Akamai CEO Wins Emmy® Award
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) announced that its co-founder and CEO, Dr. Tom Leighton, will receive a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The award recognizes Leighton's pioneering work in content delivery technologies.
Dr. Leighton has secured over 50 patents in content delivery, internet protocols, network algorithms, cryptography, and digital rights management. This marks his second Emmy® Award, following Akamai's previous recognition at the 72nd Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards for Content Delivery Networks (CDN). The award ceremony will take place on December 4, 2025, at Prince George's Ballroom in New York City.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) ha annunciato che il cofondatore e CEO, Dr. Tom Leighton, riceverà un Technology & Engineering Emmy® Lifetime Achievement Award dalla National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). Il premio riconosce il lavoro pionieristico di Leighton nelle tecnologie di consegna dei contenuti.
Il Dr. Leighton ha ottenuto oltre 50 brevetti nel campo della consegna dei contenuti, dei protocolli Internet, degli algoritmi di rete, della criptografia e della gestione dei diritti digitali. Questo segna il suo secondo Emmy® Award, dopo il riconoscimento di Akamai ai 72esimi Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards per le Content Delivery Networks (CDN). La cerimonia di premiazione si terrà il 4 dicembre 2025 al Prince George's Ballroom a New York.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) anunció que su cofundador y CEO, el Dr. Tom Leighton, recibirá un Technology & Engineering Emmy® Lifetime Achievement Award de la National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). El premio reconoce el trabajo pionero de Leighton en tecnologías de entrega de contenido.
El Dr. Leighton ha obtenido más de 50 patentes en entrega de contenido, protocolos de Internet, algoritmos de red, criptografía y gestión de derechos digitales. Este marca su segundo Emmy® Award, tras el reconocimiento previo de Akamai en los 72º Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards para las Content Delivery Networks (CDN). La ceremonia de entrega de premios se llevará a cabo el 4 de diciembre de 2025, en Prince George's Ballroom en Nueva York.
아카마이 테크놀로지스(NASDAQ: AKAM)는 공동 창립자 겸 CEO인 Dr. Tom Leighton이 NATAS(National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences)로부터 Technology & Engineering Emmy® Lifetime Achievement Award를 수상한다고 발표했다. 이 상은 콘텐츠 전송 기술에서의 레이턴의 선도적 업적을 인정한다.
레이턴 박사는 콘텐츠 전송, 인터넷 프로토콜, 네트워크 알고리즘, 암호학, 디지털 권리 관리 분야에서 50개가 넘는 특허를 확보했다. 이는 Akamai가 CDN(Content Delivery Networks) 관련 72번째 Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards에서의 이전 인정에 이은 두 번째 Emmy Award이다. 시상식은 2025년 12월 4일에 뉴욕시의 Prince George's Ballroom에서 개최될 예정이다.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ : AKAM) a annoncé que son co-fondateur et PDG, le Dr Tom Leighton, recevra un Technology & Engineering Emmy® Lifetime Achievement Award de la National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). Le prix reconnaît le travail pionnier de Leighton dans les technologies de livraison de contenu.
Le Dr Leighton détient plus de 50 brevets dans le domaine de la livraison de contenu, des protocoles Internet, des algorithmes réseau, de la cryptographie et de la gestion des droits numériques. Cela marque son deuxième Emmy Award, après la reconnaissance précédente d'Akamai lors des 72e Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards pour les Content Delivery Networks (CDN). La cérémonie de remise des prix aura lieu le 4 décembre 2025 au Prince George's Ballroom à New York.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) gab bekannt, dass Mitbegründer und CEO Dr. Tom Leighton einen Technology & Engineering Emmy® Lifetime Achievement Award der National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) erhält. Die Auszeichnung würdigt Leightons bahnbrechende Arbeit in Content-Delivery-Technologien.
Dr. Leighton hält mehr als 50 Patente im Bereich Content Delivery, Internetprotokolle, Netzwerkalgorithmen, Kryptographie und Digital Rights Management. Dies ist seine zweite Emmy®-Auszeichnung, nach der früheren Anerkennung von Akamai bei den 72. Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards für Content Delivery Networks (CDN). Die Preisverleihung findet am 4. Dezember 2025 im Prince George's Ballroom in New York City statt.
أعلنت شركة Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) أن المؤسس المشارك والمدير التنفيذي الدكتور توم ليتهون سيحصل على جائزة Technology & Engineering Emmy® Lifetime Achievement من الأكاديمية الوطنية لفنون وتفنيات التلفزيون (NATAS). تُكرّم الجائزة عمل ليتهون الرائد في تقنيات توصيل المحتوى.
لقد حصل الدكتور ليتهون على أكثر من 50 براءة اختراع في مجالات توصيل المحتوى وبروتوكولات الإنترنت والخوارزميات الشبكية والتشفير وإدارة حقوق الملكية الرقمية. وهذا يمثل جائزته Emmy الثانية، عقب التقدير السابق لـ Akamai في أحداث Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards رقم 72 لـ Content Delivery Networks (CDN). ستُعقد مراسم حفل التتويج في 4 ديسمبر 2025 في Prince George's Ballroom بنيويورك.
Akamai Technologies（纳斯达克股票代码：AKAM）宣布，其联合创始人兼首席执行官 Tom Leighton 博士将获得国家电视艺术与科学学院（NATAS）颁发的 Technology & Engineering Emmy® Lifetime Achievement Award。该奖项表彰 Leighton 在内容分发技术领域的开创性工作。
Leighton 博士在内容分发、互联网协议、网络算法、密码学和数字版权管理方面拥有 50项以上专利。这是他第二次获得 Emmy® 奖，继 Akamai 先前因内容分发网络（CDN）在第72届 Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards 上获得表彰之后。颁奖典礼将于 2025年12月4日 在纽约市的 Prince George's Ballroom 举行。
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The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences recognizes visionary Akamai co-founder and CEO Dr. Tom Leighton with a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Lifetime Achievement Award.
"Being recognized by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is as much of an honor as it is humbling," said Dr. Tom Leighton, Akamai CEO and co-founder. "From the start, our goal at Akamai was to improve how the internet works, a vision that thousands of our colleagues around the world relentlessly pursue to this day. As part of those efforts, we've managed to push the boundaries of what it means to deliver and watch TV."
To date, Leighton has patented over 50 developments surrounding content delivery, internet protocols, algorithms for networks, cryptography, and digital rights management. These technologies have enabled people around the world to stream movies, television, and live sports in high definition at the click of a button. His work has transformed the television industry.
"As AI drives yet another transformation of how audiences discover and consume content, I am excited to continue to power and protect the programming delivered to billions of people globally, while also helping shape the next generation of engaging entertainment experiences," Leighton said.
This is Leighton's second Emmy® Award. Under his leadership, Akamai was honored as part of the 72nd Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards for "excellence in engineering creativity" for its work on Content Delivery Networks (CDN).
NATAS presents The Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards each year to honorees that demonstrate "excellence in a technical innovation" while also enhancing or revolutionizing the experience of viewers, according to the organization. Recipients are judged and selected by a committee of industry experts and peers.
Akamai, along with this year's other recipients, will be honored at the 76th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards Ceremony that will take place December 4, 2025, at Prince George's Ballroom in
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