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Media and cable giant Comcast is to separate into two independently publicly traded companies through a spin-off of NBCUniversal and Sky.

Google’s AI division DeepMind has struck an artificial-intelligence research partnership with leading US independent film and studio A24.

BBC Sport has agreed a new deal with the All England Club to show Wimbledon until 2033.

UK pay-TV group Sky has agreed on terms to buy ITV’s broadcast and streaming unit, ITV’s Media & Entertainment, according to a Reuters report citing two people familiar with the matter.

Adobe has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Topaz Labs, an Emmy-winning AI company that develops tools for video and image enhancement. Terms of the deal, expected to close in the second half of 2026, were not revealed.

Cable specialist Argosy has expanded its infrastructure portfolio with the addition of Gude Systems’ intelligent power distribution units (PDUs) and GeoTag asset tracking technology from Tazaar. The firm becomes an official distributor for both manufacturers.

Vortex2 and Vortex2 Soft are two new compact lights from Creamsource offering the same CreamOS workflow, colour science, rugged build quality and IP65 weather resistance of its existing Vortex family, but in a smaller 160W form factor.

New from Fiilex are the G9 Color, its largest profile light to date, and the MotoK40, a 3600W moving-head LED punch light for film, live events and virtual sets.

Aimed at enterprise video production, and combining Grass Valley hardware and AMPP OS, and NVIDIA Blackwell GPU acceleration, AMPP Edge Live has its European debut at IBC2026. New capabilities can be introduced through software, allowing user workflows to evolve as requirements change.

Italian case manufacturer HPRC (High Performance Resin Cases) is celebrating 20 years in production with its latest HPRC Pro Series, which is now available in an All Black (ABK) configuration alongside existing Bassano Blue (BLB) versions.