AMWA at IBC 2026: Open Collaboration. Real-World Results.
Updated: 5 days ago
Quick links:
• DMF AMA schedule (EBU stand 10.D21)
• Multi-vendor live demo: NMOS BCP-008 Minimum Status Reporting (EBU stand 10.D21)
• DMF Showcase (EBU stand 10.D21)
• DMF and MXL demos and talks around IBC
As media facilities become increasingly software-defined, distributed, and IP-based, the future depends on manufacturers, broadcasters, systems integrators, and standards organizations working together to create solutions that are practical, interoperable, and ready for real-world deployment.
That collaboration is exactly what you'll see at IBC on the EBU stand (10.D21).
At IBC the EBU and AMWA will showcase how industry collaboration is delivering real results today while helping shape the next generation of media infrastructure. Whether you're looking for practical solutions you can deploy now, or want to understand where the industry is heading next, these demonstrations offer a unique opportunity to see both in one place.
Broadcast engineers and operators know that monitoring systems generate plenty of alarms. The challenge is knowing which ones are actually critical.
The NMOS BCP-008 Minimum Status Reporting demonstrations will show how standardized status reporting across equipment from multiple manufacturers helps operators identify, understand, and troubleshoot issues more quickly by reporting issues only when they actually matter.
The demos bring together products from multiple vendors using NMOS BCP-008 to show consistent, meaningful status information across an interoperable system. Developed collaboratively by broadcasters, manufacturers, and systems integrators, BCP-008 helps accelerate the adoption of open monitoring and control while reducing operational complexity.
Participating companies are: Arkona, DirectOut, EVS, Leader, Nevion, Pebble, Providius, Riedel, SRF, Simplexity, and Sony. Look for the full-size traffic light on the EBU stand (10.D21) and you'll find us there! While BCP-008 demonstrates what's possible today, the Joint Task Force on the Dynamic Media Facility (JT-DMF) area of the stand will explore what's coming next.
Come to the DMF AMA Sessions at IBC
The Joint Task Force on the Dynamic Media Facility (JT-DMF) is all about making the DMF vision a reality.
At IBC, you'll have the opportunity to find out more through dedicated "Ask Me Anything" sessions with members of the JT-DMF community. You’ll be able to explore how the vision is continuing to evolve through collaborative industry effort.
JT-DMF is a joint initiative between AMWA and the EBU that brings together broadcasters, manufacturers, systems integrators, and technology partners to define how media facilities can become more flexible, scalable, and software-defined through open collaboration across the industry.
Whether you're just beginning to explore what DMF can mean for you, or you're already participating in the work, this is a great opportunity to get your questions answered, find out about the latest developments, and discover how you can get involved.
>> See Collaboration in Action at IBC
When the industry comes together around open specifications and shared architectures, everyone benefits. Broadcasters gain greater flexibility and interoperability. Manufacturers can innovate on a common foundation. Systems integrators can build more predictable, interoperable solutions. And the entire industry moves forward together.
If you're heading to IBC 2026, be sure to visit AMWA on the EBU stand (10.D21).
Come see how open collaboration is delivering real-world results today through NMOS BCP-008, explore the latest JT-DMF developments, ask questions, meet the people behind the work, and discover how these initiatives can help shape the future of your media infrastructure.
Friday - 11 September
11:30 CEST | Vincent Trussart, VP Software Architecture, Grass Valley. MXL Technical Steering Committee Co-Chairman MXL technical deep dive |
12:30 | Sithideth Viengkhou, Director Incubator Group Riedel Communications, JT-DMF Compute Resource Management JT-DMF CRM |
13:30 | Pedro Ferreira, Founder & CEO, Bisect DMF – ask me anything |
14:30 | Felix Poulin, Director Co-Innovation, CBC/Radio-Canada; Co-Chair JT-DMF Governance, MXL Technical Steering Committee, EBU DMF JT-DMF, EBU DMF Reference Architecture and MXL |
15:30 | Brad Gilmer - Executive Director, AMWA The DMF vision and what commercial users want, the business side of things |
16:30 | Hartmut Opfermann, CTO, BFE DMF – ask me anything |
Saturday - 12 September
10:30 CEST | Jean-Philippe Lapointe, Head of Software Video Processing Riedel Communications MXL, DMF RA, Time & sync |
11:30 | François Legrand, Senior Director Innovation, CBC/Radio-Canada Why is DMF and MXL at the heart of our infrastructure strategy and how we are already applying the key concepts |
12:30 | Andy Rayner, CTO, Appear How end-to-end timing works in DMF in a hybrid world |
13:30 | Robert Wadge, BBC R&D / JT-DMF Sync / TAMS How synchronisation & alignment of media works in DMF and TAMS, and how they work together |
14:30 | Rob Porter, Project Manager, Sony Europe Limited JT-DMF Flow Connection / NMOS support for MXL |
15:30 | Thomas Edwards, Sr. Mgr. Solutions Architecture Amazon Web Services DMF and MXL on the cloud |
16:30 | John Mailhot, SVP Product Management, Imagine Communications DMF, NMOS, and ST 2110 - ask me anything! |
Sunday - 13 September
09:30 CEST | Willem Vermost, EBU; Co-Chair JT-DMF Governance JT-DMF, DMF RA, MXL |
10:30 | Magnus Svensson, Senior Advisor Video Production & Streaming Strategy, Eyevinn Technology Role of Open Source in DMF |
11:30 | Sam Mesterton-Gibbons, BBC R&D & TAMS TSC chair TAMS and how it fits with DMF |
12:30 | Phil Myers, CTO, Lawo
MXL Requirements Council Vice-Chair Living in a Dynamic world |
13:30 | Gerard Phillips, Arista Networks Building high performance Networks in the DMF age. |
14:30 | Martin Irvin, Senior Consulting Architect, Sony DMF – ask me anything |
15:30 | Brad Gilmer - Executive Director, AMWA The DMF vision and what commercial users want, the business side of things |
16:00 | JT-DMF Meetup |
Come and see the DMF Showcase, a multi-vendor workflow running on an on-premises cloud, with ST 2110 media streams flowing into and out of the cluster.
Within the cluster, MXL is used to transport media between the different media functions, while NMOS ensures that the media functions are connected seamlessly to create a complete production pipeline.
The demo brings together a collaborative team of industry partners, including Matrox, NVIDIA, Sony, TAG, and Wavelet Beam. When you see the workflow in action, you can also meet the team members who worked together to bring this solution to life.
MXL Demos around the show floor at IBC 2026
MXL demos around IBC listed below. See more info on the EBU website. If you have something we should add, let us know in the website chat!
Qvest | 10.C24 |
TAG Video Systems | 1.D33 |
Wavelet Beam | 10.C24 10.D21 |
Gallery SIENNA @ AWS | 14.B30 / 5.C90 |
10.A45 | |
Matrox | 7.B15 |
Grass Valley | 9.A01 |
Telos Alliance | 8.D37 |
Sony | 13.A10 |
Haivision | 2.B32 / 9.A01 |
Riedel @ AWS/Qvest | 14.B30 / 5.C90 / 10.C24 |
Appear | 1.C61 |
TVU Networks | TVU MediaHub |
Qvest | 10.C24 |
TAG Video Systems | 1.D33 |
DMF talks at IBC listed below. See more info on the EBU website. If you have something we should add, let us know in the website chat!
Software Production Infrastructures - Dynamic Media Facility Developments Sunday 13 September 2026, 14:30 - 15:30, Conference Room 2 Willem Vermost, Senior Media Technology Architect - EBU Guillaume Arthuis, Founder & Managing Director - BBright Kartikey Agrawal, Senior Systems Software Engineer - Nvidia Corporation Thomas Edwards, Sr. Mgr, Solutions Architect - Amazon Web Services The presentations cover: the Media eXchange Layer (MXL), an open-source SDK project hosted by the Linux Foundation in collaboration with the EBU and NABA, from an international collaboration; addressing the challenge of integrating AI processing into professional broadcast IP infrastructures, with an architectural solution based on the Media eXchange Layer; and addressing the challenge of orchestrating multi-vendor, software-based media production workflows in modern Dynamic Media Facility (DMF) environments.
SMPTE Roadshow Workshop, Monday 14 September 2026 Willem Vermost, Wim Van Roy Sessions include: Dynamic Media Facility: Why It Matters Building Blocks of a Software-Defined Media Facility From Concepts to Practice Registration and full schedule here
AIMS IP Showcase on the Water, Sunday 13 September 2026
Sessions 1 and 2: MXL & Dynamic Media Facilities
Session 3: Managing Dynamic Media Facilities
Registration and full schedule here
Real-Talk Live: DMF Panel Discussion, Friday 11 September 2026 Qvest stand 10.C24, 16:00 -17:30
