sports media isn’t just a vertical, but instead a driving force behind some of the industry’s most ambitious innovation. The language of the announcement of this expansion speaks for itself: the summit will spotlight ‘the new era of sports media and entertainment’. Headlining the Sports Summit is Jon Miller, president of acquisitions and partnerships at NBC Sports, who will have a fireside conversation on the Main Stage with John Ourand from Puck’s The Varsity in a session titled ‘NBC Sports Playbook: Rights, Partnerships and What’s Next’. It will examine the strategy behind NBC’s major rights acquisitions and distribution partnerships at a pivotal moment for the industry. The session comes after NBC Sports’ Legendary February, which packed the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, Super Bowl LX and the NBA All-Star Game into the shortest month of the year.
A landmark show for Lawo
In the run-up to this year’s show, Lawo has announced the introduction of a groundbreaking innovation that forms the next major step in the company’s converged media-infrastructure strategy. First revealed during Lawo’s global online event on 8 April, the new solution is designed to accelerate system set-up and optimise operational efficiency across broadcast, recording, live performance and corporate AV environments. Its main mission is to make production workflows smarter and more agile on a daily basis. The new solution aligns closely with the broader industry movement towards dynamic, software-defined media facilities. Central to Lawo’s approach is the HOME platform, which serves as the operational backbone for Lawo’s IP ecosystem, where third-party solutions are more than welcome. HOME management provides key services such as device discovery, authentication and orchestration. These capabilities allow production
NO PLACE LIKE IT HOME Apps can be started and stopped on command
infrastructures to adapt available resources and processing power in real time. Extending this flexibility, HOME Apps offer containerised microservices that run on generic COTS servers and can be deployed, scaled and reconfigured instantly as workflow demands shift. Together, the systems enable a facility model defined not by bespoke hardware but by rapid, workload‑based resource allocation. At NAB Show 2026, booth C2108, Lawo will showcase an extensive suite of HOME Apps. Each application can be launched or stopped on demand, creating an adaptable processing environment
that supports rapidly changing production requirements and aligns with the Dynamic Media Facility (DMF) as well as the Media eXchange Layer (MXL) initiatives. Lawo will also present the latest software generation for its mc²36, mc²56 and mc²96 production consoles and its crystal on‑air mixing systems. The mc² release introduces a refined Strip Assign workflow that accelerates channel configuration and improves visual clarity, while deeper integration with Waves SuperRack via the ProLink protocol enhances real‑time plug‑ in workflows. EBU R 143-compliant security features provide protection for systems in interconnected IP production environments. Lawo’s full suite of software‑ based processing technologies, IP‑native routing and dynamic resource‑management tools will be on display at NAB Show 2026, booth C2108
SHINING STAR The mc²56 production console (pictured)
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