IAMT Executive Summary and Detailed Report from the SMPTE September 2026 Standards Meetings
In Broadcast and Media, SMPTE standards are a bedrock upon which products are built – ranging from IP transport to Video formats to MXF file format to SDI to Timecode – and the list goes on.
The IAMT participates in these SMPTE Standards meeting rounds that are held quarterly. This round was held at the EBU in Geneva.
Meeting rounds feature project reports on current standards developments from each of the Technology Committees. The ones that are relevant to us are:
- Essence (10E)
- Metadata and Registers (30MR)
- File Formats and Systems (31FS)
- Network and Facilities Architecture (32NF)
- Media Systems, Control and Services (34CS)
- Media Packaging and Interchange (35PM)
We have produced a report from the meeting round comprising an executive summary and a detailed report. It has linking between the summary for each topic and the details for that topic, allowing the user to dip into details for any topics of interest without having to plough through the detailed report to find them. The combined document is available to members at the top of this website page.
We welcome any member queries or suggestions on our technology standards services – email here. We can supply more details on any projects that have an impact on your work.
The Standards Monitoring Group project details on that page have also all been updated.
The next SMPTE meeting round will be held in Auckland, New Zealand in December 2026.
To get a feel for the scope of all active SMPTE projects, see this current project list. If you see any topics that you would like more details on, contact us.
