NEW YORK, March 30, 2017 – Evolution Digital President and Chief Technology Officer, Brent Smith, was today awarded Cablefax’s ‘Innovator of the Year’ 2016 award at the publication’s annual Cablefax Tech Awards in New York City.
Cablefax Tech Awards recognizes the forward-thinking technology gurus who continue to revolutionize cable technology with their amazing products, campaigns and partnerships. These winners represent the best and brightest execs from the world of cable, online video and technology.
“I am incredibly humbled and honored to be recognized by Cablefax as ‘Innovator of the Year’ from a group of very qualified nominees,” said Smith. “This award is a testament to our outstanding team of innovators at Evolution Digital who work tirelessly every day to deliver the leading technology solutions to our cable operators nationwide and internationally.”
“Cablefax is so proud to honor Brent with this award, and our judges were extremely impressed with the breadth of his knowledge and creativity as outlined in his nomination,” said Mike Grebb, publisher at Cablefax. “These days, with the world of content so fractured and chaotic, it has become vital that savvy innovators like Brent continue to bring their skills and ideas to the table.”
Smith serves as a visionary for Evolution Digital, developing IP video solutions to cable operators throughout the world. Smith drives the roadmap and future product strategies for the company, understanding the goals in the market and developing products, such as eBOX, and software, including eVUE-TV™ and eGUIDE™, powered by TiVo Metadata, that stretch the current perceived technological limitations.
The list of Cablefax Tech Award winners can be viewed here. Visit www.evolutiondigital.com to learn more about the company and its cable TV offerings.
About Evolution Digital
Evolution Digital L.L.C. is a leading provider of integrated IP Hybrid devices and IP Video solutions for the global cable industry. Evolution Digital takes an aggressive approach to product innovation to embrace the way viewers are consuming video. It has quickly become an innovator in the era of OTT content and multi-stream households. Through its 2015 acquisition of i-Velozity, Evolution Digital’s eVUE-TV platform enables cable operators to cost-effectively deploy IP Video services including IP VOD, IP Linear, mobile and nDVR. Evolution Digital provides integrated and managed content delivery across all mobile devices in the home, including smart phones and tablets, subject to the operator’s licensing agreements. Evolution Digital was recently named as one of Colorado’s fastest growing private companies by ColoradoBiz Magazine. Visit www.evolutiondigital.com.
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