Vizrt, a leader in live production technology revolutionizing viewer experience and engagement, expands its team to ignite a new era of professional-grade production, communication, and connection for Enterprises.

Under the leadership of Vizrt’s CRO, Ryan Poggi, the expanded Enterprise team brings decades of expertise in enterprise technology to deliver broadcast-level engagement, once only available to Sports, Media and Entertainment corporations, to organizations of all sizes.

The Women’s Winter Classics in Gstaad marked the first live outing for OB truck S12, the new mobile production unit operated by Swiss broadcast service provider brutal güet. Produced for RED+, the open-air event — a flagship fixture of Switzerland’s top-tier women’s ice hockey league — also served as the inaugural live deployment of the vehicle’s fully IP-based Lawo audio infrastructure. At the core of the audio control room is a Lawo mc²56 MkIII console with 48 faders, paired with a redundant A__UHD Core and an AoIP environment based on SMPTE ST 2110, AES67 and RAVENNA. The production demonstrated how flexible system configurations, efficient workflows and high audio quality can be reliably implemented in a demanding live environment.

Last summer, ITV celebrated the tenth anniversary of its popular reality dating show, Love Island. To ramp up the excitement of series 12 (launched in the UK on 9th June) and to engage younger demographics the broadcaster, supported by LiveU, expanded Love Island's highly successful digital-first strategy. For the first time, ITV live streamed the official podcast, Love Island: The Morning After on ITVX and YouTube to give fans the added benefit of a live ‘watch-along’, which aired at the same time as the main launch show on ITV2. Love Island is produced by Lifted Entertainment, part of ITV Studios, and GroupM Motion Entertainment.

Austrian broadcaster ORF has comprehensively modernized its news and radio production facilities. As part of the Multimedia Newsroom (MMNR) project, new studio and control room technology for TV was implemented, along with a central radio production infrastructure. BFE Studio und Medien Systeme GmbH was responsible for the technical planning, integration, and commissioning.

With the new production areas, ORF now has a cross-media infrastructure that more closely links television, radio, and online. This increases efficiency, flexibility, and operational reliability—and creates the technical basis for cross-platform news production.

No problem - because the Fiber eXTreme eXTenders (XT2) from Sommer cable's long-standing partner Belram can overcome almost any distance. The XT2 series is now also available with HICON's HI-FIBER4 system, offering a powerful solution for the uncompressed transmission of video and data signals over fiber optics. Designed for professional use in broadcast, live events, AV installations and industrial environments, these extenders enable a stable, latency-free signal transmission over long distances of up to 10 km (singlemode) or 1 km (multimode) - even under demanding conditions.

Riedel Communications, in cooperation with the German Basketball Federation (DBB) and the German Sport University Cologne (DSHS), deployed its RefCam for the first time in Germany’s 2. Basketball-Bundesliga. As part of a scientific research project, the head-mounted camera technology was implemented on Dec. 28, 2025, during the game between EPG Baskets Koblenz and Bozic Estriche Knights Kirchheim in Koblenz. This research initiative aims to develop a comprehensive training concept to improve decision-making skills among basketball referees. 

Arkona technologies GmbH will use ISE (Booth 5.K800) to demonstrate how its ultra-low-latency, software-defined media infrastructure is increasingly being adopted well beyond traditional broadcast, with esports and large-scale gaming production emerging as a key growth area. As live gaming events continue to converge broadcast-grade production values with IT-centric workflows, arkona’s FPGA-accelerated platforms offer the scale, flexibility and predictable, low-latency performance under load required to support some of the world’s most complex real-time productions.

Riedel Communications announced in December it provided a fully integrated communications and commentary solution for the 15th National Games of China, supporting 56 competition venues and four International Broadcast Centers (IBCs) across Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao. Over the 30-day event, the system operated without interruption, enabling seamless coordination for 56 broadcasting teams and 39 ultra-high-definition productions.

Bridge Technologies has announced a significant new enhancement to the AV Sync function contained within its award-winning VB440 production probe. The new multi-service AV sync comparison feature enables frame-accurate synchronisation assessment across multiple delivery paths of the same service. Designed for live IP production environments where redundancy is critical, but applicable in a range of contexts, the new capability allows engineers to assess and compare multiple flows carrying the same service - for instance, across satellite, SRT, or other IP routes - so that seamless, glitch-free switching can occur when it matters most.

Transcontinenta Group, Lexar distributor for Benelux, UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria, is excited to announce the official global partnership of Lexar with the Argentina National Football Team, serving as the team’s global storage partner, bringing together the team’s football legacy with Lexar’s 30-year commitment to reliable, high-performance storage.

Arkona technologies GmbH, a developer of ultra-low-latency, high-density IP processing solutions, today announces its upcoming attendance at ISE (Booth 5.K800), where the company will demonstrate how its software-defined media infrastructure extends well beyond traditional broadcast environments. At the show, they will present a range of case studies which highlight how the same core technologies trusted by broadcasters are increasingly being adopted by some of the world’s largest IT-led, ProAV and enterprise technology companies.

In December, Adobe and Runway announced a multi-year strategic partnership that brings together Runway's generative video technology with Adobe's industry-leading creative tools trusted by creatives and brands worldwide. The partnership will define the next generation of AI-powered video workflows for everyone, from individual creatives and creative professionals to brands and enterprises. Runway has named Adobe its preferred API creative partner, enabling Adobe to provide its customers with early access to Runway's latest models. The two companies will also collaborate to develop new features that will be available exclusively to Adobe customers. Starting today, customers of Adobe Firefly—the all-in-one studio for creative AI that brings together the industry's best AI models and creative tools in one place—will be among the first to access Runway's new Gen 4.5 model, available exclusively in the Firefly app and on the Runway platform for a limited time.

Atomos is excited to announce the immediate availability of a new firmware update for its Ninja TX GO and Ninja TX monitor-recorders, unlocking ProRes RAW recording from the Canon EOS R6 hybrid mirrorless camera.

Firmware update 12.2.1 unlocks the full potential of the Canon EOS R6 Mark III with pristine ProRes RAW recording. Ninja TX supports a maximum video resolution of 6960 x 3672 up to 30P, and 4320 x 2278 up to 60P. Ninja TX GO has a maximum resolution of 4320 x 2278 up to 60P. Furthermore, both Ninja TX GO and Ninja TX offer camera control of the EOS R6 Mk III over USB-C.

Qvest, a global leader in media-focused services, announced today the appointment of Thorsten Sauer as CEO of Qvest Group GmbH. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving the company’s strategic development and transforming the strong internationalization of recent years into an integrated organization with a clear focus on profitable growth. Thorsten Sauer will assume operational responsibility on January 15, 2026, succeeding Peter Nöthen as CEO.

Broadcast Solutions Group, a leading system integrator and provider of innovative solutions for the broadcast and media industry, has announced the acquisition of PMT Professional Motion Technology GmbH. As part of this acquisition, Broadcast Solutions Group will fully merge Egripment Deutschland GmbH (part of the group since September 2025) with PMT. Going forward, both companies will jointly operate under the name PMT Professional Motion Technology GmbH.

The Egripment brand will remain an integral part of the new, strengthened group through its Dutch headquarters, rental operations and the manufacture of camera support equipment.