The Alan Smithee Round Table (“NAB-More Acquisitions & Software Updates”)

Hey everyone, welcome to the Alan Smithee Podcast! The gang have just returned from NAB and have lots of stories to share with us. They also discuss the latest updates from Davinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere, AVID’s partnership with Gemini, several key acquisitions and a whole lot more. And as always, there are some really cool things to get excited about!

Show notes:

Sony Pictures Entertainment to Lay Off Hundreds in Reorganization Across TV, Film and - Corporate - https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sony-entertainment-layoffs-tv-film-1236710554/

Quixote Cuts Most of Its L.A. Soundstage Business, Leaves Georgia and New Mexico Entirely - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/quixote-hudson-pacific-atlanta-1236578946/

Netflix buying Radford Studios https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-los-angeles-radford-1236571301/

FSI / Atomos https://www.atomos.com/2026/04/07/flanders-scientific-aquisition/

Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman. John Ternus to become Apple CEO. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/

Apple reports second quarter results https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/apple-reports-second-quarter-results/

Marvel layoffs https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2026/04/14/disney-layoffs-hit-marvel-studios-hard/

NAB:

https://www.nabshow.com/press-release/the-2026-nab-show-wraps-with-proof-the-future-of-media-and-entertainment-is-expanding-beyond-broadcasting/

https://www.provideocoalition.com/arri-enters-new-era-with-riedel-sale/

https://www.provideocoalition.com/aja-to-acquire-comprimatos-portfolio-of-software-solutions/

https://www.provideocoalition.com/nab-2026-avid-is-opening-up-and-gemini-might-help/

Digital Glue / Creative.Space: CSI

Tencent was the most interesting https://multimedia.tencent.com/zh/products/video-codec-engines/ (h.266)
https://www.tencentcloud.com/document/product/647/60034 (streaming)

The AI editing assistants (as was my one cool thing): https://www.provideocoalition.com/nab-2026-eddie-ai-quickture-selects-the-ai-editing-assistants/

One Cool Thing:

Katie: met some of the robots at Incheon Airport https://webjium.com/icn-wac/14.Panel4-1_Eunjeoung%20Seo.pdf

Michael: Hermes: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/

Scott: The whole music video for that viral boarding school thing that’s been going around the socials GENER8ION - STORM

https://youtu.be/x6_mbnsh6VU?si=EJgsqOhXHFBBCqyU