Broadcast Education Association

The Broadcast Education Association (BEA) is the premier international academic media organization, driving insights, excellence in media production, and career advancement for educators, students, and professionals. The association’s publications, annual convention, web-based programs, and regional district activities provide opportunities for juried production competition and presentation of current scholarly research related to aspects of the electronic media. BEA serves as a forum for exposition, analysis and debate of issues of social importance to develop members’ awareness and sensitivity to these issues and to their ramifications, which will ultimately help students develop as more thoughtful practitioners.

Digital Production Partnership

The DPP is the international association for media and technology. They provide member companies with the insight and connections they need to do business better. The DPP brings the industry together to address the technology and operational needs of media businesses. They believe that openness, collaboration, and shared insight are key to success in a complex media environment in which no company can do everything itself.

International Trade Association for Broadcast and Media

IABM is the independent, international trade and business organization that connects, supports and informs the entire MediaTech ecosystem. IABM helps make sense of the digital transformation happening in the Broadcast, Media & Entertainment technology landscape, keeping the industry abreast of transformative media technologies and connecting media companies to the MediaTech community. They are the trusted, effective and influential source for business intelligence, engagement and skills development.

Society of Broadcast Engineers

The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) is the only organization devoted to the advancement of all levels and types of broadcast engineering. With more than 4,500 members and 116 local chapters, the SBE provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and the sharing of information to help you keep pace with our rapidly changing industry. The SBE amplifies the voices of broadcast engineers by validating your skills with professional certification, by offering educational opportunities to maintain and expand those skills and by speaking out on technical regulatory issues that affect how you work.

Texas Association of Broadcasters

TAB is an Austin-based trade association representing the interests of Texas' 1,200+ free, over-the-air radio and television stations. TAB strives to promote and protect a favorable economic and regulatory climate for broadcasting and educate members and the public at large about the opportunities available and advances possible through the efforts of free, over-the-air broadcast operations.

Industry Leaders Power Book

The Circle Society named latakoo's President & Co-Founder, Jade Kurian, as one of the 40 definitive leaders who shaped the broadcast and media industry in 2023.

``On our way to building great technology, you realize that in the end, it's all about people - the people who build it, the people who use it,`` said Kurian.

The Telly Awards

latakoo was awarded four Telly Awards in 2022. The Telly Awards honor excellence in video, and represent the most innovative stories being told. latakoo’s winning entry was created to build excitement and anticipation leading up to the launch of its new cloud-based web platform and user interface known as the new latakoo Pilot. The short film was recognized in four different Telly Award categories including editing and direct marketing, centered around latakoo’s reimagined video collaboration portal.

NewscastStudio Broadcast Production Awards

latakoo's web technology and collaborative interface, Pilot, was awarded a NewscastStudio Broadcast Production Award. The leading trade publication for broadcast production and creative professionals across news, sports and entertainment named the new latakoo Pilot its 2021 Best New Product or Service.

IABM Awards

IABM named latakoo their 2020 Broadcaster or Media Company of the Year. The IABM Broadcaster or Media Company of the Year award recognizes and rewards broadcasters or media companies that demonstrate they are at the forefront of creating and distributing ground-breaking content through innovation across the content chain.

TVNewsCheck Women in Technology Awards

latakoo President & Co-Founder, Jade Kurian, was honored with the prestigious Women in Technology Futurist Award from TvNewsCheck in 2020. The awards turn a spotlight on women who have contributed significantly to the advancement of media industry technology.