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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.

Media Production this week: The Amazon series *Spider-Noir* is being shot with dual LUTs—one monochrome, one color—applied to a single RAW; and Boris FX has acquired iZotope, adding RX, Ozone, and the full audio plugin suite to its VFX…

Production software and hardware updates this week: Threadline has launched a Studio tier for its AI editing workspace, adding a native macOS app with ProRes, MXF, and; and Remoto’s Playback 1.