AIMS And VSF Announce IP Showcase On The Water Programme

The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) and the Video Services Forum (VSF) have announced the full presentation schedule for IP Showcase on the Water at IBC2026.

The free one-day event will take place on Sunday, September 13, from 10am to 5pm, with canal cruises departing from Strandzuid at the RAI in Amsterdam.

Registration is now open, with attendees able to reserve places on any of seven one-hour cruises. Each cruise will accommodate up to 35 people and feature two 20-minute presentations from industry experts, providing a total of 14 sessions covering a range of IP media topics.

The IP Showcase partners will also sponsor the decodeTV Green Line, supporting more sustainable travel to IBC.

The programme is designed to explore the business and creative opportunities enabled by IP media technologies and open standards.

Speakers will include representatives from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Appear, BFE Studio und Medien Systeme GmbH, Grass Valley, Imagine Communications, Lawo, Matrox Video, NSI2 Consulting, NVIDIA, PlexusAV, Skyline Communications, intoPIX and Ross Video.

The seven cruise programmes will cover topics including Media eXchange Layer (MXL) and Dynamic Media Facilities (DMF), management of dynamic media facilities, troubleshooting and cyber resilience, control planes for AI and cloud, IPMX case studies and certification, and cameras, GPUs and open control.

The session schedule is:
Sessions 1 and 2: MXL & Dynamic Media Facilities
Session 3: Managing Dynamic Media Facilities
Session 4: Troubleshooting & Cyber Resilience
Session 5: Control Planes for AI & Cloud
Session 6: IPMX Case Studies & Certification
Session 7: Cameras, GPUs & Open Control

"At IBC2026, the IP Showcase on the Water gives attendees direct access to the experts who are advancing media workflows through open standards," said Andrew Starks, director of product management at Macnica and AIMS board member. "This year's presentations highlight the technologies and collaborative innovations shaping our industry, from Dynamic Media Facility (DMF) and orchestration to AI, security, cloud technologies, and IPMX certification. By bringing together industry leaders from across the media technology ecosystem, the program provides practical perspectives on how open standards are helping broadcasters and Pro AV professionals build more connected, flexible, and interoperable workflows."

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