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AMWA at IBC 2026: Open Collaboration. Real-World Results.

  • Writer: Team AMWA
    Team AMWA
  • Aug 10
  • 4 min read

Updated: 1 day ago


AMWA at IBC 2026 on the EBU stand

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.


Logos of BCP-008 participating companies at IBC 2026: arkona, EVS, Sony, Leader, Riedel, Nevion, pebble, simplexity, DirectOut, Providius, SRF with AMWA and EBU

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.


  1. 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

Naveed Aslam, SVP Production Technology & Engineering CBS/Paramount

JT-DMF Business Track Co-Chair

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


MXL demos 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!

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!


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

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