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IAMT reveals nominees for Impact Awards at IBC2026

IAMT has announced the nominees for its Impact Awards at IBC2026, recognising technologies, projects and innovations across the global MediaTech industry. The winners will be revealed at a ceremony held during the show in Amsterdam.

Creation & management award

  • Ross Video – Indigo
  • Grabyo – Grabyo Live: Next Generation Cloud Production
  • Adobe – Project Embargoed
  • Magewell Electronics – Director Plus: portable all-in-one 4K live production system

Delivery & experience award

  • Synamedia – GO Shorts
  • Accedo – Porting MagentaTV into Spatial XR
  • EasyTools – Multiview Experience for Sports Fans

Operations & lifecycle award

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) – Agentic Intelligent Operations
  • Xperity – IntelLayer, the Delivery Intelligence Layer for Software-Defined Media
  • Globecast – Content Exchange
  • Blue Lucy – The Connected Value Audit from Blue Lucy

Products, services & monetization award

  • Wowza Media Systems – Take Action On Live Video Feeds In Real Time Using Wowza’s Video Intelligence Framework, Powered By NVIDIA’s Synthetic Video Detector
  • Venera Technologies – CapMate®: the AI platform for caption and subtitle generation, verification and quality
  • Canon – CINE-SERVO 40-1200mm lens
  • Media Distillery – Media Distillery Sports Engagement Suite

Transformational project award

  • Qvest Group – Project Embargoed
  • Amagi – Sinclair Media Operations Fabric: designed for continuous transformation with Amagi
  • deliver.media – aircheck. AI AutoCut: transforming football commentary highlight production
  • Riedel Communications – Cinematic Live at Scale: ARRI ALEXA 35 Live and Riedel DIVA+ at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026

Additional award categories

IAMT is also presenting awards in the following categories, for which nominees have not been listed: Best Global Alliance Partner, Most Supportive Member Award, Best Journal Article Award (2026 Q2 and 2026 Q3), Best Start-up Member, and MediaTech Leader Award.

Ceremony

The IAMT Impact Awards ceremony will take place on Saturday 12 September 2026, from 17:00 to 18:30 CET, at the IAMT Member Hub, Diamond Lounge, Entrance G, RAI Amsterdam. The event will include networking drinks.

To register visit https://theiamt.org/iamt-impact-awards-at-ibc-register/

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