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 IABM participates in these SMPTE Standards meeting rounds that are held quarterly. This round was held online, using Teams.

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)

For this round, we have departed from our practice of issuing separate executive summary and detailed reports. Instead, they have been combined into one report with two parts. It has linking between the summary for each topic and the details for that topic, allowing the user to dip into details for a topic of interest without having to plough through the detailed report (and topics that are not of interest) to find the topic of interest. The combined document is available to members on 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 next SMPTE meeting round will again be held online, in early March 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.