ALEXANDRIA, Va.�The deadline for nominations for the�2015 NewBay Media Product Innovation Awards is coming up soon. Companies must enter by Oct. 31 to be eligible.�Winners will be announced shortly after Thanksgiving.
The PIA program, launched in 2013, recognizes excellence in manufacturing of products to serve the TV/pro video and radio/online audio industries. Manufacturers pay a fee to be considered. Winners are selected by a panel of professional users based on the description provided by manufacturers via a nomination form.
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Evaluation criteria include innovation of concept and design, creative use of technology, price value and suitability for use in a broadcast TV/pro video or broadcast/online radio environment.
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Awards will be given by TV Technology, Digital Video, Video Edge, Government Video, Radio World and Radio magazines.
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All�products nominated, whether chosen for an award or not, are featured in a special Product Innovation Awards Program Guide, distributed in digital edition form in early December to the many thousands of readers of those titles.
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