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Ian Wagdin
VP of Technology and Innovation, Appear
Ian Wagdin is VP of Technology and Innovation, Appear.
Articles for Ian Wagdin
Designing the Shift to Software-Based Media Production
17 Feb 2026
The broadcast industry is undergoing one of its most profound transitions in decades as media production moves away from hardware-dependent infrastructure toward software-based environments that are more flexible by design. While this evolution has been building for some time, it is now being addressed at an architectural level, with the industry recognizing that incremental change is no longer sufficient to support modern production requirements.