Illustrative photograph: Getty Images / Unsplash+.BUSINESS REPORTINGThe announced shows span several genres and release periods; a slate is a plan rather than an audience result.
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Read the story ↗: YouTube’s Brandcast slate puts creator formats inside a commissioning conversation
Illustrative production photograph: Getty Images / Unsplash+.BUSINESS REPORTINGTwelve projects received support and guidance; the total award is not an equal per-film budget.
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Read the story ↗: IBF Classic’s 2026 selection separates documentary development from completion
Illustrative photograph: Getty Images / Unsplash+.BUSINESS REPORTINGA newly listed event-based text metadata plug-in is a reason to review requirements, not presume platform support.
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Read the story ↗: SMPTE’s October IMF metadata listing gives delivery teams a version-checking task
Illustrative photograph: Getty Images / Unsplash+.BUSINESS REPORTINGOpen access makes the specification easier to inspect; it does not establish that a proposed system implements it correctly.
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Read the story ↗: SMPTE’s free standards library changes the starting point for technical procurement
Illustrative streaming television photograph: Nicolas J Leclercq / Unsplash. Standard Unsplash License.BUSINESS REPORTINGContent supply, service distribution and advertising need different opening briefs.
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Read the story ↗: Pluto TV separates three partner conversations that publishers should distinguish
Illustrative production photograph: Getty Images / Unsplash+.BUSINESS REPORTINGThe updated engineering report covers production, distribution and consumption, alongside risk and standards work.
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Read the story ↗: SMPTE’s AI report gives media buyers a shared starting vocabulary
Illustrative photograph: Getty Images / Unsplash+.BUSINESS REPORTINGAIMS’ 2026 certification programme makes product scope part of an interoperability enquiry.
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Read the story ↗: IPMX certification gives production buyers a more specific question to ask
Illustrative photograph: Getty Images / Unsplash+.BUSINESS REPORTINGC2PA’s specification gives production teams a way to discuss asset history without treating it as editorial proof.
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Read the story ↗: Content Credentials bring provenance into the media handoff
Conceptual film-production illustration: Philip Oroni / Unsplash+. This is a 3D render.BUSINESS REPORTINGThe IAB’s September recap highlights co-creation before the creative brief is finalised.
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Read the story ↗: CreatorFronts puts the creator inside the campaign planning meeting
Illustrative streaming television photograph: Nicolas J Leclercq / Unsplash. Standard Unsplash License.BUSINESS REPORTINGFinalised 2026 guidance gives publishers and buyers a common language for new ad experiences.
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Read the story ↗: Pause and menu ads require different CTV sales descriptions
Illustrative studio microphone photograph: Jonathan Velasquez / Unsplash. Standard Unsplash License.BUSINESS REPORTINGIAB Tech Lab’s measurement clarification gives audio and video publishers a precise reporting distinction.
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Read the story ↗: A podcast download and a confirmed play belong on different lines
Illustrative concert photograph: Tijs van Leur / Unsplash. Standard Unsplash License.BUSINESS REPORTINGIAB Tech Lab’s LEAP initiative separates real-time stream information from advance inventory planning.
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Read the story ↗: Live-event advertising needs a plan for a moving schedule