New initiative combines scholarships, hands-on learning, and access to Grass Valley technology to help universities develop industry-ready talent for live sports production
MONTREAL, CANADA – April 6, 2026 – Grass Valley today announced the launch of its Future Playmakers Program, a new global initiative designed to support and develop the next generation of professionals in sports production and media technology.
Timed ahead of NAB Show, the program reflects Grass Valley’s continued investment in education, workforce development, and long-term industry growth. It is built to help students gain practical experience while enabling higher education institutions to strengthen their production programs with access to professional-grade tools and workflows.
The Future Playmakers Program combines scholarships, hands-on learning, technology access, and institutional collaboration. It is designed to create a sustainable pipeline of talent trained on industry-standard solutions used across live sports and event production.
“Developing the next generation of talent is critical to the future of our industry,” said Jon Wilson, CEO of Grass Valley. “The Future Playmakers Program is about giving students real access to the tools, workflows, and experiences that define modern live production, while strengthening our partnerships with the institutions shaping that future workforce.”
Through the program, Grass Valley will select up to 10 students annually from participating partner institutions. Selected students will receive financial support alongside access to experiential learning opportunities designed to bridge the gap between academic study and real-world production environments.
A central component of the program is the Grass Valley Montreal Technology Experience, where students will engage directly with the company’s technology and teams. The experience includes a factory tour, hands-on product demonstrations across cameras, production switchers, AMPP, and orchestration solutions, as well as live production workflow sessions and access to industry experts.
“The industry is evolving quickly, and there is a clear need for talent that understands both production and technology,” said Greg Doggett, Vice President of Sales, NAM Sports, Grass Valley. “This program is designed to give students that exposure early, while helping higher education institutions build programs that reflect how live production operates today and gaining important exposure to where the industry is headed.”
Participating institutions benefit from scholarship opportunities, increased industry visibility, and closer collaboration with Grass Valley through technology alignment and program engagement. The initiative is open to higher education institutions and production programs investing in next-generation broadcast and live production workflows.
By connecting students, educators, and industry professionals, the Future Playmakers Program aims to deliver long-term value across the media ecosystem. It supports the development of operators, engineers, and production specialists equipped to work in increasingly complex, IP-based, and software-defined environments.
Grass Valley will share additional updates on participating institutions as the program expands.
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About Grass Valley
Grass Valley empowers over 90% of the world’s top media brands to create and deliver compelling stories that captivate audiences. At the heart of its solutions is the GV Media Universe (GVMU), combining advanced hardware solutions, with the agility, elasticity, and adaptability of the AMPP Media Operating System. Together, they form a seamless, scalable ecosystem for efficient and innovative workflows.
With a portfolio spanning from camera to consumer, Grass Valley provides the flexibility to build solutions for every need – from a single creative harnessing immense production power to globally distributed teams collaborating seamlessly. This breadth of capability enables customers to craft efficient workflows that inspire and engage their audiences.
With over 65 years of expertise, Grass Valley has consistently driven the evolution of live content creation and storytelling. Headquartered in Montreal and supported by Black Dragon Capital, the company remains dedicated to shaping and leading the media revolution.
Grass Valley Showcases Breakthroughs in Live Production at IBC 2025 From Cinematic Cameras to Next-Generation Replay Workflows
MONTREAL, CANADA – August 26, 2025 – Grass Valley, the pioneering media and entertainment technology innovator, is bringing a comprehensive lineup of live production solutions to IBC 2025, including a brand-new addition to the LDX 100 Series camera range and a next-generation integrated replay solution that transforms the speed of engaging live storytelling.
Game-Changing Cinematic Storytelling
Following the successful debut of the flagship Large-Imager LDX 180 at NAB earlier this year, Grass Valley will unveil the new LDX C180 compact version on its booth in Amsterdam (9.A01). Engineered for Steadicam and PTZ freedom, the LDX C180 brings a cinematic edge to live production, helping creators captivate audiences with more dramatic stories.
“The LDX C180 is a game changer for productions looking to blend cinematic artistry with the immediacy of live coverage,” says Paul de Bresser, Product Manager for Cameras at Grass Valley. “Maintaining all of the purpose-built features of the flagship LDX 180, the LDX C180’s form-factor allows creative teams to capture moments with a new level of drama, intimacy, and impact.”
Featuring the same in-house-developed 10K Super 35 Xenios imager as its full sized sibling LDX 180, the new compact offering captures true cinematic depth-of-field while being purpose-built for the fast-paced realities of live production environments. Both the LDX 180 and LDX C180 make their European debut at IBC 2025, offering media companies the ability to completely redefine storytelling while delivering native UHD output with unparalleled visual richness.
At IBC, Grass Valley is unveiling new innovations across the full LDX 100 Series. The LDX 110 Series gains a new UHD/HDR option, while every model in the LDX 100 Series now supports RF and 5G solutions through partner Vislink, respectively enabling cable-less roaming and direct low-latency contribution into AMPP OS. A new ND filter configuration gives shaders precise 1 F-stop exposure control for flawless HDR and SDR results under all conditions. An optional Optical Low-Pass Filter minimizes interference from the likes of coarse LED walls while preserving detail, contrast and vibrancy, allowing customers to invest in cutting-edge imaging today and upgrade their wider facilities at their own pace.
Also being showcased is a new 12G-SDI XCU Cradle for installations requiring dedicated 12G outputs instead of hybrid/IP. Together, these updates mark a major leap forward in camera performance and workflow flexibility.
Next-Generation Production Replay
Grass Valley’s new Production Replay solution will make its debut in Amsterdam, bringing together the company’s rich heritage in replay with the power of AMPP OS, its software-defined platform. Production Replay X enables operators to take in multi-camera inputs, quickly mark in/out points, and deliver instant replays and playlists with the responsiveness expected in live sports and entertainment.
A standout feature is its native integration with Framelight X, Grass Valley’s leading Media and Production Asset Management solution. As content is ingested in Production Replay X, it is immediately available for growing file editing, highlight creation, and fast-turnaround publishing; without media movement or delay and wherever creative talents may be located. Users can then access and play back content both within Production Replay X itself, or send it directly to Playout X for linear transmission or digital distribution.
“With Production Replay X natively integrated into Framelight X, we’re collapsing the gap between capture and content delivery,” says Trevor Sword, Senior Product Manager for Live Applications at Grass Valley. “Replay operators and producers gain the agility to create highlights, edit, and publish at lightning speed, all within a unified workflow that reduces complexity and accelerates content to air.”
K-Frame VXP Now Shipping
IBC 2025 also marks the European launch of the K-Frame VXP, a sub-compact addition to Grass Valley’s acclaimed K-Frame XP switcher lineup. Delivering the same advanced features of its larger counterparts – including native 12G support and internal HDR(HLG) <> SDR color mapping – the K-Frame VXP offers a robust 48×24 IO footprint, ideal for productions requiring high-end capability in a smaller package.
On show with the K-Frame VXP will be the new 3-stripe Karrera control panel, with a 2-stripe configuration also available. Positioned as a mid-sized option, the Karrera panels complete Grass Valley’s control surface family – sitting alongside the enterprise-level Kayenne panel and the compact Korona panel – all fully supported by VXP and the wider K-Frame switcher offerings, giving productions of all sizes and budgets the flexibility to access top-tier switcher performance.
Live Production Tools: Compact Power, High End Performance
Grass Valley will also showcase advancements and expansions to AMPP Automation, first announced at NAB 2025, which uniquely enables operators to control and automate production environments wherever they are located – whether on-premises, in the cloud, or across hybrid workflows. No matter where the operator is, AMPP Automation delivers consistent, instant and unified control for live production teams.
At IBC 2025, Grass Valley will also introduce the new Ignite Protocol Core to AMPP Automation, providing instant access to more than 60 additional control integrations for third party on-premises control. With this newly expanded device control set, AMPP Automation is rapidly evolving to support news and media productions at scale, further illustrating how AMPP is bridging the gap between traditional and software-defined workflows while driving new levels of integration and efficiency across the production chain.
Redefining Live Production, End-to-End
There is so much more to see at the show – Grass Valley invites you to experience how it is pushing the boundaries of live event production and leading the media revolution at Booth 9.A01, Hall 9, at IBC 2025, RAI Amsterdam Convention Center, September 12-15.
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About Grass Valley
Grass Valley empowers over 90% of the world’s top media brands to create and deliver compelling stories that captivate audiences. At the heart of its solutions is the GV Media Universe (GVMU), combining advanced hardware solutions, with the agility, elasticity, and adaptability of the AMPP Media Operating System. Together, they form a seamless, scalable ecosystem for efficient and innovative workflows.
With a portfolio spanning from camera to consumer, Grass Valley provides the flexibility to build solutions for every need – from a single creative harnessing immense production power to globally distributed teams collaborating seamlessly. This breadth of capability enables customers to craft efficient workflows that inspire and engage their audiences.
With over 65 years of expertise, Grass Valley has consistently driven the evolution of live content creation and storytelling. Headquartered in Montreal and supported by Black Dragon Capital, the company remains dedicated to shaping and leading the media revolution.
The days of building broadcast infrastructure around a single vendor are long gone. Broadcasters want flexibility, and they want tools that work together, without weeks of custom integration and guesswork.
That’s the thinking behind the GV Alliance.
It’s not a badge program. It’s a network of companies we’ve chosen to work closely with because together, we solve real problems for real customers. From newsrooms and remote editors to sports OBs and live playout, the goal is the same: faster deployment, less friction, and a system that actually fits the way you work.
Here’s a quick look at some of the partners in the Alliance that you’ll see at IBC and how they connect with AMPP:
We’ve moved beyond “best-of-breed.” That model was often recreating the old world, just in software. This led to more complexity, more cost, and more finger-pointing. What we’re building is closer to a “best of family”, where tools don’t just tick boxes, but work together out of the box, and by building integrations we can create products stronger together than alone. Just like a family.
That means:
We’re also working differently with our partners. There’s no hand-waving or marketing fluff. We focus on what’s being used in real environments and how we can make those workflows better.
And this is still just the beginning. We’ve got a lot more coming as we expand the Alliance and continue to build out the GV Media Universe.
If you’re involved in live production and this sounds like the kind of platform you need, we should talk.
And if you’re building technology that could fit into this ecosystem, we’re always open to new conversations.
More about the GV Alliance or contact matt.yates@grassvalley.com
Grass Valley Redefines Media Production with Cutting-Edge Innovations and the Power of the GV Alliance at NAB Show 2025
MONTREAL, CANADA – March 18, 2025 – Grass Valley, the media and entertainment industry’s leading technology innovator, is set to make a bold statement at NAB Show 2025 with a reimagined booth presence that showcases how the company is setting the pace for industry transformation through the dynamic power of the GV Media Universe (GVMU).
The new location in the North Hall, booth N506, will offer a refreshing new look and layout to fully demonstrate the integrated GVMU ecosystem that covers every stage of the production workflow, from image capture to delivery. From the power of the AMPP platform to the renowned LDX 100 Series camera fleet, production switchers, and media infrastructure, Grass Valley will be showcasing the full suite of pioneering tools driving the new media revolution.
Game-Changing Solutions
“The dawn of a new age of media production is here, and we’re looking forward to meeting with customers and partners at our booth to demonstrate how the GV Media Universe is revolutionizing the production landscape for media companies around the world,” explains Grass Valley President and Chief Operating Officer, Jon Wilson.
“Our industry is in a pivotal moment with many complex challenges facing media businesses as they transition to a new way of operating while continuing to deliver great stories and drive down technology costs to a more sustainable long-term model. This is where the GVMU is changing the game for organizations of all sizes and we’re excited to share how we’re leading the media revolution at NAB Show this year.”
At the heart of the GVMU is the AMPP platform: the operating system for media production, bridging hardware and software solutions, and powering high-performance workflows across live production, content management, automation and distribution. Adoption rates for AMPP have skyrocketed, with average usage eclipsing 11 million hours per month. AMPP’s success is the foundation for the company’s wider growth story, having achieved impressive organic growth of more than 25% in 2024, and significant industry recognition through various awards and patents.
“Grass Valley’s transformation has been driven by record investments in technology, processes, and people,” says Executive Chairman and CEO, Louis Hernandez Jr. “At NAB Show 2025, we will be demonstrating how our focus on organic growth and true innovation with the GVMU is enabling a new era of agile, sustainable, cost-effective production and delivery for media businesses everywhere. We’re proud to be setting the pace for industry transformation and look forward to sharing significant new developments with our partners and customers.”
Drama at the Speed of Live
Making its debut at NAB Show is the new LDX 180 camera which features the new Super35 Xenios imager that delivers stunning cinematic depth-of-field, with enhanced definition and vibrancy.
Featuring all of the hallmarks of the LDX Series, including Creative Grading, ensuring artistic control across the lineup, the LDX 180 blends cinematic depth with the speed and precision of live production to redefine how stories are told. The full LDX Series will be on display, including the new LDX 110 with RF for wireless production, and the new LDX 135 with 5G, offering direct AMPP contribution without ingest conversion.
The new Grass Valley booth will offer a showcase of the full GVMU, with products and solutions covering cameras and live production; networking and processing; news and media workflows; content management and editing; linear and event-based playout; and much more. The booth will also host members of the expanding GV Alliance, which brings together companies from across the media and entertainment industries in an open digital community with the shared goal of simplifying production workflows.
In addition, the Grass Valley leadership team will be taking part in the GV Forum 2025 at the Renaissance Hotel Las Vegas on Saturday April 5 from 8am. Hosted by the GVx Council, the event includes executive panel discussions, case studies, exclusive industry research on behalf of GVx from Caretta Research, and AMPP technology demonstration sessions, followed by a drinks reception. Speakers include Del Parks, President, Sinclair Broadcast Group; Dave Travis, Group Director of Content, Broadcast & Platforms, Sky; Rebecca Jackson, Business Development Manager, Caretta Research; and Stuart Baillie, SVP Media Engineering & Global Distribution, Paramount.
And the show-stopping news doesn’t end there, as NAB Show 2025 will also see the launch of a brand new book from Grass Valley Chairman and CEO, Louis Hernandez Jr. Digital Tsunami explores the massive digital shifts shaping the media and entertainment industry, offering critical insights for businesses navigating this complex and ever-evolving landscape.
“The world is riding the crest of a digital wave that is transforming every aspect of our lives,” says Hernandez Jr. in prefacing his book, and with its AMPP-powered GVMU, Grass Valley is leading the media revolution enabling media organizations to thrive in this bold new age of media production, distribution, and consumption.
Join us at our new location, North Hall, Booth N506, at NAB Show 2025, Las Vegas Convention Center, April 6-9, and be a part of the revolution shaping the future of media.
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About Grass Valley
Grass Valley empowers over 90% of the world’s top media brands to create and deliver compelling stories that captivate audiences. At the heart of its solutions is the GV Media Universe (GVMU), combining advanced hardware solutions, with the agility, elasticity, and adaptability of the AMPP Media Operating System. Together, they form a seamless, scalable ecosystem for efficient and innovative workflows.
With a portfolio spanning from camera to consumer, Grass Valley provides the flexibility to build solutions for every need – from a single creative harnessing immense production power to globally distributed teams collaborating seamlessly. This breadth of capability enables customers to craft efficient workflows that inspire and engage their audiences.
With over 65 years of expertise, Grass Valley has consistently driven the evolution of live content creation and storytelling. Headquartered in Montreal and supported by Black Dragon Capital, the company remains dedicated to shaping and leading the media revolution.
MONTREAL, CANADA – February 17, 2025 — Grass Valley, the market leader in innovative live production solutions, is proud to announce its participation in FOMEX 2025, the Future of Media Exhibition, taking place at The Arena Riyadh from Wednesday, February 19 through Friday, February 21, 2025. Media professionals and industry leaders are invited to visit Booth SP13 to explore how Grass Valley’s cutting-edge solutions are transforming broadcast and media production across the Middle East.
Empowering Media Production for a Transforming Region
At FOMEX 2025, Grass Valley will highlight its comprehensive suite of solutions designed to meet the evolving needs of broadcasters and media organizations. With an emphasis on flexibility, efficiency, and scalability, these solutions enable seamless live production, integrated workflow management, and agile broadcast transmission—key elements in driving operational excellence and creative storytelling in today’s dynamic media landscape.
Grass Valley’s commitment to regional innovation is further reinforced through strategic partnerships that are reshaping the media environment:
Strategic Focus on the Middle East
Recognizing the Middle East as a vibrant and strategically important market, Grass Valley remains dedicated to supporting the region’s media transformation. Hany Bartella, VP of Sales for the Middle East, states: “The Middle East is a dynamic region undergoing significant evolution in media production. Our partnerships with key industry leaders such as the Saudi Broadcasting Authority and Arabsat underscore our commitment to delivering market-driven solutions that not only address today’s challenges but also pave the way for future growth and innovation.”
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About Grass Valley
Grass Valley empowers over 90% of the world’s top media brands to create and deliver compelling stories that captivate audiences. At the heart of its solutions is the GV Media Universe (GVMU), combining advanced hardware solutions, with the agility, elasticity, and adaptability of the AMPP Media Operating System. Together, they form a seamless, scalable ecosystem for efficient and innovative workflows.
With a portfolio spanning from camera to consumer, Grass Valley provides the flexibility to build solutions for every need – from a single creative harnessing immense production power to globally distributed teams collaborating seamlessly. This breadth of capability enables customers to craft efficient workflows that inspire and engage their audiences.
With over 65 years of expertise, Grass Valley has consistently driven the evolution of live content creation and storytelling. Headquartered in Montreal and supported by Black Dragon Capital, the company remains dedicated to shaping and leading the media revolution.
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Grass Valley is exhibiting at ISE for the first time and will showcase a range of solutions for the live events, corporate, and education sectors.
MONTREAL, CANADA – January 28, 2025 – Grass Valley, the market leader in innovative live production solutions, is bringing more than 65 years of media and entertainment technology leadership to ISE for the first time to showcase a range of cutting-edge solutions for the live events, corporate, and education sectors.
Visitors to the Grass Valley stand in Barcelona will be able to experience a suite of high-end, yet cost-effective technology from the GV Media Universe that is being utilized by organizations such as Gfinity, Electronic Arts Competitive Gaming Entertainment, and Corrivium to empower productions of all sizes and scales.
Switching to Multiview
Grass Valley’s renowned switcher portfolio covers a wide variety of applications. Live Producer X is designed to offer live events productions the same high-end features as a traditional live production switcher, but with a much simpler operational paradigm. It aims to put the power of storytelling in the hands of creatives and producers without requiring formal switcher training. Users are able to organize a show into a series of layouts, scenes and shots, and configure looks in advance to help with templating and repeatability.
Sport Producer X is a newly released solution on the AMPP operating system that combines switching, replay, graphics, audio production, and multiviewers into a single intuitive interface. It is designed for small to mid-tier live productions, making it suitable for corporate and education applications, and offers single-seat production interface, comprehensive workflow integration, and flexible deployment.
The Kaleido-IP Video Multiviewer, recently deployed with France Televisions, offers the most simultaneous video and audio program decodes in the industry, including SMPTE ST 2110 suite, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 part 2 (H.263) and part 10 (H.264/AVC), H.265/HEVC, HE-AAC v1 & v2, AAC, DD 2.0, DD 5.1 and DD+. The Kaleido-IP VM version offers all the benefits of virtualization in an easy to deploy virtual image (OVA file) for scalable, space-saving and easy-to-manage installations.
Instant Replay and High-speed Editing
Also being demonstrated is the LiveTouch X; the first replay solution to enable creatives to collaborate on live video production from any location. An AMPP solution, LiveTouch X is a SaaS application that allows operators to work remotely through any device with a browser connected over public or private internet. It covers all the fundamentals for live video production, enabling operators to intuitively select multiple ingest and playout channels and perform highlights editing in the cloud or on-prem. LiveTouch X supports all common replay functionality, including variable speed playback, shuttle, trim, page, bank, slot and playlist creation.
EDIUS is a robust high-speed video editing solution used by broadcast facilities and news agencies, government institutions, corporate productions, independent filmmakers, video creators and video enthusiasts. The latest version, EDIUS 11, comes with new features to make editing more efficient and expressive, and works with Grass Valley’s Chorus Hub 11 Server system to enable group collaboration of EDIUS projects. It is available in a variety of configurations, including EDIUS 11 Pro Education and EDIUS 11 Workgroup.
“We’re bringing our media production expertise to ISE 2025 to showcase how our AMPP platform and GV Media Universe solutions are revolutionizing production capabilities for organizations across the media landscape,” said Adam Marshall, Grass Valley’s Chief Product Officer. “Whether in live events, sports, houses of worship, corporate, or education sectors, delegates will learn how our cutting-edge solutions are empowering the future of media production in an agile, simple, and affordable way.”
Grass Valley will be showcasing all of these solutions on stand 4P660 at ISE 2025, February 4th-7th, at the Fira Barcelona Gran Via.
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About Grass Valley
Grass Valley empowers over 90% of the world’s top media brands to create and deliver compelling stories that captivate audiences. At the heart of its solutions is the GV Media Universe (GVMU), combining advanced hardware solutions, with the agility, elasticity, and adaptability of the AMPP Media Operating System. Together, they form a seamless, scalable ecosystem for efficient and innovative workflows.
With a portfolio spanning from camera to consumer, Grass Valley provides the flexibility to build solutions for every need – from a single creative harnessing immense production power to globally distributed teams collaborating seamlessly. This breadth of capability enables customers to craft efficient workflows that inspire and engage their audiences.
With over 65 years of expertise, Grass Valley has consistently driven the evolution of live content creation and storytelling. Headquartered in Montreal and supported by Black Dragon Capital, the company remains dedicated to shaping and leading the media revolution.
The Customer
PWCS-TV is the dedicated television channel for Virginia-based Prince William County Public Schools. The station can be found on the Comcast Cable System and on Channel 36 in the Verizon FiOS line-up, and is streamed live from www.pwcstv.com. The station offers a wide variety of educational and entertainment programming that targets the entire community of learners in Prince William County, Virginia — students, teachers, parents, and school division staff.
The Challenge
Broadcasting 24/7, PWCS-TV targets a diverse audience of parents, students, and employees throughout Prince William County, with a variety of locally produced programming as well as live satellite feeds and other content. When the school district recently moved to a new administration building, PWCS-TV used the opportunity to build a new broadcasting facility from the ground up to facilitate its transition from analog to digital operations.
The Grass Valley Solution
Equipping this new facility, Grass Valley has integrated state-of-the-art routing, automation, and master control solutions. The Grass Valley equipment, including a Sirius router, the Morpheus automation system, and a Masterpiece master control switcher, provides a seamless routing, control, and playout infrastructure that has greatly improved the station’s quality levels.