radio Republik Indonesia

ABU Developing Broadcasters’ Excellence Award

Lim Soh Kwang | Radio Television Brunei

For strengthening the terrestrial broadcasting platform and for his contributions to next generation broadcasting development.

For his outstanding contributions to both the Chinese digital radio industry and terrestrial digital television.

For using a simple, low-cost technology in launching RRIPlay, and ICT product application.

For her outstanding role in setting up a digital archiving media asset management system.

2014

Macau hosted by TDM-Macau, China

ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

Sunarya Ruslan | Radio Republik Indonesia

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

Frederico Alexandre do Rosario | TDM-Macau

ABU Green Broadcast Engineering Award

CCTV-China

ABU Developing Broadcasters’ Excellence Award

Lasantha Samaranayake | EAP-Sri Lanka

For his outstanding contribution to the development of RRI and broadcasting regulations in Indonesia.

For his outstanding leadership of TDM’s migration from analogue to digital broadcasting.

For reducing its carbon footprint and promoting the protection of the environment through the introduction of its file-based workflow.

For his outstanding role in implementing a new frequency reallocation for EAP in a limited time frame.

2013

The ABU Developing Broadcasters’ Excellence Award instituted in 2013 recognises contributions of an outstanding nature in broadcast engineering made by an individual in a developing broadcasting organisation, including in management of technical resources, and in related disciplines.  It was sponsored by SONY in 2013 and 2014.

Hanoi hosted by VOV-Vietnam

ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

Lee Jong Ok | KBS-Korea

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

Yeo Kim Pow | Mediacorp-Singapore

ABU Green Broadcast Engineering Award

DVB & NHK-Japan

ABU Developing Broadcasters’ Excellence Award

Tharaka Mohotty | MTV-Sri Lanka

Mr Lee played a major role in developing new technology for UHDTV as a member of Korea’s next generation broadcasting technology committee.

From 2000 until 2012 Mr Yeo played a major part in Mediacorp’s technological development, including HDTV production, a file-based news production system and 3DTV production.

NHK | For setting an environmental protection as a basic philosophy and for its efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

DVB | in recognition of DVB-T2 as a revolutionary technology that, compared to other terrestrial distribution technologies, has the highest potential to reduce transmission related greenhouse emissions.

At the time when MTV’s facilities had been badly damaged by fire, Mr Mohotty helped restore the MCR and studios, and was responsible for introducing innovative technologies across the whole spectrum of broadcast engineering.

2012

The ABU Green Broadcast Engineering Award instituted in 2012 and sponsored by KOBA recognises outstanding contributions in developing, implementing and/or promoting green technology in the broadcasting industry.

ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

Dr Kazuyoshi Shogen | B-SAT Japan

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

James Rodney Santiago | ARIB-Philippines

ABU Green Broadcast Engineering Award

Sean Kwon Kim | KBS-Korea

Seoul

Hosted by KBS-Korea

2011

ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

A K Bhatnagar | DD-India

New Delhi

Hosted by Prasar Bharati – India

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

Wang Jianqiang | SMG-China

2010

ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

Dr Abdolali Aliaskary | IRIB-Iran

Tokyo

Hosted by NHK-Japan

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

Zhang Jianping | Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation-China

2009

ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

Law Man Hoi Wicky | Phoenix TV-Hong Kong

Ulanbaatar

Hosted by MNB-Mongolia

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

Tay Joo Thong | Mediacorp-Singapore

2008

The Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award was sponsored by SONY from 2008 to 2012.

ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

Takao Shimizu | TBS-Japan

Bali

Hosted by RRI-Indonesia

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

Dr Ahn Dongsu | Ubiquitous Media-Korea

2007

ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

Kim Sangjin | SBS-Korea

Tehran

Hosted by IRIB-Iran

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

Ding Wenhua | CCTV-China

2006

ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

A S Guin | AIR-India

Beijing

Hosted by RTPRC-China

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

Dr Osamu Yamada | Pioneer Corporation Japan

2005

ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

Valod Stepanian | IRIB-Iran

Hanoi

Hosted by VOV-Vietnam

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

Dr Takehiko Yoshino | NHK-Japan

2004

ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

Richard Barton | FreeTV Australia

Richard Barton passed away in April 2021.

Almaty

Hosted by Khabar Agency-Kazakhstan

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

R K Gupta | DD-India

2003

ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award

Taiji Nishizawa | NHK-Japan

Istanbul

Hosted by TRT-Turkey

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award

Bimal Kumar De | DD-India

Mr Nishizawa received the first ABU Engineering Excellence Award for his work that led to the development of an international standard on HDTV production and eventually to the establishment of digital satellite broadcasting in Japan.

The inaugural ABU Engineering Industry Award was conferred on Mr Bimal Kumar De for his contribution towards the introduction of digital television broadcasting in India.