Ken Kerschbaumer

For Program Productions, Inc. (PPI), NAB 2026 was of course a chance to meet with clients old and new but also to continue to learn about how the “gig economy” is changing the industry, the role AI will have not only PPI’s own workflows but also some recently awarded patents that PPI Chairman Bob Carzoli says are proof-positive of the quality of work the PPI engineers and software developers created.

NEP Group has launched two new mobile units in the U.S.—Supershooter 11 and Supershooter 65—further expanding its fleet and reinforcing its commitment to delivering flexible, customer-driven production solutions.

The National Hockey League (NHL) today announced a new multi‑year global partnership naming Honeywell the Official Building Automation and Energy Management Partner of the NHL. Under the agreement, Honeywell will support the NHL’s efforts of modernizing and creating more resilient, energy efficient arenas, practice facilities and community rinks across North America. Honeywell provides advanced, scalable and AI-enabled building automation technologies to help facilities manage increasing power and cooling demands, improve uptime for revenue-critical operations and enable reliable, uninterrupted events.

This weekend American Football in Europe gets another lift as the American Football League Europe (AFLE) begins its inaugural season with games in Vienna, Austria tomorrow and London on Sunday.

Germany’s Magenta TV, which will have 44 exclusive FIFA World Cup match broadcasts, has selected DMC Production Germany has its studio partner and technical service provider in both Munich and New York where it will have a main studio hub in the Financial District.

DAZN, the world’s leading sports entertainment platform, has acquired global broadcast rights to the International Federation of American Football’s (‘IFAF’) flag football competitions under a new multi-year agreement. The partnership will see DAZN carry a wide selection of IFAF events, making them free-to-view for fans in more than 200 markets.

Wooden Camera today announced the release of new accessories for the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive. The new lineup includes a redesigned Top Plate and Side Rails, optimized for the camera’s immersive capture format and unique form factor.

NRL CEO Andrew Abdo has been appointed the new Tennis Australia Chief Executive Officer following an extensive global search. Abdo will succeed Craig Tiley, who earlier this year announced he will depart Tennis Australia to take up the position of Chief Executive Officer of the United States Tennis Association (USTA).

For the league, it’s all about cooperation: with rightsholders, broadcasters, venues, vendors, and the teams’ players and coaches

The initiative is extends beyond the league’s arenas to team training rinks, community rinks, and small-business–owned rinks as well