During the 2026 NAB Show, Dejero and other exhibitors have announced that they will be offering a “Field to Air” demo bringing together a full end-to-end live production chain across multiple booths on the show floor.

The participants stressed that the “Field to Air” effort will not be a staged demo, but as real, continuous signal paths operating in real time between the partners’ stands.

The demonstration brings together Clear-Com, Eutelsat, GlobalM, Matrox Video, and Ross Video alongside Dejero in a live demo that runs across multiple booths on the NAB show floor.

From field capture to air, every link in the production chain will operate in real time over TITAN Command–featuring three independent 5G modems, integrated antennas and Dejero Smart Blending Technology, combining cellular and Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO constellation into a resilient and reliable network.

“This isn’t a canned demo. It is a live proof of concept showing the broadcast industry what happens when the world’s most reliable connectivity meets the world’s best production technology,” said Michael Stanton, director of sales for the Americas at Dejero. “Field to Air brings together partners that broadcasters already trust, united by one thing: Dejero critical connectivity.”

The workflow combines Dejero’s blended connectivity (cellular + LEO satellite via Eutelsat), live encoding, transport, and downstream production systems, creating a true field to air pipeline that runs live throughout the event. It’s a multi-partner ecosystem designed to show how modern broadcast workflows can be built across distributed infrastructure, rather than relying on fixed, single location systems .

As part of the demo, GlobalM plays a central role in making that architecture work, acting as the multi-point distribution layer within the signal chain.

Using its software-defined video network, GlobalM receives the live contribution feed and distributes it in real time to multiple destinations across the NAB show floor, enabling each partner to integrate the signal into their own workflows simultaneously. This is where the orchestration layer becomes critical at managing routing, scaling, and per-destination delivery without duplicating the source feed. In practice, GlobalM is what turns a single contribution into a fully connected, multi-destination live production environment, tying together the entire ecosystem in a way that reflects how modern broadcast infrastructure is evolving.

The partners describes how it works and the primary workflow as follows:

• Field Capture: Dejero EnGo 3 mobile transmitter captures live video in the field using Live Video + GateWay mode, blending cellular and OneWeb LEO satellite connectivity via Eutelsat.
• Encoding: TITAN Command powers the live feed via Matrox’s REMI kit and Monarch Edge encoder, leveraging SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) at 10 Mbps per stream with a target latency of 200–300 milliseconds.
• Distribution: GlobalM’s software-defined video network (SDVN) serves as the multi-point SRT distribution hub, delivering low-latency and high-resilience feeds simultaneously to multiple partner destinations across the NAB show halls.
• Decoding & Production: Partner booths receive and integrate the live feeds into their own production workflows. Ross Video integrates feeds into its production switcher and core router, while Matrox, Eutelsat, and other partners decode and display and process the live signal at their respective booths.
• Additional workflows include Clear-Com’s tally services running on a separate IP path, as well as an NDI HX demonstration via the Dejero WayPoint Flex platform.

The six partners are multiple booths are:

• Dejero (W2761): TITAN Command and EnGo mobile transmitters provide the critical connectivity backbone for the entire demonstration.
• Eutelsat (W3409 & SL300): OneWeb LEO satellite connectivity integrated via REMI Kit and Monarch Edge encoder, with daily live transmissions from the Eutelsat truck.
• Ross Video (N2005): Integrates Dejero connectivity in its latest production truck built by Gerling and Associates, connecting live feeds via the Ross OSG-8971 SRT gateway to the truck’s core router and production switcher.
• Matrox Video (N2451): Supplies the REMI kit for field encoding and Monarch Edge encoder/decoder for SRT transport, streaming feeds to its booth and to Ross.
• Clear-Com (C5807): Provides return video, and tally services, including the launch of FreeSpeak Cell, a new cellular-based intercom ecosystem.
• GlobalM (W3736): Operates the multi-point SRT distribution hub via its software-defined video network, delivering low-latency and high-resilience feeds to all partner destinations.

“Eutelsat brings a longstanding history of delivering satellite-based broadcasting solutions to customers around the world. Our innovative OneWeb LEO constellation extends video expertise to deliver high-speed, low-latency connectivity worldwide,” said Genaro Grajeda, key accounts manager for the Americas at Eutelsat. “Partnering with Dejero at NAB 2026 demonstrates the power of combining satellite and cellular connectivity for mission-critical broadcast production.”

“This is a strong example of how the right partners can come together to solve real production challenges,” said Jeff Moore, executive vice president and CMO, Ross Video. “Everything here is live and connected, and it shows how easily these workflows can come together.”

Throughout NAB 2026, Dejero and Eutelsat will produce live interview sessions streamed to YouTube from the Eutelsat truck, featuring partners, customers, and industry leaders. The live transmission schedule includes:

Sunday, April 19 – Tuesday, April 21: Morning sessions at 11:00 AM PT daily

Monday, April 20 – Tuesday, April 21: Afternoon sessions at 2:00 PM PT

Each session will run 15–30 minutes and feature technically knowledgeable spokespeople from each partner organization, demonstrating the technology in real time and discussing the workflows and partner ecosystem.

NAB 2026 takes place April 19–22 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Dejero will be exhibiting at West Hall, Booth 2761. For more information, visit dejero.com/nab-2026..

GENEVA—At the 2026 NAB Show, GlobalM SA will be presenting some notable improvements to its GMX Distributed Video Gateway, a software-defined IP media transport platform designed to replace fixed, hardware-bound contribution and distribution systems.

New at the show this year is GMDC (GlobalM Device Control), which extends orchestration beyond transport into encoder and decoder management through direct API integration. This brings codec configuration and network routing into a single operational framework.

In addition to GMDC, GlobalM is expanding its edge processing capabilities with new high-end signal processing services that can be activated on demand. Frame rate conversion and HDR to SDR conversion are now available as software-based functions at the edge, allowing operators to apply advanced signal processing without deploying dedicated hardware. These capabilities are delivered on a pay as you go basis, enabling broadcasters to activate processing only when required for specific events or distribution workflows.

The platform also introduces expanded cloud connectivity and operational monitoring capabilities. New cloud network access points and the introduction of GM Tunnel provide transparent connectivity between cloud environments and on-premise infrastructure, enabling distributed workflows across multiple cloud providers. A new cloud-based multiviewer service further extends the platform, giving production teams and operators a virtual NOC environment for monitoring live feeds remotely. GlobalM has also optimized its cloud builds for ARM based AWS Graviton infrastructure, improving performance per watt and supporting the growing emphasis on energy efficiency in broadcast infrastructure.

In announcing the new features GlobalM noted the broader industry shift from fixed transmission capacity toward event driven, software-controlled infrastructure continues to reshape how live IP media networks are designed. Platforms such as GlobalM illustrate the move toward centrally governed, elastic architectures that operate seamlessly across internet, fibre, 5G, and LEO satellite networks.

As live production becomes increasingly decentralized and rights distribution more global, broadcasters and network operators are under pressure to scale transmission capacity quickly, often for limited event windows or for permanent services. Traditional gateway infrastructure, built around fixed circuits and appliance-based processing, can struggle to adapt economically to that shift.

GlobalM said it approaches this problem by separating orchestration from physical infrastructure. Instead of binding streams to specific hardware gateways, routing and processing policies are defined centrally and executed across available infrastructure nodes. Capacity can be expanded or contracted by adding or removing nodes across different cloud, on-premise or hybrid environments. This makes GlobalM a truly scalable, point to multipoint architecture, free of constraints imposed by fixed gateway appliances or static transmission circuits.

The platform supports SRT, RIST, RTP, RTMP, HLS and MPEG-DASH within a unified orchestration layer. Nodes register securely with a central control plane, forming what the company describes as a distributed transport fabric for live IP workflows.

A core element of the architecture is GlobalM’s patented “Pod” model. Each pod can operate as ingress, egress or processing node, allowing gateway functionality to be distributed across multiple sites rather than tied to a single appliance. The result is a virtualised gateway network that can scale elastically while maintaining defined routing logic.

Continuous health monitoring is embedded within the transport layer. Latency, packet integrity and node responsiveness are evaluated in real time, with predefined resilience policies enabling automated path switching when thresholds are exceeded.

Unlike container cluster-based approaches, GlobalM runs natively under OS level orchestration. This reduces computational overhead and improves recovery times in live broadcast environments where predictability is critical.

GlobalM will be exhibiting at 2026 NAB Show between April 19 and 22 in West Hall 3, Stand W3736.

RENNES, France—BBright and GlobalM have conducted a technical trial validating Ultra HD interoperability across the entire contribution chain in the cloud, achieving transmission bit rates above 100 Megabits per second—a rate that’s higher than typical satellite contribution paths.

In the joint trial, BBright’s Ultra HD ST 2110 encoder converted an uncompressed IP input into HEVC 4:2:2 10-bit with the highest quality profile. The stream was transmitted using the Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) protocol to the AWS cloud. There, GlobalM’s cloud transport platform provided secure routing, contribution monitoring and signal integrity across the end-to-end workflow, BBright said.

At the output, GlobalM restreamed the Ultra HD signal using SRT to a BBright decoder, which reconstructed the feed as an ST 2110 output. The result confirms the ability of both systems to operate seamlessly in an IP-native, cloud-based Ultra HD environment, the companies said.

“This end-to-end interoperability with GlobalM demonstrates the strength of ST 2110 and HEVC 4:2:2 workflows for high-bitrate Ultra HD contribution,” Guillaume Arthuis, managing director of BBright, said. “It shows that IP-based encoding and cloud transport can now match, and even exceed, traditional satellite links in terms of visual quality, latency and flexibility.”

This interoperability is opening new opportunities for customers seeking to deliver premium Ultra HD live sports coverage over IP and cloud networks. The combined solution enables rights holders and service providers to scale contribution workflows flexibly, ensuring broadcast-grade performance while reducing operational complexity and costs compared to traditional satellite or dedicated fiber infrastructures, the companies said.

“Partnering with BBright illustrates how broadcast-quality encoding and professional cloud contribution can converge,” GlobalM Global Sales Manager George Bery said. “This collaboration validates a new generation of interoperable, IP-based workflows capable of transporting Ultra HD content securely and efficiently in the cloud.”

More information is available on the BBright and GlobalM websites.

GENEVA—At the 2025 IBC Show, Sept. 12-15, GlobalM will showcase its fully software-defined video network (SDVN), engineered for transporting live IP video over any network. The company will demo new upgrades designed to simplify and modernize live video contribution and distribution, whether it’s over the public internet, 5G, LEO satellite, fibre, and cloud, with the low latency and high resilience required in professional production environments.

The GlobalM platform is cloud-native by design and runs on AWS, Oracle, Google Cloud, OpenStack, or Alibaba. For edge deployments, GlobalM offers appliance hardware in their GMX1 platform, supporting GPU-based encoding with NVIDIA technology. Real-time transport protocols include SRT, RIST, RTMP, HLS, MPEG-DASH, and RTP.

New for IBC is GMDC (GlobalM Device Control), a control API that enables port-to-port codec orchestration between the GlobalM platform and edge hardware. The live demo at IBC will run on the Matrox Monarch EDGE, showing how operators can remotely initiate, configure, and monitor encoding and decoding sessions directly from the GlobalM UI. This integration gives full end-to-end control over contribution and distribution workflows from a single interface.

This moves GlobalM beyond being a transport layer into a full-stack orchestration platform, combining cloud control with real-time media routing and device-level management, ideal for network operators, sports federations, news agencies, and broadcasters working across distributed environments, the company said.

Live Demos at IBC 2025 Will Feature:

• Port-to-port codec orchestration via GMDC, integrated with Matrox Monarch EDGE.
• Multi-cloud streaming, showing portability across Oracle, AWS, and OpenStack.
• Seamless redundancy switching for uninterrupted live delivery during network failure.
• Real-time exception monitoring and alerts for proactive fault resolution.
• Dynamic cloud-based orchestration for bitrate control and adaptive routing.
• Protocol bridging and interoperability, enabling clean integration with existing infrastructure and different protocols.

Unlike containerized clusters, GlobalM uses a containerless orchestration model based on native OS-level tools (systemd), which offers faster recovery, reduced overhead, and greater transparency, especially valuable in edge and remote workflows. Whether supporting remote commentary, contribution from stadiums, or global multi-feed distribution, GlobalM helps broadcasters move live video where it needs to go without relying on inflexible gateways, or high-cost legacy infrastructure, the company said.

“IBC is where we show what we’ve built and how it’s being used right now,” said Paul Calleja, CEO of GlobalM. “This isn’t a future roadmap. It’s proven, in production, and solving real-world problems.”

GlobalM will be exhibiting in Hall 3, Stand 3.C36.

Across the broadcast industry ecosystem, delivering stable and high-quality content from remote live events is an increasingly important requirement. Whether covering sports, breaking news stories or a vast array of other requirements, expectations and minimum standards are higher than ever.

However, this brings with it a number of significant challenges, including those caused by limited bandwidth and poor network infrastructure, which can seriously impact the ability of broadcasters to deliver the production quality they need. In addition, environmental, resource and logistical factors can add significantly to production costs or deter broadcasters from covering live events as they would like.

Traditional approaches and technology infrastructure options suffer from a number of disadvantages, such as geostationary satellite latency, synchronization problems and poorly performing networks with low quality of service. The list of potential difficulties goes on, and whether it’s the scalability limitations of dedicated fibre networks, security concerns or last-mile connectivity issues, broadcasters are looking for better ways to address their needs.

Infrastructure Innovation
So, what options are available to address this potentially lengthy list of requirements? Looking at production infrastructure, IP-based solutions using software-defined video networking (SDVN) can deliver the flexible resource allocation required to meet performance and quality requirements. This can be further optimized by employing content-aware routing algorithms and emerging AI-driven network management to optimize the use and performance of infrastructure resources. This is particularly valuable in remote production environments where broadcasters need to have confidence in their ability to bring content to their audiences.

More specifically, the SDVN approach is based on a sophisticated network architecture that leverages advanced encoding, cloud-based orchestration and secure Internet protocols. Video signals are captured by encoders or mobile applications and transmitted over the Internet using streaming protocols such as SRT and RIST, which ensure secure and reliable delivery with minimal latency. These signals are then processed through cloud infrastructure, where they can be recorded, remuxed or transcoded to meet different format requirements before being distributed to customers.

Based on a private IP backbone, this approach not only ensures efficient signal flow but also enhances redundancy and scalability, allowing broadcasters to deliver consistent, high-quality content globally. As such, it offers transformative flexibility and reliability for broadcasters operating in remote environments. By leveraging cloud-based solutions, for example, they can overcome existing geographical and logistical challenges, reducing the need for extensive physical infrastructure. This allows for scalable, secure and high-quality point-to-multipoint content distribution, replacing traditional satellite and private fibre networks with a more flexible and affordable solution.

Digital Collaboration
Broadcasters can also look to Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellite technologies to provide low-latency, high-speed connectivity. By providing global coverage and with closer proximity to Earth, they bring the flexibility and redundancy required to minimise the risk of service interruptions.

An increasingly cost-efficient alternative to legacy technologies, LEO satellites also have smaller power requirements allowing for more energy-efficient and portable broadcast equipment. This makes them an attractive option for enhancing remote production capabilities, especially in challenging locations or for rapidly developing events.

For those organizations focused on maximizing their use of real-time collaborative workflows, this approach can deliver the performance they need. In remote locations, having these capabilities in place ensures team members can contribute to, manage and adjust live content creation and distribution irrespective of where they are. Ideally, this should closely mirror the cohesive environment familiar to on-site production professionals while embracing the flexibility of remote setups.

As broadcast infrastructure continues to evolve, real-time collaboration technologies and innovative network solutions will play a crucial role in shaping the future of remote production. Those broadcasters that embrace this kind of innovation will be ideally placed to succeed in an environment where delivering high-quality content from anywhere in the world is more important than ever.

GENEVA, Switzerland—Software-defined video network (SDVN) platform specialist GlobalM and broadcast-quality content distribution expert scoopa have formed a strategic  partnership to offer a complementary service for live transmission of recordings and file exchange.

GlobalM’s SDVN platform provides global distribution of live signals via SRT or RIST protocols, and scoopa offers an automated high-speed distribution platform for file-based video content.

The new collaboration enables live broadcast-quality signals to be sent directly from the GlobalM interface to scoopa and recorded as a file that can then be distributed for broadcast, editing or archiving.

The collaboration offers time and cost advantages for producers and rights holders by omitting intermediate steps, such as recording in OB vans or control rooms. Files can be made available as soon as a live broadcast is finished. In addition, many processes, such as video preview, rights management and email notifications are automated, GlobalM said.

The recording function has already been rolled out and is now available to all GlobalM users with a scoopa platform. 

More information is available on the GlobalM and scoopa websites.

The “television experience” has morphed into the more broadly defined “viewing experience,” extending to mobile and connected devices, new streaming services, and multiple screens. Accelerating these trends are a changing business landscape, IP and cloud workflows, and AI and data-driven analytics that will re-shape content creation. But whichever way it’s defined, created, or consumed, quality content will always be a social influencer, attracting an audience craving unique, customized, and engaging viewing experiences.

“High-profile live TV events still have the capacity to attract large audiences,” said Mike Ward, head of marketing at Singular.live. “At the same time, what we now know as television has changed drastically in terms of the platforms on which content is distributed and watched, giving audiences more options.”

“The shift from a linear, scheduled format to an on-demand, streaming model has allowed viewers to access content whenever they desire,” said Dan Brooks, head of marketing and pr at Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC). “Viewers can now enjoy content on their smartphones or social media platforms, broadening the scope of content consumption beyond traditional screens.”

“As the industry tries to figure out the appropriate models for streaming, viewers still want to be entertained,” said John Wastcoat, senior vice president, brand development, and marketing at Zixi. “Live events and live linear programming are now found on a diverse and confusing choice of OTT platforms, and the platforms themselves, which never relied on satellite delivery, are deploying IP workflows in the cloud.”

Wastcoat added that legacy broadcasters are moving to IP and the cloud to reduce operations costs, which allows them to create and acquire more content and monetize it in different ways.

As the industry continues to accept IP distribution and cloud alternatives while realizing savings of 50% to 90%, audiences will begin to see fewer glitches and better broadcast quality, according to Paul Calleja, CEO and CTO at GlobalM.

“The cloud is reshaping how TV is both produced and distributed, facilitating remote production, giving broadcasters and streamers the flexibility to navigate peaks in viewership, and enabling content providers to go direct-to-consumer,” said Sassan Pejhan, vice president of business development at Ateme.

GlobalM’s Calleja added that “companies will see more flexibility, from multiple different clouds to open protocols, to close deals with rights holders at the last possible minute. The future of television lies in the hands of organizations that understand that content distribution needs to change to software-defined video networks to meet the requirements of high-quality, low-latency, or file-based video delivery over the internet.”

Advancements in TV production technology have also helped level the content creation playing field.

“Behind the enabling technology, the biggest transformation has been who can originate content,” said Neil Maycock, chief commercial officer at Pebble. “What was exclusively the domain of large companies is now democratized for individuals.”

Technological advancements have democratized production by enabling smaller independent producers to create high-end 4K material, according to Brooks at MMRC. He added that the company’s range of broadcast and motion control solutions drives the advancement of content capture, from creating movement for PTZ camera enablement to automated camera positions for live sports and news broadcasts, full-scale motion control to achieve in-camera special effects, and virtual set integration.

Virtual studio technology has opened exciting new possibilities for driving higher-quality viewing experiences across all TV genres, according to Richard Wormwell, head of production Innovation at dock10. “Sports television has been revolutionized by virtual studios,” he said, “elevating commentary and stats to a new level of immersive engagement and enabling jaw-droppingly realistic scenes previously impossible for TV.”

New technologies are transforming viewers from passive spectators to active participants with endless possibilities for customization and personalization, according to Ateme’s Pejhan. “The convergence of video with social media, gaming, shoppable TV, betting, and immersive viewing experiences will see audiences engage with content in completely new ways,” Pejhan said.

Vinayak Shrivastav, CEO and co-founder at VideoVerse, said, “The emergence of OTT streaming apps has transformed media consumption, offering efficient content delivery and diverse pricing models. Seamless integration of internet-connected TVs and streaming devices grants users unparalleled control over their viewing choices. While live TV still remains relevant in some cases, viewers now demand uninterrupted streaming, rapid speeds, and a tailored viewing experience.”

Shifting the focus to business trends, Andy Shenkler, CEO and co-founder of TMT Insights, said, “We’ve seen a re-focus on cost controls, efficiencies, and stabilization to reduce footprints while still being able to provide scale and adoption of new consumer offerings to differentiate services amongst a crowded marketplace. We’ll see many companies shifting greater investment from outsourced vendors to insourcing all but the most commoditized sets of services to ensure service continuity.”

Shenkler forecasted an investment focus on technologies that further enable cost-efficiencies for high-touch services, such as AI and ML applications.

Manufacturers have an opportunity and responsibility to ensure television positively impacts future generations, according to Alun Fryer, technical marketing lead, hyperconverged solutions at Ross Video. “We are acutely aware of our responsibility to lead by example in using technology to steer us toward a more sustainable future. Our commitment involves developing environmentally conscious technologies and promoting sustainable practices in manufacturing, broadcasting, and video production.”

Television is increasingly being driven by data-enabled technologies, according to Kenny Miller, national director of sales at SuiteLife Systems.

“From a monitoring and control perspective, aggregating and managing data is critical to business integrity,” Miller said. “Monitoring and control technologies protect revenue streams by improving operational efficiency and reducing operational costs, while identifying performance trends and preempting technical problems by alerting engineers to potential problems that could lead to broadcast failures.”

He added that monitoring and controlling ecosystems can help broadcasters gain valuable insights into their operations.

Wormwell at dock10 believes “Technological advances in production are reinvigorating television content in ways that make people still want to watch. Made-for-TV content is still a focus in most households and remains as relevant today as it was 50 years ago."

Pebble’s Maycock continued, “In our race to enable more content on more devices, it’s important that we ensure television remains a force for good: informing, educating, and entertaining."

 Singular.live’s Ward summarized, “There is more that can be done to modernize the viewer experience, especially as more live production gets digitized using cloud-native or web tools that enable localization, personalization, and interactivity combined with data. We can’t wait to see what comes next."

GENEVA—BBC Studios worked with GlobalM, using its cloud-based SRT distribution platform, and Matrox Video to stream coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, GlobalM said today.

BBC Studios used the GlobalM SRT distribution network to deliver live feeds to international rights holders, enabling the broadcaster to deliver 12 hours of event coverage.

The BBC televised the funeral across the U.K. through its BBC One broadcast television network. BBC Studios also required a cloud-based media distribution workflow to deliver the feeds to its international rights holders with limited or non-existent satellite links.

BBC Studios used the GlobalM network and Matrox Monarch EDGE encoder technologies for an easy-to-use, easy-to-setup solution to launch a same-day, cost-effective IP-based distribution workflow, it said.

The workflow began with the Monarch EDGE multi-channel encoders encoding high-quality, low-latency international and domestic feeds to the GlobalM SRT streaming platform. The GlobalM orchestration network then distributed and transmitted the SRT-enabled feeds, including backup and redundant paths, to international rights holders across the globe, while the master control monitored all streams in real-time with the GlobalM web dashboard. During the 12-hour broadcast, the GlobalM network did not drop a single packet for a seamless SRT distribution experience, it said.

"GlobalM and Matrox Video are honored to have been entrusted to support arguably one of the biggest events in broadcasting history," said Paul Calleja, chief technology officer and co-founder of GlobalM. "Matrox Monarch EDGE's high-quality and low-latency encoding support on the GlobalM private IP backbone provided BBC Studios with complete stability and quality for each stream, ensuring international rights holders near and far with exceptional event coverage."

Distribution via the cloud is a cost-effective alternative to satellite distribution. It also can complement satellite media transport, said Francesco Scartozzi, vice president of sales and business development for Matrox Video’s Broadcast and Media Group (BMG).

"Matrox Video has been working closely with GlobalM so that customers like the BBC can benefit from quick-to-deploy, cloud-native networks that are a fraction of the cost of double-hop satellite delivery models—but with the same broadcast quality and customer viewing experience,” he said.

More information on GlobalM and Matrox Video’s Monarch EDGE is available online.

PHILADELPHIA—Comcast has announced the 10 startups that will make up its inaugural SportsTech Accelerator program, among which are companies working on video streaming for sports broadcasts.

The SportsTech Accelerator will bring the technologies from these 10 companies to Comcast NBCUniversal and the SportsTech partner consortium, which includes NBC Sports, Sky Sports, Golf, NASCAR, U.S. Ski and Snowboard, USA Cycling, USA Swimming and Comcast Ventures. The technologies focus on eight specific areas: media and entertainment; fan/player engagement; athlete/player performance; team and coach success; venue and event innovation; fantasy sports and betting; esports; and the business of sports.

Among the startups chosen for the program are Eon Media, GlobalM and StreamRecap, which focus on video/broadcast streaming. 

Eon Media, based in Toronto, makes a full-featured suite of next-generation video-streaming software with 60-70% cost savings and zero code change, which can bring customers targeted, user-personalized experiences using advanced AI/machine-learning methods, NBCU says.

GlobalM is from Geneva, Switzerland, and provides professional streaming solutions in broadcast quality to media outlets and broadcasters featuring an advanced secure video streaming network to meet the requirements of high-quality, low-latency live or file-based video delivery over the internet.

The Los Angeles-based StreamRecap builds video solutions for teams, leagues and streamers across all esports, with a focus on instant automatic highlights and coaching tools.

In the SportsTech Accelerator program, which is taking place virtually, the companies will engage in a custom curriculum featuring workshops on fundraising, sales, marketing and branding, product/market fit, mental health, company culture and working with corporations, and will meet seasoned startup founders who will share their insights on building and selling highly successful businesses. In the future, each company will have the opportunity to work at Comcast NBCUniversal’s Central Division Innovation Center in Atlanta at Truist Park, which overlooks the Atlanta Braves stadium.

A virtual demo day will take place on May 26 to present the businesses to venture capitalists, startup founders, business executives and media.

For more information, including the full list of participating startups, visit www.comcastsportstech.com.  

Media agency GroupM has forecast that time spent with online media worldwide in 2018 will surpass time spent with linear TV.

The report comes during NewFront week, a time when digital programmers are pitching advertisers on the importance of reaching consumers via online and social media.

Consumers worldwide will spend 3.69 hours per day with online media worldwide, compared with 3.63 hours spent with linear TV, according to the GroupM report. That gives online a 38% share and TV a 37% share of the media day, weighted by local media investment.

That compares with 2017's 3.53 hours with digital media and 3.71 hours with linear TV.

In the U.S., TV still holds an edge over online media, with 4.59 hours per day forecast for TV in 2018 versus 4.20 hours for online. But TV’s share of the U.S. market is declining. GroupM pegged it at 39% in 2018, down from 41% in 2017, while online will rise to 38% from 36%.

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The increase in time spent on digital corresponds with a increase in e-commerce. GroupM predicted worldwide e-commerce will increase 15% in 2018 to $2.442 trillion, or 10% of all retail.

GroupM also looked at how media was being transacted. It found that 44% of online display advertising was transacted programmatically in 2017, up from 31% in 2016. GroupM forecast that rising to 47% in 2018.

Only 22% of online video was transacted programmatically, but that’s up from 17% in 2016 and will rise to 24% this year, GroupM said.