October 07, 2025
CableLabs Honored with Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award for Pioneering Standardization of VOD Asset Metadata Distribution
CableLabs is being honored with a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for creating an important suite of specifications that enable video-on-demand (VOD) services. First introduced more than two decades ago, the Asset Distribution Interface v1.1, VOD Content v1.1, and Content Encoding Profiles v3.0 specifications established a common framework for encoding, packaging and distributing video assets and metadata. These pioneering specifications ensure that movies, TV episodes, trailers, captions, images, rights information, and promotional materials can be uniformly and cost-effectively shared between content providers and VOD distributors and are still in use today.
This recognition is not just for CableLabs—it is for the entire community of operators, content providers, and partners who helped bring this vision to life. We are proud that our work continues to shape the way stories reach audiences everywhere.
About CableLabs
CableLabs is the global broadband industry’s leading R&D lab for next-generation technology. From co-creating innovative technologies to aligning a dynamic ecosystem, CableLabs’ work is the catalyst that advances connectivity around the world.