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PlayBox Neo Reports Success at IBC2025 – Award-Winning PlayBox Neo Suite Steals the Show

PlayBox Neo positively impacts the industry by providing reliable broadcast solutions

 

8 October 2025 – PlayBox Neo is delighted to report on yet another highly successful IBC Show which took place from 12 – 15 September, attracting a notable 20% increase in stand presence, compared to last year. The new PlayBox Neo Suite played a starring role, stealing the show, with people eager to see PlayBox Neo’s solutions in action, seamlessly managing entire broadcast workflows. PlayBox Neo’s latest solutions empower teams with workflow efficiency, backed by powerful security features that outperform the competition.

There was an energetic vibe on the PlayBox Neo stand with visitors engaged in conversations and impressed by PlayBox Neo Suite being purposefully created for broadcasters, with a modular design, allowing for further expansion for single terrestrial, satellite, or online channels, through to global network transmission over multiple time zones. With PlayBox Neo solutions being flexible, it gives room for customization for any scope of channel playout management –  from television stations to major broadcast networks.

 

“We returned to IBC with an impactful showcase of PlayBox Neo’s solutions, with predominant emphasis paid to the new PlayBox Neo Suite, confirming its relevance and value in today’s broadcast workflows. As we have always maintained, innovation is not only about technology but also about people. Our customers are at the epicenter of all that we do. IBC provides an ideal platform for our customers’ voices, fresh ideas, new perspectives and exciting initiatives focused on development, and future investments. We established connections with several new clients and partners with confirmed deals made on the stand, and what grabbed my attention most at IBC this year was the determination and enthusiasm that exists in the industry at the moment. We are all here to play a responsible role in influencing the future of our industry for many years to come.” PlayBox Neo’s CEO, Pavlin Rahnev remarked.

“This IBC has once again reinforced our position as a trusted broadcast technology provider with over 26 years of industry experience behind us, setting a strong foundation for upcoming business opportunities and remaining at the forefront of innovation.”

PlayBox Neo continues to build momentum by providing award-winning and transformative innovation as encompassed in the new PlayBox Neo Suite and well-respected playout Channel-in-a-Box solution. Channel-in-a-Box is the complete broadcast playout server solution offering all the essential facilities to sustain a channel on-air, combining AirBox Neo playout automation, ListBox Neo scheduling, TitleBox Neo interactive CG and graphics, Ingest content ingest, and Media Gateway live delivery.

At IBC this year, PlayBox Neo revealed for the first time, powerful new features in the PlayBox Neo Suite to optimize broadcast workflows. The latest enhancements dynamically revamp live playout, stream switching, and multiviewer monitoring, delivering meticulous accuracy, efficiency and unrivaled control. Some of PlayBox Neo Suite’s other new features released at IBC2025 include “Intelligent Input Switching” that allows seamless switching between SDI, NDI, Screen Input, Decoded Stream, AirBox Neo, and TitleBox Neo. Secondly, the new “Penalty Box Multiviewer” was created to spot challenges faster. The latest “TS Time Delay” multiviewer now quickly identifies input stream issues, optimizing performance. The intuitive “Stream and Input Switch Monitoring Interface” offers real-time status further streamlining broadcast workflows for maximum efficiency. Other new features include advanced audio channel remapping; frame interpolation for frame-rate conversion; enhanced alarm settings, SCTE35 conversion support, and expanded NDI support. In addition, AirBox Neo now supports Scenarist SCC captions for improved captioning support for seamless integration of customer workflows.

PlayBox Neo continues to expand and accomplish global growth, by helping numerous companies for many years. Customers that are still enjoying the benefits of PlayBox Neo’s outstanding legacy, include NileSat, IkoMedia/STN, GulfSat, Tata Communications, ThaiCom, TVB, EutelSat, CME, United Media, Canal+/SPI, Olympusat, RCN, TC Broadcasting, Zapping TV, Zoe TV, Caze TV  and many others.

With visitors from 170 countries, IBC2025 reaffirmed its role as the world’s most important international media and entertainment event. From global broadcasters and content owners to established tech vendors to agile start-ups and fast-scaling disruptors, the full media and entertainment (M&E) ecosystem converged on the RAI in Amsterdam for the four-day event.

PlayBox Neo is already planning for IBC 2026 from 11 – 14 September in Amsterdam, with optimism and energy with further exciting innovation in store. Stay engaged with the dynamic PlayBox Neo team, committed to providing solutions that face the challenges of our time.

PlayBox Neo will exhibit its next generation of playout and channel branding solutions at
NAB Show New York 2025 at Booth #257 from 22 – 23 October at the Javits Center New York.

To schedule a demo or meeting at NAB New York 2025, please contact Van Duke at van.duke@playboxneo.com

To find out more visit playboxneo.com/events/playbox-neo-nab-show-new-york-2025.

Keep an eye on what’s new in PlayBox Neo technology at the website www.playboxneo.com.

 

About PlayBox Neo Building on 25 years of successful innovation, PlayBox Neo Ltd. is advancing its role in the multi-platform future of broadcasting. Having pioneered the development of high-efficiency server-based and cloud-based playout, we are fully geared for today’s world in which broadcasting is expanding to support every scale and type of one-to-many communication. PlayBox Neo products and solutions power over 20,000 playout and branding channels worldwide. Fully scalable, modular, open and available on as hardware or as a service, PlayBox Neo solutions are customer-oriented, easy to commission, logical to operate and highly robust. PlayBox Neo Suite is a professional media platform that enables centralized control, monitoring and administration of a multimedia workflow. PlayBox Neo Suite is a multi-user, multi-server environment that offers an enhanced user experience in a highly cost-effective package. Our server-centric product series is based on the PlayBox Neo Channel-in-a-Box system (AirBox Neo, TitleBox Neo, Ingest and Media Gateway). This turnkey solution integrates seamlessly with PlayBox Neo Suite to optimize your investment and enable a unified interface for future updates. Available for all PlayBox Neo systems, the optional ASM&TS (Annual Software Maintenance & Technical Support) subscription offers extended 24/7 support and software upgrades, ensuring maximum operational reliability and future-proofing. With its commercial headquarters in Europe, PlayBox Neo has offices in the USA (PlayBox Neo LLC), Singapore (PlayBox Neo Asia Pacific), India (PlayBox Neo India), and the UK. www.playboxneo.com

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