MediaKind, a global change leader in media technology and services, has won two Emmy Awards for Technology and Engineering. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) National Awards Committees Technology & Engineering Achievement Committee recognizes MediaKind for ˜Pioneering Development of Event Signaling and Management API and ˜AI/Optimization for Real-Time Video Compression.

The Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards are awarded for the developments and/or standardization involved in engineering technologies that either represent so extensive an improvement on existing methods or are so innovative that they have materially affected television. MediaKind will receive these awards at the 72^nd Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards ceremony, set to take place in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) at the NAB Show, October 10, 2021.

Pioneering Development of Event Signaling and Management API: ESAM Standard

MediaKind has been instrumental in developing an Event Signalling and Management (ESAM) technology standard that provides a single protocol to communicate between a control system and various stream-handling devices, such as encoders, packagers, and stream switchers, to manipulate in-band signals.

This technology enables automated, real-time, and frame-accurate content switching across products from various vendors, lowering costs in the industry by providing out-of-the-box interoperability between multiple components.

AI/Optimization for Video Compression: Improving perceptual quality metrics and their application to real-time and non-real-time video compression.

In recent years, MK has developed a bundle of efficiency improvements in compression technology and entire video workflows. The judging panel recognized MediaKind for improving perceptual quality metrics to support various encoding processes, such as smart partitioning, Spatio-temporal adaptive quantization (STAQ), and machine learning-based upscaling.

Judges also recognized how these metrics were instrumental in their application to content-aware real-time compression to achieve constant video quality (CVQ) and custom bitrate ladders.

Matt McConnell, CEO, MediaKind, said: Winning one Emmy is a fantastic achievement in itself, but for NATAS to recognize MediaKinds efforts in two different categories is testament to the groundbreaking work our talented team is pioneering. These awards are the culmination of years of research and development to bring practical and innovative technologies to the market, revolutionizing the way the industry delivers television to billions of households around the world.

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MediaKind is a global change leader in media technology and services. Its mission is to deliver transformation by building a continuously better media universe alongside its customers and partners. Drawing on a pioneering industry heritage and fueled by innovation, MediaKind embraces and champions new standards, methodologies, and next-generation, immersive live and on-demand media experiences worldwide. Its end-to-end media solutions portfolio includes Emmy award-winning video compression for contribution and direct-to-consumer video service distribution, advertising and content personalization, high-efficiency cloud DVR, and TV and video delivery platforms. For more information, please visit: www.mediakind.com

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Hexion Inc. (Hexion or the Company) today announced that it will increase the prices of its Cardura„¢ Glycidyl Ester, VeoVa„¢ monomers and Versatic„¢ Acids globally for all products shipped on or after March 1, 2021, or as contract terms allow. Prices of all above mentioned products will increase by $175/MT or 150 Euro/MT. This price adjustment is primarily driven by continued increases of key raw material and logistical costs.

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Based in Columbus, Ohio, Hexion Inc. is a global leader in thermoset resins. Hexion Inc. serves the global adhesive, coatings, composites and industrial markets through a broad range of thermoset technologies, specialty products and technical support for customers in a diverse range of applications and industries. Additional information about Hexion Inc. and its products is available at www.hexion.com.

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ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the leading digital workflow company that makes work, work better for people, today announced that NHS Scotland is using ServiceNows Now Platform as the digital backbone of its program to rapidly roll out the vaccine to protect citizen health in the fight against COVID-19. NHS Scotlands vaccine management system, developed on the Now Platform, integrates and digitizes the entire vaccine administration process. Launched nationwide on January 20, the system enabled NHS Scotland to hit the ground running, scheduling 220,000 vaccination appointments in the first 12 hours.

Developed in partnership with ServiceNow, NHS Scotlands vaccine management system represents a seismic shift in our response to COVID-19 as it assists with allowing the entire vulnerable population of Scotland to be protected quickly and efficiently “ leading to an anticipated easing of lockdown, said Deryck Mitchelson, Director of Digital and Chief Information Security Officer at NHS Scotland. The vaccine management tools provided by ServiceNow have been vital to expediting Scotlands vaccine efforts as we enter what we hope will be the final stages of the fight against COVID-19.

To meet the demand for vaccinations in a timely and safe manner, NHS Scotland required an extensive system to drive the Scottish Governments ambition to vaccinate 5.5 million citizens in just three months. Built on the ServiceNow Now Platform, in just six weeks, NHS Scotlands vaccine management system enables the scheduling and recording of vaccinations for all 5.5 million citizens and allows the general population to book their own appointments through a Citizen Portal.

Supporting NHS Scotland Through Each Phase of the Pandemic

Scotlands response to COVID-19 has been supported by ServiceNows platform at every stage of the pandemic. NHS Scotland used ServiceNow Safe Workplace suite of apps to quickly develop effective national contact tracing systems, manage PPE inventory throughout the country, and keep track of Scotlands testing data. In this next phase, it is using the Now Platform to roll out its Vaccine Management programme, to manage its country-wide vaccination programme. ServiceNow has been a strategic partner in helping NHS Scotland respond to each phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, from monitoring our PPE levels to managing contact tracing challenges, added Mitchelson. Now, as we move into what we hope is the final phase of this pandemic, we have chosen ServiceNows solutions to help us roll out our vaccination programme.

With more than 15 billion COVID-19 vaccines required worldwide, managing the vaccine process is one of the most significant workflow challenges of our lifetime, commented Paul Smith, EMEA President at ServiceNow. Because of the agility of the Now Platform, we were able to help NHS Scotland develop and deploy its vaccine management solution in just six weeks. We are proud to support NHS Scotland with its most pressing and vital task of getting Scottish citizens vaccinated and healthy.

ServiceNow will continue to introduce new solutions to support organisations vaccination efforts. More information can be found here.

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