Akta Tech has been named a TV Technology Best of Show Award winner at IBC 2026, recognizing the innovation, execution and customer value behind our AI First Video Platform.
The award is an important milestone for our team. It also reflects the media industry’s growing interest in platforms that apply artificial intelligence across the full video lifecycle, rather than limiting it to isolated features. This broader use of AI can improve how video is managed, enriched, distributed and monetized.
Recognition for a new model of media operations
Broadcasters, streaming services and content owners are under pressure to deliver more programming to more destinations while controlling cost and maintaining quality. Many organizations are still trying to meet those demands with fragmented systems, manual handoffs and AI tools added to individual steps of an existing workflow.
Akta takes a different approach. Our platform brings broadcast, streaming and monetization functions together in a unified cloud environment designed with AI at its foundation. Intelligence is not limited to a single feature or interface. It can work across the media lifecycle, helping operators understand content, make faster decisions and execute work with fewer disconnected systems.
This approach helps media companies move from experimenting with AI to using it in daily operations. Akta applies intelligence within the workflows that teams already need to complete, which can reduce the burden of managing another separate layer of technology.
From content understanding to media execution
At IBC 2026, Akta demonstrated how an AI First platform can support practical, high-value media workflows. The platform can analyze live and on-demand video to identify scenes, people, objects, topics and events; generate richer metadata; create clips and vertical versions; assist with channel scheduling; and provide actionable insight into playback quality and audience experience.
Those capabilities connect with the rest of the operational stack. Enriched content can move into distribution and monetization workflows without requiring teams to export assets, switch between unrelated applications or rebuild context at every stage. Human oversight remains available where editorial judgment, brand standards or quality assurance require it.
Together, these capabilities support a more responsive operating model. Teams can use the platform to launch channels, create highlights, localize programming, prepare content for social audiences and manage large video libraries with greater speed and consistency.
Built for demanding video experiences
Innovation in media technology matters only when it performs reliably in the real world. Akta’s platform supports premium live and on-demand experiences for broadcasters, sports organizations and streaming providers operating at significant scale. Our focus on high availability, cloud-native execution and unified control helps customers simplify complex environments without compromising the quality their audiences expect.
The TV Technology Best of Show Award reflects the work of the entire Akta team and the continued collaboration of our customers and technology partners. Their challenges shape our roadmap, and their trust pushes us to keep advancing what an AI First video platform can do.
Continuing the work beyond IBC
IBC brings the global media community together to examine where the industry is heading. This year’s conversations made one point especially clear: media companies want AI that delivers measurable operational value, integrates with the systems responsible for execution and remains accountable to the people running the business.
We appreciate TV Technology’s recognition of Akta’s work. As we continue developing the platform, our focus will remain on helping customers consolidate workflows, improve content operations and apply intelligence in ways that support their business objectives.
To learn more, Contact Akta Tech to schedule a demonstration and discuss how a unified, AI First Video Platform could support your media operations.