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SVG and SVG Europewere all over the IBC 2026 show floor out in Amsterdam, bringing you unrivaled coverage from the massive industry trade show. Among the highlights, check out all
LaLiga and CANAL+ have strengthened their partnership with a new anti-piracy agreement covering almost 50 countries. The deal spans Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa and Haiti. It brings together the league’s anti-piracy capabilities with CANAL+’s technology, intelligence and enforcement resources. The…
Nine Entertainment last week celebrated the extension of its broadcast rights to screen the English Premier League in Australia until the end of the 2033/34 season, but further examination has revealed that privately, they may be counting the cost. On Monday, The Australian revealed not only have…
Chyron announced today the successful implementation of the world’s first wireless real-time virtual production in collaboration with TrackVision. Debuted at IBC 2026 in Amsterdam, the workflow features the transmission of
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),
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
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
SportsNet Pittsburgh (SNP) in partnership with Major League Baseball and the Pittsburgh Pirates have announced the second annual live Spanish-language Pirates telecast in celebration of Roberto Clemente Day. El día de
At IBC2026, on booth 1.B47, Net Insight will showcase Open Live Media, its architecture for delivering resilient live media services across networks, partners, facilities and cloud environments. As production workflows
Techex and Skyline Communications announce an expanded technology collaboration that brings intelligent resource management, lifecycle automation, and orchestration capabilities to tx darwin, Techex’s software-defined media platform. Pairing software-defined processing with
Mo-Sys has completed a business restructuring and relocated to a new facility in Canada Water, London. As part of the reorganization, Selin Kemal has been promoted from commercial director to
Guntermann & Drunck (G&D) and VuWall, both Panoptec companies, will introduce vsNEO at IBC2026 (Stand 8.B63, September 11, RAI Amsterdam). Pre-orders open in early 2027, with first deliveries planned for
Imagine Communications will demonstrate the next evolution of XVR at IBC2026 (Stand 1.B73, RAI Amsterdam, September 11–14). XVR is Imagine’s channel-in-a-box playout solution covering video processing, graphics, branding, and compliance
Net Insight has announced that DMC Production Norway used its Open Live Media technology for the UEFA Europa League play-off between Lillestrøm SK and KF Egnatia at Åråsen on August
Grass Valley has announced a multi-year framework agreement with RAI (Radiotelevisione Italiana), Italy’s national public broadcaster, for the supply of LDX 150 camera systems. The first camera systems have already
MultiDyne will introduce the SilverBack-IP at IBC2026 (Stand 11.C12, RAI Amsterdam, September 11–14), a fiber camera adapter designed to connect broadcast cameras natively to SMPTE ST 2110 IP production environments.
ENCO will unveil new multilingual captioning capabilities at IBC2026 (Stand 7.A34, RAI Amsterdam, September 11–14), including automatic language detection for live broadcasts, on-premises translation integration in enCaption Sierra, and the
Formula 1 has secured a multi-year broadcast extension with DAZN, ensuring the digital sports platform remains the official home of the championship across Spain, Andorra, and Portugal until the end of the 2030 season.
Broadcast industry analysts will be gathering plenty of insights at the 2026 IBC Show this weekend in Amsterdam, but Caretta Research has offered up some thoughts as to what their
The Palio di Siena is the name for two historical horse races that take place in the centre of Siena, Tuscany, Italy every year. The first race of the Palio
