MPTS 2026: We're Sponsoring, Speaking and Saving You a Seat

The Media Production & Technology Show returns to London on 13-14 May, and this year Sohonet is proud to be a Silver Sponsor.

If you haven't been before: MPTS is one of the best two days in the UK media calendar, and it's completely free to attend. Two packed days at Olympia London, covering broadcast, post, VFX, streaming, the creator economy, AI, and the business of making content at every scale. The agenda this year is genuinely exceptional.

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A lineup worth showing up for

The keynote programme alone is worth clearing your diary. Grace Dent, broadcaster, columnist, and cultural commentator, brings a perspective on media and storytelling that goes well beyond the usual conference circuit. And Nina Hartstone, Academy Award, BAFTA and Emmy-winning Supervising Sound Editor, takes to the stage to share what it looks like at the very top of the craft. We had the pleasure of sitting down with Nina ourselves a few years back, so seeing her on the MPTS keynote stage feels like a full circle moment.

Beyond the keynotes, sessions dig into the topics that actually matter right now: AI's role in production, the future of post, VFX pipelines, and the evolving creator economy. It's the kind of programme where you leave with things to think about, not just business cards.

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A panel to put in your diary

The Next Era of Post: Who's Built to Scale - and Who Isn't? 13th May, 4:00-4:30pm | Post Production Stage

Moderated by Gemma Nicholson (Post-Production Leader and Founder, Post Super), this session brings together operational, creative and technical perspectives to unpack what the next generation of post facilities actually needs to thrive.

Our own Damien Carroll, COO at Sohonet, joins Darren Woolfson, CTO at Molinare, and Tom Balkwill, Founder and CEO of Dirty Looks, with more panellists still to be announced.

After a period of real disruption, post is being reshaped in real time. Teams are leaner, workflows more distributed, and the pressure to stay flexible has never been higher. The panel will unpack what the next generation of post facilities actually needs to thrive, from infrastructure and workflows to team structure and commercial models. And crucially, what will separate the companies that can scale with confidence from those that start to crack under pressure.

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Come say hello

If you're heading to MPTS, and you should be, we'd love to see you. Whether it's at the panel, on the show floor, or just in the corridor between sessions, the Sohonet team will be around both days.

Register free at mpts.london

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