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Traditional and next-generation broadcast infrastructure news from NAB Show 2026. Stories span transmission, encoding, signal routing, and the shift from SDI to IP. Broadcasters are navigating tighter budgets while accelerating technology transitions, and NAB 2026 shows the industry at that inflection point.
Zixi demonstrates IP-based satellite replacement and dynamic market switching
Zixi used NAB 2026 to position its ZEN Master platform as a satellite replacement, showcasing market switching, ESNI/SCTE-224, and SPTS re-mux.
TV Technology names 80+ Best of Show winners at NAB 2026
TV Technology named more than 80 Best of Show winners at NAB 2026, spanning AI, IP video, cloud playout, codecs, cameras, and storage.
Telos Alliance debuts Axia Pulsar console and two Infinity intercom upgrades
Telos Alliance introduced the Axia Pulsar AoIP console, Infinity VIP SE, and Infinity IP Intercom MK2 at NAB 2026.
OWC ships first certified TB5 four-slot NVMe enclosure
OWC's Express 4M2 Ultra is the first certified Thunderbolt 5 four-slot NVMe enclosure, hitting 6,622 MB/s reads and pre-ordering from $399.99 for Q3 delivery.
NAB Hall of Fame inducts Rob Lowe and John Tesh
NAB inducted Rob Lowe and John Tesh into its Hall of Fame at an April 21 awards dinner, recognizing four-decade broadcasting careers.
Canon MS-510 SPAD camera hits 0.0006 lux for $22,800
Canon's MS-510 uses a 3.2-megapixel SPAD sensor to achieve 0.0006 lux minimum illumination — a 40% improvement over its predecessor — at a $22,800 price point.
ProVideo Coalition names Lightcraft Spark greatest innovation at NAB 2026
ProVideo Coalition awarded Lightcraft Spark Greatest Innovation and Adobe Color Mode in Premiere Grand Prize among its NAB 2026 Best In Show picks.
Comcast's RealTime4K delivers 30 Mbps Dolby Vision Super Bowl stream
Comcast Principal Architect Derik Yarnell detailed RealTime4K's 30 Mbps pipeline with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos at the Streaming Summit on April 21.
Technicolor and Cobalt Digital tackle mixed-format HDR gap in live sports
Advanced HDR by Technicolor and Cobalt Digital updated the 9904 platform to handle mixed HDR/SDR signals frame-by-frame in live sports production chains.
Dejero runs live show floor demo through TITAN Command triple-5G device
Dejero ran a live NAB demo linking five booths through TITAN Command's triple-5G architecture, connecting Eutelsat, Clear-Com, Matrox Video, and Ross Video.
Shure DCA901 planar array mic delivers 8 channels over single Dante cable
Shure's DCA901 integrates 78 microphones processed into 8 steerable output channels, lists at $3,750, and won TV Technology Best of Show at NAB 2026.
Riedel ships HorizoN ST 2110 MultiViewer and two IP-native tools
Riedel's HorizoN ST 2110 MultiViewer App supports 128 PiP windows in a 1RU device, joined by a Commentary Control App and StageLink audio adapter.
NBC Sports' Jon Miller: broadcast is stronger than ever, Peacock is complementary
NBC Sports President Jon Miller told Sports Summit that broadcast remains the strongest sports rights platform and Peacock complements rather than replaces NBC.
NAB 2026 AI exhibitors up 82% as show reframes around sports and creators
NAB 2026 counts 238 AI-focused exhibitors, up 82% year-on-year, with the show expanding to two AI pavilions as focus shifts from hardware to ecosystems.
Bolin Technology launches all-weather PTZ, broadcast camera, and AI controller
Bolin Technology launched the Range all-weather PTZ, R9-L420N broadcast camera, and KBD Plus controller at NAB 2026.
Grass Valley Framelight X eliminates file transfers in end-to-end production
Grass Valley showcased Framelight X at NAB 2026, a federated production platform that connects capture, ingest, editing, and publishing without file transfers.
Sennheiser Spectera SKM Handheld adds Neumann capsules and remote gain
The Spectera SKM Handheld extends the Spectera platform with wireless handheld capability, Neumann capsule compatibility, and remote gain and low-cut control.
Lawo HOME Multiviewer natively handles ST 2110, NDI, SRT, and JPEG XS
The HOME Multiviewer accepts ST 2110, NDI, SRT, and JPEG XS signals natively in a single low-latency server, targeting hybrid IP facilities.
Calrec Argo M brings ST 2110 audio console in three scalable fader footprints
Calrec's Argo M is a standalone IP-native broadcast audio console in 24-, 36-, or 48-fader configurations with native ST 2110 and touchscreen control.
Sinclair and ONE Media demo ATSC 3.0 delivering to TV, tablet, and mobile
Sinclair and ONE Media demonstrate a single ATSC 3.0 signal reaching TVs, tablets, and phones simultaneously at the ATSC booth in Central Hall.
Streaming reaches 47.5% of US TV viewing as ad-tier hits 46% of SVOD subs
Viaccess-Orca data shows streaming hit 47.5% of US TV viewing in December 2025, with ad-supported tiers now representing 46% of premium SVOD subscriptions.
AccuWeather moves broadcast operations to Amagi cloud managed services
AccuWeather migrated from satellite and hardware infrastructure to Amagi's cloud-based Master Control Room, consolidating linear and streaming distribution.
TV Azteca and Dolby bring Atmos immersive audio to free-to-air TV in Mexico
TV Azteca and Dolby announced Dolby Atmos delivery over ATSC 1.0 free-to-air broadcasts in Mexico, with Imagine Communications and Ateme as technical partners.
IABM rebrands as IAMT and launches MAI agentic AI discovery platform
IABM rebrands as IAMT at NAB 2026 and debuts MAI, an agentic AI discovery platform built on its accumulated knowledge base.
Castanet launches commercial ATSC 3.0 and 5G Broadcast Internet pilot
Castanet demonstrated a hybrid ATSC 3.0 and 5G Broadcast Internet network in Las Vegas, covering roughly 60% of the US population via LPTV spectrum.
Ross Video adds Carbonite HyperMax row and TouchDrive 5 control surface
Ross Video expanded the Carbonite HyperMax switcher with an additional row and flexible licensing, and introduced the TouchDrive 5 control surface at NAB 2026.
Dan Rayburn opens Streaming Summit with AI trust as the defining challenge
Streaming Summit chair Dan Rayburn framed AI trust — not AI capability — as the defining challenge for streaming operators in his April 20 opening.
Clear-Com wins NAB Best of Show for FreeSpeak Icon DECT beltpack
Clear-Com's FreeSpeak Icon beltpack won a NAB Best of Show award; the company also launched a 4-channel HelixNet beltpack for multi-team live productions.
Brainstorm launches Suite 7 with 360-degree virtual studio output
Brainstorm released Suite 7 at NAB 2026, adding 360-degree output to InfinitySet, improved CG automation in Edison, and better interoperability for Aston.
Agentic AI moves from newsroom demos to production deployment at NAB 2026
A TVNewsCheck analysis finds Moments Lab, Tedial, Mimir, Cuez, and Avid all presenting deployable agentic AI for newsroom workflows at NAB 2026.
Devoncroft survey finds media tech sector revenue fell 2.4% in 2025
Devoncroft's 2025 Big Broadcast Survey, drawing thousands of respondents from over 100 countries, measured a 2.4% aggregate revenue decline in media technology.
FOR-A adds AI node-graph generation to IMPULSE, ships HVS-Q12 switcher
FOR-A's IMPULSE GPU platform gains AI-assisted node-graph generation; the HVS-Q12 2 M/E switcher ships immediately with Dante and NDI and up to 60 inputs.
Sennheiser opens Spectera to third-party control via new OpenAPI integration
Spectera firmware v1.3.0 introduces an OpenAPI integration layer; new AMBEO renderers cover both file-based VOD and real-time broadcast spatial audio encoding.
NAB bets creator businesses and broadcasters now need the same tools
NAB EVP Karen Chupka says the lines between broadcasters, streamers, and creators have collapsed — and the show floor now reflects that structural change.
Telestream debuts Pulse monitoring platform and UP cloud service for ST 2110
Telestream Pulse is a software-defined T&M platform for ST 2110; the UP service adds cloud-native ingest and orchestration, integrated with Grass Valley AMPP.
AJA launches BRIDGE LIVE IP for ST 2110 and compressed codec conversion
BRIDGE LIVE IP provides bi-directional encode, decode, and transcode between SMPTE ST 2110 and compressed streaming codecs in a single hardware device.
Apex-RF ships RAINIER Wi-Fi 7 wireless camera system with 50ms latency
RAINIER delivers 4K HDR at under 50ms latency over Wi-Fi 7 across 16 channels in the 5–7.3 GHz band, with native ST 2110 output and multi-vendor intercom.
Witbe replaces script-based test automation with AI-native monitoring
Witbe replaces scripted test automation with natural language commands across real devices and networks, with AI root-cause analysis built in.
Evertz debuts X-CALIBER 1RU platform handling 128 JPEG XS paths
Evertz X-CALIBER packs up to 128 JPEG XS paths or 64 HEVC/H.264 paths into one rack unit using eight hot-swappable XIO processing blades.
Triveni Digital StreamScope MT-70 targets Brazil's ISDB-Tb to TV 3.0 transition
Triveni Digital's StreamScope MT-70 gives Brazilian broadcasters a single analyzer covering both ISDB-Tb legacy signals and the incoming TV 3.0 standard.
Sony makes PXW-Z300 first video camera to carry C2PA authenticity standard
Sony's PXW-Z300 XDCAM camcorder becomes the first video camera to support the C2PA content authenticity standard, embedding provenance data directly at capture.
Ross Video Ultrix hits 5,000 deployments and gains HighField AI graphics
Ross Video's Ultrix routing frame has passed 5,000 deployments across 120 countries; a new HighField AI integration targets automated news graphics creation.
RØDE unveils MEMS microphone platform and UHF wireless system at NAB
Sonaura is a 4x5mm MEMS microphone capsule with 83 dB SNR; RØDELink II moves from 2.4 GHz to proprietary UHF with 32-bit float onboard recording.
Insta360 previews Luna Series cameras co-engineered with Leica at NAB
Insta360 debuted the Luna Series at NAB 2026 — two cameras co-developed with Leica featuring 1-inch sensors, F1.8 aperture, and 10-bit color.
ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta brings cricket's 72M-concurrent-viewer milestone to NAB
ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta joins the NAB Sports Summit representing one of streaming's largest platforms — 72 million viewers watched the ICC T20 World Cup.
Canon launches world's longest cine servo lens at $79,999
Canon's CINE-SERVO 40-1200mm PL-mount lens extends to 1,800mm with a built-in extender, ships September 2026 for $79,999.
BritBox CEO opens Streaming Summit with North America SVOD strategy keynote
Robert Schildhouse, BBC Studios' Direct-to-Consumer CEO, opens the 2026 NAB Streaming Summit keynote on April 20 — the first BritBox leader to headline.
LVCC's $600M renovation puts NAB 2026 in a single footprint for the first time
A completed $600M Las Vegas Convention Center renovation consolidates all NAB Show programming under one roof for the first time in the show's history.
Jeff Kagan: AI separating broadcast winners from losers at NAB 2026
Analyst Jeff Kagan argues NAB 2026 marks an AI inflection comparable to the commercial internet shift, with carriers and cloud providers racing to react.
ATSC 3.0 ecosystem stalls as industry waits on FCC to set ATSC 1.0 sunset date
Pending FCC rulemaking on ATSC 1.0's shutdown date is holding back supply chains and device manufacturers from committing to volume NextGen TV production.
GoPro launches MISSION 1 Series with 8K60 and new GP3 processor at NAB
GoPro's MISSION 1 Series introduces a 50MP 1-inch sensor and the GP3 5nm processor with an integrated AI NPU, 8K60, and up to 14 stops of dynamic range.
Dalet ships Dalia agentic AI to enterprise production at NAB 2026
Dalet's Dalia moves to commercial availability at NAB, using natural-language orchestration to run multi-step media workflows from a single user request.
EVS debuts T-Motion unified robotics platform spanning six systems at NAB
EVS is debuting T-Motion at NAB — six robotic camera systems unified under one orchestration layer built from the Telemetrics and XD Motion acquisitions.
AI-Media launches first encoder hardware in a decade: LEXI Text and Voice
AI-Media's LEXI Text and LEXI Voice Encoders are 4K/12G-SDI broadcast hardware running upgraded AI captioning on a Hardware-as-Subscription model.
Lawo launches Edge One converged video and audio 25G stagebox at NAB
Edge One is a 1RU ST 2110 stagebox with eight bi-directional SDI connectors, MADI over SFP, PoE++ power, and swappable audio interface modules at up to 25 Gbps.
Analysis: hybrid infrastructure is the destination, not a step toward full cloud
NewscastStudio argues broadcasters have stopped asking when to go fully cloud and started asking how to make hybrid infrastructure reliable and profitable.
FIFA's host broadcast chief joins Sports Summit ahead of World Cup
Oscar Sanchez, FIFA Head of Host Broadcast Production, speaks at the Sports Summit on April 19 — the first senior FIFA production executive confirmed at NAB.
Haivision launches Falkon X4 quad-modem 5G transmitter for live sports
Haivision's Falkon X4 bonds four 5G modems and eight cellular antennas with 4K 4:2:2 10-bit HDR output, LEO satellite, and camera control in one unit.
Haivision ships Makito ONE single-blade dual-channel encoder/decoder
Makito ONE combines dual-channel H.264, HEVC, and JPEG XS encoding and decoding on a single hot-swappable blade, scaling to 36 channels in a 4RU chassis.
FanDuel, Religion of Sports, and 49ers executives join Sports Summit stage
FanDuel marks the first sportsbook on the Sports Summit stage as Religion of Sports CEO Ameeth Sankaran, 49ers exec Laura Johnson, and DAZN's Sandeep Tiku join.
Microsoft steps up at NAB with Azure AI Copilot in newsroom and sports workflows
Microsoft's Simon Crownshaw says Azure AI Copilot underpins live workflows for the NBA, NFL, and Premier League — already deployed, not a roadmap item.
Chyron turns 60 with PRIME, PAINT, and CAMIO updates across live and sports
Chyron's 60th-anniversary NAB releases span PRIME multi-engine sync, NBA/NFL tracking in PAINT, AI image tagging in CAMIO, and Unreal Engine 5.6 in PRIME VSAR.
Imagine Communications marks ten years of ST 2110 with SNP-XS and XVR engines
Imagine Communications debuts the SNP-XS IP processor and Linux-based XVR playout engines at NAB, marking a decade of ST 2110 advocacy with new hardware.
Sports Summit expands to four days with NBC's Jon Miller headlining
NAB opens the Sports Summit to all floor pass holders across four days, with Lumen as title sponsor and NBC's Jon Miller on the main stage.
Sony expands R Series cameras, adds XYN spatial capture and MOXELA platform
Sony rolls out five new R Series live sports cameras, a spatial-capture suite for virtual production, and a software-based signal platform.
Devoncroft calls time on broadcast's proof-of-concept decade
Devoncroft's 2026 Executive Summit argues cloud, IP and remote workflows all work — the test now is running them reliably at flat budgets.
NextGen TV goes global at NAB with Brazil minister and FCC commissioner
Brazil's Communications Minister and FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty share a NAB stage on April 20 as Pearl TV launches its NextGen TV Converter Box.
NAB Show 2026 draws 1,100+ exhibitors, AI pavilions debut as footprint doubles
NAB Show 2026 draws over 18,000 companies — up from 12,000 in 2025 — with AI exhibitors nearly doubled year-over-year and two new AI Pavilions debuting.
Telos Alliance debuts Omnia XII flagship FM/HD/DAB audio processor
The 2RU Omnia XII features five-band multiband compression, dynamic EQ, and a new Clemenza FM clipper co-developed by founder Frank Foti. Ships July 2026.
Vizrt AI Keyer pulls talent from any background without green screens
Vizrt's AI Keyer separates foreground talent from backgrounds in real time without green screens, controlled lighting, or specialist rigs.