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Blackmagic Design has announced that Sobatech Group produces live coverage of the Spanish F4 Championship and Eurocup-3 using a remote production workflow. This was built around Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2 cameras and an ATEM 4 M/E Constellation 4K switcher, as the company has claimed in a statement. The production of both series, commissioned by Epic Championships, the promoter and audiovisual rights holder, takes place at circuits across Spain and Europe.

Vodafone, Telefónica and Deutsche Telekom, together with media company RTL Deutschland, have conducted a joint field trial. This aimed to demonstrate how mobile networks can reliably support television production in the future, as Vodafone has claimed in a statement. The trial was made at Hamburg's Volksparkstadion on 1 September 2026, during a first-round DFB Cup football match between HEBC Hamburg and Borussia Dortmund (which finished 0-5).

Mediagenix has unveiled its vision for AI Context-Aware Scheduling, a new approach to channel scheduling that brings real-world events, programming, and other external influences into the programming decision.

A new issue of TM BROADCAST is now available online! Among our main features, we explore the technical deployment behind Formula 1 in Madrid, taking a closer look at how trackside coverage was delivered. We also take a post-IBC look at the industry, putting the pieces together after another intense edition of the show.

Riedel Communications has announced the implementation of a private 5G infrastructure for the live production of onboard video in motorsports, developed in collaboration with the DTM and broadcast service provider TV Skyline. As the world's first racing series, the DTM is permanently using Riedel's Easy5G private 5G platform as its primary transmission system for onboard camera signals, as the company has claimed in a statement.

The HbbTV Association has revealed the conference programme and speaker line-up of the HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2026. The 14th edition of the annual key summit of the connected TV industry will take place on 18-19 November at the Catalonia Barcelona Plaza Hotel in Barcelona, co-hosted with 3Cat, Catalonia's public media corporation, as the association has claimed in a statement.

LiveU has announced that CRD Audiovisuel relied on its LU900Q production unit, with built-in native LiveU IQ (LIQ) connectivity, to deliver live content from the start of the 2026 men's and women's Tour de France. The event is considered, one of the most technically demanding events in sport for video transmission, as the company has claimed in a statement. CRD Audiovisuel's client, the organizer of the Tour de France, had long provided a daily live presentation of riders at each stage start.

In a historic first, the Television Academy and Prime Video have announced a six-year deal establishing Prime Video as the exclusive global home of the Emmy Awards. The historic pact succeeds the Television Academy's traditional "Wheel Deal" rotation among broadcast networks ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC, which concluded with this year's telecast, as Amazon MGM Studios has claimed in a statement.

Banijay Entertainment has confirmed its newly combined structure across the Americas. Following the recent merger with All3Media, the company has named Ben Samek as Chief Executive Officer of Banijay America, as it has claimed in a statement.

The SATExpo Summit has opened as part of SATExpo 2026 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City Dubai. Its intention is to bring together satellite operators, technology providers, government stakeholders and investors to examine the technologies, business models and emerging opportunities shaping the future of the space economy, as it has claimed in a statement.