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Coming off a record-breaking season, CBS Sports is expanding HDR across its entire slate of weekly game productions. The move, which completes a transition that began with Super Bowl LVIII
iodyne will co-exhibit with Hedge at IBC2026 (Booth 7.A36, September 11–14) and appear across three additional partner booths, marking the first public demonstration of the Pro Mini Smart Drive —
Studio Network Solutions (SNS) is bringing a pair of workflow updates to IBC2026 (Stand 7.B22, Sept. 11-14): validated EVO shared-storage compatibility with Avid Media Composer 2026.8 Enterprise, including support for
Wave Central, a Domo Broadcast Company, has been named a recipient of a 2026 Technology and Engineering Emmy Award for FPV drone camera systems for live sports broadcast coverage. The
Sony will exhibit at IBC2026 (Hall 13, September 11–14), demonstrating products across live production, news, cinema, and immersive and spatial content workflows. “At this year’s IBC show, Sony’s theme of
The Media Coding Industry Forum (MC-IF) will demonstrate Versatile Video Coding (VVC) capabilities at IBC2026 (Hall 2, Stand 2.B13), as the codec moves toward commercial deployment. VVC is already being
Ikegami has announced four additions to its UNICAM XE camera range: the UHK-X700VN, UHK-X750VN, UHK-X600VN, and UHK-X650VN. The new VN models add an integrated variable neutral-density filter to the established
The Sennheiser Group will exhibit at IBC2026 (Hall 8, Booth D50, September 11–14), demonstrating Sennheiser, Neumann, and SoundBase solutions across wireless, monitoring, and broadcast integration workflows. Spectera Wireless The Spectera
ESPN’s Monday Night Football will open its 2026-27 season with a new rendition of Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight” featuring Chris Stapleton, Cindy Blackman Santana, and Ludacris. Stapleton and
Dalet has announced an integration of NVIDIA’s Synthetic Video Detector AI model into Dalet Flex, enabling media organizations to identify potentially AI-generated images and video as content enters their workflows.
CAMB.AI is introducing its Streaming SDK and Streaming Dashboard at IBC2026, with integration into NVIDIA Holoscan for Media open reference architecture. The Streaming SDK is available for C++, Python, Java,
Grass Valley has announced AVORA, a standalone all-in-one live production solution launching at IBC2026 (Booth 9.A01 and IBC Future Tech Zone, Stand 14.C49, September 11–14). Commercial availability is planned for
EVS has announced XT-S, a software-defined server platform that runs multiple live production applications on a common hardware foundation. The platform debuts at IBC2026 (Booth 7.B11, RAI Amsterdam, September 11–14),
EKT is demonstrating a new Linux-based ATSC 3.0 set-top box at IBC2026. The second-generation product moves away from Android to reduce memory costs, with Linux using less than half the
Calrec will introduce two new products at IBC2026 (Stand 8.C47, RAI Amsterdam, September 11–14): the Type RT broadcast production console and the Apex M6 Modular I/O Platform. Type RT Type
MotoGP Group has announced an alliance with professional services firm Accenture to overhaul and scale its direct-to-fan over-the-top streaming ecosystem.
Now in its fourth year on site as part of a five-year deal with the USTA, Sky Sports UK has settled into a familiar groove at the US Open. The
The six-year-old venue is expanding capabilities for NFL action, Super Bowl LXI, 2028 Summer Olympics SoFi Stadium, as well as the surrounding area known as Hollywood Park, has nonstop activity
Sony, as well as its partner company Nevion, is starting IBC 2026 with a handful of announcements for attendees to see on the show floor. Sony Announces the 4th Generation
Dolby has announced major updates to Dolby OptiView, its live sports platform, ahead of IBC 2026. The updates include new AI-powered intelligence to better understand what drives fan engagement, the
