2026 Big Broadcast Survey (BBS) Reports Now Available - Content + Technology
Devoncroft is delighted to announce the publication of the 2026 Big Broadcast Survey (“BBS”) Reports. Since its launch in 2009, the BBS has been conducted annually, making this the 18th consecutive year of. . .
Devoncroft is delighted to announce the publication of the 2026 Big Broadcast Survey (“BBS”) Reports. Since its launch in 2009, the BBS has been conducted annually, making this the 18th consecutive year of publication. Throughout, the BBS has served as the largest annual demand-side study of the global broadcast and media technology sector. The customer universe for professional media technologies, the technologies themselves, and the supplier ecosystem have all changed significantly over the past two decades. The BBS has evolved alongside the industry, a process made possible by the annual input from stakeholders and thoughtful responses from several thousand global media technology professionals. Many thanks to you all. Devoncroft will review key findings from the 2026 BBS at the upcoming Devoncroft Executive Summit | Amsterdam and will publish selected highlights from this year’s reports on the Devoncroft website. The articles are posted on a semi-regular basis, so please check back often. To receive posts when published, please register your email address on the home page to receive automatic notifications of new blog posts. For those parties interested in additional information on the full 2026 BBS reports, please call or email us. Three types of 2026 BBS reports are available for interested parties:2026 BBS Global Brand Reports:provide detailed insight into how more than 100 media technology suppliers (see full list below) are perceived by technology buyers, along with comprehensive benchmarking of media technology vendors on a wide variety of metrics. 2026 BBS Product Reports:provide detailed information from buyers, specifiers and users of media technology products in 31 separate categories (see full list below). 2026 BBS Global Market Report:provides detailed information about industry trends, major projects being planned, media technology budgets, and current and planned adoption levels for various technologies, including UHD/4K, AI/ML/GenAI, cloud-based infrastructure and IP-based technologies. The table below lists the technology vendor brands (in alphabetical order) profiled in the 2026 BBS. Technology Product Categories and Vendor Brands Covered in the 2026 BBS, by Application AreaAcquisition and Production:Cloud Live Production SystemsBacklight, Evertz, Grass Valley, LiveU, OBS, Riedel, Sony, TVU Networks, Vizrt, VmixENG CamerasIkegami, Kokusai Denki, Panasonic, SonyGraphics and BrandingAdobe, Avid, Chyron, Evertz, Ross Video, Singular Live, Vizrt, Zero DensityLarge Format Single Sensor CamerasARRI, Blackmagic Design, Canon, Panasonic, Red Digital Cinema (Nikon), SonyLive Production Replay ServersAvid, Evertz, EVS, Grass Valley, Riedel, Sony (Hawkeye), VizrtProduction SwitchersBlackmagic Design, Grass Valley, Panasonic, Ross Video, Sony, VizrtPTZ CamerasCanon, Panasonic, Sony, VizrtStudio / System CamerasGrass Valley, Hitachi, Ikegami, Panasonic, SonyPost Production:Digital Audio WorkstationsAbleton, Adobe, Apple, Avid, Cakewalk, Propellerhead, SteinbergVideo EditingAdobe, Apple, Avid, Blackmagic Design, Grass ValleyInfrastructure:Bonded CellularDejero, Haivision, LiveU, TVU NetworksContribution / TransportAppear, Evertz, Haivision, Lawo, Media Links, Net Insight, OBS, Riedel, Sony (Nevion), Techex, ZixiIT / Blade ServerCisco, Dell, HuaweiIT Switch / RouterArista Networks, Cisco, Dell, Huawei, NetgearSignal Processing / Interfacing / Modular / RoutingAja Video, Blackmagic Design, Evertz, Grass Valley, Imagine Communications, Lawo, Riedel, Ross VideoAudio:Audio ConsolesAEQ, Avid, Calrec, DHD, Lawo, Solid State Logic, Studer (Evertz), Telos, Wheatstone, YamahaAudio Monitors (speakers)Adam, Dynaudio, Focal, Genelec, JBL, Meyer, Neumann, PMCIntercom / TalkbackAEQ, Clear-Com, Riedel, RTS Intercom Systems, Telos, Unity IntercomMicrophonesAKG, Audio-Technica, beyerdynamic, DPA Microphone, Electro-Voice, Neumann, Rode, Schoeps, Sennheiser, Shure, SonyStorage:High Performance Shared StorageAvid, Dell, Hitachi, Pixitmedia, Quantum, VastSoftware Automation and Control:Broadcast Business Management SystemsImagine Communications, Mediagenix, Operative, WideOrbitMedia Asset ManagementAdobe, Avid, Backlight, Dalet, Evertz, EVS, Vizrt, VidispineOrchestrationAvid, SDVI, Skyline, Sony, TelestreamPlayout and Delivery:Encoding/TranscodingAteme, AWS, Bitmovin, Harmonic, MediaKind, Mux, Synamedia, TelestreamPlayoutAmagi, Bcnexxt, Evertz, Grass Valley, Harmonic, Imagine CommunicationsTransmittersGatesAir, Kokusai Denki, Rohde and SchwarzTest, Quality Control and Monitoring:Quality of Experience (QoE) MeasurementBitmovin, Conviva, Mux, Nice People at WorkQuality of Signal (QoS) MeasurementMux, Skyline, TAG, TelestreamTest and MeasurementLeader, Rohde and Schwarz, TelestreamMultiviewersEvertz, Grass Valley, Imagine Communications, Lawo, TAGManaged ServicesPublic CloudAkamai, Alibaba, AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle CloudVisithttps://devoncroft. com