Fresh Tech at IBC2026: CaptionCast | RCS | Lawo

What's new in radio and digital audio at IBC2026
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Turn every broadcast into more


Your best content shouldn’t disappear when the live broadcast ends.

CaptionCast Media transforms live radio into podcasts, audio clips, articles, multilingual content and on-demand audio — automatically, from one editorial workflow.

It starts with real-time transcription, turning live programs into structured, searchable content. From there, editors can use AI to transform the same trusted source into formats for different audiences, channels and languages, from a concise update for younger listeners to an in-depth article, translation or podcast.

And CaptionCast doesn’t stop at text. Content can be transformed back into premium audio using expressive AI voices, music and sound design that reflect the broadcaster’s own identity.

The result? More value from every piece of content already being produced: Searchable archives, SEO-ready articles, social content, podcasts, briefings, clips and 24/7 audio experiences, without creating a separate production workflow for each one.

Editors remain in control while AI handles repetitive production tasks, giving teams more time for journalism, verification and storytelling.

One broadcast. More formats. More audiences. No extra production.


Stand: 8.F78

Info: https://captioncast.media

More revenue. Smarter workflows. One partner.


RCS Worldwide brings together the tools radio needs to compete, grow and adapt, all under one roof.

Gain visibility across broadcast, streaming and digital to spot opportunities, optimize performance and drive growth.

Turn airplay data into the intelligence that drives artist strategy and programming decisions. Schedule smarter with AI-powered music scheduling that learns and adapts. And now, unlock programmatic advertising revenue directly through the playout software your stations already trust and rely on, simply, immediately, with no new complexity.

On-prem, cloud, hybrid and AI-powered, with you today, building for tomorrow.


Stand: 8.D43

Info: www.rcsworks.com

HOME Power Core: Virtual DSP power for broadcast


HOME Power Core is a microservice-based virtual audio processing core and control system that brings Lawo’s proven Power Core technology to standard CPU-based servers. Running on the HOME Apps platform, it provides processing, mixing, routing, monitoring, control and logic functions for radio and TV workflows where physical Power Core units are unavailable, already in use, or impractical.

Available in compact, large and XL instances, HOME Power Core allows broadcasters to match processing resources to available CPU capacity. It integrates seamlessly with Lawo’s diamond and crystal consoles, crystal Clear virtual interface, and VisTool software GUI.

Supporting SMPTE ST 2110, AES67 and NDI, the application fits easily into modern IP environments. DSP algorithms derived from Lawo’s mc² production consoles deliver premium audio quality, while SRT and NDI routing, encoding and transcoding capabilities simplify visual radio and hybrid production workflows.

HOME Power Core connects to IP-based audio sources and destinations, including Power Core units, .edge, and A__line stageboxes, Lawo Virtual Soundcards, and third-party Ravenna, ST 2110 and AES67 devices. Ready-to-use configurations speed deployment, while the integrated workflow and logic engine enable highly customized operations.

Recent software enhancements of v10.0 — also valid for the Power Core hardware device — include a de-esser listen function, a fifth parametric EQ band and the RAV+ License for increasing the IP interface capacity to 512 channels. Like all HOME Apps, HOME Power Core is available via Lawo Flex subscription credits or perpetual licenses.


Stand: 8.B90

Info: https://lawo.com