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- Mon 14 Dec, 2026
1:30 pm - 2:00 pmThe Distributed Control Room: Comms, Crew, and Workflow for the Modern AgeWhen the crew isn't in the same room, the toolset must close the gap. Panelists dig into the technology making distributed production work: IP-based comms and audio, low-latency multiviewers and monitoring, remote control surfaces and panel virtualization, KVM approaches for operator positions, and the transport tying it together. And, perhaps most importantly, hear how to train and prepare your crew for this new reality. - Mon 14 Dec, 2026
2:00 pm - 2:45 pmThe Future of Truck and Remote Production Facility DesignThe traditional OB truck is giving way to smaller, smarter alternatives. This panel brings together engineers and broadcast innovators to explore what's next in remote production — from modular flypacks and next-gen truck design to cloud-based control and REMI workflows. Panelists will weigh onsite vs. remote tradeoffs, bandwidth and latency challenges, and what broadcasters should consider when investing in production technology — and where the industry is headed next. - Mon 14 Dec, 2026
2:45 pm - 3:00 pmPanasonic Case StudySponsored by:
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3:45 pm - 4:30 pmNew Tools to Make Your Productions Better, SmarterPanelists:
Brian Gorney, Verizon Business Group, Senior Director – Global Enterprise, Sports & Entertainment2026 has seen plenty of innovation when it comes to tools that can make your production better. Manufacturers take to the stage to discuss their latest offerings as well as how industry trends like the move to IP, AI, and decentralized production are creating new opportunities and challenges. - Mon 14 Dec, 2026
4:45 pm - 5:30 pmIs it Time the Industry Develops a “Fan Mode?”Filmmaker Mode transformed how audiences experience movies at home…is it time for something similar for sports fans? Join us to learn about a new initiative between SVG and the UHD Alliance to create FanMode, a picture setting built to deliver the color, motion, and detail that make live sports thrilling on the biggest screen in the house. This session explores what FanMode means for the fan experience and for the people creating the content it displays. As viewer expectations rise, so will demand for production tools, workflows, and creative choices built to take advantage of it.
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1:30 pm - 2:00 pmSVG AI Innovation Lab Update and 2027 PreviewThe goal of the SVG AI Innovation Lab is to help the sports production industry better understand the power of AI and how to best apply it to everything from content creation to production management, and much more. Join us for an overview of the activities to date, our findings concerning where sports-media organizations are putting their energy when it comes to AI production workflows, and a sneak peek at what lies ahead in 2027 for the initiative. - Mon 14 Dec, 2026
2:00 pm - 2:45 pmSVG AI Innovation Lab Showcase: Part 2SVG AI Innovation Lab Technology Advisors take the stage to provide a deep dive into their platforms and how these tools can supercharge your production operations. - Mon 14 Dec, 2026
3:45 pm - 4:30 pmDeveloping Your Corporate AI StrategyHow are networks and leagues organizing their AI-related efforts? What sort of guardrails and protections are they putting in place to ensure business and intellectual property data is secure and free from harm? Learn how to ensure that your organization takes the right first steps to ensure long-term AI success. - Mon 14 Dec, 2026
4:45 pm - 5:30 pmGenerative AI and Live Sports ProductionHow can generative AI be applied to live sports production in a meaningful and impactful way? Every day generative AI technology becomes more capable and powerful...so how can your organization make sure it is used properly within a live event production?
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2:00 pm - 2:45 pmProof of Concept to Proof of Air: Cloud Tools That Are Ready for Primetime TodayThere’s a big difference between a technology that survives a trade show demo and one that survives a live game production. Product leaders and technologists cut through the roadmap talk to identify what's live- and near-live tools are actually on air right now. What tools and workflows that have logged real event hours, how did they get there, and what’s next? - Mon 14 Dec, 2026
3:45 pm - 4:30 pmLeveraging AI in the Cloud: What's Actually Working From Live to ArchiveCloud-based AI-powered production tools are already having a dramatic impact on tasks like automated tracking and framing, real-time captioning, highlight detection, metadata enrichment, and localization. However, many other applications still have a long way to go. Learn how you can leverage cloud-native AI tools to streamline your operation, as well as how organizations decide whether a given feature is worth the line item. - Mon 14 Dec, 2026
4:45 pm - 5:30 pmDoes the Math Actually Work? The Real Economics of Cloud ProductionThe pitch has always been flexibility and elasticity — pay for what you use, scale down when the season ends. But egress fees, always on instances, and the cost of running parallel on-prem and cloud operations have complicated the ROI story. Leagues, broadcasters, and tech experts put hard numbers against the promise, examining where cloud genuinely lowers cost-per-show, where it doesn't, and what a realistic full-season budget looks like.
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1:45 pm - 2:00 pmNext Generation AC-4 Audio for StreamingWe will examine how Peacock, among others, have successfully deployed next-generation AC-4 encoding for streaming, what mixture of efficiency, sound quality and accessibly have driven this effort and what challenges remain as other streamers make this transition. - Mon 14 Dec, 2026
2:00 pm - 2:15 pmMPEG AAC IIF Pro for Audio Contribution and DistributionWe will explore the new open standard for efficient low-latency audio encoding for increased channel counts in contribution and distribution in MPEG transport streams within existing payloads, and examine the potential impact on existing workflow and future planning. - Mon 14 Dec, 2026
2:15 pm - 2:30 pmAI-Powered Real-Time Source SeparationHow is AI enabling ultra-low latency source separation for commentary and field effects? How good have these models gotten and what are the challenges to implementing these solutions in real-world production scenarios? - Mon 14 Dec, 2026
2:30 pm - 2:45 pmEvolution of Native Digital Audio Capture and Edge Devices in Live ProductionNative IP-networked edge devices have been proliferating for years and IP microphones are the latest to join a long list to be managed in any large-scale live production. Have we outgrown the existing tools to operate and keep track of these devices? Do we need better integration with console systems? What are we to make of the divide between ST 2210-30 for permanent infrastructure and native connectivity for many consoles, versus Dante for most peripheral devices? - Mon 14 Dec, 2026
2:45 pm - 3:00 pmSoftware Defined Infrastructure in-Cloud and On-Prem; Audio Implications for DMF and MXLEmerging open-source solutions for connecting processes in virtualized environments are poised to revolutionize how infrastructure is built in the cloud and on-prem. The implications for audio are significant and open the possibility of linking multiple audio processes together with extremely low latency. - Mon 14 Dec, 2026
3:45 pm - 4:15 pmEvolving Audio Production Topology of Global EventsProduction infrastructure planning for recent and upcoming global events is going through a fundamental sea-change with a significant shift toward virtualized infrastructure, and centralized production hubbing. Is the end result of this shift absolute and inevitable? What are the implications for audio production practices and what extra demands are created for scaling important related system like comms and connectivity in this new model? - Mon 14 Dec, 2026
4:15 pm - 4:45 pmLeveraging AI Tools and Workflows for Efficient Global Scalability of Localization, Personalization, Accessibility, and Quality ControlAI agents are increasingly being deployed to produce close captions, alternate language commentary, audio description and signing. As we look to scale localization, personalization, and accessibility features for a global audience, how can these processes be most efficiently integrated? Is there room for standardized best practices across platforms? What are the emerging metadata and connectivity challenges to meeting this ultimate goal. - Mon 14 Dec, 2026
4:45 pm - 5:30 pmPerspectives on Live Audio Production and DistributionOur panel will explore recent demands on audio production including scaling for and adapting to a rapidly evolving direct-to-consumer distribution model. We will look at some emerging technologies and weigh in on their potential help with increasing workloads. Most importantly, we will examine the question if we might truly do more with less by abandoning legacy processes and approaches and be prepared to re-invent in the name of reducing setup and operator workloads.