ABU Technology

2025 Winner

{ BEST ARTICLE | PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION }National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), ThailandFrequency Planning for Digital Radio Network in ThailandMr. Supatrasit SuansookJan-Mar 2025 issue

{ BEST ARTICLE | RESEARCH }Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) – IranApplying Machine Learning to Improve Quality in Dash Stream Considering Video Content ComplexityDr Mohammad Behdadfar, Ali Savadzadeh, Dr Touraj Shabanian Boroujeni, Dr Amin Ghalami OsgoueiOct-Dec 2024 issue

{ BEST ARTICLE | CASE STUDIES }Radio Television Malaysia RTM-Malaysia & Digital Nasional Berhad, MalaysiaPROOF-OF-CONCEPT (POC) – Public 5G Network Slicing Technology For Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) Broadcast Facilities and Service Part 2 : Execution – Benefits of 5G for Live Event ProductionIr. Ts. Ahmad Shafiq Mirza bin Mansor, Ts. Tarmimi bin Sahad, Engr. Mazlina binti Mohd Yusoff, Mr Muhammad Nur Fairuz Bin Ilias, and Mr Ahmad Shahie Bin SobryJan-Mar 2025 issue

2024 Winner

{ BEST ARTICLE | PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION }Radio Television Malaysia RTM-MalaysiaProof of Concept (PoC) Public 5 Network Slicing Technology for Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) Broadcast Facilities and Services: Part 1 – Readiness of the Trial ExecutionIr. Ts. Ahmad Shafiq Mirza bin Mansor, Ts. Tarmimi bin Sahad, Engr. Mazlina binti Mohd YusoffJuly-Sept 2024 issue

{ BEST ARTICLE | RESEARCH }University of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, IranContrast Enhancement of Low-Light Images Based on Dynamic Range ChangesMr. Amir Reza Saadatmand Tale, Dr. Mohieddin MoradiApril-June 2024 issue

{ BEST ARTICLE | CASE STUDIES }Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, IranDVB-Native IP: Filling the Gap Between Broadcast and Broadband NetworksMs. Maryam SedaghatJuly-Sept 2024 issue

2023 Winner

{ BEST ARTICLE | PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION }Radio Television Malaysia RTM-MalaysiaRTM’s HD News Digital Archive: Revolutionary Broadcast Technology Towards Effectiveness – Future Demand Part 2Ts. Ahmad Shafiq Mirza Bin MansorJanuary-March 2023 issue

{ BEST ARTICLE | RESEARCH }Korean Broadcasting System KBS-KoreaVVERTIGO: Redefining Multi-Cam Production Withai-Powered ReframingLee Yon-Jae, Choi Seongwoo, Hong Minsoo, Lee Yong-Gun, Kim Nam-Ho and Kim SangsungJuly-September 2023 issue

{ BEST ARTICLE | CASE STUDIES }Radio Television Malaysia RTM-MalaysiaPerformance Analysis of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Services in The Central Region of MalaysiaTs. Ahmad Fesol Bin MansorOctober-December 2022 issue

2022 Winner

{ BEST ARTICLE | PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION }Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting IRIB-IranHow DVB-I Helps Broadcasters to get prepared for the futureMs Fatemeh FallahiOctober-December 2021 issue

{ BEST ARTICLE | RESEARCH }Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting IRIB-IranA Resource Allocation Metric for Multimedia Content in LTE NetworkMr Javad Mardanpour Bogar, Mr Mohammad Reza Noorifard and Mr Mohammad BehdadfarApril-June 2022 issue

{ BEST ARTICLE | CASE STUDIES }Radio Television Malaysia RTM-MalaysiaHigh Definition (HD) News Digital Archive, Revolutionary Broadcast Technology Towards Effectiveness Future DemandTs. Ahmad Shafiq Mirza Bin MansorJuly-September 2022 issue

2021 Winner

{ BEST ARTICLE | PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION }Radio Television Hong Kong RTHK-Hong KongAudio Description for communion of visually impaired and normally sighted personsMr C W LeungOctober-December 2020 issue

{ BEST ARTICLE | RESEARCH }Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, IRIB-IranA Novel Approach for Evaluating Multi-PathAdaptive Video Streaming in IP NetworksMr Mohsen Shaban Moazam, Mr Seyed Hossein Alavi Soltani, Dr Mohieddin Moradi and Mr Maher FatehpourJanuary- March 2021 issue

{ BEST ARTICLE | CASE STUDIES }WorldDABDAB Adoption Process Guide | Investigations and TrialsDr. Les SabelJanuary- March 2021 issue

2020 Winner

{ BEST ARTICLE | PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION }Doordarshan IndiaIndigenous News Automation Software at DDK ChennaiBy R Arul, S Gurumanickam and K BalajiApril-June 2020 issue

{ BEST ARTICLE | RESEARCH }Effectiveness of Frequency Sharing Criteria in the Broadcasting Satellite LinkCo-authored by Dr Kazuyoshi Shogen of B-SAT, Japan and Thong Pham Viet of ITU-ROctober-December 2019 issue

{ BEST ARTICLE | CASE STUDIES }Doordarshan, IndiaSeminal motives for Digital TV: Metamorphosis of ATT into DTTM S DuhanJanuary- March 2020 issue

2019 Winner

{ BEST ARTICLE | PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION }Korean Broadcasting System, KBS-KoreaAdministrating IP-Based UHD Studio which appeared in the April-June 2019 issue.Kim Hae JungApril-June 2019 issue

{ BEST ARTICLE | RESEARCH }Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, IRIB-IranA Novel Approach for Upgrading TV Studios to HDR TechnologyMohammad Paknahad, Mahmoud Kiani and Dr Mohieddin MoradiJuly-September 2019 issue

{ BEST ARTICLE | CASE STUDIES }Doordarshan IndiaAnatomy of RF Amplifiers – Failure Mechanics and Maintenance StrategiesM S DuhanOctober-December 2018 issue

2018 Winner

{ BEST ARTICLE AWARD }NHK-Japan (NHK Science and Technology Research Laboratories)AI-Driven Smart ProductionYuko Yamanouchi, Jun Goto, Yoshihiko Kawai, Takahiro Mochizuki, Shoei Sato and Atsushi Imai of the NHK Science and Technology Research Laboratories.July-September 2018 issue

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 1 }Doordarshan-IndiaHuman and Technical Resource Development for Digital File-based Solution for HD/ SD TV WorkflowMr Satyajeet Dash, Dy Director General, (Engineering), Doordarshan-IndiaApril-June 2018 issue

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 2 }Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, IRIB-IranAnalysis of the Information Technology Maturity Level of the units in the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) based on the ISO/IEC 20000 Standard with a Fuzzy Approach.Mr Mostafa Darjazi, Director of Information Technology and Systems, Planning and Finance Department,October-December 2017 issue

2017 Winner

{ BEST ARTICLE AWARD }Impact of Interference on Broadcasting Satellite Services in Terms of Increase Rate of Outage Time Caused by Rain AttenuationAuthored by Dr Kazuyoshi Shogen, B-SAT-Japan,Mr Masashi Kamei, Japan Telecommunications Engineering and Consulting Service-Japan,Mr Susumu Nakazawa and Mr Shoji Tanaka, NHK-STRL-Japan.

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 1 }Doordarshan-IndiaArticle titled Structural Mechanics of TV Towers: Strengthening for Hauling up of Additional DTT Antennas.M S Duhan

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 2 }RTPRC-ChinaWRC-19 Agenda Items Concerning Broadcasting Service and ABU Spectrum Issues.Dr Li Leilei

2016 Winner

{ BEST ARTICLE AWARD }NHK- JapanAutomatic Generation System of Japanese Sign Language (JSL) with CG Animation of Fixed Pattern Weather InformationBy Nobuyuki HIRUMA, Makiko AZUMA, Tsubasa UCHIDA, Shuichi UMEDA, Taro MIYAZAKI, Naoto KATO and Seiki INOUE.

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 1 }NBTC-ThailandDigital Terrestrial Television in Thailand: Technical Aspects.By Mr Supatrasit Suansook

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 2 }Phoenix TV-Hong KongHD Broadcast Upgrade Project for Phoenix TVBy Mr Terence Yiu

2015 Winner

{ BEST ARTICLE AWARD }Doordarshan-IndiaExperiences of Evolution of Digital Terrestrial Television in IndiaM S Duhan

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 1 }Korean Broadcasting System, KBS-KoreaRealtime 3D Sign Language Avatar Animation from DTV Closed CaptionsJuhyun Oh, Byunsun Kim, Kisung Park and Sungchoon Park

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 2 }Korean Broadcasting System, KBS-KoreaTerrestrial 4K UHD Live Broadcasting of Sports Events byInjoon Cho, Byungsoon Kim, Sangjin Hahm, Sanghun Kim and Sungho Jeon

2014 Winner

{ BEST ARTICLE AWARD }NHK-JapanUHDTV System Colourimetry and Technical Development for its ImplementationMr Kenichiro Masaoka, Mr Takayuki Yamashita, Mr Takuji Soeno, Mr Yukihiro Nishida, Mr Yuichi Kusakabe, and Mr Masayuki Sugawara of the NHK Science & Research Laboratories.

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 1 }Television New ZealandTechnical Aspects of Analogue Switch Off in New ZealandMr Wayne Huggard

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 2 }Islamic Republic of Iran BroadcastingHow the ICT Application Can Improve Management of Archiving SystemsAlireza Bahadori

2013 Winner

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{ BEST ARTICLE AWARD }Audio Visual Global JSC, AVG-VietnamSFN Interference (DVB-T2 Standard) AVG’s ExperiencesDr Ngo Thai Tri, Nguyen Chien Thang and Nguyen Manh Đức

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{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 1 }Korean Broadcasting System (KBS-Korea)Experimental Broadcasting for 4K UHDTV via Terrestrial Network in KoreaZungkon Yim, Sungho Jeon, Sanghun Kim, Sangjin Hahm and Byungsun Kim

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{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 2 }Turkish Radio Television Corporatione-RadioBy Cemal Gazalci, Dogus Cifteler, Ibrahim, Izlem Gozukeles and Zeynep Yeniaras Pazar

2012 Winner

{ BEST ARTICLE AWARD }Audio Visual Global JSC, AVG-VietnamThe First DVB-T2 Single Frequency Network (SFN) in VietnamDr Ngo Thai Tri, Nguyen Chien Thang and Hoang Thanh Tung.April-June 2012 issue

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 1 }Sony CorporationHD Imaging Technology byChris Grey and Aaron Hee

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 2 }Television Broadcasts Limited, TVB-Hong KongMetadata Project – TVB ExperienceBy Garry Kum

2011 Winner

{ BEST ARTICLE AWARD }Korean Broadcasting System, KBS-KoreaWorld’s First Terrestrial 3DTV Broadcasting: How we do it in Korea byByungsun Kim, Jinmo Kang, Keunsuk Lee, Injun Cho, Junyong Lee and Changseoub Park.

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 1 }Nippon Hoso Kyokai, NHK-JapanCurrent Status of Internet Protocol Television in Japan – Introduction to NHK on Demand byKiyohiko Ishikawa and Yoichi Tokoro

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 2 }ThaiPBS-ThailandThe Most Economical Surge Protection ApproachBy Tawapak Tiyabhorn

2010 Winner

{ BEST ARTICLE AWARD }Nippon Hoso Kyokai, NHK-JapanCurrent Status of UHDTV (Super Hi-Vision) Delivery)By Dr Kazuyoshi Shogen

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 1 }Radio New ZealandBy Linden Clark and Steve White

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 2 }Radio Television MalaysiaDVB S2 Matlab Simulation Model: A Simplified Research and Training Toolkit for Broadcast EngineersBy Jeewa Vengadasalam

2009 Winner

{ BEST ARTICLE AWARD }Mediacorp-SingaporeParadigm Shift in the Broadcasting IndustryBy Mr Mock Pak Lum

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 1 }Nippon Hoso Kyokai, NHK-JapanNew Developments at NHK STRLBy Nobuyuki Hiruma

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 2 }MBC-Mauritius & MCML-MauritiusDigitalisation at MBC-Mauritiusby P Seebaluck, K Carooppunnen, R Armoogum, A Laval, J Gopaul and P Heeramun.

2008 Winner

{ BEST ARTICLE AWARD }Nippon Hoso Kyokai, NHK-JapanAdvanced Multi-Channel Sound System for Future BroadcastingBy Dr Eng Akio Ando

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 1 }Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, IRIB-IranVirtual Studio System and Tracking MechanismBy Mohammad Alipour

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 2 }Astro MalaysiaAstro Media Management SystemBy Updesh Singh

2007 Winner

{ BEST ARTICLE AWARD }China Jiangsu Broadcasting CorporationThe 10th China National Games – IBC Technical SystemBy Gu Jian Guo, Director Television Technology Department

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 1 }Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK-Japan)Study on Remote Activation of One-Set Handheld Receivers with Emergency WarningBroadcasting SystemBy Yasuhiro Ito, Hiroyuki Hamazumi & Makoto Taguchi

{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 2 }VOV-VietnamAn Overview of Objective Perceptual Audio Quality Measurement MethodsBy Vu Viet Nga

2005 Winner

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{ BEST ARTICLE AWARD }Tokyo Broadcasting System IncDevelopment of an Advanced Encoder for HDTV BroadcastingBy Hedefumi Yasuda, Syunji Miyazawa and Yasubumi Honma(Nov/Dec 2004 issue)

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{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 1 }All India RadioDigital Transfer of Central Archives of All India RadioBy R Vidya Sagar and Sanjeev Chawla(May/June 2005 issue)

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{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 2 }Nippon Hoso Kyokai, JapanExpanding TV Production, What can we do with HDTV ? Parts 1, 2 & 3By Toshihiro Muta(Mar/Apr, May/June and July/Aug 2005 issue)

2004 Winner

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{ BEST ARTICLE AWARD }Nippon Hoso Kyokai, JapanMultichannel Surround Production for BroadcastingBy Mick M Sawaguchi(Mar/Apr and May/June 2004 issue)

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{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 1 }Korean Broadcasting System, Republic of KoreaDevelopment of an ATSC/DVB-T RF Signal Capture and Regeneration SystemBy Tae-Hoon Kwon, Ha-Kyun Mok and Young-Woo Suh(Nov/Dec 2003 issue)

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{ COMMENDED ARTICLE 2 }MediaCorp Radio Singapore Pte Ltd21st Century Radio On-Air Studios: Consideration in PlanningBy Jibby Jacob and Lye Foi Lieng(Jan/Feb 2004 issue)