Will Strauss

AI-Media (stand 5.C34) will showcase its LEXI Suite and latest developments in AI-powered language and accessibility at IBC2026, including new LEXI Encoders, LEXI Direct and technologies for multilingual live and recorded media workflows. The company will demonstrate how its platform can be used for captioning, translation, voice and localisation across live and recorded content. Its

At IBC 2026, Verbit.ai will be part of the UK Pavilion on stand 6.C29b, showcasing media-first solutions for captioning, transcription, accessibility and localisation. The team will demonstrate live and on-demand solutions powered by AI and supported by expert verification, alongside three new launches: Captivate Post Plus, AI Audio Description and AI Dubbing. Verbit specialises in

Gravity Media has added a scalable production vehicle to its UK fleet of outside broadcast (OB) trucks. Making its debut at the 2026 World Matchplay in Blackpool as part of Sky Sports' live Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) coverage, MT501 is the first outside broadcast vehicle in the UK to feature Gravity Media's new branding. The vehicle has also been

The World Fencing League (WFL) has released the results of its inaugural event (25 April 2026) at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The opening night attracted 1.8 million live broadcast viewers across more than 23 distribution partners, including DAZN, spanning 6 continents and 200+ countries. Typical fencing events garner around 20,000-30,000 viewers during the year,

At the SVG Europe Winter Sports Forum 2026 in Oslo, Editorial Director George Bevir chatted with Andy Rayner, CTO, and Alex Pannell, Chief Commercial Officer, from Appear at the NEP Group Broadcast Centre. The discussion explores how remote production continues to evolve: from the growing use of unmanaged public internet for live broadcast, to the

Get exclusive insight into the host broadcast production plans for the FIFA World Cup 2026, which will span 16 host cities and 104 matches across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Speakers share insights on: production strategies; workflows and innovations; the thinking behind the IBC and managing multi-venue coordination; referee cams; match directing; quality control; and

Football production used to mean one thing: a broadcaster covering a match. Now, creators, athletes, and federations are all producing live content. How is that reshaping the industry? Yoni Tayar, VP of marketing at TVU Networks, provides the answers and then reveals how it is possible to scale up to the production of hundreds of

Jason Power, VP, AV Ecosystem at Dolby Laboratories, discusses his company’s immersive audio and video technology and how it can elevate the fan and viewer experience. Football Summit 2026, sponsored by TVU Networks, took place on 26 February at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool.

Andrea Di Muzio, Eluvio head of technical sales & solutions, explains where his company’s services and tech fit in a sports production workflow, and outlines what changes when sports production moves from satellite capacity to object-based IP distribution. The conversation then moves on to the benefits of a “zero-copy” routing and distribution protocol, and the

Dominik Scholler, VP of product management and innovation at the DFL, explains why and how the Bundesliga is trialling the automated production of matches, and shares his thoughts on AI and its benefits for creative tasks and storytelling. At SportsInnovation 2026 in Düsseldorf (4-5 March), the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) showcased an AI-supported automated production