SMPTE Fellow Chris Cookson Wins Lifetime Achievement Emmy

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has announced its fellow Chris Cookson, President of Sony Pictures Technologies, has received the Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award.
The award was the only individual honor during the 65th Primetime Engineering Emmy® Awards, held Oct 23 in Hollywood.
"We couldn't be more pleased that Chris has been so aptly honored for his fine work in the industry," said SMPTE Executive Director Barbara Lange. "While his contributions to SMPTE's standards work have been tremendous, his leadership extends into development and strategic implementation of numerous key technology advances."
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award honors a living individual whose ongoing contributions have significantly affected the state of television technology and engineering.
Mr Cookson has earned three Emmy Awards and holds over 50 US patents. At Sony Pictures Technologies, he oversees the development and implementation of the studio's technology policy and processes and serves as Sony Pictures' chief liaison with other Sony Corporation businesses in the technology area.
Prior to joining Sony Pictures, Mr Cookson was CTO of Warner Bros. Entertainment and president of the Warner Bros. Technical Operations Division.
He earlier served as vice president and general manager of operations and engineering for the CBS Television Network in New York. Before that, he worked for 10 years at the ABC Television Network, where he won an Emmy Award for his work as director of the ABC and Olympics International Broadcast Centers.
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