Sennheiser receives Engineering Emmy's Philo T Farnsworth Award
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WORLD: The 65th Primetime Emmy Engineering Awards, which took place in Hollywood on October 23rd, saw Sennheiser receive the prestigious Philo T Farnsworth Award. Daniel Sennheiser and Dr Andreas Sennheiser accepted the statuette, they said, ‘on behalf of the passionate Sennheiser staff that helped to create innovative audio products and have provided impeccable customer service in the fields of TV and broadcasting.’
Named after the inventor of the electronic television, the award is intended to honour an agency, company or institution whose contributions over time have significantly impacted television technology and engineering. It originated in 2003 to recognise Panavision’s contribution to the film and television industries and, unlike most other Emmys, it is not awarded every year.
Frank Morrone, governor of the sound branch at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and himself an Emmy Award-winning Hollywood audio engineer, congratulated Sennheiser on the award: ‘I am excited that the Television Academy has chosen to recognise Sennheiser as a leader in developing products that have contributed to advancing the way television is created and produced.’
Daniel Sennheiser added: ‘We are thrilled that the Engineering Awards Committee has selected Sennheiser for this much sought-after award. This is an incredible honour for all of us at Sennheiser, and I dare say especially for our teams in North America, who are reliable and enthusiastic partners to the benchmark-setting US TV industry. The award also honours the achievements of my father and grandfather, who firmly grounded and advanced the company in the fields of production and broadcasting.’