Media Business

ATSC, The Broadcast Standards Association, is being honoured with a 2026 Technology and Engineering Emmy Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) for ATSC’s pioneering development of NextGen TV broadcasting standards that establish the industry’s first fully IP-based broadcast standard to reach commercial scale. The announcement...

Vianeos has announced the initial release of MediaPlace, a business-to-business (B2B) marketplace designed to streamline how media professionals discover media content, evaluate licensing opportunities and complete secure commercial transactions. Developed for broadcasters, operators, content owners, distributors and media organisations, MediaPlace addresses one of the media industry's key challenges: helping buyers...

Planetcast has announced the acquisition of BroadStream Solutions, a global provider of integrated playout, captioning, subtitling and broadcast workflow solutions. BroadStream will anchor Planetcast’s newly established Products Division, adding proven software capabilities across integrated playout, time-delay and accessibility workflows. The acquisition brings these capabilities together with Planetcast’s global media...

Dalet has announced the appointment of Brian Doheny as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Doheny joined Dalet as President and Chief Revenue Officer in April 2026. Since joining Dalet, Doheny has led the company’s go-to-market and customer experience organisations, working across the business to bring greater alignment around customer needs...

Mo-Sys has completed a business restructuring, which has included a move to a stunning new facility in Canada Water, the high-tech business district of London. A key part of the new organisation is the promotion of Selin Kemal to the new role of Managing Director, working alongside company founder...

ARwall, Inc., a software developer of foundational technology for in-camera XR virtual production, has announced a strategic partnership with litigation and trial firm CJSJ, experts in commercial litigation and intellectual property. Under the partnership, CJSJ will support ARwall in the development, protection and strategic positioning of the company's considerable...

Community broadcasting creates significant value for communities across Australia, and new research puts a figure on that impact. The new Social Return on Investment in Community Broadcasting report finds that $63.9 million invested in the community broadcasters included in the research creates an estimated $485.4 million in social value. On...

Adder Technology has announced the appointment of Neil Hillier as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 July 2026. The announcement forms part of a planned leadership transition and strengthened executive structure designed to support Adder’s continued growth, innovation and global expansion. Adder enters this new chapter as organisations increasingly require secure...

Gravity Media has announced the appointment of Alex Pannell as Chief Business Officer. He joined the business this month, strengthening its senior leadership team as the business continues to grow and expand its global footprint. Alex joins Gravity Media at an exciting time for the business, following a period of...

Broadcast Solutions has taken another major step in its growth trajectory with the appointment of Christer Pålsson as Chief Sales Officer (CSO), effective 1 September 2026. As the company continues to grow internationally, the new position of CSO is a vital step in enhancing collaboration between the companies and...

Creator marketing has become a mainstream and growing investment for Australian brands, and now the industry needs to build discipline, with strong support for measurement standards and better governance, according to a first-of-its-kind report from the Australian Influencer Marketing Council (AiMCO) and the Marketing Association of Australia. Unveiled at an...

Southern Cross Media Group Limited has announced that Ms Teresa Dyson has stepped down as Non-Executive Chair and will continue as a Non-Executive Director, and that Mr Ryan Stokes AO has been appointed Non-Executive Chair, effective immediately. Ms Dyson will chair a new Risk, Regulatory & Compliance Committee established...

Jands, one of Australia's leading distributors of professional audio, video and lighting technology, has announced the appointment of Geoff Smith as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 September 2026. The appointment was confirmed by the Jands Board and announced by Chairman and Founder Paul Mulholland. Geoff brings 24 years with Jands...

Cloud storage was supposed to make computers feel limitless. Yet workflows remain constrained by the disk inside each device. The cloud gave data another place to live, but not a better way to reach it. People are still forced to upload, download, sync, duplicate and search for files before work...

Total TV reached 86.7 percent of Australians each month in the first half of 2026, according to OzTAM’s latest VOZ Total TV Viewing Report. BVOD now accounts for almost one in five Total TV viewing minutes, while major live sporting events, including the FIFA World Cup and the NRL...

One of the key outputs from the BBS is the annual BBS Global Trend Index. This is a ranking of the media industry trends that are considered by technology end-user respondents to be the most commercially important to their businesses in the next 2–3 years. The 2026 BBS Global Trend...

RCS Worldwide recently announced the promotion of Alissa Pollack to President of Mediabase, the music industry’s premier source for airplay analytics, chart intelligence, and music data. In this elevated role, Pollack will also continue her full responsibilities as President, Global Music Marketing at iHeartMedia, creating one of the industry’s...

Belden Inc. (“Belden” or the “Company”), a global full-stack networking solutions company, recently reported fiscal second quarter results for the period ended June 28, 2026. Second Quarter 2026 Highlights Record revenues of $750 million, up 12 percent y/y and up 8 percent y/y organically GAAP EPS of $1.74, up 14 percent y/y Adjusted...

Beam Dynamics will make its IBC debut this September, marking a major step in the company’s growth. Beam helps broadcast, live production and professional AV organisations understand and run their estate through one connected platform, bringing asset, vendor, cost and operational data together. On Stand 14.FT29 in Hall 14,...

Devoncroft is delighted to announce the publication of the 2026 Big Broadcast Survey (“BBS”) Reports. Since its launch in 2009, the BBS has been conducted annually, making this the 18th consecutive year of publication. Throughout, the BBS has served as the largest annual demand-side study of the global broadcast...