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April 15, 2008 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SPEED TV AND HARRIS CORPORATION’S KANAAN AND CONROD AWARDED NEURAL AUDIO BROADCAST
BRAIN AWARD AT NAB 2008
Award Recognizes Commitment To Audio Quality
in DTV Broadcasts
Kirkland, Wash., April 15, 2008 - Neural Audio Corporation, a market leader in developing advanced audio and surround sound technologies, presented its Neural Brain Award to three audio technology leaders: Harris Corporation’s
Nabil Kanaan, director, signal processing product marketing and Randy Conrod, Harris Broadcast’s Leitch Business Unit product manager, digital products, for their commitment to audio quality for DTV and SPEED TV, the fastest-growing sports cable network in the country dedicated to motorsports, for its HD programming in 5.1 surround sound, at NAB 2008. The Neural Brain Award recognizes companies and their employees who, through the use of new and innovative technologies, are leading the way in enhancing the entertainment experience for viewers at home, in the car or on portable devices.
“We are pleased to be recognizing Nabil Kanaan and Randy Conrod at Harris Corporation for their dedication to delivering the highest audio quality to television viewers around the world,” said Geir R Skaaden, Neural Audio CEO. “For SPEED TV, we wanted to acknowledge SPEED’s focus on the value of audio quality as part of their HD programming commitment.”
Bruce Shapiro, SPEED TV’s coordinating technical producer, accepted the award on behalf of the cable channel for its broadcast of programming in 5.1 surround sound. SPEED is the nation’s first cable television network dedicated to motor sports and everything automotive, delivering quality programming from the track to the garage. SPEED is now available in more than 78 million homes in North America with interactive TV, video on demand, mobile initiatives and broadband services.
About Neural Audio Corporation
Neural Audio, through its Neural-THX©: Surround technology and unique audio optimization technologies, has become the key enabler in the delivery of high quality content for the TV, radio, game, Internet, home theatre and mobile markets. Key broadcast partners and customers such as XM Satellite Radio, Yamaha Corporation, Sony Corporation, Pioneer Electronics, Onkyo Corporation, Denon Electronics, Marantz America, Inkel, Sherwood and Harris Corporation have adopted Neural Audio’s technologies to provide the best quality audio available today to their customers. For more information, please visit
www.neuralaudio.com, or
www.neuralsurround.com.
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