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Media Production this week: QScan has added direct Frame.io integration and three new file-comparison modes to QScan AQC and QScan Verify, all; and Salma Hayek will direct her first movie, “Arena,” which will star Cara Delevingne and Yura…

Adobe has added a Generative Media Tool to Premiere that generates video and sound effects directly in the timeline, using reference frames from the surrounding project to match the edit.

AI in Media Production and Underwriting this week: AI video generation in September 2026 has moved past novelty into repeatable business systems, with the biggest; and Foresters Financial expanded its U.S.

EIT Culture & Creativity is bringing more than a dozen ventures from its 100-to-Watch portfolio to IBC2026’s Future Tech Ignite Innovation Village in Hall 14, spanning production, post-production, content discovery…

Insta360 has launched the X6, its new flagship 360 camera, at $699.99—a $150 jump over the X5.

At IBC 2026, Riedel Communications will demonstrate an end-to-end IP production workflow via its Live Production Experience, integrating SimplyLive’s new ST 2110-capable Flex servers, MediorNet’s hybrid SDI-IP routing…

Audio and Voice Acting Projects this week: Audible announced on July 22 that Jonathan Bailey could lead the voice cast for an upcoming audiobook adaptation of; and Jonathan Bailey will star as Count Dracula in Audible’s new full-cast…

Film and TV Production Updates this week: The Blue Jackets, Blues, Hurricanes and Wild are turning to the NHL’s newly created centralized production arm for; and The NHL announced the expansion of NHL Productions to include Centralized…

HBS is deploying over 125 cameras, 57 microphones, and 54 replay trains for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final, adding drones, helicopter coverage, and strategic fan-cams in New York, New Jersey, Madrid, and Buenos Aires.