MPTS 2025 is the latest event to lay bare the faultlines running throughout the TV business which is being eviscerated by AI and the creator economy.
The Media Production Technology Show (MPTS) started out like so many trade shows catering to broadcasters, post-production services and equipment manufacturers, but faces the same dilemma as the rest of the industry: how to adapt in the face of creators and AI.
This was the central theme at the event in central London where the gap between...
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